Country: USA
Genre: Horror
Direction: William Butler
Cast: Alli Kinzel, Lane Compton, Muffy Bolding, Leslie Jordan, Elizabeth Bell
Dr. Lorca from Hideous! (Michael Citrini) is back and is continuing to collect strange odditites, along with the help of Caitlin (Alli Kinzel) and her boyfriend David (Lane Compton). Along the way, they collect the mysterious pieces of the last Demonic Toys and they continue their search at a mysterious castle in Italy, where there have been rumors of a mysterious, ancient puppet alive and walking around, which is under the control of a mysterious demon, who takes on the human form of a little woman named Lilith (Selene Luna). When not looking, the puppet brings the Demonic Toys back to life, and now... blood, terror and death counts will rise again.
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Movie Review:
Only two of the original Demonic Toys are back. If you were a fan of the teddy bear and the sparking robot you are going to be greatly disappointed. The foul-mouthed baby doll (now all stitched up ala Seed of Chucky) and the clown-headed jack-in-the-box are the only returning favorites. A new toy, a rather sinister looking devil doll named Divoletto, billed as the oldest toy in existence, is introduced into the mix. A shame it doesn't have more to do. A shame it wasn't featured in a better movie. The Divoletto doll's moldy old European devil design is actually quite creepy and could have been the source for real nightmares had it been used in a real horror movie.
The Divoletto doll has been discovered in the floors of an old castle on the outskirts of Rome. Word of its discovery has attracted a small group of collectors seeking to gain possession of it. Leading the way is the disfigured evil toy collector Dr. Lorca, his philandering wife, her young lover, a psychic dwarf, and veteran character actor Leslie Jordan as a meek Southern collector getting more than he bargained for. These kooky characters pale in comparison to those in Charles Band's previous killer puppet flick, Skull Heads, a more enjoyable flick than this.
Demonic Toys 2 does mark what must be the start of a new era in Full Moon cinema - the most use of computer effects I have ever seen in a Charles Band production. The few scenes of the full-bodied toys on the move are done with digital effects and most of what little gore there is was achieved using cheap cgi. At once a step forward in terms of filmmaking and at the same time I can't help but feel also a bit of a step backwards since a lot of Full Moon's charm has been the low-tech nature of their old fashioned special effects work.
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