Product Details

• Actors: Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico, Jsu Garcia, Wade Williams, Alexia Robinson
• Directors: Turi Meyer
• Writers: Turi Meyer, Al Septien, Clive Barker
• Producers: Tony Todd, Al Septien, Robert Lansing Parker, William Stuart
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• VHS Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305622752
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,765 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Far Drop From The First 2, But Could Still Be Much Worse, October 24, 2004

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Stephen B. O'Blenis (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (DVD)

Taken on its own - without having seen Candyman 1 and 2 - I may well have enjoyed this movie a lot more than I did, because, it's far from garbage; it just never gets close to the bar the others set. It's techically well-made, but lacking on several fronts. My main fault is that the Candyman character's essence seemed to get lost somewhere - previously he was a horrifying but tragic figure, a monster where you can see why he became what he is; whereas here he comes off just evil, not sympathetic or tragic at all, and his prevoiusly poetic lamentations come across weakly, almost whiny at times, which was definately not the case in the first 2 movies. He veers dangerously close to being just 'evil-for-evil's sake', like Freddy Krueger, instead of the way he was. That works well for the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies; Freddy is Supposed to be a totally evil, unsympathetic fiend without a single redeeming trait in his burned body - that's one of the main things that made the Elm Streets (the best of them, anyway) so excellent and the Freddy character one of the great horror icons. Candyman is a great horror icon too but for entirely different reasons, and it seems to me that kind of got lost in here.

I don't mean to be unnecessarily harsh. "Candyman: Day Of The Dead" certainly has its good points - solid production, some beautiful California scenery (not the least of which is female lead Donna D'Errico), an unnerving and terrific opening sequence, and another fine performance by Candyman Tony Todd, who manages to impress even with significantly weaker material to work with. It was a valiant attempt by the filmmakers (who did better on the movie "Sleepstalker: Last Rites Of the Sandman"), and I guess I'd still recommend this for Candyman fans - some people may enjoy this more than I did - but in my mind it's still a big comedown from what came before. I hope the 4th installment will be a step back up.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD ENTRY IN THE SERIES, February 9, 2005

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Justine Ryan (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (DVD)

After the classic Candyman, this is a good sequel. I think this is a much better movie than part 2. Part 2 I have mixed feelings on, it's not a great movie, but with this third entry in the series, I think it a not bad sequel. I'm not claiming it's an amazing film, but it is good. The two leads of Nick Corri and Donna D'Errico were good. I love Nick Corri-very sexy. (He should be remembered for 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' as rod lane).

If your a fan of the series, then this is a must in the collection.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Typical sequel fare - nothing original, December 22, 1999

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Steve Miles - See all my reviews

This review is from: Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (DVD)

As an avid horror fan I LOVED Candyman, LIKED Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, but I have to say that I didn't really like Candyman 3. The acting was pretty bad - even the Candyman himself was not that intimidating or scary. Of course, the Baywatch beauties are an eye-feast but when it comes to intriguing characters no way - I could have cared less about what was happening to them. Watch out for tired, rehashed special effects. What's with the pasted on bees! My advice is to go rent the original Candman again and enjoy the movie.