Waste of a Concept

Film: Wishmaster Franchise

Actor(s): Reggie Bannister, Ted Raimi, Angus Scrimm, Joseph Pilato, John Novak, A.J. Cook, Tobias Mehler, Jason Connery, LouisetteGeiss, Aaron Smolinski, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Sarah Carter, Daniella Evangelista, Jennifer Pudavick, Andrew Divoff, Tammy Lauren, Chris Lemmon, Wendy Benson, Tony Crane, Jenny O’Hara, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Robert Englund, Ricco Ross, John Byner, George “Buck” Flower, Gretchen Palmer, Andrew Divoff, Paul Johansson, Holly Fields, Bokeem Woodbine, Carlos Leon, Robert LaSardo, Oleg Vidov, Tom Lister, Jr., Michael Trucco, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Jason Thompson, Victor Webster, Kimberly Huie

Official Drop Date: September 19, 1997

Grade: C-

Blade(s): 4

Bottom-line: Potential gone to waste

Review: This series had potential. Cheesy but could still be considered a decent addition to the B flick horror genre. The jinn/jinni/genie has been turned back into a lying, vengeful creature who tricks folks to ask for wishes and then takes what is needed from them. The Disney genie version is not what is going to be seen.

The complaint I have is that as most series have done, this began with a strong premise but began to suffer from corniness. The genie turns around and attempts to force someone to fall in love with him and that shit turns out to be a complete quagmire. The series began to blend into each other and get worse as time went on. The entire series gets 4 blades and a C-.

blades: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

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