KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Scott LeBrun The sole theatrical directing credit for veteran writer Guerdon Trueblood ('Adam-12', 'The Streets of San Francisco', "The Last Hard Men", "Jaws 3-D"), "The Candy Snatchers" is compelling storytelling every step of the way, with a rich variety of characters who may be utterly flawed but are nonetheless an interesting bunch. It may be tough for some people to see certain individuals subjected to a fair bit of abuse, but give Trueblood credit: he handles everything in a respectable matter of fact way, and ties everything up at the end in a memorable fashion.The Candy of the title is played by Susan Sennet ("Big Bad Mama"), an attractive teenager who has the bad habit of hitching rides with people. That makes it easy for kidnappers Jessie (luscious Playboy Playmate Tiffany Bolling ("Kingdom of the Spiders")), Alan (Brad David ("The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse")), and Eddy (Vincent Martorano) to get a hold of her. They intend to obtain a ransom of diamonds from her jeweler father Avery (Ben Piazza), only to eventually find out that they haven't done enough homework and that Avery might not want the girl back.Written and produced by Bryan Gindoff, this effectively lurid tale has more than its share of twists and turns, and it really keeps the viewer hooked from scene to scene. There's a real sleazy feel to the proceedings, and Alan turns out to be a pretty big creep. Bolling sinks her teeth into the juicy role of the ringleader, a woman who likes giving orders but does have her vulnerabilities. Eddy is far and away the most conscientious of the trio, even making a connection with the victimized Candy. Sennet is completely appealing and easy to sympathize with. Equally endearing is Christopher Trueblood, son of the director, an adorable blonde moppet with autism and monstrous, ignorant parents. This subplot with Christophers' character Sean is hard to watch, but worth sticking with. Certainly the subject of autism wasn't that well known or looked into at this point in time 40 years ago, so Gindoff and Trueblood Sr. were ahead of the curve there.Fine location shooting, an irresistible score and theme song ("Money is the Root to All Happiness"), and a fun small part for James Whitworth, a few years away from his role as Papa Jupiter in Wes Cravens' "The Hills Have Eyes", all add to the enjoyment. This is a film whose grim premise and well developed characters help to make it one of the best trash films of its decade. One thing's for sure: the viewer isn't likely to forget the ending any time soon.Nine out of 10.

preppy-3 16 year old Candy Philips (played by 21 year old Susan Sennett) is kidnapped by a group of psychos--Jessie (Tiffany Bolling), REAL sick Alan (Brad David) and Eddy (Vincent Martorano). They contact her father and demand jewels in return for her...but her dad won't do it. Things unravel completely from there. There's also a subplot about an autistic child being verbally and physically abused by his mom.This is clearly not for everybody. it was a complete ripoff of "Last House on the Left" but it's much better than that film. "Last" was sick, disgusting and badly made. "Candy" is sick but not as vicious or cruel as "Last". Also it's MUCH better made. It has a good script with many twists and turns, all the acting is good (especially by Bolling and Martorano) and the last 10 minutes or so go barreling out of control. This is unique in there's not one likable character in it...even Candy got on my nerves! It's disturbing and sometimes brutal but a very good grindhouse film. I give it a 7.

grimsbybkk What an oddball mixture we have here. The plot concerns 3 inept but vicious thugs including a very attractive blonde who kidnap a teenage schoolgirl in order collect a half a million bucks from her father as with all of these schemes things just don't go to plan, stupidity and mayhem follow. This movie has a look and feel of a 70s made for TV thriller punctured with scenes of violence and comic relief straight from the grind house " how to make a movie guidebook " The characters are all as amoral as you can get with the exception of Candy and a little mute boy!!! The pace of the movie moves a little too slow in parts particularly in the middle section but picks momentum big time during the almost " jaw dropping " conclusion. In fact the conclusion is what has set this movie apart ( I think ) from many other similar but easily forgettable movies from the period. It shows several shocking, intelligent and believable plot twists, with the last being the most shocking of all. This movie isn't as visceral as Last House on the Left or as controversial as Fight for Your Life but has more than a good deal of intelligence and directorial talent than most of the 70s offerings, So check it out. And with the recent Subversive DVD release of this not quite a classic but... It is no more one of those " lost gems "

PeteStud If you are a fan of sleazy 70s American Drive in Exploitive fare like me..and I'm not talking by numbers trash like Friedman's TRADER HORNEE or WHAM BAM SPACEMAN or PLEASE Don't EAT MY MOTHER either. I'm talking high grade like BLOOD AND LACE, THE TODD KILLINGS, WHEN YOU COMING BACK RED RYDER,POOR WHITE TRASH II, FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, WHITE DOG, LEMORA, SWITCHBLADE SISTERS and THE BABY. If you like 'em mean and bleak this underrated and highly disturbing flick is for you. In my opinion this surpasses the excellent but slightly disappointing LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT by miles in sheer queasiness. Powerful evil men and strong woman characters raise this well above the average b grade clunker. Make no mistake there are real messages to be found in this film about violence that predates even a CLOCKWORK ORANGE. I thoroughly recommend it and this DVD release by Subversive (thank you!!!) is absolutely lovingly brilliant. There is a awesome featurette with in depth, decent questions being answered both by Susan Senet and Tiffany Bolling who are both striking even today. I urge all horror enthusiasts to give this angry violent film a whirl. You may not love it as much as I do but you will have to admit it is way better than average in a genre that is full of clueless try hard crap. I give it 10/10.