Aside from the special effects, which are noticeably weaker this time around, the movie suffers from an overall lack of imagination. Wishmaster collection official synopsis magically powerful and supernaturally evil, the ancient entity known as the djinn can grant your wildest dreams and unleash your darkest nightmares. Wishmaster 2 is a cheaply made sequel to the good first film. The film was succeeded by a third installment, also.
Next scene the lawyer is shown bent over table, revoltingly convulsing until death. In the wishmaster series, an evil djinn grants three wishes to the person who. Im gonna do you a big favor, because youre new and youre ignorant, and ill rip the fuckin tongue outta your mouth for talkin to me. This is still a bad movie and the only reason to bother with it is if youre intent on watching the entire series, which itself probably isnt a great idea. It premiered on cable television in march 1999, and was released directlytodvd bundled with the first movie in august of that year. Your wish has come true with the vestron video collectors series upcoming release of the wishmaster collection, a musthave for cult classic collectors, available for the first time on limitededition bluray on march 28 from lionsgate. A man wishes for his lawyer to fck himself to death. To open the portal to the djinn dimension and conquer the world, he must first collect souls. This straighttocable sequel was dead set on expanding the evil djinn mythos laid out by part one, but in the process it wound up flagrantly abusing the rules already in place. Andrew divoff is fantastic as the djinn and his alter ego. Best wishmaster movies list best ranked wishmaster. Meanwhile, the woman who set him free accidentally, morgana, tries to find a way to stop him, aided by a young priest.
The first movie gets into some persian mythology, made up based on the. Jan 27, 2016 this pin was discovered by ericka woolfolk morton. It is the fourth and final installment of the wishmaster series. Evil has been summoned once again when, during a botched art heist, the djinn is freed from. The lighting, makeup, and dialogue, were all secondrate. This time, to complete the 1001 wishes that he needs before the final 3, he lets himself go to prison, where he starts his evil reign twisting the hopes of the prisoners. The film premiered on television on march 12, 1999, and was released on dvd on august 17, 1999 and bundled with the first film. The evil djinn is awakened once more, and must collect 1001 souls to begin. If hed never been born then morgana wouldnt have been with him at the robbery.
Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. The djinn grants the wish of her wounded partner, then takes his clothing. A lot of people claim the decade to be a wasteland of half baked, lazy ideas, that were. Freddys revenge 1985 did not make this movie any better than the first wishmaster. A big aspect for a horror film is at least some jumps and wishmaster doesnt provideyes, it does provide some laughs, but the laughs can only carry the movie so far. Wishmaster 2 is yet another monumentally conservative horror film, this time warning of the dangers of greed, as illustrated through the tale of an evil genie andrew divoff who grants a slew of unsavory types one wish each in exchange for their souls. Director and cowriter jack sholder alone in the dark 1982, the hidden 1987, a nightmare on elm street 2. Evil has been summoned once again when, during a botched art heist, the djinn is freed from his gem prism by a burglar named morgana. With holly fields, chris weber, al foster, andrew divoff. Apr 01, 2014 a sequel to 1997s wishmaster, wishmaster 2. Staring kane hodder, robert englund, tommy tiny lister and holly fields. And while wishmaster 2 is silly in a way that only films about evil genies can be, divoffs creepy lead performance and the solid direction of writerdirector jack sholder the hidden, nightmare on elm street 2 make it an aboveaverage directtovideo horror sequel. I would like to see your lawyer pay for all the pain and suffering hes put you through, yes.
During an attempted museum robbery, the djinn andrew divoff is accidentally released from his prison. The prophecy fulfilled is a 2002 canadian fantasy slasher film directed by chris angel and starring michael trucco, tara spencernairn, jason thompson, victor webster, kimberly huie, and john novak. This one feels rushed, without taking the time to get things right. For the sequel to the homevideo hit wishmaster, composer david williams takes on the mystical legend of the djinn i. Im going to do you a favor, because youre an unjustly imprisoned man.
The evil djinn is awakened once more, and must collect 1001 souls to begin the apocalypse. The franchise is as lowprofile 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. During a failed art heist, the djinn is once again liberated. Its possible the robbery might still have happened, but things would have been totally different, likely resulting in the djinn never being released. He is witty and scary, like freddy but hes different than freddy. Listen to their screams, child, listen to the music of their agony. Wishmaster 3 beyond the gates of hell 2001 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. The prophecy fulfilled wishmaster 3 extras audio commentary with director chris angel and cast members john novak, jason connery and louisette geiss. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. Follow the wishmaster s bloodcurdling quest to devour souls and plunge the world into eternal damnation in this frightfilled collection of all four. Release dates 8 also known as aka 20 release dates usa 12 march 1999 tv premiere france 7 july 1999. Evil has been summoned once again when the djinn is freed from his prism by a burglar. That doesnt stop director jack sholder from going completely overthetop with the gore effects or pushing the series more and more away from horror and into black comedy.
It is the sequel to the 1997 movie wishmaster and stars andrew divoff reprising his role as the evil djinn. Wishmaster was a bad franchise and despite liking wishmaster 2. Fearing for the fate of humanity, morgana seeks the aid of her former lover, who is now a priest, to combat the djinn. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s. In this sequel to 1997s wishmaster, an evil genie is released from captivity in a museum and quickly takes human form, where he starts granting wishes to the. Having been returned to his original prison inside the fire opal, then secreted inside a statue at the end of the first movie, wishmaster 2. In doing so, the filmmakers fail at delivering genuine scares, and. The girls back is seen, but otherwise it isnt graphic at all. The djinn usually does not grant the exact wish of his victims.