If it's a scary movie you want, forget
about seeing "Wishmaster."
On the other hand, if you're a gorehound,
it's right up your alley.
Written by Pete Atkins (Hellraiser 2 and 3),
"Wishmaster" tells the tale of a genie who
is released from a jewel in which he has
been imprisoned for several thousand years,
and of the bloody havok he wreaks.
Tammy Laurens plays the requisite female
lead who may be the world's only hope to
stop him.
Andrew Divoff is okay as the Djinn, but
he's not effective enough to be the new
answer to Freddy or Jason. Laurens is
fine in her role but it could have been
written better.
The FX work is actually pretty good.
I guess that credit has to go to
director Robert Kurtzman, who knows
a thing or two in that area, being
the K in KNB FX Studios (the studio
also worked on "Spawn").
As I mentioned earlier, "Wishmaster"
is an extremely gory movie, but it's
not as disturbing as other movies
out there; the filmmakers keep a
sense of humor about everything.
Perhaps the best reason to watch
"Wishmaster" is for the cameos by
many horror veterans. My favorite
was Robert Englund. His role as a
museum curator is the best role in
the movie.
I recommend waiting the six months
until "Wishmaster" comes out on video.
But, hey, if you want to spend your
money now, go ahead. I'm sure the
producers will be happy if you do.