Waxwork / Waxwork II - Lost in Time
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Actor: Bruce Campbell, David Carradine, Jack Eiseman, Joe Baker, Michael Des BarresDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 204 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Waxwork / Waxwork II - Lost in Time
Movie Review: Both ends of the pulp horror spectrum in one volume!
Summary: 4 Stars
Fans of pulp horror will rejoice that this dvd volume has both the first and second Waxwork movies, movies which encompass both the best & worst that 80s pulp horror movies can offer.
The first Waxwork movie has a group of college kids going to a very oddly placed waxwork museum at midnight to get a closer look at the waxwork exhibits. Too bad no one told them that the closer look meant literally becoming part of the exhibit! The creepy caretaker has to find a victim for each remaining exhibit so that history's most evil beings can once again live and take over the world. The film is quite literally 80s pulp horror at it's best.
Waxwork II: Lost in Time makes up the 2nd entry to this volume. The survivors of the first film (Mark and Sarah) find themselves needing to save Sarah from the slammer as she's being accused of her stepfather's death. For some strange reason no one believes her story that it was all the zombie hand's fault. As he's exploring his now-deceased godfather's belongings, he discovers a magic necklace that will allow him to travel through time and gather proof that magic exists and zombie hands can kill people. The second volume of Waxworks is... not so great in comparison. Rather than take the route of making a serious film, the creators decided to mix horror with comedy, a combination that so rarely works. However the film gets around this for the most part by refusing to take itself seriously and poking constant fun at itself. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Still, it's pretty fun to watch for the camp value alone, as well as several cameo performances by famous faces, most notably scream king Bruce Campbell.
Overall I'd say the dvd is well worth getting for fans of pulp horror. People who don't appreciate pulp horror would be better off looking elsewhere, although it would be a shame if they didn't at least give this series a try. As far as the DVD extras go, there really aren't any, which would have really pushed this volume to be great & not just merely good.
EDIT:
I'm returning to the scene of the crime to re-review Waxwork II. After the initial dissapointment of the first viewing, I found myself wanting to watch it again for the laughs. Many points of it were just as bad as the first go-round, but I did find several parts of the movie that I absolutely loved. One was Michael Des Barres as the overly campy George, which was one character who stole every scene he was in. The villains of the piece were ultimately more interesting than the good guys, and I have to say that part of me rooted for them deep down inside. I have to say that once I got over the "OMG, this is so bad" parts of the film, I enjoyed the movie much more than I did the first time.
Summary of Waxwork / Waxwork II - Lost in Time
The main draw of these low-budget horror pictures is their unabashed affection for the great horror movies of the past. In Waxwork, Zach Galligan and his teen friends investigate a wax museum, where they are menaced by the re-animated tableaux. It's about as energetic as a wax dummy. The sequel is livelier, with Galligan now passing through a time portal that transports him to various classic film scenarios: Frankenstein, Dawn of the Dead, Alien, and, briefly and amusingly, Nosferatu (that's Drew Barrymore as one of the virgins cowering in bed). But why no parody of Vincent Price in House of Wax? It goes on too long, but there are weird celebrity guest stars aplenty (Bruce Campbell, David Carradine, Martin Kemp). Director Anthony Hickox helmed both offerings, without quite deciding how much humor was too much humor. In short, genre cultists are pretty much the exclusive audience here. --Robert HortonHorror DVD Video
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