The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter

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The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter

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1990

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

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Having saved the magical land of Fantasia from destruction in "The Neverending Story," young Bastian (Jonathan Brandis) is having trouble in the real world. Feeling abandoned by his overworked father, Barney (John Wesley Shipp), he picks up the book that led to his first adventure. He hears the voice of Fantasia's ruler, the Childlike Empress (Alexandra Johnes), telling him that her land needs help. Bastian returns to the kingdom, now threatened by a sorceress named Xayide (Clarissa Burt).

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

12/06/2016

3/5

Boy saves books, gains courage in perilous fantasy sequel.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/08/2005

2/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

03/27/2004

2/5

Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

08/04/2003

1/5

Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

04/27/2003

2/5

One of the poorest sequels ever.

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Audrey Rock-Richardson

Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

10/07/2002

1/5

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Angelo G

Nov 15

😬 What is this... No way this exists.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 21

Success in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alexandro L

Jul 7

It's good, it could be awesome if they TRULY based it on the book. The new Bastian has an androgynous look.

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Jacob G

@jgudes Jun 7

If only there was a way for me to give this heinous piece of garbage 0 stars… Oh well, I guess this will suffice for now.

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Ryan M

Mar 16

The second part in a childhood classic. Must watch with the kids!

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r96 s

08/03/2024

A forgettable follow-up. Given that 'The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter' released six years after the original, has no cast carryovers aside from Thomas Hill and is missing prior director Wolfgang Petersen, it isn't exactly a surprise to see it fall far adrift of the great 1984 movie. The effects for the likes of Falkor aren't that different to before, though with voice actor Alan Oppenheimer missing the character doesn't stand out at all really - I did mention in my review of the first film that I felt Oppenheimer was a major reason for its success, his absence here only proves that. Donald Arthur doesn't quite do as well. For those onscreen, Jonathan Brandis' performance is actually solid enough - but what lets things down is his dialogue, a lot of which feels unnatural. Kenny Morrison, as Atreyu, is probably the only performer that puts in a showing that is on similar level to their counterpart from the preceding feature. With all that the case, I can't quite class this as good. I will say that I wasn't begging for the credits to come at any point, I just wasn't all that invested either. A standard 6/10 flick, for me.

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Having saved the magical land of Fantasia from destruction in "The Neverending Story," young Bastian (Jonathan Brandis) is having trouble in the real world. Feeling abandoned by his overworked father, Barney (John Wesley Shipp), he picks up the book that led to his first adventure. He hears the voice of Fantasia's ruler, the Childlike Empress (Alexandra Johnes), telling him that her land needs help. Bastian returns to the kingdom, now threatened by a sorceress named Xayide (Clarissa Burt).

Director: George Miller
Producer: Dieter Geissler, Bodo Scriba
Screenwriter: Karin Howard
Production Co: Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Warner Bros., Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH, Bavaria Film
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2007
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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