Puppet Master 7: Retro Puppetmaster (1999)
- written January 2004
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It is 1944 with Andre Toulon waiting out his time in a Berlin home looking for a safe time to run to Switzerland. But he is reminiscing of 1902 in Paris where he worked with puppets and discovered Sutek's secret. He meets with Afzel in Paris and Afzel shows him the secrets of puppet life, which the Egyptian sorcerer stole from Sutek 2900 years ago. Sutek though hasn’t given up on killing the sorcerer and sends a few assassins for him. But once there, they must fight with Andre too, as he brings his puppets to life.
Overall: Come on folks! Follow the damn stories. Part 1 had Andre commit suicide in 1939, part 5 had Andre escaping Berlin in 1941, and now this? Hello! Watch the damn films before you waste money to make new ones. Anyway we see what the models for the puppets we’ve grown to love and look like. There are a few new puppets and that may be the only reason to watch the film. Andre meets Ilsa, Andre’s future wife, in 1902 but she has an English accent being a Swiss citizen – she had a German accent in parts 2 & 3!!! The film is only good to try to explain the puppet secrets, which were only hinted at in prior films. But check out this series in chronological order of the stories: 7, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6. To say viewers would be confused could be an understatement. Comparison: Interview with a Vampire meets Hellraiser 4 |
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