Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)

0% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
39% of users liked it
(8,188 ratings)

In this sequel to 1997's Wishmaster, an evil genie is released from captivity in a museum and quickly takes human form, where he starts granting wishes to the weak-willed in exchange for their souls. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Jack Sholder, Robert Kurtzman
Written By: Jack Sholder
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Mar 12, 1999 Wide
On DVD: Aug 17, 1999

Critic Reviews

Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
You've seen it all before--or, hopefully, you haven't (and won't).
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
disapointing sequel
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
A cheap, quick-fix horror sequel that methodically destroys its predecessor's shaky appeal.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...even more gross than its predecessor.

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Dean !

Well it's not as good as the first I'm afraid, good to see Andrew Divoff back again as I think it was a new actor for the 3rd and 4th films. He hams up the Djin rather well, but the deaths are not as inventive as the first. I didn't think it was quite as gory as the… More
Well it's not as good as the first I'm afraid, good to see Andrew Divoff back again as I think it was a new actor for the 3rd and 4th films. He hams up the Djin rather well, but the deaths are not as inventive as the first. I didn't think it was quite as gory as the first and it didn't have the dark humour of the first either. If you liked the first you might enjoy this, it just doesn't reach the heights of the first.
Marc L

"Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies" Well I guess bad movies don't die either. With the lack of shock, the funny scenes, the bad acting, the lame special affects and overall anti scariness, it seems this particular bad movie seems to live forever, but for all the wrong… More
"Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies" Well I guess bad movies don't die either. With the lack of shock, the funny scenes, the bad acting, the lame special affects and overall anti scariness, it seems this particular bad movie seems to live forever, but for all the wrong reasons. First of all, the special affects are downright awful. I could buy a better demon mask from a preschooler working on an art project. The deaths were unrealistic too, particularly the "bee" death at the casino. Maybe this movie would be better if it was a comedy, because I found myself and my siblings unintentionally laughing the whole time. In fact there was one scene where the evil Djinn picks up a rock, makes it disappear and says "Magic!". For no reason at all! Did the director just think "Do you wanna know what this movie needs? A evil demon making a rock disappear and say magic for no particular reason at all!" The deaths are unintentionally funny to. Like the scene where the inmate wants to get "wasted" so the demon makes his fellow inmated kick him to death? Lame, lame, lame, lame LAME!!! Bottom line, this is a pretty bad horror film. Pretty, pretty bad.
Luke B

Andrew Divoff continues to own, in this samey/samey sequel. It's ridiculous, going for laughs and gore, but never a scare. The moment someone says "I wish my lawyer would go fuck himself!" You know you're in for a treat. It may not make any sense, but at least it… More
Andrew Divoff continues to own, in this samey/samey sequel. It's ridiculous, going for laughs and gore, but never a scare. The moment someone says "I wish my lawyer would go fuck himself!" You know you're in for a treat. It may not make any sense, but at least it was entertaining in a weird way. The film shouldn't be taken seriously, but it should at least create some rules for its mythology. It seems that the Djinn can now pick and choose which wishes he grants, and manipulates them in ways that don't make sense. There's also too much God talk, from a terible Paul Johansson. To top it off, our heroine is a murderer. In a film like this, you're not going to be able to connect the audience with a complex character, so why bother?
Wahida K

Wishmaster sequel with Andrew Divoff were not bad but I ll forever stuck on the prequel.
Curtis L

Pretty shameful compared to the first one. The plot holes multiplied 10 fold from the first one...there seemed to be a bunch of rules that all the sudden were different in this one. Way less neat special effects, not as funny or fun. And the two main 'good guys' were… More
Pretty shameful compared to the first one. The plot holes multiplied 10 fold from the first one...there seemed to be a bunch of rules that all the sudden were different in this one. Way less neat special effects, not as funny or fun. And the two main 'good guys' were really lame.
Emily A

Ugh. As good as the original was, this one is awful. It seemed like an excuse to find more ways to pervert wishes, but that's about the extent of this movie's merit. I didn't like the heroine and I especially didn't like the way she had to fall back on religion,… More
Ugh. As good as the original was, this one is awful. It seemed like an excuse to find more ways to pervert wishes, but that's about the extent of this movie's merit. I didn't like the heroine and I especially didn't like the way she had to fall back on religion, rather than relying on smarts and internal fortitude like Alex in the first movie. This was just so disappointing. I was glad they got the same actor to plat the Djinn though.
Lafe F

Only half as good as the first Wishmaster movie, because the Djinn spends too much time in human form, and we have that awful prison setting. There's a good casino mass-slaughter scene which is as great as the original's cocktail party massacre.
James A

I watched a man make love to his butt in this movie.

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