Everything about this film franchise is baffling from start to finish. I only watch them for their comedy value (and believe me, they are so bad that they are genuinely hilarious).
1) Why the 40 minute digression in the beginning, setting up the characters of the abusive husband and the runaway wife? They were completely irrelevant to everything!
2) Why not just cast a real old man for the role of the Toymaker?? Why the extremely rubbish and unconvincing make up job on Lee Bane, who is a much younger man??
3) In the original Robert film we were told that the doll became possessed after the boy who originally owned it was murdered. Now in the sequels we're supposed to suddenly swallow all this magic book and marauding Nazis crap. Which brings me onto...
4) What exactly is the filmmakers obsession with Nazis? Did he just buy a bunch of expensive Nazi costumes and want to get his money's worth out of them?
5) How on earth is the Toymaker, who already looked about 150 in 1940-whatever, still alive in 2012??
6) Why is his sister also still alive and only about 70 years old too? And why is he German and she not?
7) Why, why, why???
If you're looking for a well made, scary horror movie, this ain't it. If you're looking for a good laugh, watch it by all means.
Review of The Revenge of Robert the Doll
