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It's Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he's resurrected to seek revenge against those t... Read allIt's Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he's resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.It's Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he's resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.
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You could rub this film with 40-grit sandpaper and it's still a flaccid, trite and underwhelming piece of crap.
Independent films don't get a hall pass JUST for being low budget; indie horror should BLEED the passion of the filmmaker.
The score was decent but inordinately disjointed from the scenes it paralleled...
Horror Convention Celebs couldn't save this snoozefest...
Blah blah blah, I could go on and on but that would take time away from watching truly great horror films, to which "Candy Corn" is the antithesis of.
Independent films don't get a hall pass JUST for being low budget; indie horror should BLEED the passion of the filmmaker.
The score was decent but inordinately disjointed from the scenes it paralleled...
Horror Convention Celebs couldn't save this snoozefest...
Blah blah blah, I could go on and on but that would take time away from watching truly great horror films, to which "Candy Corn" is the antithesis of.
The good: Makeup
The bad: Just about everything else. Poor casting (non-actors who are too old for the behavior depicted); poor script (even if the actors could deliver a line, these are too cheesy), poor pacing (there were times when I had to fight sleep; the single note piano lines of the score didn't help), poor screenplay (illogical, pointless behavior and lots of it.)
The bad: Just about everything else. Poor casting (non-actors who are too old for the behavior depicted); poor script (even if the actors could deliver a line, these are too cheesy), poor pacing (there were times when I had to fight sleep; the single note piano lines of the score didn't help), poor screenplay (illogical, pointless behavior and lots of it.)
Pancho Moler as Dr.Death and certain kills and Jacobs costume and mask...stale acting and scores.
Constructive Criticism is a virtue.
Constructive Criticism is a virtue.
This film is horrendous from the start... very unoriginal story of bullies & revenge that we've seen a million times. The acting seems lifeless & comical most of the time and almost felt like a student film project poorly shot . Shirley the waitress has the two most exciting things and that doesn't say a lot ... we'll I should have expected this as who like Candy Corn anyway!!! The kills are extremely predictable and only the blood is a positive in this film. Don't waste any money on this film as you will be disappointed.
I was lucky enough not to get caught up in the unwarranted crowd funding hype so I was neither excited or turned off by this one
The good. The mask looks great, courtney gains does a good job, and the carnival setting looks cool.
The bad. Terrible fx and an inexcusable CGI blood effect. Underused Tony Todd and PJ soles. Terrible action, amateur editing and sound mistakes, and a completely wooden supporting cast.
That being said, I am interested to see what the director does next. He had some great core ideas and I think he has the stuff to make a good movie, it just wasn't this one.
The good. The mask looks great, courtney gains does a good job, and the carnival setting looks cool.
The bad. Terrible fx and an inexcusable CGI blood effect. Underused Tony Todd and PJ soles. Terrible action, amateur editing and sound mistakes, and a completely wooden supporting cast.
That being said, I am interested to see what the director does next. He had some great core ideas and I think he has the stuff to make a good movie, it just wasn't this one.
Did you know
- TriviaCourtney Gains, Tony Todd, and PJ Soles were all cast to add "horror name recognition" to the film. Courtney Gains is best known for portraying Malachi in Children of the Corn (1984), Tony Todd's best known horror role was as the titular character in Candyman (1992) , and PJ Soles gained her horror cred as Lynda in Halloween (1978) and as Norma in Carrie (1976).
- GoofsDr Death's stage makeup changes from leaving his caravan to appearing on stage. He sets out looking like the end has burst open, but starts his act with something more like a kitten nose.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Phantom Creeps (1939)
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- Josh Hasty's Candy Corn
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- Blanchester, Ohio, USA(on location)
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- 1h 25m(85 min)
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- 2.39:1
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