The Neverending Story II - The Next Chapter
by George Miller (ii)
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Actor: Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Martin UmbachDirector: George Miller (ii)
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Dieter Geissler
Producer: Tim Hampton
Writer: Karin Howard
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Portuguese (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 13278
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Based on Michael Ende'sic children's book, this sequel finds the young hero, Bastian, encountering new adventures in the magical world of fantasia. In this sequel to the 1984 film, our young hero, again bored with the real world, returns to his storybook's magical land of Fantasia and attempts to slay the evils that threaten the extinction of goodness. There he finds a special brand of courage wit
DVD Reviews of The Neverending Story II - The Next Chapter
DVD Review: A Different Chapter
Summary: 4 Stars
"The NeverEnding Story II" is the next chapter in the film adaption of Michael Ende's fantasy novel, this one more loosely related to the book than the first.
Bastian (Jonathan Landis in this film) is a little bit older, and possibly a bit wiser, thanks to all the books he's been reading. Still, just like the first film, he has his fears to face. Rather than bullies, he's facing the fears inside his mind, his fear of heights on the diving board. His imagination, the one that helped rebuild Fantasia, is working against him, and when he looks down into the pool he sees roaring waterfalls and gets himself all cramped up. Bastian, in search of courage, goes to the antique store to get some books on diving. There, he spots the NeverEnding Story, now with great tracts and pages blank. Bastian takes the book once more, maybe if he reads it again he can fix what's wrong. The story takes him into Fantasia, that world of luck dragons and rockbiters, and it is once again under threat, by an Emptiness that makes all the wonderful characters and landscapes hollow and void of nourishment. Bastian has the Auryn with him, the symbol from the cover of the book, and with it he can grant wishes that could save the fantasy world. Little does he know that an evil sorcress named Xayide (the cause of the Emptiness) has a device that will steal memories from Bastian every time he makes a wish. Will Bastian be able to save Fantasia, or will the wishes make his head as hollow as the Emptiness?
Though the look of the film is quite similar, (use of sets, models and matte paintings) its got a rather different feel. The casting of the characters is pretty different. Bastian's father now has hair and is a bit moodier, Bastian has gone blonde, and the Child-Like Empress has got a perm. Still, there are some characters who have been cast similar, like the child-warrior Atreyu, this time played by Kenny Morrison who I thought did a really good job here recreating the original character. It's funny though, I saw this in cinemas when I was a kid, and I didn't even pick up the casting differences! Also, this time Bastian is in the story, rather than living through Atreyu, his practically alter-ego, which changes the dynamic a bit, as does the introduction of a major villain.
Though there are some fantastic places to see, there's not as much exploration of locations, and though there is a lot of dialogue, there's a little less development of character. So though I like the film, it does feel a little less in terms of entertainment and fascination. It's definitely better than the third film, though, that's for sure!
It's worth checking out for fans of the first film, I think.
Description of The Neverending Story II - The Next Chapter
Based on Michael Ende's classic children's book, this sequel finds the young hero, Bastian, encountering new adventures in the magical world of fantasia.Filled with a few imaginative moments and a child actor who looks like a miniaturized Sharon Stone, II isn't as neverending as the third headache in the series, but it's not on par with the original. Versions of Atreyu, the brave warrior, Rockbiter, and Falcor, that flying, pink, poodle-dragon, return to travel across the storybook world of Fantasia. This time our protagonist and reader, Bastian, is actually in the story the entire time instead of looking on from outside the pages. The interaction doesn't help, as it's the same crisis and the same story line (well, okay, he is reading the same book), but at least the film is not as unrelentingly melancholy as the first one either. Children may be frightened by the "giants," large dung beetles on two legs, that threaten our heroes. --Keith Simanton
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