

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. Review: 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. But I decided to watch on. And boy am I glad I did. It grew on me. It's so unique. It never takes itself too seriously while at the same time not taking itself lightly either. Great mix of horror/humor, and a fun movie I can see myself watching over and over. It ranks right up in my guilty pleasure department with Killer Klowns from Outer Space. All the characters are enjoyable and they all fit very well into the plot. It's just a fun watch. You get creepy, funny, serious, complex, simple all rolled into one. One of the few B movies that is enjoyable and gets better with each view. How can you fit 3 killer dolls, a shrunken head billionaire, a butler who wears clown make-up 24/7, a midget guard, a girl rock band electrocuted into playing songs of choice, a dominatrix female with superior intelligence and Type-A ambition, and a guy getting drilled in the heart with a drill bit all in one movie? Answer: Blood Dolls. Sometimes the stars just align perfectly. Thanks for the ride. Review: One of my favorite videos. - Love this movie. Love those crazy doll. Thank you very much.
| ASIN | 1573471070 |
| Actors | Debra Mayer, Jack Maturin, Nicholas Worth, Warren Draper, William Paul Burns |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #212,142 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #4,204 in Science Fiction DVDs #8,863 in Horror (Movies & TV) #20,261 in Comedy (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (80) |
| Director | Charles Band |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
| MPAA rating | R (Restricted) |
| Media Format | Color, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 2.4 ounces |
| Release date | April 23, 2002 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 25 minutes |
| Studio | FULL MOON |
L**Z
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. But I decided to watch on. And boy am I glad I did. It grew on me. It's so unique. It never takes itself too seriously while at the same time not taking itself lightly either. Great mix of horror/humor, and a fun movie I can see myself watching over and over. It ranks right up in my guilty pleasure department with Killer Klowns from Outer Space. All the characters are enjoyable and they all fit very well into the plot. It's just a fun watch. You get creepy, funny, serious, complex, simple all rolled into one. One of the few B movies that is enjoyable and gets better with each view. How can you fit 3 killer dolls, a shrunken head billionaire, a butler who wears clown make-up 24/7, a midget guard, a girl rock band electrocuted into playing songs of choice, a dominatrix female with superior intelligence and Type-A ambition, and a guy getting drilled in the heart with a drill bit all in one movie? Answer: Blood Dolls. Sometimes the stars just align perfectly. Thanks for the ride.
K**N
One of my favorite videos.
Love this movie. Love those crazy doll. Thank you very much.
M**I
Full Moon's Best
This is one of my favorite films from Full Moon. Its a quirky, fun film which stars Jack Maturin (Haunted Casino, Puppet Master 3), Debra Mayer (Prison of the Dead), and Phil Fondacaro (The Creeps). Its fast paced and well written for a B film. It has killer dolls, a clown henchmen, a rock band locked in a cage, and all other kinds of unusual elements. Funny, bloody, and weird, I just loved this movie. Plus the music to this film is really awesome. Some of the music was released on the Full Moon Archive CD collection and is worth checking out.
S**.
A Rolling, Flaming Ball of Garbage
I tend to write reviews of movies, CDs, etc., only when I have very strong feelings on the subject. I just watched this movie and was astounded by the large number and wide variety of bad ideas packed into it. I didn't know a movie could have this much action and yet be so boring. It's 85 minutes long, but it seemed like 85 hours. I didn't know that such bad actors could get star billing. You learn something new every day. Please don't make the same mistake I did, a mistake you will regret for the rest of your life. Get a different movie.
E**.
Pain..love is pain...
How do you describe a movie like Blood Dolls? it's crazy, it's silly, it's gory, it's funny, it's complex and it's simple all at the same time. Now I'm a huge Full Moon fan I love B movies of all kinds and Blood Dolls really is something different, is it the best Full Moon feature ever made? Not by a longshot, is it one of the best? Maybe. There is so much going on that you dont quite know what to focus on, but it's fun no matter what aspect of the film you wanna focus on. It seems almost redundant to explain the plot and characters as so many other people have done it, but in time honored tradition I'll do it. The main character is an eccentric billionaire named Virgil who has recently lost a substantial amount of money after being cheated out by his business partners, he blames his lawyers for it and does away with them. We then have some other weirdos like a clown who considers himself out of character as a costume(creepy) a dwarf,(little person, sorry) a hot girl band trapped in a cage(though it's implied theyre allowed outside occasionally)and of course the Blood Dolls themselves which are a real rogue's gallery of freakazoids. The first half of the movie consists of him using his little friends the Blood Dolls to get revenge on his corrupt business friends,(yeah, yeah). This half of the movie is great there's blood being spilled and plenty of wacky things being shoved at us to keep things that much more interesting with all that imagery and scenes that come up. The second half is still good but not quite as much mostly because most of the killing is over with, but there's still plenty to look at. The antagonist(?) is Moira who pretends to be innocent and dainty with her passive husband who is Virgil's arch rival, but she proves to be the real brains of the operation and quite the crazy power hungry chick and manages to use Virgil's revenge scheme to her advantage on occasion. The latter half consists of her and Virgil trying to outsmart each other in this sort of deadlock that occurs, she even manages to gain the upper hand by capturing the Blood Dolls and seemingly is going to win. Then the film takes an 180 and takes a weird nearly soap opera direction that is not what you expect to see in a Full Moon film but fair enough. The ending(s?)is a genuine surprise and left me scratching my head saying "What the hell do I make of this?" I was genuinely not expecting something like that from Band. Charles Band takes alot of chances with this film, to be honest but I think it mostly pays off and though Blood Dolls is not perfect it's entertaining enough especially if your're already a Full Moon fan. The music is great I genuinely like it and I really wish there was a soundtrack available( I even read online that Band wanted to actually promote the band itself and sell cds and do tours and stuff, but he quickly backed out after he saw it would cost more than the movie itself, which is a shame I would've liked to see and hear more of these girls.)and the DVD itself is very well done, the picture quality is crisp and clear and looks really good for such a low budget movie, and the sound is absolutely perfect. The best thing though is that the DVD is LOADED with every special feature you could want there's plenty of goodies to check out after you're done watching the movie. Overall it's a good B-movie and that's all Blood Dolls is just a fun B-movie, but it almost becomes something more, I recommend it and you'll most likely enjoy it. Final score: for Full Moon fans 4 stars, everyone else 3.5 stars.
B**1
A fun and sadly overlooked horror film.
Like most full moon products Blood Dolls is a really cheap horror movie. It is also a lot of fun. The music is really cool, the acting is extremely cheesy, and the story is just plain fun. One of the things I like most about the movie is that everybody is bad. There are no real good guys in the movie. It is unusual to have no one to root for in these movies.
C**E
Never Too Many Doll Movies!
Bizarre, humorous, grotesque (in a few places), sophisticated dialogue, but mostly BIZARRE! Who thinks up these things? I love it!!
C**H
Ich hatte den Film spannender und interessanter in Erinnerung.
M**N
Juste une référence du monde fétichiste. Un bon test pour savoir si vous avez quelques penchants fétichistes. Voilà c'est tout.
R**E
This show rocks , the ladies rock band @$%# you lol , hilarious !
W**?
When I first bought this, I was fully aware that this film was going to be a very low-budget, cheap flick and therefore expected little of it. And to an extent, I was proven right. It's all so cheap and bad with intermissions of pretty good music - but all of this is why I love it! It really grows on you, and this is why Blood Dolls is a go to cheer-up film for me and will remain a 'guilty pleasure' of sorts, although I don't really feel all that guilty!
D**T
whats not to like!
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