Review of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) by Eric N — 10 Feb 2006

Refreshing, tragic horror story. Intricate and intelligent. Few horror sequels have achieved this.

This review of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) was written by Eric N on 10 Feb 2006.

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

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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 Kenneth B (910) on 09 Oct 2013

Candyman 2 is very much an unnecessary sequel, it is certainly a disappointing one…

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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 Andy C (1,868) on 01 Apr 2013

This was one of Bill Condon's first films and it in a way foreshadowed his future career…

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By Lamar W (92) on 21 Nov 2015

Dope horror and slave days carnival= FAREWELL TO THE FLESH…

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By Zachary Y (404) on 27 Nov 2015

Straight boring until the last 45 minutes…

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By Sergio R (323) on 01 Apr 2012

This was supposed to scary? Candyman II is incoherent, cliched and bloated with honey and blood…

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By Luke T (219) on 24 Mar 2011

Inferior sequel as so many are, offers a little more insight into the mythos of the candyman but poor script, acting and predictability make…

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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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