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Blood Dolls

Jack Maturin (Actor), Debra Mayer (Actor) | Rated: R | Format: DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews) |

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  • Actors: Jack Maturin, Debra Mayer, William Paul Burns, Warren Draper, Nicholas Worth
  • Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: FULL MOON
  • DVD Release Date: July 28, 1998
  • Run Time: 85 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 1573471070
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,336 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Special Features

  • "Pain" Music Video

Editorial Reviews

From All Movie Guide: This bizarre horror story has been given a deluxe presentation for its release on DVD. Blood Dolls has been given a letterboxed transfer at its original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for 16x9 playback on anamorphic monitors. The audio, in English, has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo; no multiple language options are available. Bonus materials include a documentary on the making of the film, which was directed by Penelope Spheeris; another "Videozone" featurette on the movie; a music video for the song "Pain"; a coming attractions short for Blood Dolls, as well as trailers for forty other titles from Full Moon Productions; and a chapter of bloopers and outtakes. From All Movie Guide: Another gimmick-driven Full Moon Pictures production, though this time the ratio of comedy-to-gore is better balanced and there's enough goofy ideas on display for three films. We get a malevolent pinheaded billionaire, a captive all-girl rock band, a one-eyed dwarf in a tuxedo, a sado-masochistic industrialist, and a clown-faced, snaggletoothed henchman named "Mr. Mascero." That list doesn't even include the titular puppets, a trio of racially exaggerated dolls that do their creator's sinister bidding. It's all astoundingly ridiculous and played with straight faces and majestic overacting, making Blood Dolls a lightweight but enjoyable thrill ride. Director and screenwriter Charles Band lets the plot veer crazily from science fiction to horror to rock video to love story, and even tacks on a William Castle-style alternate ending for the hell of it. Blood Dolls was originally planned in conjunction with music magnate Miles Copeland, and was to be hyped with a soundtrack album and concert tour for the sexy girl rockers who appear as secondary characters in the film. Various difficulties caused this plan to collapse, which is fortunate, since not only were these actresses unable to play their instruments, but the music they were given to mime is wretched, uninspired goth rock nonsense. Anyone familiar with Band's lengthy track record will be reminded of his Puppet Master series and its similar "killer toy" motif. Is it unfair to suspect that Blood Dolls is just an elaborate advertisement for the "collectible" action figures that Full Moon Pictures had planned for sale before the film's release (casually mentioned by Band on the DVD's commentary track)? Probably not. Still, as crass merchandising franchises go, it's one of the best that this low-rent production house has in its bulky, inconsistent oeuvre.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I avoided this movie for quite some time, wondering if it would have anything at all to offer. Just looking at the packaging and promotion made it seem as if this movie might be nothing more than a Puppet Master spoof, and that worried me a little. Still, it was a Full Moon production and I wasn't semi-certain that Full Moon wouldn't do that to one of their more successful franchises, so I cast my fear aside and bought it. Happily, I have to say that I made the right choice in the matter.
Blood Dolls was indeed a spoof of Puppet Master, but only to a point. It also went even further than that, going out of its way to help even the most reserved viewer have at least a little laugh. The story focuses around Virgil, an eccentric billionaire, who wears a mask to conceal the fact that he has a really odd secret. Still, this does little to conceal how truly twisted his sense of humor is, and how much he delights in power and acquisition. Added to this is an entertaining support cast, from his girls-in-a-cage band that he forces to play at will, to his biological inventions, the blood dolls.
It isn't something that should be taken too seriously, and is positively entertaining.
Everyone needs a little laughtrack to get them through the night.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I'm almost ashamed April 10, 2003
Format:DVD
I'm almost ashamed to admit this but I loved this movie. The first time I saw it I thought it was a parody but by the third or fourth time it simply grew on me. Virgil is a billionaire with an anatomical problem and a totally out of control sense of humor. His henchman Mr. Mascaro is a clown who has no intention of making you laugh. Virgil has a live band held captive in the living room and has living dolls who kill people. Sounds ridiculous right? Well it is but Blood Dolls never pretends to be anything more than the B flick it is.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Full Moon Madness March 24, 2000
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Another example from the brilliantly warped mind of Charles Band. An assassin clown, devious midget, rock girls in a cage, a powerbent dominatrix and of course a shrunken head madman. Add all those ingredients and it's another Full Moon picture. Oh, and did I forget the three killer dolls? All Full Moon fans need this DVD.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awesome
I love the movie and to my amazement the disk is in exelent condition, when I put it into my DVD player I thought it was going to have a skip in it at least once maybe twice... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bob
Another directors "I wanted to do a Puppet Master sequel" movie.
Blood Dolls isn't so much strange as people and the director have said, as more, and interesting idea that failed to achieve becoming a really great movie. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Micheal Hunt
AMERICA'S CRITIC
I THINK I HAD HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS ONE SINCE I WAS LITTLE I LOVED WATCHING THE PUPPET MASTER,,, THIS ONE FALLS SHORT TO DOLL SIZE,,, ITS A LIL LOW BUDGET BUT I THINK THEY... Read more
Published 23 months ago by David R. Lingard
Another Full Moon Extravaganza Of Weirdness...
BLOOD DOLLS is my kind of movie! Charles Band has fashioned another masterpiece! This one's right up there w/ PUPPET MASTER, HEAD OF THE FAMILY, and HIDEOUS! in my book! Read more
Published on September 8, 2007 by Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein
Great guilty pleasure movie
I'm not big into guilty pleasure movies. In fact of the 300 or so movies I own I think I have 3. Make it 4 now. After the first 20 minutes I was ready to turn the movie off. Read more
Published on October 1, 2006 by Laz
Outrageous; Beyond the common Limits of Human Intelligence
"Blood Dolls" is a confounding freakfest about which little of worth can be said... It begins with a quite literal indictment of corporate ethics as a pair of unscrupulous... Read more
Published on February 2, 2006 by Jeremiah Mcneil
a great horror/humor combo
This one went surprisingly deep on the philosophical banter between the protagonist and antagonist. But it was no mere head-to-head talkie. Read more
Published on July 31, 2004 by P. John Pachura
Where do i find the music?
The movie was "interesting" it takes some getting used to, u just have to laugh with it. I've been trying forever to track down the band that does the song "pain" but I can't... Read more
Published on April 21, 2003 by "tracy_stardust"
FULLMOON FAN
Sorry, but I can't agree with any of the reviews beyond one star. If Plan 9 From Outer Space is considered the worst movie of all time, then Blood Dolls has to be a very close... Read more
Published on April 28, 2002
Just Wondering
I think the movie is kinda a kip off of a nother movie but this one is better and the band in the move is very good and so are the songs and if anyone knows the name i would like... Read more
Published on March 17, 2002 by Michael Fleishman
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