2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

jacobjohntaylor1 This a very scary movie. It a very good prequel. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. It is very scary. It not 4.4. This is a 9. It a great horror film. It is very scary. It is better. A Nightmare on elm street. And that is not easy to do. This is better then The Shinning. It very scary. If it does not scary you know movie will. See this movie. It so scary. I got 4.4 from people who do not know a good horror movie. See this movie. It is one of the scariest movies of all time. See it. It will scary you. If you like good horror stories you will like this movie.

rgblakey The Puppet Master series has been running strong since 1989. Throughout the series it has taken the storyline in all sorts of directions creating a chronological history that can be confusing. While Puppet Master: Axis of Evil is the ninth official film in the series, it actually is third in chronological order for the series itself. With varying stories and evolution to the characters, can Axis of Evil bring something new to the story and continue to evolve these beloved horror icons and a deliver another stepping stone for the future of these characters? Puppet Master: Axis Rising follows Toulon as he takes shelter at the Bodega Bay Inn in California. When two soldiers are sent to kill him for his secrets, he hides the puppets away and commits suicide in hopes to have his secrets die with him. When an employee discovers his body and the puppets he begins to take care of them eventually discovering their secrets as well as that of the Gestapo's plans to bomb the United States. With the help of puppets he sets out to stop them before they can set their plan in motion. Featuring Blade, Pinhead, Jester, Tunneler, Six Shooter's arms, Shredder Khan, Gengie, and Ninja this latest entry expands on the opening sequence in the original Puppet Master, even using the same footage. There have been some various inconstancies throughout the series, but still always managed to bring it all together fairly well. This connection to the original seems to bring it back on track as though Band is trying to reconnect all those missing pieces in a more cohesive manner. This one takes a little bit longer to get to the fun, but the clear attempt to tell more of an origin story makes it work. This is an entertaining entry into the series, while the acting is not all that great. Over the years, the acting side of it has seemed to go down a bit, but is overshadowed by the sheer fun of the puppets in action.If you're a true horror fan or just love anything Full Moon puts out, this is a must have version of Puppet Master: Axis of Evil. In addition to the film it includes additional features The Making of Evil, 13 Vidcasts from China, "No Strings Attached" the original making of from the first Puppet Master and includes the trailers from all 9 original Puppet Master films. Don't miss out on Puppet Master: Axis of Evil on Blu-ray available now! For more information or to get a copy, head over to www.fullmoondirect.com

Paul Andrews Puppet Master: Axis of Evil starts at Bodega Bay hotel during 1939 as two Nazi's Max (Tom Sandoval) & Klaus (Aaron Riber) search for puppeteer Andre Toulon who has developed a serum to bring his inanimate wooden puppets to life, before Max & Klaus can find Toulon he kills himself & his secrets are seemingly lost forever. However a young craftsman named Danny Coogan (Levi Fiehler) discovers Toulon's puppets & magical serum & takes them back home with him. Frustrated at not being able to fight on the World War II front line Danny recognises one of the Nazi's while visiting his girlfriend & is determined to prove that he is right, Danny learns of the Nazi's teaming up with the Japanese in an attempt to sabotage the American war effort & Danny, along with his killer puppets, decides he has to stop them...Directed by David DeCoteau this is, believe it or not, the ninth entry in the Puppet Master series of killer toy films that really should have ended after part three although parts four & five are alright but everything after that sucks with this Puppet Master: Axis of Evil being the worst of the lot. The Puppet Master films have long since gone past the point where the makers no longer number them & just try to give them cool sounding subtitles but that doesn't fool anybody, does it? This is total crap if I am being honest, the plot is silly with the killer puppets having less & less to do with each film, here they barely feature & just tend to stand around while the script manages to make an entire spin-off film out of the five minute pre-credits sequence from the original Puppetmaster (1989) which is as bad as it sounds & the puppets get to fight the Nazi's & Japs who are planning to blow up some sort of factory somewhere in the US, hey none of it is explained so don't expect anything more revelatory than that because you will be disappointed. The script takes a stab at bring up moralistic issues about going to war, staying behind, the impact on friends & family & other such points but it's all pretty boring & is badly written sub soap opera melodrama of the worst kind. Is there anything positive I can say about Puppet Master: Axis of Evil? Well, actually no.There are not enough kills or gore here with the puppets underused yet again, OK I understand special effects are expensive but what else are we even watching this crap for if not for the cool killer puppets? A guy eats a Leech when he mistakes it for some of his dinner (I am not joking either), a guy gets the top of his head drilled & thats about it. The kills, settings, special effects & build-up are very lame & forgettable. The new puppet Ninja is awful & is far to bland & ordinary looking. Set in late 30's America there are a few decent costumes but the majority of the film takes place in one of four locations. In fact the best looking parts of the film are those edited in from the original Puppetmaster.Filmed in China this is set entirely in the US, I assume it was cheaper to film over there than in the US as penny pinching Charles Band doesn't like to spend money if he doesn't have to. The acting is bad from all involved, it's not just the puppets that look lifeless & wooden here.Puppet Master: Axis of Evil is terrible, the end leaves things wide open for a further sequel which I can only hope I will never see but know that I will still be dumb enough to watch it. Watch the original again instead or one of the two first sequels when the makers were still trying to make good films.

weemonk I remember watching the first Puppet Master film in my teens and thinking it was a pretty good. I remember watching the second and thinking it was pretty poor. I remember watching the third and thinking that, whilst low budget, it was a good film.I say remember as I'm 31 now and it was quite a while a go. But being the film fanatic that I am, I still remember the puppets and their names.Even though more Puppet Master films were made, I didn't follow the series after the third one....until I noticed that a new film had been released and that the story would take place early Toulon days - like the third film, which worked - so I thought I'd jump back in and see where the series was up to.Unfortunately, by the 10th instalment filming is on a micro budget and it shows! I liked the story and thought it was engaging enough. I looked past some of the shoddy acting and poor performances.....but the thing I just couldn't forgive was the lack of budget given towards the puppets! It was poor and disgraceful. At no point did you feel that Blade (my favourite since the first) and co. were alive. There wasn't the slightest effort made at all. If you were to make a home movie about puppets that are alive, the best you'd be able to do to make it look convincing is move the puppet with your hand so the camera can not see - this is exactly what happened in this film. No attempt at animatronics or stop motion capture.The original Puppet Master was made in 1989 - all these years later, it still outclasses this instalment in every department.The good thing that did come out of this film is that my interest is rekindled and I've obtained Puppet Master 1-9 which I'm going to watch!EDIT - Just watch 1-4 as the series goes down hill from 5 onwards :)