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Strax Rocks Out With His Hickox Out

post #1 of 16
9/28/05 at 11:29am
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An affectionate piece, Strax, but it didn't make me reconsider my opinion of Hickox (which is one of disinterest). I find his work pedestrian. I can still recall eagerly anticipating the release of Waxwork. The Fango coverage promised me a film that would be everything the recently released Monster Squad wasn't. A truly scary and hardcore monster mash. I was so disapponited by it's blandness.

"...he's never capitalized on the obvious proficiency he has for genre productions."
The only time I've seen this proficiency demonstrated was in Sundown. If I am to have a favorite Hickox movie, that would be it. But even there he was assisted by a clever script and a fine cast of actors (not the least of which were the one-two punch of Bruce Campbell and the delicious Deborah Foreman).
Otherwise his horror endeavors do not bear any unique stamp like that of his B flick peers.

But, hey, at least he's not Brian Yuzna.
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post #2 of 16
9/28/05 at 12:09pm
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Originally Posted by BobClark
But, hey, at least he's not Brian Yuzna.
Amen, brutha!
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post #3 of 16
9/28/05 at 12:53pm
Waxwork is by no means as great as The Monster Squad.

Anyway, great article Strax!
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post #4 of 16
9/28/05 at 5:22pm
That was a good read. I haven't seen many of Hickox's horror films but I have always wanted to give FULL ECLIPSE a try, I've heard good things about it and I've seen it for sale real cheap.

Even though the 2 Lundgren films the guy made went from mediocre (STORM CATCHER) to plain bad (JILL THE RIPPER) I was stunned to see that he got to do a commentary on the disc for STORM CATCHER. I listened to it and the guy came off real well, he had no illusions about the type of film he had made and gave good insight into having to shoot a film like that with little time and money.

I actually thought that SUBMERGED had a good look for a DTV film but Hickox was stuck with a lead who was not willing to get into the film at all.
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post #5 of 16
9/29/05 at 10:40am
Oh, it certainly wasn't written to create epiphanies, but thanks for the feedback all. I guess it's easier to write about the Raimis and the Romeros of this world, mostly unimpeached by the touch of shite (mostly, than it is to write about those guys that make pictures we respond so favourably to, but yet never seem to amount to the things we saw as good in their better pictures. Bill Lustig's another we were talking about in the Maniac thread.

I suppose I like to provoke some discussion of the black sheep.

And Deborah Foreman, delicious indeed. Don't think Hickox is still with her, but he was for a time I understand. Bastid.
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post #6 of 16
9/29/05 at 11:42am
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Originally Posted by Straxboy - An Anthony Hickox Film

I suppose I like to provoke some discussion of the black sheep.

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That's exactly what I like to see more of.
I love Craven and Carpenter, but we need to learn more about the Coscarellis, Cohens, and Clarks on the Corner.
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post #7 of 16
9/29/05 at 11:44am
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Originally Posted by BobClark
That's exactly what I like to see more of.
I love Craven and Carpenter, but we need to learn more about the Coscarellis, Cohens, and Clarks on the Corner.

I'll second that!
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post #8 of 16
9/29/05 at 11:57am
Coming Soon: New Projects ? I Don't Think He's Go(Kevin S.)Tenney
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post #9 of 16
9/29/05 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by BobClark
I love Craven and Carpenter, but we need to learn more about the Coscarellis, Cohens, and Clarks on the Corner.
Stay tuned. A career-spanning interview with one of those gents is coming soon.
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post #10 of 16
9/29/05 at 12:03pm
Excellent!
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post #11 of 16
9/29/05 at 2:58pm
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Originally Posted by S.D. Bob Plissken
I'll second that!
Ah but can you say them ten times fast?
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post #12 of 16
9/29/05 at 3:07pm
What do I win if I actually can?
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post #13 of 16
9/29/05 at 4:55pm
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You win a cacophony of congratulations.
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post #14 of 16
9/29/05 at 5:52pm
Actually you win the prize of hoards of giant ants coming from your bathroom mirror.
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post #15 of 16
9/29/05 at 5:56pm
Whores? Giant ants? It's just like the recurring dream all over again!
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post #16 of 16
9/30/05 at 9:25am
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Originally Posted by Capt. Eucalyptus
Actually you win the prize of hoards of giant ants coming from your bathroom mirror.
Damn, I wish I actually could do it then. Oh well.
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