Only the most undiscriminating monster-pic buff will come away satisfied.
The Puppet Masters (1994)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:0
Rotten:4
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Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In this chilling sci-fi tale, slightly updated from author Robert A. Heinlein's book, government officials are sent to Iowa to investigate an alien landing. They discover alien beings are taking... In this chilling sci-fi tale, slightly updated from author Robert A. Heinlein's book, government officials are sent to Iowa to investigate an alien landing. They discover alien beings are taking over the brains of their human hosts. Their task: devise a way to stop the invaders before they spread too far, without killing the innocent humans. [More]
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Yaphet Kotto
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Yaphet Kotto, Keith David, Will Patton, Richard Belzer, Tom Mason
Director: Stuart Orme
Director: Stuart Orme
Story: Robert A. Heinlein
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Sep 3, 2002
Reviews for The Puppet Masters
A choppy, unsuspenseful succession of chases, melodramatic showdowns and routine special effects.
Attempts at detailed characterization don't work particularly well, and there's a love story that feels as forced as it is superfluous - although even that isn't as unnecessary as the film's final ten minutes.
The Puppet Masters occasionally lives up to its reputation, but the delay between story conception and celluloid conversion has clearly wilted its power and potential.
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