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Summary: "genre folks will be pleased"
Review: If you love B-movies (and since you're reading a review of .."Puppet People" I'm assuming that you do) then you ought to be pleased with MGM's DVD of this drive-in flick. *I'm assuming it was a drive-in I'm too young to remember!* Anyway, on to the film itself: great title, creepy performance by Hoyt *remember him from the T.Z. episode: "Will the real martian stand up." ? and cool special effects. cool B-movie moment: the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde marionette show!! + isn't that one of the judges from, "Son of Frankenstein" that plays Dr. Franz's friend? Curious... Enjoy with popcorn and a double-feature of another of MGM's Midnite movies! (and at prices between 9.99-12.99) who can beat it?
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Summary: For B-Movie Fans Only! Others Beware!
Review: Obviously, AIP made this an "attack" movie to get people to the drive in. Those expecting a horror movie will be disappointed, but should still enjoy this fanciful tale of a lonely man who can only find companionship by shrinking people down to doll size. Surprisingly good acting and sets considering the low budget.
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Summary: bittersweet tale of loneliness
Review: Obviously, AIP made this an "attack" movie to get people to the drive in. Those expecting a horror movie will be disappointed, but should still enjoy this fanciful tale of a lonely man who can only find companionship by shrinking people down to doll size. Surprisingly good acting and sets considering the low budget.
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Summary: Puppet Man Throws Quite the Wild Party!
Review: Scary but tender tale of a warmhearted puppeteer whose high tech wizardry is light-years ahead of his time. Fantastic special effects and a fine cast highlight this treasure amongst science fiction classics from a bygone era. Action packed throughout, this thriller features a well developed story, clever plot, and intriguing dialogue, making it a perfect treat for sleepovers and slumber party's alike! The film itself is (in a sense) one big party as a brilliant but slightly crazed and eccentric senior citizen intellectual pulls out ALL the stops in risking a life in prison by refusing to abandon his lifelong dream and secret passion. Great fun for children and adults of all ages--Pretty intense at times but a mild breath of fresh air compared to Chucky and friends. Although the movie is VHS--It looks as clear as DVD!
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Summary: Puppet Man Throws Quite the Wild Party!
Review: Scary but tender tale of a warmhearted puppeteer whose high tech wizardry is light-years ahead of his time. Fantastic special effects and a fine cast highlight this treasure amongst science fiction classics from a bygone era. Action packed throughout, this thriller features a well developed story, clever plot, and intriguing dialogue, making it a perfect treat for sleepovers and slumber party's alike! The film itself is (in a sense) one big party as a brilliant but slightly crazed and eccentric senior citizen intellectual pulls out ALL the stops in risking a life in prison by refusing to abandon his lifelong dream and secret passion. Great fun for children and adults of all ages--Pretty intense at times but a mild breath of fresh air compared to Chucky and friends. Although the movie is VHS--It looks as clear as DVD!
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Summary: Lonely Doll Maker makes the most life-like dolls ever
Review: This is a really good movie. It has great props, and is technically advanced for it's time. The plot is about a lonely doll maker who cannot stand people leaving him, so he shrinks them to doll size so that they stay with him forever. These shrunken people include Bob (his salesman) and Sally (his secretary), and four others. He apparently has shrunken and kept other people including his previous secretary and a mailman, but for some reason he keeps them in suspended animation in tube like containers, only playing with six of his living dolls. It is never explained why this happened. This is one of the nicer shrunken people movies, because Hoyt's charcter is not a mad scientist, like "Dr. Cyclops" for example. He uses his puppet people for companionship, although his dolls are none too thrilled about being doll size (except one who says it took her ten minutes to get used to being a such a tiny person). You almost feel sorry for the guy that he has to go to such extreme lengths for companionship. Overall, a great 50s sci-fi flick.
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Summary: Lonely Doll Maker makes the most life-like dolls ever
Review: This is a really good movie. It has great props, and is technically advanced for it's time. The plot is about a lonely doll maker who cannot stand people leaving him, so he shrinks them to doll size so that they stay with him forever. These shrunken people include Bob (his salesman) and Sally (his secretary), and four others. He apparently has shrunken and kept other people including his previous secretary and a mailman, but for some reason he keeps them in suspended animation in tube like containers, only playing with six of his living dolls. It is never explained why this happened. This is one of the nicer shrunken people movies, because Hoyt's charcter is not a mad scientist, like "Dr. Cyclops" for example. He uses his puppet people for companionship, although his dolls are none too thrilled about being doll size (except one who says it took her ten minutes to get used to being a such a tiny person). You almost feel sorry for the guy that he has to go to such extreme lengths for companionship. Overall, a great 50s sci-fi flick.
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Summary: very nice print of a B-movie classic, few dvd features
Review: This was a drive-in movie classic from the late 50s. John Hoyt plays the somewhat-benevolent mad scientist with pathos as he shrinks people he likes, stores them in a display case of dolls, and brings them out at night for entertainment.If you enjoy cheesy B-movies, or if you have fond memories of this or other old b&w 'scary' movies, you will enjoy this nice print of Bert Gordon's (The Amazing Colossal Man) classic, with little people dialing a (rotary!) phone, being chased by a dog, and acting out a scene in a puppet theatre. DVD extras are sparse: a trailer, and subtitles in French or Spanish -- hey, it's educational!!
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Summary: very nice print of a B-movie classic, few dvd features
Review: This was a drive-in movie classic from the late 50s. John Hoyt plays the somewhat-benevolent mad scientist with pathos as he shrinks people he likes, stores them in a display case of dolls, and brings them out at night for entertainment. If you enjoy cheesy B-movies, or if you have fond memories of this or other old b&w 'scary' movies, you will enjoy this nice print of Bert Gordon's (The Amazing Colossal Man) classic, with little people dialing a (rotary!) phone, being chased by a dog, and acting out a scene in a puppet theatre. DVD extras are sparse: a trailer, and subtitles in French or Spanish -- hey, it's educational!!
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Summary: For B-Movie Fans Only! Others Beware!
Review: While B-Movie completists may be thrilled that this film is finally available on home video, others beware: You're in for a disappointment! If you're expecting a long-hidden gem of 1950's sci-fi, unfortunately what you'll find here is a derivative, bottom-of-the-barrel Bert I. Gordon bomb. Worst of all, it's just plain dull, and not much fun.
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