Rish Outfield's reviews
This was an original villain and an original concept for a horror film. It didn't seem fully explored in the end, though. I guess that's why God made sequels.
Or is the Devil to blame?
Wishmaster was well-thought-out, though some of the wish-granting seemed contrived and a little forced, and the guy-turns-into-glass part was downright stupid. Still, some of the other evil-ways-of-granting-a-wish were very fun. Andrew Divoff who plays the incredible Djinn (the most interesting-looking villain since Hellraiser's Pinhead) was pretty great, and his dialogue was usually very well-done. It was interesting to see Robert Englund in a modern, non-Krueger part--it's perhaps a testament to his charisma that I never despised his we're-supposed-to-hate-him character.
Best Scare: The title character was pretty awesome looking, and was somewhat scary.
I'd Recommend It To: I liked it. Maybe you will too.

The tyranist's thoughts
This one ended up being far better than my expectations. The end lacks some judicious editing, but otherwise the movie is good. Even kind of scary at moments. The djinn is fantastic. The make-up they did for him is perfect. I do wonder just how much Wes Craven had to do with the film, but Kurtzman (normally a make-up guy) actually did a fine job.
Posted: June 26, 2002