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Post by Merv on Aug 29, 2021 15:13:31 GMT 1
I don't know how many here are horror fans but i am a big one. The original Candyman is one i revisit often enough and to me it has such a unique vibe and mood to it. Tony Todd is great in it and his voice alone makes that film amazing and i thought Virginia Madsen was good and had chemistry with Todd. That relationship worked as the driving focus of the original film.
As far as this new one goes...the opening credits with the upside down chicago cityscape and the fog was perfect. The music during was solid and the feeling of vertigo that those shots gave me were wonderful and really set an uneasy and ominous tone. Unfortunately for me that was the most memorable part of the film. The premise sounds reasonable, and not totally unlike the original film. Art guy investigates Candyman mythos for inspiration, starts realizing its real, bloodspatter ensues. The problem is it didn't do anything to raise the bar. The music the effects the story the characters...everything just felt like the 'great value' brand of the original Candyman film. There honestly wasn't a scene i could cling to on the drive home that made me want to rewatch it until i remembered the opening credits and thought...that was my highlight.
I wouldve welcomed with open arms this film to manage to capture any shred of that thematically and I just never got it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2021 11:32:32 GMT 1
Ill get to this eventually. No rush either way. Still need to see that one with the Handmaid's tale star too
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Post by Merv on Aug 30, 2021 20:15:10 GMT 1
Ill get to this eventually. No rush either way. Still need to see that one with the Handmaid's tale star too Invisible Man? It was my favorite movie of last year. I thought it was done really well and I was excited to see they’re planning on a sequel.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Aug 31, 2021 0:39:19 GMT 1
Ill get to this eventually. No rush either way. Still need to see that one with the Handmaid's tale star too Invisible Man? It was my favorite movie of last year. I thought it was done really well and I was excited to see they’re planning on a sequel. Yeah I thought that was gonna suck and it wound up being in my top five for 2020.
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