WTF Happened To Candyman?
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- čas přidán 21. 11. 2023
- The concept of legacy sequels has become a prominent topic, generating both praise and criticism. The recent Halloween trilogy, for instance, has sparked divergent opinions, with some embracing it while others express disdain. Similarly, the latest Exorcist sequel faced challenges, falling short in both box office success and public reception. However, the trend of such sequels persists. The 2021 release of Candyman stands out as a noteworthy example that garnered positive attention. Despite some dissenting views, the film achieved a decent box office performance, received mostly favorable reviews, and left fans generally satisfied. Notably, Candyman introduced fresh perspectives while paying homage to the original, showcasing that the legacy sequel trend continues to evolve with varying degrees of success.
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Written by: Emilie Black
Edited by: Jamie Vasquez
Narrated by: Adam Walton
Produced by: John Fallon and Andrew Hatfield
Executive produced by: Berge Garabedian
SERIES SYNOPSIS: Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?
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Nothing beats the Original
You realize this is a sequel to the original right?
The total lack of Tony Todd is my only issue with this movie
@@muziqpoet86 No I didn't my bad I thought it was a remake 🤷♂️
EVER 🙌🏾
Its a reboot and it wasn't that good 🤷🏽♀️
They tried to turn Canndyman into a Folkhero for the oppressed and that’s never what he was. It isn’t a mantle that’s passed down. It’s one dude and his rage and pain and vengeance.
That’s not what happened. He had already marked Anthony in the first movie. CandyMan represents the physical, mental and spiritual destruction of black bodies because of racism and hate.
@@coreywallace2052 Point taken.
If what you said was true, than why did he kill black people in the original movies?
@@coreywallace2052now it's blacks that produce the racism and hate. Shut up
@@molasorrosalom4846Exactly. He didn’t care what color you were, you called him, you died. Or if someone you knew called him and you happened to be there, you died too like Helen’s friend.
I actually liked this one. My only real complaints are the ending felt really rushed and the wasn't enough Tony Todd.
that was the intention
The original was genuinely terrifying, especially on a first watch
Nah
@@suzygirl1843 yeah it was
I think the idea of baby anthony being drawn back into the legend is super fascinating, overall i liked the movie but it felt like it was trying to juggle too many plot lines, thus leaving all of them slightly undercooked, this is probably bc it had 3 writers with their own ideas and visions
It was also boring.
That was a very fitting review. It wasn't a bad film but it sort of lost its self in the first. It had a real atmosphere though like the first
Candyman 1992: “I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Without these things, I am nothing. So now, I must shed innocent blood. Come with me.”
Candyman 2021: "Tell everyone."
That's what happened.
Candyman is a victim though.. in part 2 in the flashback he is covered in honey and killed by bees and a kid calls him Candyman that’s where he gets the name and why he kills people, he is certainly more evil in the first movie but I still enjoyed this one
@@James.chalmersyes they did him wrong BUT op is still correct. HE knows he was done wrong but he wanted silence regardless. This ain’t Candyman in the flesh so him wanting people to know isn’t true to the tea.
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Had to watch it twice to really appreciate it. Watching the original Candyman one day after school all by myself was so special for me as a horror fan, even as a kid.
Film focused to hard on have a deep message but failed in creating a good horror film.
The first film had a deep message too. They're both about the horrors of racism.
Forel , I thought I was watching a Tyler Perry drama at first, they focus way too hard on the message and forgot to be scary
Exactly!!
I liked how it is a continuation not a reboot.
I really like this movie for me it’s a great sequel and I’m glad they didn’t do a Remake. I just wished Tony Todd would have get more scenes, the ending was a bit rushed.
There needs to be a candyman horror Anthology tv series just like Freddy's nightmares
That idea interests me way more than another film. Idk if a full series with several seasons would work but a mini series with 8-10 episodes could be great, if they can simply concentrate on the story and not get too in your face with political messages.
Leave woke politics out of it. Just make a damn good fucking horror movie
My only issue with this movie was the total lack of Tony Todd as the Candyman....
There wasn't a total lack. He was there for a few minutes.
@@karl_alan lolol a few minutes huh? More like literally 3 seconds
@@rcdune7132 time is irrelevant...you said "total lack" and I was just pointing out that it wasn't the case.
The small amount is super disappointing, but there wasn't a total lack.
@@karl_alan ha 🤦🏻
Was hoping it was the 1992 "Candyman." The contemporary classic of horror film.
Never heard of it
@@greenrobot5worth a watch, has a good cast, Clive Barker is the writer, so if you enjoy his work, you will like this
The OG Candyman was only in like the last 2 or 3 mins of this movie...That sucked.
I appreciate the Nia DaCosta mention
The movie was alright , nothing compared to the original...it really had great potential for sure but fell flat , the movie had it moments off and on that was about it
This movie is basically a well made "love it, or hate it" film.
The original is horrifying and gorgeous. This one was super overrated and messy. It started well, but quickly devolved into a mess of hammy acting and awful CGI. It's cheesy and it retcons the backstory, making the concept of the Candyman himself less villainous and less scary.
I mean, when we're finally introduced to Tony Todd in the original CandyMan, he becomes an icon that people still talk about today.
I was looking forward to this but unfortunately they made him into an antihero that only killed buzzword caricatures. Maybe you like it. I didn’t. And don’t get me started with the end credits using George Stinney JR and James Byrd JR as monsters. That was just disgusting on all fronts.
I don't think it was suggesting they were monsters. I think it was suggesting their murders were so horrific that it's understandable they'd become vengeful spirits like Daniel.
The Candyman requel has so many problems. I *wanted* to like it. I went in with high hopes. The cinematography is beautiful. The baby Anthony twist was a great idea! But here’s the things that lost me:
- The in-your-face social justice preaching. The original movie was about poverty and violence faced by black Americans. It commented on white academics treating impoverished black American communities as tourist destinations. It touched on generational trauma of racism. It was great. But first and foremost it was a slasher movie meant to scare you with messages embedded. The original story was about poor British people. They changed the location and demographics and incorporated more elements into it but there was a solid story as the foundation. The new movie started with a message and tried to build a story around that. Which did not work.
- The characters were all so shallow. Here’s your gay character. Here’s your art critic character. They were just so paper thin it was painful to watch them on screen.
- The length, pacing, and climax. It was too long, was so slow in parts, and at the end I felt like there was 20 minutes cut because it just ends abruptly without any feeling of resolution.
I agree. It needed to be scarier.
The "sjw" worked but it needs to be scary and the story cant pause to explain itself.
If I'm reading a book on the civil war I don't need it explained to me in fiction. It needs to be shown through the story if that is what the story is about
The thing that’s great about the first film is that the kills are mainly there to be of use to the plot, it’s not for there to just be kills because it’s a horror movie. The kills are done by candyman as a way to prove his point and further torment Helen to show her that he needs to be believed in. Nowadays, if there’s a sequel, the kills are mandatory to one-up its predecessors but end up falling flat, because it’s just to satisfy people’s want of mindless violence. If that’s what people want, then it’s best to watch something like Friday the 13th, or, John Wick.
It should've been white folks. Makes no sense to kill black folks if he was killed by white men
In the final act, something was missing. The main character slowly turns throughout the film, slowly slowly slowly… then suddenly boom hes candyman. Something was missing there, it was jarring for me and soured the experience
Nia is good at drama. But it was missing the horror aspect.
Tony Todd did it for me at the end
Yeah. He made the whole movie worth watching for me. Too bad it was at the end of
I thought it was great. My only problem is that it wasn't very scary.
Sadly, it's just not the same without Candyman.
Of course Tony Todd is the man
Tony Todd is literally in this film.
@@ultravi0lenceyeah a three second nothing cameo at the end of this mess.
Movie sucked super bad, not even trying to be a hater. But it was drawn out, too much in between time without meaning. Also the whole whole ending was so not necessary. Basically made candy man into a social justice antihero. WTF is that lmao?
I actually really liked this Candyman, & am pleased to hear that it did well. I didn't mind the inclusion of modern day politics, as with this being a Candyman film, it fir perfectly, as Candyman has always represented the horrors of racism, which this one still does. I was also pleased & excited, to see the cameo from Tony Todd, at the end!! I truly hope there's another sequel, in the near future! At least the franchise is being kept alive, as it was dead for many years. I'm SO SO glad that the Candyman franchise did not end with that piece of shit, 1999 entry!
I didn't like it, the fact of there being more than one Candyman was confusing, and Tony Todd's five second scene was insulting.
I need to give this one another watch. I was not drawn in on 1st watch at all. The Tony Todd bias definitely was,is there.
I enjoyed this movie right up until the ending with the cops, just took me right out of it and felt forced to the point I laughed and shook my head. They just wanted to make a point and link it to current issues in the real world and they didn’t need to. Slightly recovered the ending with the Tony Todd cameo. I like movies with messages, but don’t force it
Cops are racist, gentrification is racist, everything is racist.......
That was my favorite part
I agree, but for a different reason. I felt the ending was rushed and could've been expanded on. If they'd have given the ending maybe 15-20 minutes more, it could've been more fleshed out. Instead, it ends rather abruptly and left me and my girlfriend thinking "That's it?"
Other than that, pretty good movie.
@@jaysonpressley8642 I feel you. They need to make a new candyman movie. I guess they'll make a new one 15 years from now lol
I loved it, the original was from the eyes of a non black person. Even though a lot of the elements of the original was racial. And folks were mad at the new one that was focused on race and racial violence. Which is why Candyman became the possessing spirit of what it is.
Loved it. I hope they keep exploring the hive of Candymen in different movies.
I heard you're looking for Candyman
Are these new narrations AI generated?? No disrespect to the narrator of this video, if not AI, but i miss the old JoBlo excited narrator tone 😭 great deep dive though per usual though!
Yea, this was good. I just thought it needed 10-15 more minutes of character development
The original is such a classic for me. This one just didn’t do it for me. It was trash.
I’m glad you touched on the subject of this movie that’s why the 1992 version will be my go to favorite‼️
I really hate that people say this remake was better then the original.
agree some people are dumb remakes are never better than originals
$100.00 bucks says CandyMan is Rebooted within the next 5-10 years and they make it 100% P.C and they'll rename it CandyThem or CandyThem
Candy Women 🎉😂
Nothing compares to the original
Candyman was always a Tulpa. It kills for the sacrifice. To believe in the story. It is a story masquerading as a ghost. Candyman 2 and 3 are shit that missed the point of the original movie and story.
This movie had so much potential, but it was the motivation behind it that didn’t work for me. But great direction and performances overall.
The first time I saw this, I was disappointed because I spent the whole time waiting for the *real* Candyman to show up. It was better second time around.
Same . I hated it the first time seeing it but went to see it again and now I kinda love it?
I guess the first time seeing it I was expecting waaaay too much from it but the second time , I just saw it for what it was and it was like seeing a different movie and I ended up loving the atmosphere, the music and the cinematography is amazing especially how they hide candyman to the point that you don’t even notice almost .
I have to rewatch this. The OG still holds up really well
Vanessa Williams has aged so well she maybe a vampire
Tony Todd’s voice makes me weak in the knees. ❤
The 2nd movie actually shown who Candyman was and came to be and his love and baby and the family that grew from them 😊
Yeah i prefer the second movie to the first, but still like the first
@@Jameswilliam1982 it’s the fact about who he is we learn and that Todd made the back story arc up and the family today going back to him can you imagine being the great great grandson of Candyman that would be cool lol
Wish the fans commenting would go to IMDB and give this movie the negative rating it deserves and bring down its current rating more.🙂
What happened? Modern politics.
“I heard ya looking for CandyMan beutch”
Wasn't aware this was out there, and wasn't interested in another Candyman, because: why tamper with perfection?
Nevertheless, this actually looks worthwhile!
I was hoping you'd go into something I've wondered about for years: what the hell is the doctor's head attached to???
And why???
Candyman was written by a white man...yeah because in the book Candyman wasn't Black nor was he a slave that was killed due to racism. That was all the film changing the story and location.
I love this movie it is a well deserved sequel to the original.
Its good but not great. From a few conversations I have had about the film, much of those talks about the very things discussed in this video. It mirrors the first film in a lot of ways which is good. Sprinkles the lore and legacy fine. I would have went in a completely different direction giving the candyman no lore at all and made it a shapless entity that latched onto the candyman movie to take form. It being a sort of urban legend works really well for a story like that. A New Nightmare did it, the THING, the ENTITY, Prince of Darkness, Possession all do this but candyman needed a more David Lynch take on that rather than Wes Craven. I would have done the same here. i would have taken Candyman out of the element, ignore most of the race and social justice elements and made it about existential horror over slasher meets possession story with a David Lynch tone and feel...
I do not really like horror where EVERYTHING is explainable. Sometimes it is just a force of evil that one cannot fully stop but slow down... Existential horror for me doesn't have a happy ever after but rather I survived this encounter and if I have ever have the poor fortune of running into this THING again I will not be so fortunate...
the thing is, i dont think the movie is made for old slasher fans. Not even a bit. I went to that movie with a group of friends and everyone who has seen the old candyman hated this movie, while people who didnt seen it once loved it. The same thing can also be seen on the critics reviews as on metacritic or rotten tomato
I’ve seen the original many times; I’m from Chicago and have an affinity for it for that reason (in addition to liking the movie like a normal person lol). I didn’t hate the sequel, enjoyed it. So your theory may work with your group of friends, but that’s about it for right now (could change). FWIW I grew up on 80s slashers
@@msharris05exactly and I'm willing to bet they don't look like you or me so... they didn't get it anyway
I first saw the original when I was 13 in '93. I've seen it many, many times in the past 30 years (I'm 43). I freaking LOVE the original Candyman.
I admittedly went in with low expectations but ended up pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the new movie. It has its flaws (that rushed ending took me out of the movie for a moment), but I enjoyed the hell out of it. I also know a lot of people from my generation who like it, too.
I say that to say this. Stop generalizing based on your friend group and paid reviewers.
I've seen the original tons of times and the sequels before. I like this one a lot. Even to the point of more than the original.
One of the worst horror movies I ever saw it has no reply value it was boring and not scary at all and pull the actors was terrible I'll never watch that bs again I'm surprised anybody liked it that gave me straight to DVD
I was disappointed 😔😔😔 well I only lost $3 and some I rented the movie if the movie was good I definitely would have bought it what is the movie is bad you'll be happy that you just rented the movie
I actually liked this and respect the approach
I was so disappointed with this film as a fan of the first at a young age, they forgot that its a horror film, boo a Madea was way scary then this flim
What made the new Halloween trilogy good was that i didn't feel like I was being politically lectured by the cast. It was a horror trilogy. And it stuck with that choice. Even the comedic relief was welcome. But for the exorcist believer, candyman, and many others like the new scream, it feels as though they want me to support a very specific set of beliefs, and they're very eager to let me know that I'm hated if I don't. Right down to the interviews done with cast and crew. Halloween didn't try to reinvent horror into some kind of vector through which to express how oppressed you are, when you're literally making millions to make a movie that wouldn't break even at the box office.
Amen to that 💯💯
Candyman is about social issues. The first one was very much about that more than the horror.
@@charleslebi7297 the first one was at least using subtext and didn't make social issues the main focus of the film.
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You know what they say about remakes...... Never f*** with the original
Deon Taylor looks like he was ready to play Candy Man's son 🤔
Did anyone laugh out loud at Michael Hargrove ( Sherman Fields) character ? Nothing against the actor but once he appeared on screen with that coat hanger hook hand I just died😂and he just came off as a crack head. Blade from Puppet Master is way more intimidating and he's a Puppet for christ sakes !
raw-en tomah-toes
I loved the original and also the 2nd because you get to know about him and his family tree up to date
I thought 2 was great. Can't beat the original though.
It was far too heavy-handed in its messaging. But it did have somewhat of an artistic flare! Lots of potential but ultimately it was a a bit of a letdown. Still the best sequel.
Ahh God they had this guy do the narration
Peele is like Shyamalan. An overhyped filmmaker with a solid first film
Genuinely a very solid sequel to the original. I really enjoyed it. I find that the people who didn’t enjoy it are the same people who mistake the original for a basic slasher and don’t actually get the deeper plot/meaning behind it.
Just because a film requires you to think a little and you’re too stupid to do so, doesn’t make it bad.
I didn’t enjoy it and i don’t mistake the original as such . . .
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I will stick with the original Candyman, Tony Todd is perfect. We don't need a new candyman based on cliches
This is a direct sequel to the original and Tony Todd is in it. 😂
@@ultravi0lenceand it sucked 😐
What's the music at 04:57?
Danger Snow by Dan Henig.
@@jaimeav6050 Thanks.
2021 candyman is okay. Nia dicosta can really do drama
It just wasnt scary and horror movies need to be scary.
I really wasnt scared watching it
When toxic ppl throw a party, ppl tend to not show up. Pretty basic really. Also this movie had no reason to be made prolly didn't help.
What accent is this guy? I always have to put on the subtitles with his videos to decipher what he's saying.
This was absolutely one of the WORST remakes in MANY years! And I'm someone who's NOT against remakes in general but this one seriously didnt set out to make a candyman movie but it set out to make a pro-black movie! Which would've been fine if that was what candyman was all about which it isn't! Many ignorant defenders claim that's what the original candyman was. YEAH RIGHT! Him being a slave of the white owners in his past was clearly just a backstory, nothing else. What he was really about was terrorizing a main character to keep his name/ haunting urban legend alive (including via the newborn baby and all tht) so that his presense lives on & is etched malevolently in the minds of people, etc. I mean that's not subjective at all, he clearly overtly states it in the original! "Be my victim". Now explain how does all that have anything to do with black man rights, anti-white man BS!
In the early news, they claimed this was gonna be a sequel/ re-quel of some sort and I seriously cant see how because they changed certain aspects like the shady ol' apartment building initially controlled by dangerous black gangs (in real life) - they changed it to a 'loving' apartment for blacks who are terrorized by white cops! As I said, this stupid remake tried to use a horror franchise as a vehicle for black rights, kinda like how prey chose to use the Predator franchise as a silly feminist vehicle.
Over and over it is said that the better movies are those that dont need to overstate its messages, in this case, race - bcoz the narrative should do that for you, if it's competent enough. And my holy fcuk, this "movie" irritatingly kept saying "white man this", "white man that" BS as they kept hitting you over the head with it and ramming it down your throat it was so godawfully irritating! I could go on and on but screw it!
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT ! and understands the first movie so well. From the Candyman's perspective he needs the black community of Cabrini Greene to be constantly living in fear as this gives him power , he needs them to whisper his name in the classrooms and for the people to pass on the story and create the urban legend of him. From experience passing on stories of fear in many cultures was a very common way to keep children in line and even adults to a degree. Clive Barker used this so well in the first movie when Helen conducts interviews from individuals from Cabrini Greene you can feel the fear and disbelief at the same time. This whole black man good white man bad thing is just so laughable at this point and anyone with a brain knows it's just a way to sell oppression to black America. Cheers for your comment
Loved the original but this one was so damn boring and it completely missed the mark. I could easily watch the first 2 before ever watching this again.
I would have love to see dion Taylor version of candyman
A god awful forgettable movie ! just another woke movie that was boring as hell, stupid and killed the mystique of the Candyman, now its a beehive of Candy-Men🥁🥁🤣 This piece of garbage made me love and appreciate Clive Barkers original movie even more. Just because Jordan Peele's name is attached to a movie doesn't mean it's gonna be good. The funny thing is this movie gets sold as a bundle with the original movie on dvd/ bluray format I guess it's to make up for the poor box office numbers.
This
I liked it well enough but it definitely missed the mark a bit… there was too much build up and not enough candyman..There was also a bit too much focus on racism and whatnot and not enough horror… it became a political scary movie… it was good but just needed a bit more
Come. Be my victim 🐝🐝
I hated it because it was a Candyman movie, without that baggage it could have an interesting movie
Has anybody found a decent Bloody Mary film out there?
American horror stories did an interesting episode on it
@@somethingclever8916 thank you!
I thought the movie was terrible i even asked for my money back
i saw this movie in a theatre alone, weird asf
Rotten Ta-ma-toes!
this remake has to be in the top 10 worst remakes/sequels ever. it makes Halloween ends look like an Oscar film
The new screams is ok then $h!+.
I am a huge fan of Candyman & Candyman 2. Candyman 3 not so much but I have it on digital and will watch from time to time. I still don't know how I feel about this movie. I was so excited but when the credits rolled I just sat there. My wife loved it & she didn't like the original. She applauded...I looked and said "he's not supposed to be a hero babe". It makes sense though as far as the route Nia DeCosta took. IDK... something was off with me though. 🤷🏾♂️💯
The Original Still Holds A Place In My Heart. I Might Check Out The Candyman Remake If I Get Around It. BTW Speaking Of Jordan Peele. If They Do A Deliverance Remake I Would Like To Jordan Peele Direct It. And It Would Take From A Black Person's Perspective.
It isn’t a remake. It’s a direct sequel to the original.
It still wouldn't be good I don't know why people big Jordan Peele up his movie sucks
This movie SUCKED didn’t get scared once, every kill was cut away or completely quiet and quick. None stick with you like Burnedette from the Original. THEY DROPPED THE BALL
I love how 99% of the comments are about how much us fans love the first movie so much and each of us have been sharing our reasons on why we love the first film, with comparisons to why we dislike this piece of garbage film with it's woke political agenda. This movie was not made with love and it was just used as a political platform and a big F- U to the fans, this is even more clear with the recent news articles on Nia DaCosta's behaviour during the making of The Marvels and her blaming toxic white males, racism , homophobia etc on the movie being a major flop for Marvel studios. The writing was on the wall from the beginning with this film from DaCosta and since The Marvels was a huge failure we won't be hearing much from this director in the future, I guess the new thing for the movie industry is if you want your career to die be sure to push a woke political message , ignore the original movies, blame your fans for your failures and go work for Disney. I guess to summarize what us fans think of this movie I'll quote Sidney Prescott from Scream 4 " You forgot the first rule of remakes, Jill. Don't f**k with the original! "
The back story was great. but the main story was horrible
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Rotten tomaooutes
I'm not going to lie. I didn't watch this entire movie, because it was so stupid and a huge let down. The original will always reign supreme.
Rather just watch the original miles better movie..
Respectfully disagree with the narrator of this video. The "Candyman" Legacy sequel is not a good movie at all. Way too didactic and not enough subtlety. And, as others have mentioned across various platforms, it's not scary at all. This film is the result of the peculiar precedent that was set by Jordan Peele.
Ever since the release of "Get Out" in 2017, Hollywood has been in a mad dash to capitalize on that film's success, putting out these so-called socially relevant horror movies that focus more on preaching a message than actually trying to scare and thus entertain the audience.
In the wake of "Get Out" we've had films and television shows like "Antebellum", "Master", "Lovecraft County", "Men", "Us", and most recently "The Blackening." And of course, "Candyman (2021)." Those aforementioned titles are all high-concept ideas with a substantial amount of money behind them yet none of them left an impression on the public.
Meanwhile, low-budget flicks like "Terrifier 1 and 2", "X", "Pearl", and "Talk To Me" seem to resonate much more with the movie-going public. Not only do these films click with the audience, but all of them are getting sequels.
In my humble opinion, "Candyman (2021) gets a lot of undeserved adoration because it happened to come out in the aftermath of the tragic George Floyd situation and also because Peele's name was attached to it. While the acting is good as well as the cinematography, the story doesn't have a sense of dread, nor is the film atmospheric which is important for a horror movie. Furthermore, none of the kills are interesting or fun, you are practically beaten over the head with the concept of racial injustice, and the movie shifts its focus from the main character played by Yaya Abdul Mateen II to his girlfriend played by Teyonah Parris in the final act.
Peele and DaCosta are part of the reason this film doesn't work for me. I know Jordan Peele has been all the rage since "Get Out" hit the theaters back in 2017 and I don't begrudge anyone who likes his films, but to me and I don't think I'm alone in this regard, he's overrated. Hollywood has put Jordan Peele on this pedestal as some great horror auteur in the same vein as Wes Craven or John Carpenter, yet none of his films (so far), not even "Get Out" comes close to what those two legends have done.
While I respect that "Get Out" is an original idea and it's a fun thriller, but like "Candyman (2021)", it's not scary at all. Furthermore, all of Peele's subsequent projects have not impressed me. Neither "Us" nor "Nope" were scary nor impressive in any other aspect. And is anyone even talking about Jordan Peele's "Twilight Zone?" If there is any director who is making cool and interesting horror films today, it's Ti West. Jordan Peele is very successful and I wish him continued success in his future endeavors, but I haven't been impressed by anything he's done, so far.
I feel the same way about Nia DaCosta, I wish her all the best, but she's done nothing in my opinion that is good. And when I look at her resume, I have to wonder if she was given too much too soon. Nia DaCosta had only directed two short films and one low-budget film "Little Woods" with Tessa Thompson and Lance Reddick before being given these big studio films like "Candyman" and now "The Marvels."
While I have no doubt DaCosta is talented, if I were in charge of Universal and Disney, I would be very hesitant to put someone who's not too far out of film school in charge of a major studio film. This seems to have been the same situation with Josh Trank a few years back when he was put in charge of the Fantastic Four reboot.
A young, up-and-coming talent like DaCosta should at first be given low to medium-budgeted films before being given something bigger. Sometimes, I wonder if Nia DaCosta is just a diversity hire so Hollywood can pat itself on the back and say "See, we're making progress." Still, I wish her all the best, just not a fan of her movies, so far.
This movie is not bad but it’s just….there. I forgot it existed actually.
Makes sense that Candyman, a movie about a bunch of racists murdering a man, would require a bunch of racists to remake it.