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retro puppet master - greg sestero's first role

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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fyi to anyone who might happen to care about such matters:

i just noticed that 'retro puppet master,' which i believe was young greg sestero's 'break-out' role, is now streaming for free on tubi-tv.

i haven't seen this movie, but i've watched a few of the puppet master films & found some of them to be reasonably enjoyable. very uneven, some are certainly better than others naturally. i actually think the most recent one, written by s craig zahler, was really fun - that one is streaming on shudder should you be interested.

no idea what to expect with retro pm, but i'll probably give it a chance at some point this week.

https://tubitv.com/movies/469873/retro_puppet_master

[–] Stratego (29252) 5 years ago

Let us know what you thought of it! I'm still not sure if I should see it.😄

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i'll be sure to report back!

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i feel confident saying you can safely skip this movie.
sestero doesn't embarrass himself - he's b-movie actor passable - but the film is very dull.

[–] Stratego (29252) 5 years ago

Ah, what a shame. So not even a so-bad-it's-good movie?

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i didn't think so. i love a nice bit of trash. this was numbingly dull.

the first few pm films are kinda fun. they're all streaming on tubitv as well, and i would give one of those a shot first.

and puppet master: the littlest reich from last year was a lot of fun i thought. that one's streaming on shudder if you use that service. it was written by s craig zahler, the guy behind bone tomahawk, dragged across concrete & brawl in cell block 99, & it's definitely a cut above the usual b-grade trashy horror imo.

[–] Nicko's Nose (1651) 5 years ago

I like the Puppet Master movies but not this one, mainly because the puppets are nowhere near as cool as the originals.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

are there any in particular that you would recommend?
i've seen 'the littlest reich' as i noted above, & the first three from 1989-91. i thought the first three were all fairly entertaining. i think i'd slot the 2nd one as the best of them.

[–] Nicko's Nose (1651) 5 years ago

4 and 5 are pretty entertaining. I wouldn’t recommend any after that.