Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
The sequel to "Candyman" has the man with a hook
running rampant again.
SEX/NUDITY 5 - A man and a woman are briefly seen on a balcony kissing, a
man and a woman are seen kissing at a street corner: the man is in a G-string and the
woman is totally nude (we can see the sides of her breasts) and there is the suggestion of
sex.
VIOLENCE/GORE 8 - Sketches and paintings of Candyman's horrific death are
seen throughout the film (his hand was cut off and then he was stung to death by bees).
Two men fight in a bar. A man is killed by a hook to the abdomen and shown in a huge pool
of blood. Several more people are hooked to death with huge amounts of blood. A woman
dreams of another having her throat slit. A man is killed by being covered and stung by
bees. A woman is threatened several times.
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PROFANITY 6 - 8 F-words, a dozen scatological terms and a couple of milder
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
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