Candyman
Director: Bernard Rose
Year:1992
After watching the film Candyman I really had troubles falling asleep at night. I really do enjoy watching horror movies, but I do not recommend watching this at night. I began watching the movie in the afternoon, stopped it to attend class and then came back to watch the end at night. Not a good idea.
The film Candyman is about a woman by the name of Helen who is researching about the urban legend of the Candyman. The legend states that if you look in the mirror and say “Candyman” five times the Candyman will come kill you with the hook on his hand. After Helen decides jokingly to say Candyman five times nothing happens right away, but throughout the movie she starts to become haunted by the Candyman as well. At the end of the movie both Helen and the Candyman are killed off, and not only does the Candyman now haunt and kill people, so does Helen.
The best thing this movie had going for it was the suspense and the usage of the camera. The film uses the over the shoulder and the high and low angles a lot to create more of a sense of horror. The acting is also not so bad in the movie and I think that the actor cast as the Candyman was well done. All in all I didn’t love the movie but I thought it was pretty scary for a horror film. I believe the director and the cast/crew did a good job of really freaking out the viewer.
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