Boba_Fett1138 Of course this by no means is a great movie but within its genre it still works out as something great and enjoyable to watch! Actually, when you start over-analyzing it, it's a poorly made movie but with this sort of movies you shouldn't read too much into stuff like that. They are made for entertainment and simple entertainment does this movie provide! It actually is one of the better exploitation movies out there to watch, which already makes this a must-see for the fans of the genre.I say it's an exploitation flick but for normal exploitation movie standards, this movie is quite tame. There is a minimal amount of violence and there is some nudity and rape but nothing too graphic or hard to watch. It's more an exploitation flick with the setup of its story and characters and just overall atmosphere and tone of the movie.It's hard to say why this movie works out so well really, since the story really isn't anything special or original and the movie can be quite random at times. I guess it simply works out as a good movie because it has a good flow to it and plenty of variety. It can be a slow movie at times but it never becomes a boring one. Maybe it also helps that the movie is being so simplistic with its story. It makes the movie pleasant to follow.With these sort of movies it very rarely matters that they are cheap looking ones, with bad picture and sound quality and some bad actors in it. All of this only adds to the charm and appeal of these sort of movies. And this movie is very appealing and easy to like as well. If you simply want some good, fast, simple entertainment, exploitation flicks often are the ones to go to and this movie is perfect for that as well!Strangely enough I also liked the fact that this movie featured no music in it. I don't know, it sort of made some of the sequences and moments in this movie stand out and made things ominous and more direct, like straight into your face, without any needless distractions to them.A really enjoyable movie within its sort!7/10 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

Coventry "The Candy Snatchers" perfectly embodies why so many fans of the horror & cult genre worship the 70's decade! This is a hard-boiled and intense film, with a shocking and totally unpredictable storyline, utterly deranged characters and it literally doesn't take the slightest notice of political correctness and/or human emotions. Director Guerdon Trueblood and scriptwriter Bryan Gindoff take us on a wild & trashy 70's ride, covering controversial topics such as child abuse, mental handicaps, rape of minors, live burial, Vietnam traumas and brutal murders committed by unusual characters! A trio of ruthless thugs develops a seemingly waterproof plan to get rich with diamonds very fast. By kidnapping the cute 16-year-old stepdaughter of a diamond trader and demanding a huge ransom, they rest assured of success. Unforeseen complications arise when it turns out that the father isn't in a hurry to rescue his stepdaughter at all. Even more so, Candy's 'unfortunate' death would result in a huge financial triumph for him, so he sure ain't likely to come up with any type of ransom at all. The other – if possible even more brilliant – main storyline centers on a young and autistic boy who witnessed Candy's brutal live burial in a muddy grave with only a small tube for oxygen. He desperately attempts to warn his abusive parents about what he knows, but they're too caught up in their own crazy world of greed and self-pity. Purely talking in terms of grindhouse cinema-sickness, "The Candy Snatchers" leans damn close towards perfection! The atmosphere is constantly gritty, the violence & sleaze is very explicit and literally every character that walks through the screen is demented! Even the ones that only appear briefly, like the company manager who laughs hysterically at the poor boy's mental condition or the nasty gun store seller who deliberately ignores the reason why the gangster trio so urgently needs a shotgun. Sensitive viewers and/or people with a weak stomach beware, as poor young Candy goes through a hellish ordeal and the ending surely isn't cheerful. Even technically speaking, this production is far superior in comparison with the majority of 70's genre outings. Although obviously low-budgeted, the cinematography and editing are quite professional and the musical guidance is appropriately unsettling. The acting is top-notch, with an extra special word of praise for the director's young son Christopher in his first and only appearance on the big screen. "The Candy Snatchers" has recently been re-discovered and released in a fancy edition. The DVD is an absolute must have for every fan of the genre.

EVOL666 THE CANDY SNATCHERS is a film that a lot of exploit fans have been buzzing about since it received a "proper" DVD release recently - and for good reason. This is definitely one of the better crafted films of the genre - with a very well thought out story-line, good acting, and just enough gritty sleaze (mostly towards the end of the film...) to place it firmly in the exploitation genre. Also a kick-ass ending really drives the whole production home...THE CANDY SNATCHERS starts with two men and a woman abducting a girl on her way home from school. Turns out that her father is the manager of a jewelry store, and the kidnappers want diamonds in exchange for his daughter. They hide the girl away (which is witnessed by a young mute boy...) and wait for her father to bring the diamonds to the drop-site...but...he never shows. Unsure of what to do next, the abductors decide to confront the father with "evidence" that they mean business - but not all is as it seems, as we find that Pops may have his own agenda that may just include the kidnapper's plans. As things start to spiral out of control - all of the major players become more desperate in their greed, leading up to the unexpected (and very cool) ending...THE CANDY SNATCHERS is a real gem of 70's exploit cinema. It is far more polished and well-done than some of the more "schlocky" entries - and this film could really have played as a mainstream crime film, if not for some of the "controversial" scenes and situations. Not all that shocking by today's standards as some would lead you to believe...but a very interesting and unique slice of 70's exploitation cinema history, and definitely a "must see" for fans of the genre. 8.5/10

missmonochrome Three down on their luck criminals kidnap little Candy, whom they believe is a diamond heiress, hoping to blackmail her father for a fortune in stones. Their "perfect" plan goes awry when they learn that the diamond dealer is her stepfather, whom doesn't care if Candy dies, as he'll get half of her hefty trust fund. While her kidnappers figure out what to do about this unexpected turn of events, poor Candy is left buried alive in the hills, with nothing but a shallow tube for air. The only witness to all of this is a mute little boy whom lives nearby with his abusive white trash parents. (Given that he audio quality on the subversive cinema DVD is pretty poor and it doesn't have subtitles enabled, having 1 character I didn't have to strain to hear was a bonus.)It's a smarter than average exploitation premise, and the first half of the film is full of the trashy goodness you'd expect from this type of cinema. Candy spends her screen time tied bondage style, writhing about in a Catholic school girl uniform, and the three kidnappers add campy charm to rather stock characters. Sexy Tiffany Bolling particularly stands out as Jessie, the bitchy ringleader, though the male leads are also pretty competent.Ben Piazza is also a bright spot, as Candy's utterly unfeeling stepfather.The revelation of the stepfathers true motivations is where "Snatchers" quickly becomes a mess, as the screen writer seems just as confused as his characters as to what to do next, and the second half of the film is a dull muck of poor attempts at exposing each member of the group's motivations, petty bickering, and a subplot giving us more information about Sean (the mute child, whom bears an uncanny resemblance to "Bob" in Fulci's "House By The Cemetery", and is just as incredibly annoying).After a few desperate attempts at trying to force the failed crime to work, two of the protagonists die in a ridiculous shoot out with Mr. Phillips (whom was awfully agile despite having an oddly bloodless bullet in his vital organs) and the resolving plot twist is left to annoying little Sean, who somehow finds a gun(where it came from, where he learned to be such a crack shot, or how he snuck it past his maniacal mother is never really explained) and exacts revenge for Candy, unwittingly trapping her to a slow death in the process. His sudden proficiency with a six shooter is further exercised when he kills his abusive mother and that ends what was easily the longest 94 minutes of my natural life.For all of the hype surrounding the "twist", I expected something as clever as the first half of the film, rather than something that is only surprising due to the sheer idiocy.3 stars, one for an initially promising premise, one for Piazza and Bolling, one for the "Money is the Root Of All Happiness" theme song (even though I want the 19.99 worth of happiness I spent on this DVD back)