The Djinn breaks free of his prison inside the Ahura Mazda statue during a burglary resulting in a shoot-out. He confesses to the burglary and murder, despite obviously being innocent. Why? Because inside the prison walls, plenty of men have desires just waiting to be fulfilled...This film picks up exactly where the first left off, with Andrew Divoff reprising his role as the Djinn. The gore effects seem slightly nastier here, at times appearing almost like something from a Cronenberg film.It was written and directed by Jack Sholder, probably best known for directing "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2" in 1985 (14 years prior). I hate to say it, but in many ways this film exceeds Robert Kurtzman's original vision.Of course, some liberties are taken with when the Djinn can use his powers, but I suppose that is not new. And after Andrew Divoff left the series, I don't even know why they kept making sequels.

Don't make that wish! The genie is back and he's ready for a whimsical request. This movie is a bit trimmer on horror icons but thicker on some less known ones. Let me say this though, the scene with the lawyer f--kin himself was so funny i almost crapped my pants. Im sitting there watching Wishmaster trying to tell the actors on screen to avoid making wishes, I'm squirming in the chair "Noo don't do it" then the genie is like "well i thought maybe you would like to see this lawyer, your lawyer who messed up your case have sex with himself" Genie must be short for genius cause that's what this guy is, he's like Freddy in a way. Yeah he's going to kill you horribly, but hey you might party with him first. That's what it felt like with me anyway, watching that lawyer do himself. Rent it buy it, just get this movie fast and avoid making wishes to any old stranger that crosses your path. Ten thumbs up!

The original Wishmaster produced by Scream director Wes Craven was a good welcome return to the feel of the 1980's slasher days, but this made-for-video sequel is appalling. Basically during a robbery at a museum, the statue containing the gem of The Djinn (Andrew Divoff) is brought out, and the creature is soon released to evoke havoc once again. The Djinn, disguised as Nathaniel Demerest, hands himself into a jail claiming that he was responsible for the robbery, and while in their he is granting evil wishes to prisoners for their souls. The difference this time is that he needs 1001 souls to charge the stone and then be able to grant the three wishes to Morgana (Holly Fields) who released him, and upon the granting of the third releasing an apocalypse on the Earth. Also starring Paul Johansson as Gregory, Bokeem Woodbine as Mr. Tarraion / Farralon, Carlos Leon as Webber and The Fifth Element's Tommy 'Tiny' Lister as Tillover. Divoff may be just as nasty as before, but most of the twisted wishes are too stupid, the special effects you can tell are low-budget, and the new background for the evil genie is ridiculous when you know the previous film, it is just unbearably awful. Poor!

I watched the first movie and I watched this sequel movie yesterday. Of course, an excuse was needed to free the Wishmaster again... what were the chances to free him again? Anyway, I was expecting to find many creative gory scenes. One was cool and another one was funny... but in general, it was a huge disappointment. The first movies seems to show more of those. At least they were better. The first wish was an obvious contradiction if it was taken literally (that was supposed to be the fun of the accomplishment of the wishes: they were taken too literally). It reminds me the disappointment when I watched the second Elm Street Nightmare...There were many limitations I don't remember to find on the first movie. For instance, the djinn now has to collect 1001 souls before the last 3 wishes. Since there isn't a good creative story, the writer just made up that excuse to fill the gap between the preamble and the "final fight". More of those when the main character starts to make some wishes, although one of them is understandable.The God, Devil, priest and Christian values don't mix well with the story, based, supposedly, on Babylonia or Persian beliefs. Is it a mockery of Christians? The djinn just looks like a pervert with that silly smile. I don't know when he's mocking or doing something else. Bad acting, bad story, bad movie.