So those Candyman sequels...

Eventually, that new Candyman movie might come out, so in the meantime, I decided to check out 2 and 3. It's only taken me so long because I really don't care about Candyman at all, and that's not a knock at Tony Todd. That dude is great, but is Candyman great? 😦

Here we have a supernatural "horror icon" who kills anyone who says his name. Kinda like that one guy who's name you don't say above a whisper. You know, MADMAN MARZ?! Well, once you say it, you're basically screwed so you might as well be his victim.

While the first movie is mostly about his urban legend and is mildly engaging, part 2 is a Louisiana story that elaborates his backstory. Not the worst movie, but not impressive either. Then came along part 3. Damn, these movies were so 90s, they come off as incredibly dated. I probably prefer part 3 to part 2 and here's why:

Our protagonist is a blond bimbo with perky nips. That's about it. I'm not quite sure why Daniel Robitaille's descendents are super caucasian, but who cares. I'm sure we'll get plenty of racial reparations and white guilt in the new movie, which will probably do as every franchise does now: ignore the sequels and be a direct sequel to the original only. Part 3 also featured Jsu Garcia / Nick Corri from Elm Street 1 fame, who looks the same as he did in Elm Street 15 years earlier.

This series was born in the 90s and died in the 90s. Even as DTV and crap-quality as part 3 was, I did like the concept of the ending, in that they killed his legend and it finally stopped him.

Fingers crossed that the new one doesn't suck.