History YMMV / Wishmaster

** The Djinn could easily have won and gotten his three wishes if he hadn't acted like an ObviouslyEvil JackassGenie throughout the whole movie (and the sequel; the second Djinn in the third and fourth films is a bit less bad about it, but still StupidEvil). It never seems to occur to him that his target might have more than happy to grant him three wishes if she thought he was a BenevolentGenie rather than a blatantly sadistic psychopath bent on WorldDomination.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/RobertEnglund, Creator/AndrewDivoff and Creator/TonyTodd who all appeared in the first film, would later appear in the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' video game franchise with Englund being a playable character in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies'', Divoff playing Lev Kravchenko in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' and Todd playing Admiral Briggs in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' which re-credits him with Divoff despite not sharing a scene together unlike the first film.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/RobertEnglund, Creator/AndrewDivoff and Creator/TonyTodd who all appeared in the first film, who later appear in the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' video game franchise with Englund being a playable character in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies'', Divoff playing Lev Kravchenko in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' and Todd playing Admiral Briggs in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' which re-credits him with Divoff despite not sharing a scene together unlike the first film.

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** The Djinn could easily have won and gotten his three wishes if he hadn't acted like an ObviouslyEvil JerkassGenie throughout the whole movie (and the sequel; the second Djinn in the third and fourth films is a bit less bad about it, but still StupidEvil). It never seems to occur to him that his target might have more than happy to grant him three wishes if she thought he was a BenevolentGenie rather than a blatantly sadistic psychopath bent on WorldDomination.

** The Djinn could easily have won and gotten his three wishes if he hadn't acted like an ObviouslyEvil JerkassGenie throughout the whole movie (and the sequel; the second Djinn in the third and fourth films is a bit less bad about it, but still StupidEvil). It never seems to occur to him that his target might have more than happy to grant him three wishes if she thought he was a BenevolentGenie rather than an ObviouslyEvil psychopath bent on WorldDomination.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Buck Flower's character wishes for the pharmacist to "get cancer and die". The result is gruesome, [[CrossesTheLineTwice but so over the top and unrealistic that it crosses into hilarious]]. Seeing how Flower died of cancer six years later, it's more tragic than funny. For that matter, the scene where the plane blows up might be a little harder to laugh at post-9/11.

* IAmNotShazam: The villain is sometimes referred to as being "Wishmaster" by people describing the film. The villain is not called Wishmaster; that's just a role he fulfills. He's the Djinn.
** In the second film he does refer to himself as the Wishmaster as a title not a proper name.

* IdiotPlot: The entirety of the first movie's events (sans the massacre at the sultan's court) could have been prevented if ''one man had not been drinking on the job.''

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the whole race is said to be evil]], we only see three of them (only the first two films share continuity, and the Djinn in [[Film/Wishmaster3BeyondTheGatesOfHell the third film]] is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djinns). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and especially evil even for his race. He sees people as nothing but vermin and toys for his sick amusement. Most of the wishes he grants result in people suffering a CruelAndUnusualDeath. He blows up an airplane and kills everyone on board just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream places in a hell-like dimension for eternal torture]]. In [[Film/Wishmaster2EvilNeverDies the second film]], he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. And his ultimate goal is to [[HellOnEarth turn the Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (only the first two films share continuity, and the Djinn in [[Film/Wishmaster3BeyondTheGatesOfHell the third film]] is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djinns). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and especially evil even for his race. He sees people as nothing but vermin and toys for his sick amusement. Most of the wishes he grants result in people suffering a CruelAndUnusualDeath. He blows up an airplane and kills everyone on board just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream places in a hell-like dimension for eternal torture]]. In [[Film/Wishmaster2EvilNeverDies the second film]], he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. And his ultimate goal is to [[HellOnEarth turn the Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

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* WarpedAesop: Oh no! You have killed someone! How can you rectify this, in the eyes of God and for lost purity of your own soul so you can defeat a powerful demon whose release you had a part in? Well, first you must get rid of your self-image, start visiting an orthodox church, sever one your fingers and trick the demon to reset things in a way that the guy you killed is revived! Thanks, ''Wishmaster 2''!

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (only the first two films share continuity, and the Djinn in [[Film/Wishmaster3BeyondTheGatesOfHell the third film]] is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djinns). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and especially evil even for his race. He sees people as nothing but vermin and toys for his sick amusement. Most of the wishes he grants result in people dying horrific BodyHorror-related deaths. He blows up an airplane and kills everyone on board just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream places in a hell-like dimension for eternal torture]]. In [[Film/Wishmaster2EvilNeverDies the second film]], he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. And his ultimate goal is to [[HellOnEarth turn the Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

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* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (only the first two films share continuity, and the Djinn in the third film is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djinns). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and especially evil even for his race. He sees people as nothing but vermin and toys for his sick amusement. Most of the wishes he grants result in people dying horrific BodyHorror-related deaths. He blows up an airplane and kills everyone on board just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream places in a hell-like dimension for eternal torture]]. In the second film, he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. And his ultimate goal is to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans turn Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

* WarpedAesop: Oh no! You have killed someone! How can you rectify this, in the eyes of God and for lost purity of your own soul so you can defeat a powerful demon whose release you had a part in? Well, first you must get rid of your self-image, start visiting an orthodox church, sever one your fingers and trick the demon to reset things in a way that the guy you killed is revived! Thanks, ''Wishmaster 2''!

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (only the first two films share continuity, and the Djinn in the third film is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djinns). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and appears to be especially bad even for his race. Most of the wishes he grants result in people dying horrific BodyHorror related deaths. He blows up an airplane and kills everyone aboard just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream places in a hell like dimension for eternal torture]]. In the second film, he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. His ultimate goal, is to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans turn Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (Only the first two films share continuty, and the Djinn in the third film is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djins). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and appears to be especially bad even for his race. Most of the wishes he grants result in people dying horrific BodyHorror related deaths. He blows up an airaplane and kills everyone aboard just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream places in a hell like dimension for eternal torture]]. In the second film, he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. His ultimate goal, is to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans turn Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (Only the first two films share continuty, and the Djinn in the third film is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djins). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and appears to be especially bad even for his race. Most of the wishes he grants result in people dying horrific BodyHorror related deaths. He blows up an airaplane and kills everyone aboard just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he [[AndIMustScream:places in a hell like dimension for eternal torture]]. In the second film, he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. His ultimate goal, is to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans:turn Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear]] by releasing his fellow Djinn.

* CompleteMonster: The Djinn from the first two films. While the whole race is said to be evil, we only see three of them (Only the first two films share continuty, and the Djinn in the third film is killed at the end, so we assume the last two films have different Djins). Of the three, the one in the first two films is by far the worst, and appears to be especially bad even for his race. Most of the wishes he grants result in people dying horrific BodyHorror related deaths. He blows up an airaplane and kills everyone aboard just to kill one woman. Every soul he reaps he {{AndIMustScream:places in a hell like dimension for eternal torture}}. In the second film, he sets out to trap one thousand mortals in this plane of eternal suffering. His ultimate goal, is to {{DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans:turn Earth into a place of perpetual death, destruction, pain, and fear}} by releasing his fellow Djinn.

* MotiveDecay: In the first movie, Djinn is will unleash EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt when the protagonist makes her third wish. In the second movie, he also has to collect ''one thousand'' souls before that.
** Thats more a case of FridgeLogic or CanonDiscontinuity.

* CompleteMonster: Djinn is the most sadistic JackassGenie who greatly enjoys making people wish things and warping them into gruesome and nightmarish scenarios.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Second movie was acceptable, while 3 and 4 were made simultaneously, discarded canon "rules", and didn't have the original actor.