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The Crow [1994]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5017239190339
Label : Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer : Entertainment in Video
Publisher : Entertainment in Video
Release date : 1999-09-27
Title : The Crow [1994]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 18 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1994-06-10
Region code : 2
Running time : 101
Studio : Entertainment in Video
Theatrical releaseDate : 1994-05-11
Number of discs : 1

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
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 film 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

Customer reviews

review by: almighty date: 2008-07-13 rating:

THE WORK OF A TRUE GENIUS
"The Crow" is excellent in so many ways. First, Brandon Lee is unique, torn between grief and eagerness to avenge his and Shelley's death, the directing is outstanding and far above the standard of this genre, the visuals are a blast. In fact the entire cast - even the smaller roles - were excellently cast. There is nothing bad I can say about this movie. A MUST SEE!

review by: date: 2008-07-10 rating:

A correctiom
there isn t turkish language or subtitle option on the disks.But the film is great

review by: date: 2008-06-05 rating:

mindblowing...
I am not a particular fan of films slavishly adapted from graphic novels or comic books, because they are usually superfluous and artificial: CGI-based, one-dimensional, all climax, no build-up and no sense of shape. Mostly, they're stupid tales of good versus evil, and it would be utterly unrealistic to expect the story or script to be profound; characterization and acting to be strong. BUT, "The Crow" is an exception, strangely appealing and being one of the rarest remarkable adaptations put on a film.

"The Crow" is a gothic urban fantasy, telling the tale of man's two most unsatiable albeit the most self-destructive elements: the capacity for love and appetite for vengeance... Enormously simplistic and, perhaps for that reason enormously effective, it has a way of sucking you in almost right from the start. Thanks to the power of arresting visuals and Brandon Lee's out-of-the-world performance, "The Crow" liberates your soul, takes it and gives it a full-winged flight to its gloomy and grungy universe. The entire movie was filmed at night in the pouring rain. The soundtrack is filled with heavy electro-guitar riffs making a perfect combo with the impressive cityscapes which are decaying & crumbling. Wildly brutal and out of reality as its protagonist Eric Craven and that's cool...

On the downside, as I said, like most comic-book adaptations the plot is plain and predictable. Yeah, villains come across like cardboard cutouts. Some scenes feel largely extraneous, not contributing very much to the storyline. But, "The Crow" is definitely an offbeat experience and the triumph of LOVE, even after the life. (3.8/5.0)

review by: date: 2008-04-16 rating:

My Three-Step Guide to "The Crow"
Step One: Read the trade paperback collection of the original "Crow" comics. It's currently out of print, but if you dig deep enough, you can still find it. This will accentuate your understanding of Eric Draven's tragic story.

Step Two: Watch this film. Allow yourself to fully absorb Brandon Lee's final, heart-wrenching performance as the living personification of pain...a man who is haunted by his memories of the rape and murder of the woman he loved. He is driven to avenge her at any cost, and is guided by a spectral crow from the land of the dead to each of his victims. Every word Eric Draven speaks, every step he takes, every gesture, is strained with the pain of a man who's lost everything. Lee's performance is powerful and poignant. He makes us feel Eric's pain. The atmosphere of the film...unrelentingly dark, gritty, and rainy...is equally strong. The film version of "The Crow" is a film masterpiece...perhaps it could have been better if the storyline had coincided more closely with the exact events in the comics, but as it stands, it is still brilliant.

Step Three: Abandon the series. No other "Crow" movie is worth watching. Those other films ruin the legacy of the original comic books and diminish the power of the first film. None lives up to the spirit of the "Crow" storyline, and none comes close to rivaling the original in terms of style, performances, direction, cinematography, or anything else. Give up on the series after the first film...the others aren't worth the bother.

review by: date: 2008-03-30 rating:

Beautiful Gothic Revenge Tale
The Crow is infamous for the tragic accidental death of star Brandon Lee who was killed on set by a stray piece of bullet casing during a scene where his character Eric Draven, is shot. The producers were able to use previously recorded footage of Lee to piece together the last part of the film. The result is a beautifully shot, gothic fantasy, where a murdered rock star returns from the dead, guided by a wise crow to take revenge on the gang that caused his death and that of his fiancee. The story is all the more tragic for Lee's off screen passing.

A standard revenge premise is given a real sense of tragedy and gloom by the fantastic visuals. The gothic buildings and dark rain-swept streets create a sense of enormous foreboding and Lee's performance is one of unequivocal love for his lost soulmate. There are outstanding action scenes and good supporting performances in this modern day gothic fairy tale.

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