The NeverEnding Story III

2/2/19961h 35m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ It's a brand new beginning in the adventure that never ends ~

Overview:

A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Status:

Released

Language:

German

Buget:

$17,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

flying
magic
sequel
dragon
based on children's book
fantasy world

Cast

Jason James Richter

~ as ~

Bastian Bux

Melody Kay

~ as ~

Nicole

Jack Black

~ as ~

Slip

Ryan Bollman

~ as ~

Dog

Freddie Jones

~ as ~

Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain

Julie Cox

~ as ~

The Childlike Empress

William Hootkins

~ as ~

Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)

Tony Robinson

~ as ~

Engywook

Thomas Petruo

~ as ~

Large Head

Moya Brady

~ as ~

Urgl

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 1 year(s) ago
5
This probably merits a lower rating. To be honest, though, it didn't bore me as much as it should have.

'The NeverEnding Story III' is a mess, in short. It barely resembles the ace original and doesn't even feel that similar to the average 1990 sequel. The story is all over the place and doesn't hold any sorta magical feel, with it more being a 'fish out of water' sorta movie.

Still, it went by quickly enough for me to avoid leaving a negative taste. It's a bad movie, no doubt, but is more watchable than it ought to be. The cast do alright. I was not expecting to see Jack Black appear, even with the name in the opening credits I kinda still thought it'd be a namesake - but no, Mr. Black is indeed in this (his fourth movie!) and is OK.

Elsewhere, Jason James Richter is decent, I don't have any issues with the actor directly - just the writing etc. for his character. Away from him, the voices are a further downgrade when compared to the preceding entries; though Kaefan Shaw is almost good. Tony Robinson, who I know more of as a television presenter here in the UK, is possibly the standout of the cast as Engywook.

This film also ruins the Rockbiter character(s), however that scene of them travelling to "Born to Be Wild" is actually minorly amusing - the only scene of the movie that comes close to being entertaining. Overall, this trilogy shouldn't exist given that first film is an obvious one and done thing. Oh well!