Puppet Master III (1992)

The Worst Film Ever

The acting in this movie is really good.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This is such a major improvement over PM2 and head and shoulders above the following films. What makes the film is David Decoteau's directing, C Courtney Joyner's script, a very solid cast and some truly lovely cinematography. PM3 is the result of Full Moon's short deal with Paramount as it has a great budget and a real studio backlot to shoot on. Its surreal to see a Puppet Master film look this big and professional.Now it has its weaknesses too. The plot has major holes (Leech Woman's origin directly contradicts Part 2) and the plot is pretty predictable and empty. But its padded much better than other Full Moon films with some real craftsmanship and storytelling. This is the rare FM film with character and a moral center. Its not as good as Pt 1 because the characters are introduced too quickly and there's not enough originality and entertainment, but it has a good atmosphere and pace and its a decent watch compared to the rest of the franchise.

After an average opener and one needless sequel in PUPPET MASTER II, PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON'S REVENGE is something of a surprise. The producers are still trying to find out a way to continue the franchise after the actor who played Toulon in the original died, so they opt here for a prequel format set in Nazi Germany, no less.The biggest twist this time around is that Toulon and his puppets are presented as the good guys - I guess those Nazis trump everybody in terms of 'evilness', even homicidal mass murderers. Yeah, it's best to forget about the first two films when watching this. In TOULON'S REVENGE, the puppet master has his wife murdered by the corrupt regime, so he sends his dolls on a rampage of revenge against the Nazis.Most of the film consists of various Nazis being murdered by the dolls in creative ways. The special effects are shoddy but mildly charming, and there seems to be a little more originality here than in other B-movies; this is a huge step up from the previous movie, for example. The cast is studded with the expected likes of Richard Lynch and Michelle Bauer, although the most surprising scene comes when Bond's Walter Gotell shares a bath with a bevy of topless beauties. There's something else you weren't expecting...

I was hoping this was going to be Sequel to the Second, which kind of make the end of part useless. This movie now prequel and back in 40's or 50's when there a war going on. I liked the fact we get see how some Puppets came to mind however this movie were I think they lose there Creepy factor. The plot was decent, it flowed really well thought-out the movie, there were some bloody moment but nothing to gory. The acting wasn't to be in this movie, it's can be wooden now and again, I thought it was decent I give this movie 5 out of 10, Same and the first one, I don't think it was good as the second one.

For a movie made by Full Moon studios and whose prior two sequels were kind of fluffy in terms of plot and such this one was very well done. I would say this movie is sort of a prequel to the previous two puppet master movies, however, the character of Toulon is done so differently here that he seems like a entirely different character than he was portrayed in the other two movies. The story has him as a puppeteer during the Nazi regime. Many of his friends have been killed, and he has indeed placed their souls so to speak in his special puppets. Certain Nazi agents are aware of this and want the secret, tragedy ensues and Toulon begins his quest for revenge. Once again, the plot is totally different from the other puppet master movies, and it works great for a Full Moon film, they should have made more movies like this and they might still be around today. Of course, I do not know if they are gone or not, but I have not seen a movie by them in a long time now. By movies like this, they do not have to have super scripts or anything, just a horror movie that did not feel the need to have lots of laughs in it. I like comedy horrors when done right, but you have to do them right. This one is not a horror comedy, but it has good pacing and rather good acting for a low budget movie. The highlight of the puppet master series.