FIRST TIME WATCHING CANDYMAN (1992) |

Twins and horror fans Kenya and Kendra react to THE CLASSIC “Candyman” (1992) for the first time! Okay, that was INTENSE. Wow, Candyman is on a whole other level! This movie takes its time, which you don’t come by enough in this genre. Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen do an excellent job acting around some frankly bizarre and wild scenes! Ultimately, though, does it live up to the hype it got in our family growing up? Stick around after the reaction for our thoughts and rating of the movie! WARNING: WE GET REALLY BUCK, SO BRACE YOUR EARS HEADPHONE USERS. THIS! IS! NOT! A! QUIET! REACTION!
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“Candyman” (1992) is owned and produced by Propaganda Films and TriStar Pictures.
“The Wickerman” (2008) is owned and produced by Saturn Films and WB Pictures
The song “Caesar” (intro/outro) by Neon Beach (YT CODE: 0OHZQXMOMIKOHSXT) is licensed by Soundstripe.
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This video was made for creative commentary.
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[@agenttheater5]

I always figured that with Helen and Baby Anthony it would be a two birds one stone scenario - a sacrifice to create another story or urban legend to keep his mythos alive, and he'll also be getting back the woman and child that was taken from him

[@gabrielleelliott500]

Why didn't Tony ever get a award for this movie his acting is top notch

[@lynthia]

Thank you! I absolutely loved watching this reaction and it saved me the torture of yellin bout Helen's arrogance & ignorance alone.

[@julienielsen4462]

I think cause she needed to graduate so did what she could to succeed without thinking about the dangers of intruding in another person's residence.

[@lynthia]

I'm a Grad student myself @@julienielsen4462 so I get where you're coming from but that's no excuse for refusing to listen and learn, esp. in a situation that involves violence and murder.

[@bjtight98]

Hey ladies! 👋🏾 The woman in the mural was his lover. He didn't immediately kill Helen cuz she looks like her. His past is more plainly explained in Candyman 2.

[@kendraswatchlist]

We caught that. Thank you!

[@1s23d]

@@kendraswatchlist fun fact those are real Chicago gang members that the movie crew paid so that they could film in their Territory.

[@iselldrugstothecommunity8868]

The history of Chicago’s Cabrini Green and the actual story of Candyman is very sad and horrifying. Gangs, murders, rape, drugs, etc. Like the one infamous story of “Girl X” where a 9 yr old girl was beaten, rape, and had became mute from roach spray into her mouth. The films crew had to get permission to shoot in the location and did but they had to add some the residents in as extras

[@kokaroka69]

How are you, ladies? I just discovered you for the first time and had to see your reaction to this. Helen, in a past life, was Candyman’s interracial lover which is why he didn’t kill her and yes, she was a skeptic, at first, but Candyman brought her through trauma and what it was like to be accused of something she couldn’t do anything about like when he was captured, had his hand sawed off and died by bee stings. This is a classic among horror aficionados. Candyman, besides Blackula, that is a horror icon. I don’t know if you saw the new Candyman, the character Anthony was the baby in the original that Helen rescued from the bonfire that was made to burn Candyman. Anthony I. A past life was Candyman’s son he had with Helen. Both very good and must own. Looking forward to seeing what you react to next. See ya!! - Gene A.

[@bakercarl8518]

😂 Imagine if that baby could talk the stories he could tell.

[@julienielsen4462]

When this came out when I was 17 my manager at Burger King was bringing us in front of the mirror to say Candyman. We all chickened out after 3 or 4 times.

[@jessejackson4720]

Now you see she cut her on the upper arm, right? If you look closely in the new candyman movie at his mother, she still has the scar from that cut

[@AldoCoolinBoolin]

14:20 "was it yo ancestors?" 😂 oms he looks fresh outta the 1800s he laugh like it too lbs

[@LadyAAron86]

Its Gothic Horror set in an urban setting

[@ericjohnson6120]

One theory is that the Cabrini Green residents purposely vilified Helen to stop Candyman from spreading.

[@fredrickgowans949]

Wasn't the Cabrini Green Projects In Good Timmes? The Tv Show

[@pixdav]

Man oh man… so many things that you both stated that I know was hard to comprehend since the film was ambiguous on certain scenes but remember Candyman talked about his congregation? It was the guys in the bathroom scene where they were the ones killing around, spooking the neighborhood in the name of Candyman since no one in the hood was saying his name, there had to be victims to keep his name alive. Helen was obviously a reincarnation of Candyman’s lover that’s why he didn’t slash her the usual way as he wanted her to be immortal like him to be together for eternity hence the paintings in the wall. I know you both appreciated the new one more than the original but I do think the original set the standard of the story and the 2021 literally ruined the continuity of the story with Sherman Fields and eliminating the original Peele script with Helen coni thing her told as the new Candyman like the ending of 1992. Just my thoughts as a big Candyman fan… thank you for the content

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

She didn't kiyl nobody, Candyman just set it up to look like she did.

[@gabrielleelliott500]

Yeah he set her up good

[@MichaelLeroi]

Very entertaining reaction. I appreciated your criticisms. But I still absolutely love this movie just for its overall tone and style

[@CyberB07]

Love this movie

[@kempner007j]

You guys crack me up :). Great 👍 job!!!

[@keenenwoods3391]

The 2021 version was based off rumors they told that story based off assumption only getting parts of the story correct the movie played on how stories get told && passed around && the truth is twisted just like in the original the 2021 version is trash

[@MasterOptimus85]

"Stops playing Metroid Dread and kneels in respeck" Queens, hello there 👋. I can understand the criticisms of this movie back in the day. I was rolling my eyes all throughout this movie. Also how are you charged with first degree murder and able to walk around freely?! FOH

[@kendraswatchlist]

EXACTLY. We complained a lot about that but it ended up on the chopping block. How is Metroid Dread?? It looks gorgeous but we hear it's brutal for newcomers to the franchise.

[@MasterOptimus85]

Dread is fuego🔥.it's become my favorite 2D metroid ever. Still haven't beat it yet. I would say its a challenge but brutal is kinda pushing it. Them damn EMMI's though lol

[@knightfallprotocol]

This is what happens when you judge a classic movie through a modernized lense. I watched this version first and actually preferred it over the 2021 version. Not to say the 2021 version was bad, it just felt like a forgettable cashgrab that solely rides off of nostalgia bait. Are parts of this movie dated? Yes. But I guarantee you nobody's even gonna remember the remake in 5 years.

[@lovecare2007]

90s movie's1. the people under the stairs 2. sarafina starring whoopi goldberg

[@agenttheater5]

19:16 My guess is that it depends on the situation, that when it's a casual 'look at me I'm smart and cool and brave I'm gonna call him in my bathroom mirror' disrepectful idiot calling him then he shows up and just slices them there and then, but that when it's people like her trying to convince large groups of people that he doesn't exist and that nothing will happen if they call him then he has to put the extra work in and terrorise them first (makes sense I guess, no one came to his aid when he died so now he makes sure that no one will come to his victims aid either - drive everyone away so that no matter how far they try to run from him they'll only have him to run to).

[@LadyAAron86]

I am just now thinking about this but why in the hell was baby Anthony left alone in a damn house?

[@AllInTheGame01]

The Double Toasted guys had a fun retrospective review of this movie a couple months back; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHa9oHuKj8SfmLM

[@agenttheater5]

14:52 Whoever first commented on the difference between the way this jerk Purcell tells the story of Candyman (or of Daniel Robataille) here and the way William Burke told it in the 2021 movie was right. I don't know what it is, it's just a different listening experience somehow.

[@agenttheater5]

28:22 Funny you should mention that

[@majemwe]

What accent is that? Where you two from? I'm from Boston

[@s.wag22]

I cannot understand why you even watched the remake especially first.

[@IXSICNESS]

I'm sorry but the 2021 version was atrociously bad.

[@GordonPyzik]

Maybe they were all male bees. Males dont sting. Have no stinger i guess

[@cgarcia4tt]

Could you both make video of the two of you calling candy man?… PS love your reactions

[@cammymendoza1413]

This just sounds ridiculous lmfaooooooo. No.

[@newyork68able]

I DON'T THINK SO......

[@gabrielleelliott500]

Naw

[@SnowTricky]

You're the same age as me.

[@agenttheater5]

The people in this franchise have a really weird sense of foreplay......

[@newyork68able]

this movie is so ridiculous

[@J_Starr007]

Remake/Spiritual Sequel is a piece of shit!!! It destroyed the lore and the characters. It was overly heavy-handed and being that the original is my absolute FAVORITE film ever I took great offense to that movie and i love Jordan Peele, Nia Dacosta, and the cast but they messed up what could've been a great movie.

[@missmisher]

I agree. I left that theater mad because Jordan Peele messed up that remake.