From: manowarkills@NOSPAMnetscape.net

On 7/24/2020 3:25 PM, Simon T wrote:

I'm sure we all know the story, graduent student Helen (Virginia Madsen)
is doing a thesis on urban legends, in particular one called The
Candyman. A hook handed killer from the 18th century, that reportedly
still haunts the Cabrini Green area of Chicago to this day, who can be summoned by saying his name 5 times into the mirror (similar to Bloody
Mary from the more recent Paranormal Activity films).

For a bit of information about Illinois' take on the Bloody Mary ghost
see here:

https://www.lakecountyjournal.com/2013/10/14/legends-abound-regarding-bloody-mary-worth/ano8osd/


Andrew

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Simon T <darkangel5@DONTEMAILMEbtinternet.com> wrote:

Arrow video released a Limited Edition Blu-Ray of Candyman in the UK a
while back, which had the uncut version on it. Sadly, I missed out on
that release, but fortunately the Shout Factory Collectors Edition US Blu-Ray, which also contains the uncut version, is still very much in
print, so I settled for a copy of that.

I'm sure we all know the story, graduent student Helen (Virginia Madsen)
is doing a thesis on urban legends, in particular one called The
Candyman. A hook handed killer from the 18th century, that reportedly
still haunts the Cabrini Green area of Chicago to this day, who can be summoned by saying his name 5 times into the mirror (similar to Bloody
Mary from the more recent Paranormal Activity films).

Of course, it turns out this legend is all too true, as the Candyman
(played by the enigmatic Tony Todd) duly appears after Helen tests it
out, and quickly implicates her in a series of bloody murders.

Based on a short story by Clive Barker and directed by Bernard Rose (Paperhouse) this one came out in 1992, some time after the slasher boom
of the 1980s had all but burned itself out. But proved extremely popular, cementing Tony Todd's hook handed killer as another classic cinematic bogeyman, along with the likes of Freddy Kruger and Jason Voorhees.

When released in the US, the distributors had to tone down one scene,
where the psychiatrist is killed. But the original uncut version was
released in the UK, Europe and elsewhere. However, when it came to
releasing the film on DVD, all copies were taken from the cut US theatrical

version.

When Shout Factory came to release the film on Blu-Ray, it seems the
original elements of the uncut version couldn't be found. But
fortunately, they managed to get hold of an uncut theatrical print and
take an HD scan of the relevant scene to re-insert back into the film. As
a result, there is a slight dip in quality during this one scene, with it being struck from a different source, but it's not really "that" noticeable.

The Blu-Ray has a nice stack of extras including several making of
specials, featuring interviews with the cast and crew (including Clive Barker), trailers and 4 different audio commentary tracks.

If you want to get this on Blu, then the US collectors edition seems to
be the best version to go for. Just a pity the UK Arrow release, which
had pretty much the same extras on, was only available for such a limited time, which has since been replaced by a single disc release containing
only the US theatrical cut.

The Blu-Ray releases of Candyman 2 are also pretty good, which make a
nice companion piece to this, but perhaps thats a review for another time (less said about Candyman 3 the better)

Scream Factory have been dumping some of these in Walmarts at discount
prices, along with some other titles. I got one for $12.

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From: dsb@REMOVETHISbtinternet.com

On 24/07/2020 21:25, Simon T wrote:

Arrow video released a Limited Edition Blu-Ray of Candyman in the UK a
while back, which had the uncut version on it. Sadly, I missed out on
that release, but fortunately the Shout Factory Collectors Edition US Blu-Ray, which also contains the uncut version, is still very much in
print, so I settled for a copy of that.

I'm sure we all know the story, graduent student Helen (Virginia Madsen)
is doing a thesis on urban legends, in particular one called The
Candyman. A hook handed killer from the 18th century, that reportedly
still haunts the Cabrini Green area of Chicago to this day, who can be summoned by saying his name 5 times into the mirror (similar to Bloody
Mary from the more recent Paranormal Activity films).

Of course, it turns out this legend is all too true, as the Candyman
(played by the enigmatic Tony Todd) duly appears after Helen tests it
out, and quickly implicates her in a series of bloody murders.

Based on a short story by Clive Barker and directed by Bernard Rose (Paperhouse) this one came out in 1992, some time after the slasher boom
of the 1980s had all but burned itself out. But proved extremely
popular, cementing Tony Todd's hook handed killer as another classic cinematic bogeyman, along with the likes of  Freddy Kruger and Jason Voorhees.

When released in the US, the distributors had to tone down one scene,
where the psychiatrist is killed. But the original uncut version was
released in the UK, Europe and elsewhere. However, when it came to
releasing the film on DVD, all copies were taken from the cut US
theatrical version.

When Shout Factory came to release the film on Blu-Ray, it seems the
original elements of the uncut version couldn't be found. But
fortunately, they managed to get hold of an uncut theatrical print and
take an HD scan of the relevant scene to re-insert back into the film.
As a result, there is a slight dip in quality during this one scene,
with it being struck from a different source, but it's not really "that" noticeable.

The Blu-Ray has a nice stack of extras including several making of
specials, featuring interviews with the cast and crew (including Clive Barker), trailers and 4 different audio commentary tracks.

If you want to get this on Blu, then the US collectors edition seems to
be the best version to go for. Just a pity the UK Arrow release, which
had pretty much the same extras on, was only available for such a
limited time, which has since been replaced by a single disc release containing only the US theatrical cut.

The Blu-Ray releases of Candyman 2 are also pretty good, which make a
nice companion piece to this, but perhaps thats a review for another
time (less said about Candyman 3 the better)

totally forgot a candyman 3 even existed.
candyman 1 was one of the first videotapes i even bought in a 'special widescreen edition!'

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From: darkangel5@DONTEMAILMEbtinternet.com

Arrow video released a Limited Edition Blu-Ray of Candyman in the UK a
while back, which had the uncut version on it. Sadly, I missed out on
that release, but fortunately the Shout Factory Collectors Edition US
Blu-Ray, which also contains the uncut version, is still very much in
print, so I settled for a copy of that.

I'm sure we all know the story, graduent student Helen (Virginia Madsen)
is doing a thesis on urban legends, in particular one called The
Candyman. A hook handed killer from the 18th century, that reportedly
still haunts the Cabrini Green area of Chicago to this day, who can be
summoned by saying his name 5 times into the mirror (similar to Bloody
Mary from the more recent Paranormal Activity films).

Of course, it turns out this legend is all too true, as the Candyman
(played by the enigmatic Tony Todd) duly appears after Helen tests it
out, and quickly implicates her in a series of bloody murders.

Based on a short story by Clive Barker and directed by Bernard Rose (Paperhouse) this one came out in 1992, some time after the slasher boom
of the 1980s had all but burned itself out. But proved extremely
popular, cementing Tony Todd's hook handed killer as another classic
cinematic bogeyman, along with the likes of Freddy Kruger and Jason
Voorhees.

When released in the US, the distributors had to tone down one scene,
where the psychiatrist is killed. But the original uncut version was
released in the UK, Europe and elsewhere. However, when it came to
releasing the film on DVD, all copies were taken from the cut US
theatrical version.

When Shout Factory came to release the film on Blu-Ray, it seems the
original elements of the uncut version couldn't be found. But
fortunately, they managed to get hold of an uncut theatrical print and
take an HD scan of the relevant scene to re-insert back into the film.
As a result, there is a slight dip in quality during this one scene,
with it being struck from a different source, but it's not really "that" noticeable.

The Blu-Ray has a nice stack of extras including several making of
specials, featuring interviews with the cast and crew (including Clive
Barker), trailers and 4 different audio commentary tracks.

If you want to get this on Blu, then the US collectors edition seems to
be the best version to go for. Just a pity the UK Arrow release, which
had pretty much the same extras on, was only available for such a
limited time, which has since been replaced by a single disc release
containing only the US theatrical cut.

The Blu-Ray releases of Candyman 2 are also pretty good, which make a
nice companion piece to this, but perhaps thats a review for another
time (less said about Candyman 3 the better)

--
Best Wishes
Simon (Dark Angel)
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk

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From: blackwingbear@gmail.com

I don't think anyone haunts Cabrini Green to this day - it's been torn down.

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