The stage curtains open ...
"Waxwork II: Lost In Time" picks up right where the first film left off, with our two soul survivors making it out of the burning building to the street outside. An evil hand also makes it out. And so begins a whole new chain of horrific events. This movie, like it predecessor, is nonsensical, mindless, bloody fun. Only not quite as much so.
When Mark drops Sarah off at her home, the hand follows her inside, murdering her father with a hammer. It isn't long before the law has her in custody and on trial for his murder, as well as the 200 bodies they found mutilated inside the wax museum. However, Mark is able to rescue Sarah from their clutches, and together, with the aid of a time travel device, they find themselves in various situations that have been reflected over the years in horror films and books. They busy themselves on bringing back evidence of a hand that lives on its own, while trying to stay alive, so that Sarah can be exonerated in the real world.
This sequel fell rather flat with me. To be fair, it really wasn't any worse than the first film. It just didn't pull me in and entertain me as much as it did. The opening sequence in the house of Frankenstein was almost enough for me to want to stop the film altogether. But then, it began to get better as it went along. Bruce Campbell, in his role, was completely in his element here and nearly stole each scene he was in. It still wasn't enough to make this one worth watching.
Like the first film, it falls heavily on comedy to try and save itself, but it just wasn't that funny. I did crack a smile in a few places, most particularly Bruce Campbell's scenes, but all in all, this one is a pass. If you enjoyed the first movie and want to see how this one holds up, then by all means. Watch it. You might even enjoy it. For my part, it was just okay at only 5 stars out of 10.
"Waxwork II: Lost In Time" picks up right where the first film left off, with our two soul survivors making it out of the burning building to the street outside. An evil hand also makes it out. And so begins a whole new chain of horrific events. This movie, like it predecessor, is nonsensical, mindless, bloody fun. Only not quite as much so.
When Mark drops Sarah off at her home, the hand follows her inside, murdering her father with a hammer. It isn't long before the law has her in custody and on trial for his murder, as well as the 200 bodies they found mutilated inside the wax museum. However, Mark is able to rescue Sarah from their clutches, and together, with the aid of a time travel device, they find themselves in various situations that have been reflected over the years in horror films and books. They busy themselves on bringing back evidence of a hand that lives on its own, while trying to stay alive, so that Sarah can be exonerated in the real world.
This sequel fell rather flat with me. To be fair, it really wasn't any worse than the first film. It just didn't pull me in and entertain me as much as it did. The opening sequence in the house of Frankenstein was almost enough for me to want to stop the film altogether. But then, it began to get better as it went along. Bruce Campbell, in his role, was completely in his element here and nearly stole each scene he was in. It still wasn't enough to make this one worth watching.
Like the first film, it falls heavily on comedy to try and save itself, but it just wasn't that funny. I did crack a smile in a few places, most particularly Bruce Campbell's scenes, but all in all, this one is a pass. If you enjoyed the first movie and want to see how this one holds up, then by all means. Watch it. You might even enjoy it. For my part, it was just okay at only 5 stars out of 10.