Farewell To The GNR Lines In Derbyshire And Nottinghamshire (DVD)

Farewell to the flesh!

Advantages: More back story to the original
Disadvantages: A tad predictable

Daniel Robitaille is back, and he wants to return his family to his side. When teacher Annie Tarrant says his name in class, the compulsary five 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 in the grounds of the house where she grew up, to try and destroy the Candyman. Can Annie manage to survive the Candyman? And can she manage to stop him, and bring his murderous rampage to an end? You'll need to watch it to find out ...

iateamonkey 05.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Candyman 2 - Farewell To The Flesh (DVD)

Farewell To The Flesh

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 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 ...

bjlangley 08.09.2000 · Read full review
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Walk the Line said the Man in Black

Advantages: An engaging, touching story and exceptional performances
Disadvantages: Very little

"Walk the Line" chronicles the early years of legendary Country singer Johnny Cash from his childhood days, through to his rise to fame as a singer, his romance with June Carter, his decline into drug addiction and culminating in the now legendary concert at Folsom Prison in 1968. There is nothing I enjoy more than a really good biopic, one which entertains, educates and excites you whenever you watch it. For me "Walk the Line" fits that scenario perfectly, leaving me fully entertained once the film has finished, in fact despite its 124 minute duration it leaves me wanting more. What also makes this film so enjoyable is that whilst it sounds like a pretty stock storyline it is made all that more special because it is also an amazing true love story. As is often the case with biopics we get a look at the life of Johnny Cash from ...

christianfilmcritic 05.04.2008 · Read full review
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