Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley
Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears when ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001
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September 29, 2009Good horror film, the bit with the bees is great! With a voice like that, Todd was always going to be a good horror villain!
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September 16, 2009It's refreshing to finally watch some decent horror. Not a masterpiece by any means, but it still delivers on the goods of an effective villain and some nice bits of gore.
The acting of the heroine is quite convincing, even when her character's motives don't fit with any standa...( read more) -
September 29, 2008A fantastically original slasher featuring a villain as charming and tragic as he is frightening and brutal. Surprisingly smart and deep for its genre, Candyman has quite a bit to say about racism, social structure, and urban myth, but this never takes away from its being a fun,...( read more)
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July 17, 2008This is one of my favorite horror movies. It works for me because it's all about ambiance. Good music, good suspense, less gore. I feel the need to go watch it now.
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November 21, 2009Just more proof that nobody should direct a Clive Barker movie other than Clive Barker. Nobody ever seems to do his stuff justice. Candyman is a movie that could have been good if Barker had directed it, but that's like saying George Bush could have been a good president if he ...( read more)
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November 18, 2009Great Clive Barker story. Only he would come up with an urban legend that stems from the projects. Virginia Madsen was great, she made the movie way more enjoyable and classy. It's got the style of Barker's other films without actually being directed by him. A great original horr...( read more)
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November 11, 2009Candyman, Candyman, Candyman.....really enjoyed this movie. I would add it to my horror collection.
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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June 5, 2008TED F%$#ING RAIMI IS THE BAD-BOY BIKER FROM THE OPENING STORY? WHAT THE F%$#?!?
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November 11, 2006My Grammy used to tell me that Candyman hid under our basement stairs and was gonna grab me if I went down there.. O.O
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