tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post7436826584235777095..comments2024-03-27T12:35:33.631-04:00Comments on The Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense: Sweets To the SequelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-22372698187517743532009-10-29T23:13:03.567-04:002009-10-29T23:13:03.567-04:00I never would have thought to check it out had I n...I never would have thought to check it out had I not discovered the Condon connection. The guy even made a good Oscars ceremony! As far as a film goes, Candyman 2 is nothing that special but it's not an awful way to follow up the original (unlike, say, part 3!). <br /><br />I don't know that Barker had much to do with Farewell to the Flesh, but a name goes a long way so who knows. I'll have to Nancy Drew that fact a tad more.<br /><br />Thanks as always for your comments Matt!deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-62904825914709381482009-10-29T14:21:37.959-04:002009-10-29T14:21:37.959-04:00I think the first Candyman is a classic horror fil...I think the first Candyman is a classic horror film with its powerful music saturating the grime and stark Cabrini Green setting. Very haunting. <br /><br />I have seen the very powerful (!) third entry in the Candyman series more recently and more often than the second film since it seems to play on cable from time to time. So that kind of clouds my memories of the second film quite a bit, but some of it came back reading your review. <br /><br />I will have to revisit this one again some time...I didn't know that Condon directed it. Gods and Monster is a fine piece of cinema and incidentally, also attached to Clive Barker. I wonder if there is any connection there.<br /><br />Magical review..."pretentious ponytailed snobbery" is so funny!!Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-42659207996902485712009-10-28T13:16:43.007-04:002009-10-28T13:16:43.007-04:00It won't eat through my skin, but does that me...It won't eat through my skin, but does that mean I'll need to buy new shoes? Because I really despise shopping more and more as I get older and further away from Mardi Gras appropriate age. Not quite as much as I hate being melted by demonic puke, but it's just such a hassle.<br /><br />Looking forward to your eXistenZ thoughts.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-29566944814100725832009-10-28T09:51:36.634-04:002009-10-28T09:51:36.634-04:00eXistenZ? Totally forgot. I'm certain now to...eXistenZ? Totally forgot. I'm certain now to watch it again and prep for review. I believe that you'll love Angel Heart. 50s N.O., and Rourke is a New Yorker going South to solve a mystery. You should also go to Mardi Gras, especially when you're young. My partying days are over. Don't worry about vomit on your shoes: it won't eat thru your skin. I promise.:)Hans A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11328243469224993459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-84130192869498992992009-10-28T09:16:59.571-04:002009-10-28T09:16:59.571-04:00I haven't been to New Orleans since I was a ki...I haven't been to New Orleans since I was a kid, so I can never recall how much in a film is stereotype, how much is genuine, and how much is catered to tourists. I did like that Candyman showed the different parts of the city, from the suburban streets to the colorful Mardi Gras festivities. I love the idea of Mardi Gras, but movies have taught me I never want to be near it for fear of catching vomit on my shoes. Not sure how truthful a depiction that is. <br /><br />And I've never seen Angel Heart, but it's been sitting smack in the middle of my queue for some time. Perhaps it will get a bump.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Hans! And where's that eXistenZ review?deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-87949334078448147772009-10-28T08:00:49.611-04:002009-10-28T08:00:49.611-04:00My mom is a stereotypical aging Southern Belle and...My mom is a stereotypical aging Southern Belle and I think that I've inherited a Nawlins accent. Typically films set in N.O. run the gammut and this one's okay. Angel Heart is probably the best, whereas Dennis Quaid's accent in The Big Easy is probably the best rendition. There's also Fulci's The Beyond, which is a whole other can of spiders. Anyway, very nice review, again, Emily.Hans A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11328243469224993459noreply@blogger.com