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Tuesday 30 June 2015

Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999)

A straight-to-video third outing for the supernatural Bee Wrangler that relies on the existing appeal of the character while simultaneously contradicting his origins. It'd be logical to assume that it's showing how stories can change over time, but there are reasons why that's evidently not the case.
Candyman wants a family reunion and he's killing anyone who stands in the way of his incestuous needs. Part of the foundation of the character's mythos—that he must be invoked or invited by his victim—is thrown out the window.
The female lead looks to have been pinched from a Baywatch casting couch without having been given lessons on how to scream believably.

1 busy bee out of 5

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