![]() is a leading manufacturer of botanical waxes. The camerawork is decent, the music is composed well and the supporting cast contain some big names.With over 15 years of experience in the Candle Industry, AAK USA Inc. While the main characters feel inconsistent at times and the plot is just silly, it does provide mild fun. This movie puts an interesting spin on the old wax museum tale from past films. ![]() For Bellon, this might be the work he's most remembered for because much of the rest of his filmography is in the TV Movie realm where few scores get publications. Almost anyone could tell it came from the 80s from certain tracks. The listening experience is very dated though by the instruments used. Bellon has a number of themes that occur throughout the run time and are memorable in their own way. Surprisingly, it is an interesting work that has gotten an album release. Finally, composing the film score to this feature was Roger Bellon. The best shot belongs to the waxwork building. The scenes shot by Lively are decent and show competence in their presentation. Behind the camera for this film was Gerry Lively, who also worked on Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) and even Friday (1995). Working on those effects was Bob Keen, the same guy behind movies like Superman (1978), Alien (1979), Highlander (1986) and Hellraiser (1987). There's a good volume of blood and gore to be had even though the tone does not convey serious horror. ![]() The effects in this film are credible for 1988. This is why the experience of watching this film feels campy. In all honesty, it's a rather vague and preposterous plot why this whole situation even occurs. The other issue is just the plot itself and the antagonist's motivation. Some consistency or at least clarity would've been good. While there is a moment where a key part is explained, there is another scene where another variation to the proposed rule is countered. Two other aspects that play against the experience of this film are the rules explained in the story. And despite the main characters not feeling strong enough, they are well supported by other veteran actors like David Warner better known from Tron (1982), Joe Baker who'd voice Lon in Disney's Pocahontas (1995), Patrick Macnee who had roles in The Howling (1981) and A View to a Kill (1985) and even a cameo from John Rhys-Davies. Nevertheless, the actors perform well with what they have. Giggles (1992) is okay but again her character seems conflicted in motivation. Michelle Johnson known for also later playing in Dr. Zach Galligan best known from Gremlins (1984) plays what seems like a character who wants to grow up, yet he still cares about who China (his ex) sleeps with. First, the main characters themselves lack any relatable charm. Sadly, this still doesn't remove the campy experience viewers may feel. There's a little more fantasy involved here. As mentioned before, it's a twist on the classic story, just this time it's not a crazed psychopath going around killing people off the streets. Little do they or other strangers know that behind the displays are parallel dimensions where people can be transported and trapped. The story is about Mark Loftmore (Zach Galligan), China (Michelle Johnson), Sarah (Deborah Foreman) and some other friends who get invited to a mysterious waxwork building headed by a nameless man (David Warner). Sometimes when doing more than one task the end result is not the desired outcome, but here it fairs out okay. Written and directed Anthony Hickox, who would later direct Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), makes his debut with this feature. However, the way the premise is used tends to make it more camp than anything else. Thankfully this movie does something unique with the premise instead of rehashing for another round of familiarities. After that, feature length films disappeared focusing on this concept.until this film came along. All of which had the same idea but only the original and remake are known the best. It's also because of these traits that they've been best used in horror pictures starting with films like Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), House of Wax (1953), Nightmare in Wax (1969) and Terror in the Wax Museum (1973). Unfortunately, the reason for that is their eerie presence and synthetic likeliness to that it was based on. Wax figures always seem to get the least appreciation when it comes to three dimensional art.
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