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Wishmaster (1997)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:7

Rotten:20

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: After inadvertently freeing an evil Djinn from his gemstone prison, an auction house gemologist fights to bring his rampages to an end, as they include stealing the souls of the hapless humans... After inadvertently freeing an evil Djinn from his gemstone prison, an auction house gemologist fights to bring his rampages to an end, as they include stealing the souls of the hapless humans whose wishes bring them to ironic early ends. Heavy on the computer-assisted effects, with some mitigating touches, such as Ted Raimi in a cameo and Englund as a stodgy art collector. Craven acted as Executive Producer, but later removed his name. [More]

Starring: Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd

Starring: Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Robert Englund, Wendy Benson, Chris Lemmon, Tony Crane, Jenny O'Hara

Director: Robert Kurtzman

Director: Robert Kurtzman
Screenwriter: Peter Atkins, Pierre David
Producer: Wes Craven, Pierre David, Clark Peterson
Composer: Harry Manfredini
Producer: Noel A. Zanitsch

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Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Very kick ass

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02/21/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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Michael Dequina
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Chuck O'Leary
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08/11/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A bunch of elaborate gore bits surrounded by a whole lot of stupidity.

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04/17/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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01/21/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Gimmicky but smart horror film.

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Gerry Shamray
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Lawrence Van Gelder
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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
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Blake French
Blake French
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07/27/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
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12/02/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
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...two times zero doesn't add up to much.

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John J. Puccio
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01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

What ensues is a pageant of special effect set-pieces where innocents are flayed, morphed and disfigured beyond belief and in extreme close-up.

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01/01/00
E! Online

watching with friends, especially the sort you open with a ring-pull, as it’s more likely to raise shrieks of laughter than horror.

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Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine

Gruesome, nasty and mean-spirited, with emphasis on gory, gooey special effects.

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Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A lukewarm stew of supernatural horror, mythical fantasy and gratuitous gore.

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Dale Winogura
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