Candyman (1992)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1739 movies items)

" Candyman is a 1992 American gothic supernatural horror film, written and directed by Bernard Rose and starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, and Vanessa E. Williams. Based on Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden", the film follows a Chicago graduate student completing a thesis on urban legends and folklore, which leads her to the legend of the "Candyman", the ghost of an African-American artist and the son of a slave who was murdered in the late 19th century"

Message or Meaning! (24 movies items)

" The film was filmed in Cabrini Green, a public housing development in Chicago and focuses on the themes of race and social class in the inner-city United States. As one of the tenants put it best, African Americans who lived in suburban neighborhoods, found their houses redeveloped, and ended up in a apartment complex, that offered low rent, substandard housing, and squalid conditions. Fending for them in a environment with gang activity, fending for themselves, and no one giving a damn. Ca"

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"9.3. Blu-ray Hyvin mielenkiintoinen premissi ghettomöröstä antaa odottaa paljonkin ja elokuva sivuaakin rodullisia epäoikeudenmukaisuuksia, mutta ei oikein toimita aikeitaan. Toki hienoa on, ettei pääse ainakaan paasaukseksikaan. Kauhuelokuvana muistuttaa etenkin juonenkuljetuksen logiikassa vähemmän pidettyjä Elm Street -jatkiksia, mikä ei sinänsä ole huono asia, se ei vain erotu edukseen. Vakavana ja ilottomana selvästi haluaa painottaa rotuteemoihin, muttei vain kykene käsittel"

200 Favourite Scary Film Moments (185 movies items)

"68) Don’t say his name! "

My Favorite Films of 1992 (25 movies items)

" "They will say that I have shed innocent blood. What's blood for if not for shedding? With my hook for a hand, I'll split you from your groin to your gullet. I came for you." Directed by Bernard Rose Written by Bernard Rose Music by Philip Glass Cinematography by Anthony B. Richmond Editing by Dan Rae"

1992 Awardies Awards (34 movies items)

"Other nominations Best Make Up or Make Up Effects Best Horror or Thriller Film "

Movies That I have watched all (2230 movies items)

"6.2/10"

“You'd think perhaps from the title that the film wouldn't be as good as it turned out to be. Based on Clive Barker's excellent, intelligent and very chilling book, Candyman is a very good film.

The production values are great and very stylish. The cinematography is beautiful, and the setting and lighting is suitably atmospheric. The atmosphere also really helps, and the more disturbing bits do not thankfully come across as laughable or fake, thanks to the atmosphere and other factors it is genuinely chilling. Phillip Glass's hypnotic and goosebump-inducing score is also very effective, Bernard Rose directs brilliantly, the story is always gripping with Candyman's origins especially well done the dialogue is thought-provoking, intelligent and fits each scene accordingly.

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Movies I Watched in August 2021 Movies (18 games items)

" Date: 8/26/2021 Viewed: Blu-ray (Scream Factory) Re-Watch Note: With the new Candyman movie coming out this weekend, I decided to rewatch the original movie. I have only seen the theatrical cut and never the unrated version of the film. The first Candyman movie is still a great movie, and it was nice to watch scenes that I have never seen before. The psychologist's death scene is way more brutal and gross compare to how it is shown in the R-Rated Cut. The atmosphere and the camera shots in Ca"

Film Journal 2021 (130 movies items)

"Still one of the best 90s horror films and certainly among the more unique of the bunch. The score, milieu and themes really elevate this. "