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Film Candyman (2020)
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I miss original ideas.
They should have done Candyman in space.
Oh shit that would have been awesome
Well that looks fecking dreadful.
The original is sooo good. The vibe from the original which made it so creepy didn't seem to be there in this trailer IMO.
One of the best horror movies ever made. No need to remake/reboot/make a sequel. Just leave it.
The original has such a great atmosphere. The whole film has a sense of dread throughout.
Yeah, everything about it fits together perfectly. The soundtrack also is fecking fantastic
Why remake it? Nobody is replacing Tony Todd.
Money. Probably lots of it.
Looks shit and another trailer which basically tells the entire story for those who don't know it 
I think he’s in this... possibly horribly de-aged.
Loved the original, like most of what Jordan Peele has produced and think Yaya Abdul Mateen is a very watchable actor, so I’ll give this a chance, but I agree the trailers not hugely encouraging.
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Original had me traumatized for a good while after. I was also around 8-10 years old. Probably not the greatest idea to watch it
Happy to see Yahya in a leading role, but this does look wank.
The original 90's trailer is of course a million times better
Not sure what it about modern horror trailers but they always end up giving me a headache. Still even if this does end up being shite, it will hopefully mean the original will get short re release in cinemas (The only positive to get from all of these pointless remakes).
Not sure what it about modern horror trailers but they always end up giving me a headache. Still even if this does end up being shite, it will hopefully mean the original will get short re release in cinemas (The only positive to get from all of these pointless remakes).
They did. It was called Spaceballs. Oh wait, that was John Candy man
The original is one of the only horror films that I've ever actually found scary.
This remake looks far too glossy.
This remake looks far too glossy.
Thing about the original that was so good was that it essentially subverted the genre. It ignored all the laws of the genre and was tense without ceasing. It took that feeling of dread; that tension, and just let it hang for as long as possible. I re-watched it tonight and it was just as good as the first time I saw it.
Only ever seen the original maybe 20 years ago so will watch it again soon. Are the sequels worth bothering with? I’m guessing not.
I've just realised that this is produced by Jordan Peele. Definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Not really. They doubled up on the gore and any decent subtext and subtlety is more or less stripped from the sequel. I'd skip it if I were you.
Thanks, will just watch the original again. Tony Todd played the part perfectly even though Eddie Murphy was the original pick for Candyman. It was also based around Liverpool originally according to the book. No shame in swiping this from Wikipedia as was just reading up on the original after reading this thread.
Why
Eddie Murphy as Candyman Say Candyman in the mirror and just hear this getting closer
Say Candyman in the mirror and just hear this getting closerCandyman was allegedly based on stories Barker had heard about the infamous purple Aki.
Has anyone read the books that Candyman and Hellraiser were based on? I've been meaning to get them but haven't got round to it yet.
Stop remaking my fecking childhood.
Maybe they're trying to create a better version of you.
Thought that was a pretty good trailer, interested to watch it.
If Candyman was your childhood, I'm not sure that's a good thing to admit.
I think this hits the nail on the head.
The trailer for the remake makes it look like there are lots of jump scares that release the tension. Possibly a case of Jordan Peele believing his own hype.
Well, you don't really need Michael Bay level special effects to do that.
Sweets to the sweet
Trailers are normally made by the marketing team, right ? I'm always seeing directors complain about how shit trailers for their own films are.
Thats haunting and creepy. So well done!
Thought this is nsfw... but yes, that teaser is awesome.
Very creative and brilliant trailer that.