Candyman [Blu-ray] [1992] [UK Import]

The director of Immortal Beloved brings to the screen the adaptation of Clive Barker's short story which will go down in history as the best horror movie ever made. Bernard Rose's adaptation of Clive Barker's chilling novella has got be acknowledged as the greatest adaptation by a director of materials in the written form, in actual fact, dramatically improving on Barker's work. The story begins with two anthropology post graduate students conducting a research on urban legends with primary focus on the legend of the Candyman, and disbelieving in the existence of the paranormal, and under the misconception that the Candyman legend is merely urban folklore, the two dare one another to utter his name three times before a mirror - and while her friend chickened out after saying his name twice, the heroine of the movie utters the name a final time, thereby, summoning forth Candyman who turns her life upside down in an attempt to induce her friends to abandon her and make her realize that he is the only one she has left - with the motive of winning her love as he was a black man who fell in love with a white women resembling our heroine. This movie constitutes the finest effort by Hollywood at producing a sophisticated horror movie that keeps you wondering whether the things transpiring on screen are the deranged delusions of a person on the brink of mental illness or actual incidents occurring in real life. A fine work du art.

Most horror movies are just incredibly stupid, boring, gross to be gross or a combination of those. Candyman, and its sequel to bit lesser extent, defy those tired tropes. Candyman is a dread inducing gothic horror film based off a short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker. Long, convoluted story short Helen Lyle is a graduate student in Chicago researching Urban Legends. She summons the Candyman who as mean spirited as he can be is really a tragic figure. An artist Daniel Robitaille was the son of a slave on a New Orleans plantation in the 1890’s. A wealthy landowner chose him to paint a portrait of his daughter, Caroline Sullivan. The two fell in forbidden love and Caroline got pregnant. Her father was furious and chased Daniel out of town along with a lynch mob. The mob caught Daniel and tortured him by cutting off his right hand with a saw blade. After they removed his hand they poured honey over his body from a nearby hive. As the sequel expands on this Caroline shows Daniel his reflection in her mirror as he lay dying. His soul becomes trapped inside the mirror. If you tie the two movies together Daniel is basically a very lonely, very angry restless spirit who does not want to be forgotten. He wants to be reunited with the woman and child he loved and was robbed of. His child, Isabelle was raised with no knowledge of his existence. If you pay close attention to the final act of Candyman you realize that Daniel believes Helen to be the reincarnation of Caroline and he steals a baby in the hopes of killing all three to join him in the after life. This is truly a haunting film. The sequel is just different enough and I applaud the sequel for expanding on the mythos. They DID make a third direct to DVD turd in like 1999 and...oh god. just don't watch it. Tony Todd needs to pay his bills I suppose but otherwise it is a lot cheap non scares and an annoying, big boobed playmate screaming throughout the movie. It was really a slap in the face to a series that capped it off perfectly at the end of the first sequel.

Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, C-utter his name once more and the softly very melancholy Tony Todd will scoop you up from groin to forehead And tear you in two with his meat clever imbedded into his bloody stuff of a right hand-or not! His performance is very theatrical, serious, straight, tear worthy, scary, shimmering in bloodied glory of a self reframed perfect performance. Candyman is a stimulus to the world of racism, the man who was sordidly wronged, to now find love in the must unsuspecting places, and tortured unquestionably for that love. His posture his ways, is faultless, those of an educated supremacy, sets out to continue an art, long gone with his brush hand. Now an artist of the cavalier of death, the merchant of prolonged love, drenched in a misty fog, smeared in rosy red salvation. The profusion and raw sterility of his morbidly hollowed, dank, dark, darkness, the darkness of all unknown places: to go on with his lamented raged mind, a mind of a lover, an artist, of as revenge seeker.

Candyman is one that deserves to be ranked right up there with the horror classics. I honestly think that this movie is one of the most underrated films ever. Being a horror fan, I felt compelled to watch Candyman. I thought it would be terrible but I have never been more wrong about a movie. It goes above and beyond your regular slasher film. Candyman throws in some psychological twists that you will be sure to appreciate. Definitely check this out, whether you're a slasher fan or not! And don't even get me started on the score- it is absolutely amazing! Check this out - you won't regret it!

Clive Barker's works frequently address issues of xenophobia. "Nightbreed" is an excellent example of the persecution of the "Other." Told from the "Other's" perspective, it allows its viewer a small window into the struggles of "minorities" (not that any film can fully convey this idea, but this is an excellent attempt at beginning a dialogue). On the surface, "Candyman" appears to pick-up this thread. The viewer learns that Candyman was a master portrait-artist in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century. He was commissioned to capture the likeness of a landowner's young, innocent daughter. Instead, he captured her virginity. For this "crime" he was summarily covered in bees and hanged. Fast-forward to today(ish). The viewer learns that Candyman's name has become an urban-legend in Calibrini-Green (the housing-projects which were constructed on the same grounds on which he was executed). A copycat killer stalks his victims ... but is Candyman more than just a moment in history? More than just a name? Interesting premise, right? So here is where we encounter problems. The depiction of Calibrini-Green (a very real, notoriously violent housing project in Chicago) is "white-washed." The film does not depict the overcrowding of this area: and has encountered opposition as a result (minor stuff though, right?). Now, here is the most serious offense the film commits: this film is supposed to reveal the story of Candyman ... but inevitably, it becomes the story of Helen. She usurps the narrative ... and, thus, his power. When Helen dons the hook and ultimately replaces Candyman in the mythology (as noted in the film's conclusion), her history is being compared with his. And can we really compare the history of a white woman who lives in a condo to that of a black man who was executed without a trial? Doubtful. The film is a bit dated. It plays upon the fears white Americans had of the exodus of middle-class blacks from the "projects" (Calbrini-Green in this case) into suburban areas. It also plays the fears white Americans had upon the destruction of housing projects and, thus, the displacement of blacks during the Regan/Bush era. (The question being, "Are we safe from 'these people'?") While this could be an enlightening film, the approach is painfully flawed. The treatment of the black community is borderline insulting. Still, the film is certainly worth a watch if you are interested in the portrayal of the "other" in film, Clive Barker's work, or if you are simply interested in the evolution of horror film. Suggested reading: Briefel, Aviva and Sianne Ngaî. "'How Much Did You Pay for This Place?': Fear, Entitlement, and Urban Space in Bernard Rose's 'Candyman.'" Camera Obscura: A Journal of Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies 37, (1996 Jan): 71-91.

One of my favorite movies they did really good redoing it in HD. I just wish it came with a digital copy

This is by far one of my child hood favorite movies. Scary as hell and just a great movie with awesome actors. Any horror fan should own this movie. Just remember. Can you say Candyman five times in the dark bathroom? Once you watch this movie you will understand.

This movie is so scary. I'm glad I saw it as an adult. I only get horror movies that scare the heck out of me, so in that case, it's a must have for any film collector of horror fan. In addition, the story, characters and setting is so amazing. This is a well crafted film not for the kids.

Virginia Madsen is amazing in this movie but what else should we expect from such a brilliant actress. As for Tony Todd as the "Candyman" well it was the first I saw him acting & he played the character well but not very convincingly! The movie was based on a Clive Barker story who is an amazing author & director with awesone imagination if a bit gory at times i.e. "Hellraiser" etc etc....!

Llegó muy bien y con las especificaciones que marca el producto. El dvd no tiene ni doblaje ni subtítulos en español

こちらは映画『キャンディマン』の輸入盤ブルーレイディスクです。 まず字幕ですが、英語字幕以外にも沢山の言語による字幕が収録されており、日本語字幕もちゃんと収録されています。 音声は原語の英語版だけでなく、 フランス語、イタリア語、スペイン語（2種）、そして日本語 これらの吹替音声も収録されています。 これらの吹き替え音声を聴き比べてみるのも中々面白いですよ。 音声の規格仕様については、原語である英語版音声が、 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo それ以外の吹替音声については、日本語吹替版も含めて、 DTS 2.0 Stereo となっています。 トニー・トッドさん演じるキャンディマンの声を吹き替えているのは玄田哲章さん。アーノルド・シュワルツェネッガーさんの吹き替えでお馴染みの声優さんです。 日本国内のメーカーが発売しているブルーレイプレイヤーでちゃんと再生できますし、日本語吹替版も日本語字幕版も堪能できます。既に述べたとおり、日本語と英語以外の言語による音声ならびに字幕も収録されていますので、堪能したい方はブルーレイプレイヤーのリモコンで切り替えてみましょう。 注文してから自宅に届くまでに3週間近くかかりましたが、商品も送料もとても安い料金で購入できて良かったです。

Imagen super correcta la de esta película en su formato Blu Ray y comento la edición castellana, por lo tanto nada que decir sobre este aspecto en cuanto a los idiomas. Criticando la película, es sin lugar a dudas una de las mejores de la década de los años 90 en cuanto al género de terror, si bien para mí es más thriller o suspense que terror, aunque flirtea con escenas que encajarían dentro de lo último sin ser lo predominante. Los actores en general muy bien así como la ambientación de la película. Especial atención a la actriz principal Virginia Madsen, guapísima y que sin ser una actriz muy conocida interpreta su papel espléndidamente. Quizá se le debió haber sacado más punta porque no cabe duda que la tenía. Una historia muy bien narrada y un final mejor aún. En resumen, una película que no fue muy famosa en su tiempo, allá por el año 92, pero que con los años se ha valorado y se le da su notable lugar dentro del género que representa. No fue un desastre total de taquilla pero mereció mucho más y no quedar tan ensombrecida y olvidada a pesar de tener posteriormente secuelas muy distantes de la calidad de la original. Una compra casi obligada para cualquier coleccionista de cine y que gusta de este tipo de filmes. Saludos de Cayetano. .

bon film et bon service mais la version française est bizarre surtout la voix de Candiman. le film est compatible avec les lecteurs nord américain.