Candyman 2 is very similar to the first film, which isn't really a bad thing, but it doesn't really go anywhere. The CandyMan has moved on to New Orleans, which we later discover is his home town, and his target is a direct descendant of his, and his lovers. For which he had his had cut off ... Read review
A stylish sequel though inferior to its classic predecessor, Bill Condon'sCandyman 2: ... more
Farewell to the Fleshdeepens our knowledge of what made the murdered Daniel Robitaille turn into the monster that haunts dreams and mirrors. But some of it is still p...
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A stylish sequel though inferior to its classic predecessor, Bill Condon'sCandyman 2: ... more
Farewell to the Fleshdeepens our knowledge of what made the murdered Daniel Robitaille turn into the monster that haunts dreams and mirrors. But some of it is still p...
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His myth has endured for generations. His legacy is eternal rage. and now he's back...with ... more
a vengeance! Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh continues the tale of the phantom-like figure who wreaks a terrible fate upon those who chant his name five times wh...
His myth has endured for generations. His legacy is eternal rage. And now he's back… ... more
with a vengeance! Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh continues the tale of the phantom-like figure who wreaks a terrible fate upon those who chant his name five tim...
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Production Year: 2003 - Horror - Director: Marcus Nispel - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Andrew Bryniarski
Advantages: Candyman's back Disadvantages: Not a patch on the original
Candyman 2 is very similar to the first film, which isn't really a bad thing, but it doesn't really go anywhere. The CandyMan has moved on to New Orleans, which we later discover is his home town, and his target is a direct descendant of his, and his lovers. For which he had his had cut off (he was previously an artist) and smeared with honey, so bees would attack him, and sting him to death. It just so happens that his target also happens to be ... ...in order to defeat the Candyman she needs to find a mirror that belonged to his lover this will cause him to lose his power to come through other peoples mirrors, so the legend will die. Or so is the idea. It isn't really a bad film, it suffers from the original being so good. Watch it if you liked the first, but don't expect too much from it.
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Candyman 2 is very similar to the first film, which isn't really a bad thing, but it doesn't really go anywhere. The CandyMan has moved on to New Orleans, which we later discover is his home town, and his target is a direct descendant of his, and his lovers. For which he had his had cut off (he was previously an artist) and smeared with honey, so bees would attack him, and sting him to death. It just so happens that his target also happens to be pregnant (not unlike A Nightmare On Elm Street 5). Anyway in order to defeat the Candyman she needs to find a mirror that belonged to his lover this will cause him to lose his power to come through other peoples mirrors, so the legend will die. Or so is the idea. It isn't really a bad film, it suffers from the original being so good. Watch it if you liked the first, but don't expect too much from it.
Advantages: More back story to the original Disadvantages: A tad predictable
...times into a mirror, the Candyman comes to take her back to hell with him.
In various parts of the film we get some more of the back story behind the Candyman, we see him being murdered in the field by the mob of locals in revenge for him "defiling" the slave owner's (Annie's relative) daughter. It turns out that they had a daughter, who was Annie Tarrant's great grandmother, leading to the whole situation where Annie must go back to the slave quarters ... ...mind there is a third Candyman film, which will confuse the whole issue entirely!
The film featured some very effective music which built up the tension in the movie, and led to you actually caring about the teacher, and her pupils at the conclusion.
Directed by Bill Condon (the man who directed Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters in 1998), who does a decent job, considering this was his first real voyage into the world of cinematic horror since ...
iateamonkey 05.02.2007
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Advantages: (Straining here...) The producer dies a rich man? Disadvantages: Shatters the suspension of disbelief that made the first film so mythically grand
Take one great film, made magnificent by the enigma and mystery of the central concept and character. Remake it. Feature one of the bit-players of the first film to establish continuity, then wreck that continuity by ignoring completely how the first film ended. Remove the enigma and mystery of film A by insisting on explaining away every little detail with complete nonsese, snatching away the credibility said mystery endowed film A with. Set said ... ...slums to the richly exotic backdrop of New Orleans, yet film it so disinterestedly that the former actually looks more exotic and mysterious. Leave to bake for fifteen minutes. Remove, name 'Candyman: Faith in the Flesh', and get rich quick off the dollars of those who embraced the uniqueness of film A. ...
RichardW 07.12.2000
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Advantages: Pacey ending Disadvantages: Poorly structured, cheap retread of first film
The first Candyman film was perfectly structured and elegantly paced. The sequel is a painfull retread that has none of the suspense of the first. Briefly the Candyman goes to New Orleans and starts murdering people again. It's not that important why. The direction seemed too clumsy - for one thing Candyman is shown way too soon in the film. The ending is well filmed though and looks great - there are lots of shocks but you can't help shake the feeling ...
Tyrian 24.07.2000
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During the 1890's a black slave who falls in love with a white girl is tortured by a lynch mob who smear him with honey and cover him in bees, cut-off his hand and leave him for dead. And so the Candyman legend is born. In present day New Orleans the female descendant of the Candyman's last love is about to meet her fate...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
21/10/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
22929 DVD
Barcode
5050070008425
Screenwriter
Clive Barker
Creator
Clive Barker
Composer
Philip Glass
Featured
Philip Glass
Executive Producer
Clive Barker
Author
Clive Barker
Languages
Main Language
English
Dubbed Language
French, Spanish
Subtitle Language
Dutch, French, Polish, Spanish
Hearing Impaired Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Original Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menu, Chapter Selection
Aspect Ratio
1.78 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English French Spanish
DVD Description
The mythical hook-handed Candyman (Tony Todd) returns in this sequel set in New Orleans' French Quarter during Mardi Gras. The Tarrants are an old-money family. When the father succumbs to the wicked vengeance of the mythical killer, daughter Annie (Kelly Rowan) studies everything she can about the legend of Candyman to empower herself so that she can defeat his undead evil.
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