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The Worst Film Ever

best movie i've ever seen.

Admirable film.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The first movie is a perfect example of how to make a classic horror film. After the mediocre sequel, I thought it couldn't get any worse! I was dead wrong on that. This went STV and it shows. At least the second sequel had semblance of suspense, this sequel nearly put me to sleep. It's extremely cheap and clearly here to make some quick cash. They try to force the "Candyman" is a myth thing on us. Uh....how many times has Candyman killed people? Surely, someone would start to think he's for real at this juncture. I didn't buy it and it felt like they were going to the well one too many times. I also hate how they keep showing snippets of Daniel Robitaille's past. WE KNOW THE STORY!! Enough already. There is virtually no suspense, no thrills, and absolutely no scares. Not only that, but it's really boring. There are far too many times where I felt like dozing off. That shouldn't be happening with Candyman. There is gore, but I didn't care. We get your usual hook carnage and some CGI bees. The acting is pretty bad. Tony Todd looks disillusioned and embarrassed by this sequel. He knows what a piece of crap this sequel is. He's shown way too much and the mystique is gone. What a shame! Donna D'Errico felt like a model and nothing more. Her performance is amateurish, and she had no business being the heroine in this movie. Needless to say, she failed to evoke sympathy from me. Jsu Garcia (NOES fame) grabs a quick paycheck. A reviewer on this site called this a "pathetic end" I couldn't have said it any better. It ranks as one of the worst endings to a horror franchise. Hopefully they give Candyman the send-off he richly deserves. 2/10

Taunted by numerous stories and rumors over the years, a woman's attempts to disprove the Candyman legend inadvertently releases him upon her friends and forces her to try to stop him from continuing on.This actually turned out to be quite a bit of fun and is much better than expected. One of the better elements here is the fact of this one managing to tie in the family legacy incredibly well, perhaps even better than any of the other entries throughout here. The relationship itself is one thing, but bringing in the visions of the mother as well as the connection through them makes this one so entertaining and manages to really connect this one quite well. That brings up the main storyline point here with this one brining the blood and gore through some rather inventive and enjoyable encounters here. The more chilling and enjoyable ones are based on the nightmares so this one's more thrilling moments come from the supernatural elements like the opening attack in the bathroom, the confrontation with the deformed mother coming from the bloody tub despite being in the public bathroom and the finale in his hive-home for the final struggle causes this one a lot of fun as this all comes off as exciting, extended action scenes build around pretty big scares. Other scares, as in the patrol car ambush or the gallery attack show-off the ability of this one to use the supernatural antics in the real works do it makes for a series of pretty intriguing and chilling scenes that also bring about some nice fore as well. It does have a few flaws, the main one being the rather overdone manner where the killer's targets toward the main victim here spends the whole film tormenting them instead of actually doing something about it. Despite the repeated claims of wanting her as one of the victims, he never really makes any effort to go after her and instead utilizes the psychological torment of going after her friend and family to get the job done which really makes no sense since he clearly has plenty of time to go after her instead. Otherwise, this one comes off just fine as it is.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity, and a brief, mild sex scene.

Perhaps you are wondering if there is a reason this is the last flick in the series for eleven years by now. Easy: this stinks. What do you mean, "that's not enough"? Fine. This should never have been a franchise to begin with. The original was brilliant, far surpassing any reasonable expectations in terms of substance for the genre that has an undeservedly poor reputation. These two both spell out what the first did so well at hinting at(are movie-goers this stupid? If they are, we really should shift money from Hollywood to education), have Todd(who, himself, did not like this) use his awesome voice(solely responsible for one of the two stars I award it) to deliver lines that no one would listen to if anyone else(well, maybe James Earl Jones, and a handful of others could do it, too) spoke it, *and* show us flashbacks to *things we already know happened*!(again, does this pass for storytelling now? This time, it seems to be to incorporate additional raunchy material) This opens with a half-naked hot chick, and if you find yourself not able to stand her right away(don't feel bad, none of us can take her seriously), stop watching immediately. She's the lead, you're not going to be given a reason to care about her(other than, I guess, her appearance), and she doesn't get any better as this goes on. Like the plot(what there is of one), it only gets worse as it goes, and increases in stupidity. Does she look familiar? She was a playmate, on Baywatch, and... oh, wait, that's it. Yeah, that's why you didn't recognize her face. She does what we know she can do, look good... and nothing else(oh, and scream... that, she can do, too). Other than Tony, Prison Break's Brad Bellick is the only person resembling an actor giving an actual performance in this(the kid is atrocious, and she isn't alone). This follows the second, and instantly a simple application of logic destroys it. The girl has now grown up... so either that one took place twenty years before it was made, or this one is set... well, at least ten years from now or so. Don't let all that futuristic technology frighten you. This so phones in the retelling of the myth at the beginning, a trend this follows from the '95 one, that you have to wonder why these people were making it at all, if they were so indifferent to it. The rules are changed(don't worry, this, too, awkwardly works in people saying the name five times to a mirror), and I hear the hook is, as well, though I can't tell. Our titular villain has a genuine motivation, and it makes so much sense that the only way I can see anyone siding against it is a lack of abstract thinking. Every character is obnoxious and most are powerfully forgettable. This isn't creepy(a couple of attempts are downright laughable) and there is no atmosphere, if it does try for them. It has a ton of jump-scares that don't pay off. The FX aren't awful, if they don't have an effect on the audience, as there is nothing in this we can get into. It moves at a snail's pace(or seemed like it, as *nothing* happened!), and its running time of 85 minutes is also what it is too long by. There is a lot of bloody violence, some gore and sexuality, and a little nudity. The DVD comes with a theatrical trailer, a minimal photo gallery and one of the lousiest menu systems I've experienced. I recommend this to those of an endlessly optimistic persuasion. Everyone else, save yourselves the pain. As with the recent remake of Romero's classic, it is quite frankly not The Dead's Day. 2/10

Candyman: Day of the Dead is set in Los Angeles where the busty Caroline McKeever (Donna D'Errico) lives, the great, great granddaughter of the notorious urban legend hook handed killer Daniel Robitaille (co-producer Tony Todd) also known as the Candayman she has been having disturbing visions & nightmares about him. Caroline's friend & art gallery owner Miguel (Mark Adair-Rios) has persuaded her to loan original paintings done by Robitaille for an exhibition, the paints stir up memories & get people talking about the Candyman myth again & when Miguel is found brutally murdered the next day Caroline is sure the Candyman is responsible but the police are not convinced. As the Candyman visions get more & more terrifying Caroline must find a way to overcome her fears & lay the Candyman to rest once & for all but with the body count steadily rising will she be next?This straight to video third instalment of the Candyman series based on the character created by Clive Barker was co-written & directed by Turi Meyer & in all honestly wasn't anywhere near as bad as I was expecting, in fact I would go as far as to say that Candyman: Day of the Dead is actually alright. The first Candyman (1992) dealt with the myth & legend of the Candyman himself, the second one Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) dealt with the Candyman trying to get reincarnated while this one starts off like the paintings are going to be the major plot point but the script becomes a sort of Halloween (1978) clone as the Candyman goes after his sole remaining relative (who happens to be a pretty blonde chick with big breasts). Unfortunately there's never really enough explanation given as to why he goes after said big breasted blonde chick, as far as I could ascertain it's because he wants her with him or something like that & as such I didn't really care that much. Add to that a silly plot twist involving a Candyman worshipping cult who get written out no sooner as they appear, a racist bad tempered cop, a murder investigation & a man wrongly accused of the killings & there's just that little bit more story & depth than one might expect from a straight to video continuation of a horror franchise although how does Candyman manage to randomly show up at certain points (when the story needs it) despite no-one saying his name five times? I mean, you know, I thought that saying his name five times was essential. At 90 odd minutes the pace is alright, there's enough blood & gore & the character's are alright to make this watchable at least if nothing else.There's more than a few annoying fake scare scenes where people wake up just as something nasty is about to happen & the prolonged scene where Caroline hears her friend screaming & upon rushing to her rescue finds out that she was rehearsing for a part in a horror film is groan inducing & just plain cheesy. This was gorier than I expected, there's some nice blood gushing slit throats, people are impaled on hooks, ripped up bodies are seen & someone gets a large hook thrust through their mouth & it exits out the back of their head. There's also a strange egg yolk scene in which a bloody Bee emerges from it in another of those fake scare moments. To add to the general exploitation level as well as some good gore effects there's quite a few naked breasts on show if that sort of thing interests you. The films subtitle Day of the Dead refers to some sort of tradition but doesn't really have any meaning to the film itself apart from the very last shot.The production values are pretty good & the film looks nice enough I suppose with good special effects. The acting is alright with ex Baywatch star Donna D'Errico looking quite nice here although it's hard to believe she is related to Tony Todd.Candyman: Day of the Dead isn't too bad a film, sure it's no masterpiece or anything but there's a bit more story, a bit more character & a bit more gore than usual for this type of straight to video horror. You could do worse but then again you could do better.