In the world of film, there’s one term that can always drudge up a hefty set of groans and sighs. Remake. And there’s no genre more commonly remade than horror. Which is why the apparent “remake” of Candyman from 2021 was met with both curiosity and caution.
Initially planned as a TV special to air when “Saturday Night Live” was on hiatus but rejected by NBC for being too risque and vulgar, “Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video” created a minor brouhaha in 1979 when it was theatrically released. Viewed today, however, there is absolutely nothing edgy or provocative to be found in Michael O’Donoghue’s spoof of the classic shockumentary “Mondo Cane.” In fact, the film is downright tame and dull by contemporary standards.
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