Eric D.

I regret buying the box as well. It feels kind of cheap and there is a lot of empty space in it. My mini poster was ripped and I have no use for any of the trinkets that came with it. With that said it's my fault for buying it in the first place. I just got caught up in the excitement of having the first film in OAR on Blu.

Gizmo

Can you test the audio on both discs?

therock69

i got the dvd set audio is only 2.0 for the first puppet master dvd didn't check out axis of evil yet

Gizmo

Great. Liars as usual. I'll call them and see what's going on. 5.1 is plastered on the front cover.

asianxcore

Once someone gets a chance to watch Axis Of Evil, definitely post your impressions.

Sucks that Full Moon did a half-ass job on the first film.

$70 for this set is crazy. Sort of wondering though if it'll be part of Full Moon's July 4th sale.

Eric D.

I've only watched the first one and it was in stereo. The lack of 5.1 is not a big deal for me because I like watching films with their original soundtrack. But I agree that they should have never advertised it if it's not there.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

In their email for the 4th of July sale, they're still saying it's 5.1
What I'm more interested in is if they used the uncut version for this release.

Gizmo

I can give you an exact timestamp of how long the film is. I've tried calling them today and they don't answer. Does not look like anyone else even has the DVD/BDs (or are commenting on the lack of promised 5.1 for both releases). I'd expect a recall, but this is Full Moon so they will likely just send me a postcard. Maybe it'll reach the children over at Blu-ray.com and they can cause a stink.

EvlAsh

Is Puppet Master at least in Widescreen this time around? Also, is Axis of Evil any good or is it another travesty like Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys?

Gizmo

Yep, Widescreen for sure.

Eric D.

Yes, it's in widescreen. As for the new film, I haven't watched it yet.

Gizmo

Neither did I. Flipped through a few scenes, and it looks pretty meh. Already saw a recycled scene from the first Puppet Master (sigh).

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

That'd be great.

Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys wasn't even made by them. It was a SyFy original.

Eric D.

I just tested out the new film and it's only in stereo for me as well. Very lame indeed.

Gizmo

1:28:45
and audio is listed as
Eng
DD2Ch
1080p in Film Mode
and no subtitles.

But phew, it's Region 1 ()

Gizmo

Ill try calling FullMoon again tomorrow. Curious to see what their answer will be since 5.1 is a big deal and they are still trying to push that to consumers. If it's an error, fine, send me replacement discs, but don't con potential customers.

Until more people get this, no amount of complaining will do anything. This does not hit retail for another month. And I doubt they sold more then 1,000 of these on either format.

Watching the first film right now, and if I had to give it a PQ rating, it would be 2.5 out of 5 (given it's age and budget). It certainly is better than the DVD, but FullMoon could have done better. I fear how the sequels will look given they were all Direct-to-video.

Gizmo

...and now the audio is out of sync. Fuck.

EvlAsh

Awesome! Now comes the hardest part -- waiting for release date. Thanks for the response, Gizmo & Eric.

Gizmo

Good luck! I've tried two days now to contact them with no luck.

Donnaholic6289

So, I just made an account so I could ask some questions... I ordered the DVD trunk, got it on Monday. Watched AoE, wasn't too bad. Went to watch the original, and... The menu is all messed up. Like, it doesn't fit my TV screen. I don't have a flat/widescreen TV. Is that the problem? And even worse, the actual movie is all messed up. Like, their speaking and their mouths don't match. It's slightly off. Not horribly, but enough for me to notice and for it to get on my nerves. Lol.

Did this only happen to me, or what? Just curious...

-Kyle-

Gizmo

Audio is off for the blu-ray as well. I'll be returning it or doing a chargeback.

xage

Hope you get your money'worth back Gizmo. Thanks for the up-to-date information of the set

Gizmo

Called and spoke to 'Ry' and he verified that it is a known problem and some of them that went out the door have 2.0 audio instead of 5.1. Anyone like that should call and speak to him and he will get replacements sent out when they come into the warehouse (he said I was the second person to call).

Good to see they owned up to the error and didn't just pass it off like it was no big deal.

Eric D.

Cool, so I'm guessing he took down all your info? Also, did he give you an estimate as to when the fixed versions will be ready?

Gizmo

I had to e-mail someone my info.

And he said 1-2 weeks for replacements to be shipped.