Demonic Toys 2 (2010)

Plot: Dr. Lorca from Hideous! (Michael Citrini) is back and is continuing to collect strange oddities, 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.

Review: Going into a Full Moon feature, you have to keep multiple things in mind. For starters, the budget is going to be low, the acting is going to be just a tad bit on the cheesy side, and most likely after the credits role you are going to realize you had a good time.

"Demonic Toys 2" will not be nominated for any Oscars and does nothing to redefine the genre, but for those of us who grew up in the 80's / 90's era of horror it is a much welcomed journey back to a simpler time. The overall story is typical from what you get from other Full Moon Features, Its campy, Cheesy (In a good way), and packed full of sometimes subtle bits of B-movie humor, and most importantly its fun. I found myself chuckling often at some well written one liners, Leslie Jordan who plays the role of "Butterfield" has some classic lines my favorite being "Seven miles from where Christ lost his shoes."

"Demonic Toys 2" would have received a much higher score if they would have used practical effects or at least better grade CG, One use that stands out off the top of my head was a beheading scene that could have been done quite easily and would have looked a thousand shades better with practical effects. I understand that CG is a great way to save money and when you're on a B-movie budget every last penny counts but in my personal opinion special effects is not the area to cut back costs in especially in the horror genre.

For hardcore Full Moon Features fans and fans of 80's and 90's B Horror, you will walk away pleased and happy with this film and will find it to be a blast to watch, But for the more mainstream oriented I don't feel this movie is for you as you will likely find it too cheesy for your standards. Overall I enjoyed this film and I had a good time watching it and like I said earlier it would have got a higher score but I could not ignore the sometimes horrible use of CG over practical effects it really took me away from that classic Full Moon feel I had through much of the movie. On behalf of The Liberal Dead I give "Demonic Toys 2" 4.5 out of 10.

4.5/10

- Ted "Ritualistic" Brown