Candyman (1992)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Absolutely the worst movie.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

!SPOILERS IN ALMOST EVERY PARAGRAPH!This film is outstanding in amazing ways. To it's score to it's storytelling Candyman is sure to brighten your day with sweet thoughts!This film kept you going with the littlest soundtrack to the most in a scene leaving the drama and mystery into play until about the last 20 minutes when she confronts the Candyman.The Candyman basically is a legend about a man with a hook who died by getting stung by hundreds to thousands of bees. Only coming back to life to get his revenge(correct me if I'm wrong).This sets off a killer soundtrack, amazing acting, and scenes that'll leave you off of your seat! The candyman can do what no man has packed. To it's high strewn score to it's beautiful last act, in amazingly an 1 hour and 30 minutes possibly more, this film in public makes it impolite to snore, for the Candyman will come knocking at your door. 1,2 ,3 4, how about letting the bees pour! Now be careful and watch out for what you have said, say his name 5 times and your definitely dead. So basically watch this film, it'll be a treat, don't throw it in the kilm, for this movie's unique! (See how I said C****** 5 times?)

A review post 10 years since watching... Wow, I remember getting this on VHS rental from the local shop, I watched it with a friend from school (I was totally underage for the 18 certificate). This reporter woman is looking into urban myths, she comes across the legend of "Candyman". She does some journo digging with family of victims and other high society socialites she happens to be in circles with. She learns about him and the more she learns the more obsessed she becomes, she learns how to summon the supernatural killer and starts going more nuts, she happens to be around people being killed off and becomes suspect number 1. The film follows her trying to get "Candyman" and the victims past, present and future. This was a psychological horror with mystery and suspense which I was too young to be watching, it had plenty of gore too which my mum wouldn't have been happy with either. Despite all that I loved the film and it had an effect on me throughout life to becoming an adult. If presented with the opportunity I'll randomly jump behind friends and summon Candyman to see if it scares them or just makes then think I'm a dick. Since watching the film I've seen the "Candyman" actor in loads of other stuff (Tony Todd, Final Destination, Wishmaster, The Crow, The Rock, and various TV programmes) but I can't recall seeing any of the other bland 90's horror actors in much else. Despite that, in this film the cast do their job perfectly and don't interfere with the film. I remember this being a loud film, the music really complimented the pace and suspense. As a child I'd have given this film an 8 or a 9 because I loved gory horror films, but having rewatched this as an adult with a wider appreciation of film, and when compared to other films it'd have give this a 7. For the time this was a cult classic but it hasn't really stood the test of time and rivalry and not many people will remember it or choose to dig it out of a film library. Feel free to enjoy it, I've watched it lately and it offered a nice bit of nostalgia and fun. Enjoy.

'Candyman' has the 'honour' of being the first '18 certificate' film I ever saw at the cinema (when I was fifteen, incidentally). I was excited about the whole naughtiness about my experience, yet left pretty disappointed, even falling asleep midway through. Now, over twenty years later, I rewatch Candyman through adult's eyes. And I'm glad I did.Yes, it's probably not the sort of film you should watch when you're a fifteen year old who doesn't really appreciate cinema in general and just wants to watch wall-to-wall explosions and monsters sucking people's brains out through straws. I seem to remember appreciating the odd moment of gore in the film, but it wasn't enough for me then and I never thought of it as a 'horror.' However, it is pretty horrific, just in a different way. It's about a woman who's researching urban legends for her university. She hears of one about a hook-handed ghost called 'Candyman' who appears and kills you if you say his name in the mirror five times. And, yes, it does turn out to be a little more than just an urban legend. The more she discovers and the more she starts to believe, the worse things get for her – not just because she's found out that evil psychotic spirits are real, but she's increasingly classed as mad by those around her, leading to a complete collapse in her personal life.The psychological collapse is one aspect of the horror, but, like so many horror films, it's the baddie we all come to see. Tony Todd gives us his best performance ever (one which has cemented his place in horror villain history) as the titular spook and he is indeed creepy. He steals the scene every time and all, despite the lead actress' best efforts, is what people really want to see.It's also worth noting the general bleak atmosphere created in this world by simple shot composition with the camera picking up on the world around the characters in time with Phillip Glass' haunting soundtrack.Basically, if you're a fifteen year old who just wants 'lowest common denominator horror' (which I did at the time and occasionally still do) then there are plenty of films out there to fill that need. This one makes you think a little more and dig a little deeper, plus is damn good to boot. See it when you're in the mood to think and squeal at the same time. That scene with the bees is scarier than all the CGI insects Nicholas Cage has pretended to swallow in his life.

finely thought storyline ruined by mediocre filmmaking style ...you want to like this movie for a number of reasons but then you end up not quite liking it for more reasons!most elements in the movie are truly good on their own, but their placement in relation to each other fails badly ...the psychological aspect of the plot is really good in fact, acting is tolerably well performed in almost all cases but in the whole thing doesn't quite cut it in the end ...i guess this line in the Trivia section tells it rather well:"low budget independent project with creative integrity became (in his opinion) a low budget Hollywood slasher flick."note: in the above line, "his opinion" refers to Philip Glass's opinion.