Candyman
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Movie Reviews of Candyman
Movie Review: THEY TRIED I GUESS
Summary: 2 Stars
The saga of the candyman continues in this third installment of the hit series. I can remember the first time I watched the original created by Clive Barker, I luv'd it, the same can't be said for this film. Caroline is last living descendent of the candyman, and he wants to end it all by ending her. All who watch this film and the acting of Donna D' Errico will wish for the same thing. One would only think that she got the job to secure watchers of Baywatch for the film and for that reason only, or maybe it's because a little fragile thing like her can't take on candyman head on. Get a real actress like KATHY BATES in there and she'll kick his ass {MISERY is a classic}.
As far as Tony Todd is concerned he does a good job in this film, but not as scary as he has been in the other films. He does a good job none the less, and serves as a co-producer. As far as the script goes it's a decent attempt at the franchise, Al Septien & director Turi Meyer do what they can. But that doesn't save the film from being less then average. Side performances from the art gallery owner, the two bad cops, and the gypsy women are great and save the film a little.
There isn't much to the story, Caroline is his last descendent and he wants to stop his pain by taking her. People she knows gets killed so it looks like she did it, and she tries to stop him, that's it nothing more to it. Over all a more worthy sequel of its predecessors would be more enjoyable.
Movie Review: This Candyman will leave a sour taste in your mouths.
Summary: 2 Stars
Candyman, is shall we say not that good as a horror movie. Those of you who think this is the end all horror movie, as evidenced by many of the reviews I've read here really don't get to see many horror movies I see. As I understand it, it is based on what is popular known as these days, a Urban Myth. You say Candyman five times in front of a mirror and he's supposed to appear. One can only hope nothing is actually that easy.
Candyman as explained in the movie was the son of a former slave, way back then after the Civil War I believe. His father was a inventor and he became rich, so his son (Candyman) went to all the best schools, had all the best in education, clothing, upbring and was brought up quite the Southern gentlemen in polite society. He also had great skill as a artist and painter. It was this skill, that eventually led to his downfall. For it was in this regard that he was a commissioned by a weatlhy man to paint a portait of his lovely daughter. She was white and he was black in ye old good ol' South and wouldn't you know it, them two took a fancy to each other and despite all odds fell in love.
BAD IDEA!! You see in racist ol' time South, them good ol' boys, rich or not, respected his skill and tolerated him, a wealthy black man as far as they would or could. But the fact remained, he was black, she was white and when her daddy found out what was going on, let's just say he wasn't "civil" about it. He paid a mob to chase Candyman down through the streets, where when they caught up to him, they sawed off his hand and put a hook in the bloody stump that used to be his hand. They also smeared honey all over his body and had him attacked by a hive of bee's. Well! there goes the facade of southern hospitality right out the window there.
So ever since, he's come back as a boogeyman, mostly to the tenants of a ghetto housing project. His "Congregation" so to speak who keep him alive in the tales they tell in hushed whispers to each other that Candyman will get ya. This lovely young lady called Helen, who is researching her thesis on the urban myth of Candyman travels to the projects to try to uncover the truth. That too is a bad idea. Her disbelief in the Candyman legend and her efforts to try and convince the people that it was just your typical old gang bangers and crazed killers who were responsible for the recent rash of grisly killings in the projects. This for some reason arouses the real actual live Candyman into action.
I mean you have to get almost to the end portion of the movie before you even get to see the Candyman himself. That's NEVER good in ANY horror movie. The music is AWESOME!!
The score to this movie, ESPECIALLY, the main title/ending scores is probably the only thing about the movie that gets imprinted on your brain after you see it.
Tony Todd is a great actor who has had a lot of parts over the years in good movies, such as "The Rock" with Nicohlas Cage & Sean Connery, along with Ed Harris. He was in "The Crow" ofcourse with Brandon Lee. He's been in a few Hercules & Xena episodes. Ofcourse many of you will remember he had that bit part in "Final Destination 1 & 2" the spooky but wise funeral director who happens to know all about death's design. To his credit he does what he can here, but what is there to do? Slash a few people? Talk in that low, but creepy drone like voice that he has?
He finally appears way too too late to have any real affect on the movie. Most of what you see before Tony (Candyman) actually appearing is just plain filler. It makes no sense to me that it took Virgina Madsen's character to not take the stories of Candyman seriously, and her trying to discredit him and tell all those people in the projects that he didn't exist to get him to appear finally, in the flesh so to speak. He is real and he was the one who killed all those people but why would it take a so called non believer to spur him into action again? Makes no sense.
Lets just say, this aint no academy award winner, and ANYONE touting this as the horror movie to end all horror movies has no idea what they are talking about. Grade this as a "B -" horror flick and even THAT'S being kind. Later.
Movie Review: Great film better with 5.1 sound
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great film, i rented the special edition out a few weeks ago and watched it with my girlfriend, this film was great.
With 5.1 sound you could hear candyman's voice like he was actually in the room with you, it's very good, the acting is good, the settings and scenes are good, the story is good, the horror is good, this film really does deserve a 5 star rating.
Movie Review: A great film, give it a chance
Summary: 5 Stars
CANDYMAN is one of the best horror movies, and movies PERIOD, that I have ever seen. It blends a sardonic sort of wit with mild suspense and strictly necessary gore. The screenplay is wonderful, chilling and jumpy at the same time, usually a film can only do one or the other. Virginia Madsen is strikingly real in her portrayal of a college lady writing her thesis on folklore, urban legends in particular. But when she meets up one to one with the new subject of her thesis, the Candyman, the film takes on a much more sinister and strangely real tone, the plot switching on off between her present problem (her husbands hidden affair), and this seemingly fictious one. It is elegant, well timed, beautiful, and utterly terrifying. Give it a shot, even if you're not in to horror. Be good to eachother, ta taMovie Review: 0 STARS: PATHETIC
Summary: 1 Stars
Well, let's make sure we are politically correct with our slasher flicks, right? The movie "Candyman" does just that with an African American doing the killing in this movie, but that is not what bothers me, even though he is not scary and the acting is poor in this respect.
What bothers me is this movie's pathetic attempt to address social issues. I mean, a slasher flick to address social issues? I'm sorry but that is just so cheesey. First of all, this movie attempts to make the Candyman killer into a tragic figure or tragic hero even, and that is just so stupid. Anyone can tell the maker of this movie never went to college. First of all, adultery is not something to be congratulated for, albeit the candyman did not deserve to die for this. Second, what gives this candyman character the right to kill innocent people just because he was wrongly killed over a hundred years ago?? I mean is this guy a villain or a hero for doing that? Frankly, I don't know what this movie was trying to do, but it fails at everything.
This movie is just oozing with cheese and if you think this movie is scary, you must be an incredible wuss. Well, this movie is simply not any good people! The acting and directing are atrocious and the plot is stupid. The makers of this movie attempt to cash in on a slasher-hero movie with social issues being addressed. Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, come and get me you little punk. "Candyman" STINKS and this movie is not scary but is a pathetic and terrible attempt at a social morality play/movie!!! You can't have it both ways people...this is cheesey attempt to make a slasher flick, not William Shakespeare's classic tragedy play called "Othello".
A total waste of time and the sequels are even worse...I will not even waste my time to do a review of that garbage. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED: Do not waste your money on this rubbish.