Truly Dreadful Film

Such a frustrating disappointment

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Tracking criminals to an abandoned warehouse, a pregnant cop finds that their spilled blood has inadvertently released a horde of demonically-possessed toys killing off several stragglers in order to allow their master to live again and forces her to find a way of stopping their plans.This one here was quite the enjoyable and fun Full Moon killer doll classic. What really gives this one quite a lot to like here is the fact that it really works the film's atmosphere and location quite well, managing to give this a solid and engaging amount of suspense present in an inherently cheesy premise. Using the singular location of the warehouse to great effect in the first half where she's stalking them trying to arrest him unaware of the situation before the dolls come to life makes for a strong set-up and a rather engaging premise that gets exploited throughout the remaining parts of the film by taking the regular stalking of the early sections and pairing that with the more supernaturally-based interaction in the remainder of this one. The dolls themselves get a great first appearance, knocking out and taking care of the security guard when they find them inside the warehouse which is a great scene as well as the multitude of toys taking them on in the vents into the security shack which is a highly enjoyable and chilling battle with all of them swarming over and fighting the both of them. That this leads into the strong main battle at the end with the whole store full of toys coming to life under his possession and leading into the main attack there results in plenty of fun, explosive thrills with them battling off the multitude of creatures in big, fun gun- battles is where this one really works and becomes a series of grand action set-pieces with the dolls coming after them and finally getting the big ending confrontation between the two black magic powers in the sacrificial altar that features some great cheesy action featured here. With plenty to like here with the dolls and the effects work needed to bring them to life, there's even more good fun here which is letting this one's main premise get exploited in the the dolls and different creatures brought to help the struggle, and adding in the gruesome, bloody deaths gives this one a lot of enjoyable elements found here. These are enough to make this one quite a bit of fun and has plenty to like overall, but it does have one main flaw to be found here in the overly fantastical plot line that features the spirit child continually interacting and spelling out his goal for her in mild dream-like manners which are somewhat comical to think that a child speaking in an altered demonic voice is supposed to be scary as well as bringing the film to a halt in order to get the motivation out which is such a change- of-pace that it sticks out quite easily. Likewise, the special effects are a little cheesy and might be a bit outdated, but otherwise it's the weird fantasy elements in the backstory that holds this one down.Rated R: Extreme Graphic Language, Graphic Violence and Brief Nudity.

I've been going a little "Full Moon" crazy lately, so I thought I might as well try and delve into this 1992 beaut! I loved this tons as a kid, really thought it was one of the coolest horror movies ever. I mean at the time it was like you just couldn't possibly go wrong with a title like that! And now? Well.. If such a thing is even possible I'm not blinded by my nostalgia, I see that it's a bit of a terrible movie. The pacing is rotten, some of the acting is wretched, the dull setting is boring, and the very worst of all the toys are lame as f**k! But nevertheless despite how lousy and stupid a large part of it is, I've still got a big soft spot for this and enjoy it a lot to this day. So to me those toys really are quite rubbish, they just don't begin to compare to the Puppet Master puppets. The jack-in-the-box isn't bad, I like his sinisterly-decorated self-winding box. And the teddy bear is okay before he grows into something that resembles a Power Rangers monster. The robot is just pathetic, and the incredibly- obnoxious Baby Oopsie-Daisy is just plain annoying and comes off as nothing but a vulgar Chucky rip-off without any of the personality or wit. It did make me laugh when she gets kicked in the head and says "bummer!" But for me the absolute worst actor in this has gotta be Bentley Mitchum as "Mark", he is god awful. His method seems to have been to look as sweaty and shriek as loudly as he could to show just how much he's freaking out and hope that everyone buys it as good acting! And he does the exact same routine in this other movie called "The Borrower" He's just a poorly-written unlikeable asshole. Why on earth would those poor people at the chicken takeout place employ such a bullying slacker? I also hate the mallrat chick who appears out of the lofty vents, the way she speaks her lines just makes me cringe. She doesn't serve a purpose beyond showing up and dying! It's by no means all bad though. I like Tracy Scoggins. She may have the worst last name in the history of the universe but she's good here, at least before she a blubbering helpless victim who can't seem to say anything except for "Oh god no!" I love all of the little back-and-fourths between her and the demon boy. I really like that kid, I think he's a very entertaining villain. There was something about the combination of that magnetic voice and that young actor that was somehow very effective. And whether you hate or love this movie you've gotta admit that he does have a lovely voice, it's carelessness itself! I find the whole evil scheme to possess "Officer Judith's" unborn baby and use the animated toys to sacrifice the folks trapped in the warehouse interesting, but it's just a bit of a shame it all couldn't have been done with a little more competency and pzazz! I get a kick out of the late Peter Schrum as the lovably crude "Charnetsky", he had a very novel philosophy about things.(I concur) It's too bad that he dies right away, as he was probably the most likable cast member. I also enjoy Michael Russo as a criminal bad guy type named "Lincoln" who gets more manically crazy and funnier as it goes on! Never knew a human head could be so easily knocked off the shoulders before(!) And I like the silly little touches like the Chicken-Mobile, big props to whoever put that thing together, and the old lady in the flashback who thinks it's a good idea to give a random group of kids on Halloween Night the gross newborn corpse of a devil baby! Also the theme tune by Richard Band gives things a little more magic than they probably deserved in this case. I like the ending where the fantastically stop-motion animated toy soldier who is like an angel toy and represents the spirit of Judith's unborn son, saves her and waves goodbye and vanishes, it's surprisingly sweet and poignant. Whether for good or ill it's a viewing experience that sticks with you, and if you're one for enjoying fun tacky horror from the early 90s-going-on late 80s, this'll be right up your street. There are better rampaging 'imp' movies out there, but to me at least this one has enough goodies to make it worthwhile, and somehow despite all its flaws it manages to retain a certain charm that suckers you in for the ride. Good old Demonic Toys...still a fun time!

Demonic Toys was absolutely one of my favorite Charles Band movies for sure... My favorite toy was Oopsie Daisy for sure. The evilest, creepy little doll I've seen to date. I love when she stabs Charneski in the crotch with a knife.. My other favorite, was Divoletto. I've always been a fan of the Puppet Master movies, so this was right down my alley. If you are a fan of the Puppet master films or Dolls, you'll love this film. There's nothing like a bunch of possessed toys killing people in a toy factory for some good entertainment. In fact, I would recommend getting this movie on DVD or Blu Ray to always have, and to show your friends who love horror films and have never seen this movie. I love to watch this movie all the time. Especially during Halloween.

Charles Band just can't seem to escape movies featuring small stop-motion creations! First, there was LASERBLAST. Then there was PUPPET MASTERS. Between that and DEMONIC TOYS, he started PREHYSTERIA! And what's remarkable about all the ones I mentioned is even if the movies sucked, you were always guaranteed good special effects. Anyway, so the basic story of DEMONIC TOYS has an undercover cop, several cop-killing criminals and a few security guards trapped inside a giant toy factory. As night wears on, the toys come to life and start killing off the characters in creative ways. Personally, I found it to be kinda like PUPPET MASTER. It's got originality, I'll give it that, but a lot of the film feels like a retread of his earlier work. Acting is, on the whole, adequate. As expected, there are a few wooden actors. But in these types of films, we shouldn't expect to see any Oliviers! The real stars are the toys and special effects. And as usual, the filmmakers deliver on those promises. Dialogue is pretty witty too. One of the toys, a baby doll, has a number of memorable and hilarious killer quips. If nothing else, this movie started a series and would eventually lead to numerous VERSUS movies. So, watch and enjoy some mild and senseless entertainment!