While Roger Corman may be best known as the man who launched the B-movie movement in the , it would be safe to say that Charles Band is definitely the man who kept the B-movie heart beating strong through s and beyond. In Band launched Full Moon Features, which definitely celebrated the schlockier side of our beloved genre, releasing flicks like Demonic Toys, Gingerdead Man, Evil Bong and Killjoy throughout the years.
But this old puppeteer is far from ordinary. After the Toulon gently hides his creations from the world, he decides to take drastic measures to keep his secret from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Since discovering it on VHS back in , Puppet Master has long remained one of my all-time guilty pleasures.
Hall definitely has a unique spin to it, but overall the script itself is pretty weak and definitely drags a bit in the first act. The sound and audio quality on the Puppet Master Blu-ray is a bit of a mixed bag. Unlike previous home video versions that were always presented in 1. In terms of bonus materials the Puppet Master Blu-ray features a new introduction by Band himself, a promotional video for Puppet Master: Axis of Evil and original trailers for the first 12 Full Moon features ever released.
After more than 20 years the original Puppet Master still remains the best Full Moon feature to date and will always be one of my own personal guilty pleasures. And while Puppet Master may not be for everyone, longtime fans will definitely want to make the upgrade to the Puppet Master Blu-ray for their own collection as it is the best version of the film to date. Special Features. Categorized: Reviews. Puppet Master Blu-ray thehorrorchick Dec 8, Subscribe to our Newsletter.
