What I Didn’t Like: Once again the rules with the
Candyman aren’t totally clear. Like in
the first movie after you say his name in the mirror five times sometimes he
appears immediately, sometimes it’s a while later, sometimes he doesn’t show up
at all and sometimes he’ll drop in unexpectedly without the chant. What was the point of the mirror conjuring
gag if they weren’t gonna stick to it at all?
The sound effect stings on the jump scares are these over
the top screeching noises and they’re loud in the mix. They’re some of the most obnoxious I’ve ever
heard in a horror movie.
Overall Impressions: I know I went real light on the
previous sections but there isn’t a ton to say here. The most interesting (and strangest) thing
the filmmakers did was change up the Candyman’s backstory. Him having an affair with and impregnating a
white woman in 1890, being chased by an angry mob of white people, getting his
hand sawed off and being stung to death by bees is still here. The big changes are this all occurred in New
Orleans instead of Chicago, the woman he was sleeping with was the daughter of
a wealthy plantation owner and they didn’t burn his corpse. I have no idea why these changes were made. Maybe the filmmakers were hellbent on shooting
in New Orleans for creative reasons. Or
they got a tax break or something. In
any case these changes are fine. They
don’t make the Candyman’s tale any more or less intriguing.
Another difference is we got a straight up slasher picture
this time which I have to admit makes a lot of sense with this hook wielding
gut spilling character. And the Candyman
is after a woman (Kelly Rowan (Assassins)) who is the descendant of his
lover so it makes sense why he would pursue her and not kill her right away.
What I’m trying to say is Farewell to the Flesh feels
like it should be the first movie in the series and the original feels like the
sequel where they decided to go in a different direction instead of repeating
the slasher formula. I don’t think I’ve
felt this way before where an array of films seemed out of sequence.
Candy 2 is alright though. It’s easier to digest than its predecessor
but it’s also less interesting overall.
Except for the really fucked up fact that the Candyman wants to get with
his own great granddaughter. Did this
get by everyone? I feel like the
filmmakers wouldn’t have made the protagonist and the villain so directly
related if they realized the connection.
Just something to keep in mind when you watch.
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