Lookin for vengeance in all the wrong places! If you like to see a killer with no conscience utilizing the power of repetition, then you'll love this full movie reaction to Candyman!
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@CyberStockholmSyndrome2 жыл бұрын
The moral of this story is literally “Fuck around and find out.” All she had to do was mind her business 😩
@MississippiKaijuMusic2 жыл бұрын
Accurate 😂
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
🗣 The only fool proof survival plan is to stay the hell out of it
@MacJWitDaCheese2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@iTink3rB3ll2 жыл бұрын
Facts 😂
@effingya2 жыл бұрын
From what I've read, Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen were required by the director to take ballroom dancing lessons together prior to filming to make their interaction more 'romantic' in a way that Dracula/vampires are sometimes made darkly romantic.
@indiatastic2 жыл бұрын
I also read that Virginia was actually hypnotized during those scenes where it looks like he has her in a trance.
@jeff31492 жыл бұрын
I like Virginia Madsen in the prophecy too another horror movie
@buzzardbeatniks2 жыл бұрын
The romantic aspects of Candyman really worked on me as a young girl. I found him quite dashing.
@DHGlee20132 жыл бұрын
@@buzzardbeatniks omg right???
@gabrielleelliott5002 жыл бұрын
@@buzzardbeatniks Tony Todd is so gorgeous 😍
@shannonblegh19192 жыл бұрын
“Are you candybitch now?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@TeamZealand2 жыл бұрын
Came here to say that that may well be my favorite reaction quote I've ever heard.
@willp2222 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@lllihhir66282 жыл бұрын
Lmfaoooooooo best part
@NaturallyMe20112 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard at that 🤣
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
and she did not disappoint with the Candybitch look🥴... TERRIFYING
@SlyCatJoseph2 жыл бұрын
Candyman lost his lover and unborn child. His intent was to make Helen and the baby a part of his legend so that he could get back what he lost and make them immortal with him. Candyman himself probably hadn't actually murdered anyone in a long time. Just more rumors and folklore misattributing unsolved murders to him and the like. Evidently being immortal for so long makes you cold to the same issues he had faced when he was alive. It's tragic to see him so lost in his own mythic revelry.
@somthingbrutal2 жыл бұрын
Candyman "lives" off the belief of those that tell the stories about him, Helen threatened that belief so he had to kill to re-enforce his legend
@sexysadie29012 жыл бұрын
That, and she was his lover in the past.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
such a sad existence 🥴
@judethaddeus98562 жыл бұрын
Oooohhhhhhhh!!!! I get it now!
@constantdvdcollector2 жыл бұрын
Sort of like in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods where the gods have to have belief in them to exist or they are forgotten forever? Basically this is the horror version of American Gods?
@elsiepate54932 жыл бұрын
Similar to Freddy if no one remembers him he can't kill more kids.
@davidmeir93482 жыл бұрын
The scene where she wakes up in the house with the dog's head and the baby gone. The brutality and unflinching bleakness comes out of nowhere yet the movie, thanks to its crisp and immaculate direction, built the tension quite effectively up to that point so when we are thrown into the scene, we are as confused as the heroine at first. Candyman is just horror done right.
@felixfungle-bung46882 жыл бұрын
Clive Barker is a sick twisted beautiful man.
@natsohigh55522 жыл бұрын
And the new one is complete trash 🤣 Don't think I've ever been so bored during a supposed horror movie.
@thedragon122 жыл бұрын
@@natsohigh5552 sadly Jordan Peele tends to make his movies too political which is fine in his original movies like "Get out"... but taking an already established character and adding too much political bs in it tends go diminish the horror.
@number36652 жыл бұрын
@@thedragon12 The original was just as political, but people seem to ignore that. I enjoyed the movie a lot actually because it wasn't afraid to go after the tones and political subjects that the original did also. The biggest difference is Clive is just a better writer. If Clive had a hand writing the new movie it would've been Oscar worthy.
@thedragon122 жыл бұрын
@@number3665 what I mean is its more "white people are bad" than "some of them were bad and did horrible things" in the Jordan Peele version
@MidnightBard2 жыл бұрын
With a name like Candyman, I expected something silly and campy. I was surprised by how sophisticated the story was when I actually saw the movie.
@EdithCardellini2 жыл бұрын
I at first thought it was a movie based on serial killer Dean Corll, who was nicknamed The Candyman.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I def wasn't expecting the level of realism that was intertwined with the disturbing. I imagined it would be a bit more camp 🥴
@marcusjones6098 Жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I watched it being confused why he was called Candyman considering candy wasn't a part of his schtick, like, at all.
@prettygirl2158 Жыл бұрын
I was afraid of this movie for 3 days after I saw it. But now I love it❤
@robertyeah225911 ай бұрын
@@marcusjones6098it’s only in the beginning but the children in Cabrini Green leave candy out for him, but fill the candy with razors. Still not sure how the name originated but they do utilize the candy imagery in one way 🤷♂️
@themarkiscookin2 жыл бұрын
The woman being killed by someone coming through her bathroom mirror is a real story.her name was ruth McCoy
@jessediaz12932 жыл бұрын
I just read that story in the harshest deaths in Chicago video. It’s so sad she was in her 90s, she lived alone and murdered in the middle of the night by some crackheads who went in their to steal from her medicine cabinet. It took the cops two days to make some progress because she called the cops and the building manager for help and the next day they sort of dismissed it thinking everything was alright because her door wasn’t broken into. Next day the building manager thought something really was wrong becuz she didn’t come all day. The building security opened the door and saw Ms. Ruth dead body. They had two suspects who were known to hang around the building but no evidence was found and they were let go.
@johnfredericks43762 жыл бұрын
That story scared the mess out of me before the movie came out.
@lrowe64942 жыл бұрын
Yep
@MrFjordbak2 жыл бұрын
i'm calling it, it was a Hatfield!
@rahbeeuh2 жыл бұрын
@@jessediaz1293 *they went in there
@pakidara20002 жыл бұрын
"How did they film this?" (in response to the bees in his mouth) Well, they took some bees and put them in his mouth. Part of his contract was an extra $5000 every time he got stung. This was across the entire movie and not just that scene.
@EdithCardellini2 жыл бұрын
It was actually $1,000 per sting. Tony Todd claims he was stung about 23 times. Source: IMdb
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
im SCREAMING!
@Nocturnewashere2 жыл бұрын
@@EdithCardellini He better have gotten that $23k AND more.
@LiquoriceGold2 жыл бұрын
It was 1,000 dollars.
@ghost75242 жыл бұрын
I thought I read somewhere years ago that he was hypnotized in order to be able to be calm to have the bees on him.
@seansimpson99782 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The scene where his arm bust through the medicine cabinet, the actress didn't know that was about to happen so her reaction was 100% real
@coferryan9011 ай бұрын
Yes, so true Bernard Rose had made. Tony did it because Bernard wanted her reaction and he didn’t want to do it but Bernard Rose had convinced him to do it so it’s only Todd did it and Rose had got his reaction from Virginia.
@jenna45192 жыл бұрын
Tony Todd is so damn good, he's hypnotizing and I love his outfit. He's the 20th century Dracula. And Tony Todd also did actually have bees in his mouth for that scene! They used honey bees since they don't normally sting. And the 2021 Candyman movie is a sequel. It would be great if you could watch the sequel too!
@clarencesimmons85802 жыл бұрын
the cast plays Candyman actor and Comedian Eddie Murphy, but No he was play MAX of "Vampire in Brooklyn" (1995)
@TheRomansReact2 жыл бұрын
Seeing you call out that student “immediately” was impressive.
@MichaelLeroi2 жыл бұрын
Women know these things lol
@TheRomansReact2 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelLeroi I know, it’s like a superpower 🦸♀️
@KandiStomper2 жыл бұрын
This movie terrified us children when this came out. We used to dare each other to say the line while looking in the mirror, no one would. 🤣
@JamesASharp2 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@jakendriajenkins39022 жыл бұрын
And i still won’t
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
ya'll did right by yourselves! playin is one thing, but nobody trynna get crazy 💀
@keytrononit32 жыл бұрын
I'm 25 and still won't lol
@brittanybatiste73732 жыл бұрын
That and Bloody Mary
@jakeyork84382 жыл бұрын
Hi Alanda. So I’ll explain it the way I interpret it. So the man in the bathroom was just a low life serial killer using the persona of the Candyman to kill his victims and keep the people in Cabrini Green terrified. However, Helen survived the attack and testified against him, so he was arrested and put away. However, the real Candyman’s legend was being kept alive by the serial killer’s use of the Candyman persona. So when Helen revealed to the people of Cabrini Green that Candyman was just a regular man, the real Candyman decided that he needed to add a new chapter to his story to make them believe again. He kidnapped the baby and Helen was blamed for it. She claimed that Candyman was doing everything, but nobody believed her because she simply looked crazy. When Helen decides to sacrifice herself and save the baby, she sees that Candyman has written on the wall “It was always you Helen.” Helen then see a painting of the woman who Candyman fell in love with, who looks startlingly like Helen. So Helen is a reincarnation of Candyman’s lover, and he wants her back. Candyman was planning of Helen dying on the fire with him so that they could live together forever. However, Helen attacked him and saved the baby. But in the process, Helen succumbs to her burns. At her funeral, the people of Cabrini Green appear and throw Candyman’s hook into her grave. I think this is a sign of gratitude and respect. They’re giving her the hook of the Candyman since Helen was able to defeat him and thanking her for saving the baby. Then, Helen appears in Trevor’s bathroom and kills him after he says her name in the mirror five times. So Helen has essentially became the new Candyman. As the credits start to roll, the camera zooms in on a new painting of a woman with her hair in fire. This symbolizes how Helen and her story have officially become apart of the Candyman legend. Her story and the legend of Candyman will continue to be told be people. Like Candyman has promised her earlier, she has become immortal and will be kept alive by people’s spreading of the Candyman Legend. I hope this helps, Dear! I love you!!!
@SpencerLevey2 жыл бұрын
Phillip Glass’ score is still so haunting
@Tempest_Elixir2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I'm a huge soundtrack fan and the pairing of great music and visuals in motion cinema can really take films to the next level. Are you by chance a fan of Hip Hop music?
@indiatastic2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about Vanessa Willams: this actress registered her name with SAG 1st (she was on Cosby show as Theo's dramatic gf Jade) so the more well-known singer had to use "Vanessa L Willams" when she began to act. They had a legal settlement for the singer to eventually drop the L. But if you see "vanessa willams" in credits in early 90s, it's the actress who is not well-known anymore.
@keenenwoods33912 жыл бұрын
She also played Keisha in NEW JACK CITY
@misterprickly2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes known as Vanessa A Williams.
@indiatastic2 жыл бұрын
@@misterprickly i think that was after singer claimed the initial-free version. Team #blackvanessawilliams
@JokerScars692 жыл бұрын
" The More You Know "
@-M0LE2 жыл бұрын
Is that also why Elton John stopped using reg Dwight 😂😂😂
@allenpayne9272 жыл бұрын
When they were saying Candyman in the mirror I was screaming "please keep that black women out of this fuckery"
@m4tth3w9672 жыл бұрын
"were you lunging for the phone in the middle of my tears?!?.....….......👁️👁️ maybe I am a murderer.." LOL
@darnell78712 жыл бұрын
The projects of Cabrini Green Chicago were real crazy. A lot of the stories from that place is actually terrifying.
@jadenaddams36742 жыл бұрын
The concept of Candyman is basically that his legend is what gives him his power. In his case, the fear that it instills sustains him, much like "IT". A similar concept is discussed in other stories like "American Gods" and even "Final Fantasy XIV"; That it's the prayers of the faithful that sustain a deity, or in this case, a demon. So long as people keep believing in him and telling his stories, then he will be able to sustain himself. Helen jeopardized "The Faith", and so Candyman decided he had to make her another part of his story. To keep people telling it.
@AA18912 жыл бұрын
One my favorite horror movies of all time. Tony Todd killed this role. The score and cinematography 🔥
@cupofcait2 жыл бұрын
This movie!!! As a kid who grew up and still lives in Chicago - on the south side where a lot of the stuff near me looked very similar to Cabrini green - this movie was so scary to me and so real. Saying candyman in the mirror at sleepovers was the thing and so terrifying. I knew about Candyman before I ever saw the movie lol So glad this movie is getting its recognition. It's so different from all the other slashers. Also Virginia Madsen was hypnotized by the director so she would have that hazy look when she was around Candyman but she had to have him stop because she was under hypnosis so much she was forgetting big chunks of time. Edit to add one more thing lol: if you're not interested in seeing the origin of Candyman (rightfully so) skip the sequels. They do go back in time and show it a couple times. It's rough.
@keenenwoods33912 жыл бұрын
💯I grew up in Indiana next to Chicago so I can relate everything looked so familiar to me as a kid && was actually too real
@avgnfandon22 жыл бұрын
I’m another south sider, born and raised and still here, this is a absolute gem that many my age (I’m 23) dismiss since it’s not really “scary” but they only looking surface level.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I would've had to flee the state of Illinois 💀💀💀 and thank you for the heads up, I will be LEAPING over them sequels 🥴
@cupofcait2 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker I haven't seen the one from last year but I believe it also skips the sequels and is just a direct sequel to the first
@titog666948 ай бұрын
My of the family remembered where the projects used to be where they filmed. They had to make a deal for the gangs to not cause any chaos during production. They legit became extras for the film.
@joshsleezetube2 жыл бұрын
As if Bloody Mary wasn’t enough of a reason to fear mirrors, but now we got John Candyman with his “all about that bass” sweet nothings in my ear to traumatize me. Candyman scared the dogsh*t outta me as a kid and that voice still haunts me.
@natsohigh55522 жыл бұрын
I got slapped upside my head when I was caught saying "Candyman" in the mirror by my mother 🤣😂😭
@carltonbacon34483 күн бұрын
She was saving your life lol 😂😂@@natsohigh5552
@ymerejshay2 жыл бұрын
“You came into my house… you painted it pink…?” 😂😂 I’m dying I love referencing Obsessed haha
@Ninnative2 жыл бұрын
Tony Todd= icon of horror, right up there with Englund, Hodder, etc. He was also in one of the remakes of Night of the Living Dead ❤
@Tempest_Elixir2 жыл бұрын
Excited for this one. Tony Todd is exceptional in his performance 🙌🏻
@okeefe7572 жыл бұрын
The kid getting castrated scene always shook me as a younger person. I wasn't a kid, because I was 17 when this came out, but that still bothered me.
@MacGuffinExMachina2 жыл бұрын
I was like 5, and I loved horror. Most scary movies didn't get to me, but this one did because of that scene. Never wanted to use the bathroom alone again.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't think I fully processed that until I was editing. I looked away so quick cause It was so much blood and a kid 🥴. It's easily the most disturbing thing in the movie for me. I see NO REASON
@okeefe7572 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker Well, at least they don't shoe Candyman doing it. There is an 80's movie where a kid gets attacked and we assume he dies. We see the kid getting attacked kind of graphically, but it's not bloody. I think you might like the movie. A couple of the actors in it were in The Walking Dead including the actor who played Dale. That's partially because Frank Darrabont co-wrote it. The movie is 1988's The Blob. It's an amazing movie to me. I think it would fit in well with your series of watching 80's and 90's horror.
@00ghostcobra2 жыл бұрын
All the bees in this movie were real.. They put them all over Tony Todd and the director told Todd that he would pay him $1,000 every time that he was stung.. Todd was stuck 32 times by the bees and received 32k on top of his salary for this movie.
@kunglaoshat12502 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how he kept it together. I don’t think I could do something like that even for an extra 32k.
@00ghostcobra2 жыл бұрын
@@kunglaoshat1250 I said the same thing.. He has to be a really tough dude, because I don't think that I could have done it either..
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
💀😷 I just --
@snakesnoteyes2 жыл бұрын
They did look cute together until they chose foolishness, then it was a pair of clowns. Love your reactions, thanks for another great one :)
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
🤣👏🏾💛
@loregraves2 жыл бұрын
Scream 2 -" there's always room for candy man's daughter. " this movie still continues give me chills. A proper folk lore/ American Gothic horror.
@literallynobody74772 жыл бұрын
Now thissss is literally one of my favorite horror movies A few interesting things about the movie: the apartment complex and the people that were guarding the complex are just normal people that lived there, they actually had to pay a gang to be able to film there so the people they enountered are gang members of that specific gang. the scenes where helen meets the candyman she looks as if shes in a trance... because she literally is. The director of the movie thought that the usual screaming upon seeing the killer was obnoxious so they had helen get literally hypnotised for those scenes. I m pretty sure they stopped half way into the movie though because the actress felt very disoriented and not like herself afterwards. The bee scenes were filmed with silicone (i think) prothetics in tony todds mouth and a beekeeper in constant attendance. Helens actress had a very bad bee allergy too so this was very dangerous to film. Also towards the end of the movie helen was actually supposed to confess her love for the candyman but the director wasnt comfortable with that because he thought a biracial love story would be too controversial ...
@MurdaSheWroteXX2 жыл бұрын
This movie traumatized me at a sleepover when I was around 12 years old. I never watched horror movies (I wasn’t allowed) and I stopped watching because I was scared. At the end of the movie, they told me to come watch this “really cool part” and bam. I was never the same. They even wanted to try chanting “Candyman” in the bathroom afterwards. Umm, no. I did not because I like to believe I would survive a horror movie type situation, lol. Love the commentary as always!!
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I wanna drag somebody for inflicting this trauma on you! I'd have been throwin sleeping bags all over the room if this was me! 😫
@MurdaSheWroteXX2 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker 😂oh, girl, I love you! When I got older, I learned that I actually like horror movies (well, for the most part). I can 100% do without seeing "The Exorcist" ever again, though, haha... Great vid like always! Keep shining, girl! ❤
@xandra_50992 жыл бұрын
I just have to say, Virginia Masdens eyes are freaking gorgeous💚💚
@LeeHowardArt2 жыл бұрын
It (embarrassingly) never occurred to me when I was younger that Candyman terrorizing his own community didn't makes sense, considering his death was racially motivated. It wasn't until I saw the fantastic documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror brought that point up that it really dawned on me. The new Candyman from last year honestly makes more sense and really builds on and grows the mythology of what Candyman IS and how it's affected the area generationally. I loved it, can't wait for your review of it.
@rattybabby2 жыл бұрын
The Original "Night of the Living Dead" 1968 would be an amazing watch for Black History Month, and the 1990 remake of it has Tony Todd as the lead Actor. Really recommend those films!
@Nick-us6tz2 жыл бұрын
If they ever Remake “Scary Movie” I would love to see Alanda playing Brenda and writing her jokes all around the movie ❤️
@jordanofficially2 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Brenda, but they would most definitely give her a role that would resemble Brenda’s character
@Nick-us6tz2 жыл бұрын
@@jordanofficially That’s what they said when Heath was going to play Joker , and then they said it again when Joaquin Phoenix was playing it. Alanda is my Joker
@luvleyjae2 жыл бұрын
@@Nick-us6tz nobody can’t be better than Regina Hall
@Nick-us6tz2 жыл бұрын
@@luvleyjae Stop destroying my fantasy! You people are a bunch of destroyers! I WANT MY FANTASY! If I want Alanda playing Willy Wonka I’m gonna have my Willy Wonka! 🍫
@natsohigh55522 жыл бұрын
@@luvleyjae and its funny because Aaliyah was originally approached to play Brenda, but she turned it down because they wanted her to mock Brandy. I'm glad she turned it down.
@shalitababy50682 жыл бұрын
This movie makes me sad in a way that no other movie is able to, I can't watch it and not feel full of dread
@RoseTintMyWorld-cr5zo2 жыл бұрын
Same here! I watched it for a college class and was a weeping mess by the end. It was my prof's favorite horror movie; mine obviously not so much.
@solarpunkcyborg46632 жыл бұрын
The "remake" is actually a "requel" (to use the new Scream movie's terminology. It's set in the same continuity 30 years later. And without giving anything away, it sort of deals with the "Shouldn't he be killing white people?" question. Or at least the ending does.
@sexysadie29012 жыл бұрын
So, a sequel.
@solarpunkcyborg46632 жыл бұрын
@@sexysadie2901 A specific kind of sequel. One which feels like a reboot, but is set in the same continuity.
@adamwarlock12 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think Candyman's victims being black fits the pattern of most monsters; they hurt the people around them not necessarily the guilty ones. (Dracula's like this early on, and a lot of Chinese vengeful ghost types.) But the requel does a lot of interesting stuff. Glad she watched this one first though!
@kunglaoshat12502 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my mom refused to let me watch this movie. When I was staying with my cousins they put it on but I was too scared to finish. After the movie they dared each other to say Candyman in the mirror and I was so mad. I couldn’t believe they were risking the wrath of Candyman for a stupid game. Clearly my mom was right, because I was NOT ready for Candyman 😂
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I stand by your young self! NO NEED FOR FOOLISH RISKS!
@thepopfiles42942 жыл бұрын
I need to give you props for these videos. So entertaining. In theory it sounds easy. React to film. But your personality adds so much and it’s not something anyone can do. 👏🏼
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊💛
@BoxOKittens2 жыл бұрын
Now I can't remember the director's words exactly so I could be mis-remembering, but I don't think Candyman was specifically targeting fellow black folks, rather he was just targeting anyone he could, and in that area the black population was dominant. Also, it could be seen as a rather depressing metaphor about the evils done to black people in the past still harming black communities today.
@itzakpoelzig3302 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I always viewed it as 'trauma begets trauma'. He wasn't doing it for revenge or anything, it was just that violence had become his whole reality.
@Melancthon73322 жыл бұрын
Candyman can only continue to exist within the collective fear of a community. Otherwise he is forgotten, and will finally die a true death. In the bitterest of twists of fate, his only way to survive is to prey upon that community in as terrifying a manner as possible, perpetuating pain and violence on the only people disenfranchised enough to endure him.
@ocdgeek44492 жыл бұрын
Plus he's more of a vengeful ghost than a typical slasher movie villain. And vengeful ghosts tend to just violently lash out at anyone around them even if they were peaceful and kindhearted people before their tragic, violent death.
@CarloisBuriedAlive2 жыл бұрын
In my view, the movie is about Betrayal. Candyman was betrayed, Helen was cheated on, the little boy accuses Helen of lying to him, the people of Cabrini Green feel betrayed by the system and society, there’s black on black crime that goes unnoticed, the director talked about the biblical story of Samson and made comparisons to that story and Candyman (a story about the betrayal of Delilah eliminating Samson’s strength)…Having a key theme throughout a movie creates a narrative that is so relatable to any person watching regardless of race or gender and I think that’s why the social commentary yields so much power in this particular movie compared to the requel.
@lucasorlando992 жыл бұрын
The new Candyman movie is more of a sequel then a remake but also I recommend The People Underneath The Stairs which is Directed by Wes Craven and the lead characters are black it’s a very underrated movie
@indiatastic2 жыл бұрын
Agree. Underrated as hell.
@Justafox3052 жыл бұрын
Alanda I have a suggestion, there is a show, it’s a 90% black cast, no stereotypes, no race trauma, unique plot, but it’s a tv show called blood & water on Netflix. Not sure if you want it on your channel or for just you, but it’s a good show that’s not advertised.
@BeeIncarnate2 жыл бұрын
I liked that show too!!
@diegofuegoyoutube2 жыл бұрын
“Happy Black History Month!” “Happy Lunar New Year!” “Happy love month!” Our girl is honoring EVERYONE ✨💕
@madwolfgarton9997 Жыл бұрын
Helen had no survival instinct. But I loved how proper and well spoken Candyman was.
@jessediaz12932 жыл бұрын
White girl goes to the projects is already a horror movie of its own 😂 It was real bold going to make a movie at the Cabrini Green homes at that time, but hey let’s be bold.
@QoQabai6582 жыл бұрын
Yeah. GDs and Vice Lords mostly. And stuff stayed real all the time. You said bold. But I think they were crazy ASF.
@lukenuetzmann2 жыл бұрын
"One of your eyes looks like it belongs to a snake." "Girl, half your face is nocturnal."
@Cagon4152 жыл бұрын
In the spirit of Black History Month, I rebuke all foolishness. Also, you confused the hell out of me when you said Maxine from Soul Food. I realized you were talking about the show 🤣.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
🤣👏🏾 Yeah when I was little BET showed re-runs of the show. I think it was originally on showtime?
@Cagon4152 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker I think so. It was confusing, because the other Vanessa Williams played Terri in the movie 🤣
@escalatingbarbarism50962 жыл бұрын
Tony Todd worked out a clause in his contract where he got paid extra per bee sting for that scene toward the end, great stuff.
@myfriendisaac2 жыл бұрын
15:34 “Be my victim...” 🐝😈🎬 Great choice for BHM! I love Candyman as a villain & he’s got the upperhand throughout most of the film!!!
@UmVelin2 жыл бұрын
Funniest part in this movie which always gets me is "i here you looking for candyman bitch" 😂😂
@richieb76922 жыл бұрын
The original is a Classic. Tony Todd agreed to the scenes with the live bees, if he would be paid a thousand dollars per sting.
@cyberpunkspacejams2 жыл бұрын
Candyman has always been my favorite slasher film. Great social commentary and a heartbreaking backstory.
@stilesstilinski96402 жыл бұрын
First... this was an awesome movie. This was the one final girl that got done dirty
@MrBoyYankee2 жыл бұрын
Great lines for the week "Pink Eye, Ecoli all the ies" "Half your face is nocturnal."
@kristijones47002 жыл бұрын
"I think I scratched myself".. Alanda you started my day off with a laugh as always!
@michaelpropmaster2 жыл бұрын
The greatest horror score of all time.
@Houldey2 жыл бұрын
Just for clarification, the new one ties in to this movie and its continuity. Its beautifully shot and has a lot of redeeming qualities, the third act kinda drops the ball though - its probably worth a watch, but not as good as the original.
@osculim2 жыл бұрын
The new one is nothing but a political narrative. It only exist to discredit what happened in the first one. I am not surprised that its already pretty much forgotten. The original dealt with racism aswell but knew how to do it properly without taking away from the movie and alienate a vast majority of fans.
@agenttheater52 жыл бұрын
28:18 They're real - and Virginia's allergic to bee stings. They dabbed something on her that made her smell like the queen bee so that they'd land where they wanted them to land but wouldn't be tempted to sting her, but they had the ambulance and trained nurses on standby just in case. They put something in Tony Todd's mouth to stop the bees from stinging him inside his mouth or crawl down his throat.
@fragmentsofmemory2 жыл бұрын
A little Trivia: This film is based on a story called the Forbidden by Clive Barker. Barker also wrote The Hellbound Heart which became the movie Hellraiser(Barker also wrote and directed that film.) So remember, Clive Barker created both Candyman and Pinhead and The Cenobites.
@amandacogger30752 жыл бұрын
And he also did Book Of Blood
@kaidt58612 жыл бұрын
Oh, no, not this sweet baby seeing this for the first time. This was one of only two movies that have ever scared me in life. Second made by the same guy... Hellraiser II: Hellbound. *hugs*
@Viscount18812 жыл бұрын
For the bee scene Tony Todd had to have a dental dam in his mouth, and both Todd and Madsen were covered in pheromones so that the bees would think they were Queens. Nevertheless Todd was stung 23 times - Madsen meanwhile actually has an allergy to bees, though apparently it was minor enough to not be a problem (though the director had to convince her to take the role).
@stevensauer85392 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it was mentioned, but I just want to give a shout-out to one of the best and spookiest soundtracks ever made for a horror movie. Philip Glass did brilliant work.
@LLTB_Ramzey2 жыл бұрын
This is the movie that got me into horror movies. I was 5 years old when I first watched this. Just knowing the backstory to this film is amazing. I would definitely look it up for this film. 🙂👍🏿
@adgato752 жыл бұрын
Extremely unique , extremely interesting horror film. The racial aspect is treated with respect , the urban legend /folklore aspect was very original at the time, and the ending was very cool , in my opinion.
@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot6662 жыл бұрын
There are 2 sequels to the original Candyman ( all 3 star Tony Todd) Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh & Candyman:Day of the Dead
@kirakirakirikiri2 жыл бұрын
The Candyman that came out in 2021 is actually a direct sequel to this film! I would suggest hopping right into that one haha.
@auckalukaum2 жыл бұрын
Tony Todd is so excellent in everything. He plays Ben in the remake of Night of the Living Dead, an underrated/overlooked movie that really deserves more attention. He's also probably best known these days for his work on Deep Space Nine playing multiple different roles. Bees are largely domesticated, and they're not really inclined to sting. It's amazing what people can do working with them. Now that their behavior is better understood, you can find videos where the beekeepers work with them with no protective gear, not even gloves. They're incredible little animals. I haven't seen the remake of Candyman yet, but it's on my list. Sometimes takes me a while to get around to things. It's been decades since I saw this one, forgot how good it is. Clive Barker writes some really weird shit. You've seen Hellraiser, I think. He also wrote Nightbreed, and Lord of Illusion, and The Books of Blood. He writes the type of horror/fantasy that's best described as "weird fiction." It's almost surreal, like a written form of a Dali painting. For a while in the 80s he competed head to head with Stephen King for the master of horror title. Lord of Illusion stars another widely overlooked actor with a lot of talent, similar to Tony Todd, Scott Bakula. So many crazy horror movies from the 80s and 90s.
@Zeni24682 жыл бұрын
The director used hypnosis for the movie. Everytime Helen confronted Candyman, the put her in a trance. It's why she looks so dazed and lost in the parking garage.
@georgejrivera33882 жыл бұрын
Omg, omg, I’m so happy you did a review on this!!!! I couldn’t sleep, saw this notification and was like yup, we making breakfast while watching this, and maybe rolling up a fat one. I hope everyone has a great Sunday!
@robertr7982 жыл бұрын
Tony Todd is wonderful in this, but Virginia Madsen is also great as such an emotionally draining role.
@ScientificallyStupid2 жыл бұрын
The fact that I developed a crush on Tony Todd after seeing this says a lot about his performance and his charisma in making the Candyman almost a sympathetic character. Or it says a lot about me, idk...
@macphallic2 жыл бұрын
Omg I love your reactions Alanda!! Just came across your post for the first time and I’m enchanted by you!
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊🙏🏾
@djb102 жыл бұрын
I saw this at the show around 22 years old but didn't really get the fullness of it cause I was w/ a bunch of ppl. I watched it again about 5 years ago & appreciated it lot more as an adult. When I was younger I don't even think I realized it was based around Chicago (born & raised here smh/ lol). It's 1 of my favorites now.
@DrRockso1987 Жыл бұрын
5:06 "And you're just gonna put your mirror back on and that's it? I would be packing my shit and moving out!" I love you. Your reactions are always hilarious yet accurate.
@m.a.c23442 жыл бұрын
Virginia madsen was actually hypnotised for the dinner scene, to get the stare just right, Tony Todd is just brilliant as candyman, very scary and the music is bone chilling. A must for any fan of Clive barker who is also responsible for hellraiser. Candyman 2 explains the backstory more. And for the remake, definitely a watch.
@werewolftoby2 жыл бұрын
This film scared me shitless when I was a kid but only saw it properly a year ago. Clive Barker, a writer who wrote the original short story from which this is based on ‘The Forbidden’, was better know for ‘Hellraiser’. I think ‘Candyman’, the film, takes a lot of liberties, even staples the American Black culture to it, but I like the movie a lot. To me it seems it’s open for interpretation. I thought that Helen was actually imagining it all and was insane, but Tony Todd was terrifying and hypnotic… it’s impossible to pin down what actually transpired during the events of this film.
@momakesvids5704 Жыл бұрын
Tony todd actually had those bees on him when they were filming, he’s a champ
@gabeluvsmakeup2 жыл бұрын
The part when you say Nasty! Nasty! But he is giving face😂😂 that was a historic moment!! Lol. So good! Your reactions and comebacks are always! Iconic!!💕💕🤗
@thejenmath2 жыл бұрын
I remember doing the Candyman chant at middle school sleepovers. Good times. You gotta see the sequel - the imagery literally gave me nightmares. So good!!
@trotter73ca2 жыл бұрын
if you like Tony Todd you should watch the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. He stars as the lead character Ben. George Romero made the movie.
@SamM_Scot2 жыл бұрын
It was legendary horror make-up artist Tom Savini that made that remake. One of the actual good remake movies -)
@lovelya91502 жыл бұрын
THIS is the one movie I could never fully watch. Kids thought it would be funny saying that name but I was terrified. I’m comforted in knowing I’m watching it with you 😩 I did not know you watched The L Word: Gen Q. They just got picked up for season 3 👏🏾👏🏾 Suggestion: can we do lighthearted and “scary”? Let’s watch Scary Movie 😂
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I really want to do Scary Movie! I haven't seen the new Scream yet and I'm terrified to do anything even slightly Scream adjacent cause I don't want anyone to post spoilers (accidentally or on purpose) 😂🥴 and I'm loving Gen Q; I haven't finished season 2 yet, but I'm so glad they're getting Season 3!
@wp914052 жыл бұрын
You shine so brightly! Enjoying your pure reactions on my old favorites!
@RoseTintMyWorld-cr5zo2 жыл бұрын
I had to watch this for a horror movie class in college. Our professor always held screenings in case we were too scared to watch alone. I went to this one and cried for pretty much the last 20 minutes of the movie. Thankfully not a lot of people were in attendance, but I was embarrassed anyway. I haven't touched it since; too traumatizing. It's definitely well made and gripping though. And props to Tony Todd for powering through the bees in the mouth 👋😨
@spiritseeker32592 жыл бұрын
It’s always a good day when you put out a new reaction!
@DesireandLoss92 Жыл бұрын
Those are real bees! Tony Todd made a deal with the producers that for every time he got stung, he would also get $1,000. By the end of the movie i'm pretty sure he got a $23,000 bonus from the stings.
@maddvokab2 жыл бұрын
As a Black Man from Chicago, this tale shook us to our core as Kids... Those projects are long gone, but the eerie tales of them linger like the aroma of a Gumbo. Peace, Queen.
@endymionstcyr82242 жыл бұрын
It has always been my opinion that there are two monsters in this movie: foremost Trevor, and secondarily Stacy’s interior decorating “aesthetic” (truly nightmarish)
@Justafox3052 жыл бұрын
Some guy did a deep dive into this movie and the projects it’s based off of. Both this movie and tv show good times are based off same apt buildings. They originally was made to be nice apt for poor families, but then because of corruption, it because overly scary and violent .
@MacGuffinExMachina2 жыл бұрын
Happens to a lot of projects. Projects are only a failure because they lose funding and similar shit. Cabrini started as a nice place to live.
@Candycane-Foxy-YT11 ай бұрын
Fun Fact This Movie is loosely based off a true story about a *Serial Killer* who went by the name “ *The Candyman* ” his *real* Name was *Dean Corll.* Edit: Real Quotes from News Articles “Hideous crimes of the real ‘candyman’ killer who lured kids with sweets, r*p*d) and used ‘torture board’ on 28 victims” and *“SAY his name five times into a mirror and the Candyman - a ghost with a hook for a hand - will come and kill you.* That's the urban legend at the heart of the new Candyman film released today - but a real life serial killer with the same nickname was even more terrifying.”
@memyshadow23932 жыл бұрын
"...pink eye E Coli... all the I's..." 🤣🤣 love it!
@BeeTheChange322 жыл бұрын
Sis the jump scares got me!! I felt like my soul got snatched!!! 😱😭 Once again another incredible reaction!! 👏👏👏👏 Yout content is on POINT!!
@TheCryptofHorrors-DerCryptaxis2 жыл бұрын
Tales From The Hood would be an EXCELLENT pick for this theme, it's an anthology movie with a lot of social commentary in the stories. There's 3 of them now, but the original is the best, followed by 3.
@boopbeep82 жыл бұрын
i love this movie and the poster art so much
@BeautyMonster10002 жыл бұрын
I love this movie so much, it's so good! Your hair looks stunning by the way! :)
@charles69902 жыл бұрын
Definitely check out the recent 'Candyman', it definitely has its flaws but it had some very interesting commentary and building on this movies lore. The two sequels that came out after this one quickly diminished in quality. Tony Todd carries them because he is a legend and such a presence. I personally watch them only for Tony because I've had a crush on the man since I was a kid. Lol. Thanks again for another wonderful reaction! Sending all the hugs. 🤗❤
@joegotham272 жыл бұрын
Agree with Charles - I actually enjoyed Candyman farewell to the flesh because it was more a "standard" horror movie, not as sophisticated but also not as depressing. The third entry was worthless. The reboot had some really creative ideas, and smartly builds on the mythos but somehow simply didn't work. Still definitely worth a watch.
@charles69902 жыл бұрын
@@joegotham27 I agree with 'Farewell to the Flesh' being the better of the two sequels. That third one from the 90s was horrendous. 😄
@TheEndKing2 жыл бұрын
God I love Candyman. And I love that you've now seen it. Alright, time to watch now.
@Smoovey2 жыл бұрын
Yo that bathroom jumpscare got me bustin' out laughing @ work...had to close my office door lmfao
@triumphofmagic2 жыл бұрын
I'd never watched this before, and it was NOT what I was expecting at all. I'll watch the whole thing now, thanks :O
@joshsantiagojs2 жыл бұрын
As a little kid in the 90's I can say that parents back then had an absolute joy in terrorizing their kids with horror movies (which is probably why I like them now, lol) this was the one I remember the most! Freddy was the one I feared most but Candyman was a very close second. Side note: Ghostbusters: Afterlife is out on video now. Definitely a must watch!