Review of Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999) by Haravikk K — 11 Sep 2012

This instalment in the series appears to have been developed entirely by the greedy executives who want to leech more cash out of the franchise, as this entire film is literally a copy of the 2nd one, which in turn had a plot borrowed heavily from the 1st film.

Here's the formula; blonde bimbo says Candyman too much and proceeds to have the eponymous hook-handed villain murderously follow her about until the end. The plot is almost *literally* identical to the 2nd film, with a big carnival, stupid police, the protagonist having the murders pinned on her, blah, blah, blah.

If someone does happen to force you at gunpoint to watch this, then expect a film in which nobody is trying very hard; other than the director of course, who is busy adding so many cheap scares into the film to the point that you'll see every single one coming, and at the cost of every other element of the film.

It's hard to really call this a series, when all three films all have fundamentally the same plot with nothing truly new anywhere to be seen.