Candyman

1992 "We dare you to say his name five times."
6.7| 1h40m| R| en| More Info
Released: 16 October 1992 Released
Producted By: Propaganda Films
Country: United States of America
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The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

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milosprole9 It's a 90s supernatural horror/psychological thriller film about the Candyman, a murderous soul with hook for a hand. Sometimes I am not a huge fan of horror films of the 1990s, but it's actually surprisingly excellent, creepy, dark, sad and deeply disturbing film. The story is really thrilling and fantastic. The acting is surprisingly good, especially for a horror movie. The amount of depth, dimension and persona that Tony Todd gives to his character 'Candyman' is amazing. The gory scenes are very effective.9.5/10
capone666 CandymanBefore 1992, the only black male that would appear when you said Candyman was Sammy Davis Jr.But thanks to this horror movie, this hook-handed fella started showing up as well.A student studying urban legends, Helen (Virginia Madsen), stumbles across a character from inner-city folklore that emerges from mirrors and guts you with his hook if you say his name five times.Helen later learns that Candyman (Tony Todd) was a cultured African-American lynched in 1890 for loving a white woman - who looks like her. His ashes were scattered over the housing project he now haunts. Horror novelist Clive Barker's urban take on the Bloody Mary myth, this seminal slasher movie has a solid backstory of social importance. And while the scares are dated and the script stale, the villain is still iconic.However, the worst part of living inside of mirror is getting covered in puss.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca
tonyband Candyman is pure poetry. It is an atmospheric art film, with hooks rending flesh and pools of blood. Everything is several steps above the normal level of a Slasher (except humor, which is completely lacking—this work takes itself very seriously), particularly the acting. Madsen creates a completely believable heroine, a bit naive and weak at the beginning, trapped but stronger at the end. Todd is a standout, with his deep, fluid voice and commanding, somewhat lost expressions. When he extols the virtues of painful death, it is almost believable. The complex screenplay, based on a Clive Barker story, left me with plenty to think about and more to feel, particularly about race relations in modern culture. If you're not interested in thinking, Candyman will still entertain with plenty of gore and scares. It did frighten me, but I'm not entirely comfortable reciting "Candyman," five times.
sorinapha First, let me just say I'm going to try very hard not to make a bunch of unnecessary hook puns. No promises, though.Anyway, I had two reasons for wanting to watch this film. Those were: a) the fact that it's reputed to be a superior horror film, and b) I'm a sucker for anything scored by Philip Glass. This film didn't disappoint on either front-- in fact, I would say it excelled. The score composed by Glass heightened every already suspenseful moment and Tony Todd shone as the Candyman, charismatic enough to enjoy, but still terrifying enough to satisfy the duties of an urban legend ghost-killer.Off to watch Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh now!