Puppet Master :Axis of Evil Movie Review

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil is a 2010 horror movie and the ninth entry in the Puppet Master series.
It is directed by David DeCoteau, who also directed the third movie. It stars Levi Fehler, Jenna Gallaher and Tom Sandoval.

The movie begins in 1939. A young man called Danny(Fehler) is a carpenter. He lives in the Bodega Bay Inn with his uncle Len. There is a war coming. There is a flashback to Toulon and how he died. Danny heard the shot that killed Toulon and he sees the Gestapo men leaving. They see his face. He runs in and finds Toulon dead. He finds the puppets. Danny takes the puppets. He wants to fight in the war but he has a limp and they won't let him. Danny talks about Toulon to his brother, Don, who is going to go fight in the war soon. Danny tells Don that the puppets are special and that Toulon told him all about them.

Two Nazis, Klaus and Max are going to meet a Japanese woman called Ozu. She is going to work with them to destroy an American plant that makes bombs for the war. They think that by doing this, they will hamper America's part in the war. Max is to cosy up to a girl called Beth(Gallaher), who works at the plant and get inside. Beth just happens to be Danny's girlfriend. Danny comes to see her at work and bumps into Max. He recognises his face from the Toulon situation and he knows that he is a Nazi. She thinks that he is just jealous and dismisses it. Danny follows Max to his meeting place with Ozu. He sees them plotting. The puppets are also watching. Ozu has a bomb to blow up the plant. They are going to do it in two days. Danny leaves, but is spotted by Max.

Danny and the puppets agree to stop Max. Danny tells Beth about the meeting, but again, she doesn't believe him. He shows her the puppets and she starts to believe his story.  While Danny is out investigating Max, men come in to his mother's house and shoot her dead. They shoot his brother, Don too. He is not going to make it. Danny comes home to find this and he uses the formula to put his brother's soul into a puppet called Ninja, that Toulon had been making when he died. Beth has been taken by Max and he is holding her. The puppets help too. Ninja kills Max before he is mortally wounded and the other puppets mop up the rest of the baddies. Unfortunately, Ozu escapes with Tunneler. Danny swears that he will get her.

This was a fun entry in the series. I like the setting of World War Two and the story is decent. The addition on the Nazis and a Japanese baddie is also fun. I was a little disappointed with the last part with the demonic toys. It wasn't great. This was much better. I enjoyed the three Axis movies and I will review the others soon. So, this film is one of the better Puppet Master movies. I liked the story and I enjoyed the puppets, as always. Ninja was a newcomer and, even though he didn't last long, he was fun to watch. I found this enjoyable so I will give it a 6/10.