The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Once more, Bastian is whisked back to the realm of Fantasia, a world he had just saved from ruin. Yet the land is now menaced by the malevolent sorceress Xayide, forcing him to reunite with Atreyu and confront the Emptiness once again.
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Markus Rupprecht
George T. Miller
Helmut Fodschuk
Connie Collins
T.W. Peacocke
Jackie Jordan
Bert Batt
James Marshall
Petra Lüdecke
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r96sk
A forgettable follow-up. Given that <em>'The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'</em> 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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The directors of The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter are Markus Rupprecht, George T. Miller, Helmut Fodschuk, Connie Collins, T.W. Peacocke, Jackie Jordan, Bert Batt, James Marshall, and Petra Lüdecke.
The cast of The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter includes Martin Umbach as Nimbly, Jonathan Brandis as Bastian Bux, Claudio Maniscalco as Lavaman, Thomas Hill as Coreander, Birge Schade as Windbride, John Wesley Shipp as Barney, Patricia Fugger as Instrument Spinster, Andreas Beckett as City Dweller (uncredited), Frank Lenart as Trainer, Donald Arthur as Falkor (voice) (uncredited), Kenny Morrison as Atreyu, Clarissa Burt as Xayide, and more.
The duration of The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter is 1h 29 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter was released on 25 Oct 1990.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter is listed under Family, Fantasy, Adventure, and Drama on Fanbiz.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "A forgettable follow-up. Given that <em>'The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'</em> released six years after the original, has no cast carryovers aside from Thomas Hill..."
