Comments on: Um Hard Candy Anyone? Hardcandy?

By: Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes — Tue, 08 May 2018 12:33:43 +0000

Thanks for the shout out Larry. Yeah, I totally agree… this movie completely caught me off guard really in every way.

By: Larry Rafsky

Larry Rafsky — Mon, 07 May 2018 06:48:19 +0000

“Hard Candy” is certainly the best movie that no one has seen. Just last night I was telling a crowd at dinner it’s a must-see. As I have done many times before.

It does not seem dated in any way. But to make a pun, it is assuredly NOT a date movie.

Beyond the revenge plot, there are so many clever lines and scenes … cracking the floor safe, the “doctor only tells his golf buddies”, the great Sandra Oh cameo … I better stop now before a spoiler slips in.

I also caught it by (happy) accident, and it quickly took a place in my personal Top-10 list. This is not the Ellen Page of Juno or Inception. Hardly. What a range this gem has on screen.

Do not fail to watch this.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 02:50:53 +0000

Oh no,
I didn’t mean to imply that it condoned or encouraged devil-worship by any stretch. I was just saying that it impacted my personal enjoyment of the film. It’s like the difference between watching the movie Pacific Heights as a landlord and as a non-landlord. (Pacific Heights being a movie about tenants totally pwning a landlord in any and every way possible.) I watched it as a highschool kid and loved it. And then a couple years ago as a guy with tenants? It absolutely crawled under my skin and ate me alive. Right? Same exact movie, but two different experiences. That’s all.

Another thing I have to consider is that sometimes people beat me up about giving high ratings to movies that they themselves might not like. (This happens really often actually.) So when I recommend a movie, I guess I have to be a little bit careful about who is reading. I can caveat the heck out of every recommendation, but still people just hear me saying EVERYONE WATCH IT. IT IS PERFECT! Which is fairly unfortunate. But it is what it is.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 23:05:27 +0000

Interesting. I don’t think the movie was condoning devil-worshipping, though, do you? I think it was more a vehicle to explore loneliness and faith. And creep people out, of course.

By: Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:27:51 +0000

Ah. Interesting. I didn’t like the blatant satanism. Period. Just not a fan. I personally believe that that is a real thing. And don’t really dig playing in that space. Don’t get me wrong, I love dark horror. But worshiping satan in the boiler in the school’s basement? Nah. Not my dish.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:15:40 +0000

Devil’s Candy is great if you like horror, but since you didn’t dig The Blackcoat’s Daughter all that much (it seems), I’m not sure if you’ll be into it. It’s a little bit of a mind trip but gets real bloody at the end. I loved Hard Candy, too!

By: Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:33:40 +0000

In reply to Happy Pancake. I dig general agreement pancake. Hope this finds you doing well. Haven’t seen you in a bit!

By: Happy Pancake

Happy Pancake — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 01:47:12 +0000

Hard Candy was an unexpected treat for me, too, some years ago on late night cable. No other comments. Just general agreement. :)