Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled

It seems John Novak has a better handle on being the Djinn than he did in the previous movie. Wishmaster III was horrible, so I had serious reservations on watching this one. However, it wasn't too bad. Not as good as the first two (Andrew Divoff was amazing), but I quite enjoyed this one. The heroine is nice eye candy and the dialogue isn't too hammy. Even a Djinn can find love!

I see that most other reviewers of this series seem to rate the third one as the worst. And for the most part they're probably right, not that the fourth installment is much better. It's got all the same problems as its predecessor: horrible acting, boring subplots that go nowhere, almost no action to speak of, yet somehow it's not quite as aggressively dull. This time around we have some schlub playing the Djinn in disguise instead of Sean Connery's son, though it's still the same guy in make-up, for all the good that does. He's still going on and on about "the prophecy", and now even has phantom genies showing up to tell him to get a move on with his quest. There's also a bizarre bit of contrivance where some other immortal being shows up just so something can happen. In conclusion, still awful, just not most awful.

I didn't have too many expectations about this movie, having just recently seen Wishmaster 3. I just found out that the original Wishmaster was a Wes Craven flick, that was likely better this sequel, but I haven't seen it yet, nor have I seen Wishmaster 2. They probably would've ruined me for this one, but since I'm likely starting at the bottom of the barrel I can't complain. I loved this one, and Wishmaster 3. No, not really all that scary, either of them. But good fun, I found myself laughing thoughout much of it. Treat it as a comedy, you'll enjoy it more.

I loved some of the ideas they brought in to this sequel. The evil djinn is actually a bit of a good guy in some cases here. He has to actually win the heart of a girl in the old fashioned way: flowers, candy, and sex. And on top of it all, he must protect his love from being murdered by the equally evil agent of heaven. You can't tell who's a good guy and who's bad sometimes. Interesting twist on the good vs. evil plot -- I liked it.

Lisa Burnley (Tara Spencer-Nairn) owns a boutique and lives with her beloved boy-friend Sam (Jason Thompson), who became crippled and very bitter after a motorcycle accident. Sam's lawyer Steven Verdel (Michael Trucco) has a crush on Lisa. The Wishmaster possesses Steven's body, and he tries to grant three wishes to Lisa, to release the Djinn demons and start the Armagedon on Earth. However, when she tells Steven: "- I wish I could love you for who you really are.", her third wish is a paradox, since it depends on herself to be granted. The Wishmaster unsuccessfully tries to seduce Lisa.

Although having flaws in the story, "Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled" is a good sequel. I like this character very much, and the two first movies are excellent. In this fourth episode, there is a lack of humor in the deaths of The Wishmaster. Further, there is a character, Hunter, supposed to be good, but the guy decapitates an innocent woman without any reason. Lisa is the "Waker" that will fulfill the prophecy since she found the red stone. One who wakes a djin shall be given three wishes. Upon granting the third, an unholy legion of djins are freed through a doorway between the worlds upon the Earth. The actress Tara Spencer-Nairn has a beautiful body (specially her breasts) and is very gorgeous. Therefore, this film is not as bad as indicated in some IMDb reviews. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil) "O Mestre dos Desejos 4" ("The Wishmaster 4")

Since the third wish is never granted, or the Djinn dies before, I thought that this would be awesome because we finally get to see what happens when the prophecy is fulfilled. But I was so wrong. The prophecy wasn't even fulfilled, so the title is pretty much wrong.

Out of 90 minutes, this has about 15 of unnecessary sex scenes which don't really add anything to the story. Not that I hated it, but it just wasn't needed and the time could've been spent on the story, like the Hunter thing, which I had no idea from where and why he came.

Another bad thing was the special effects. They were just awful. I mean, this movie was made 4-5 years ago and it was like watching an 80s horror flick. Nightmare on Elm Street had better special effects than this load of rubbish.

Just stay away from this horrible movie. If you were unlucky enough to waste money on renting the third, don't make an even worse mistake.