completely pointless and unnecessary sequel to the moderately successful 1992 horror film candyman and which be both co produce and loosely adapt from a semi popular short story by brit clive barker . the continue story get a drastic change in geography this time around a it be transfer from the bustle street and skyscraper of chicago and illinois to the muggy and bourbon soak south of new orleans and louisiana where the towering hook hand would be urban legend character of candyman decides to wreak havoc by slice and dice through the family of his unwitting and white great and great and granddaughter ( i believe it be ) who and much like the first film and make the lame brain mistake of repeat his name into a mirror five time on a dare . for the most part this film be pretty lousy a the acting be some of the bad i have see in a flick with a budget as large a this film be and the scare be also somewhat predictable as well a unoriginal however though and when i think about it now how psychotically creative ( for lack of a couple of good word ) could one really be with a hook anyway . not very i imagine and in particular the plot itself tend to confuse the audience a it have virtually no connection to the first ( which sequels really should have and though a number of them rarely do ) . apparently the screenwriter unwisely choose to base this one on a small section of dialog that be speak between character in the first film which most people myself include do not even bother to pay any real attention to at the time due mostly to the simple fact that it be just plain trivial and and not exactly pertinent to the plot . i be talk mainly here about the scene where a professor friend of virgina madsen character husband regale back to her in a smug and arrogant and know it all fashion over a big dinner at a fancy restaurant the origin of the candyman character or myth that claim he have sire a half white child with the daughter of a man who commission him to paint his daughter portrait a he be quite the artist and and a a result of this he be hunt down and basically butcher shortly thereafter by an angry racist mob lead by the woman enrage father . it be like i say a part of the first film that should really have be overlook in the first place and and certainly not make into an entire feature length film that wind up be both unintentionally laughable and pretty darn awful even by crappy horror sequel standard . overall and this flick doesn not exactly come highly recommend in my book unless you be a die hard fan of the first film and and or need a good hearty laugh to cheer you up which this film and if nothing else and be sure to provide . also what may be of some notice to a few audience member out there be that this flick be the first legitimate cinematic directorial debut by now respect director bill condon and who later go on to great success with a couple of somewhat controversial and and rightfully oscar nominate if you have actually see them and film entitle represent god and monster ( 1998 ) and and kinsey ( 2005 ) . ( turkey zero star ) .