Candyman [DVD]

I did a multi buy to save on postage, this great film was the last to arrive by almost a fortnight and I had been granted a refund for it as it clearly wasn't in my collection in time. I feel bad and apologise, this original Candyman I feel is superior to its remake in most ways but either is worth a watch.

Clive Barker has gone a bit soft in his old age and is quite happy to have censored versions of his films replace the uncut versions originally released (Hellraiser being another one). When I watched this on DVD the cuts were so clumsily done that the music jumped, I was so disgusted that I refused to watch the film again. Thankfully Arrow found and released the uncut version, though I can't understand why it's limited or they are pretending that it's alternate footage as opposed to just being uncut. I wouldn't buy this Blu-ray without that version being included. I also note that Arrow gave their extras to Scream Factory in the US but didn't ask for Scream's extras in return, so dock a point for that as well as the limited status of the only watchable cut of the film.

Let's review the blu ray first off the menu is poor with no letters just symbols the special features that were on the dvd version are missing.The sound is presented in dts-hd 2.0 while this does sound good this film deserved a 5.1 remaster.The pq is good although there were signs of print damage and also i think this film would have deserved a 4k restoration.Overall this is an average blu-ray release that deserved better although if you're a fan of this film it is worth buying as it is a classic.

Virginia Madsen is amazing in this movie but what else should we expect from such a brilliant actress. As for Tony Todd as the "Candyman" well it was the first I saw him acting & he played the character well but not very convincingly! The movie was based on a Clive Barker story who is an amazing author & director with awesone imagination if a bit gory at times i.e. "Hellraiser" etc etc....!

Good horror film. I didn't like it much when I was a younger and hadn't seen it for years, but now I appreciate it more.

Very good movie. Went to see it in the 1990s, was so scared and spent most of the movie cowering on my boyfriend's shoulder. I found it chilling then, but not so much now. It is good though, just another take on bloody Mary.

good film with an interesting story to it, only reason for 4 stars is that a newer upgraded version of the film is being released later this month, which would have been a bit nicer for my collection

A lot more gory than I remember.