And you are right. I can't find the exact model, but this one just used a pool cue ball: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackball#/media/File:Trackball-Kensington-ExpertMouse5.jpg
yep! I have one a lot like it, the balls always come out super easy to be cleaned and they are weighted interestingly so they are really fun to roll around in your hand. Fidgeting with them is a fairly common thing if you use a ball mouse. They are also often called a "stationary mouse"
@@ThrottleKitty My boyfriend still uses one! He mostly uses his computer in an armchair and it sits well on the arm without needing room to move around or a specific surface.
I like to imagine that the hunter awoke during the events of the other three movies, but just sort of stumbled around failing to find any of the other characters or make any impact on the plot.
I always thought the Hunter was sort of Temporary "Protocol", for if The Final wish were ever to be granted. They would be triggered and sent to kill The Wisher and Djinn before their wish is fulfilled. But thinking back on it now.. it was just a stupid plot-point. But still my favourite in The Series. =D
@@DavidMyrmidon Maybe less of the wish being granted and more of the wish being made. He is then summoned, conjured, or whatever we want to call it, and his mission is to kill the wisher before it can be granted. The hunter just wasn't needed during the previous scenarios, because the 3rd wish, or actions before it, subdued the Djinn, making his presence unnecessary.
@@LucianDevine it kiiiiinda makes sense, except the fact that most wishes can be granted instantly so a guy with a sword spawning somewhere that isn't directly behind the djinn would be pretty ineffective except in the specific circumstances that occurred in this movie, in which he was still pretty ineffective.
@@tionodese8110 Yeah, it is definitely contrived and stupid, but that's about the only explanation for why we would see The Hunter now and in none of the other movies. It could just be a weird contingency specifically for situations like this, when a wish can be made but not granted immediately.
@@LucianDevine I guess another semi-adequate explanation would be like, maybe the awakening of the hunter was a clock he's been racing to beat since the first movie, like, the hunter was always going to awake on that day, at that time, but he was hoping he could just free the other djinn before that ever happened. though, that, like any other explaination, would make more sense if the hunter was after HIM by default and not the wisher... actually just in general, why is the hunter going after some human, specifically with a sword capable of killing a djinn?
On one hand: There is something incredibly endearing about a ghoul trying to sincerely fulfill the wish of being loved for who he really is, and it warms my heart just a bit thinking about it, even for a terrible murder bastard genie On the other hand: jinncel
For what it's worth, the "three wishes" doesn't originally come from "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp," but from "The Fisherman and the Jinni." The story of Aladdin got the "three wishes" treatment from Hollywood around 1940 in The Theif of Bagdad, which was an amalgamation of a bunch of the elements from the 1001 Nights stories, and now genies have been granting three wishes ever since and we're stuck with that trope.
Funny enough, the real Ghostbusters, as the original two/three seasons are actually quite amazing and do a wonderful job of explaining folklore and mythology to kids but yet somehow able to use technobabble to explain how it's possible in a scientific way, actually explain that djinns are elemental demons and not genies like people tend to believe.
@@thewingedporpoise Not only that, but werewolves and silver bullets and full moon and even the bite of another werewolf all go to early Hollywood movies, I believe
Yep, that mystical sphere is definitely a weird thing one finds in an office, just a mundane trackball. I scrolled down to mention this, but you beat me to it. Ones like that with a more easily removed ball are so fun to mess with.
@@BeastGuardian I as a kid always found the trackball to be the best mouse device for gaming! it was not a touch pad, did not move on the desktop, and you could go very fast with it. excellent gaming mouse! Idk what modern gamers on PCs use these days though
@@ryanwilliams1803 Late, but... modern PC gamer here, and I use a trackball. For exactly all the reasons you mention. Pretty sure I'm the exception though, and I don't know how modern a gamer you can really call me, since I play exclusively old games and indie games, due to AAA being synonymous with "low-effort garbage" these days.
I have 3 different mice I use for gaming, you want different ones with different games. A trackball mouse is really good for RTS games, or other games where you have to move a LOT in consistent distances, but don't need a lot of snap precision aiming. You want a high sensitivity mouse for something like an FPS, and a low sensitivity precision mouse with a comfort grip for something like an MMO. A trackball / stationary mouse is great to have as an option, but is not that great for certain games like FPS. Except "chaotic" FPS games like L4D2 where you don't need precision aiming.
I figured with Wishmaster 3 and the angelic wings and sword, it was pretty obvious the Hunter was a form of St. Michael. But, I may just be reading too much into it.
Funny scene re-write idea: So instead of the weird sex death that the coworker gets, she still does the bit of candidly describing the rough sex that she wants to have, and at first you think that the djinn is going to kill her. But because she's Lisa's friend and the djinn is genuinely grateful for the advice on how to win her affection, he decides to do her a solid, conjures a dominatrix right outside her door, and casually leaves her home without twisting the wish against her. The scene ends with the dominatrix looking around confused until she and Lisa make eye contact, and then give each other a look that's somewhere between "love at first sight" and "awww yeeaah..."
Flashback to my college "IT" class where we were taught about trackballs and they were like "this is a trackball. It's just another kind of mouse for people who want to feel superior to other people for no apparent reason. Please don't murder me, I'm not a witch."
He pours the hot coffee into one cup, which we can see steaming, then reaches for the other cup to pour into his coffee. probably milk. I rewound the scene a lot back when I first watched to figure that out. Sphere thing is a trackball mouse, good where you lack for desk space.
Came here to say this stuff. Whoever made this movie is an old person for sure lmao. The only reason i recognized them is cuz the old people in my childhood had these things.
Oh hey, the Hunter's played by Victor Webster. And I only know that 'cause I watched _Mutant X_ religiously when I was a stupid tasteless teen. I never saw _Wishmaster 4_ . I didn't even know it existed until roughly a decade ago, which was roughly a decade after I watched the first three back-to-back-to-back. After rewatching _Wishmaster 3_ , I figured _4_ was a write-off due to how abysmal its predecessor was, but now I tentatively wanna check it out. Tentatively.
I just had something called a 'grumble ...uh, bum..?' come by and tell me that the hunter was busy. I threw a like at him and he seemed to be happy with that. Love you, Matt!
We just wanted to drop in and say thank you for doing this series. Of our duo, Lies is the only one who has seen these movies. It has been really lovely to share the series with Scandal, both as it owns and does not own, without having to make them sit through all the movies. Hahaha Lies wishes you had mentioned the film expositing the confirmation that Sam was able to walk but his injuries hadn't been healed (more solid storytelling), and the four extra monster arms during the djinn sex scene (seems noteworthy...). Edit: We completely forgot to mention how excellent it was that you took a moment, when addressing the ever important question of djinn being able to do the do, to acknowledge that it need not be boiled down to standard heteronormative expectations. Nice addition. 👌🏼
Fun fact: Aladdin was actually made up by the french translator for Arabian Nights! So was Sinbad and Ali-Baba. Which is sad, because the OG stories that are in the translation that I read (which is more modern and based off the original 14th century manuscript) has a bit where a merchant visits a dude and each of his incredibly hot wives screw him. There's no real twist, he just gets laid. Also, there's a king who has been turned into stone and his people have been turned into fish by an evil witch, who is also his wife! And the good guy has to trick the witch into reversing the spell. Also, there was a djinn in a bottle. It was a fun book.
After the Divoff devotion runs its course, I really wish you’d cover E. Elias Mehirge’s “Begotten.” It really fits with the impending doom that has beset our world. Also, I thought the Hunter looked familiar, and sure enough it’s Carlos from Continuum.
I had always written the sequels off, which seems justified now for the most part, but because this movie scientifically owns, I guess I have to watch it now.
I really enjoyed these reviews of all four movies, I came across these at random and the tone and casual nature of them is fantastic. Seriously, solid and fun reviews!
that "weird orb thing" in the office is called a trackball, it's a different kind of mouse that was somewhat popular in the late 90s to early 00s. I'd forgotten about them until my boss got me one to help with my mouse arm. Unlike other mice, you don't move your arm or wrist when using a trackball, just your finger.
One little folklore quibble: The original Aladdin story in The 1,001 Nights did not specify that three wishes was the limit. That element, near as I can tell, is exclusive to the Disney adaptation of the folk tale. The original Aladdin was able to make as many wishes from both djinn (there were two, the djinn of the ring and the more powerful djinn of the lamp) as he desired, except for one time when he was convinced by the evil sorcerer (which there were ALSO two of, they were brothers) to wish for a roc's egg, which MAJORLY pissed the genie of the lamp off, and he only spared Aladdin's life because the wish wasn't his idea.
HELL yes, you're on my wavelength with the wishmaster sequels. I feel like the sole redeeming feature of 3 is the sheer batshit wild plot twist of the protagonist summoning a goddamn archangel, and 2's upsides are obvious, but like. 4 has a really interesting setup compared to the others.
Holy fuck. Filmed in Winnipeg? Dude, I *really* felt something familiar in that amazing Djinn/Bouncer fight scene. Like, deep in my bones. Soon as you said the filming location, I knew that was the iconic back alley behind The Pal/Whiskey Dix Nightclub in the Exchange District. Instantly. It's not just the world's sketchiest smoking section, it's also a city landmark, and home of a continuously rebuilding human birds nest of used Heroin needles. It rules. I worked in the district doing cleanup, and would go to that exact alley every day for graffiti & garbage removal. The scene where the Djinn yeets the bouncer into the dumpster?? It invaded my mind zone, because I'd gone to that exact place and done that same action for 2 full years of my life. I have killed 730 bouncers. All of them were wearing a flame shirt, also.
It really doesn't matter what movie you take a look at; it's always a fun ride :D And I too can't get enough Divoff in my life. Stay healthy and safe in these dark times brought to us by capitalism.
I loved Wishmaster 4 … I heard some complaints about how does the djinn know what Steven knows… but he’s a reality warping demon… it’s not that much of a stretch.. I mean… maybe it was a wish that one of the other djinn granted for him… either way…. I also loved the idea of a stealthy djinn… it’s honestly horrifying to think about … and this is the only movie in the series that has the djinn being all stealthy like that.. great movie imo ..
Other reviewers: "Let me exaggerate my reaction like a crazy person!" This guy: Bawls his eyes out through the entire movie, then turns straight to the camera, "The series has had some real ups and downs..."
I don't think the Divoff movie is a bad decision. He seems pretty awesome at acting and honestly I'm down for basically any topic because you're hilarious. Thanks for making great videos on both your channels!
I'll defend Sam's two-cup coffee pouring. If you just brewed your coffee and it's too hot to drink immediately, you can cool it down more quickly by pouring it into one cup and then transferring it to another, since the cups are cooler than the coffee. Sam still sucks, but that makes some degree of sense. Fun fact: people used to pour coffee from their cups into saucers to cool them. The saucer's wide surface area helped to cool the coffee.
I love that the bouncer is the vampire Julius from the Netflix Sci Fi show Van Helsing. He's a good character and I like that he gets work :) reminds me of the actors from the show Sanctuary, who would constantly show up in every Canadian sci fi TV series
Inserting a new and extremely important part of the mythos and then having *absoultley no explanation whatsoever* as to why it shows up or what it is or where it comes from or literally anything is an absolute Chad move.
I watched Wishmaster last night because I watched your video (I guess I -am- succeptible to suggestion?) Anyway that thing is a goddamned masterpiece. Please remind yourself every day that you've improved people's lives with your good works.
I liked them all for what they are. The original stuck with me as I saw it when I was young, but Divoff is such a gifted actor, but I genuinely liked all of them for the simple fact that he made the Jinn very Kruger. Funny an a smartass, but at the same time, gory, intimidating, and with incredible presence. Dudes a horror icon from where I’m stood. Furthermore, the question of the coworker is dead nuts right, an any man who’s ever spoken to a female, there is no safe answer. That is a trap. Plain and simple. Ambush. Do not answer.
@@Fopenplop Yeah, trackball mice got dirty pretty fast, so you had to pop the ball off and clean it and the rollers pretty regularly. They looked neat though and were really great for small desks in the ages before cheap optical mice.
• 6:32 - It's a trackball. Obviously the director had never seen one before and thought it was neato and wanted to focus on it out of his own amazement/amusement as opposed to for any narrative reasons. • 16:53 - And the hunter was Canadian Victor Webster of _Mutant X_ and the bouncer was Canadian Aleks Paunovic of _Van Helsing._ From _Wishmaster 3,_ A.J. Cook was in _Final Destination 2_ and Canadian Emmanuelle Vaugier in _Saw 2._ • 16:59 - Google's brilliant A.I. auto-captions read Corner Gas as "kroner gas". 🤦
as a monsterfucker I am very disappointed the djinn and main character didn’t end up together and decided to tell the other djinns to fuck off. how cool it would be to have a djinn boyfriend tho?
The thing at 6:38 that they're focusing on for a long time for no reason is a trackball, which may look like a historical contraption but which, like Ahura Mazda, is still celebrated by people even unto this day, including myself! People use 'em instead of mouses because they don't give you carpal tunnel syndrome as bad. Also, it kind of feels like you're playing Tron or Centipede.
I don't know why you'd think that we don't want more wishmaster content. I'd be happy for this to become wishycats, an exclusively wishmaster themed channel.
Scardy Cats> why does the trackball come out of the socket?! Some do, some don't. Trackballs are essentially just upside-down ball-mice, so you have to occasionally clean the rollers. Having the ball easily removable makes that easier. But this one looks like it was a fancy Apple-style iTrackball type thing that was designed for looks and novelty.
*Hunter:* manifests from out of nowhere for reasons unexplained (because... prophecy ?... Wizards maybe ?.)) has the sole purpose of killing the djinn. *Hunter:* has epic final battle to- Annnndddd... he dies immediately.
I think the cup of coffee thing was coffee into one cup and then cream(er) from a second container into the cup with coffee. And yes, I did rewind REPEATEDLY to make sure, and if that was the point, you got me.
ah, in these horrifying times there's nothing more comforting than watching a slime
This isnt a slime this is mat
@@TheAsyouwysh Like Janus, he's a god with two faces.
*a cat
He's not a slime, he's a cat
Oh god this was a year ago
I think the "weird thing in an office" is a rollerball mouse. >.>
And you are right. I can't find the exact model, but this one just used a pool cue ball: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackball#/media/File:Trackball-Kensington-ExpertMouse5.jpg
My Dad used to have one because of a neurological disorder.
That's a cool ass rollerball mouse. I would love that bad boy on my rig.
yep! I have one a lot like it, the balls always come out super easy to be cleaned and they are weighted interestingly so they are really fun to roll around in your hand. Fidgeting with them is a fairly common thing if you use a ball mouse. They are also often called a "stationary mouse"
@@ThrottleKitty My boyfriend still uses one! He mostly uses his computer in an armchair and it sits well on the arm without needing room to move around or a specific surface.
I like to imagine that the hunter awoke during the events of the other three movies, but just sort of stumbled around failing to find any of the other characters or make any impact on the plot.
I always thought the Hunter was sort of Temporary "Protocol", for if The Final wish were ever to be granted. They would be triggered and sent to kill The Wisher and Djinn before their wish is fulfilled.
But thinking back on it now.. it was just a stupid plot-point. But still my favourite in The Series. =D
@@DavidMyrmidon Maybe less of the wish being granted and more of the wish being made. He is then summoned, conjured, or whatever we want to call it, and his mission is to kill the wisher before it can be granted.
The hunter just wasn't needed during the previous scenarios, because the 3rd wish, or actions before it, subdued the Djinn, making his presence unnecessary.
@@LucianDevine it kiiiiinda makes sense, except the fact that most wishes can be granted instantly so a guy with a sword spawning somewhere that isn't directly behind the djinn would be pretty ineffective except in the specific circumstances that occurred in this movie, in which he was still pretty ineffective.
@@tionodese8110 Yeah, it is definitely contrived and stupid, but that's about the only explanation for why we would see The Hunter now and in none of the other movies. It could just be a weird contingency specifically for situations like this, when a wish can be made but not granted immediately.
@@LucianDevine I guess another semi-adequate explanation would be like, maybe the awakening of the hunter was a clock he's been racing to beat since the first movie, like, the hunter was always going to awake on that day, at that time, but he was hoping he could just free the other djinn before that ever happened.
though, that, like any other explaination, would make more sense if the hunter was after HIM by default and not the wisher... actually just in general, why is the hunter going after some human, specifically with a sword capable of killing a djinn?
On one hand: There is something incredibly endearing about a ghoul trying to sincerely fulfill the wish of being loved for who he really is, and it warms my heart just a bit thinking about it, even for a terrible murder bastard genie
On the other hand: jinncel
Anyone else slow-clap alone, drunk, in their apartment for "jincel"?
AS THE PROPHECY FORETOLD...
For what it's worth, the "three wishes" doesn't originally come from "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp," but from "The Fisherman and the Jinni." The story of Aladdin got the "three wishes" treatment from Hollywood around 1940 in The Theif of Bagdad, which was an amalgamation of a bunch of the elements from the 1001 Nights stories, and now genies have been granting three wishes ever since and we're stuck with that trope.
Funny enough, the real Ghostbusters, as the original two/three seasons are actually quite amazing and do a wonderful job of explaining folklore and mythology to kids but yet somehow able to use technobabble to explain how it's possible in a scientific way, actually explain that djinns are elemental demons and not genies like people tend to believe.
It's kind of like how 'Return of the Living Dead' had zombies that eat brains and now that's a zombie trope?
@@p.d.l7023 if I remember correctly Nosferatu established the burned by sunlight thing
@@thewingedporpoise Not only that, but werewolves and silver bullets and full moon and even the bite of another werewolf all go to early Hollywood movies, I believe
@@dorukgolcu9191 yes, I learned that recently by watching the Monstrum and the OSP werewolf specials
Its a trackball. we had one in place of a mouse in our computer back in the day. Used to take it out of its housing and fiddle with it as a kid.
Yep, that mystical sphere is definitely a weird thing one finds in an office, just a mundane trackball. I scrolled down to mention this, but you beat me to it. Ones like that with a more easily removed ball are so fun to mess with.
@@BeastGuardian I as a kid always found the trackball to be the best mouse device for gaming! it was not a touch pad, did not move on the desktop, and you could go very fast with it. excellent gaming mouse! Idk what modern gamers on PCs use these days though
@@ryanwilliams1803 Late, but... modern PC gamer here, and I use a trackball. For exactly all the reasons you mention. Pretty sure I'm the exception though, and I don't know how modern a gamer you can really call me, since I play exclusively old games and indie games, due to AAA being synonymous with "low-effort garbage" these days.
I have 3 different mice I use for gaming, you want different ones with different games. A trackball mouse is really good for RTS games, or other games where you have to move a LOT in consistent distances, but don't need a lot of snap precision aiming. You want a high sensitivity mouse for something like an FPS, and a low sensitivity precision mouse with a comfort grip for something like an MMO. A trackball / stationary mouse is great to have as an option, but is not that great for certain games like FPS. Except "chaotic" FPS games like L4D2 where you don't need precision aiming.
"Your mouth and hands aren't paralyzed" YES!!!
This version of the Djinn looks more like a Power Rangers villain honestly. Especially when he's fist-fighting someone in broad daylight.
Buffy villain vibes
This video is a Divoff
Yeesss
I love when sequels just randomly ad things to the mythology like the Hunter.
Uh, no ones ever made the third wish, it's never been relevant.
I figured with Wishmaster 3 and the angelic wings and sword, it was pretty obvious the Hunter was a form of St. Michael. But, I may just be reading too much into it.
Funny scene re-write idea: So instead of the weird sex death that the coworker gets, she still does the bit of candidly describing the rough sex that she wants to have, and at first you think that the djinn is going to kill her. But because she's Lisa's friend and the djinn is genuinely grateful for the advice on how to win her affection, he decides to do her a solid, conjures a dominatrix right outside her door, and casually leaves her home without twisting the wish against her.
The scene ends with the dominatrix looking around confused until she and Lisa make eye contact, and then give each other a look that's somewhere between "love at first sight" and "awww yeeaah..."
Flashback to my college "IT" class where we were taught about trackballs and they were like "this is a trackball. It's just another kind of mouse for people who want to feel superior to other people for no apparent reason. Please don't murder me, I'm not a witch."
He pours the hot coffee into one cup, which we can see steaming, then reaches for the other cup to pour into his coffee. probably milk. I rewound the scene a lot back when I first watched to figure that out.
Sphere thing is a trackball mouse, good where you lack for desk space.
Came here to say this stuff. Whoever made this movie is an old person for sure lmao. The only reason i recognized them is cuz the old people in my childhood had these things.
I’m so happy Matt’s still making videos despite the pandemic! It makes me feel less lonely during quarantine 😇❤️
> explains faxing
> doesn't know what a trackball mouse is
Kidding, kidding. Anyway good vid, 'Dread
𝔄𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔦𝔰𝔥.
Do you havea mobile keyboard with these letters?
"Us nou wish."
I fully support you continuing to focus on weird niche shit that interests you.
I wish I could watch a Scaredy Cats video.
And there it is !
As you wish!
"A Scientific Analysis Of Wishmaster 4"
...There but for the grace of god go I, I'm in.
This was the first Wishmaster movie I ever saw. It was on Cinemax when I was a teenager and I thought it was incredibly deep at the time.
"Decent sendoff"
A Divoff, if you will.
Oh hey, the Hunter's played by Victor Webster. And I only know that 'cause I watched _Mutant X_ religiously when I was a stupid tasteless teen.
I never saw _Wishmaster 4_ . I didn't even know it existed until roughly a decade ago, which was roughly a decade after I watched the first three back-to-back-to-back. After rewatching _Wishmaster 3_ , I figured _4_ was a write-off due to how abysmal its predecessor was, but now I tentatively wanna check it out. Tentatively.
This video owns bones. 25 Divoffs, easy.
Djinncel verses Duster-wearing Sword-master
It's like if 4Chan was *maaagic*
Living in Japan I love how you explain fax machines like they're a thing of the past.
I just had something called a 'grumble ...uh, bum..?' come by and tell me that the hunter was busy. I threw a like at him and he seemed to be happy with that. Love you, Matt!
We just wanted to drop in and say thank you for doing this series. Of our duo, Lies is the only one who has seen these movies. It has been really lovely to share the series with Scandal, both as it owns and does not own, without having to make them sit through all the movies. Hahaha
Lies wishes you had mentioned the film expositing the confirmation that Sam was able to walk but his injuries hadn't been healed (more solid storytelling), and the four extra monster arms during the djinn sex scene (seems noteworthy...).
Edit: We completely forgot to mention how excellent it was that you took a moment, when addressing the ever important question of djinn being able to do the do, to acknowledge that it need not be boiled down to standard heteronormative expectations.
Nice addition. 👌🏼
My son always knows when you’ve dropped some more content when he hears a “Yay!” from the living room ❤️
Fun fact: Aladdin was actually made up by the french translator for Arabian Nights! So was Sinbad and Ali-Baba.
Which is sad, because the OG stories that are in the translation that I read (which is more modern and based off the original 14th century manuscript) has a bit where a merchant visits a dude and each of his incredibly hot wives screw him. There's no real twist, he just gets laid. Also, there's a king who has been turned into stone and his people have been turned into fish by an evil witch, who is also his wife! And the good guy has to trick the witch into reversing the spell. Also, there was a djinn in a bottle.
It was a fun book.
It's Michael Trucco! That owns. Seeing him as Anders in Battlestar Galactica was when I realized I liked guys.
The Devov and Greg edited heads--I appreciate your hard work, because I loved that, especially the sounds "yes"
After the Divoff devotion runs its course, I really wish you’d cover E. Elias Mehirge’s “Begotten.” It really fits with the impending doom that has beset our world.
Also, I thought the Hunter looked familiar, and sure enough it’s Carlos from Continuum.
Wait other ppl watched that film? My friends and I called it "Be-gothin' " for obvious reasons
I had always written the sequels off, which seems justified now for the most part, but because this movie scientifically owns, I guess I have to watch it now.
You can't argue with a nearly 2-1 owns bones ratio.
@@Patrick-Phelan True.
Djinn-cel is the best thing I've ever heard on UA-cam. Thank you. You are a joy.
Perfect timing, I needed a comfy video, and your videos are always comfy!
I really enjoyed these reviews of all four movies, I came across these at random and the tone and casual nature of them is fantastic. Seriously, solid and fun reviews!
I wish I had three wishes for every time I laughed inappropriately loud in public while watching this video...in public.
that "weird orb thing" in the office is called a trackball, it's a different kind of mouse that was somewhat popular in the late 90s to early 00s. I'd forgotten about them until my boss got me one to help with my mouse arm. Unlike other mice, you don't move your arm or wrist when using a trackball, just your finger.
Like for Djincel.
You have a high tolerance for cringey jokes.
Vaseem Shakir it turns out that every pun a human makes increases that particular tolerance.
One little folklore quibble: The original Aladdin story in The 1,001 Nights did not specify that three wishes was the limit. That element, near as I can tell, is exclusive to the Disney adaptation of the folk tale. The original Aladdin was able to make as many wishes from both djinn (there were two, the djinn of the ring and the more powerful djinn of the lamp) as he desired, except for one time when he was convinced by the evil sorcerer (which there were ALSO two of, they were brothers) to wish for a roc's egg, which MAJORLY pissed the genie of the lamp off, and he only spared Aladdin's life because the wish wasn't his idea.
Love this series, and love your haunted doll watch shirt!
HELL yes, you're on my wavelength with the wishmaster sequels. I feel like the sole redeeming feature of 3 is the sheer batshit wild plot twist of the protagonist summoning a goddamn archangel, and 2's upsides are obvious, but like. 4 has a really interesting setup compared to the others.
5:30 that's milk dawg. he's pouring milk in from a little milk jug
I've been scrolling really far for this, although now I'm wondering why.
Wishmaster 5 should drift even harder into Romantic Comedy
I wish this series would never end.
Edit: What have I done
It took me a second, but I actually laughed loudly at "djinncel" I'm alone but I'm sure the people in the apartment below me heard me.
Holy fuck. Filmed in Winnipeg? Dude, I *really* felt something familiar in that amazing Djinn/Bouncer fight scene. Like, deep in my bones.
Soon as you said the filming location, I knew that was the iconic back alley behind The Pal/Whiskey Dix Nightclub in the Exchange District. Instantly. It's not just the world's sketchiest smoking section, it's also a city landmark, and home of a continuously rebuilding human birds nest of used Heroin needles. It rules.
I worked in the district doing cleanup, and would go to that exact alley every day for graffiti & garbage removal. The scene where the Djinn yeets the bouncer into the dumpster?? It invaded my mind zone, because I'd gone to that exact place and done that same action for 2 full years of my life.
I have killed 730 bouncers. All of them were wearing a flame shirt, also.
It really doesn't matter what movie you take a look at; it's always a fun ride :D
And I too can't get enough Divoff in my life.
Stay healthy and safe in these dark times brought to us by capitalism.
Ohhhhhhh, so *that's* why my legs were sore yesterday! Too much walking juice!
owns bones is my new favorite thing
Also Wisho 'using your charming nickname there' wasn't really into her until she made that wish though he was just fishing for wishing
I'm endlessly amused by the fact that slimy cat has no idea what a trackball is
Favourite dialogue in the movie.
Hunter: "We won the war."
Wisho: "You won The Battle. The War Rages on." =D
The Djin-cel joke made me laugh out loud so much
I loved Wishmaster 4 … I heard some complaints about how does the djinn know what Steven knows… but he’s a reality warping demon… it’s not that much of a stretch.. I mean… maybe it was a wish that one of the other djinn granted for him… either way…. I also loved the idea of a stealthy djinn… it’s honestly horrifying to think about … and this is the only movie in the series that has the djinn being all stealthy like that.. great movie imo ..
Other reviewers: "Let me exaggerate my reaction like a crazy person!"
This guy: Bawls his eyes out through the entire movie, then turns straight to the camera, "The series has had some real ups and downs..."
Peak comedy @9:38
Beautiful setup, crisp execution. 10/10
14:10 sam is so bland that he got replaced by greg midway through the movie.
He also confused Sam and Lisa in 13:56 as well. He doesn't really put that much effort into these I think.
I, for one, would happily watch Wishmaster reviews on on this channel for the rest of time. You might even say I _wish_ it.
the glitter lids are a look and i am LIVING
I don't think the Divoff movie is a bad decision. He seems pretty awesome at acting and honestly I'm down for basically any topic because you're hilarious. Thanks for making great videos on both your channels!
Oh hey, I've had The Rage on DVD for years, maybe I'll finally watch it
I remember watching these movies on the sci-fi channel as a preteen. Honestly, it explains a lot.
I'll defend Sam's two-cup coffee pouring.
If you just brewed your coffee and it's too hot to drink immediately, you can cool it down more quickly by pouring it into one cup and then transferring it to another, since the cups are cooler than the coffee.
Sam still sucks, but that makes some degree of sense.
Fun fact: people used to pour coffee from their cups into saucers to cool them. The saucer's wide surface area helped to cool the coffee.
Right, but that was a cream cup.
I love that the bouncer is the vampire Julius from the Netflix Sci Fi show Van Helsing. He's a good character and I like that he gets work :) reminds me of the actors from the show Sanctuary, who would constantly show up in every Canadian sci fi TV series
Inserting a new and extremely important part of the mythos and then having *absoultley no explanation whatsoever* as to why it shows up or what it is or where it comes from or literally anything is an absolute Chad move.
Djinncel! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA And the ending of this video! omg I'm in tears!
Matt.... How could you make me ship a tragic ship? Damn it.... The Djinncel joke was aces, but now I'm sad.
"Welcome to what is probably my final Wishmaster review."
Is that your _WISH?_
I watched Wishmaster last night because I watched your video (I guess I -am- succeptible to suggestion?) Anyway that thing is a goddamned masterpiece. Please remind yourself every day that you've improved people's lives with your good works.
I liked them all for what they are. The original stuck with me as I saw it when I was young, but Divoff is such a gifted actor, but I genuinely liked all of them for the simple fact that he made the Jinn very Kruger. Funny an a smartass, but at the same time, gory, intimidating, and with incredible presence. Dudes a horror icon from where I’m stood. Furthermore, the question of the coworker is dead nuts right, an any man who’s ever spoken to a female, there is no safe answer. That is a trap. Plain and simple. Ambush. Do not answer.
The weird object in the office I think was over gratuitous product placement. (Was probably new cool tackball when the movie was made)
Yeah, I was gonna say it looks like an overly complicated trackball mouse.
But the ball just comes off the mouse???
@@Fopenplop Yeah, trackball mice got dirty pretty fast, so you had to pop the ball off and clean it and the rollers pretty regularly. They looked neat though and were really great for small desks in the ages before cheap optical mice.
@@Fopenplop This was sorta standard for higher end trackballs of that size
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Can confirm. I'm from Winnipeg and its full of Jinn.
I probably wouldn’t enjoy a single one of these films but I loved your thoughts on them so so much
• 6:32 - It's a trackball. Obviously the director had never seen one before and thought it was neato and wanted to focus on it out of his own amazement/amusement as opposed to for any narrative reasons.
• 16:53 - And the hunter was Canadian Victor Webster of _Mutant X_ and the bouncer was Canadian Aleks Paunovic of _Van Helsing._ From _Wishmaster 3,_ A.J. Cook was in _Final Destination 2_ and Canadian Emmanuelle Vaugier in _Saw 2._
• 16:59 - Google's brilliant A.I. auto-captions read Corner Gas as "kroner gas". 🤦
I'm still waiting for the review of Alpha's Magical Christmas
Wishmaster 1 and Wishmaster 4 are my favorites in the whole damn series, I'm so glad you love them too!
as a monsterfucker I am very disappointed the djinn and main character didn’t end up together and decided to tell the other djinns to fuck off. how cool it would be to have a djinn boyfriend tho?
When he said used your month and tongue that got me
This series as a whole does not deserve you, but Divoff was worth it.
The thing at 6:38 that they're focusing on for a long time for no reason is a trackball, which may look like a historical contraption but which, like Ahura Mazda, is still celebrated by people even unto this day, including myself! People use 'em instead of mouses because they don't give you carpal tunnel syndrome as bad. Also, it kind of feels like you're playing Tron or Centipede.
Man I KNEW the surroundings looked familiar. Winnipeg!
I don't know why you'd think that we don't want more wishmaster content. I'd be happy for this to become wishycats, an exclusively wishmaster themed channel.
That lawyer or whoever had the same smile as the original djinn.
Not Canadian, but a super fan of Corner Gas and all things Karen and Davis.
There's something funny about telling the kids what a fax machine is but not recognizing a trackball :)
why does the trackball come out of the socket?!
Trackballs had to retain the ball 5 miles uphill in the snow both ways back then.
Scardy Cats> why does the trackball come out of the socket?!
Some do, some don't. Trackballs are essentially just upside-down ball-mice, so you have to occasionally clean the rollers. Having the ball easily removable makes that easier. But this one looks like it was a fancy Apple-style iTrackball type thing that was designed for looks and novelty.
Right on, this was filmed in my city too! I can't help but recognize Winnipeg.
A lot of males with spinal cord injuries can, in fact, 'get up' because there is a different neurological system involved.
But sam sucks
I lost it on, "What those horns do?"
Rewatching this video for the third time, and I just noticed your MBMBAM shirt. Nice.
This is by far one of the moat entertaining channels on the internet. Thank you!
Another spot-on review! This one is SO much better than #3.
This eye gloss moment was cute.
I found The Rage because when I was younger I was really into the band Mushroomhead. IIRC they were in the movie playing like 2 of their songs
The fire opal, forged in the fires of a forge, gemforge style!
Fun fact, the guy who played the bouncer of the strip club (Aleks Paunovic) is a staple of Canadian TV and movies and was also in BSG.
*Hunter:* manifests from out of nowhere for reasons unexplained (because... prophecy ?... Wizards maybe ?.)) has the sole purpose of killing the djinn.
*Hunter:* has epic final battle to-
Annnndddd... he dies immediately.
I think the cup of coffee thing was coffee into one cup and then cream(er) from a second container into the cup with coffee. And yes, I did rewind REPEATEDLY to make sure, and if that was the point, you got me.