Demonic Toys (1992 Video)
6/10
A Truly Schlocky Horror B-Movie - But Good Gory Fun...
27 July 2019
This is an oldie from back in the day... when schlock was the name of the game. It doesn't get much schlockier than this B-movie. However, it doesn't quite reach cult standards. Though it does have something about it - like most of the Full Moon Entertainment pictures.

After a gun raid goes bad and her partner is killed, Detective Judith Grey (Tracy Scoggins) chases the perpetrators into a warehouse full of toys. Unbeknown to her there's something evil lying in wait. Awaiting to be awoken. Once the demon is raised he casts a spell over some nearby toys and sets them onto the unsuspecting group.

On the whole, this is an average horror film. It has a few plusses; one of them being the acting. Though Scoggins can be a little too hammy in places it's The Kid (Daniel Cerny) who steals the show. Though he is voiced by another actor whose voice is electronically altered, it's Cerny's facial and bodily acting skills that add power to this film.

Another plus is the special effect. Though the budget is limited and therefore so are the effect, what are there work well. All the gore looks good and the work on Baby Oopsie Daisy is respectable, especially for the year.

The bad points are held within the story. The entire origin story of the demon is stupid and plain horrible. Maybe it was intended to add a little humour. If so, it was so little that it was nonexistent. Also, not all of the special effects were at their best. I've never been a fan of light effects (and I don't mean lighting), I mean the style of effect primarily used to laser-guns firing, and the like. It's always looked cheap to me and it does here as it's used for laser-guns and transformation sequences.

That said it is an enjoyable flick, though it slows down in the middle section. I would say it's at least worth one viewing if you like killer toys and dolls. In fact, the lines Baby Oopsie Daisy comes out with and the way Linda Cook does his voice is worth the price of admission.
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