"The world is a toilet and all the people in it are a**holes."
Silly nonsense from Full Moon based on an original story by executive producer Charles Band. More toys that kill people, this time in a warehouse with a group of unfortunates who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Tracy Scoggins stars as a tough cop whose boyfriend/partner gets shot in the line of duty during a gun-smuggling shake-down that goes awry; she is pregnant with his unborn child. The two crooks responsible for his murder run for a warehouse holding Arcadia toys, while Scoggins is in hot pursuit. A dead demon fetus was buried in the ground underneath the warehouse, 66 years a demonic spirit awaiting its chance to occupy the human fetus of Scoggins' Judith Gray. Blood from the bullet wound of one of the criminals seeps into a crack in the floor of the warehouse (the cracks in the floor form a pentagram, a pretty creative visual I must say) bringing new life to the demonic spirit which possesses several toys (including a Baby Oopsy-Daisey doll, jack in the box, robot, and teddy bear), using them as weapons for destruction.
Bentley Mitchum is a chicken delivery man, miserable with his job, whose life gets even worse when he's trapped in the warehouse, defending himself against killer dolls. Michael Russo is one of the punks, smart mouth and vile personality, who Scoggins chases into the warehouse, causing all kinds of mischief and trouble for our heroine. Daniel Cerny is the creepy kid whose form is used the most by the demonic spirit to antagonize Scoggins. Other characters include an obese security guard and a runaway using the warehouse as a place to rest. Jeff Celentano (Puppetmaster II) has a brief, but important, part as Scoggins' slain lover whose appearance the demon uses to torment Judith, including one ghoulish scene where he removes his eyes from their sockets.
"Demonic Toys" is as preposterous as the synopsis sounds, but does have some positive aspects such as a beautifully melodic score by Richard Band and super stop motion animation toy soldier sequences by the late, great David Allen and his crew. Lots of icky gore has the demonic toys chewing heartily into the faces and throats of victims, pulling away flesh with their monstrous teeth. If you ever wanted to unload bullets into toys, then the final scene where Scoggins and Mitchum blast away at the "demon's army" should produce a vicarious thrill. Scoggins acts her heart out, particularly when confronted by the demon's use of her lover's dead corpse for kicks, but maybe she goes a little bit over the top with the melodramatics. Yep, this movie has a scene where characters use ventilation ducts in an attempt to escape and get help. Most memorable death scene could be the vicious murder of the warehouse security guard who even gets stabbed in the crotch by Baby Oopsy-Daisey. Oh, speaking of Baby Oopsy-Daisey, the baby doll toy spouts out curse words and profane quips ala Chucky. The killer toys are noticeably hand puppets during close-up scenes. You even have poor Mitchum up against a man in a bear suit for good measure. Hokum of the highest order, but I have to admit those toys are rather imposing, particularly with the addition of those sharp teeth and demonic eyes.
Silly nonsense from Full Moon based on an original story by executive producer Charles Band. More toys that kill people, this time in a warehouse with a group of unfortunates who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Tracy Scoggins stars as a tough cop whose boyfriend/partner gets shot in the line of duty during a gun-smuggling shake-down that goes awry; she is pregnant with his unborn child. The two crooks responsible for his murder run for a warehouse holding Arcadia toys, while Scoggins is in hot pursuit. A dead demon fetus was buried in the ground underneath the warehouse, 66 years a demonic spirit awaiting its chance to occupy the human fetus of Scoggins' Judith Gray. Blood from the bullet wound of one of the criminals seeps into a crack in the floor of the warehouse (the cracks in the floor form a pentagram, a pretty creative visual I must say) bringing new life to the demonic spirit which possesses several toys (including a Baby Oopsy-Daisey doll, jack in the box, robot, and teddy bear), using them as weapons for destruction.
Bentley Mitchum is a chicken delivery man, miserable with his job, whose life gets even worse when he's trapped in the warehouse, defending himself against killer dolls. Michael Russo is one of the punks, smart mouth and vile personality, who Scoggins chases into the warehouse, causing all kinds of mischief and trouble for our heroine. Daniel Cerny is the creepy kid whose form is used the most by the demonic spirit to antagonize Scoggins. Other characters include an obese security guard and a runaway using the warehouse as a place to rest. Jeff Celentano (Puppetmaster II) has a brief, but important, part as Scoggins' slain lover whose appearance the demon uses to torment Judith, including one ghoulish scene where he removes his eyes from their sockets.
"Demonic Toys" is as preposterous as the synopsis sounds, but does have some positive aspects such as a beautifully melodic score by Richard Band and super stop motion animation toy soldier sequences by the late, great David Allen and his crew. Lots of icky gore has the demonic toys chewing heartily into the faces and throats of victims, pulling away flesh with their monstrous teeth. If you ever wanted to unload bullets into toys, then the final scene where Scoggins and Mitchum blast away at the "demon's army" should produce a vicarious thrill. Scoggins acts her heart out, particularly when confronted by the demon's use of her lover's dead corpse for kicks, but maybe she goes a little bit over the top with the melodramatics. Yep, this movie has a scene where characters use ventilation ducts in an attempt to escape and get help. Most memorable death scene could be the vicious murder of the warehouse security guard who even gets stabbed in the crotch by Baby Oopsy-Daisey. Oh, speaking of Baby Oopsy-Daisey, the baby doll toy spouts out curse words and profane quips ala Chucky. The killer toys are noticeably hand puppets during close-up scenes. You even have poor Mitchum up against a man in a bear suit for good measure. Hokum of the highest order, but I have to admit those toys are rather imposing, particularly with the addition of those sharp teeth and demonic eyes.