Product Description

Includes PUPPET MASTER, PUPPET MASTER II, PUPPET MASTER III, PUPPET MASTER 4, PUPPET MASTER 5, CURSE OF THE PUPPET MASTER, RETRO PUPPET MASTER and Special Bonus DVD: FULL MOON 45 TITLE TRAILER REEL.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73908 in DVD
• Brand: Full Moon
• Model: FUM-DV
• Published on: 1997
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Formats: Box set, NTSC, Limited Collector's Edition, Full Screen, Full length
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 8
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Horror
• Low budget
• Killer Puppets
• Full Moon
• Rare and Out of Print

Customer Reviews

The "Puppet Master II" DVD brings this set down
The Puppet Master movies have never been considered high art by any means but they can be very entertaining in the nice B-Movie vein. What makes the series so likeable is the unique puppet characters and nifty effects. Sure the series starts to take a nose dive towards the end (with "Curse of the.." and "Retro...") but again what franchise doesn't? Charles Band's (a well known name in the world of low budget horror and science fiction) Full Moon Entertainment always releases their films with eye catching cover art and plenty of behind-the-scenes footage. Full Moon always seemed to be taking the consumers and fans in the highest regard when it came to VHS. Now let see how they treated the fans for the now ultra rare box set of the Puppet Master series.

The Box set at first glance seems like a well done job. We get all 7 Puppet Master movies housed in a nice box with a bonus disc called "45 Trailer Reel". All the movies contain their original box art (Except the box to Puppet Master has the title changed to "Puppet Master I" making me wonder if Full Moon thought their fans were morons) but the printing on the inserts isn't the highest quality. This is easily forgiven. All the DVDs contain amazing menu designs that are all animated and are like little cartoons themselves. Every DVD also contains the original behind the scenes "Videozone" as well as cast and crew bios so the extras were good.

The picture quality for the most part is on par with other Full Moon releases. Overall the digital transfer isn't great and is sub-par to other big name film companies such as MGM and Warner Bros. Still the films are far from unwatchable. The only film that didn't make the grade when it came to picture quality was Puppet Master II. The picture quality on this DVD is pathetic and worse than its VHS counterpart. The film has moments when the picture even goes digital. It hits its ultimate low when towards the end of the film the picture gets an annoying wavy effect traveling down the screen. I can't believe Full Moon released this movie with such a terrible transfer. It's a shame because every box set that was made has this terrible version of Puppet Master II with the wavy picture. (whats even more strange is the "stock footage" from Puppet Master II that was edited into Curse of the Puppet Master also contains the wavy effect).

Other than the Puppet Master II DVD, this box set is a great way to get all the Puppet Master movies in one place. There's not much for new for extras as the Videozone's were previously released on the VHS tapes but its still great to have them. The box set would garner a 4 rating if it weren't for the sub-par treatment of the Puppet Master II DVD. Hopefully if Full Moon ever gets the rights issues resolved with Paramount Pictures they will re-release the box set and fix the problem with the Puppet Master II transfer.

The Legacy of Puppet Master
In my mind the best of all the Full Moon movies. Puppet Master is a Classic Gore fest that grows on you. I remeber when i first got the box last year off ebay for only $34.00 I coulden't wait to get it in the mail. These movies are classic and aloways will be. Full Moon has gone through some hard times and have over came them. And are putting out NEW films now, but they can and will never be able to match there earlyer work.

This is the First time ever that the Puppet Master DVD Box Set has been released with all of the films in it.....with an exception of Puppet Master: The Legacy released by Shadow Entertainment and Puppet Master VS. Demonic Toys released by Anchor Bay.

In Puppet Master, André Toulon is a puppet maker and the best of the kind. One day he happens upon an old Egyptian formula able to create life, so he decides to give life to his puppets. The Nazis seek to use this knowledge to their advantage and in desperation, Toulon commits suicide. Some years later four psychics get on the trail of a former colleague who suddenly commits suicide, and they decide to investigate the mansion he killed himself in. Along with his widow, they uncover the secrets of the Puppet Master.

In Puppet Master 2, the puppets return the original master, Andre Toulon, back to life inorder for him to help them kill and collect brains for more fluid for them to live off for another half century. And when a inspective group come to the hotel believe in nothing but Alex Whitaker's stories they keep watch, and throughout the movie they are hunted down one by one for their brains and when Andre sees Carolyn Bramwell who looks just like his dead wife Elsa, everything goes to hell.

In Puppet Master 3, Set in Berlin during WWII. The Nazi regime is attempting to develop a drug that will animate the dead, in order to use in the war effort. Toulin arouses suspicion as a Nazi dissident, and his secret is discovered. During a Nazi raid on his home, Toulin's beautiful wife is murdered. Toulin vows revenge, with the help of his animated puppets. This movie gives a new perspective on Toulin and his "friends".

In Puppet Master 4, A young scientist working on an artificial intelligence project is the target of strange gremlin-like creatures, who are out to kill him and thus terminate his research. By coincidence, in one of the rooms he uses, there's a mysterious case containing the puppets of the "puppet master". When the puppets are brought to life, they help destroy the creatures.

In Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter, After having his demons destroyed, an anciet evil named Zutek creates a puppet of himself to release on the world. With the help of Toulon's spirit and the Rick Myers destroys the demon and becomes the new puppet master

In Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment, Robert "Tank" begins to work for Dr. Magrew sculpting a puppet for the Doctor to bring to life using the work of Andre Toulon. Robert begins to fall in love with the Doctors daughter, Jane. Unbeknownst to Robert the Doctor is trying to create a "perfect race" of puppet humans. Jane discovers a "matt puppet" which is from his first assistant. She comes back just in time to see her father, cut up by the puppets, has succeeded in putting a living human, Robert, into the puppet he carved.

In Retro Puppet Master, It's 1892 and Sutekh is hopping mad. It seems a 3,000 year old Egyptian sorcerer has stolen one of the God's secrets of life - that of instilling the souls of the dying into inanimate things. Sutekh raises three mummified former high priests, led by the villainous "First Servant", and charges them with recovering both the Sorceror and his secret. There is no lack of victims for the 3 high-faluting, stylish villains as they pursue their prey to 19th century Paris, and the very young puppeteer, Andre Toulon. Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart of Paris, and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel) when he is found by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, after being nearly killed. It is there and then that we find the seed of things to come, and the origin of the Puppetmaster series of tales.

The Pupppet Master DVD Boxset also comes with a Bonus DVD, a FULL MOON 45 Title Trailer Reel. This a NTSC DVD Box Set. Is a Limited Collector's Edition. In Full Screen Format and all the movies come Full length. *Please Note: That this DVD Box Set is Very Rare and Out of Print! Each DVD comes in it's own DVD case with original artwork for the movie. Each movie comes with its orginal "Video Zone" a Behind the Scenes look at the Making of the film Video magazine!

If you want the complete Puppet Master Collection I recommend getting Puppet Master: The Legacy released by Shadow Entertainment and Puppet Master VS. Demonic Toys released by Anchor Bay. Both also avalible on amazon.com all for a very small price for you enjoyment.
If you liked this DVD Box Set check out these other DVD Box Sets also from Full Moon Entertainment:

FULL MOON CLASSICS VOLUME ONE!!!
Subspecies - The "Epic" Collection
THE STUART GORDON BOX SET
The Charles Band DVD Collection Volume #1
THE TRANCERS BOX SET
and THE DOLLMAN / DEMONIC TOYS BOX SET

Puppet Master- The DVD Collection
This is a rare out of set print issue of all the Puppet Master movies in one box set. The set contains 8 DVD's with 7 movies and one 45 title trailer reel DVD. This set contains all the Puppet Master movies from Puppet Master 1989 all the way through 1999's Retro Puppet Master. Also has cool interactive menu's featuring all the Puppets and comes with a menu that shows you all the toys and how they work.

Overview:

Disc One-

The Puppet Master I- This movie features Alex Whitaker and three gifted psychics investigating rumors that the secret of life has been discovered by Master Puppeteer Andre Toulan. The Psychics end up discovering Toulan's secret of death in the form of 5 killer puppets. Tunneler, Pinhead, Blade, Ms. Leech and the Jester. Together, they are an army of skilled assassins, programmed to guard the secrets of the Puppet Master. - This movie was the best out of the whole collection and the special features include Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the making of the Puppet Master.


Disc Two-

The Puppet Master II- The Puppets are back to settle some unfinished business. Joined by Torch, the newest member of the sinister troupe, the puppets exhume thier beloved creator Toulon but the Puppet Master has a deadly plan of his own. The special features include the sequal to Puppet Master, interviews, talks about the new puppet sensation Torch, is digitally re-mastered and features the special effects Wizardry of Academy Award Nominee David Allen (Young Sherlock Holmes).

Disc Three-

Puppet Master III, Toulan's Revenge- After hearing that Andre Toulan's puppets have no strings and seem to have a life of their own, Dr. Hess, a Gestapo henchman during World War II sends the Gestapo into the theatre to kidnap the puppets. Tulan's wife Elsa ends up getting captured by the Nazi's and is killed. Toulan begins to plan his revenge. He ends up creating a new puppet 'Six Shooter', models Blade after a Nazi and recreates Leech woman. Now Toulan's army is ready to take revenge.
Special Effects, Digitally remastered.

Disc Four-

Puppet Master 4, When Bad Puppets Turn Good- Three heads are better than one, especially for Decapitron, the new leader of Toulan's Puppets. With Weapons and morphing, Each of Decapitron's heads has its purpose and each will be put to the test when Blade, Tunneler, Pinhead and the others go toe to toe with their most sinister enemy, a team of terrifying totems. Featuring incredible stop motion animation by David Allen Productions, Directed by Jeff Burr (Stepfather 2 and Leatherface, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3) From the producers of Sub-Species and Trancers series.


Disc Five-

Puppet Master, The Latest Chapter- In the darkened Bugega Bay Inn the greedy Dr. Jennings has come to Pilfer Blade and the others. Hoping to get rich quick, he plans to sell their secrets as implements of war. Sutec, a dark Pharoah from another Dimension shows up with his own Puppet Totem to continue the quest of killing Rick, the new Puppet Master. Features a new Video Zone, Behind the scenes.


Disc Six-

The Curse of the Puppet Master, The amazing living Puppets of Andre Toulan now have a new Master. Turns out Dr. Magrew has been experimenting with Human assistants, but hell is about to break loose.
As captive in the Dr.'s House of Marvels the puppets watch silently as lives are being destroyed with every failed experiment. Now the puppets hunger for revenge is the only way to stop the legacy of evil.
Digitally remastered, Interactive menus, and Video Zone.


Disc Seven-

Retro Puppet Master- This movie is about Andre Toulan's days before he became the Puppet Master. This film is centered around an Avante Garde theatre in Pre World War 1 Paris and loving Ilsa, the Beautiful daughter of a Swiss Army Ambassador. When he witnessed the heinous murder of Afzel, an Egyptian sorcerer who has stolen the secret of life from an ancient God named Sutekh, he is now forced into a life and death struggle with servants of Sutekh who have kidnapped Ilsa. The puppets stand against a power of an ancient God in order to save the woman he loves. Digitally remastered with interactive menus.


Disc Eight-

Bonus Feature Disc- 45 Title Trailer Reel that features a variety of different horror movies such as Blood Dolls, Castle Freak, Lurking Fear, 10 years of Madness and other full moon releases.


I would give this collection 4 stars. Though most of the movies in the set are around 2-3 stars except the first one, the third one and Curse of the Puppet Master which were somewhat above average. They may not be great movies but you will never forget the killer puppets once you see them and they are something different for the Horror Genre. This would make a good edition to any horror fans collection.