Review of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) by Jace A — 17 Jun 2007

Weak follow-up to the original, which is quite good.

This review of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) was written by Jace A on 17 Jun 2007.

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 27 Sep 2018

Candyman was the best Clive Barker adaptation to date. This follow-up is a travesty of both its literary source and the original film…

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By Robyn M (1,282) on 05 Aug 2012

It's a pretty ok film, we finally learn why candyman is the way he is and it sort of makes you feel sorry for him, but there are still unanswered…

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By Steve G (1,301) on 26 Feb 2011

Like all good horror sequels this expands upon the backstory of antagonist and with the flashbacks increases our sympathy and understanding…

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By Bill T (1,098) on 05 Apr 2014

OK sequel to Candyman, that doesnt really do much to the original movie, though it's nice to have some backstory about where the Candyman came…

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By Wes S (1,293) on 04 Jul 2013

It's a decent sequel, and includes things I wanted to see, like Candyman's origin, but the rest of the story is slow and dull…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 23 Apr 2015

A basic repeat of the original.The type of horror movie that while you're watching it it becomes quite clear what a waste of time it is…

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 24 Jan 2012

After Candyman (1992) came out, based on Clive Barker's short story The Forbidden from Volume 5 of his Books of Blood, it was successful enough…

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By Joseph C (809) on 13 Mar 2011

It was always going to be hard to follow up on such an exhilarating story from the 1st…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 19 Oct 2016

Since Barker’s baroque prose visions are too complex for the gore-hound market, they’re bound to be watered down into this kind of bilge…

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By Rachel N (312) on 24 Mar 2011

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