Candyman (1992)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:28
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Folklorics graduate student Helen Lyle's (Virginia Madsen) thesis research leads her into the urban underworld of Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects, whose residents are genuinely terrified... [More]
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Xander Berkeley
Director: Bernard Rose
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Reviews for Candyman
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Candyman is atmospheric and visually stimulating enough to satisfy gore-hounds as well as being an intelligent social commentary. Full Review |
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Candyman is an uppper-register horror item that delivers the requisite shocks and gore but doesn't cheat or cop out. Full Review |
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Serious, straightforward cinematic terror is always hard to come by, but this literate shocker ranks among the best horror movies of the '90s. Full Review |
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Like so many post-Val Lewton horror films, this 1992 feature starts out promisingly while the plot is mainly a matter of suggestion, but gradually turns gross and obvious as the meanings become literal and unambiguous. Full Review |
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One of the best sustained horror movies for some years. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Reheats old material and serves it as if it were bold and original. Full Review |
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The enduring resonance of Candyman, adapted and directed by Bernard Rose, has to do with its respect for and investment in specific and real events. Full Review |
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One of the best of the end-of-the-eighties/start-of-the-nineties body mortification films. Full Review |
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The Candyman is a svelte, sexual monument, far removed from the silent brutality of your average serial slasher. Full Review |
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Very clever, well-made and unpredictable. Full Review |
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The film's spooky atmosphere is accentuated by Anthony B. Richmond's cinematography and Philip Glass's score. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Candyman
August 18, 2008:
Sony Dares You to Say "Candyman Remake" Five Times 
In the best piece of news Tony Todd's agent has heard all year, Shock Till You Drop is reporting that Sony is considering a Candyman remake. More...
August 15, 2008:
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This week's Ketchup bottle brings news about Kung Fu Panda 2, Madagascar 3, development news about the Wheel of Time series, and casting news about Mike Myers and Billy Bob... More...
February 07, 2006:
"Shrek" Helmer Catches Barker's "Thief"
The Hollywood Reporter brings news of a new partnership that should please all the Clive Barker fans out there: Seems that "Shrek 2" co-director Kelly Asbury will head... More...
August 25, 2005:
Bernard Rose Returns to Horror for His Own "Amusement"
"Candyman" director Bernard Rose will return to the genre fare to helm "Amusement" for New Line, according to Variety. More...
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