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Showing posts with label demonic toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label demonic toys. Show all posts

24 January 2009

Dollman vs Demonic Toys

The DVD box says it a 'Directors Uncut Version' - I can't imagine a trashier film to receive a directors cut release! This is a sequel to three Full Moon movies - Demonic Toys, Dollman, and Bad Channels, the 'stars' of all three movies - Tracy Scoggins, Tim Thomerson, and Melissa Behr, all reprise their roles. This 72 minute movie is an unashamed cash-in on the 'success' of those crappy movies, and despite some of the reviews I'd read of it, I didn't think it was that bad.

Judith Gray (Scoggins) is still on the trail of the evil demonic toys, and calls on Dollman (Thomerson) and shrunken Nurse Ginger (Behr) to help her prevent them from bringing back the spirit of their demon master.

Most of the toys return, in particular Baby Oopsie Daisy who attempts to impregnate poor Nurse Ginger in the 'climax' of this stellar addition to my collection. The Dollman series continued with further sequels, but it was the end of the line for the Demonic Toys until they was brought back by the Sci-Fi Channel a few years ago.

One interesting special feature on this DVD is a rather interesting special feature - an original making of documentary - The Video Zone. These were staple features of Full Moon videos, and its here in all its glory, featuring interviews with director Charles Band and all the stars, and some of the crew. In it Tracy Scoggins says that she's a big fan of movies like this, and you get to see how they did the effects. These kind of things are run of the mill these days, but in 1993 it must've been quite a novelty. In fact Paramount who distributed these movies refused to even pay for the tape to print the Video Zones on, so they were paid for entirely by Full Moon themselves. Melissa Behr didn't do much acting after this, except for writing, producing, and starring in her own movie Me & Will, which was released in 1999 - which is pretty good, and can be found in pound shops everywhere.

Demonic Toys 2 was filmed back in November and will be released later this year!

10 January 2009

Dollman vs Demonic Toys on DVD!

I am beyond excited about the release of Dollman vs Demonic Toys on DVD for the first time on its own, and first time ever in the UK! Dollman sucks, but my appreciation of the artistry that went into the making of the Demonic Toys is never ending. I suspect that this 70 min sequel, a cheapie even by the standards of Full Moon Entertainment who make these movies, will prove to be ultimately rather sub-par, but never one to be dissuaded by tripe like this, I shall go on with my quest. I've resisted buying the boxset of Dollman and Demonic Toys, at 25 pence the video of Dollman felt like daylight robbery! Plus, it didn't star Tracy Scoggins...

Full trailer!

Baby Oopie Daisy is my favourite of the evil Demonic Toys. Look out for the original, again starring Tracy Scoggins, and the more recent Puppetmaster vs Demonic Toys starring Vanessa Angel and Corey Feldman, I loved it!