Granted, as I was not particularly impressed with the 1992 "Candyman" or the 1995 "Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh" movies, then I wasn't really holding much of any hopes or expectations to the 1999 movie "Candyman: Day of the Dead". Yet, I sat down to watch it, since I hadn't already seen it, plus I was going through the back catalogue in order to warm up to sitting down to watch the 2021 remake later on today.
And just as I had expected, then the 1999 movie "Candyman: Day of the Dead" from writers Alfredo Septién and Turi Meyer was as bad as the predecessor. So the franchise wasn't really seeing a much needed uplift with this third movie in the installment. And "Candyman: Day of the Dead" was a pretty dull and boring experience. Again with the horror elements being almost non-existing throughout the course of the entire storyline.
And I didn't really understand why the writers went back to made changes to the backstory of the Candyman character. Sure, this was an urban legend, so of course it could be subject to changes in between the travel from mouth to mouth. But come on, you don't re-write a backstory like that.
I wasn't particularly impressed with "Candyman: Day of the Dead", much less entertained by what director Tury Meyer churned out with this semi-pungent slap to the face of a movie.
The best thing about "Candyman: Day of the Dead", and we all know that, is simply Tony Todd's impressive frame, appearance and voice.
My rating of "Candyman: Day of the Dead" lands on a bland three out of ten stars.
And just as I had expected, then the 1999 movie "Candyman: Day of the Dead" from writers Alfredo Septién and Turi Meyer was as bad as the predecessor. So the franchise wasn't really seeing a much needed uplift with this third movie in the installment. And "Candyman: Day of the Dead" was a pretty dull and boring experience. Again with the horror elements being almost non-existing throughout the course of the entire storyline.
And I didn't really understand why the writers went back to made changes to the backstory of the Candyman character. Sure, this was an urban legend, so of course it could be subject to changes in between the travel from mouth to mouth. But come on, you don't re-write a backstory like that.
I wasn't particularly impressed with "Candyman: Day of the Dead", much less entertained by what director Tury Meyer churned out with this semi-pungent slap to the face of a movie.
The best thing about "Candyman: Day of the Dead", and we all know that, is simply Tony Todd's impressive frame, appearance and voice.
My rating of "Candyman: Day of the Dead" lands on a bland three out of ten stars.