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SOURCE-Vestron Video Blu Ray
Back when this hit home video the neighbor across the street told me a bit about it. Back then,had to be early 92,all I had seen was the first 2 films in this now 6 film strong franchise. This 5th film sounded insane and I wanted to see it. No video store we rented from had it and after a bit it faded from my memory.
Skip ahead and Lionsgate puts out 3,4,5 all on a dvd set. I grab it watched 3 and 4 and just never watched 5. Then Vestron puts out a 3 pack but this time on Blu Ray and adds some extras.
After being in a bad accident our lead's young son has stopped talking. She takes him to the locally ran toy store,Petto's Toys. Ran by Mickey Rooney,who was one of the folks that protested the original SNDN film. When in the store they meet Petto's creepy son Pino. And legit first few times I heard them say Petto I thought they said Pedro.
Seems Mickey and Pino make killer toys and are a bit nutty. By this entry in the series you just want good kills and maybe a small connection to the previous 4. We get both.
Clint Howard is back as Ricky,he played this part in the 4th film. This time he is a mall Santa. The kills are just fun. Got a electric larva toy that enters a guys mouth and burrows out his eye.The best is the kill near the end. Left with a babysitter our young boy is put to bed. The babysitter goes to another room to get laid. And Mickey releases a pile of toys. Got a robotic arm,that crawls onto the bed and gropes the boyfriend. Got a pile of soldiers and tanks,that fire bullets. And a odd looking kitbased Batmobile armed with spikes and buzzsaw blades.
By the end we learn Pino is a robot. Who then dry humps the lead lady. And after his death we get an ending that hints there is more than one Pino.
So Pino is short for Pinchicco. Petto's first name is Joe...Joe Petto. This is a twisted Pinochio tale.
Nothing amazing but the kills help elevate it above other DTV horror from the early 90s.
And yes Jeff Monson,the neighbor that told me about this film decades ago,this was "Worth seeing just for the robot guy dry humping the mousey mom."
Silent Night Deadly Night 5 The Toy Maker gets a C+.
