Candyman is atmospheric and visually stimulating enough to satisfy gore-hounds as well as being an intelligent social commentary.
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09/17/08
Candyman (1992)
74 %
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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 of "Candyman" (Tony Todd), a... [More]
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Xander Berkeley
Director: Bernard Rose
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Reviews for Candyman
Candyman is an uppper-register horror item that delivers the requisite shocks and gore but doesn't cheat or cop out.
09/17/08
Top Critic Serious, straightforward cinematic terror is always hard to come by, but this literate shocker ranks among the best horror movies of the '90s.
09/17/08
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.
09/17/08
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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.
12/19/04
One of the best of the end-of-the-eighties/start-of-the-nineties body mortification films.
10/18/04
The Candyman is a svelte, sexual monument, far removed from the silent brutality of your average serial slasher.
08/03/04
The film's spooky atmosphere is accentuated by Anthony B. Richmond's cinematography and Philip Glass's score.
05/20/03
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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...
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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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