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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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Reviews for Wishmaster
What ensues is a pageant of special effect set-pieces where innocents are flayed, morphed and disfigured beyond belief and in extreme close-up.
watching with friends, especially the sort you open with a ring-pull, as it’s more likely to raise shrieks of laughter than horror.
Gruesome, nasty and mean-spirited, with emphasis on gory, gooey special effects.
A lukewarm stew of supernatural horror, mythical fantasy and gratuitous gore.
My best advice to anyone reading this review -- even someone who considers himself or herself a fan of horror movies -- is to stay away.
Makeup artist-turned-director Robert Kurtzman splashes around as much blood as possible to cover up the fact that 'Wishmaster's' script is about as consistently terrifying as 'Pocahontas.'
It will be of interest to none but goreheads, who are likely to find the gore rather cheesy.
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