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27. Wishmaster

Genny - 7
Charon - 20
KBM - 23
JONA - 24
Inviso - 26
Johnbobb - 27
Scarlet - 34
Snake - 35
Karo - 36

Genny - Wishmaster and its sequels were my childhood guilty pleasures. I always loved the way the Djinn spoke with such intimidation and gravitas. The methods in which he kills his victims and/or claims their souls is as creative as it is random. Does anyone know why some of his victims are free to live for a couple days while others are insta-killed? No? Cool. At any rate an evil genie that intentionally corrupts your wishes is a unique concept that I adore. In fact the only major gripe I have with this movie is the terrible decisions made by the protagonist, but I guess you wouldn't have a plot without that! 8.5/10

Charon - The lead villain is almost good enough to create an enduring horror franchise as the love letter it sends to the those pays tribute to; almost. Yes this film did end up with a number of sequels, but all of those came straight to DVD. I feel like the Djinn was almost good enough to warrant the sort of series we have seen from the actors that appear within, namely ones like Englund and Hodder. He has a good stage presence and even though he's sort of a combination of Freddy and Pinhead, he's a pretty cool villain. I'd guess the reason why Wishmaster isn't quite as revered as some of the other horror franchises is that the backstory of the character is more difficult to touch upon. I'm not sure really. But I liked this movie, and I think the makeup here has held up extremely well considering the film and budget.

KBM - It hurts me to put Wishmaster even this low because it was so damn much fun to watch. However I can't technically make the argument that it's a good or smart overall movie. What I can say is that Divoff's performance in the title role is absolutely magnetic, and between that and the gleefully over-the-top gore, campy B-movie special effects, and creative death scenes, Wishmaster satisfied this particular horror fan. The veritable parade of guest stars from other horror franchises was also a lot of fun, and the actors were well-used in their cameo roles (I particularly enjoyed Tony Todd's scene as a growling bouncer who gets himself a hell of a death scene, and Kane Hodder the best Jason Vorhees appearing as a security guard who the Djinn quite literally goes through.)

JONA - This movie is pretty schlocky but I also found it pretty fun, pretty much because of the Djinns gimmick. I always liked the corrupted wish angle and it gets some mileage here.

Inviso - Ive never seen a single movie in the Hellraiser franchise (Ive seen scenes, but never a full film), yet based on what I know about Hellraiser, this film feels like someone took the concept of Hellraiser and merged it with the concept of Nightmare on Elm Street, to create a bizarre amalgamation of weird, mythological creature horror. The movie is goofy as shit, with the weird contrivance of the djinn needing people to ask him for something in order to use his powers, only for him to turn around and ruin their wish. Some of those ruined wishes are so hilariously contrived that you cant help but laugh at them, either. Ultimately though, while I appreciate a movie that you cant take too seriously, I wish this didnt go so completely cheesy like it did. It detracts from the wackiness of some of the kills when the djinn randomly goes to a shop and turns a girl into a mannequin just for shits and giggles. So yeahinteresting concept, but not perfect.
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