- Actors: Holly Fields, Chris Weber, Al Foster, Andrew Divoff, Vyto Ruginis
- Directors: Jack Sholder
- Writers: Jack Sholder, Peter Atkins
- Producers: Robert Lansing Parker, Tony Amatullo
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Whv
- DVD Release Date: 20 Dec 2002
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004D31M
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,267 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Andrew Divoff returns as the evil Djinn bent on world domination in this "too good for cinema" sequel to Wishmaster. Released from his prison gem during a failed museum robbery, Djinn transforms from a gooey blob to a demon in human form after granting his first venom-laced wish and takes the rap for the heist and a couple of murders. Meanwhile Morgana (Holly Fields, looking like a B-movie version of Angelina Jolie, without the lips) is haunted by nightmares of the demon and discovers the meaning behind his command, "Fulfill the prophecy": he needs to bag 1,000 souls and then he's Armageddon-bound. Like its predecessor, Wishmaster 2 twists the classic genie-in-the-lamp legend into a sick joke; every wish is granted in the most literal terms, leaving the recipients victims of their own greed and desire in often gory spectacles. The budgetary constraints are evident in the more ambitious effects, notably a calamity of biblical proportions in a Las Vegas casino with computer-animated locusts and unconvincing dismemberments. Divoff makes a low-rent Freddy Krueger, tossing off pale quips with a tight grin and in a raspy, self-important monotone in this Nightmare on Elm Street knockoff. Best to stick with the real thing. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
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DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
Interactive Menus
Trailer
Scene Access
Cast Notes
Production Notes
Photo Gallery
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
its laughably bad but still good,
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This review is from: Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies [DVD] (DVD)
Wishmaster 2 follows on from the first movie which is the best in the series and follows the tale of the djinn who once released needs to capture 1000 souls and then the soul of the one who releases him and he does this by giving you one wish in exchange for your soul,the wish however results in pain and blood and seldom do you get what you wish for.
The movie is funny,both deliberately and not as the budget is restrictive when compared to the first movie and some scenes just make you laugh out loud,so for that and the fact that the villain is still pretty cool in human form and demon form then this is watchable.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Black comedy for those with a sadistic sense of humor,
By Inspector Gadget "Go Go Gadget Reviews" (On the trail of Doctor Claw) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Wishmaster 1 & 2 [DVD] [1998] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I first saw Wishmaster at a midnight screening at the London Trocadero in summer 1998. I had been awake for nearly 24 hours but needed to kill some time. I was only 17, not old enough to get into the 18-rated movie, and it scared the hell out of me.
As we get older, fewer and fewer movies have the ability to scare us as we all get more savvy and jaded to the formulaic nature of most horror films. I don't know what it was about Wishmaster that spooked me so bad, but I've been a fan of the film ever since. On a technical level, Wishmaster suffers from shoddy production design and direction that is barely above that of a cheap daytime soap opera. The acting is mostly appalling (with the exception of Andrew Divoff, who ravages the role of the Djinn/Demerest), and some of the dialogue is clunky. But, as a whole, the movie excels on pure energy alone. I mean, not only do you have more in-jokes than you can possibly count but even Jack the Ripper himself turns up before Lemmy sings hard rock over the closing credits. There's so much potential, imagination, and over-the-top carnage that the film just whizzes by. A lot of the potential isn't taken full advantage of (the 90 minute runtime keeps things to the bare minimum) but it sets up enough mythology to justify three sequels, the first sequel being the only decent one, however. The plot focuses on the Djinn, that's Wishmaster to you, and his efforts to take over the world. As you can see...it's pure hokum but it's the gory bits in between and the Djinn's wisecracking that make this movie worth the money. The Djinn will never be as infamous or as iconic as Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers etc, but that's not to say that he's not an utterly brilliant character. Divoff is absolutely perfect in the role. Even if all he did was real aloud from phone book he'd be mesmerizing. If you like gore, ghoulish make-up effects, and don't mind horror humor that feels like it was conjured up by a bunch of drunken frat boys, then you'll find plenty to like about Wishmaster. The franchise is as low-profile as it can be, but it hit its height with Wishmaster 2, which improves upon the original in terms of story, but is restricted by a lower budget. That doesn't stop director Jack Sholder from going completely over-the-top with the gore effects or pushing the series more and more away from horror and into black comedy. Once again, Andrew Divoff is absolutely brilliant as the wisecracking Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest. Words fail to describe how funny and clever he is. He completely owns the movie despite the hotness of Holly Fields as the lead character, a thief who accidentally frees the Djinn from the fire opal. The series descended into straight-to-DVD trash after this (which Divoff wisely passed on), but don't misjudge Wishmaster 2, it's surprisingly good and more intelligent than you'd expect. The DVD is old and murky. Lionsgate really ought to issue a Blu Ray double feature.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
ITS CRAP-TASTIC!!!,
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This review is from: Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies [DVD] (DVD)
Ok this film sucks major balls, but that's what's so good about it. Its full of silly amounts of pointless gore that never fails to crack me up, All the characters are cool in the way that Mr T is cool and to top it all off its got more ham and cheese then the whole of mc Donald's.
My friends and I have spent many an evening after the main night is over putting this on to have a good giggle before climbing into a bed.
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