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Candyman - Farewell to the Flesh [VHS]

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Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh takes up the story of the Candyman legend and runs with it, giving us a much greater understanding of the man who would become the hook-gutting avenger of wronged souls; it offers a short and respectable summary of the first movie and then proceeds not to redo what has happened before but to carve its own name indelibly in the flesh of cinematic horror. I think this movie stands as a testament to proper sequel-making in the horror movie genre.

I love the opening sequence of this film. The smarmy academic professor who is an expert on the Candyman but does not believe in him (the same man who needled Helen as she worked on her project in the original movie) is speaking about his new book in a New Orleans bookstore. Naturally, he proves his disbelief by theatrically calling out Candyman's name five times in front of his own reflection. Let's just say he ends up a convert to the Candyman religion. Then we meet Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan), a devoted schoolteacher in a poor neighborhood of town. Her brother is accused of killing the lecturing professor, but Annie does not believe his own statements of guilt. She believes something about her father's death is responsible for her brother's unexplainable behavior. That death, we learn, precipitated an enduring tragedy in the Tarrant family. Annie's mother is dying of cancer and seems to be holding something back from her questioning daughter. Annie herself, foolishly trying to prove to her frightened students that Candyman isn't real, calls him, and then things really get ugly. People die, many of them Tarrants, and the Candyman seems to engage in some sort of romantic courtship of Annie. Tarrant family secrets are eventually revealed, and in the process we get a bird's-eye view of the suffering inflicted upon Daniel Robitaille a century earlier - for those who don't know, he was lynched for having loved a white woman; his right hand was cut off with a rusty blade, and then he was smeared with honey and left at the mercy (or lack of it) of a whole colony of angry bees.

By the end of the movie, Candyman is not some horrible monster bent on destruction just because he enjoys gutting people; he is quite real, and his humanity shines through the robes of gore he has wrapped himself in over the decades. If you saw off his hand, will he not jam a hook in the stub of his arm and start gutting people? If you scratch his face, will not hordes of bees pour forth from his body? I love Candyman; he really is one of the most complex, sympathetic yet disturbing "monsters" wandering the horror universe today. Much of the credit for his power must go to Tony Todd, who portrays him brilliantly. Maybe the ending of this movie leaves a little bit to be desired, but the journey features some pretty decent gore and a lot of almost philosophical horror ruminations. If you want to call Candyman, go ahead; he's real enough to me that I'm not going to do it.

A perfect sequel to the original "Candyman", the second - and best - of the series involves the Candyman's modern-day descendants and also delves much further - and more graphically - into the origins of the character. The special effects are ghastily realistic, the production design and production values flawless, vivid characterization, and the acting again award-caliber, with special mention going to Kelly Rowan and Timothy Carhight as the main 'protagonist' couple, the little girl who brilliantly plays their lovable young daughter (sorry, I can't remember her name), and of course the always excellent Tony Todd, who turns in great performances even in weak movies and absolutely shines in something like this. "Farewell To The Flesh" also features some of the most memorable visual imagery around, including the unsettlingly surreal sight of the Candyman in the middle of a vast Mardi Gras celebration, slowly stalking down center street amongst the costumed festivities unnoticed (or possibly Unseen?)

Masterful, probably among the top 5 Clive Barker-related movies ever made, which I feel just about says it all.

I had heard a brief mention of Candyman while listening to the audio commentary of Final Destination. But I had no idea who Candyman was until I rented a DVD called "Bogey Men" and it had a Candyman on there top horror movie icons of all time.

Well, when I watched the first Candyman, I did not like it. I was hoping to uncover a great horror saga to explore, but I was let down. I really can't see the reason why people think that movie is the best of the Candman series.

I had no interest in watching this sequel, but I'm glad I did rent it, now. Unlike the first Candyman, I hit play expecting a movie that would let me down... but I really got into this one the more it got into the story. It started off with cheap scares that I rolled my eyes at; you know those loud noises they blast through the speakers when something flashes onto the screen after a moment of silence. That does not scare me, and I consider that a cheap way to try and make a horror film. I cant say anything about this film was scary, but I don't scare easily.. Not from movies, but I really liked the storyline and plot of this one.

The story the movie tells is of The Candymans origin, and what happened when he died, and why. And who his decedents are. The concept they use for how to destroy the Candyman in this one is a good idea, I think. But the very end was a bit lousy and rushed; I think they could have improved upon the end scene with Candyman.

I'd recommend you rent the movie before you decide on anything, I'm willing to bet there are people who are complete opposites of the way I feel, and they say this one sucked and the first one was heaps better. But I'm the other way around with this one.

It has some cool gore shots slipped in, some cool death scenes, even for 1995 some of the CGI shots looked decent, tho some looked pretty shiddy. Overall, I liked this movie. It's no classic masterpiece, nor would I say it's one of my fav. slasher films, but I did enjoy it, and would recommend it if you have nothing better to do then sit down and watch a slasher who appears when you say his named 5 times in the mirror.

i liked this follow up to the original Candyman movie.i found it
entertaining and the acting is pretty good.i also liked that there was
a back story that fleshed out the title character and gave him some
humanity.i didn't find the movie scary and there wasn't a lot of
gore,so gore hounds will be disappointed.the story itself doesn't have
a lot of depth to it,other than the back story.still the movie goes
along at a good clip,and it's very stylish,more so than the first one
was.was it as good as the original?i think so.i don't think it was
better,but it was as good.in terms of entertainment,i thought it was a
good movie.if you expect to be scared,you might be disappointed
here.otherwise,you might like it.for me,Candyman 2:Farewell to the
Flesh is a 4/5

There aren't many sequels that have been better than their previous installments or, at least, matched its' intensity yet Candyman 2:Farewell to the Flesh does match the first movie, I'm glad to say. While I won't go so far as to say it is better, it does hold its' own and is a worthy sequel worth adding to your collection. Candyman definitely earns his stand amongst the like of all the horror greats. This movie is awesome.

Candyman RULES! The original was scary enough, but after seeing Part Two, I couldn't seep for a week! Not only is Candyman more ruthless, but you also learn his awesome origin. You won't bee-lieve it!

The basic idea of Candyman's legend is so freaky, that I'm almost afraid to say his name five times--he might actually come get me!

Candyman! Candyman! Candyman! Candyman! Ca-aARrGGHhHLE;;;;;;;;

CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH is the sequel to the scary horror film CANDYMAN. This time, a school teacher in New Orleans named Annie calls Candyman's name three times while looking in a mirror in front of her class in order to assure her students that Candyman is just a legend. Soon after that, Annie discovers that the Candyman is more than just a legend, and soon everyone she knows - from her family to her students - will find themselves in danger from the wrath of the hook handed killer. Annie finds out that her family shares a connection with Candyman and we also get to see what made the Candyman the way he is. This sequel is very good and it's almost better than the first film.

canyman was truly a classic horror film and although this sequel comes with a great start, it crumbles under its own weight. The first 10 minutes are genuinely creepy, but after the first half hour, you will find yourself somewhat bored. The suspense scenes are too far and too inbetween, you'll find yourself wishing that soemthing would start happening. Only the first ten mins. and the last three are worthwhile. The climax is pure cheese,but the performances are good. Worth watching only if you're a fan of the origina. But get ready to be dissappointed. Even the HBO sequel, Canyman 3 was better!

I thougth that this film would of been better but it wasn't. It was a corney, chessey, and cheap sequel. The film had no value in special effects and meaning, and it wasn't as close to be good as the cult classic orignal. I only gave it two stars because it had the same music, and themes, as the orignal, and that it had characters and pictures from the orignal.

this moive is the second addition to the candy man story and while i found it fun to watch at times it quickly became a repeat of the first candy man which i consider to be a one of the all time great story and moive by Clive Barker but like the moive i dont have a hole to say so i give this moive 3 stars which is the best they could do following the first candy man,,