Candyman (2020)

Definitely looks like it would be worth a watch. Not sure that it will beat the originals though.

I spent several years with a deep distrust of mirrors thanks to Candyman.
 
Malevolence said:
How can this be a sequel when they've changed it to Candyman being what he is because he's a black murdered by police?
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Admittedly its been a long time since I watched Candyman but wasnt the original essentially the same thing, in terms of it being racism? A black guy who was murdered for getting a white woman pregnant? All thats essentially changed is that instead of being murdered by white "civilians", its being murdered by (I assume) white police ?
 
Tombstone said:
Admittedly its been a long time since I watched Candyman but wasnt the original essentially the same thing, in terms of it being racism? A black guy who was murdered for getting a white woman pregnant? All thats essentially changed is that instead of being murdered by white "civilians", its being murdered by (I assume) white police ?
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But why change it?
 
Malevolence said:
How can this be a sequel when they've changed it to Candyman being what he is because he's a black murdered by police?
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Really?! FFS! Let us enjoy a good horror movie without it having to be 'topical'.

ETA - watched the trailer - yup the cops are white, pounding down hard the innocent black man.

Victor Strand is in it though :)

Hard pass from me, even though the original was part of my childhood and i was looking forward to this.
 
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Malevolence said:
How can this be a sequel when they've changed it to Candyman being what he is because he's a black murdered by police?
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"A black" ...? Are you missing a word there orrrrr? Ooookaaaay *steps away* lol
ivrytwr3 said:
Really?! FFS! Let us enjoy a good horror movie without it having to be 'topical'.
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I've only seen the original, and only once but wiki says this;
the film follows a Chicago graduate student completing a thesis on urban legends and folklore, which leads her to the legend of the "Candyman", the ghost of an artist and son of a slave who was murdered in the late 19th century for his relationship with the daughter of a wealthy white man.
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So it's pretty much along similar lines. I'd imagine the original was 'topical' too...

I think it looks great anyway. Peele is awesome, I've liked all of his stuff.
 
Anyone seen this yet to give a review? I was thinking about going this afternoon, not that there's a lot of choice at the cinema atm but I won't bother paying London prices if it's rubbish!
 
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