The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

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That's really all there is to it. Horrid. As a kid I would only watch the 1st and 3rd. Tried to rewatch this just now, literally turned it off about 20min in. Literally horrid.

Maybe the film would stand up if only there would not be the book upon which this movie was based. The wisdom that prevails in Michael Ende's Neverending Story did not transcend into this movie. It could be said that the same might apply to the first installment of 'The Neverending Story', but here it becomes even more apparent that the movie did not have the cleverness and deepness in mind found in the book that so nicely describes the human nature with all its strengths and weaknesses. Everyone who had the luck to read the book should steer well away from this movie.

I totally get all the negative ratings and fully understand you, but this is a 90's child movie. Why do you rate it with 2020 measurement? When I was a little boy of 6 this movie scared the out of me. How can you rate it 1 star?

Awful, Awful, Awful... This movie should not have been made. When I rented this movie a few years ago I thought: "Wow, a sequel to the first movie! Cool!" It was not cool. The story sucked and the actors to. Why didn't they keep the original cast? And the music! In the first movie it's a wonderful soundtrack but in this it's like they had a Yamaha synth and just banged at it... When I saw it the first time I was only 8 years so I gave it a second chance last week. It was even worse this time! No I noticed the so called "effects" they had in the movie. The worst things I have ever seen. Why? Don't see this movie. See the first one, but skip the rest!

When i was 8 years old i watched this movie for the first time! I didn't go to school that day because is was very sick. And i'm now 25 year old but i can still remember that day! It was a wonderful movie! My imagination went through the roof at that time! So maybe i give it a six because of nostalgia, so what! Still a movie i will never forget and that's worth a big six!

Peoples expectations really blow my mind. I think most of us are aware that only very few sequels can outdo the original and expect the follow ups to either be a masterpiece or better. This movie is still entertaining, has beautiful set pieces and a good story. Ignore the hate and jump into the fantasy world without high expectations.

OK-There are so many things about this film that bug me, I don't even know where to start. So here is my list of questions about this horrible excuse for entertainment: 1. Why is Bastien's dad like, 10 years younger than he was in the 1st movie? 2.Why is the Childlike Empress still called that? Why doesn't she use her new name? 3.I thought the Empress told Bastien he could have as many wishes as he wanted in the first movie. Why doesn't he do this? 4.Why does Atreyu now look like a real Native American and not a pasty British kid? 5.What is Bastien's mom's name anyway? 6.Why did they even think about making this movie? 7.Why did they cast Jonathan Brandis? 8.Why'd they make ANOTHER sequel? 9.What happened to the magic of the first movie? 10.Why are Atreyu and Bastien so touchy in this movie? They get all up tight about the dumbest stuff. Yeah, to make it simple, this movie blows.

Having watched NeverEnding Story (I) some months earlier, I started watching this sequel with my daughter. She is generally in favor of any movie aimed at children, but even she could tell this was a bad movie after just a view minutes. So we bailed and watched a better movie instead. I typically do not review movies without watching the whole thing, but unless somehow the rest of the movie is 10x better than the first 5 minutes, I am confident that my overall recommendation will still be a "pass."

This movie has nothing to do with the first, the acting is horrible, would've been more enjoyable if it wasn't made in the first place. Do yourself a favour and don't watch it.