Between work and family, it is hard to make time to watch crappy Movies! This is the final Film (so far) in the Silent Night, Deadly Night Series. After 4 Films, we've gone from an evil would-be Santa to a killer Yuppie to a killer Yuppie with Exposed Brain to a Cult. Where do we wrap things up? With an evil Toymaker, of course!
From Producer Brian Yuzna (who made the last Film), we have a barely-connected thing. In one Scene, someone can be seen watching Part 4. That's it.
Notably, the Film features Mickey Rooney, who famously-campaigned against the first Film. He didn't sign up for this one as a SN,DN Film, of course. He's here as the titular Toymaker and he might be up to no good. With the infamous Screaming Mad George making his props and gore, he sure is now!
Is this one the PS5 you couldn't get yet or a pair of plain white socks in your last Christmas present box? To find out, read on...
In a drawn-out Intro, an off-screen person gives a present to a kid at night...but his Dad shoos him off.
He opens the present (when it makes some noise) and it kills him (kind of).
It makes him hit his head and die...which the kid saw.
He's been mute ever since (how much time has passed is unclear), so she needs to help him out.
She takes him to Joe Petto's Toy Shop (get it?!?!?!?) and he offers the kid some toys.
A strange man buys a bunch of toys and acts suspicious.
On top of that, his Son Pino (GET IT?!?!?!?) offers him a toy, which ends up with the other guy...and then his Hotel Manager. It kills him.
Pino is all sorts of creepy, breaking into the House while Mom is away.
Toys keep injuring and/or killing people (they kill adults, but only hurt kids).
As we near the Third Act, Yuzna and George just throw all of their leftover Puppet Master prop ideas (this came out in 1991, as that Series arguably-peaked) to kill one guy and bloody the Babysitter.
You get toy tanks, killer snakes, a random arm, toy soldiers and a toy car that is just 90% sharp object.
Petto kidnaps our Lead during all of this, which seems to be his endgame.
But why?
Psych- it was actually Pino.
As it (not shockingly) turns out, he was a Robot 'Son' made by Joe, who he's now killed. He wants the Mom to be 'his Mom.'
It all ends in a big Action Scene involving Pino, the Mom, the Strange Man (who's actually the kid's Dad) and the kid. They defeat him, but they leave some pointless Sequel-Bait in there. The End.
A weird and bloody affair for the Holidays. Part 5 has nothing to do with Ricky (save for having a Clint Howard Cameo as a Mall Santa named Ricky) or the whole Killer Santa thing. You briefly get Pino and Joe dressed up as Santa, so...close enough? It is at least nice to see a Mall Santa as a Hero- the first time since Elves- for a change though.
The Plot is goofy. The Acting is...uneven. The Special Effects are mostly quite good, so thank you Mr. Screaming Mad George. It definitely livens things up, since you know that you'll get some old school prop death after each boring Plot Scene.
There's no getting around it- the Plot Twist is super obvious. It makes you feel a bit dumber for thinking that THEY felt so clever. Joe Petto has a son named Pino- really? Really?
The Film is a fun, but uneven experience. See it for the silliness, effects and gore- but don't expect anything more exciting in the Plot. I mean, how can you top this epic stare down?!?
Next time, I try to wrap up some Films before the year is over. What is up first on the agenda? Stay tuned...
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