Director: Bill Condon
Stars: Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary, Veronica Cartwright
Plot: Candyman is back and out to claim lives--and his family--in New Orleans.
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh is the second movie of the Candyman trilogy. Candyman is summoned by a blood relative in New Orleans around Mardi Gras. Summoning him is similar to the Bloody Mary urban legend in that you look into a mirror and say "Candyman" five times. He doesn't always appear immediately, but he does appear and some slicing and dicing by his hook hand tends to happen.
The Candyman movies are inspired by the short story, "The Forbidden," written by Clive Barker. Barker also had a hand in writing the first two movies. In most cases, when the author of a work that a movie is being based on becomes involved with the movie, it's a good thing. In this case it's a very, very wonderful thing as it is with most other Barker-esque movies (he's my favorite author). This sequel is just as good as the first Candyman with some added New Orleans creepiness. It usually bothers me when the "bad guy" shows his human side, but Candyman is able to maintain his badass personality throughout the film. The fact that he's played by Tony Todd also helps.
I wanted to post a clip of the first few minutes of the film so you can hear Candyman's story, but I guess no one has posted it. Basically, he was a slave who knocked up his master's daughter and the townspeople sawed off his right hand (why he has a hook) and covered him with honey (why he's called Candyman). He was killed by a plethora of bee stings. "Sweets to the sweet!"
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