ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

meddlecore They connect this movie to the first one by opening it with a lecture by the professor from the first film. In it, he summons Candyman...and gets slayed for it.The brother of the main character- Annie (played by Kelly Rowan, who looks a helluva lot like Virginia Madsen from the first movie)- gets framed for the crime...like he was for the death of his father, at an earlier point in time.Now, his sister has summoned him to prove a point to her students. And he has come for her...but with different intentions. She is his blood relative. And he wants to tell her his story.However, she just wants to destroy him once and for all...to avenge her father's death.This movie isn't as good as the first. It starts off pretty slowly, but the second half does, somehow, manage to salvage what seemed to be a lost cause...though, it uses some really bad early cgi to do it. Though, there are other efforts made- both traditionally and with use of cgi.I actually thought that it was a pretty great- almost logical- idea to move it to New Orleans.They use this to tell the back story of Daniel Robataille- who originally hailed from there. He was killed at the same plantation that Annie was born at.She is taken through flashbacks, visualizing Candyman's origin story, that explains her connections to him, and ultimately lead to the film's conclusion.There is a nice cult style to this...but it has some really awkward parts to it- like dialogue scenes.Even Tony Todd is only half as cool in this. I was about to totally write him off too. But then the second half rolled around, and he does redeem himself a bit there.But the film is still a flop compared to the first.They don't really stick with the "rules" set in the first film. He is no longer operating psychologically, through people. Rather, he is now an unseen supernatural force that can kill people, but who can only be seen by those who have conjured him.And, for some reason, a young artist boy (who starts having dreams about him after the death of his mother).They also introduce the idea that he can be killed by smashing the mirror that was present when he died. The mirror that was taken by his beloved Catharine.I dunno. It's not a terrible film...but it's by no means great, either. There are a couple cool special effects moments. But the acting is sub par. And the CGI is really lame (even though it was probably state of the art, at the time). Even the cheap scares are cheap in this.Worth a watch for the trilogy's sake. But that's about it.5 out of 10.

Predrag Pretty standard sequel, with the story being originated by Clive Barker. The urban myth of the "Candyman" is re-awakened when descendants from the tortured slaves bloodline attempt to find out the truth and ultimately destroy the legend forever. Some pretty nifty effects are all that are really here, as the weak succession of false shocks and the slow beginning only detract from the picture. The script too is weak, with its complexities of Candymans origins not solidly explained. It tries to achieve the epic and urban mythic qualities of the original but ends up as a formula horror pic, although Tony Todd has prescence as Candyman, and Kelly Rowan is a likable protagonist.The special effects are ghastily realistic, the production design and production values flawless, vivid characterization, and the acting again award-caliber, with special mention going to Kelly Rowan and Timothy Carhight as the main 'protagonist' couple, the little girl who brilliantly plays their lovable young daughter, and of course the always excellent Tony Todd, who turns in great performances even in weak movies and absolutely shines in something like this. "Farewell To The Flesh" also features some of the most memorable visual imagery around, including the unsettlingly surreal sight of the Candyman in the middle of a vast Mardi Gras celebration, slowly stalking down center street amongst the costumed festivities unnoticed (or possibly Unseen?)Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Michael_Elliott Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)** (out of 4) Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) arrives in New Orleans to investigate why her brother (William O'Leary) has been thrown into job suspected of murder. It seems the brother believes that their father was killed by Candyman (Tony Todd) but the sister doesn't believe this until she uncovers a family secret.CANDYMAN was released and was a surprise hit with fans and critics. It remains one of the best movies of its type and is quite scary in its own right. CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH isn't a bad movie but at the same time you can't help but be highly disappointed with it. Once again a very good horror movie has a sequel that seems to be more money driven than anything else.I say that because there's a lot missing from this picture. The biggest issue that I had with it is the fact that there really aren't any scares here. The first film managed to have an atmosphere of its own and the scares were there. That's certainly not the case here as there's just no tension to be found anywhere and I'd argue that there's not even an atmosphere, which is too bad since the New Orleans settings could have had more done with them.I do think the film tried to be something more than your typical slasher but there just wasn't enough done with it. The entire story dealing with the slave and killing of Daniel Robitaille was very good and the film could have used more scenes like these. Todd, as you'd expect, is excellent in his role as are Rowan and O'Leary. Director Bill Condon certainly made a professional looking movie and there's no doubt that it's well-made. Still, CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH is mildly entertaining but a letdown.

Jackson Booth-Millard The first Candyman film was a great scary movie for its time, it is obvious a sequel was only made in an attempt to cash in on the success, which is easy to do with scenes containing more blood, from director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2). Basically in New Orleans, the Latin carnival Mardi Gras is proceeding, "farewell to the flesh" relates to the festivities, and the carnival is celebrating lent, and it is at this time that murders are being committed around the city. People are still testing out the theory of whether the Candyman (Tony Todd) exists or not, by saying his name in the mirror five times they see if he will appear, and of course every time he does, and brutally kills them. Young schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) has some connection to the man who became the Candyman, slave Daniel Robitaille who, seen in flashback, was punished for having a relationship with a white woman, and the villagers captured him, sawed his right hand off, replacing it with a large hook, and smothered him in honey (hence the name Candyman) for the bees to cover and sting him to death. She says his name in the mirror five time, but he does not want to kill her, because of the connection she has to him he sees her as his love that he will take back with him to hell, and until she accepts her "destiny" and goes with him he will kill many people around her, and of course those who call his name five time in the mirror. Of course in the end, following investigations of the origins of the Candyman, numerous people being murdered, including Candyman expert Phillip Purcell (Michael Culkin) and Annie's mother Octavia (Veronica Cartwright), and being accused of involvement in the murders, she finds a way to defeat him and send him back to hell, and he is killed off once again before the end of Mardi Gras. Also starring Timothy Carhart as Paul McKeever, William O'Leary as Ethan Tarrant, Fay Hauser as Pam Carver, Bill Nunn as Reverend Ellis, Matt Clark as Honore Thibideaux, David Gianopoulos as Detective Ray Levesque and Joshua Gibran Mayweather as Matthew Ellis. Todd is still relatively creepy with his hook for a hand and saying a couple of familiar lines in his cool voice, but the rest of the cast are naff, the origins story is relatively good to watch, and the deaths are still bloody, but it is predictable and a bit ridiculous, it is a rather pointless horror sequel. Adequate!