"OOOHHH SCAAARRRY!"
Added 7/19/2009
AN ALL TIME CLASSIC, ABOUT A SCARY WAXWORK! I NEVER LIKE TO DIVULGE TO MANY PLOT POINTS, HATE TO SPOIL, BUT IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN, DEFINETLY WORTH A "CLOSER LOOK". I HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE, OVER A DOZEN TIMES AND IS A CLASSIC 80'S CAMPY HORROR FLICK, IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, BUT YOU BETTER HAVE SOME ONE TO WATCH IT WITH, OR ITS KINDA SCARY!
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Smarter than most teen horror movies
Added 3/4/2009
A group of college students become involved in a plot to resurrect the 18 most evil people who have ever lived by means of a waxworks museum.
It's sad that this horror movie from the 1980's has been more or less forgotten, since it is smarter and better than most of the other teen horror movies of its time (and of today). The format of the film is somewhat episodic - a large proportion of the film is made up of segments in which the various characters enter into the waxwork tableaux - and normally this would annoy me, but in this case, each of the episodes (featuring such classic horror villains as vampires, werewolves, the mummy, zombies and the Marquis de Sade) is so well made that I actually found myself looking forward to the next waxwork episode. They're just like something out of an old horror movie, only gorier. What really makes this film stand out, however, is the sub-plot involving the virginal heroine of the story, Sarah (Deborah Foreman), and her fascination with the Marquis de Sade. Traditionally the heroines of horror movies are portrayed as "good" and "innocent", and for the most part Sarah is. She just happens to have masochistic tendencies. It's something that I haven't seen in a teen-targeted horror film before or since and it is one of the main reasons why I keep coming back to the film (I've seen it three times now)... That and the fact that it's a lot of fun. I strongly recommend this film.
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Good Flick
Added 5/4/2005
I was amazed on how well this movie was put together. There was well thought out plotline. good acting and a the budget money was put to good use with the special effects. A must see movie.
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Great Flick!!
Added 8/22/2002
I have seen this movie at least 20 times and it gets better each time I watch it! Who can resist David Warner in anything?? This movie has everything. Gore, sexuality, and comedy. Who can forget Dana Ashbrook's classic line "Who put the acid in my drink again, China!" Too funny for words.
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Waxworks Review
Added 8/10/2001
I thought this movie was good!I've seen it about 3 times....but only once all the way through. Honestly....I don't know how people can dislike it. If you didn't think the movie itself was good,you at least had to like the scenes with Marquis de Sade in them. Not only is he one of the villians that actually are interesting, the acting is really good. He's one of the reasons that I liked the movie. That and I've known him in a past life......but that's a different story all together.
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"OOOHHH SCAAARRRY!"
Added 7/19/2009
AN ALL TIME CLASSIC, ABOUT A SCARY WAXWORK! I NEVER LIKE TO DIVULGE TO MANY PLOT POINTS, HATE TO SPOIL, BUT IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN, DEFINETLY WORTH A "CLOSER LOOK". I HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE, OVER A DOZEN TIMES AND IS A CLASSIC 80'S CAMPY HORROR FLICK, IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, BUT YOU BETTER HAVE SOME ONE TO WATCH IT WITH, OR ITS KINDA SCARY!
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Smarter than most teen horror movies
Added 3/4/2009
A group of college students become involved in a plot to resurrect the 18 most evil people who have ever lived by means of a waxworks museum.
It's sad that this horror movie from the 1980's has been more or less forgotten, since it is smarter and better than most of the other teen horror movies of its time (and of today). The format of the film is somewhat episodic - a large proportion of the film is made up of segments in which the various characters enter into the waxwork tableaux - and normally this would annoy me, but in this case, each of the episodes (featuring such classic horror villains as vampires, werewolves, the mummy, zombies and the Marquis de Sade) is so well made that I actually found myself looking forward to the next waxwork episode. They're just like something out of an old horror movie, only gorier. What really makes this film stand out, however, is the sub-plot involving the virginal heroine of the story, Sarah (Deborah Foreman), and her fascination with the Marquis de Sade. Traditionally the heroines of horror movies are portrayed as "good" and "innocent", and for the most part Sarah is. She just happens to have masochistic tendencies. It's something that I haven't seen in a teen-targeted horror film before or since and it is one of the main reasons why I keep coming back to the film (I've seen it three times now)... That and the fact that it's a lot of fun. I strongly recommend this film.
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Good Flick
Added 5/4/2005
I was amazed on how well this movie was put together. There was well thought out plotline. good acting and a the budget money was put to good use with the special effects. A must see movie.
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