Low budget, but enjoyable Charles Band Full Moon production about a pregnant policewoman, Tracy Scoggins (I'd totally forgotten about her and remembered how I had a crush on her as Cat Grant on "Lois & Clark"), and a scrappy delivery boy, Bentley Mitchum (grandson of Robert Mitchum) are trapped in a haunted toy warehouse where, you guessed it, reside possessed murderous toys. This is one in a long string of Charles Band productions to feature small things terrorizing larger things (i.e. Puppet Master, Dollman, Gingerdead Man, Evil Bong, Shrunken Heads, etc.) and it's a formula that works surprisingly well. Despite the cheapness of the production (the film basically takes place entirely on one set), the creepy little toys doing terrible things is entertaining, Scoggins is attractive in the lead, and there's novelty value in the casting of Robert Mitchum's grandson in the type of bad boy role his grandfather was well known for. I really wish there had been more stop-motion animation in the film, though that would have cost more money, but what little stop-motion animation the film does have is excellent! "Demonic Toys" was an early script by David S. Goyer, who'd later go on to write some major Hollywood comic book adaptations including The Dark Knight films, the Blade series, and "Dark City." Although Goyer has his name on a number of quality films, his best films always had a strong director or were co-writen by other, so I've never been quite sure how much credit to give Goyer for his better films. For his films where he's received sole writing credit or were not helmed by strong directors, those films were often weaker (i.e. "Man of Steel" or Blade I and III) if not outright awful ("The Crow: City of Angels"). Much like his weaker bug budget films, this one suffers from a lack of character development, an over reliance on plot contrivances, and few original ideas. Still, producer Charles Band has reliably delivered entertaining low budget genre pictures since the late 1970s and has a track record that continues to hold strong to this day. I also won't fault the director too much, since it was directed by Peter Manoogian, who directed another one of my favorite Charles Band productions, the ridiculous, but enjoyable "Eliminators." Also worth noting is that the musical score by theunderrated composer Richard Band (brother of Charles) delivers another reliably good synthesizer heavy score.Band's pictures may not appeal to a wide audience and may not appeal even to all horror fans, but if you're a fan of Band and Full Moon Entertainment, this one is well worth watching, even if it's isn't exactly a classic on the level of "Trancers," "Re-Animator," or even "Subspecies."

Demonic Toys is a Full Moon Pictures production from 1992. It is also a great B-movie!SPOILERS AHEAD!Demonic Toys is one of the first films produced by Charles Bands Full Moon Productions. The film was directed by fellow director Peter Mooniagen. Mooniagen is known for directing Arena (1989) and Seed People (1993) for Charlie Band. Tracy Scoggins as Judith Gray, a detective on a deadly case. Then there is Bentley Mitchum as Mark Wayne, Judith's fiancée. And then there is Daniel Cerny as "The Kid", a demon in child form wreaking havoc on our main characters. Then we have the films titular baddies, Barry Lynch as Hesse, a fair-haired henchmen. Next there is Pete Schrum as Charneski, a grumbling security guard at a old toy factory. Next to the cast we have the films title characters, the Demonic Toys. First we have Baby Oopsie, the leader of the titular ghouls. Oopsie is a raunchy, mouthy toy baby that can do more then pee himself. His weapon of choice within the film is a dagger. Next we have Grizzly Teddy, a mutant-killer teddy bear with a hankering for raw flesh. There's even one scene in the film where the titular teddy grows twice his size and starts to mutilate and tear apart our main cast members. Then there's Jack Attack, a mutant jack-in-the-box. He pops out of his wind-up box and latches on to his victims, ripping their jugulars out. The last terror-toy is Mr. Static, a four inch remote-control robot toy that blasts electrical beams out of his bionic arms. All of the toys in the film were created by legendary makeup effects artist John Carl Beauchler. Beauchler is known in the horror community for his work on such cult classics as The Garbage Pail Kids, Ghoulies, From Beyond, and many more films in that genre. All, including Baby Oopsie, Grizzly Teddy, and Jack Attack were hand and rod puppets. The Only animatronic toy was Mr.Static, who was a completely radio- controlled puppet. Other great effects in the film include a ghastly demonic makeup for the films grown-up demon. Also there is a dead demon fetus, yeah, i know, that's dark. Then there is my personal favorite creature in the film, the large version of Teddy. The basic structure of the creature was foam laced on a spandex suit. Then it was covered in fake fur and to top it off ti possess's an articulated head with a full range of emotion and expressions.The film also features quite a few detailed stop-motion animation scenes provided by the late stop-motion maestro David Allen who is mostly known for his work for Stephen Spielberg on Young Sherlock Holmes and another film series for Charles Band, The Puppet master series. The overall product is a fun film to pop in on a Saturday night. Thats all it is. It's dumb fun, plain and simple. The film is filled with over-the-top puppets and gore. I believe the film is one of the highlights in the early Full Moon lineup. I really love this movie, right down to it's really cheesy parts. It's a great enjoyable film, oh, and how can you not love a film with a ticked off, flesh hungry teddy bear?Two-Foam Rubber Thumbs Up

Not only is this 'B' Horror movie sick and demented, it's also quite funny. There are some decent 1-liners involved, not only with the actors, but also with the Toys! A baby who has an absolute toilet mouth who uses the F Bomb like she's Andrew Dice Clay, and a Heavy Metal-head Fried Chicken delivery boy who has absolutely no respect for his pencil neck boss, cusses him out and insults him in front of the other workers while threatening to drive his chicken mobile into the river and never return after his next delivery of extra chrispy, or Chunk style.After an agonizingly slow beginning, though, things begin to look up. It's refreshing to watch this woman actually try to use the telephone she is standing right next to. Also, the protagonists do bother to take some extra ammo and reload their guns from time to time (although in a key scene you would think a double barreled shotgun had six or eight shots instead of two.) The second half is much more interesting, although my mind boggles at what they missed. How about stuffed bunnies that fly at you, wrap around your face, and suffocate you? The ending was quite intriguing. Special effects are not that great, but we've seen worse. The toys have some great lines and it comical watching humans struggle against the attack of a small toy. The demonic thing with kids was a bit hokey and didn't work that well, but we watch it for Baby Oopsy-Daisy.Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

For a bad movie, this really isn't so bad, especially if you take into consideration the standards of Charles Band's Full Moon Pictures during the direct-to-video horror wave of the early 1990s. Model and sci-fi TV actress Traci Scoggins is a police detective on the trail of illegal arms dealers as her partner/lover is gunned down in a showdown in a toy warehouse. Little does she know that an evil demon in the form of a child has lured her there so that she can give birth to the nasty spirit through her unborn offspring. Along for the ride is chicken delivery boy Bentley Mitchum (Robert Mitchum's grandson), an unsuspecting security guard and teenage runaway who fall victim to the animated toys that are possessed by the demonic forces.This combines elements from 'Child's Play' and 'Puppet Master', but is mostly played for unintentional or intentional laughs as 'Baby Oopsie Daisy (a hilarious cussing baby doll), a cursed jack-in-the-box (that suspiciously resembles the 'Killer Clowns From Outer Space'), a toy robot that fires deadly blue lights, a teddy bear that grows into a giant monstrosity, and a multitude of other perilous playthings hunt down the cast through the ventilation ducts and storage rooms all the while getting poor Traci ready for her birth of the anti-Christ or whatever. The cast is pretty competent here as they seem to be taking this nonsense seriously, and assistant director Peter Manoogian decides to take this one on his own quite imaginatively. This focuses on action throughout, so its not such a chore to sit through. One could do a lot worse for late-night entertainment.