#waxwork 2: lost in time

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[vampirecorleone]

365 Movies Challenge #317; Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) dir. Anthony Hickox: “A kiss at the point of death is more pleasurable than the most intense orgasm imaginable...“

[fanofspooky]

Scream King - Bruce Campbell

[phoenix]

Gosh, I really love the Waxwork movies.

[monstersonscreen]

Bob Keen's Image Animation returned to supply the makeup effects for Hickox's sequel, Waxwork II: Lost in Time. Among the team were returning members like Paul Jones (who would later do the FX for Ginger Snaps and the What We Do in the Shadows series) and Mark Coulier (who would do several Harry Potter and X-Men movies, as well as The Mummy Returns) as well as relative newcomers such as Stephen Norrington (who later directed Death Machine and Blade!)

Among Waxwork's makeup effects was the panther woman (an animatronic head), the Frankenstein's Monster (prosthetic facial appliance) and the xenomorph parody realized as a full rubber suit.

[icpe]

Are there any movies that critics and audiences hate but you personally love?

Alien 3 (actually it’s my favourite movie in the series…),

Waxwork 2: Lost in Time (1991),

the Purge 3 (2016),

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (I LOOOVE this movie, you can laugh at me it’s okay),

Daddy’s Home 2 (idk I laugh every time),

The Limehouse Golem (2016)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Etc…

[variousqueerthings]

Hiii! This question is kinda apropos of nothing but I’m curious: who is the person in your profile pic? Every time I scroll past it a little too fast I think it’s Alan Alda/Hawkeye haha

no worries (i think alan alda would be honoured, if i remember correctly, he mentioned meeting him once as a kid in his memoir). it's this fellow:

his name was conrad veidt, a famous german actor of the weimar republic, later escaped to britain and then the us to get away from the nazis with his jewish wife, Ilona Prager. he also starred in two pro-jewish films shortly after the nazis came to power in 1933 (the wandering jew, and jew süss, but i confess i haven't watched these yet, so i cannot say how well they aged) -- generally did a few films that were about Social Issues that came down on the side of the oppressed, including the woman's crusade, and the merry-go-round, as well as... (see below)

famous for some very important movies: 1. played the lead in the first movie to openly portray gay men (anders als die andern), which was produced by magnus hirschfeld and the institute of sexology in a bid to get support for legalising homosexuality -- it's free on youtube! also 105 years old, can you believe... 2. played the somnambulist in the cabinet of dr caligari, and generally was every vamp-girls/boys dream back in the day, playing in a lot of the german expressionist films and proto-horror films, and generally not afraid to play offbeat, uncomfortable roles that weren't about being an attractive leading man (eerie tales, the hands of orlac, waxworks, the man who laughs) 3. after he moved to the us, he was very happy to portray nazis to give them realism, and he plays major heinrich strasser in casablanca in 1942 (his second-last film)

i believe he was in a total of 115 films, but quite a few of them between when he started in 1917 and 1930 are lost (der januskopf, i think of you often....murnau, bela lugosi, and conrad veidt, in an adaptation of jekyll and hyde??? arghhh)

other fun facts, did occasionally crossdress and in fact this may have contributed a little to his first divorce, as his wife found him and a bunch of his friends wearing dresses one night after she came back from work -- notably conrad was in her new dress. she told a friend that this was the breaking point, but it may have partially been a joke. they did divorce though

was also at one point called the prettiest girl in berlin in print, good for him

was probably bisexual, although having said that i've actually never read why people think this -- so for now, he was a mensch and a great ally to a lot of people, a little on the queerer side in all things

i do follow a fair few conrad veidt blogs on here, but i don't talk about him often, it's one of those "am a fan, but keeping it mostly to the chest" kind of things with him -- however, as you can tell, very happy to give the Info when asked!

that's the man, the girl, the pretty boy: mr conrad veidt!

[kazumasdiary]

that 2-3 cutscene, part iii: barok

you know that cold sinking feeling you get when something you’d kind of guessed but hadn't confirmed yet turns out to be true? like, you knew, but you didn't have proof- and now you do, and there's just this pit in your stomach, because even if you knew you didn't want it to be true?

yeah, that’s barok in this.

going into this scene, barok has more than enough information to put things together. if you show him your armband at the very beginning of 2-3 he asks what it is, and when you explain, he asks why you're showing it to him. but then he says this:

“......... I can understand, at least... ...there's merit in reminding yourself of who helped you become what you are today.”

as a response to “here's the thing that marks me as a lawyer,” this doesn't make any sense- the armband belongs to ryunosuke, why would it remind him of someone else- unless barok knows, to some extent, what happened on that ship: that ryunosuke got that armband from a friend who died, who is the reason ryunosuke became a lawyer, and it is a reminder of that friend. and just to hammer it in, on his next line, he gets a very particular damage animation: specifically, the one where he looks away and puts one hand over what we will later find out is, of course, his dead brother’s prosecution badge. 

this is all circumstantial evidence at best, but why would barok reference these parallels between him and ryunosuke so strongly, unless he knew they were there? unless he knew that ryunosuke, like him, lost someone close to him, and now works as a lawyer in their name?

and three months ago, barok got a new apprentice: who doesn't remember anything about himself, who's not allowed to show his face in front of anyone, and who’s not allowed to speak to “anyone outside of this office”- which excludes most people but, notably, does not exclude barok. so if we assume that barok knew about what happened on the ss burya, then, given that kazuma speaks with a japanese accent, barok can probably realize those two things are most likely not a coincidence.

and again, we have no proof for this, but barok knew genshin. If genshin ever mentioned his son’s name in front of barok, and barok remembers it, then once susato says kazuma’s name on that exhibition stage, barok has all the pieces to put together everything that's revealed at the end of 2-3.

and barok’s no fool. i think he does put those pieces together. i think by the time we reach that last stretch of trial, he knows who kazuma is, and how kazuma relates back to him. when you first start poking at the professor case with that waxwork, he says

“You should know... ...that you're on the brink of opening Pandora's box.”

as a reaction, this makes sense- this is a messy painful case with a fair bit of mystery still surrounding it and you're dragging it back up again- but this would also make sense for someone who has very recently realized that something more is going on here, something that loops back to the professor case, and he may not know what it is but he knows that it’s why he has this apprentice, here, now.

i think barok knew what was going on here. i think he knew that something about the professor case was crawling back from the dead, and i think that's in part why he chooses to reveal the secret to ryunosuke at the end of this case.

and i think in that final cutscene, his reaction is less shock, or surprise, and more just that cold, quiet feeling of, “oh. i was right.”

technically, this is not really a betrayal on kazuma’s part. kazuma didn't remember- it's not like he was choosing to apprentice himself to barok, or to hide his identity. but the technicalities of it don't matter. barok may not trust anyone, but if he had any faith in his apprentice at all- and he would have had to, at least enough to fight with kazuma by his side- then functionally this is a betrayal.

we don't see a lot of barok’s reaction in this cutscene. and that's fair! there's a lot going on! but i'd hazard a guess that at least part of it is about taking every emotion he's ever felt about his apprentice and shoving it as far away from him as possible. he made the mistake of letting himself have an ally again- and then it turns out that that ally is the son of the man who destroyed his life, the son of the first person to break his trust so badly that ten years later he still doesn’t believe in anything.

barok’s been betrayed once before. and now another person standing beside him has turned out to be part of something dark and terrible, that destroyed his life once and may very well do so again. no wonder barok calls him the living afterimage of his father. 

like everyone else, barok experiences the ending of 2-3 as a resurrection. but for him it’s a revival of something he knew- and never wanted to see again.

(again, credit to @ifidogaysomyself for the basis of a lot of these thoughts.)

| susato | ryunosuke | kazuma |

[derpylittlenico]

My Top 10 Movies (and I'm not talking Of All Time, but? the kind of weird shit you find yourself rewatching the most)

the splendiferous @beaconfeels tagged me, and they're a delight, so I'm gonna just go for it because I feel like subjecting y'all to my weird tastes.

1. The Lost Boys

2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

3. Legend (the version with the Tangerine Dreams soundtrack, plz and thnx)

4. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

5. Clue

6. Labyrinth

7. Dream A Little Dream

8. Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight

9. Mansfield Park (1999)

10. Waxworks

honorable mentions: Velvet Goldmine & Beetlejuice who just barely missed making the list.

I don't know many people who like being tagged for these asks, so Imma respect that and just say...if you're a follower or mutual and you see this and wanna go for it? Consider this me tagging you

[quasar1967]

Waxwork 2: Lost In Time (1992)

The survivors of the first Waxwork must use a portal through time to defeat the evil that has followed them and turned their lives upside down.

[theharpermovieblog]

#HARPERSMOVIECOLLECTION

2023

I re-watched Waxwork 2: Lost In Time (1992)

I needed something stupid and easy to watch. This was pretty perfect for that.

After escaping the magical Waxwork of the original, Sarah's step-father is killed by a rogue severed hand, and Sarah is blamed. Her boyfriend Mark suggests traveling through time to find a way of proving her innocence.

I'm an unashamed fan of the first Waxwork. It's a cheap, silly, 1980's B-horror movie with an inventive plot, which allows for a bunch of random horror scenes in one movie.

Waxwork 2 is attempting to do the same thing. Placing our main characters in several different cliche' horror and adventure scenarios.

Director Anthony Hickox hits and misses a lot. His one solid hit for me is the original Waxwork. His ridiculous, lame sense of humor works there. His love of horror flicks is evident, and overall he makes a real fun B-movie with a great werewolf scene as a bonus. Other movies of his, like Hellraiser 3 and Sundown, aren't all that great, but can be fun in moments. And, many others of his are just awful.

As far as Waxwork 2, it's actually fairly entertaining if you go with it. A lot of the jokes are terrible and it loses some of the charm of the original, but it still offers random cliche horror payoffs without sitting through any of the plot to those cliche films.

The black and white ghost scenario is the best one. Bruce Campbell actually pulls off the silly humor and it looks good. The Alien scenario has some fun gross practical effects to make it fun as well.

The movie moves into a medieval scenario in its second half. It's ok, and there's a lady to panther monster transformation, but I prefer the straightforward horror stuff.

The special effects in this movie are obvious, yet fun practical

effects. The story is simple enough, despite being about time travel. The majority of jokes aren't funny, but the light atmosphere and the jokes that do work allow you to laugh with and at the film. There's a lot of character actors here who are really chewing the scenery in their parts. Zack Galligan is enjoyable as the hero. Monika Schnarre who is taking over the role of sarah is pretty bland and almost dead eyed for a lot of the movie. Deborah Foreman's mousey repressed energy is sorely missed.

Overall, I liked this better than I remember. It makes me wish they actually had made the planned third installment in the series. If ever a franchise was begging to be remade, it's this one. There's a small lore built into these films that could easily be expanded upon.

Yes, it's cheap, cheesy, below mediocre in execution, and my entire credibility as a film person comes into question just from endorsing it.....and maybe its because I watched this immediately after a very intense movie about rape and torture, but I had fun with this. When at the end we enter a flurry of random horror scenarios during a shitty sword fight through time, I was smiling.

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[usagirotten]

Rob Zombie Bringing Classic Horror Soundtracks to Vinyl for the First Time

Rob Zombie and Waxwork Records have partnered to release an exclusive, curated line of classic Horror movie soundtracks. “Rob Zombie Presents” will feature several never-before-released film soundtracks that were personally selected by the singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. The first soundtrack to be released is fittingly the one for White Zombie. The 1932 film starring Bela Lugosi is considered the first-ever zombie movie, and inspired the name for Rob Zombie’s former band, White Zombie. According to a release, the film was “slammed by critics upon its release” but has been “reevaluated and praised by recent critics for its classic horror production.” “It’s a great film that not a lot of people know about,” Zombie said. “It amazes me that a film that is so readily available can be so lost.” This isn’t Waxwork and Zombie’s first time collaborating. Previously, they released the official soundtracks to the Rob Zombie films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, 3 From Hell, The Lords of Salem, Halloween 1, Halloween 2 and The Munsters. Upcoming classic horror film soundtracks that will also get the Rob Zombie Presents treatment include Spider Baby, Carnival of Souls, The Last Man on Earth, The House on Haunted Hill, and Island of Lost Souls. To order Rob Zombie Presents White Zombie, go here. The release features the original soundtrack on 180 gram “Zombie & Jungle” hand-poured colored vinyl; liner notes by Rob Zombie; an old style tip-on gatefold jacket with matte satin coating; new art by Graham Humphreys; and a 12″ x 12″ insert.    

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Rob Zombie Presents: Classic Horror Film Soundtrack Series - WHITE ZOMBIE

Rob Zombie and Waxwork are thrilled to announce their first soundtrack title as “Rob Zombie Presents WHITE ZOMBIE”. Starring Bela Lugosi, 1932’s WHITE ZOMBIE is considered the first zombie movie. It was also filmed on Universal Studio’s lot, using several props from other horror films of that time. Starring Madge Bellamy, Robert W. Frazer, and John Harron, the film follows the cast as they navigate zombies, love, obsession, and treachery. Initially slammed by critics upon its release, the movie has been reevaluated and praised by recent critics for its classic horror production. The film has gone on to influence mainstream media, even influencing the band name of White Zombie. Rob Zombie has said of the film, “It’s a great film that not a lot of people know about. It amazes me that a film that is so readily available can be so lost.”

After working together on the successful release of the official soundtracks to Zombie’s films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, 3 From Hell, The Lords of Salem, Halloween 1 & 2, and The Munsters, Zombie explored other ways to collaborate with Waxwork in an effort to unearth, re-master, and release classic, left-of-center Horror soundtracks from films that he is a life-long fan of. The line of soundtracks features deluxe packaging, heavyweight colored vinyl, new artwork by prominent Horror illustrator Graham Humphreys, liner notes and interviews conducted by Rob Zombie with filmmakers and actors. Titles include premiere releases of Spider Baby, Carnival Of Souls, The Last Man On Earth, The House On Haunted Hill, Island Of Lost Souls, and many selections from the HAMMER film library.

“I have always been a huge fan of movie soundtracks. So I jumped at the opportunity to work with Waxwork on this project.” Says Zombie, “I can’t wait to release these albums. So many of these films are greatly under appreciated and, they all contain such great music. So, to be able to release these deluxe packages is a dream come true.“

“Rob Zombie Presents WHITE ZOMBIE”. The vinyl comes in deluxe packaging, 180 gram vinyl, new artwork by Graham Humphreys, and liner notes and interviews by Rob Zombie. Order the WHITE ZOMBIE vinyl here.

Rob Zombie Presents Features • Premier soundtrack selections from films o White Zombie o Spider Baby o Carnival of Souls o The Last Man on Earth o The House on Haunted Hill o Island of Lost Souls o More selections from the Hammer film library • Deluxe packaging • 180 gram vinyl • New artwork by Graham Humphreys • Liner notes and interviews by Rob Zombie

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Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) Electric Pictures Dir. Anthony Hickox

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Bruce Campbell as John Loftmore in Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)