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Wishmaster 2 - Evil Never Dies
1999
Morgana Kuleshov, a thief, is saved from a gunshot by the opal she has stolen. She remains innocent of the fact that the jewel holds a monster called Djinn, who has the power to capture souls. Finding her dreams becoming nightmares she calls in the help of her brother who is a priest... Read more
| Starring | Paul Johansson, Holly Fields, Bokeem Woodbine, Tiny Lister |
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| Director | Jack Sholder |
| Genres | Horror |
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Wishmaster 2 - Evil Never Dies
Morgana Kuleshov, a thief, is saved from a gunshot by the opal she has stolen. She remains innocent of the fact that the jewel holds a monster called Djinn, who has the power to capture souls. Finding her dreams becoming nightmares she calls in the help of her brother who is a priest...
| Starring | Paul Johansson, Holly Fields, Bokeem Woodbine, Tiny Lister |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Sholder |
| Studio | MOSAIC MOVIES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 09 Dec 2002 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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Yet another Artisan Pictures effort that continues their tradition of making cheap and unbearably bad made-for-video sequels to their theatrical releases. Sporting a welcome evil smirk, Andrew Divoff returns as the Djinn (though he's off screen a lot), but this instalment completely changes his background and requirements for bringing hell to earth. This time, he must gather 1001 souls, which he does by granting people's wishes and twisting the results. Thus the bodies and his soul collection start to pile up. Except for the scene in which a convict wishes his lawyer would screw himself and the Djinn makes it literally happen, the movie completely fails to be darkly humorous, let alone scary. The low budget becomes more painfully apparent when the movie tries to re-create the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
If you thought this was going to bad you won't be disappointed
Yes if you were expecting a low budget, badly acted, poorly scripted, horror feature then you won't be surprised by this the sequel to a film that wasn't that good in the first place.
With a plot that seems to have been worked out in one of those meetings that appear in the Orange Ads, a group of robbers pulling a job on a museum unwittingly release the Djinn played by Andrew Divoff an evil genie that grants wishes but always with major catches.
If you are going to make a straight-to-video shocker then at least make sure you make the set-pieces interesting. That?s not the case here, as a queue of cardboard cut-out stereotypes ask for wishes that cause more trouble then they solve, so a slimy lawyer is made to fornicate with himself after the Djiin turns a prison inmate?s flippant remark into reality, and a Russian (aren?t they always) gangster is literally given the head of his arch enemy and so on.
It all makes for what results in an effective comedy, but the fact it is being played serious is the biggest joke. With the most illogical plot I have seen since The Mummy Returns, Wishmaster 2 sees heroine Holly Fields, as one of the ill-fated burglars and the target of the Djiin, and who has an unresolved past relationship with a priest who is also having the obligatory crisis of faith.
The final showdown in the Wishmaster?s lair actually resembles more of the backdrop to a Kate Bush video and is neither scary or involving.
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Most recent members' review
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way better than the first
Why is it with some films the second film is always worse than the first?
But this film is totally the opposite!
If you enjoyed the first film then rent this, it is absolutely amazing! There is more blood and gore and he has different wishes to make come true, im not giving any thing away you have to watch it to find out whats so great about this film.
But beware if you have a weak somach do not watch this. -
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Wishmaster 2 - Evil Never Dies
Morgana Kuleshov, a thief, is saved from a gunshot by the opal she has stolen. She remains innocent of the fact that the jewel holds a monster called Djinn, who has the power to capture souls. Finding her dreams becoming nightmares she calls in the help of her brother who is a priest......
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