Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | | Cast : | Philip Glass, Kelly Rowan | | Director : | Bill Condon | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | March 17, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | August 28, 2001 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 21, 2005 | | Summary | 0 STARS: I thought I would give this series another chance...big mistake guy! | Content
 | The original "Candyman" sucks so bad, but everybody praises it and I kept wondering to myself, "am I missing something?" So, I tried watching it again and it still sucked as I could not even get through it, so I figured maybe I should watch the sequels and maybe I would find something that I liked about this series. Well, after watching "Candyman 2", one becomes cognizant that this series is just full of rubbish...again, the social overtones and politically correct notions present in this series make the movie absurd in the extreme. The villain in "Candyman" makes me want to laugh because he is so NOT scary...if you want a good laugh, watch the "Candyman" series, but if you want to be scared, you would even do better to watch "Ren and Stimpy". In all seriousness, watch "Halloween" and "Halloween II" if you want to see a good slasher and horror movie that really produces the goods and doesn't try to send a social message. LOL. Some people call "Candyman 2- Farewell to the Flesh" a horror movie...I just call it rubbish. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | baaaaad sequel! | Content
| I was expecting this movie to be way better especially from how good the first one is, when i watched it i was incredibly disappointed, this film is nothing like the first one and is boring and crap, i would rather sit through hellraiser than this pile of junk again. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 23, 2005 | | Summary | Soooo corny~! | Content
| Ok, this movie is for either Black people, or White Woman. Then, you may enjoy it. This is soo silly and corny I want my money back. Interesting idea, but...no thanks. LOL |
| Rating | | | Date | April 07, 2005 | | Summary | Beetleguise, Beetleguise, Beetleguise | Content
| I had heard a brief mention of Candyman while listening to the audio commentary of Final Destination. But I had no idea who Candyman was until I rented a DVD called "Bogey Men" and it had a Candyman on there top horror movie icons of all time.
Well, when I watched the first Candyman, I did not like it. I was hoping to uncover a great horror saga to explore, but I was let down. I really can't see the reason why people think that movie is the best of the Candman series.
I had no interest in watching this sequel, but I'm glad I did rent it, now. Unlike the first Candyman, I hit play expecting a movie that would let me down... but I really got into this one the more it got into the story. It started off with cheap scares that I rolled my eyes at; you know those loud noises they blast through the speakers when something flashes onto the screen after a moment of silence. That does not scare me, and I consider that a cheap way to try and make a horror film. I cant say anything about this film was scary, but I don't scare easily.. Not from movies, but I really liked the storyline and plot of this one.
The story the movie tells is of The Candymans origin, and what happened when he died, and why. And who his decedents are. The concept they use for how to destroy the Candyman in this one is a good idea, I think. But the very end was a bit lousy and rushed; I think they could have improved upon the end scene with Candyman.
I'd recommend you rent the movie before you decide on anything, I'm willing to bet there are people who are complete opposites of the way I feel, and they say this one sucked and the first one was heaps better. But I'm the other way around with this one.
It has some cool gore shots slipped in, some cool death scenes, even for 1995 some of the CGI shots looked decent, tho some looked pretty shiddy. Overall, I liked this movie. It's no classic masterpiece, nor would I say it's one of my fav. slasher films, but I did enjoy it, and would recommend it if you have nothing better to do then sit down and watch a slasher who appears when you say his named 5 times in the mirror. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 22, 2004 | | Summary | Superb; Outdoes Even The Original | Content
| A perfect sequel to the original "Candyman", the second - and best - of the series involves the Candyman's modern-day descendants and also delves much further - and more graphically - into the origins of the character. 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 (sorry, I can't remember her name), 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?)
Masterful, probably among the top 5 Clive Barker-related movies ever made, which I feel just about says it all. |
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