Waxworks 2 frankenstein6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Lionsgate’s Vestron Video label has just released a wonderful Blu-ray of both films.In both Waxwork films there are tons of great actors and actresses that grace the screen. In the tradition of The Fat Boys’ Are You Ready For Freddy, the rap group LA Posse recorded a song for Waxwork 2 and it is magic.īuy it, just for the Bruce Campbell bit alone. After the film ends, the credits become a music video. Now I have seen this movie dozens of times so I thought I remembered every wonderful thing about it, but I forgot one entirely. The Waxwork movies are the best things he did and I very much wish there had been a third. Those are all movies you either love in spite of their flaws or hate with a fiery passion. The film and its predecessor were directed and written by Anthony Hickox of Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Hellraiser 3, Full Eclipse, and Warlock: The Armageddon. I can’t begin to name all the movies with horrible actors playing characters that Zach Galligan would’ve made charming and funny. Zach Galligan is wonderful as the lead and I have to wonder why he didn’t become the king of low-budget horror. While the original wasn’t exactly serious horror, Waxwork 2 really takes the Evil Dead 2 route with cartoonish gore and a lot of physical comedy. The medieval times section of the movie does bring it to a screeching halt and there’s not a lot to love there until the film’s climax, but Waxwork 2 is fun. ![]() Jekyll & Mister Hyde, Dawn of the Dead, Jack the Ripper, Nosferatu, Godzilla, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The movie does redeem itself as Mark and the villain swordfight their way through worlds based on Dr. But eventually they become trapped in some boring swords and sorcery version of England for what seems like two hours. That section of the movie alone is worth the price of admission. The Haunting sequence is the best because it features Bruce Campbell and some wonderful physical comedy. Then they go into worlds based on Alien and The Haunting. Mark and Sarah go on a crazy adventure, starting out in a world based on Frankenstein. ![]() ![]() Since Sarah’s facing imprisonment and possible execution for her percieved crime, Mark investigates the home of a friend of his grandfather’s and finds a magic compass that points at doors which lead to another world. The hand kills Sarah’s step-Father (George “Buck” Flower) and she gets blamed for it. Unseen by them, a disembodied zombie hand from the Night of the Living Dead world climbs into their cab and comes home with Sarah. Waxwork 2 picks up the very moment that the first one ends Galligan’s character Mark and the lone other survivor Sarah (played by Deborah Foreman in the original and Monika Schnarre here) walk away from the burning waxwork. Worlds include werewolves, vampires, zombies, and a weirdly long venture into the world of The Marquis de Sade. It’s an enjoyable and gory romp starring Gremlins’ Zach Galligan as the only one of the kids competent enough to not become a victim of a wax sculpture world. The film is basically the original Cabin in the Woods. Whenever monster has a victim then all the wax sculptures awaken and take over the world or some nonsense. When foolish patrons cross the ropes into the exhibits they go into the worlds and become the victims of the monsters. Waxwork is the story of a group of kids who go to a wax museum depicting scenes from horror movie-esque worlds. ![]()
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