Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

You know by the time you reach a Part 3 of a series, you'd better do something interesting with your concept to keep the movies from going down the tubes. Thankfully Puppet Master 3 does that. It's a prequel more or less and takes place in Germany during WWII. When the Nazis catch wind of Andre Toulon's anti-Hitler puppet show, they come-a knockin', but soon take a bigger interest in his puppets. Ya see, the Nazis are hard at work at trying to reanimate dead soldiers to give them the winning edge on the battlefield. Those wacky Nazi doctors are working on a way to do this and rejoice when they see Toulon's puppets. Toulon's wife is killed by the Nazis during the attempt to arrest him. Now Toulon is in full Bronson mode, so he gathers his puppets and wages war on the Nazis!! Fun stuff.

In this movie, the character of Andre Toulon is quite a bit different from the evil mad scientist we saw in Part 2. He's a more sympathetic and likable character. He's not interested in using his puppets for violence, but rather only to entertain children. The puppets themselves are more like good guys now(we find out they are all possessed by the souls of Toulon's friends who had been killed by Nazis), and seem to be creatures with a conscience rather than total killing machines. The familiar group of puppets are here including a new one in the form of a six armed gunslinger names Six-Shooter. The trademark Blade puppet is constructed in this film and is based on the appearance of Krauss, the evil Nazi who's pursuing Toulon. Toulon turns his dead wife, Ilsa, into the famous Leech Woman puppet.

Being set in 1941 Germany(even though Toulon commits suicide in 1939 in the first film) really helps give this movie an edge. It's easy to see the puppets and Toulon more as heroes now when their up against people like the Nazis. Though part of me really likes the evil Toulon and puppets from the first and second movies. Plus it now offers more of an explanation for the first scene in the original Puppet Master when some shady looking Germans track Toulon to his hotel.

Lots of cool cult actors are cast here as well. Toulon is played by Guy Rolfe, who we all remember from the William Castle classic as Mr. Sardonicus. His wife is played by Sarah Douglas, who is in a buttload of B movies, but will always be remembered as the evil Ursa from Superman 2. The evil Nazi Krauss is played by all purpose bad guy, Richard Lynch. Rolfe does make a good Toulon and Lynch is always reliable as a slimy, mean looking SOB.

Another good entry in this series. Unfortunately it wouldn't get this good again coz the series started to slip a bit after this.

Charles Band's "Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge" takes the series in an exciting new direction. Although there seem to be story contradictions, the third entry gives viewers the chance to see the events spoken of in parts one and two unfold before their very eyes. The puppets we've come to fear suddenly take a turn towards good as they become tools for taking out Nazi soldiers and officers. For a B-movie, the sets and locations used look and feel authentic.

In 1941, a doctor named Hess is attempting to produce a serum that will re-animate dead soldiers to march on the frontline and give cover for the live ones in battle. He hears about a puppeteer named Toulon who uses stringless puppets in his performances. Upon investigating, Hess discovers Toulon has generated a potion that brings inanimate objects to life. Toulon's wife is killed by the Nazis and the puppeteer uses his wooden creations to exact revenge on those responsible for her death.

You can see the care and love executive producer / creator Charles Band put into transferring this film for Blu-ray. He makes sure the B-movie tone isn't lost while cleaning up the picture and correcting coloring issues. It's safe to say you've never viewed "Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge" the way you will in its high-definition version.

The 5.1 surround mix is a definite improvement over the movie's original VHS and standard DVD editions. The musical score, dialogue, and sound effects burst out at the audience from all over a home theater setting. It really helps bring the movie to life and creates a new experience for those who grew up seeing the movie.

As usual for Full Moon Blu-rays, "Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge" is loaded with entertaining extras. The same special introduction from "Puppet Master II" is included with audio commentary by Director David DeCoteau and Writer C. Courtney Joyner. An original full length Videozone featuring the making of "Puppet Master III" is paired with a montage of killing scenes from the film and a rare 1997 "Puppet Master" action figure commercial. There's also Full Moon trailers contained within.

Any fan of the Full Moon films will want to pick up the remastered "Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge" Blu-ray. The movie looks better than it ever has before and is a fine example of classic visual and practical effects at their best. Although it holds some of the same bonus material as the "Puppet Master II" Blu-ray, the audio commentary and Videozone coupled with a great high-definition feature presentation make this a recommended purchase for genre fans.

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going back in time to the origin of the puppet master in the heart of world war 2..the sets are incredible adding a bigger budget look ,the puppets are in rare form with there stop motion mayhem ,classically trained actors adding a sense of taut drama with the likes of guy rolfe and richard lynch as a sadistic nazi...sadly this was the pinnacle of the series ..with slight mention to curse of the puppet master number 6 which is criminally underrated in this viewers opinion ..nice bonus features and picture quality that brought a tear to my eye after having to suffer through repeated viewings over the years in a poor dvd or vhs format that you could barely see..now its pristine from every sweat and stressed pore of the puppet master and his beloved wife to the fine detail in all the puppets..puppet master fans this is a must buy..kudos to charles band and full moon please keep cranking out this level of quality for dollman and demonic toys and other classics from your back catalogue !

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This movie is fantastic in every way. From the pretty well done acting and characters, to the plot, and the special effects with the awesome stop motion. If your a fan of the Puppet Master series then you probably have already seen this but if you haven't this is some of the best horror around about little crazy puppets running around killing people. The blu-ray looks and sounds fantastic so if you only have this on DVD then it's time to upgrade finally because it's well worth the money.

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The Puppet Master series has been one of my all time favorite movie series since I was introduced to it back in the early 90's. Puppet Master 3 Toulons Revenge is my #1 favorite of the series. When I saw they made it on Blu-ray I just had to have it!

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