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** Also, she's part of why he wins the final fight, by using the book to give him super kung-fu moves. While he's still got the amulet and, as noted under [[Idiot Plot]], ''still isn't using it''.
** Hell, even [[Jack Black]] shows more initiative than Bastian!
* [[Fanon Discontinuity]]: The third film. If you need help understanding why, [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_NeverEnding_Story_III__Escape_from_Fantasia_1994.aspx look no further than this recap].▼
* [[Ear Worm]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwF4PPoEWD4 Never Ending Story...oooaah...]"
▲* [[Fanon Discontinuity]]: The third film. If you need help understanding why, [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/The_NeverEnding_Story_III__Escape_from_Fantasia_1994.aspx look no further than this recap].
* [[First Installment Wins]]: Though the [[Sequelitis]] helped.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: The G'Mork is trying to help the Nothing consume all of Fantasia, so he can control humans once their imaginations are killed... except doesn't "all of Fantasia" include ''him?''
** Note this is only movie-only. In the book, G'Mork tells Atreyu that, as a [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Werewolf]], he is neither of Fantasia nor of Earth. Rather, he's one of many creatures who have no world to call home. As a result, he is able to traverse the worlds freely and assume any form he pleases. His rationale for helping the Nothing is out of his bitterness for not having a world to call home.
** Actually, the movie implies that "G'Mork" is not who he says he is, but is in fact a [[Physical God|physical manifestation of the Nothing itself]]. Atreyu essentially calls him out as this before G'Mork attacks him.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Bastian's gelled-up hair in the 3rd movie. According to [[The Agony Booth]]'s recap:
{{quote|''Over the next few scenes, everyone laughs at Bastian's hair, but to be honest, his hairdo looks completely ordinary and commonplace circa 2008. You could go to any shopping mall in America and see plenty of kids with their hair just like this. So, in fact, NeverEnding Story III was a trendsetter, and well over a decade ahead of its time!'' }}
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** The third movie is much worse. Bastian leaves the Auryn out in the open in his bedroom, where it is promptly taken by Nicole. And towards the end, when facing [[Jack Black]], Bastian actually gives into his "Fight me like a man" spiel, [[Just Eat Gilligan|even though he's got the Auryn back, and could easily wreak all kinds of vengeance upon him]].
* [[Large Ham]] / [[Ham and Cheese]]: Jack Black provides this as the only real saving grace for the third movie. What's written as a one-dimensional bully antagonist Jack Black plays as a ''diabolical mastermind''.
** Most people will admit that if you have absolutely nothing better to do, the third movie is worth watching just to see Jack Black devour the scenery whole.
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: [[Jack Black]] plays the bully in part III.
* [[The Scrappy]]: The Rock Biter baby and the Bark Troll in the third movie [[The Load|literally contribute]] ''[[The Load|absolutely nothing]]'' to the story. The latter may also be a [[Creator's Pet]], seeing how [[Pungeon Master|he's given so many idiotic puns]] for every scene.
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