Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)

After foiling a plot to blow up an American arms plant, Danny Coogan and his girlfriend, Beth, quickly find that their troubles have just begun. One of Toulon's mysterious Puppets has been ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Band

Writers:

Charles Band (story), Shane Bitterling

Stars:

Paul Thomas Arnold, Oto Brezina, Kip Canyon

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Thomas Arnold	...	General Porter
Oto Brezina	...	Freuhoffer
Kip Canyon	...	Danny
Ryan Dillon	...	Man 1
John Anthony Hackert	...	Photographer
Martin William Harris	...	Nazi Soldier (voice)
Jesse Hlubik	...	SS Soldier 2
Kenichi Iwabuchi	...	Kamikaze (voice)
Scott King	...	Moebius (as Scott Anthony King)
Cory Kipp	...	Nazi Soldier 2
Nigel McGuinness	...	Nazi Soldier 1
Jean Louise O'Sullivan	...	Beth
Brad Potts	...	Sergeant Stone
Ian Roberts	...	SS Soldier 1
Stephanie Sanditz	...	Uschi

Storyline

After foiling a plot to blow up an American arms plant, Danny Coogan and his girlfriend, Beth, quickly find that their troubles have just begun. One of Toulon's mysterious Puppets has been kidnapped by the Nazis, and under the wicked, watchful eye of the occultist Commandant Moebius, the Puppets' life-giving serum is synthesized to create a master race of unstoppable soldiers. Moebius plots to assassinate the highly-decorated General Porter to deliver a crippling blow to the American war effort, but his experiments are not ready. A Nazi Scientist uses the serum to create their own superior race of Nazi Puppets in the form of Blitzkrieg, Wehrmacht, Bombshell and Kamikaze! Danny and Beth, teamed with craggy Sergeant Stone and Toulon's Puppets, are no match for Moebius and his war machine. It is up to Blade, Pinhead, Leech Woman and Jester to revive their own secret weapon to stop the Axis Rising!

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Plot Keywords:

puppets | sequel

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In this movie Danny lives in a 2 story house, but in movie prior (which is set only a day before) he lives in a 1 floor apartment above a Chinese restaurant.

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Connections

Follows Puppetmaster (1989)

User Reviews

Full Moon's answer to "Ilsa" in a movie about killer puppets? Bring it on.

Puppet Master X Axis Rising is the latest addition to Full Moon's Puppet Master (PM) franchise. If you like the indie horror series about magically animated puppets with a penchant for bloodshed, you won't be disappointed.

Frankly, I don't understand one-star reviews for a movie like this. Axis Rising has a built-in "bad movie" factor, but it's fun-bad in my view. The Nazis play up nefariousness for all its worth, and Brad Potts is hilarious as Sergeant Rock knockoff Sergeant Stone. Paul Arnold cuts a George C. Scott-like figure in his brief appearance as General Porter. And Stephanie Sanditz, who plays Nazi villainess Uschi, gives a deliriously sexual, power-hungry performance with a presence as eye-popping as any hentai girl the demographic for this type of movie could imagine. What else could the straight-to-video horror junkie want?

It might have run longer (a common flaw with Full Moon films), but writer Shane Bitterling does a nice job balancing the storyline with his obligation to showcase a slew of creepy puppets. Kenneth Branagh acting? Peter Jackson effects? Polanski atmosphere? Come on!

Not to beat the dead horse of believability, but anyone who saw the last PM knows this WWII is not set in our universe (in writer August White's version the U.S. jumps into the fray in 1939). Relax, it's okay if some of the accents and period slang miss the mark. Enjoy the movie for what it's supposed to offer: grue, cleavage, and puppets.