Review of Candyman (1992) by Steve M — 24 Aug 2010

Candyman is a classic horror film from 1992 which was written and directed by Bernard Rose.

Candyman is a myth of a local legend who is a man with one arm and a hook that apparently appears when you say his name five times infront of a mirror.

A University student decides that she wants to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She decides to write about Candyman. Ofcouse she doesnt think this myth is real but she decides to visit the town where the myth of Candyman came from. Everyone in the area seems to be very afraid of this so called Candyman. She begins her investigation in the places where hes belived to have appeared, and ofcourse ignores everyones warnings and all of a sudden a whole lot of horrible murders begin to happen around her. Leaving her with the question could the Candyman be real?

Im not gonna give too much away but ive gotta say that this is a classic horror in my opinion, it's pretty orginal and has a clever storyline to it and the ending is brilliant. Alot of people dont seem to like this film that much but I really enjoyed it there's allways alot going on its a suspenful gory and scary horror, yes I think Candyman is scary and it's very well done I think it has a great idea behind the whole thing. It might be slightly corny but not too over the top, I highly reccomend this one its worth watching atleast once.