The Curse of Robert the Doll

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The Curse of Robert the Doll
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Directed by Andrew Jones
Written byAndrew Jones
Produced byLee Bane
Andrew Jones
Starring
  • Jason Homewood
  • Nigel Barber
  • Chris Bell
  • Lee Bane
CinematographyJonathan McLaughlin
Edited byAndrew Jones
Music byBobby Cole
Production
company
North Bank Entertainment
Distributed by
  • 4Digital Media
  • Take One
  • Great Movies
  • Frighten Entertainment
  • Eurofilms
  • Campaolo Films
  • Encripta
Release date
  • September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)(United Kingdom)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$19,096 [1]

The Curse of Robert the Doll (also known as The Curse of Robert) is a 2016 British supernatural B- horror film written and directed by Andrew Jones. A sequel to the 2015 film Robert and the second installment in the Robert the Doll film series. It stars Jason Homewood, Nigel Barber, Chris Bell and Lee Bane. [2] [3]

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Synopsis

The film follows Emily, a student who is short on money and takes the night shift at a museum. What seems like a normal job turns into a terrifying experience when she encounters Robert the Doll, leading her to attempt to find the truth about the doll.

Cast

Release

The film was released in United Kingdom on September 12, 2016 and was released in VOD, DVD and Blu-ray on June 30, 2017. [4]

Reception

Culture Crypt gave the film a review score of 25 over 100 and wrote; "The title attraction's collective screen time possibly exceeds one minute, but doubtful it runs over two. When he does appear, Robert's "animation" consists of having offscreen hands shake him ridiculously or clunkily moving a limb. No attempt is made to give the doll character outside of his goofily silent expression." [5]

Tom from Letterboxd gave the film a half star and said: "I was about to give this a whole 1 star, however the police officer reads the American Miranda rights rather than the British 'right to silence' speech. This was so egregious that I had to demote this film to half a star." [6]

Ml Miller Writes gave the film a mixed to positive reviews and said: "The Robert in this film takes more of a hands-on approach to his kills. The low-fi way the doll is simply moved by someone off screen can be viewed as hokey or charming depending on your tolerance for low budget cinema." [7]

Gemma Johnson of Spooky Isles gave the film a negative review and she wrote: "I like to try to find something positive within each film that I watch but I couldn't find anything here, and I tried really, really hard. The most positive thing is that I have watched this film, so you don't have to." [8]

Sequel

The Toymaker was released on 21 August 2017, [9] The Revenge of Robert the Doll on 6 March 2018, [10] and Robert Reborn on 24 June 2019. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "THE CURSE OF ROBERT THE DOLL". British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Curse or Robert 2016". Blu-ray . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Curse of Robert (2016) review". Culture Crypt. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Curse of Robert the Doll". Letterboxd . December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ Writes, Ml Miller (May 24, 2022). "THE CURSE OF ROBERT (aka THE CURSE OF ROBERT THE DOLL, 2016) Review!". Ml Miller Writes. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Gemma (October 16, 2023). "The Curse Of Robert The Doll 2016 REVIEW". Spooky Isles. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "The Revenge of Robert the Doll (2018)". Boca do Inferno (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  10. ↑ Phalin, Mike (22 March 2018). "Filmmaker Andrew Jones Talks Killer Dolls, Jurassic Terrors, and Nazi Werewolves". Fanbolt. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  11. ↑ HorrorO (5 April 2019). ""Robert Reborn" Unleashes First Trailer". PromoteHorror.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.


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