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Written and directed by Anthony Hickox (Waxwork, Payback) Starring Review: by Melissa (e-mail your faithful reviewer) While Waxwork was hardly great filmmaking, it was a lot of good cheesy 80's teen horror fun. I am happy to say that Waxwork II is more in the same vein, though it is even cheesier and more uneven than the first film. It's decent toasty fun. It goes well with beer and pizza. Or really buttery popcorn. Waxwork II picks up where the last movie leaves off. The movie makes it clear in the first few flashbacks that David Warner will not be joining us for this film. Indeed, this might have killed the movie right there. I mean, what use is a movie if it doesn't have David Warner in it? Well, there is something to be said for good substitutes. The premise of Waxwork II is that Zach Galligan and his new girlfriend (who is supposed to be his old girlfriend from the first film, but she suddenly changes clothes, height, hair color, and personality) find a gizmo that allows them to zap around in time. That's when we get more movie-spoofing vignettes, a la the first film. Hooray for vignettes! The movie is lackluster. The acting is crap, the pacing is uneven, the script beyond awful. However. The movie spoofs in this movie are actually an improvement over the first film. While the Aliens spoof is lackluster, I thought I was going to wet myself during the Haunting segment. And there's a Dawn of the Dead fragment! How cool is that? Okay, it would be cooler with more bikers, but zombies in shopping malls is just cinematic gold. And there's a Ladyhawke spoof that gets funnier as the 80's become more distant, because the musical score just sounds stupider and stupider with every passing year. And remember what I said about "good substitutes"? This movie has no David Warner, but it has a half-dozen other cameos that made me clap with glee. I mean, if anyone has the remote possibility of being even cooler than David Warner, it's Bruce Campbell. If you don't know who Bruce Campbell is, I will personally strap you to a chair and force you to watch Evil Dead II. (No, I don't accept donations for that public service.) I don't care if he can't really act. He's fun, he's cool, and he's in really fine form in Waxwork II. The world needs more Bruce Campbell. If we ever figure out human cloning, I'll take two. Besides his cameo, Marina Sirtis, John Carradine, and Alexander Godunov all pop up as well. I think that just about makes up for the loss of David Warner, don't you think? Plus, you get to see Zach Galligan in a half-dozen really bad haircuts. If that doesn't spell cheesy entertainment to you, I just don't know what you want from me. DVD Details: Denied! There is no DVD for this movie! It's not even available on VHS anymore. I'm crushed. You studio execs are no fun anymore. Further Information: |
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