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The NeverEnding Story III

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4.5/10 • 377

1994-10-261h 35m

FantasyFamily

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

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.

Directors
Peter MacDonald
Characters
Michael Ende
Editors
Michael Bradsell

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  1. Jason James Richter

    Jason James Richter

    Bastian Bux

  2. Melody Kay

    Melody Kay

    Nicole

  3. Jack Black

    Jack Black

    Slip

  4. Ryan Bollman

    Ryan Bollman

    Dog

  5. Freddie Jones

    Freddie Jones

    Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain

  6. Julie Cox

    Julie Cox

    The Childlike Empress

  7. William Hootkins

    William Hootkins

    Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)

  8. Tony Robinson

    Tony Robinson

    Engywook

  9. Thomas Petruo

    Thomas Petruo

    Large Head

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r96sk

Aug 3, 2024

5/10

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!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$17,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
flyingmagicsequeldragonbased on children's bookfantasy world