bartacus1
This easily falls into the 'so bad it's good' category. If you believe in that phenomenon, add this to your list. If not, avoid at all costs - you will hate it.The special effects are out of this world bad, the plot line is super silly. The love story is laughably inappropriate. Divoff plays an amazing creep in this awful romp - he looks like a cross between Phil Hartman and Jim Carrey with his perpetual goofy grin. Some of the deaths in this movie are just hilarious to watch. My favourite thing is the actors' reactions to them, and how the extras in this movie don't seem to notice anything going on around them.That casino scene was just epic.
generichorrorfreak
"Evil Never Dies"? That sounds so cool. Too bad it got wasted on this movie! Wishmaster 2 is about as pointless of a sequel as you will ever get, because 1) Wishmaster 1 was horrible and the simple plot did not need to be repeated in another simple, horrible movie 2) Doesn't reason #1 suffice to never, ever make a sequel to Wishmaster? The little red gemstone is not cool. It is not intriguing. It is dumb. It is lame. It is silly. But here is another movie about the genie who arises from the gemstone. What happens? Exactly the same thing that happens in Wishmaster 1, except this time we are given a definitive number of victims he will "grant" and a magical phrase that may or may not be able to stop him. There's also a few twists in the plot, such as Wishmaster going to jail and why he actually goes instead of, y'know, doing the genie thing and escaping.I don't know what else to say about Wishmaster 2 except it is pretty much exactly the same as Wishmaster 1 except even more "real." Wishmaster goes to jail, Gothic lead character, robbery, a toke off a joint, etc. The only difference is this movie is funnier (intentionally this time), the ending is a little different, and the characters are slightly more interesting. I guess if I had to pick between seeing either Wishmaster 1 or 2.. oh gee, I couldn't choose. I'd loathe to see them both so much. Again this is a good kids' horror movie, but due to some of the humorous parts it makes an OK watch for the few laughs.
winner55
The original Wishmaster film was a pleasant surprise. Director Robert Kurtzman and writer Peter Atkins cleverly married very traditional old-school horror movie plotting and contemporary FX laden gore-splattering. The film benefited from a sense of humor, and had a fairly rapid pace that kept one distracted from any flaws. The direct-to-video sequel, by contrast, shows no savvy at all in it's plotting, its (very limited) use of FX, or its pacing. For most of the film, the monstrous Wishmaster is confined (in his human form) in a prison, where it takes the longest time for him to get anyone to ask for a wish. This prolonged prison scene might have been salvageable if the dialogue were witty, but it basically reduces to:Wishmaster: "I grant any wish, ask for something." Prisoner (or Guard): "F*** you!" Wishmaster: "No really, just ask."If such is your idea of snappy dialog, this movie's for you.Holly Fields is mighty pleasing to look at, but there's nothing much for her to do, so they decide to toss in some "inspirational" Christian redemption drivel into a story involving ancient Persian mythology - huh? - oh, never mind, it's not worth the effort.Andrew Divoff, who did a fine job in the first Wishmaster film, stumbles around looking for something interesting to do, can't find it, and stands around and sulks instead. We would certainly feel pity for him if we hadn't grown numb from boredom.
leegreatorex
I find it very hard when people choose to say that this is a bad movie just because I love it so much. I really don't like to put spoilers in their reviews so I won't five anything away but there are just so many inventive ways that the wishmaster punishes people. He is really clever and just outwits everyone. I love the concept that your own wishes can be used against you and the many ways this theme is reinterpreted. This movie is creative all the way through, even when you know what's going to happen, you look forward to it! This is honestly my favourite movie, I used to like the first one more because it is a bit better but then I got fed up with it and this one is almost as good.
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