This installment is completely unnecessary, as it is very similar to Part 4. In fact, Puppet Master 4 & 5 were filmed simultaneously, and it shows. They were clearly running out of ideas. The film follows directly on Part 4 with the same actors. The story begins with Rick (Gordon Currie) - now accused of murder - telling what happened in the previous film, but from there it's pretty much deja vu. Torch is back, having only been in Part 2, as if they suddenly remembered about him. Rick acts as if he knows Torch, but he was not in Part 4, and only appeared for about 20 seconds in this installment. Why?
You can easily skip this film and you won't miss any part of the storyline.
You can easily skip this film and you won't miss any part of the storyline.