DVD : The Crow
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786304765234
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6304765231
Label: Miramax/Dimension Films
Manufacturer: Miramax/Dimension Films
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax/Dimension Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 04, 1998
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 61223
Studio: Miramax/Dimension Films
Theatrical Release Date: May 11, 1994
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The Crow set the standard for dark and violent comic-book movies (like Spawn or director Alex Proyas's superior follow-up, Dark City), but it will forever be remembered as the film during which star Brandon Lee (son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee) was accidentally killed on the set by a loaded gun. The filmmakers were able to digitally sample what they'd captured of Lee's performance and piece together enough footage to make the movie releasable. Indeed, it is probably more fascinating for that post-production story than for the tale on the screen. The Crow is appropriately cloaked in ominous expressionistic shadows, oozing urban dread and occult menace from every dank concrete crack, but it really adds up to a simple and perfunctory tale of ritual revenge. Guided by a portentous crow (standing in for Poe's raven), Lee plays a deceased rock musician who returns from the grave to systematically torture and kill the outlandishly violent gang of hoodlums who murdered him and his fiancée the year before. The film is worth watching for its compelling visuals and genuinely nightmarish, otherworldly ambience. --Jim Emerson
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Tragedy was thick with the production of this film. Not only did a relative of star Ernie Hudson's die during production, we also lost a great actor and indeed a great person on the set with Brandon Lee, who died of a malfunction during a scene in which he gets shot. Ironic and tragic, Brandon Lee left us with a fantastic swansong, and a bitter taste of what would have come had he not tragically met fate during shooting.
As sad as that is, we are blessed with a beautiful, moody film that can only be described as a true gothic offering. James O'Barr's simple, yet completely captivating, comic set the grounds for what can easily be described as one of the best comic book movies to ever grace the cinematic world.
Eric Draven, along with his fiancee, Shelly, are brutally murdered by a gang of vicious thugs the night before their wedding- October 31st. Exactly one year later, Eric is brought back from the dead to avenge their deaths, and in his quest for vengeance, clean up the streets of the city in which they lived.
Alex Proyas shot a film that easily defined his career. There's an abundance of moody, gothic atmosphere that has the classic feel of an Edgar Allen Poe world. Indeed, the film matches up to the very definition of Gothic, both in terms of the set pieces and the overall look of the film. Everything seems so saturated, with greys and blacks being the primary colors, but we also get to be treated to a tone of orange and reds throughout ... Read More
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This is such a great movie. It has the look of Batman and Batman Returns, and has the feel of all the gothic literature/films that have been seen. Brandon Lee's (sadly) final performance is a treat: he is the one and only "Eric Draven", and all the others are just copycats of him. Pacing and direction of this film is compelling, while the wicked art direction stands out. Action sequences are a must-see, and the script is purely well-written. ***** out of *****.
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This is one of my all time favorite DVD's and I was so fortunate to find it available on Amazon at an amazing price. It is now safely in my collection where I will watch it over and over again.
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This was a really good movie. As always, the product from Amazon was excellent
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There was the Crow comic book, and there is this movie.
the orignal comic and this movie are by far the best versions of The Crow.
after this movie were several movie and comic sequils, a tv series that remade the story, and a comic series that did the same thing.
NONE of these were in any way interesting.
this IS the BEST version of the Crow. just as the orignal comic is the best of the comics.
the rest is garbage.
there have been other actors cast in the roll and one even playing the same charture of Eric Draven.
frankly I think that is a diservice to the memory of Brandon Lee
to recast his role and have someone else do it.
lee is the ONLY actor who does it well.
and it is not only lee who plays his part so well.
there is
Michael Wincott
who is excelent as the villen, Top Doller, he steals all his sceans.
the fact is becaus of lee's tragic death, on the set of this very movie, some sceans were shot with a stunt double.
and yet Lee is still very much a large part in the movie with several sceans.
this movie is about the dead coming back to life.
and that is very much punchuated by having Lee brought back to life in this movie.
so this movie is the only one that is need for a collention.
the rest are not worth the price of admission.
the story is of Eric Draven who is killed along ... Read More
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starring: Brandon Lee, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Ling Bai
directed by: Alex Proyas
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786304765234
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6304765231
Label: Miramax/Dimension Films
Manufacturer: Miramax/Dimension Films
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax/Dimension Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 04, 1998
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 61223
Studio: Miramax/Dimension Films
Theatrical Release Date: May 11, 1994
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