Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Candyman (1992)

As a kid, you take other kids word as gospel. So when they go around talking about repeating "Candyman" into a mirror three times, it seems like something pretty scary. At some point, I happened to catch the movie and wasn't reasonably, but completely, freaked out by it. 

All those years ago, after just one late night screening, images of the film, such as a particular scene which takes place in a parking lot, are still burned into my mind. Its mood, more than anything, pervades the screen - it is not typical light hearted slasher fodder. This is tough and real.

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