Puppetmaster (1989) Reviews & Ratings
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Puppetmaster reviews
Puppetmaster holds a 5.9/10 average from 406 TMDB ratings.
Inert first act, but decent start to the ongoing puppet-slasher series RELEASED TO VIDEO IN 1989 and directed by David Schmoeller, "Puppet Master" (or “Puppetmaster”) takes place at a striking old hotel on the California coast where four psychics gather to meet a former colleague and his wife, the heir of the grand inn. However, their colleague has committed suicide and puppets animated by Egyptian sorcery are inten…
— Wuchak (5/10)
_Puppet Master_ is the first of the Puppet Master series of movies. It's not the best, so if this is the first Puppet Master movie you see I'd continue on with the series as the sequels are actually much better than the original. In this movie, we are introduced to the Puppet Master himself, Toulon. We don't learn much about Toulon in this movie other than he created some living puppets and killed himself rather tha…
— Lil’ Klem (4/10)
**A horrible film saved by five puppets and good stop-motion animation.** I saw this film recently, following the advice of a friend, and I didn't have very high expectations: she herself had told me that it was a bad film, and I decided to confirm how bad it was. It brings us a story about living puppets that kill people... something we get tired of seeing in better movies. The problem with the film is not the pupp…
— Filipe Manuel Neto (3/10)
After being contacted by their mysterious former colleague, four psychics arrive at a secluded hotel where they are stalked by a group of murderous puppets.
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