Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

This movie has to be the worst sequel ever made! I was so mad when the movie ended I almost broke the tape over a table. But I didn't want to pay over twenty bucks for a piece of trash like this. This movie had no class, no talent, and no teddy bear! They took the teddy bear out! Ok they kept the jack in the box, ok cool by me, he's my favorite but the teddy bear was took out. They replaced him with a G-I-Joe doll look alike. And too make this movie even worse it was a sequel to three movies. "Demonic Toys", "Bad Channels", and "Dollman". Ok it was cool how they combined them all together but come on. Viewers beware! This movie is no good. I give it a 0 out of ten.

First off, I am a fan of the full moon films from the early and mid 90's. So it was cool to see a mix of their franchises on the screen. Like most Full Moon Fanatics, I can't really say why they appeal to me, the budgets aren't high, but the acting is usually above normal straight to video fare and they entertain, I guess that's the bottom line..they entertain.

Now for this movie in particular. The effects were fine (except for the large Baby oopsy),Tim Thomerson always delivers, and both female leads (Tracy Scroggins, and Mellisa Behr), are attractive and do a fine job. Baby Oopsie-Daisy is a riot. I have to admit I really enjoyed the movie, a great way to spend and hour, and that leads me to my only complaint. It was only 64 minutes long. Add in the opening and closing credits along with the flashback sequences to the other movies (Dollman, Demonic Toys, and Bad Channels) to introduce the main characters back stories and you were well under an hour. Now I prefer a shorter movie to a long one. If you can't tell your story in 2hours or so you just aren't trying (in most cases). But this was a little too short, no development. Why did the dwarf security guard join the demonic toys so quickly, who was that girl they sacrificed where did she come from? Show me something rather then explain it with one line of dialog. Anyway felt more like an hour long TV episode rather then a movie.

Final decision : I really enjoyed the time spent watching it. There were some good, and some below average effects. Slightly underdeveloped story and characters, but in the end it entertained. It was funny, had some decent action, and was just plain fun.

"Dollman vs Demonic Toys" is a very low-budget but fun fantasy B-movie that connects three "Full moon features" together as a connected universe, & done way before "Marvel" movies did it, the short timed film is just abit of cheesy fantasy fun. The connected universe films are the Cult Classic "Demonic Toys 1992" "DollMan 1991" & "Bad Channels 1991" & features characters from each film such as "Brick Bardo aka:Dollman" played greatly with cranky rugged charm by B-movie legend Tim Thomerson, we also have the excellent & beautiful Tracey Scoggins back as tough Cop "Judith Grey" from Demonic Toys & we get a shrunken lady called "Ginger" played by the stunning Melissa Behr from Bad Channels & this entry is set one year after all the events of these three films so it should be 1993!!!

This is a really cool & fun idea joining up great characters from three of Full Moon's best hit cult films, these straight to video films were always such great fun in the real B-movie tradition, these are proper Cult films & the fantasy world created is so Awesome i wanna be in that world lol, great escapism films that have great music scores, Cool creature fx, Awesome characters & easy watching story telling!!! I've been a huge fan of Demonic Toys since the 90's when i got it on video & loved it ever since, this sequel/ Companion piece is made with a much lower budget but it's made with heart & the fans in mind, it also does create it's own unique & strange fantasy universe, if you like those films or any of those three films mentioned you will really enjoy this cheesy well intentioned fun Cult film.

It was great seeing Tracey Scoggins back in her popular tough Cop role as she was excellent in "Demonic Toys" & the "Dollman" is an Awesome little "Dirty Harry" type Space Cop character who i loved in this!!! Also what i found really cool was each character got a chance to tell each other their story with flashbacks from each of their own movies & it's a very cool.

The three heroes "Dollman" "Ginger" & "Grey" go up against the newly reborn evil Toys from 92's "Demonic Toys" & it's just a goofy fun fantasy adventure.

I love the films of Full Moon Entertainment, the best still being The Pit and The Pendulum and the worst being Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight. Dollman VS. Demonic Toys falls somewhere inbetween, leaning towards bad. This movie is absolutely ridiculous, a sequel to three of their films (those being Dollman, Demonic Toys and Bad Channels).

But this movie, with all the B-grade charms, still entertained me. I have no clue why, but it just did. The baby doll, looking hopeless compared to Chucky in the animatronic effects department, is riotously funny. The problem with this movie is simply this, it's just not long enough. I have no idea why the film runs 84 minutes in the USA, but here in Australia, it runs a mere 58 minutes. 58 minutes! Good for a cheap laugh or two, and special effects aren't that bad.

AUSTRALIAN CLASSIFICATION:

MA15+ Medium Level Course Language and Violence

!! Who handed out this rating?

Well, I rented this movie, and I think my IQ has been lowered by it. It was funny to hear a baby doll cussing though. I feel an obligation to watch the other movies in the series now for some odd reason...