Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

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A renegade scientist and a young woodcarver join forces in an attempt to recapture Puppet Master Rick's magic, but soon find their human experiments spiraling into disaster. As Dr. Magrew's "House of Marvels" echoes with the screams of his unfortunate victims, the puppets sit idly by, awaiting the… More A renegade scientist and a young woodcarver join forces in an attempt to recapture Puppet Master Rick's magic, but soon find their human experiments spiraling into disaster. As Dr. Magrew's "House of Marvels" echoes with the screams of his unfortunate victims, the puppets sit idly by, awaiting the perfect moment to strike. Only they can stop the Dr. Magrew's diabolical quest for power, but in order to succeed the puppets must act quickly. A renegade scientist and a young woodcarver join forces in an attempt to recapture Puppet Master Rick's magic, but soon find their human experiments spiraling into disaster. As Dr. Magrew's "House of Marvels" echoes with the screams of his unfortunate victims, the puppets sit idly by, awaiting the perfect moment to strike. Only they can stop the Dr. Magrew's diabolical quest for power, but in order to succeed the puppets must act quickly. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: David DeCoteau
Written By: Benjamin Carr
Genres: Horror, Cult Movies

In Theaters: May 26, 1998 Wide
On DVD: Jan 11, 2000
Studio: Full Moon

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Jeff "

Less awful, but still pretty bad, Curse of the Puppet Master is a mess of a film, but compared to future entries, it's not as bad. Still the film is yet another poorly done sequel of which the potential completely wasted on-screen. I don't even know why they filmed a sequel… More
Less awful, but still pretty bad, Curse of the Puppet Master is a mess of a film, but compared to future entries, it's not as bad. Still the film is yet another poorly done sequel of which the potential completely wasted on-screen. I don't even know why they filmed a sequel to the alleged final chapter of the series, of which only the first film was good. This is a lazy film with a boring plot, poor acting and poor directing. This film should never have been made in the first place because afterwards, all the sequels in the Puppet Master series took a hefty nose dive and become even worst by each entry. Of the first sequels to be made after the final chapter, this film is pretty poor, but at least isn't as bad as many others that came after it. This film just shows that the series was truly taking a turn for the worst. Although not a bad film compared to others, this sequel still isn't one that I would recommend that you check out. I really hated this one, and it just goes to show that when a series supposedly ends, they'll four other sequels that are made just for the sake of keeping the series going, and it doesn't even matter if the film are good. Well, this series should have ended with the fifth, but never did. An awful film that lacks any style, creativity and a good plot make the Curse of the Puppet Master a horrible film, and a small taste of other even more horrible sequels.
Lafe F

Spare us! The makers threw away the storylines established in the previous films and decided to have the puppets with another master on a ranch setting. The little things give circus-like performances for visitors. The scientist's daughter falls for a dimwitted farm hand, who… More
Spare us! The makers threw away the storylines established in the previous films and decided to have the puppets with another master on a ranch setting. The little things give circus-like performances for visitors. The scientist's daughter falls for a dimwitted farm hand, who moves in with them. The puppets create some gorey havoc in the community, and then we're thrown a shockingly unbelievable ending which is given away on the movie posters. Nice, huh? It's a quality production, except for the puppet effect shots, which are re-cycled mostly from previous installments. I wish the makers wouldn't keep throwing out their story continuity with each sequel.