A Movie A Day Keeps The Zombies Away

The Doll Master (2004) aka Inhyeongsa

5 young people, a quiet doll maker in a wheelchair and her dedicated helper, a chained old man in the basement and a mysterious young girl in red… all together in a lonely doll museum in the woods. What starts out as a fun trip to pose for new dolls soon turns into a nightmare that not everyone will survive.

Freaky Korean dolls! out for vengeance. This reminded me of much older horror doll movies, it had that classic feel. The museum setting added that vintage atmosphere, and the mythical/cursed antiquities are always scary (even when we’re older). The effects/tricks done were mostly old school as well.

This is a horror that taps into our childhood fear/s of dolls turning against us. What if one day your toys went against you?

What i enjoyed the most was the whole fantasy of living dolls and the back story that came with it. There is an explanation, and that was much appreciated. At least they had a mythology.

It felt like a classic throw back film. Simple, not too crazy. The visual presentation was quite good, there’s a lot to look at. The kill scenes and make-up could have used some work. It had great editing timing with the “Boo!” scares and sound effects. Fun and cheap seat-jumping frights.

This reminded me of the classic puppet horror Puppetmaster (1989). Might re-visit that soon.

Not bad. The acting was up to par as well. Might just be your thing.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416853/