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Candyman [VHS] [1992]
 
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Candyman [VHS] [1992]

VHS ~ Virginia Madsen
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams
  • Directors: Bernard Rose
  • Writers: Bernard Rose, Clive Barker
  • Producers: Alan Poul, Clive Barker, Gregory Goodman, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Steve Golin
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 17 Sep 2001
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004RQTB
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,880 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Based on a story by Clive Barker and skilfully written and directed by Bernard Rose, Candyman rises above most horror films by eerily suggesting that some urban legends--in this case a particularly frightening one--have a spooky basis in reality. The legend of the Candyman is a potent one around the high-rise tenements of Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing complex, where the residents speak of a dark, ominous figure who appears when his victims say his name five times in front of a mirror, then mercilessly slashes them to death. Upon learning that the Candyman is rumoured to live in one of the vacant tenements, a University of Illinois researcher (Virginia Madsen) investigates a recent murder at Cabrini-Green. She learns that the Candyman (played by Tony Todd) is both unreal and chillingly real--a supernatural force of evil empowered by those who believe in his legend. He is a killer made flesh by the belief of others, and the young researcher's investigation is a threat to his existence. What happens next? We wouldn't dare spoil the chills, but rest assured that writer-director Rose has tapped into a wellspring of urban angst and fear, and Candyman serves up its gruesome frights with a refreshing dose of intelligence. --Jeff Shannon


Synopsis

Based on a short story by Clive Barker. The ultimate evil is about to be unleashed when someone decides to say His name five times.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars And one star is being generous., 8 Aug 2000
By A Customer
Cinema goers were literally terrified to death a few years ago when Candyman was first released. Many people called out accross the world for Clive Barker's masterpiece to be banned and there are reports that the final version was significantly censored. Then came Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh, a much more graphically violent and gory film which was used to provide more background to the myth and although not as good as the original (are they ever?) it was still very watchable. However, along comes the third installment. The Candyman was killed in the first two and like the second film, he is once again back with some half-hearted attempt for a reason. This film is not enjoyable - it combines pornography with gore in an attempt to satisfy horror fans. Sure it will satisfy film watchers who just want to see blood, but for those, like me, who like a good storyline supported by a cast who can act (not two failed porn-stars) and a film that doesn't change it's story from previous films and contradict itself in so many ways it is truly a pathetic attempt to cash in on a masterpiece of horror cinema. And in doing so, removes Candyman's credibility as one of the most shocking and best horror movies of all time.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Possible the greatest Horror film of all time, 10 Aug 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Candyman [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
I remember a few years ago when I was a mere ten years old. Rumours had started up around the playground about an evil that would come when you called his name in the mirror five times. It wasn't until I was twelve that I realised that what I had heard those years before had been from a film. Immediately, I set out to find this film so that I could see what people were talking about. Of course, at twelve I never could until a couple of years later I saw that C4 were showing a film called Candyman as part of their extreme cinema season. I set my video so that I could watch it the next day. I was never dissapointed. This film has everything that a true horror film needs - it has blood, suspense, terror and drama. This is the film that you should watch late at night with friends and then see who dares to call his name.

I was never ready for what I saw. This was the first, and only, horror film that I became addicted to. The storyline based around urban myth and legend was so familiar as it was what I had heard in school. Candyman isn't about a psycho like in Halloween for instance, but it is about a pure evil that was created from true love. There is no part of the story that you can guess what is going to happen, the ending is one of the most shocking and unpredictable endings of all time and all the actors play their parts superbly. After this film Tony Todd (Candyman) became exactly what he said, "the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom."

In my opinion the greatest horror film of all time, but don't buy it if you are just interested in gore because it is kind of limited. Gore fans should buy Candyman 2: Farewell To The Flesh.

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars I'd give this a ZERO if I could......., 30 Aug 2002
By MRS J A GLENISTER (Reading, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
It's an awful film, and actually quite insulting to Candyman1 as well as it's serious fans.
I loved Candyman1 which has become a real classic with us horror movie buffs, and deservingly so. Candyman2 wasn't all that bad as sequels go. BUT, this is a real turkey.
Firstly, it completely ignores what occurred in CM2. In CM2, an antique mirror, which is CM's power source, is destroyed and CM along with it. Also in CM2, we meet his great, great grand-daughter with no mention of any other relatives of significance.
In CM3, CM simply appears at the fifth call of his name as usual - no mention of the fact his power source has been destroyed!!!!!!!! Also, the main character is still called his great, great grandaughter but is a completely different person altogether!!!!!!
This film is dis-jointed and messy with terrible editing and awfully wooden acting. Donna Derico (as the main lead) is totally mis-cast and just cannot hold her role together. Her presence is the real ruin of this movie. She simply cannot act for starters and looks completely out of place. Essentially, she is still her Baywatch character, right down to the teeny little tight tops her character wears THROUGHOUT this movie; The director has her constantly displayed in tiny, flimsy, tight t-shirts which make her rather large chest dominate the screen and reveal just a little too much detail in some of the scenes! This really bugged me. It had the same kind of effect as if you had cast Pamela Anderson as Ripley! It really is that ridiculous to watch.
It's actually quite insulting for serious CM fans so see such tacky work attributed to the CM franchise. As one other reviewer pointed out, the director insists on some un-necessary sex scenes which just polute the CM theme. In CM1, there were indeed some sexual undertones but they remained just that and the absence of tacky sex scenes themselves meant CM1 retained that certain integrity and focus of a truly good horror. CM3 betrays CM1 (and CM2) and truly does not deserve to be linked in any way to it.
If you are an avid fan of CM1, by all means see CM2 - it's ok as sequels go. BUT AVOID THIS AWFUL OFFERING!
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