The only thing missing from this movie was more Tony Todd and more brutality…you can’t compare a simple throat slash to being slit from groin to gullet
Agreed, it was way too much blood especially that bathroom scene, when they see the blood coming down the side of the sinks and the stall instead of pouring down, we should of heard the tearing of flesh and blood splurging down in drops, even without hearing the girls screams, seeing and hearing that would of been fucking wild
@@distinguishedallureproduct879 Yeah I'm sorry but that guy they hired to play the Candyman we see throughout most of the movie wasn't intimidating at all they made him creepy looking to try and make him intimidating but the original didn't do that at all
A candy man movie should be tense, you should question if he’s real, the protagonist sanity should be put to the test and deepest lines in the movie should be delivered by the candyman (allowing everyone to know why he is a necessary evil , even if you don’t agree with him). And you should hear an orchestra even if they don’t over do it.
This, me and my friends still talk about the 1992 and theorize if Helen actually did kill all of those people, even if it isn't true, it's really engaging and a testament to the filmmaking directing and acting of the original. The film is shot through her PoV, so it's basically her story and as we all know, we are all the "Heroes of our own stories" So Helen could of just been crazy and a unreliable narrative. The 2021 film should of played with this, to the point where by the end we don't know if Anthony is telling the truth or if he is just crazy as hell. Most of the kills barely had any cause and effect with Anthony which is the issue, they could of even played that into the Police Brutality aspect with the police detective searching for Anthony as bodies pile up around this "starving artist"
Distinguished AllureProductions yall my kinda ppl, im still not sure cause the killings did seem to stop once she was locked up. Hell, her husband coulda been setting her up to look crazy then she tripped and started killing ppl for all i know
This movie is a follow up to the first movie. It is not a remake or retelling. I do suggest people who never saw the original film need to watch that first.
@@clamshell6863 oh I know it's a follow up from the first. I was just saying that the first is still better for having a tighter story. This new one is good but would be even better if it was a little longer and had more time to express itself
You guys are great! Glad I found your channel. Admittedly, I love this film though. I just LOVE hearing all the different talking points and listening to all of these reviews. It gives such great perspective. I just wanted to show some love and respect. Great job everyone. ❤️
I had the luxury of obtaining an early script draft of CANDYMAN (2021). It's from 2018 to let you know, and while it's also short (89 pages), it's WAAAY better than the movie and I'm stunned at how much was changed. The Anthony, Brianna, and Anne-Marie characters are the only people who are carried over into the final movie. Everyone else is different. You still have the storyline of Anthony and Brianna being artists. Anne-Marie had a few more scenes and appears much earlier than in the finished film. A notable difference is that Helen Lyle is put to much more use here. Anthony grows obsessed with her and accidentally summons her and when she first appears to help when he's being beaten up by drunken college dudes, we assume it's Candyman because of how she "appears like him". But when Anthony is in the police station being accused of trying to murder his mom, Helen reveals herself to him. She's the "Candyman" of the story for the most part which is what I'd expect a DIRECT SEQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL to be like given how it ended with Helen being the new legend of Cabrini-Green. The ending is mostly the same. Brianna is captured and she is taken into the police car and she calls out the Candyman who comes to her rescue. But there is an epilogue scene between her and Anne-Marie that occurs the following day that closes out the movie rather fine, but it's a bit lackluster because Anthony isn't mentioned at all which was odd. Just "how are things" and Brianna deciding to close her gallery, yada yada. Disappointed how much has changed for the WORSE when they had something really good. If anyone wants a copy, email me at devontehuntley2@gmail.com.
This film worked for me, like the 2018 Halloween sequel. This movie was its own and respected the original, there's no way to recreate a classic and this was a great modern expansion of the original's mythos.
But that doesn't mean you don't try. There are filmmakers who could have easily pulled off the same kind of tone as the original nowadays hell why not get the creator of the original story that Candyman is an adaptation of who also served as an executive producer for the first movie and is a competent horror director and writer in his own right? Why did Jordan Peele get to take the helm? That man couldn't scare a toddler and is way too obsessed with his narratives than making entertaining and scary movies
3:00 I'm sorry Chris but what exactly was so charismatic about Helen Lyle? Is that a thing now we look for in our main protagonists? I thought what made Helen, Anthony, and Brianna interesting is how they felt like real people. Real people shouldn't have to all be "charismatic" in order to be interesting characters. Also, I don't think it's fair to compare 2021's Candyman to the 1992 version on the basis of what it wasn't versus what it is. I just don't think that's a fair approach when comparing the two.
Feeling like real people means that they are charismatic. Just like how Helen felt like a real person, and we as the audience felt for her as she made her way down the rabbit whole. You should watch their review on the original. Cause it answers your questions.
Making a movie that is a continuation of the original is inviting comparisons. This movie was muddled because it wasn’t consistent with the core of who Candyman is in the original but the plot and themes are supposed to be.
Slow ur roll, they literally named it the same as the original. And completely changed the story and rules of candyman even during the film itself. Dumb as fuck really
I like how they set up multiple Candymen, but the one we got just wasn't that interesting. He had no charisma. And the political message was not subtle enough. It could've been clever but it wasn't. And Burke just lost his mind at the end and was too over the top for me. It came out of nowhere.
i agree! the new candyman doesn’t even talk either. everything tony todd is he isn’t. the visual of only seeing him in the mirror but when he’s not he’s invisible which is cool
"Why did they CGI Tony Todd's face?" Because he's a ghost/urban legend and they don't age. And could you really focus on his face since half of it is covered in bees?
He also said that, (and I agree with him) Tony Todd could have been as his elderly self and no one would've cared. Hell put some makeup on him to make it as if he's a decomposing corpse version of himself.
@@AlmightyEvil1 I’m not going with any narrative. I did not like this film. It wasn’t a Candyman movie he was just the vessel used to spread a message.
I liked the film. It was definitely flawed. But im game for the kills and the cimematography. The mythology was expanded well enough to make better, more balanced sequels. I hated that the laundry guy is the main villain. Not a fan of the bee sting body horror not having any merit other than visual queues. And yes, the social commentary was fat fingers on a number pad. Ill still watch it again
I get what they were trying to do with the ending, but it doesn’t work. So Candyman can choose not to kill someone after being summoned? Burke going nutty at the end didn’t work for me. With this movie’s messaging, killing a black man and sacrificing him to the cops for the betterment of the neighborhood didn’t sit right with me at all. The movie contradicts itself.
i don’t hate the movie but i don’t love it either. i thought the shadow puppets, gore, and acting was great but the third act ruined it for me. i was hoping tony todd’s candyman was going to have a big role instead it’s a new candyman and he’s not interesting in the slightest. also the politics of this movie got annoying after a while
I think Chris is being a bit too harsh on the cgi on Tony Todd. I was afraid the de-aging would not look good, but it actually looked really well done. The textures, lighting, and subtle facial movements when someone speaks were all executed very nicely. Yes we wanted Todd in the film more, but he's 66 years old and has other commitments, so this was in a way a passing of the torch to Yayha, who's becoming a big star and has a lot of A projects ahead of him such as the Aquaman Sequel and the new Matrix film.
@@jorgeburgos8204 IF he wanted to he would have, but he's moving on to other things like writing, producing, and possibly directing, along with other acting projects. Face it, Tony Todd will not be playing Candyman anymore. In countless interviews he has said he is moving on to other projects, and doesn't want to only be known for the Candyman role.
I think the gentrification/white on black violence angle worked ok, but the script could have explored the ideas with some better structure. I think Anthony being a less-than-perfect, perhaps even exploitative artist was a smart move (even if it's a bit similar to the original movie), but that final act just feels too busy and in-service to smart themes & imagery that aren't really poetically woven into the story. Smart ideas, good cast, great imagery, so-so script.
I actually like the fact that the young high school girl had no contact with Anthony. She was probably there viewing the show for school, but it shows you how the story spread. She found out about the legend, summoned him, and got her and her friends killed. I thought it was a good way to show that no one is safe when you don't believe.
That may be true, but that could've been left to be Either the Opening Scene of the movie, or Left Out entirely because Anthony is the focal point and the filmmakers really needed to focus more on his life/mind falling apart like Helen. Also cut out Brianna's backstory about her father. And have Anthony confronted/harassed by the police after the first murders start. That would've been more effective than having the crooked cops show up last minute. Lastly have Tony Todd have more of a presence instead of a groaning ghost. I would've been cool with him just being the voice in Anthony's head 🗣️ before he reveals himself.
@@ASSARAPTUS True, I just like that little insert of the high school girl at the show, which shows the indirect nature of how the legend can be revitalized and spread again so fast. Going to that show got her and her friends killed. I loved the idea of Sherman Fields, but yes, I think Tony Todd should have been in it more, in the shadows, using Anthony as a conduit to come back in full force. I wish they tied the bee sting to Candyman sort of still being a physical presence in Cabrini, but almost forgotten and losing his power.
What people overlook is how she interacted with the art piece. All she did was take a picture with her phone and didn't even look into it further. She probably just posted it to her IG superficially and forgot about it until she was bored enough to bring it up to her friends. This was obviously a critique at how art is consumed at a shallow level in our current times.
@@unknownmulatto EXACTLY. She didn't need to interact with Anthony. The indirectness of the situation is much scarier. The info on the paper she carelessly consumed got her and her friends torn up by a supernatural legend, showing just how far the legend can possibly spread, and how lethal it is, which i thought was badass.
Yeah gotta agree with Chris here, this movie could have been better. The message that they were conveying wasn’t subtle at all, the original did it better cause it was well balance. I wish the explored and explain the other versions of Candyman how does he live through them, the wife of this movie had a backstory that didn’t went anywhere, the main character did nothing for me, didn’t like that Helen being Candyman was recon, it’s like Jordan Peele writing went off the walls in the third act. The good of this film was shadows puppets, acting, and look. The Director did her best of what she was given.
The irony is that this movie showed the same annoyance with being a horror movie that those girls showed to the black girl that walked into the restroom.
In truth they were always the villain…I could see why Chris felt some type of way…all respect due but I think he’s a little bias on this one…I can acknowledge the film has its short comings tho
I feel he uses creative kills to bypass having to show gore so he can win awards from the academy. All of the kills in all his movies are always shown in ways that avid showing guys and flesh being torn. It’s the most annoying thing about his horror movies. Not a single of his horror movies or this Candyman is scary. It’s like hybrid art house horror without the backbone to actually be horrific. Yes the original candy man did hold back some horror but it also showed a lot of gore
Man this movie to me was on point! I don't think the movie was a entertaining as the first and in no way can be compared to the first. I think the movie was more so meant to address issues of race. I liked it though.
She goes to the mirror and say his name five times you shouldn't did that Helen did the same thing in the mirror at the end she dies that's messed up and her hair get burnt trying to save the baby
I love the first film and I appreciate the political statements in both but damn this movie missed a good plot. The pacing was terrible, and the story suffers from it. Overall the filmmaking and acting was amazing. Honestly I don’t blame anyone loving or hating it
The idea of bringing Candyman back made ZERO sense to me. Candyman kills whoever summons him. So what's the point of bringing him around? How could he possibly be a hood hero? What about that doess society need? It all just seemed stupid. Honestly this entire movie just felt unfinished.
Seeming to make Candyman an avatar for racial vengeance at the end was confusing to me, because despite the fact his origin story would make that make sense, in the original movie and in this one, he's not actually particularly focused on killing white people. He just kills or messes with people who say his name, including black people. In fact, didn't the first film mention him castrating a young black boy? Why would he care now, unless he's just using the climate to perpetuate his name so he can exist again? Also does anyone else wonder if the ending was a reshoot? Because it's formatted and shot so different from the rest of the film. Looks way way more sharper and HD than anything that came before it. It would explain why certain things seem to just hang in the movie without a payoff, like Parris' character's dad's death, which yeah, was brought up out of nowhere but didn't lead to anything.
See I think korey was right in that Burke was motivated by guilt that he got Sherman Killed. But I don't think his attempt at Weaponizing Candyman actually worked. The Entity is shown from past films to be very intelligent and cannot be manipulated by some obsessed dude who is aware of his stories. If anything, Candyman was manipulating Burke in order to become relevant once again.
I agree. He’s a malevolent spirit which I thought the movie was emphasizing by him killing students and those black girls in the flashback, but they just go back on it and have him be a avenging spirit. It didn’t make sense. And the racial themes get undercut by a black man from the neighborhood creating him.
Just cause Chris is white a lot of Black people are ragging on him. Korey and Martin went a little harder on the movie in their Candyman (2021) review. They felt the same way.
@@tutorialslave Apparently you haven't grasped the concept of irony, I'll let you find out what google is then come back here when you're ready to lose an argument properly.
@@tutorialslave Guys calm down, Chris sucks..And i'm white and not because his candyman review i don"t even know what he said because i skipped it I always skip him because he sucks. Its the (Chris) part of Chris that is sucks ok. Glad i could clear that up for everyone.
All I can say one thing we're going to put Freddy Krueger Anna movie all the goblins Nightmare on Elm Street Porsche come back and put all that together to make a horror movie Coney Island and Brooklyn
That was in the original. Which added weight and concern to the situation. Police investigating isn't in EVERY horror movie. A few horror movies, saves it for the end. Others just have them at the last minute.
Sorry Chris Herman,you could not be more wrong if you tried.. Never go in with expectations,go in clear,maybe you will get it next time..still enjoy you on the show..good day.
It was lazy and dumb. Candyman is Batman now? Half of the time he wasn’t even killing the people who originally said his name. One of the most fucked up things about c man that no one talks about is he frames people for murders…that angle should’ve resurfaced.
Neither did he in the first film. The two ppl who are killed were Bernadette (who said his name 4 times) and the asylum Psychiatrist (who didn't say it at all)
@@Heirllionaire Not really because he doesn't appear to her for several weeks. And that's after she Identified that gangbanger using his gimmick. What triggered him was Helen tried to mythbust him. She tried to give the residents a logical reason to doubt the tales. "You were not Content with the stories so I was Obliged to come"
I watched it Saturday. I had seen your review. I wanted to really love this because - '92 Candyman is a favorite .. but I think that there was another message - which is ok but it wasn't scary - after Anthony leaves his mothers house it turns into a bad slasher until - his girlfriend is in the car - it's like where is that 30 minutes of film - it's like "I guess we need to give you some horror" that makes no sense. They were only 20 people in the theatre with me - when Tony Todd's face appeared we stood up and clapped - spontaneously - which afterward made me feel worse. I went home and watched Candyman.
*********Spoliers************The only killing that was cool was the gallery owner and his girlfriend. I hated those characters and was so happy because they were annoying and he was an asshole.
I liked that a crazy man forced Anthony to confront his demons and that he fucked him over to make him the new Candyman. Shows how nuts these people are who see him as a neccesity.
What do you know about the Candyman Halloween is coming up so we need some more Hora whatever y'all put down don't let it be corny or sloppy a lot of action if you put it in
Didn't enjoy movie. Was not scary at all. Terribly heavy handed and poorly done social commentary. No kills done on screen. Terrible. No one jumped in cinema. Big disappointing. Shame
The main character wasn't likeable at all of he wasn't the kid from the first movie I wouldn't care about the character at all. Not blaming the actor and he's name is Anthony and I still didn't give a shit about him.
Candyman haunted house you got to sit there and then the ride whatever came and got in a haunted house🎬🎥🎡🎢 they might be doing this next year too come to Coney Island in Brooklyn
Chris was right this movie was messy. It had good elements that I personally enjoyed so I’m assuming rewrites or studio interference led to the mixed themes and disjointed ending. Between different reviews I’ve seen, people seem to mostly like the same elements (cinematography, narrative framing with the puppets) but the story and ending didn’t mesh well. Viewer outlook will depend on if the positives outweigh the negatives for you
The cinematography and direction was good. The writing was extremely lazy with little pay off. Didn’t like this movie as compared to the original 2 movies. This movie doesn’t even deserve the title to be called “Candyman”
Somebody is not doing their job🤔 if you say his name 5 times he comes behind you with a hook also he have a coat on this was a b a new movie come on now what are you doing
I generally liked the movie. But there could’ve been this interesting angle where every time one the art manager or art reviewer died. That cops could have leaning on Anthony hard thinking he did the murders. Commenting on a black man being railroaded by the police. But it’s not there. Missed opportunity.
He wants him to save the neighborhood lol. That looked cool lol and his voice lol. Maybe they knew chi is bad so they're like were only going to habe him for one scene lol. Seems like itsabu ok he that dies a wrongful death especially at that caprini greens cause that land has cursed
I fell asleep, and woke up at the end credit music. Snoring was more of a terror than this train wreck. I never slept like that through a horror flick ever.
The girl was going to the bathroom she wasn't feeling well some of the Bratz call his name five times in the bathroom koala have five times in the bathroom them other girls should be Shady they self
Yeah it's a lot of f***** up characters they need to go do something else then only man that plays good with the hook he plays good he looks good he needs me some cartoon movies cartoon movies and his voice Halloween ain't here yet start doing some crazy stuff I want to see it
I'm going to be honest I like Chris and all, he's cool but that nigga is tripping on god, you can't compare the new Candy Man to the Original one. I like both Candy Man's and I thought they were good, but the original Candy Man was scarier tho, but I still like both movies
@@RodrequezRobinson2001 It's an "honest mistake" given that you're rambling incoherently. Because leading with "that nigga is tripping" raises the expectation of an actual argument and not, you know, "I like 'em".
@@RodrequezRobinson2001 if the original was scarier, then wouldn't that make it better? Your words. You literally wrote that the original was scarier. Plus, Korey and Martin said the original was better in spots in their review of the CM 2021. So saying that Chris shouldn't compare the two, then Korey and Martin shouldn't either.
@@travisgames6608 You set tripping on god cuz, it's not my fault yall ain't smart enough to put two and two together, get out yo feelings it's not a good look
Why did not showing the movie of Candyman supposed to been out Friday it better be action it better be scary not not to be corny and saying things like that you don't
Well the movie it look like it's boring we see it yet🤔🎬🎥🍭🍬🍫🚪🏘 the people want to see that movie some people want to see the movie some people don't want to see the movie might be born
@@garrettwood6271 all critics online think they're artists. They are not. Sorry it hurts your feelings telling someone else they are just a critic. Next time actually think and make a reply that makes sense.
Yea Chris I was very disappointed with the movie myself, they had everything they needed to make a really good sequel but Candyman feels like an afterthought in this movie and the added lore wasn't even needed, why do we need CandyMEN? And so anyone killed unjustly can become Candyman now?! It was a clusterfuck, and a disappointment from an OG Candyman STAN... 👏🏾👌🏾👏🏾✊🏾
The only thing missing from this movie was more Tony Todd and more brutality…you can’t compare a simple throat slash to being slit from groin to gullet
Agreed, it was way too much blood especially that bathroom scene, when they see the blood coming down the side of the sinks and the stall instead of pouring down, we should of heard the tearing of flesh and blood splurging down in drops, even without hearing the girls screams, seeing and hearing that would of been fucking wild
@@distinguishedallureproduct879 Exactly horror movies are supposed to shock and unsettle you.
@@distinguishedallureproduct879 Yeah I'm sorry but that guy they hired to play the Candyman we see throughout most of the movie wasn't intimidating at all they made him creepy looking to try and make him intimidating but the original didn't do that at all
A candy man movie should be tense, you should question if he’s real, the protagonist sanity should be put to the test and deepest lines in the movie should be delivered by the candyman (allowing everyone to know why he is a necessary evil , even if you don’t agree with him). And you should hear an orchestra even if they don’t over do it.
This, me and my friends still talk about the 1992 and theorize if Helen actually did kill all of those people, even if it isn't true, it's really engaging and a testament to the filmmaking directing and acting of the original. The film is shot through her PoV, so it's basically her story and as we all know, we are all the "Heroes of our own stories" So Helen could of just been crazy and a unreliable narrative. The 2021 film should of played with this, to the point where by the end we don't know if Anthony is telling the truth or if he is just crazy as hell. Most of the kills barely had any cause and effect with Anthony which is the issue, they could of even played that into the Police Brutality aspect with the police detective searching for Anthony as bodies pile up around this "starving artist"
Distinguished AllureProductions yall my kinda ppl, im still not sure cause the killings did seem to stop once she was locked up. Hell, her husband coulda been setting her up to look crazy then she tripped and started killing ppl for all i know
@@mreece4407 Plus there's the fact that at the end she kills him as a spirit herself .
I think this movie could be as good as the original with a director's cut. I'm sure there has to be a lot of deleted scenes to fill the gaps
This movie is a follow up to the first movie. It is not a remake or retelling. I do suggest people who never saw the original film need to watch that first.
@@clamshell6863 oh I know it's a follow up from the first. I was just saying that the first is still better for having a tighter story. This new one is good but would be even better if it was a little longer and had more time to express itself
@@FemmeFiend138 It also needs to actually be scary
You guys are great! Glad I found your channel.
Admittedly, I love this film though. I just LOVE hearing all the different talking points and listening to all of these reviews. It gives such great perspective. I just wanted to show some love and respect. Great job everyone. ❤️
I had the luxury of obtaining an early script draft of CANDYMAN (2021). It's from 2018 to let you know, and while it's also short (89 pages), it's WAAAY better than the movie and I'm stunned at how much was changed. The Anthony, Brianna, and Anne-Marie characters are the only people who are carried over into the final movie. Everyone else is different. You still have the storyline of Anthony and Brianna being artists. Anne-Marie had a few more scenes and appears much earlier than in the finished film. A notable difference is that Helen Lyle is put to much more use here. Anthony grows obsessed with her and accidentally summons her and when she first appears to help when he's being beaten up by drunken college dudes, we assume it's Candyman because of how she "appears like him". But when Anthony is in the police station being accused of trying to murder his mom, Helen reveals herself to him. She's the "Candyman" of the story for the most part which is what I'd expect a DIRECT SEQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL to be like given how it ended with Helen being the new legend of Cabrini-Green. The ending is mostly the same. Brianna is captured and she is taken into the police car and she calls out the Candyman who comes to her rescue. But there is an epilogue scene between her and Anne-Marie that occurs the following day that closes out the movie rather fine, but it's a bit lackluster because Anthony isn't mentioned at all which was odd. Just "how are things" and Brianna deciding to close her gallery, yada yada. Disappointed how much has changed for the WORSE when they had something really good. If anyone wants a copy, email me at devontehuntley2@gmail.com.
Yeah i wamma read it. Imma email u shortly
@@tjofwakanda8027 Okay, sounds good.
Yeah I'd love to read that. I'll email you in a few about it.
@@Caligari_Films I just sent you it in the email. I did not so right away as I had forgotten as soon as I got home and then fell asleep shortly after.
This film worked for me, like the 2018 Halloween sequel. This movie was its own and respected the original, there's no way to recreate a classic and this was a great modern expansion of the original's mythos.
But that doesn't mean you don't try. There are filmmakers who could have easily pulled off the same kind of tone as the original nowadays hell why not get the creator of the original story that Candyman is an adaptation of who also served as an executive producer for the first movie and is a competent horror director and writer in his own right? Why did Jordan Peele get to take the helm? That man couldn't scare a toddler and is way too obsessed with his narratives than making entertaining and scary movies
3:00 I'm sorry Chris but what exactly was so charismatic about Helen Lyle? Is that a thing now we look for in our main protagonists? I thought what made Helen, Anthony, and Brianna interesting is how they felt like real people. Real people shouldn't have to all be "charismatic" in order to be interesting characters.
Also, I don't think it's fair to compare 2021's Candyman to the 1992 version on the basis of what it wasn't versus what it is. I just don't think that's a fair approach when comparing the two.
Feeling like real people means that they are charismatic. Just like how Helen felt like a real person, and we as the audience felt for her as she made her way down the rabbit whole.
You should watch their review on the original. Cause it answers your questions.
Making a movie that is a continuation of the original is inviting comparisons. This movie was muddled because it wasn’t consistent with the core of who Candyman is in the original but the plot and themes are supposed to be.
Slow ur roll, they literally named it the same as the original. And completely changed the story and rules of candyman even during the film itself. Dumb as fuck really
Chris “Whitey” Herman. Enjoys the finer things in life
I appreciate that honesty Mr Herman. I’ll wait for it to get to redbox
I knew judging from the trailer it was going to be mediocre. But I might watch it in a couple of years later then
I like how they set up multiple Candymen, but the one we got just wasn't that interesting. He had no charisma. And the political message was not subtle enough. It could've been clever but it wasn't. And Burke just lost his mind at the end and was too over the top for me. It came out of nowhere.
i agree! the new candyman doesn’t even talk either. everything tony todd is he isn’t. the visual of only seeing him in the mirror but when he’s not he’s invisible which is cool
I hate the whole three Candymen thing, I'd rather it just be Tony Todd, whether he's cgi or not...
Subtlety is dead. Supposedly we're supposed to be smarter in this day and age since we love to make fun of of the past stuff but that's not the case
@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 Anyone in the mainstream doesn't appreciate anything subtle
@@ramonep7973 I rather it just be Todd as well I didn’t like that they tried to turn the candyman name into a mantle.
"Why did they CGI Tony Todd's face?" Because he's a ghost/urban legend and they don't age. And could you really focus on his face since half of it is covered in bees?
He also said that, (and I agree with him) Tony Todd could have been as his elderly self and no one would've cared. Hell put some makeup on him to make it as if he's a decomposing corpse version of himself.
@@ASSARAPTUS I completely agree with ya
It was still a good effect. They clearly put effort in.
@@Peer165 it was noticeably bad
@@jayboogie5403 Just noticeable in my opinion.
EVERYTHING CHRIS SAID!!!! They tried to fix something that wasn't broke!!!!
Don’t go with the white mans narrative. The movie was decent at worst. It’s wasn’t bad at all.
@@AlmightyEvil1 I’m not going with any narrative. I did not like this film. It wasn’t a Candyman movie he was just the vessel used to spread a message.
@@AlmightyEvil1 Stop making it a race based narrative. You can criticize the movie for other reasons.
@@AlmightyEvil1 Tone it down Farrakhan.
I liked the film. It was definitely flawed. But im game for the kills and the cimematography. The mythology was expanded well enough to make better, more balanced sequels.
I hated that the laundry guy is the main villain. Not a fan of the bee sting body horror not having any merit other than visual queues. And yes, the social commentary was fat fingers on a number pad.
Ill still watch it again
I get what they were trying to do with the ending, but it doesn’t work. So Candyman can choose not to kill someone after being summoned? Burke going nutty at the end didn’t work for me. With this movie’s messaging, killing a black man and sacrificing him to the cops for the betterment of the neighborhood didn’t sit right with me at all. The movie contradicts itself.
You just said why it made sense. Lol
I wish they made that guy apart of some candyman cult like what was hunted at and wasted in candyman 3.
I still can’t get over this movie. The horror hit and was game changing to the genre imo! Just bought it on blu ray
i don’t hate the movie but i don’t love it either. i thought the shadow puppets, gore, and acting was great but the third act ruined it for me. i was hoping tony todd’s candyman was going to have a big role instead it’s a new candyman and he’s not interesting in the slightest. also the politics of this movie got annoying after a while
I think Chris is being a bit too harsh on the cgi on Tony Todd. I was afraid the de-aging would not look good, but it actually looked really well done. The textures, lighting, and subtle facial movements when someone speaks were all executed very nicely. Yes we wanted Todd in the film more, but he's 66 years old and has other commitments, so this was in a way a passing of the torch to Yayha, who's becoming a big star and has a lot of A projects ahead of him such as the Aquaman Sequel and the new Matrix film.
Chris isn't wrong about the wonky CGI , he isn't that old
@@jorgeburgos8204 Who isnt that old? Tony Todd? He was born December 4th, 1954 dude, he's 66.
@@BTT16 he could have done it
@@jorgeburgos8204 IF he wanted to he would have, but he's moving on to other things like writing, producing, and possibly directing, along with other acting projects. Face it, Tony Todd will not be playing Candyman anymore. In countless interviews he has said he is moving on to other projects, and doesn't want to only be known for the Candyman role.
Practical effects is always the best!! A dying artform/craft. Computers kill a lot of the struggle and creativity and imagination of the old school.
I enjoyed the movie the last 20 mins was confusing asf I still don’t know what’s going on after watching people explain it. Need better writers
Watch the original and it’ll make a lot of sense.
I did want Tony in the movie more tho
I think the gentrification/white on black violence angle worked ok, but the script could have explored the ideas with some better structure.
I think Anthony being a less-than-perfect, perhaps even exploitative artist was a smart move (even if it's a bit similar to the original movie), but that final act just feels too busy and in-service to smart themes & imagery that aren't really poetically woven into the story.
Smart ideas, good cast, great imagery, so-so script.
I actually like the fact that the young high school girl had no contact with Anthony. She was probably there viewing the show for school, but it shows you how the story spread. She found out about the legend, summoned him, and got her and her friends killed. I thought it was a good way to show that no one is safe when you don't believe.
That may be true, but that could've been left to be Either the Opening Scene of the movie, or Left Out entirely because Anthony is the focal point and the filmmakers really needed to focus more on his life/mind falling apart like Helen.
Also cut out Brianna's backstory about her father. And have Anthony confronted/harassed by the police after the first murders start. That would've been more effective than having the crooked cops show up last minute.
Lastly have Tony Todd have more of a presence instead of a groaning ghost. I would've been cool with him just being the voice in Anthony's head 🗣️ before he reveals himself.
@@ASSARAPTUS True, I just like that little insert of the high school girl at the show, which shows the indirect nature of how the legend can be revitalized and spread again so fast. Going to that show got her and her friends killed. I loved the idea of Sherman Fields, but yes, I think Tony Todd should have been in it more, in the shadows, using Anthony as a conduit to come back in full force. I wish they tied the bee sting to Candyman sort of still being a physical presence in Cabrini, but almost forgotten and losing his power.
@@ASSARAPTUS I agree they only used Tonys voice twice before the CGI appearance.
What people overlook is how she interacted with the art piece. All she did was take a picture with her phone and didn't even look into it further. She probably just posted it to her IG superficially and forgot about it until she was bored enough to bring it up to her friends. This was obviously a critique at how art is consumed at a shallow level in our current times.
@@unknownmulatto EXACTLY. She didn't need to interact with Anthony. The indirectness of the situation is much scarier. The info on the paper she carelessly consumed got her and her friends torn up by a supernatural legend, showing just how far the legend can possibly spread, and how lethal it is, which i thought was badass.
Yeah gotta agree with Chris here, this movie could have been better. The message that they were conveying wasn’t subtle at all, the original did it better cause it was well balance. I wish the explored and explain the other versions of Candyman how does he live through them, the wife of this movie had a backstory that didn’t went anywhere, the main character did nothing for me, didn’t like that Helen being Candyman was recon, it’s like Jordan Peele writing went off the walls in the third act.
The good of this film was shadows puppets, acting, and look. The Director did her best of what she was given.
Chris is just butt hurt by the truth 🤣
@@chination1796 no…I’ve seen it and he’s kinda right films can make a Political statement and do a good job at delivering it, but not here
@@madlord124 Nope Chris can't handle white guilt 🤣
@@chination1796 I don’t see it, he made his points and rest of the DT cast agreed with him. The movie just didn’t do the message justice
@@madlord124 You must be white too 🤣
The irony is that this movie showed the same annoyance with being a horror movie that those girls showed to the black girl that walked into the restroom.
I have trypophobia so the 3rd act with the new Candyman's face , I died!!
In truth they were always the villain…I could see why Chris felt some type of way…all respect due but I think he’s a little bias on this one…I can acknowledge the film has its short comings tho
They should've been more vague about how much Colman Domingo's character was involved in trying to push Anthony over the edge.
I feel he uses creative kills to bypass having to show gore so he can win awards from the academy. All of the kills in all his movies are always shown in ways that avid showing guys and flesh being torn. It’s the most annoying thing about his horror movies. Not a single of his horror movies or this Candyman is scary. It’s like hybrid art house horror without the backbone to actually be horrific. Yes the original candy man did hold back some horror but it also showed a lot of gore
That's why Candyman should have 3D glasses and a ride to get on
Man this movie to me was on point! I don't think the movie was a entertaining as the first and in no way can be compared to the first. I think the movie was more so meant to address issues of race. I liked it though.
Please make a list of Chris’s favorite movies.
She goes to the mirror and say his name five times you shouldn't did that Helen did the same thing in the mirror at the end she dies that's messed up and her hair get burnt trying to save the baby
I did not like this new modern CandyMan I like the original 1992 with Virginia Madsen much better
What movie did Chris see?
Right? Way too harsh.
I get his points, my movie experience was almost like that with this movie
I love the first film and I appreciate the political statements in both but damn this movie missed a good plot. The pacing was terrible, and the story suffers from it. Overall the filmmaking and acting was amazing. Honestly I don’t blame anyone loving or hating it
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The idea of bringing Candyman back made ZERO sense to me. Candyman kills whoever summons him. So what's the point of bringing him around? How could he possibly be a hood hero?
What about that doess society need? It all just seemed stupid. Honestly this entire movie just felt unfinished.
Seeming to make Candyman an avatar for racial vengeance at the end was confusing to me, because despite the fact his origin story would make that make sense, in the original movie and in this one, he's not actually particularly focused on killing white people. He just kills or messes with people who say his name, including black people. In fact, didn't the first film mention him castrating a young black boy? Why would he care now, unless he's just using the climate to perpetuate his name so he can exist again?
Also does anyone else wonder if the ending was a reshoot? Because it's formatted and shot so different from the rest of the film. Looks way way more sharper and HD than anything that came before it. It would explain why certain things seem to just hang in the movie without a payoff, like Parris' character's dad's death, which yeah, was brought up out of nowhere but didn't lead to anything.
See I think korey was right in that Burke was motivated by guilt that he got Sherman Killed. But I don't think his attempt at Weaponizing Candyman actually worked.
The Entity is shown from past films to be very intelligent and cannot be manipulated by some obsessed dude who is aware of his stories.
If anything, Candyman was manipulating Burke in order to become relevant once again.
I agree. He’s a malevolent spirit which I thought the movie was emphasizing by him killing students and those black girls in the flashback, but they just go back on it and have him be a avenging spirit. It didn’t make sense. And the racial themes get undercut by a black man from the neighborhood creating him.
Chris missed the point so hard he's gonna need a GPS just to find it.
Cool statement (if you're 12/13), doesn't change that it's devoid of substance though.
Just cause Chris is white a lot of Black people are ragging on him.
Korey and Martin went a little harder on the movie in their Candyman (2021) review. They felt the same way.
@@tutorialslave Apparently you haven't grasped the concept of irony, I'll let you find out what google is then come back here when you're ready to lose an argument properly.
@@PowerCrunchVideos Sure, buddy. I'm positive your playground mates are patting you on the back for your one liners. But that's about it.
@@tutorialslave Guys calm down, Chris sucks..And i'm white and not because his candyman review i don"t even know what he said because i skipped it I always skip him because he sucks. Its the (Chris) part of Chris that is sucks ok. Glad i could clear that up for everyone.
Short answer to this video: NO
There.
All I can say one thing we're going to put Freddy Krueger Anna movie all the goblins Nightmare on Elm Street Porsche come back and put all that together to make a horror movie Coney Island and Brooklyn
I am actually very happy the police wasn’t investigating. That is EVERY horror movie. That being said the movie needed to make Candyman a character.
Interesting
That was in the original. Which added weight and concern to the situation.
Police investigating isn't in EVERY horror movie. A few horror movies, saves it for the end. Others just have them at the last minute.
Sorry Chris Herman,you could not be more wrong if you tried.. Never go in with expectations,go in clear,maybe you will get it next time..still enjoy you on the show..good day.
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Korey I love you man
I love you too
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It was lazy and dumb. Candyman is Batman now? Half of the time he wasn’t even killing the people who originally said his name.
One of the most fucked up things about c man that no one talks about is he frames people for murders…that angle should’ve resurfaced.
Neither did he in the first film. The two ppl who are killed were Bernadette (who said his name 4 times) and the asylum Psychiatrist (who didn't say it at all)
@@ASSARAPTUS that’s because he’d already been summoned and had formed a plan. He was framing Helen for murders to build her his legend
@@Heirllionaire Not really because he doesn't appear to her for several weeks. And that's after she Identified that gangbanger using his gimmick. What triggered him was Helen tried to mythbust him. She tried to give the residents a logical reason to doubt the tales.
"You were not Content with the stories so I was Obliged to come"
@@ASSARAPTUS right about that
I watched it Saturday. I had seen your review. I wanted to really love this because - '92 Candyman is a favorite .. but I think that there was another message - which is ok but it wasn't scary - after Anthony leaves his mothers house it turns into a bad slasher until - his girlfriend is in the car - it's like where is that 30 minutes of film - it's like "I guess we need to give you some horror" that makes no sense. They were only 20 people in the theatre with me - when Tony Todd's face appeared we stood up and clapped - spontaneously - which afterward made me feel worse. I went home and watched Candyman.
I always thought saying it 5 times is alot
To avoid copying Blood Marry and Beetlejuice.
I was waiting for this one. Now the review is complete.
*********Spoliers************The only killing that was cool was the gallery owner and his girlfriend. I hated those characters and was so happy because they were annoying and he was an asshole.
It's a good rental
What's wrong with the shadow puppets we don't need to see that make the movie come alive 3D glasses
On paper this movie could have been a better than sex but it reality this movie is a rental it's not that much better than candyman 2 imo.
I don’t know how I felt about the ending. It was weird.
I liked that a crazy man forced Anthony to confront his demons and that he fucked him over to make him the new Candyman. Shows how nuts these people are who see him as a neccesity.
The movie was very boring..
This could of been good if done right
What do you know about the Candyman Halloween is coming up so we need some more Hora whatever y'all put down don't let it be corny or sloppy a lot of action if you put it in
Didn't enjoy movie. Was not scary at all. Terribly heavy handed and poorly done social commentary. No kills done on screen. Terrible. No one jumped in cinema. Big disappointing. Shame
The main character wasn't likeable at all of he wasn't the kid from the first movie I wouldn't care about the character at all. Not blaming the actor and he's name is Anthony and I still didn't give a shit about him.
Big surprise more hype than substance
Candyman haunted house you got to sit there and then the ride whatever came and got in a haunted house🎬🎥🎡🎢 they might be doing this next year too come to Coney Island in Brooklyn
Chris was right this movie was messy. It had good elements that I personally enjoyed so I’m assuming rewrites or studio interference led to the mixed themes and disjointed ending. Between different reviews I’ve seen, people seem to mostly like the same elements (cinematography, narrative framing with the puppets) but the story and ending didn’t mesh well. Viewer outlook will depend on if the positives outweigh the negatives for you
Maybe they did but it's in the deleted v scenes lol
Finally forced myself to watch this movie an... God damn it was terrible
This movie came out Friday Candyman movie I don't see no action this movie might be a little slow if you want us to see the movie what's going on
The cinematography and direction was good. The writing was extremely lazy with little pay off. Didn’t like this movie as compared to the original 2 movies. This movie doesn’t even deserve the title to be called “Candyman”
Candyman was used in name only they could have named this film something else.
I agree with Chris the movie was trash
Somebody is not doing their job🤔 if you say his name 5 times he comes behind you with a hook also he have a coat on this was a b a new movie come on now what are you doing
I generally liked the movie. But there could’ve been this interesting angle where every time one the art manager or art reviewer died. That cops could have leaning on Anthony hard thinking he did the murders. Commenting on a black man being railroaded by the police. But it’s not there. Missed opportunity.
Does it look like it's corny and it's boring there's no action come on people what's going on
He wants him to save the neighborhood lol. That looked cool lol and his voice lol. Maybe they knew chi is bad so they're like were only going to habe him for one scene lol. Seems like itsabu ok he that dies a wrongful death especially at that caprini greens cause that land has cursed
The candyman caaan
I fell asleep, and woke up at the end credit music. Snoring was more of a terror than this train wreck. I never slept like that through a horror flick ever.
I can’t wait to see it!
They should've did this as a super natural crime movie. Have a detective trying to solve the murders, and Yaya character as one of the suspects.
The girl was going to the bathroom she wasn't feeling well some of the Bratz call his name five times in the bathroom koala have five times in the bathroom them other girls should be Shady they self
Yeah it's a lot of f***** up characters they need to go do something else then only man that plays good with the hook he plays good he looks good he needs me some cartoon movies cartoon movies and his voice Halloween ain't here yet start doing some crazy stuff I want to see it
Well you call him five times you got a hook and a long black brown jacket she want to go on the bathroom called 5 times that's her🎬🎥🚪🏘
Chris is the new roger Ebert lol
They guys chat shit this film really good
I'm going to be honest I like Chris and all, he's cool but that nigga is tripping on god, you can't compare the new Candy Man to the Original one. I like both Candy Man's and I thought they were good, but the original Candy Man was scarier tho, but I still like both movies
So.. You agree with Chris? The first one was better.
@@travisgames6608 No, I like them both equally don't be putting words in my mouth
@@RodrequezRobinson2001 It's an "honest mistake" given that you're rambling incoherently. Because leading with "that nigga is tripping" raises the expectation of an actual argument and not, you know, "I like 'em".
@@RodrequezRobinson2001 if the original was scarier, then wouldn't that make it better?
Your words. You literally wrote that the original was scarier. Plus, Korey and Martin said the original was better in spots in their review of the CM 2021.
So saying that Chris shouldn't compare the two, then Korey and Martin shouldn't either.
@@travisgames6608 You set tripping on god cuz, it's not my fault yall ain't smart enough to put two and two together, get out yo feelings it's not a good look
Chris funny 😂
Why did not showing the movie of Candyman supposed to been out Friday it better be action it better be scary not not to be corny and saying things like that you don't
FUCK NO!!@!
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Well the movie it look like it's boring we see it yet🤔🎬🎥🍭🍬🍫🚪🏘 the people want to see that movie some people want to see the movie some people don't want to see the movie might be born
"I like the part with the art critic" my man do u think your are an artist or a critic? Lol
My man why do you have to judge people so critically? You sound like the critic out here
@@garrettwood6271 all critics online think they're artists. They are not. Sorry it hurts your feelings telling someone else they are just a critic. Next time actually think and make a reply that makes sense.
Yea Chris I was very disappointed with the movie myself, they had everything they needed to make a really good sequel but Candyman feels like an afterthought in this movie and the added lore wasn't even needed, why do we need CandyMEN? And so anyone killed unjustly can become Candyman now?! It was a clusterfuck, and a disappointment from an OG Candyman STAN... 👏🏾👌🏾👏🏾✊🏾