Candyman (2021)
First review is the most recent film I watched AND it’s only been out a short time. Includes #spoilers
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Candyman (2021): You know I love everything blackity black, history, and revenge.
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Pros: The acting, the way they built the environment like it had a soul all its own, most of the effects dealing with scares, the different art pieces made and displayed, the tie in that Anthony was the BABY! And Tony Todd at the end, shook. When he called Vanessa Williams his mother I was like “Oh they done hid the surprise well on me.” The music and cinematography was so well done, and his arm rotting was definitely one of the grossest things ever ever. Ever ever? Ever ever.
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Cons: Some of the effects like the blood in the bathroom scene with the girls, how bizarre it seemed to have these folks say the name 5 times, the way they convinced people to say it was unnatural but I noticed that in the first 2 films too, what ya gonna do? How yall see him rotting and don’t get him to the hospital ASAP? The minute I saw it bandaged up from a beesting I woulda been like “Iss time to go Tony, Uber’s outside.” The end just ends and Imma need a scene where home girl Bri is siting somewhere relaxing, with an art show that shows off her late father and boyfriend’s work. Sequels are never promised (*cough* Chronicle) but I’m hoping this gets one. An extra scene would have tied it all together for me and not leaving this black girl with the cops behind her and a scary being that legit be killing everybody, mostly white folks, but black kids got it too. Them, the show, did the same thing where it left us at a moment where we are inhaling out of anticipation and left to breathe out during the credits. Unfair.
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I rate this an honest 8.5. If the ending was more well rounded it would bump up to 9.5 for sure. I really enjoyed it, I was nervous and excited to see what was coming next, and one of my neighbors had been randomly banging on the wall in the kitchen and it added to the tension in the air.)
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