Curse of the Puppet Master
Andre Toulon's living puppets are back, this time in the  possession of  Dr. Magrew (George Peck), who runs a house of marvels and is  experimenting to create the perfect being, without all the inner conflict and torment of humans.   To do so, he recruits a talented young woodcarver named Tank (Josh Green).   But Magrew's plans get complicated when his daughter (appealingly played by Emily  Harrison) falls for the young man.  Fans of thePuppet Masterseries will  probably enjoy this sixth installment.  The three leads are well cast, the production design shows some imagination, and the script works--until the abrupt  and nonsensical ending.  It's as if the last reel were missing, which might explain its actual running time of 78 minutes (not the  90 minutes promised on the case).  The puppets also seem less animated than in previous  films; nevertheless, they still manage to get their whacks in.  Trivia  factoid: director "Victoria Sloane" is one of several stage names used by David DeCoteau, who also directedPuppet Masters IIIand7.--Geof Miller