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Following the surprisingly successful children's fantasy The Neverending Story (1984), this lesser sequel presents the further adventures of the young boy Bastian in the magical land of Fantasia. Bast... read more read more...ian (Jonathan Brandis) returns to this kingdom of the imagination, reached through a magical antique book, to escape from his unpleasant life as a social outcast with a distant father. Unfortunately, things aren't so great in Fantasia either, which is under attack by the sorceress Xayide (Clarissa Burt), and Fantasia's young leader soon recruits Bastian to help win the battle for their world. Several memorable creatures return from the first film, including the Rock Biter and the Luck Dragon, and a number of other strange beasts make appearances along the way. However, the plot often relies on stale fairy-tale elements that make the sequel feel substantially less original than the fresh and unexpectedly charming original. However, enough children were entertained by the special effects and the simple story of good-versus-evil for a third installment, The Never Ending Story 3: Escape from Fantasia, to follow three years later. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2001

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  • April 29, 2011
    Not as good as the first of course, but it's a good enough sequel. It furthers the adventures of Bastion and everything. I liked it.
  • August 15, 2009
    I used to like watching the Neverending Story movies when I was a kid, and I still watch them every now and then. "Neverending Story 2" isn't as good as the first one was, but it's not that bad. Bastian returns to try and save Fantasia from an evil sorceress. The sorceress's plan... read more is to make Bastian make wishes until he runs out of memories and forgets where he even came from.
    "Neverending Story 2" is imaginative and has some cool looking creatures such as the rock creature and Falcor the flying dragon. If you liked the original movie of the series, I would recommend getting this movie. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000.
  • June 1, 2009
    I just re-watched this recently and remembered it being a lot more entertaining when I was younger.
  • November 4, 2008
    For the life of me I really really cant get myself to like this movie as much as other people do. Sebastian irritates me to bits.
  • September 24, 2007
    horrid.
  • June 10, 2007
    It just wasn't special and didn't feel like the same vast world the first film took us to. The settings felt all cramped; I don't think they used any exterior locations. Rather than live creatures, it felt like there were a bunch of actors dressed up in costumes to put on a fanta... read moresy play. It seemed like this sequel was hastily conceived to make a quick profit. They lost the magic of the first film, sadly.
  • June 5, 2007
    It wasn't as good as the first one and you spend the whole movie thinking that.
  • February 1, 2007
    There's plenty for kids to enjoy as good triumphs over evil with the aid of furry creatures and the odd special effect.
  • January 25, 2007
    decent but nowhere near the first
  • September 7, 2006
    Not as good as the first, but still good.

Critic Reviews


Clint Morris
April 27, 2003
Clint Morris, Moviehole

One of the poorest sequels ever.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
August 8, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 27, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

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Ryan Cracknell
August 4, 2003
Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views

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Audrey Rock-Richardson
October 7, 2002
Audrey Rock-Richardson, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

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Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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