AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Matt Greene Like Troll 2 or Miami Connection, this is further proof that extreme sincerity mixed with extreme stupidity can be a potentially wonderful combo. With an array of eye-rolling dialogue, over-the-tippy-top performances, convoluted lore, and some surprisingly effective gore effects, Wishmaster deserves to be among the best of the "so-bad-it's-good" genre.

callanvass A drunken crane operator drops a priceless statue over Raymond Beaumont on the harbor. Alexandra (Tammy Lauren) receives the stone and gives it to her friend Josh for evaluation. Tammy accidentally awakens the Djinn and Josh winds up dead. The Djinn grants people three wishes and manipulates them, collecting their souls in the process. The Djinn needs Alexandra's wishes the most to unleash his hell upon the earth. Wishmaster is a movie that gets undeserved indifference from Horror fans and critics alike. It'll never be known as a classic horror movie, but as far as entertainment is concerned, this movie delivers in a lot of ways. I think they were hoping for another successful franchise like Nightmare on Elm Street. They didn't succeed at that, but you really can't go wrong with buckets of gore and lots of fun. Those that need their blood fix will be overjoyed at the copious amounts of gore in this movie. It only takes until three minutes in until the fun begins! Bodies are strewn everywhere. There are gore scenes that you didn't think were possible! The best part is the Beaumont party. Fun times! We even get Robert Englund paying homage to a scene in Nightmare on Elm Street 3 by spitting up a creature. If that doesn't convince you, how about the Djinn having brief face- offs with The Candyman & Jason himself? (Tony Todd & Kane Hodder) It has a bit of everything for horror fans. The storyline is nothing special, but it's presented in such entertaining fashion that it manages to rise above the ordinary material. The performances are quite strong. Tammy Lauren plays the heroine like a champ. You can feel the desperation and vulnerability from her. She manages to convey all the proper emotions and hit a home run with her show. She reminded me a lot of Lisa Wilcox from Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5. Andrew Divoff is plenty of fun as The Djinn. He did come across as a bit too hammy in situations that needed more seriousness, but he killed it 90% of the time with his sinister show. He had some great one-liners as well. (I did think he looked a bit rubbery in the Djinn get-up) Horror fans will love all the cameos from some of the horror greats as well. My only complaint is Robert Englund's screen time as Beaumont. More of him would have been nice! This is an entertaining horror movie! The Djinn is no Freddy by any means, but he gets the job done. This movie deserves a little more loving from horror and movie fans alike! Just be sure to avoid the DTV sequels!7/10

wes-connors An opening narration explains, "Once, in a time before time, God breathed life into the universe. And the light gave birth to Angels. And the earth gave birth to Man. And the fire gave birth to the Djinn, creatures condemned to dwell in the void between the worlds. One who wakes a Djinn shall be given three wishes. Upon the granting of the third, the unholy legions of the Djinn shall be freed upon the earth. Fear one thing only in all that is… Fear the Djinn." You should think of the Djinn as a wicked Genie. From here, we briefly visit 1127 A.D. Persia, where the Djinn wrecks some gory havoc. The main gore takes place in present day America...Due to a worker drinking alcohol on the job, ancient relic collector Robert Englund (as Raymond Beaumont) watches his arriving crate smash to pieces. The broken statue reveals a magical ruby, which houses the evil Djinn. The jewel changes hands until possessing blonde appraiser Tammy Lauren (as Alexandra "Alex" Amberson). She is our heroine. The visual effects team orchestrated by Robert Kurtzman and Thomas C. Rainone do a good job, making "Wishmaster" move well. Andrew Divoff plays the monster with wicked charm. Oddly, the story ends with a character inexplicably losing the ability to reinterpret wishes.***** Wishmaster (9/19/97) Robert Kurtzman ~ Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Robert Englund, Chris Lemmon

A_Different_Drummer One of those B movies that simply doesn't know its place, that gets better with each successive viewing. I am not going to give the credit to Craven, a talented director whose track record shows that, to milk yet more sequel out of a successful franchise (in this case, Wishmaster #2 to #4) he conveniently forgets the meaning of restraint (along with another word he forgets in his sequels, "quality"). But this was the first in the series, the best and the brightest, and I believe in its own way it has become a quiet classic. The actors all do their jobs, but it is Andrew Divoff as the genie who steals entire scenes from even more seasoned names. The man's voice is, in its own way, as unique as James Earl Jones and moreover his wacky diction ("wishes" becomes WISH-SAYS, with accompanying malevolent grin) gives his character an entirely new order of menace. High recommended. Avoid the sequels. And, needless to add, avoid the Djinn.