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Title: Wes Craven Presents Wishmaster (1998) Starring: Reggie Bannister, Ari Barak, Wendy Benson-Landes, John Byner, and Tony Crane Director: Not available Rating: R (Restricted) Runtime: 90 minutes Avg. Score: 4 Submit Comment Hits: 5

Review of Wes Craven Presents Wishmaster

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• Posted on 2008-05-02
  Unique, colorful, somewhat amusing horror movie
  
  I watched this and the others in the series a few times. I love the originality of the Jinn, the special effects, the script and even the humourous moments. (Gotta love "reggie" from Phantasm playing a store pharmacist and how funny it is to watch him with the bum he keeps telling to get away from the front of his store. LOL) Overall this is original and rich enough to watch more than once. Plus, I do not think the director and writers intended it to be oscar material, but to be the best for what it was supposed to be, a unique tale on the Jinn and the antics of the characters.
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2007-12-24
  Ahhhh!!!
  
  I can't believe a movie can be so awful! Jeez... I think this is going to be a short review because there is so much lame stuff going on in Wishmaster I just feel like giving up on trying to make any points why not to watch it. Just don't watch it! Trust me!
  
  All that happens in this movie is the Djinn (Andrew Divoff) goes around killing people with the wishes they ask for. That's it. Yeah sure you can say there is plot building as he gets more powerful, but come on!! He isn't doing anything different! Djinn says, "What do you wish for?" and the idiot asks for some greedy thing and poof they die. EVERY FREAKING TIME!!!!! Sometimes they die normal and sometimes they die really gory. But that's all that happens. By the end of the movie all these people are dying by various grisly methods and I have to wonder: When did the Djinn have time to ask them what they wished for and how come all of the wishes end up being freaked out deaths? It doesn't make sense I tell you.
  
  Okay the cast wasn't bad when it comes to the acting, and Divoff is particularly cool with his modified voice and "Genie from Hell" costume. Also how the Djinn was thwarted was cool too. But that's it. The script might be serviceable in the terms of the dialog spoken, but the story sucks stinky monkey sweat socks. The plot is nothing but a throwaway from your standard third-rate slasher/monster movie. The special effects do nothing to further the film and to me seem like they are just there to make things look interesting. What else can I say? Don't bother wasting your time watching this unless you are into nothing but mindless violence and moderate gore.
  
  Score: 1
• Posted on 2007-09-22
  Excellent to me
  
  On the horror side this movie is not scary at all. But it is entertaining and has some very funny spots. It has a cool story and a great concept.
  
  A demon who was imprisoned inside of a jewel is set free. When he collects enough souls he will be able to rule the world. To accomplish this he uses his powers to grant people any wish they desire. But those wishes hardly ever come out the way people want them.
  
  This is a very fun movie with some gore. Some of the wishes are just crazy. This movie is at least good for a rental.
  Score: 4
• Posted on 2007-08-01
  I "WISH" it would have been better!
  
  This movie could have been so great! It was such an original idea, and Wes Craven and Robert England were involved. But, it just wasn't. The effects and the acting, plus the gaping plot holes made me wish I hadn't watched this movie. And it REALLY made me wish my hubby had never bought it.
  Score: 2
• Posted on 2007-06-26
  Points For Originality
  
  I saw this when it first came out. At that time, it seemed that any new ideas for horror films were a much missed thing of the past.
  The story, and effects, in this movie rocked me. I didn't notice the faults much until viewing it a couple of times later. However, I defy anyone to name a horror film that DOESN'T have borderling crippling plot variables. The "Living Dead Cannibal Zombie" fims have scores (even the best of 'em).
  
  There are several honestly skin-crawling scenes here: I can think if the apocalyptic opening scene and the "I am despair" scenes of the top of my head. Those two scenes, in particular, I'd rank with the best in horror. They are very easily worth the piddling price of the dvd.
  
  Oh, and part two has its moments as well.
  Score: 4