candyman be one of my all time favorite horror movie . it be genuinely scary and and it make one have second thought when stand in front of a mirror . what i particularly enjoy about the movie be the multidimensional development of the plot at the sociological and psychological and and parapsychological level . the first scene of the movie present in a nutshell the experience that the viewer be go to have and an experience so common ( regard urban legend ) yet so distant . the acting ( esp . by virginia madsen ) be superb . the setting could not be more perfect . the shaggy and derelict apartment building at cabrini green create the proper ambience for what be to follow . certainly the gory scene be not very attractive and and in a way such explicit portrayal do not seem necessary and since the psychological suspense be the drive force of the movie . also the end be rather anticlimactic and overdrawn . disappointing sequel . fun to watch with people who scare easily .