This is better then a 5.2. It is a 10. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also great special effects. This movie is very scary. It is scarier then The Shinning and that is not easy to do. 5.2 is a good ratting. But this such a great movie 5.2 is underrating it. This is one of the best horror movies of all time. If you like real scary movies then you like this movie. This is a great movie. See it. I f it does not scary you no movie will. You will great scared. This a very scary movie. See this movie. It is a great movie. It is very scary. This is scary then A nightmare on elms street and that is not easy to do. This is a true horror classic.
... View MoreDEMONIC TOYS may never win an Award of any kind and it certainly won't make a lot of Top Ten lists, but it's a very well done and relatively enjoyable little movie, nonetheless. The story's pretty simple and unfolds in a fairly straightforward manner (one of its many strengths) and the acting isn't bad, either; likewise, the direction is sure enough once the action becomes confined to the warehouse. In this respect, it harks back in a lot of ways to the Dan O'Bannon classic, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. If there's one thing (besides the weak opening scenes) that I have a complaint about, it's the fact that we don't really see enough of the Demonic Toys themselves. My personal favorite would have to be Oopsie Daisy (who should've been called Poopsie Daisy): killer toy-types (like the Zuni Fetish Doll in the PREY segment of Richard Matheson's TRILOGY OF TERROR telefilm) are always fun (next to said Zuni doll, my favorite would have to be Chucky in BRIDE OF CHUCKY- in which "Chucky gets lucky!"). DEMONIC TOYS has just one really gratuitous nude scene (though those of us who appreciate gratuitous nudity have no complaints), but, otherwise, it's good clean fun for kids of all ages.
... View MoreCharles 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!
... View More"Demonic Toys" is another wonderful, low-budget offering of horror hokum from Charles Band's Full Moon studio.A combination of slightly over-the-top performances (Bentley Mitchum sounds like Bill Paxton's Hudson from "Aliens" when under pressure), some interesting special effects and a selection of simply wonderful "demonic toys" (the teddy bear and baby doll are inspired) result in 90 minutes of entertaining viewing. There's more of the red stuff than in most Full Moon features - gore-hounds won't be knocked out by the amount of blood and guts but there are enough scenes of surreal violence to prevent boredom setting in.Fans of cheesy horror should enjoy this one. Its heart is in the right place and the film looks great - very dark and atmospheric.The effective score by the always reliable Richard Band is the icing on the cake.
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