#nick ask

J: So as you may have guessed, the movie we’re talking about first is House of Wax (2005). It follows a group of college students driving cross-country to attend an important football game. But they stop for the night in Ambrose, Louisiana… a decision that turns out to be fatal. Mwahahahahaha.  

V: They end up meeting up with not one, not two, but three men - all with varying levels of dangerousness. Lester, Bo, and Vincent. It isn’t until later do they realize they’re all connected. One of my favorite twists, honestly - even though I knew beforehand, I still loved finding that out in the story as it progressed. And man is Bo a snack.

J: Yyyyeah… she has mechanic fever pre-tty bad. As far as the movie goes, the director made a point of using practical effects wherever and whenever possible, which made for a very realistic, very grotesque viewing experience. It definitely made my skin crawl, and Vincent is terrifying. However, the only protagonist I really liked was Nick. Carly and Wade were just as Bo described: completely disrespectful. They were rude to Lester, rude to Bo, and Wade disrespected Vinny by burning his childhood sculptures, breaking into his museum, sneaking around the Sinclair house, etc, etc... In that sense, it was hard to want the protags to succeed. I didn’t feel for them. And the film didn’t try to hide the fact that Paris Hilton was - in fact - Paris Hilton. Even the soundtrack refers to her character as ‘Paris’, so she ended up as more of an Easter Egg than her own character. Wasn’t a fan of that. Even Jennifer’s Body took Megan Fox seriously, and I wasn’t left thinking “they’re just using this as an excuse to get her half-naked figure on a big screen”. But Nick was strong, a good brother, and the slow reveal of his true character was really well done. Overall it was a solid movie with a lot of fandom potential (extra points there). I’d give it… 7/10.

V: I think that’s fair. The effects, the set, the villains? All fantastic. But it fell apart with the protagonists - Carly was alright at some points, but otherwise? Ehh. I mean, I often sympathize with the killer anyway, but this felt like it was intentionally like that. Like, “hey, these good guys suck - like the villains instead; they’ve had it rough”. Nick was fantastic though, I will give him that. I like a bad boy with a big heart!

J: So without further ado, we would like to welcome Bo, Lester, and Vincent Sinclair to the Slasher Party! Along with our two survivors, Nick and Carly Jones!

“Thank y’kindly, ladies~ I think my brothers’n’I ‘ll fit right in these parts,” Bo smirks, his southern charm unparalleled, “And uh, Miss Savana, was it? Seems like it’s a special pleasure to make your acquaintance, ma’am~” He gives the girl a sweet kiss on the hand, at which Jess rolls her eyes. 

Lester tilts his hat off in a greeting, a shy grin plastered across his scruffy features. “Well, heh, hi there everybody. Sure is a pleasure t’be here~” 

“...” The man in the wax mask is quiet. His hands move, and he begins to sign. ‘Thank you for bringing me.’ He says. ‘I look forward to making new friends.’ 

With his sister on his arm, Nick gives a lazy shrug and a shake of his head. “As long as you’re sure it’s safe here, I don’t have any problem setting the record straight on exactly what happened.”