The Crow reviews are out and the critics are not happy. While Madame Web and Borderlands looked to have the title of worst movie of 2024 wrapped up already. The crow decided that it wanted a shot at the big title itself. A remake of a cult classic that was never particularly successful itself, this movie went through development hell, and it shows. Even descriptions of the movie don't make it sound even remotely tempting. Slow, boring romance combined with rare action sequences, if anything the trailer makes it seem like misleading marketing at best. The most entertaining part of this movie, definitely seems to be the reviews. But what did you think of what you saw? Let me know your thoughts down below and as always, thanks for watching :)
The Crow is a beautiful and tragic piece of art. The original graphic novel is literally the author's therapy of getting over a dead loved one. The Crow is immortal, and allowed to get revenge on those who wrong him but in becoming an immortal... he's frozen in his state of grief. Though he smiles, laughs and makes jokes at his victims his eyes are always crying. He can't hurt his victims a fraction of what they hurt him and he quickly gives up trying. He doesn't need them to understand, he talks AT his victims before finally killing them... eventually seeing the act of killing them as a chore he has to get through so he can finally be allowed to die and possibly see his beloved again....
Absolutely right. The graphic novel was a truly gritty, tragic tale of a revenant that was sent back from death to remove an evil that had gone too far. I never looked into the artist, but I remember wondering if the idea was that God sent him to eliminate a supernatural threat or the Devil out of spite toward someone getting away with something he couldn't. The important thing there was that I _thought_ about it. Spidey will always be my fave, but he never made me think like that. It's weird to think about it now, but that was the actual animated story that turned me on to all kinds of animated stuff, instead of just my Spidey comics. I was alternately horrifically sad, mindlessly enraged and relieved to reach the end. I was impacted in a way I hadn't experienced even in the original Isaac Asimov stories and the DragonLance saga that were my foundation. Which ultimately led me to Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and other epic animations of various types that I enjoy to this day. And then they made this. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Ik you mention you haven't seen the original crow movie, but may I please make an earnest suggestion to watch it. It is really good... Deep.... Scary... And beautiful
The classic line from the film: "It can't rain all the time". That's something that James O'Barr's fiance used to say to him before, well, you know the story...
They followed the novel somewhat closer but race swapped Shelly and made her unattractive. The lead doesn't feel like Eric from the comic or the Eric Brandon Lee played He's not a lithe almost dancer type in body and movement more a personality less lunatic. They also should have added the Skull Cowboy from the novel It was cut from Lee's movie b/c he was killed before they could finish all the scenes but have no reason to cut him here. He's Erics guide to the afterlife and revenge. Part tormenter part guardian angel Just bad choices all around. One thing though 2024 CROW has a great soundtrack
I agree the first one is superior to the others, I've watched ALL the others and they are just ghastly! however I will admit this one looks better than those sequels. Do I think it's worth the watch though? Absolutely not! Lol it's cringe
Yeah you guys do realize the only reason why the original Crow became a cult favorite is the fact A. Bruce Lees son being the actor and B. He died shortly after. Also the fact this period going all goth was the trend. Has nothing to do the original being good. That’s just a cope and denialism at best
The original: Eric and Shelley are genuinely good people - a light in the darkness, if you will. They were engaged, soon to be married, and were murdered to clear out an apartment complex. 2024 Crow: Eric and Shelley are drug-addicts who meet-cute at a rehab centre… Tragic, good people > trashy drug addicts.
@@englishatheart It’s an actual scriptwriting term. It’s actually called a meet-cute in screenwriting. Do you want us to just make up a new, fake word simply because you don’t like the industry terminology?
Honestly what they did with Shelley is unforgivable. She’s based on the original creator’s very real fiancée, who was his sole beacon and source of happiness before she got senselessly killed, which inspired this whole story to begin with. The fact they turned what was a beautiful and caring person into a reckless junkie is sickening.
@@haileelopez1938Don't forget, there are no villains, just misunderstood people let down by society, etc etc...of course they would romanticise drug use...and it's an insult to people who battle with addiction, there's nothing nice about it
@kateris1976 i understand what you're saying and totally agree. It would've been better that this is how they met in the past, and they stayed together and then down the line over time the real bad guys come for them. The whole three days just isn't it. It's not the junkie and drug thing that makes me think this movie is bad. it's just.....bad.
@@haileelopez1938 Yeah there could have been a beautiful story about two broken people finding eachother in their junkie phase, getting better and then the tragedy strikes after they get clean and start setting up their own lives. Then they get killed, time skip, resurrect.
The reason why the original movie was loved was because you wanted to see Eric get his revenge against the guys that killed him & raped his fiancé. While he was practically invincible, a weakness was discovered that was vital to the end fight. The sequels couldn't live up the first one, and there's no reason to try a reboot. They'd be better off re-releasing the original in theaters.
The weakness was added in the movie to create cheap drama. The story is indeed about the inevitability of justice. The Crow doesn't have a narrative arc, just flashbacks.
I personally loved how the original didn't even show much of his girlfriend, because the love he had as the main character was enough, this motivation alone let you know enough and relate to it. The new one went "if we show more it will be more powerful" just to fail at showing a good relationship in the first place. The original hits so many emotional moments, but still keeps the main character as a tragic anti-hero that is still a good guy (as you said), the new one is just a whiny little brat who doesn't even look like a good person. Audiences don't really want to connect to a person they don't perceive as a good guy, someone who is doing the right (or at least relateable!) thing, even if it is questionable.
Can they stop remaking good movies? They are not good at making movies so by remaking good movies they just make them bad. The crow was the right movie at the right time with the right cast. And Brandon Lee died giving us that movie. There is no topping it. So there is no reason in trying to remake it.
The idea in Hollywood is once something is old people have either forgotten it or new kids won't watch the original and so its the perfect opportunity to remake it. Such bs. The original movies still exists. Forget the recent 80s wave, even young fans have made it clear they like the original Star Wars trilogy more than any modern crap. Creativity isn't dead. The idiots in charge abandoned it in 2015 when they decided they did not want a certain someone in a house that is white. And they hate going to church but love preaching, and all entertainment is a platform to preach.
Hollywood is lost in new ideas. So now they remake movies for the more modern people who only watch movies based on the experience of the movie and if they can dress up. Actors/Actress are not picked based on talent their picked based on race and gender.
I agree, while a hard life has made the original rather unwatchable for me: It was a great film when I could watch it. No reason for a remake. Also… Really, really dark movie… really dark. Didn’t need a remake as it was Brandon Lee’ epitaph imho.
They made Eric Draven and Shelly into a meth head in this turd of a movie. Did they not see the original movie? Eric spent a number of scenes in the movie trying to make Sgt. Albrecht quit smoking and in one scene in the movie when he was with Sarah’s mom, he literally drained the heroine out of her arms making her sober!
Morphine but yea... The Original her dying wish was for him to look after the kid. She knew what was about to happen and her last thought was towards a kid who also knew what was happening. I don't think someone high af would have such concerns...
What made original The Crow powerful was that we never actually see Shelly. The only moments we learn about her was from scenes that represent Eric's (shattered) memories and only time we actually do see Shelly is actually how Eric sees her. That's what made it so powerful, because it immediately put you in his mindset. You are watching their tragedy (and injustice done to them) through the eyes of Eric, quite literally. Kinda feel bad for Bill Skarsgård, I think he has potential to become iconic character actor, but he should stay away from projects like this. I get why he wanted to do it, it's iconic role, but you know, Hollywood peek creativity nowadays is calling spaceship "the vessel".
He already played the role the same; but it was named Roman Godfrey in Hemlock Grove... "Eric" here is just Roman with a heroin addiction... He can be/is a great actor, but whoever advised him to take this one is a bad, bad agent!!
It was woke, they gave too much attention to the woman and they race swapped her. Shelly was a white blonde woman not a bald headed black woman. Imagine the outrage if we start race swapping black female characters to white.
The fact that they had Eric and Shelley meet-cute in the movie shows they don't get it. In the original The Crow, Eric and Shelley are already engaged. We're brought into their lives as a couple so they're immediately intriquing. No drawn out love story
I have never heard the term "meet-cute" before. But yesterday I watched "Borderlands movie Pitch Meeting" and the video creator explained what a meet-cute was. And now I see it again. Baader-Meinhoff I guess
B..b...but you have to have an origin story, always. Even if it wastes 50 minutes of the trash movie to begin with. Same in Alien Romulus. The first 30 minutes was complete garbage origin filler. Not to mention the entire movie makes no sense. And to everyone's surprise, the autistic black Android/Robot. Is the best portrayed and played character in the movie. Its insane. Autism has defeated this movie....
The original Crow movie is Brandon Lee's epitaph. It should be respected as such. That is why all attempts to cash in on it continue to fail so miserably.
Oh please. The original was just as shitty and the fact it mostly derailed most parts from the comics. There’s only 1 reason why it became a cult favorite. Brandon Lee and his death. That’s it. Nothing to do with the actual show
The movie was not goth, not even The Cure wants to be called goth. It was pop culture in the cultural golden age of the 90, the soundtrack in fact goes from heavy metal to electronic music.
@@ringofkaren I would consider the soundtrack to be more Industrial rather than electronic. Industrial music for a long time was mistaken for being a Goth music genre, but Goth and Industrial are close enough. Even if the movie or The Cure are not considered Goth to some people, they did in fact influence the Goth subculture a lot. In my opinion, I don't care what people say, The Crow and The Cure are Goth af, saying this as a Goth
@@palemoon7865the crows not goth and the cure is pop. I don’t think you know what goth is , but that’s fine most people who call themselves goth don’t. 😂
@@Sean-ms8hx Idk, but The Cure is pretty Goth, especially during the Pornography album, their genre of music is not only pop. What is your idea of Goth band like? Which bands you consider Goth?
The true love that transcends death was… Two drug addicts hook up while high for maybe a weekend. What a truly epic story of true love if, I would definitely consider this to be an epic transcendent love story of love and grief and justice and revenge if I ever got brain damaged and had a boring nightmare.
I still want to kick someone over their portrayal of Eric and Shelley. They were two good people in a broken world, not two broken people in a relatively normal looking world. It feels like an insult to the original.
Brandon Lee was going to be a star. Watch the scene when he says, "I thought I'd just use your front door." The sound of resignation in his voice. Like a man simply longing for a time when he was normal. When life was normal. When he wasn't what he is now. It's such a simple line, but his delivery is so real. I get choked up every time I watch it.
The thing about The Crow, if you haven't seen it, is that the resurrected can be killed if you remove his tether between life and death. Its even a major story beat that makes the ending that much better.
@Acesahn its like writers dont know what to do with it. Ill say 2, despite being trash, at least added an interesting twist to the lore and then in 3 they decided that theyd shit the bed worse and light it on fire.
@@thegreatpisquaddle2720City of Angels wasn’t total trash. It was pretty okay. Not as good as the first, but a respectable action movie. Dig the motorcycle scene where he’s driving on the rooftops. All the movies and such after that were atrocious.
@@Thor-Orion the series "The Crow: Starway to Heaven", with Mark Dacascos, was a good show. Specially because he is an accomplished martial artist, a good actor and the whole cast was, at the worst, decent, some were actually very good. The expand the lore a lot, and even bring Shelley into the mix, because she was waiting for Eric to cross to the afterlife, while he was locked on this side because of so many things, that they explore during the show.
The original movie, for all of its flaws, still held to the tenants of good story telling. Yes the protagonist was well nigh invincible, but the threat never came from his enemies (at least not until the very end), it came from trying to retain his sanity, rediscovering his past (and purpose), and not becoming a complete monster during his pursuit of justice. And, he does become a monster. It's not until he saves the mother for the sake of the child that he starts to realize how his powers have turned him into something he would've once despised. During the first 2 acts, the real existential threat wasn't the fragility of the body, but of the mind. In the third act, when the Crow finally comes to his senses, the primary villain discovers his Achilles heel, at which point the conflict becomes more straightforward (and pretty intense/satisfying, really).
The crow isn’t immortal: his soul is attached to the crow that follows him. He’s immortal unless something happens to the crow. It’s the equal of kryptonite to Superman. That said I know nothing of the remake; I have no use for it. The original + O’Barr’s graphic novel is all you need. Saw this in the theater when I was 16 in 1994.
I'd read the original graphic novel, the black and white one. It's... beautiful. The OG Crow is grief and depression personified. He CAN'T hurt his targets, the men who killed him and violated and killed his loved one as much as they hurt him... he knows this. He's not interested in them suffering or them apologizing he talks AT them for his own satisfaction, to work out his own pain and grievances before putting them down like dogs, like names on a chore list he needs to cross off. The depression at the heart of his character really makes him stand out from the movie and later comics of his character.
Like 'Big Trouble in Little China', or 'Demolition Man', there are simply some movies that DO NOT NEED TO BE REMADE. The Crow was one of them. RIP Bandon Lee.
Demolition Man would be kinda impossible to them to remake, the evil that ends up ressurecting and empowering Simon Fenix IS the MODERN AUDIENCE. Really, just watch it: the police is a bunch of wet farts, too emotionally fragile to even take into consideration the need for self defence; the evil dr is basically the male version of KKKenedy; all the male characters are utterly useless, except for the sewer guys and Stallone...
In the original The Crow movie, the character was killed while trying to protect his girlfriend/wife. But he was saved by an agent of Death in the form of a crow. While The Crow himself is immortal due to the fact that he is just straight up dead, if his crow (bird) guide and companion is killed, he becomes mortal again and can be killed any way a living person can be.
From what I heard the original novel is even more poetic. The Crow is also invincible, the reason Eric becomes mortal is because he becomes attached to Sarah and starts defending her. As the Crow is strictly an avenger, not a guardian, Eric loses the protection because he was no longer following the mission. This doesn't have bearing on the movie but I wanted to mention it since it says a lot about the tragic nature of the OC.
Disparu, if you watch Pop Culture Crisis’ review of The Crow, Brett does a great job of describing how the original film is far superior. He really knows the film, and gets the poignance of the actual love story that triggers Eric to come back. They were a decent couple in a horrible world, looking out for a child of an addict mum, and they’re murdered on the eve of their wedding. Entirely different premise from this remake.
Every person who greenlit this project should be exiled from Hollywood. “Remake the Crow and dedicate 2/3 of the film to a junkie romance and then throw in some action at the end and make sure none of it resembles the source material either” There was a less than 2% chance that this film would succeed. It was a foolish investment.
The thing is, The Crow was released at a specific point in time that the prevailing culture made it such a success , also the uncanny portrayal by Brandon Lee of the titular character . That point in time and culture has long since passed ,and the remake making it obvious it was being remade "for modern audiences " meant it was DOA from the get go.
"And with the right kind of eyes, you could almost see the high water mark, that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back." ~Hunter S. Thompson (Paraphrased)
Just like Matrix or Fight Club, it embodies the golden age of the nineties. Disparu is a child, he can't even understand this. They weren't even made by the directors, but by the culture that surrounded them. Current culture is trash, so, even if you follow the same procedure you end up with trash like Matrix 4 talking about social media.
Modern day Crow would be something like a young feminist is on her way to a abortion clinic when out of nowhere a Orange politician pops out closes the clinic and forces her to carry it to term. We then follow her on her satanic mission to rescue all future mothers from the agony of motherhood. All throughout the movie she's haunted and traumatized over and over by babies crying. Difference between movies made back then and now the past you can watch anytime and gain something of value... Stuff made today just nightmares can be gained.
I think the original was so beloved because of the time it came out, and because of the comic, which was so different. Also the tragic backstory of the author and the lead. Remaking movies like this one is pointless.
Multiple people did career defining performances in The Crow OTHER than the standout brilliance of Brandon Lee. Mchael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Laurence Mason, Anna Thomson, Michael Massee, Ernie Hudson, Angel David, Marco Rodriguez, Bai Ling, and Jon Polito's performances cannot be understated. Every member of the cast was AMAZING and PERFECT. The film was an ensemble cast with a lot of great actors just destroying their delivery and characterization of their roles. They were upstaged by Brandon, but Brandon was playing on a whole different level throughout the production. And that's just in front of the camera. Alex Proyas and Dariusz Wolski gave The Crow all the correct imagery, framing, cinematography, pacing, and scripting, not to mention the iconic music both in score and in soundtrack provided by Graeme Revell. The film's soundtrack is one of the best ever devised. You are not going to simply and successfully reboot a film that had this many brilliant elements all working together perfectly. This is like being asked to remake the Mona Lisa or Starry Night, moreover asked to do so as a committee. It was ALWAYS pointless to even try, It's even more idiotic that they tried to make it play for Modern Audiences (TM). They would have been far better off to remake something that was garbage or simply to create something new from scratch.
Rupert Sanders? The very same guy who destroyed his marriage for Kristen Stewart? The dude who ruined Ghost In The Shell. No, thanks; i'll pass. Jason Momoa definitely dodged a bullet.
The only way I know that name is Snow White and Stewart's affair with 'the director' at the height of the noise over her and Pattinson. I didn't realise he'd also ruined GITS. Who keeps giving him work?
As beloved as the original was, and still is, combined with the tragedy of Brandon Lee's death, I don't see how anyone could have made a decent remake or why anyone wanted to try. Why can't people remake bad movies instead of good ones?? I mean, the original had its cheesy, predictable points; it wasn't high arthouse cinema. But it had _heart._ It had depth and meaning. That's everything. It wasn't pandering or catering to a target audience. It reached everyone because it was sincere. Anything to come after it, including the prior three sequels, are merely a cash grab. Edit: I never knew that it was a comic first. Reading the inspiration behind the story is extremely poignant.
The thing that makes his immortality work in the original movie is that it's almost more like a slash movie. It's not that you're worried about what will happen to him, you're eager to see what he'll do to the bad guys. In the original movie the bad guys were despicable, they were scum, they were over-the-top villains that you couldn't wait to see get taken out and that was also part of the fun. In addition, that action scenes were done well, things were suitably atmospheric and gritty and you really felt like that main character earned his revenge because of what happened to him. It's not a complicated formula, so dropping the ball here really seems like they just didn't have the talent or direction necessary to make this work.
leftists zealots have no imagination, they all are the same liberal zealot. All the same train of thought, no one there is an individual anymore... Puppets making movies for other puppets. Also the main character looks like crap. Looks like a born post 98 twerp from la.
Feminist friendly? Women like myself who grew up in the 90s LOVE The Crow. Brandon Lee was gorgeous, the aesthetics are beautifully-gothic and the female love interest was beautiful and tragic. Not to mention the secondary character is a young, spunky girl with a tragic backstory. How more feminine-friendly did they need it to be? Also, let's be honest...Brandon Lee in rocker clothes and the beautiful actress who played Shelley are the ultimate wish-fulfillment for young girls. FKA Twigs is average to unattractive and Bill is "sort of" attractive. Hardly the smoking hot Eric and Shelley from the original.
Eric Draven to spunky girls addicted mom: "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children." I couldn't agree more with your post about this movie already being feminist friendly!
It really shouldn't be that hard to cater to women, pretty sure Deadpool and Wolverine got more women in seats with the "two sweaty men fighting in a tiny car" scene alone.
we're not allowed to have fuckin' a hwite male for a protagonist these days. Any example in the past needs to be paved over and sanitized for _modern audiences._
It was TERRIBLE. SPOILERS: Eric and Shelly only knew each other for a few days, and spent most of it high on expensive drugs from her rich mom's rich friend. They met in a co-ed facility where he was being held for burning down his childhood trailer home with his mom still in it because his white horse had gotten tangled in barbed wire, and she was sent there because she got arrested on purpose by dumping out about a hundred grand worth of pills from her purse in front of two cops so that they would get her away from the henchmen of a demon who had traded her soul from her mother in exchange for fame and fortune. They escape, go to a penthouse and get high and f*ck, go to the lake, then go to the club, get caught, and get killed by the demon's henchmen. Her soul goes to Hell, so he becomes the crow, lots of illogical and stupid bs happens and there's plenty of killing, he kills the demon, Shelly gets to be alive again, but he STAYS the crow and walks with determination toward the camera to prepare for the sequel. It has so many key aspects that are the exact opposite of the messages and meanings of the original. It is absolute TRASH.
Man, even your summary is terrible. You tried, but it is so bad it made you look bad. In a way, the producers of this movie have done something novel. Made a movie so bad that even people trying to summarize the movie write terrible summaries. Not bad grammar, nor erroneous information. It is just so bad, so nonsensical, so high on its own BS, it literally detracts creativity from people. Even my critique of your summary is turning into crap. Damn.
Holy shit, It has nothing to do with the original story. They even took the horse image, which is a still frame in the book meant to create discomfort as allegory of death, and they turned it in a plot point. I can tell you who also was on drugs, the writer, and in the original the druggies must dude.
You know without knowing the remake was coming out a week or two ago I actually put The Crow on my need to rewatch list soon. That summary will never make my reread list. It's not the summarizer just a disclaimer. Compare that to the original though... I haven't seen the original since I think around the 90s early 2ks at best? I still remember alot of it and the feeling from the kid to the addict without Eric being good none of it would've worked. So much could be taken from that movie where this just requires a bathroom break for the whole run time.
@@GIBBO4182 A perfect example of "your boos mean nothing, I've seen what makes you applaud." Lol
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The crow is a classic example of something that NEVER needed to be remade. The original was Brandon Lee's swan Song and was a cult classic. Hollywood REALLY needs to learn when to leave things the hell alone!
The actress who played Shelley in the original The Crow to date is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. FKA Twigs looks like a Tim Burton stick figure.
Funny how diversity only ever goes one way, they race swapped the lead as well. As if they would ever allow an (half) Asian male in the lead, but they kept the Bai Ling character Asian. These racists always reveal themselves
- Wow. I didn't realize that there were that many movie critics who don't know much about high quality movie making. I don't understand why The Crow 2024 movie is getting so many negative reviews. I watched several negative reviews before I watched this movie, and I was thinking that the movie wasn't going to be very good before I even watched it. I saw the original crow movie at the theatre, and thought it was great. I just watched the 2024 crow movie at the theatre, and also thought it was great. The original crow movie was better. But this one was great. It was well directed, and had a great music score.
The very first photos I saw of the Eric character I was like “that’s a no from me, dawg” While the original was not what someone would call a cinematic masterpiece, It definitely painted a gritty , surreal environment, and I still enjoy watching it.
Yeah, The Hunger Games, Rambo, Saw, American Psycho, Hotel, The Expendables, John Wick, RED, The Blair Witch Project and Twilight were just all massive failures...
The original The Crow was at its heart a love story. You get glimpses of Eric and Shelley's happiness and their love and their upcoming nuptials. You can understand the loss and how that leads to Eric's return and his vengeance. Shelley is almost ethereal and angelic, pure in white juxtaposed with what Eric has done, his vengeance and him all in black. The audience can relate to their love and to the loss and they can rationalize Eric's vengeance. This reboot is 2 narcissistic junkies breaking out of rehab and going on a 2 week bender, drinking, doing deugs and banging. Their "love" is shallow and not relatable. Shelley is also ruined to the point where you actually root for the villain.
@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 I never heard of it, but it looks like a direct to TV animated thing. Two more terrible flops that did get theatre releases this year were Horizon and Argylle.
You can see what they was going for but it was like everyone gave up before they made the movie. The same as all the others that tried to remake the movie. Except they did the descent thing and not make it. The crow was not the right actor for the role, the writer threw away everything that worked about the original book/film. Then they added everything boring and annoying about today’s youth. I’ve looked forward to this movie for 15 years. I was excited for every announcement. I do believe reboots could work. It was so awful
The Crow was a big deal for Gen X. The movie and aoundtrack. It was had to be there and you cant recreate that again especially now in this woke bs era
@@vertigo2894Who knows, they’ll find a way. Generally speaking, Iėftoids are incredibly obsessed with it, they’ll stick it into anything. We’re just waiting to see. Maybe that’s why they bIαckwαshed the girlfriend, to use her as a shield when that happens.
How could bill skarsgard be roped in to such a piece of crap. The original is so iconic. I would have though him, to be smarter than this. Clearly not.
Ok, ok, but to be fair, none of us that saw that scene from The Never Ending Story as children have recovered. We're all bringing that trauma to our graves.
This also .il add the music in the Goonies when they are on the ship with one eyed willy, will always take a generation back to when the world still had mysteries and adventure. Same for never ending story's music. Same with original crow film and the cure.
There’s a bit in the old film where Lee gets mag dumped and then kills everyone! So I’m not to bothered about this but it will never be as good as the original
What do you mean? The Crow can't be killed by bullets or other means as long as his crow and his targets are still alive. That's the rules from the original.
This is stupid take. Crow being "bullet proof" has nothing to do with Lee being killed. This is as shitty a take as Marvel not honouring actors last wish to recast his character after he dies. The only thing not to be angry about is him being bullet proof.
If it was Sydney Sweeney who was the girlfriend that gets assaulted then murdered. That would make sense why Bill Skarsgard would come back from the dead for vengeance. Who wouldn’t?
Top Dollar: "I started the first fires in this ##### city. You know what they got now? Devil’s Night greeting cards… isn’t that precious." "I WANT YOU TO LIGHT A FIRE SO ##### BIG THAT THE GODS WILL ASK US 'ARE WE HAVIN FUN OR WHAT'"
What is Hollywood's obsession with remakes? Don't they have any original thought? They copy and rewrite everything. Old movies, video games, even TV shows from the 60's. WTF?
@@BumfluffAddlepate So I wonder who told them appealing to far left ideologists over OG audiences of those IPs would be profitable? Did someone play a joke and forget to tell them?
@@tkps Please, this is not about politics. I'm gen X and a progressive, but deeply offended by this remake. I've going to the theatre all to together. It's not even worth it. I'm the OG audience. They are trying to appeal to Gen Z and Alpha that's what they mean by 'modern'. Kids who are getting into new wave and uses the word 'demure' way too often and I'm not sure if in the proper context. Hollywood is dead and has been throwing money away for a while now. They hire shit writers who wouldn't have an original thought if it bit them in the ass. There is only one Crow and that is Brandon Lee. We all know that.
opening numbers The Crow (1994) $11.8 million (even hit #1 in the U.S. on opening weekend) The Crow (2024) $4.5-5 million (will go down as yet another 'I want a refund" movie)
Ive had an original signed 1st edition of "THE CROW" by James O'Barr for years now which i cherish. As good as the book is the Brandon Lee film spectacularly improves on it Add more personality and motive to the villians. Add Sara. Change Erics career, murder rationale and setting. Cut the Skeleton Cowboy guide Makes for a special movie. This movie makes Shelly ugly as sin, follows the comic a little closer but screws that up and removes all personality from the Lee film and O'Barr comic Who signed off on this? Hollywood is bankrupt for originality but this is even bad for them. THERE IS ONE THING THEY DID PERFECTLY The soundtrack fits the novel and film. Joy Division, Gary Numan, DeBussy
The original Crow is a brilliant, iconic, legendary movie. When I heard it was being remade, I thought here we go, another Hollywood fuckup in the works. No surprise it’s shyte. You cannot re-create something which is a masterpiece. What I really don’t understand, and jesus christ I wish somebody would explain it to me, is why Hollywood is so fixated on remaking movies that don’t need to be remade (and fucking them up). There are millions of fantastic books and stories out there which could be made into fresh movies which would attract a new audience. Hollywood is so risk averse they keep trying to recreate things that can’t be recreated and losing an absolute fortune. Somebody finally needs to push the button on Hollywood and flush it down theS bend where it belongs
"I know you. I know you, I knew I knew you...but you ain't you. You can't be you, we put you through the window, there ain't no comin' back. This is the really real world, there ain't no comin' back. We killed you dead, there ain't no comin' back. There ain't no comin' back, there ain't no comin' back! 'Abashed, the Devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is...and felt how awful goodness is.'" -T-Bird's last words, The Crow (1994) In a 20-second time frame, a normal man in a normal world stares death in the face, and needs to reconcile what he thought was possible with the terrible weight of reality that is crashing down upon him. He knows what he sees can't be real, but it is undeniably real, and what was once recited as a terrible taunt to a previous victim echoes in his lips as the image of his soul that he, until this very moment, did not realize was condemned to damnation. As silly as the dialogue could be in the original, it was honest and _sincere,_ something that no modern remake could have ever replicated.
Thing is, there was a crow comic with a woman who was resurrected, but they didn’t adapt that one. Presumably because part of the reason for her vengeance is to avenge her unborn baby.
How is easy: "character description" why is just as easy: "characters _need_ to be mal-adjusted and have personal demons to struggle with" - because bad writing only knows three types of character - the misunderstood villain, the Mary-sue, and the mal-adjusted. Two of those weren't edgy so that left 'mal-adjusted'.
I'm a huge fan of the original and watched the new one. The new one can't be compared with the original, and I don't think it even tries. It's a completely different story, just the names Eric and Shelly are the same. They don't even call him by his surname (Draven). Never. The movie isn't that bad. Especially when compared to movies that have been released nowadays. It's watchable at least.
Even if this Crow remake were good, I would still refuse to go see it and give it any money as a matter of principle. The original graphic novel was an intensely personal story involving the nature of grief through self-destruction and was written as a form of self-therapy for the author after the tragic death of his wife. The original film was surprisingly pretty faithful to the original literature, unfortunately right down to being connected with grief and tragedy when the starring actor, Brandon Lee was fatally shot by a prop gun in an accident on set, something which haunts both the actor involved and the original source material's author to this very day. For this studio to try and drag the remains of this story for their cheap amusement park-style knockoff which barely resembles the original in any way beyond the goth makeup and the post-death revenge plot is nothing short of tasteless and disgustingly shameful. The Crow is one of those examples of pure, artistic human expression that was never meant to be turned out for a quick buck, all the more so with it being a representation of real unadulterated human misery. The people who tried to put this remake together are nothing short of vultures feeding off the scraps left by better artists.
I’m so glad I skipped this. The Crow is one of my favorite movies and probably my favorite comic. Whoever approved any of this, wrote this, directed and acted this, they didn’t understand the original at all and I almost feel like this is a slap in the face of all of the fans of the original and of the creator. I think I want to go read the original comic tonight. Guess I have nothing else to do.
Yea the Original is movies like that should be. You can see the pain and live in it so much so we're how far from the 90s and pretty sure I haven't watched it since and it's stuck with me.
This was a strange remake to attempt. The original is a cult classic, but it wasn't amazingly successful IIRC. All the sequels bombed because they were terrible. Why even do this one?
@@nickkoyle3599 I guess it's at least partly because it's called a cult classic. That term is normally reserved for movies that didn't do well in theaters and only became popular on home video afterward or had a small but loyal following. If it was a number one hit, then, I don't think I'd call it a cult classic, myself.
I'm not even sure Cult classic is the home video thing. I've mostly heard it referred to niche or loyal fan bases. They aren't bad movies and have built in audiences. Think Tommy Boy is a perfect example of a movie that didn't see the box office it deserved. I wouldn't call that a cult classic. You don't find too many people who haven't seen that. The "Critics" I think had alot to do with that not doing too well originally. Another movie people call a Cult Classic was Boondock Saints. That had a limited release in a handful of theaters. It definitely found success due to how good it was. These are Good to Great movies if given the chance will be loved by most who view them. Cult classics are good for someone specific or someones. I don't think people use Cult classic or Cult following right... If those two examples are anything to go by alot of them probably had to do with critics being garbage before people knew it.
The Crow reviews are out and the critics are not happy. While Madame Web and Borderlands looked to have the title of worst movie of 2024 wrapped up already. The crow decided that it wanted a shot at the big title itself. A remake of a cult classic that was never particularly successful itself, this movie went through development hell, and it shows.
Even descriptions of the movie don't make it sound even remotely tempting. Slow, boring romance combined with rare action sequences, if anything the trailer makes it seem like misleading marketing at best. The most entertaining part of this movie, definitely seems to be the reviews. But what did you think of what you saw? Let me know your thoughts down below and as always, thanks for watching :)
Please consider watching the original with Brandon Lee.
The original is very good! 👌🙂
Definitely check out the original pretty sure you'd like it.
Go watch the original. It's a flawed masterpiece with amazing history. Brandon Lee and the supporting cast are wonderful.
Nosteratu 2025 will be awesom
The Crow is a beautiful and tragic piece of art. The original graphic novel is literally the author's therapy of getting over a dead loved one. The Crow is immortal, and allowed to get revenge on those who wrong him but in becoming an immortal... he's frozen in his state of grief. Though he smiles, laughs and makes jokes at his victims his eyes are always crying. He can't hurt his victims a fraction of what they hurt him and he quickly gives up trying. He doesn't need them to understand, he talks AT his victims before finally killing them... eventually seeing the act of killing them as a chore he has to get through so he can finally be allowed to die and possibly see his beloved again....
Absolutely right. The graphic novel was a truly gritty, tragic tale of a revenant that was sent back from death to remove an evil that had gone too far. I never looked into the artist, but I remember wondering if the idea was that God sent him to eliminate a supernatural threat or the Devil out of spite toward someone getting away with something he couldn't. The important thing there was that I _thought_ about it. Spidey will always be my fave, but he never made me think like that.
It's weird to think about it now, but that was the actual animated story that turned me on to all kinds of animated stuff, instead of just my Spidey comics. I was alternately horrifically sad, mindlessly enraged and relieved to reach the end. I was impacted in a way I hadn't experienced even in the original Isaac Asimov stories and the DragonLance saga that were my foundation. Which ultimately led me to Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and other epic animations of various types that I enjoy to this day.
And then they made this. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
God I didn’t know this. This makes me appreciate the original that much more, and hate this soulless pointless remake even more
understanding what a tortured soul is and what this story really means is so bloody rare nowadys ^^ i like u
Ik you mention you haven't seen the original crow movie, but may I please make an earnest suggestion to watch it. It is really good... Deep.... Scary... And beautiful
The classic line from the film: "It can't rain all the time". That's something that James O'Barr's fiance used to say to him before, well, you know the story...
Remember, this movie wasn't made for the fans of the crow. It was made for that "modern audience" that never turns up.
Even my bi-poc, non-binary, amputee, immigrant empath buddy suffering from generational trauma was like 'This movie is gay'.
Just like modern gaming. Made for modern audience who don’t buy the game.
I'm sure they would, if they existed.
I saw the trailer and thought “oh no! Why?”
They followed the novel somewhat closer but race swapped Shelly and made her unattractive. The lead doesn't feel like Eric from the comic or the Eric Brandon Lee played
He's not a lithe almost dancer type in body and movement more a personality less lunatic. They also should have added the Skull Cowboy from the novel
It was cut from Lee's movie b/c he was killed before they could finish all the scenes but have no reason to cut him here. He's Erics guide to the afterlife and revenge. Part tormenter part guardian angel
Just bad choices all around. One thing though
2024 CROW has a great soundtrack
Nothing can beat the original Crow. They've made several sequels / remakes that were all unsuccessful.
I agree the first one is superior to the others, I've watched ALL the others and they are just ghastly! however I will admit this one looks better than those sequels. Do I think it's worth the watch though? Absolutely not! Lol it's cringe
Yeah you guys do realize the only reason why the original Crow became a cult favorite is the fact A. Bruce Lees son being the actor and B. He died shortly after. Also the fact this period going all goth was the trend. Has nothing to do the original being good. That’s just a cope and denialism at best
thing is at least you could watch them and have a laugh.
@@dendrien I saw it when I was a kid without any context for that stuff. It's just an entertaining movie.
@@dendrien didn’t he get shot during filming? Something like a blank too close to his head?
The original: Eric and Shelley are genuinely good people - a light in the darkness, if you will. They were engaged, soon to be married, and were murdered to clear out an apartment complex.
2024 Crow: Eric and Shelley are drug-addicts who meet-cute at a rehab centre…
Tragic, good people > trashy drug addicts.
For the love of all that is good, stop using rhat stupid a.f. "meet-cute" term.
@@englishatheart
Yes, what tf does that even mean
@@liborsysel2234 It means two cute people meet and begin dating cause its cute.
Cause the writers can't write love or romance.
@@englishatheart It’s an actual scriptwriting term. It’s actually called a meet-cute in screenwriting. Do you want us to just make up a new, fake word simply because you don’t like the industry terminology?
Also she wears the pants in their relationship
Honestly what they did with Shelley is unforgivable. She’s based on the original creator’s very real fiancée, who was his sole beacon and source of happiness before she got senselessly killed, which inspired this whole story to begin with. The fact they turned what was a beautiful and caring person into a reckless junkie is sickening.
Right!? In the original, he clearly uses drugs against a junkie bad guy and helps the daughter with her junkie mom. This movie just romanticized it.
@@haileelopez1938Don't forget, there are no villains, just misunderstood people let down by society, etc etc...of course they would romanticise drug use...and it's an insult to people who battle with addiction, there's nothing nice about it
@kateris1976 i understand what you're saying and totally agree. It would've been better that this is how they met in the past, and they stayed together and then down the line over time the real bad guys come for them. The whole three days just isn't it. It's not the junkie and drug thing that makes me think this movie is bad. it's just.....bad.
@@haileelopez1938 Yeah there could have been a beautiful story about two broken people finding eachother in their junkie phase, getting better and then the tragedy strikes after they get clean and start setting up their own lives.
Then they get killed, time skip, resurrect.
@@TheLikenessOfNormal They should’ve hired you to write the script no lie. I would watch that movie over whatever this was.
The Crow made for a modern audience = "The Dodo."
The Pigeon
What does this have to do with a Dodo?
@@EbonyPopethe dodo is extinct, it doesn’t exist…kind of like a “modern audience” 😂
The Cuckoo
the doo doo
I had no intention of watching. Ever. Brandon Lee playing guitar on top of a church can never be replicated.
Also less be real: who couple would you rather look at? The original Eric and Shelley or freaking IT and FKA Twigs? LOL
At no point in the OG Crow movie does Brandon Lee play guitar on top of a church.
@@drakocarrionyou're right, he's sat on the roof of the building where Eric and Shelley lived
That man was the cool older brother I never had.
It was an absolute joy to teach my daughter how to play that song
The reason why the original movie was loved was because you wanted to see Eric get his revenge against the guys that killed him & raped his fiancé. While he was practically invincible, a weakness was discovered that was vital to the end fight. The sequels couldn't live up the first one, and there's no reason to try a reboot. They'd be better off re-releasing the original in theaters.
They did release the OG in theatres, and it was awesome. Rip Brandon Lee ⚘️
The weakness was added in the movie to create cheap drama. The story is indeed about the inevitability of justice. The Crow doesn't have a narrative arc, just flashbacks.
The original was dope but people back then didn't have cry closets 😂
@@ringofkarenIt wasn’t to create drama. Why do that, when he already had a weakness?
It was only loved cuz brandon lees corny ass died.
Original Eric: Loveable guy, "It can't rain all the time", tragic, murder victim gone anti-hero
New Age Eric: EDGE. DRUGS.
I personally loved how the original didn't even show much of his girlfriend, because the love he had as the main character was enough, this motivation alone let you know enough and relate to it.
The new one went "if we show more it will be more powerful" just to fail at showing a good relationship in the first place.
The original hits so many emotional moments, but still keeps the main character as a tragic anti-hero that is still a good guy (as you said), the new one is just a whiny little brat who doesn't even look like a good person. Audiences don't really want to connect to a person they don't perceive as a good guy, someone who is doing the right (or at least relateable!) thing, even if it is questionable.
The Crow didn't need a remake. The original with Brandon Lee was perfect.
The Crow was heavy, morbid and brilliant. Brandon Lee left us with a masterpiece. RIP. There is NO remake!
I feel the same! My inner goth is crying!
Same as there is only 3 star wars movies, the 1st was made 1977.
Can they stop remaking good movies? They are not good at making movies so by remaking good movies they just make them bad. The crow was the right movie at the right time with the right cast. And Brandon Lee died giving us that movie. There is no topping it. So there is no reason in trying to remake it.
Agreed, the OG was lightning in a bottle
The idea in Hollywood is once something is old people have either forgotten it or new kids won't watch the original and so its the perfect opportunity to remake it.
Such bs. The original movies still exists. Forget the recent 80s wave, even young fans have made it clear they like the original Star Wars trilogy more than any modern crap.
Creativity isn't dead. The idiots in charge abandoned it in 2015 when they decided they did not want a certain someone in a house that is white. And they hate going to church but love preaching, and all entertainment is a platform to preach.
Amen 🙏
Hollywood is lost in new ideas. So now they remake movies for the more modern people who only watch movies based on the experience of the movie and if they can dress up. Actors/Actress are not picked based on talent their picked based on race and gender.
I agree, while a hard life has made the original rather unwatchable for me: It was a great film when I could watch it. No reason for a remake. Also… Really, really dark movie… really dark. Didn’t need a remake as it was Brandon Lee’ epitaph imho.
They made Eric Draven and Shelly into a meth head in this turd of a movie. Did they not see the original movie? Eric spent a number of scenes in the movie trying to make Sgt. Albrecht quit smoking and in one scene in the movie when he was with Sarah’s mom, he literally drained the heroine out of her arms making her sober!
Morphine but yea... The Original her dying wish was for him to look after the kid. She knew what was about to happen and her last thought was towards a kid who also knew what was happening.
I don't think someone high af would have such concerns...
What made original The Crow powerful was that we never actually see Shelly. The only moments we learn about her was from scenes that represent Eric's (shattered) memories and only time we actually do see Shelly is actually how Eric sees her. That's what made it so powerful, because it immediately put you in his mindset. You are watching their tragedy (and injustice done to them) through the eyes of Eric, quite literally.
Kinda feel bad for Bill Skarsgård, I think he has potential to become iconic character actor, but he should stay away from projects like this. I get why he wanted to do it, it's iconic role, but you know, Hollywood peek creativity nowadays is calling spaceship "the vessel".
He already played the role the same; but it was named Roman Godfrey in Hemlock Grove... "Eric" here is just Roman with a heroin addiction... He can be/is a great actor, but whoever advised him to take this one is a bad, bad agent!!
Geez, I was watching it because it was Bruce Lee's son. Thanks for this information. I'm actually going to watch it properly tonight
It was woke, they gave too much attention to the woman and they race swapped her. Shelly was a white blonde woman not a bald headed black woman. Imagine the outrage if we start race swapping black female characters to white.
The fact that they had Eric and Shelley meet-cute in the movie shows they don't get it. In the original The Crow, Eric and Shelley are already engaged. We're brought into their lives as a couple so they're immediately intriquing. No drawn out love story
I have never heard the term "meet-cute" before. But yesterday I watched "Borderlands movie Pitch Meeting" and the video creator explained what a meet-cute was. And now I see it again. Baader-Meinhoff I guess
They went with the ORIGIN story?!
And he really plays Draven?
Please stop using that stupid as fuck "meet-cute" term. 🤮
@@RobinMcBeth no
B..b...but you have to have an origin story, always. Even if it wastes 50 minutes of the trash movie to begin with. Same in Alien Romulus. The first 30 minutes was complete garbage origin filler.
Not to mention the entire movie makes no sense. And to everyone's surprise, the autistic black Android/Robot. Is the best portrayed and played character in the movie. Its insane. Autism has defeated this movie....
The original Crow movie is Brandon Lee's epitaph. It should be respected as such. That is why all attempts to cash in on it continue to fail so miserably.
This is a sin against the original Crow movie😭💔🤦🏽♀️
Almost every remake from 2010 on has been a sin against the original.
And just think, we have a remake of "The Naked Gun" to look forward to.
At least it’s consistent, the sequels/remakes all suck nuts and all tell the exact movie but shit.
RIP Brandon Lee
Oh please. The original was just as shitty and the fact it mostly derailed most parts from the comics. There’s only 1 reason why it became a cult favorite. Brandon Lee and his death. That’s it. Nothing to do with the actual show
And the original comic.
Three words..."see the original". None of the movies based on it can touch Brandon Lee's take. Sadly he died during the making of it. R.I.P. Brandon.
Brandon Lee's Crow.....made goth kids COOL. That's not possible, goth kids aren't cool. He did it anyway! No remake will EVER do that.
The movie was not goth, not even The Cure wants to be called goth. It was pop culture in the cultural golden age of the 90, the soundtrack in fact goes from heavy metal to electronic music.
@@ringofkaren I would consider the soundtrack to be more Industrial rather than electronic. Industrial music for a long time was mistaken for being a Goth music genre, but Goth and Industrial are close enough. Even if the movie or The Cure are not considered Goth to some people, they did in fact influence the Goth subculture a lot. In my opinion, I don't care what people say, The Crow and The Cure are Goth af, saying this as a Goth
@@ringofkarenYou’ve gotta be under 30 😂
@@palemoon7865the crows not goth and the cure is pop. I don’t think you know what goth is , but that’s fine most people who call themselves goth don’t. 😂
@@Sean-ms8hx Idk, but The Cure is pretty Goth, especially during the Pornography album, their genre of music is not only pop. What is your idea of Goth band like? Which bands you consider Goth?
The true love that transcends death was… Two drug addicts hook up while high for maybe a weekend. What a truly epic story of true love if, I would definitely consider this to be an epic transcendent love story of love and grief and justice and revenge if I ever got brain damaged and had a boring nightmare.
I still want to kick someone over their portrayal of Eric and Shelley. They were two good people in a broken world, not two broken people in a relatively normal looking world. It feels like an insult to the original.
Brandon Lee was going to be a star. Watch the scene when he says, "I thought I'd just use your front door." The sound of resignation in his voice. Like a man simply longing for a time when he was normal. When life was normal. When he wasn't what he is now. It's such a simple line, but his delivery is so real. I get choked up every time I watch it.
Great film
"Mother is the word for god on the lips of all the children" is still my favorite line.
The thing about The Crow, if you haven't seen it, is that the resurrected can be killed if you remove his tether between life and death. Its even a major story beat that makes the ending that much better.
Yeah, but he can and does eat bullets for breakfast in every rendition of his character.
@Acesahn its like writers dont know what to do with it. Ill say 2, despite being trash, at least added an interesting twist to the lore and then in 3 they decided that theyd shit the bed worse and light it on fire.
“Ca-caw! Ca-caw! Bang! Fuck! I’m dead!” -Top Dollar
@@thegreatpisquaddle2720City of Angels wasn’t total trash. It was pretty okay. Not as good as the first, but a respectable action movie. Dig the motorcycle scene where he’s driving on the rooftops. All the movies and such after that were atrocious.
@@Thor-Orion the series "The Crow: Starway to Heaven", with Mark Dacascos, was a good show. Specially because he is an accomplished martial artist, a good actor and the whole cast was, at the worst, decent, some were actually very good.
The expand the lore a lot, and even bring Shelley into the mix, because she was waiting for Eric to cross to the afterlife, while he was locked on this side because of so many things, that they explore during the show.
missed opportunity for one of the review headlines to read "The Crow reboot has me believing that it CAN rain all the time"
The original movie, for all of its flaws, still held to the tenants of good story telling. Yes the protagonist was well nigh invincible, but the threat never came from his enemies (at least not until the very end), it came from trying to retain his sanity, rediscovering his past (and purpose), and not becoming a complete monster during his pursuit of justice. And, he does become a monster. It's not until he saves the mother for the sake of the child that he starts to realize how his powers have turned him into something he would've once despised. During the first 2 acts, the real existential threat wasn't the fragility of the body, but of the mind. In the third act, when the Crow finally comes to his senses, the primary villain discovers his Achilles heel, at which point the conflict becomes more straightforward (and pretty intense/satisfying, really).
The crow isn’t immortal: his soul is attached to the crow that follows him. He’s immortal unless something happens to the crow. It’s the equal of kryptonite to Superman. That said I know nothing of the remake; I have no use for it. The original + O’Barr’s graphic novel is all you need. Saw this in the theater when I was 16 in 1994.
SEE the original.
It's a must.
I did. I like this more
Can't rain all the time.
How about the other 3
I'd read the original graphic novel, the black and white one. It's... beautiful. The OG Crow is grief and depression personified. He CAN'T hurt his targets, the men who killed him and violated and killed his loved one as much as they hurt him... he knows this. He's not interested in them suffering or them apologizing he talks AT them for his own satisfaction, to work out his own pain and grievances before putting them down like dogs, like names on a chore list he needs to cross off. The depression at the heart of his character really makes him stand out from the movie and later comics of his character.
One of the greatest dark action movies of all time. RIP Brandon.
Like 'Big Trouble in Little China', or 'Demolition Man', there are simply some movies that DO NOT NEED TO BE REMADE. The Crow was one of them. RIP Bandon Lee.
I give it a couple years before we see talks of those remakes. Speak of the devil and he shall appear.
The big trouble in little China remake, thankfully, has been in development hell for a while. If luck holds out, it'll never get made.
Agreed!
Demolition Man would be kinda impossible to them to remake, the evil that ends up ressurecting and empowering Simon Fenix IS the MODERN AUDIENCE.
Really, just watch it: the police is a bunch of wet farts, too emotionally fragile to even take into consideration the need for self defence; the evil dr is basically the male version of KKKenedy; all the male characters are utterly useless, except for the sewer guys and Stallone...
Both great films!
All they had to do was re-release the original film.
0:39 you know nothing about the original?! 🙄
Came here to say this!! DISPARU WATCH THE ORIGINAL!
Why would you make a video on this and not be bothered to watch the original? 😮
Because surely this film should stand up on its own merits, without having to be influenced by the original(s). Also, this video is a lot of fun.😊
He's not reviewing the whole series
Exactly
In the original The Crow movie, the character was killed while trying to protect his girlfriend/wife. But he was saved by an agent of Death in the form of a crow. While The Crow himself is immortal due to the fact that he is just straight up dead, if his crow (bird) guide and companion is killed, he becomes mortal again and can be killed any way a living person can be.
From what I heard the original novel is even more poetic.
The Crow is also invincible, the reason Eric becomes mortal is because he becomes attached to Sarah and starts defending her.
As the Crow is strictly an avenger, not a guardian, Eric loses the protection because he was no longer following the mission.
This doesn't have bearing on the movie but I wanted to mention it since it says a lot about the tragic nature of the OC.
Are the critics review bombing this movie? Pretty hypocritical of them. I thought that was not allowed in this economy.
It's only review-bombing when the studio is a subsidiary of the same conglomerate that owns the media outlets...
Otherwise it's "consensus"
Yep. Funny how they were happy to eviscerate this movie but none of the ones I've seen Disparu review. Borderlands might be the exception. Maybe.
The studio forgot to pay them
If there was ever an economy to review bomb an absolutely atrocious excuse for a screenplay, its the current one.
Well the reviews would all be very different if the main character would be "diverse female" 😉
Brandon Lee as Eric Dravin will never be surpassed, just as The Crow will never be surpassed, it is a masterpiece of film making in it's genre.
Draven. D'Raven. The Raven. It's not a subtle name ;)
It's not a masterpiece....the sound track is great though
It is. Most people will say the same thing because its true.@@billysunday7507
Disparu, if you watch Pop Culture Crisis’ review of The Crow, Brett does a great job of describing how the original film is far superior. He really knows the film, and gets the poignance of the actual love story that triggers Eric to come back. They were a decent couple in a horrible world, looking out for a child of an addict mum, and they’re murdered on the eve of their wedding. Entirely different premise from this remake.
We all know you can’t make a great Crow movie without Ernie Hudson
Ernie said: You can't remake The Crow. Period.
Abashed the Devil stood, and saw how awful "The Crow 2024" is.
"How lovely, it's pornography."
I came here to say that as well,you beat me to it!@@jakefrost7404
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
Well played.
It's okay, Bill Skarsgard has Robert Eggers' Nosferatu coming up. He's better than this dreck lmao
Every person who greenlit this project should be exiled from Hollywood. “Remake the Crow and dedicate 2/3 of the film to a junkie romance and then throw in some action at the end and make sure none of it resembles the source material either”
There was a less than 2% chance that this film would succeed. It was a foolish investment.
Yeah, but it had diversity and inclusion, maybe that’s what got them all tingly
All it was missing was some lesbian space witches and it would have been the perfect modern movie.
@@alansmithee5595 The power of mAAnnNNyYyyYY
The thing is, The Crow was released at a specific point in time that the prevailing culture made it such a success , also the uncanny portrayal by Brandon Lee of the titular character . That point in time and culture has long since passed ,and the remake making it obvious it was being remade "for modern audiences " meant it was DOA from the get go.
"And with the right kind of eyes, you could almost see the high water mark, that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
~Hunter S. Thompson (Paraphrased)
Just like Matrix or Fight Club, it embodies the golden age of the nineties. Disparu is a child, he can't even understand this. They weren't even made by the directors, but by the culture that surrounded them. Current culture is trash, so, even if you follow the same procedure you end up with trash like Matrix 4 talking about social media.
Modern day Crow would be something like a young feminist is on her way to a abortion clinic when out of nowhere a Orange politician pops out closes the clinic and forces her to carry it to term.
We then follow her on her satanic mission to rescue all future mothers from the agony of motherhood. All throughout the movie she's haunted and traumatized over and over by babies crying.
Difference between movies made back then and now the past you can watch anytime and gain something of value... Stuff made today just nightmares can be gained.
@@ringofkaren Spot on assessment ! 100% agreed.
@@ringofkaren Disparu a child? Isn't he a millennial?
I think the original was so beloved because of the time it came out, and because of the comic, which was so different. Also the tragic backstory of the author and the lead.
Remaking movies like this one is pointless.
Multiple people did career defining performances in The Crow OTHER than the standout brilliance of Brandon Lee.
Mchael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Laurence Mason, Anna Thomson, Michael Massee, Ernie Hudson, Angel David, Marco Rodriguez, Bai Ling, and Jon Polito's performances cannot be understated. Every member of the cast was AMAZING and PERFECT. The film was an ensemble cast with a lot of great actors just destroying their delivery and characterization of their roles. They were upstaged by Brandon, but Brandon was playing on a whole different level throughout the production. And that's just in front of the camera. Alex Proyas and Dariusz Wolski gave The Crow all the correct imagery, framing, cinematography, pacing, and scripting, not to mention the iconic music both in score and in soundtrack provided by Graeme Revell. The film's soundtrack is one of the best ever devised.
You are not going to simply and successfully reboot a film that had this many brilliant elements all working together perfectly. This is like being asked to remake the Mona Lisa or Starry Night, moreover asked to do so as a committee. It was ALWAYS pointless to even try, It's even more idiotic that they tried to make it play for Modern Audiences (TM). They would have been far better off to remake something that was garbage or simply to create something new from scratch.
There is only one Crow film.
...and Brandon Lee is Eric Draven. Mashallah.
Correct. There were no sequels, and there was definitely no TV series adaptation.
We all agree there was only ONE movie.
As a huge fan of the original (I was the target demographic at the time of its release) I feel insulted by this new movie. Rehab center? WTF.
i needs see what alteori says about this shit movies O..O she also big fan of the originals !
Same. I was in 'the scene' and loved 90% of the musicians making the soundtrack. Avoiding this like the jab.
Rupert Sanders? The very same guy who destroyed his marriage for Kristen Stewart? The dude who ruined Ghost In The Shell. No, thanks; i'll pass. Jason Momoa definitely dodged a bullet.
The only way I know that name is Snow White and Stewart's affair with 'the director' at the height of the noise over her and Pattinson. I didn't realise he'd also ruined GITS. Who keeps giving him work?
@@tkps He made that GITS Dumpster fire way back in 2016. ScoJO at least had CA:CW to look forward to.
I wondered why this seemed so familiar, so its THAT smeghead again, as why did the original ghost in the shell need to be remade anyways
Well jeez, when you put it that way… 😂😂😂😂
I took one look at his haircut and knew it was made “for modern audiences”.
As beloved as the original was, and still is, combined with the tragedy of Brandon Lee's death, I don't see how anyone could have made a decent remake or why anyone wanted to try. Why can't people remake bad movies instead of good ones?? I mean, the original had its cheesy, predictable points; it wasn't high arthouse cinema. But it had _heart._ It had depth and meaning. That's everything. It wasn't pandering or catering to a target audience. It reached everyone because it was sincere. Anything to come after it, including the prior three sequels, are merely a cash grab.
Edit: I never knew that it was a comic first. Reading the inspiration behind the story is extremely poignant.
The thing that makes his immortality work in the original movie is that it's almost more like a slash movie. It's not that you're worried about what will happen to him, you're eager to see what he'll do to the bad guys. In the original movie the bad guys were despicable, they were scum, they were over-the-top villains that you couldn't wait to see get taken out and that was also part of the fun. In addition, that action scenes were done well, things were suitably atmospheric and gritty and you really felt like that main character earned his revenge because of what happened to him. It's not a complicated formula, so dropping the ball here really seems like they just didn't have the talent or direction necessary to make this work.
Some geeks got some new computers tho 🤓
Hollywood is so creatively bankrupt. Everything is a reboot, spinoff or sequel.
Indeed. Blackwashing roles, faking history, sexual identity, girl bosses. Unwatchable crap.
leftists zealots have no imagination, they all are the same liberal zealot. All the same train of thought, no one there is an individual anymore... Puppets making movies for other puppets.
Also the main character looks like crap. Looks like a born post 98 twerp from la.
Feminist friendly? Women like myself who grew up in the 90s LOVE The Crow. Brandon Lee was gorgeous, the aesthetics are beautifully-gothic and the female love interest was beautiful and tragic. Not to mention the secondary character is a young, spunky girl with a tragic backstory. How more feminine-friendly did they need it to be? Also, let's be honest...Brandon Lee in rocker clothes and the beautiful actress who played Shelley are the ultimate wish-fulfillment for young girls. FKA Twigs is average to unattractive and Bill is "sort of" attractive. Hardly the smoking hot Eric and Shelley from the original.
Eric Draven to spunky girls addicted mom:
"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children." I couldn't agree more with your post about this movie already being feminist friendly!
@@hollyloomer7667 You pointed out what they want to eliminate: family and religion.
And Anna Levine (Unforgiven, True Romance) did a great job playing the mom
While I agree the original was great... imagine being a feminist 😂😂😂😂
It really shouldn't be that hard to cater to women, pretty sure Deadpool and Wolverine got more women in seats with the "two sweaty men fighting in a tiny car" scene alone.
Why tf did The Crow need to be a feminist movie?
we're not allowed to have fuckin' a hwite male for a protagonist these days. Any example in the past needs to be paved over and sanitized for _modern audiences._
At least we still have the 1990's Crow. I'll just watch that again instead.
and don't forget to turn up the Soundtrack!
@@jayg1438 I think that was the first cassette I ever bought for myself from a classmate.
When the Crow said, "NEVERMORBIN TIME!", I felt that.
That's a fucking BRILLIANT pun 😂😂😂
How have you NOT seen the original The Crow?! Blasphemy 😱 You can't truly appreciate how trash this "remake" is unless you see the OG 😂
agreed ^^
I haven’t seen it either and neither will I be watching this remake.
@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 the OG is awesome. try to watch sometime
I think that makes it worse if it can't even stand on its own
He seems young and the soundtrack was crazy at that time
It was TERRIBLE.
SPOILERS: Eric and Shelly only knew each other for a few days, and spent most of it high on expensive drugs from her rich mom's rich friend. They met in a co-ed facility where he was being held for burning down his childhood trailer home with his mom still in it because his white horse had gotten tangled in barbed wire, and she was sent there because she got arrested on purpose by dumping out about a hundred grand worth of pills from her purse in front of two cops so that they would get her away from the henchmen of a demon who had traded her soul from her mother in exchange for fame and fortune. They escape, go to a penthouse and get high and f*ck, go to the lake, then go to the club, get caught, and get killed by the demon's henchmen. Her soul goes to Hell, so he becomes the crow, lots of illogical and stupid bs happens and there's plenty of killing, he kills the demon, Shelly gets to be alive again, but he STAYS the crow and walks with determination toward the camera to prepare for the sequel.
It has so many key aspects that are the exact opposite of the messages and meanings of the original. It is absolute TRASH.
🤣🤣🤣 the OG will always be the GOAT Ty for the spoiler it's def trash. Then again, I knew it would be. Rip Brandon Lee ⚘️
The usual subversion from Hollyweird, where morals have completely become opposite.
Man, even your summary is terrible. You tried, but it is so bad it made you look bad.
In a way, the producers of this movie have done something novel. Made a movie so bad that even people trying to summarize the movie write terrible summaries. Not bad grammar, nor erroneous information. It is just so bad, so nonsensical, so high on its own BS, it literally detracts creativity from people. Even my critique of your summary is turning into crap. Damn.
Holy shit, It has nothing to do with the original story. They even took the horse image, which is a still frame in the book meant to create discomfort as allegory of death, and they turned it in a plot point.
I can tell you who also was on drugs, the writer, and in the original the druggies must dude.
You know without knowing the remake was coming out a week or two ago I actually put The Crow on my need to rewatch list soon. That summary will never make my reread list.
It's not the summarizer just a disclaimer. Compare that to the original though... I haven't seen the original since I think around the 90s early 2ks at best? I still remember alot of it and the feeling from the kid to the addict without Eric being good none of it would've worked. So much could be taken from that movie where this just requires a bathroom break for the whole run time.
Watch the OG Crow with Brandon Lee and forget this abomination of a remake ever happened. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Everybody is talking about the '94 film, and Brandon Lee, but nobody is talking about the source material, James O'Barr's comic books.
Another movie no one wanted... we'd already got a perfectly good, fantastic actually, version of Eric Draven as the Crow!
I liked it
@@reggielacey2235you liked Barbie, according to your comment history! 😂😂
@@GIBBO4182 A perfect example of "your boos mean nothing, I've seen what makes you applaud." Lol
The crow is a classic example of something that NEVER needed to be remade. The original was Brandon Lee's swan Song and was a cult classic. Hollywood REALLY needs to learn when to leave things the hell alone!
The actress who played Shelley in the original The Crow to date is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. FKA Twigs looks like a Tim Burton stick figure.
But duhversity
FKA Twigs looks like a druggie freak.
She looks like the chameleon from sing movie
Only reason she is in this to fill the black actor or actress quota that movies today now have to have. 😅
Funny how diversity only ever goes one way, they race swapped the lead as well. As if they would ever allow an (half) Asian male in the lead, but they kept the Bai Ling character Asian. These racists always reveal themselves
- Wow. I didn't realize that there were that many movie critics who don't know much about high quality movie making. I don't understand why The Crow 2024 movie is getting so many negative reviews. I watched several negative reviews before I watched this movie, and I was thinking that the movie wasn't going to be very good before I even watched it. I saw the original crow movie at the theatre, and thought it was great. I just watched the 2024 crow movie at the theatre, and also thought it was great. The original crow movie was better. But this one was great. It was well directed, and had a great music score.
The very first photos I saw of the Eric character I was like “that’s a no from me, dawg” While the original was not what someone would call a cinematic masterpiece, It definitely painted a gritty , surreal environment, and I still enjoy watching it.
Lionsgate released Borderlands, The Crow, and soon Megalopolis
You can't spell Lionsgate without one massive L.
Yeah, The Hunger Games, Rambo, Saw, American Psycho, Hotel, The Expendables, John Wick, RED, The Blair Witch Project and Twilight were just all massive failures...
@@OsellaSquadraCorse Just because they had good films 15-40 years ago doesn't mean they don't make mostly crap today.
@@OsellaSquadraCorse the current streak is terrible
The original The Crow was at its heart a love story. You get glimpses of Eric and Shelley's happiness and their love and their upcoming nuptials. You can understand the loss and how that leads to Eric's return and his vengeance.
Shelley is almost ethereal and angelic, pure in white juxtaposed with what Eric has done, his vengeance and him all in black. The audience can relate to their love and to the loss and they can rationalize Eric's vengeance.
This reboot is 2 narcissistic junkies breaking out of rehab and going on a 2 week bender, drinking, doing deugs and banging. Their "love" is shallow and not relatable. Shelley is also ruined to the point where you actually root for the villain.
Its* heart.
Showing true love is stronger than Dead.
@@englishatheart Do people really still do the whole grammar nazi thing?
Between The Crow and Borderlands, I didn't think there would be such stiff competition for the worst movie of the year.
Hmm... Snow White, planned for 2025. I see your point.
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate is the worst movie of the year.
@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 I never heard of it, but it looks like a direct to TV animated thing. Two more terrible flops that did get theatre releases this year were Horizon and Argylle.
Hollywood, in it’s entirety, is in a race to the bottom, and even further to Hades.
Madame Web: yoohoo....'member me?
You can see what they was going for but it was like everyone gave up before they made the movie. The same as all the others that tried to remake the movie. Except they did the descent thing and not make it.
The crow was not the right actor for the role, the writer threw away everything that worked about the original book/film. Then they added everything boring and annoying about today’s youth.
I’ve looked forward to this movie for 15 years. I was excited for every announcement. I do believe reboots could work. It was so awful
They want younger people to not see all the better original movies that they remake.
Remake we never fucking wanted!!
Thats Hollywood baby.
So true!! Rip Brandon Lee ⚘️
@DeltaLimaActualnone, but Conan was decent imo. But yeah they should leave these things alone it's lazy and never works.
The Crow was a big deal for Gen X. The movie and aoundtrack. It was had to be there and you cant recreate that again especially now in this woke bs era
Me just sitting here waiting to see who's to blame for the bad reviews. Racists? Bigots? Phobists?
Those terms only apply to Fans reviews - apparently it is impossible for a Critic to be any of those things /sarcasm.
I think they’re going with racism since the female lead got race swapped.
What does rce have to do with this?
@@vertigo2894Who knows, they’ll find a way. Generally speaking, Iėftoids are incredibly obsessed with it, they’ll stick it into anything. We’re just waiting to see. Maybe that’s why they bIαckwαshed the girlfriend, to use her as a shield when that happens.
@@vertigo2894 ask the cast if RoP or Alcolite
How could bill skarsgard be roped in to such a piece of crap. The original is so iconic. I would have though him, to be smarter than this. Clearly not.
*He's not immortal, l don't know about the remake but the original how to kill him is by killing the Crow.*
Ok, ok, but to be fair, none of us that saw that scene from The Never Ending Story as children have recovered. We're all bringing that trauma to our graves.
This also .il add the music in the Goonies when they are on the ship with one eyed willy, will always take a generation back to when the world still had mysteries and adventure. Same for never ending story's music. Same with original crow film and the cure.
I saw it in the 80s and it’s too soon to be showing me it again without warning.
That scene being brought up made me sad as I was as a kid all over again😢
1:00 Tastless to make the Crow bullet proof, when Brandon Lee was shot dead on the set
There’s a bit in the old film where Lee gets mag dumped and then kills everyone! So I’m not to bothered about this but it will never be as good as the original
What do you mean? The Crow can't be killed by bullets or other means as long as his crow and his targets are still alive. That's the rules from the original.
True, and what's worse is Brandon Lee was killed even without a bullet. :_(
This is stupid take. Crow being "bullet proof" has nothing to do with Lee being killed. This is as shitty a take as Marvel not honouring actors last wish to recast his character after he dies. The only thing not to be angry about is him being bullet proof.
I’m gonna take this as a joke and have a dark laugh.
If it was Sydney Sweeney who was the girlfriend that gets assaulted then murdered. That would make sense why Bill Skarsgard would come back from the dead for vengeance. Who wouldn’t?
Why would he come for her? She is short and piggish.
So glad they didn’t gender-swap the Crow or else they would blame the criticism on “bigotry” like every other franchise has been doing.
So from what I know Lee got killed on set. Why did they even tarnish that horrible tragedy and make another movie and then make it so bad? Thats all.
Top Dollar: "I started the first fires in this ##### city. You know what they got now? Devil’s Night greeting cards… isn’t that precious."
"I WANT YOU TO LIGHT A FIRE SO ##### BIG THAT THE GODS WILL ASK US 'ARE WE HAVIN FUN OR WHAT'"
Just the way he and his sister say the lines
"Is she sleeping?"
"Looks like we broke her"
Then
"She has beautiful eyes"
@@ptonpc it was back in the days were the degenerates were the villains...
@@carloshenriquezimmer7543Now the roles are reversed with the degenerates being the heroes.
What is Hollywood's obsession with remakes? Don't they have any original thought? They copy and rewrite everything. Old movies, video games, even TV shows from the 60's. WTF?
@@BumfluffAddlepate So I wonder who told them appealing to far left ideologists over OG audiences of those IPs would be profitable? Did someone play a joke and forget to tell them?
@@tkps Please, this is not about politics. I'm gen X and a progressive, but deeply offended by this remake. I've going to the theatre all to together. It's not even worth it. I'm the OG audience. They are trying to appeal to Gen Z and Alpha that's what they mean by 'modern'. Kids who are getting into new wave and uses the word 'demure' way too often and I'm not sure if in the proper context. Hollywood is dead and has been throwing money away for a while now. They hire shit writers who wouldn't have an original thought if it bit them in the ass. There is only one Crow and that is Brandon Lee. We all know that.
opening numbers
The Crow (1994) $11.8 million (even hit #1 in the U.S. on opening weekend)
The Crow (2024) $4.5-5 million (will go down as yet another 'I want a refund" movie)
That's not even factoring in inflation. The '94 movie's opening is around 25 million in today's tender.
Ive had an original signed 1st edition of "THE CROW" by James O'Barr for years now which i cherish. As good as the book is the Brandon Lee film spectacularly improves on it
Add more personality and motive to the villians. Add Sara. Change Erics career, murder rationale and setting. Cut the Skeleton Cowboy guide
Makes for a special movie. This movie makes Shelly ugly as sin, follows the comic a little closer but screws that up and removes all personality from the Lee film and O'Barr comic
Who signed off on this? Hollywood is bankrupt for originality but this is even bad for them. THERE IS ONE THING THEY DID PERFECTLY
The soundtrack fits the novel and film. Joy Division, Gary Numan, DeBussy
The original Crow is a brilliant, iconic, legendary movie. When I heard it was being remade, I thought here we go, another Hollywood fuckup in the works. No surprise it’s shyte. You cannot re-create something which is a masterpiece. What I really don’t understand, and jesus christ I wish somebody would explain it to me, is why Hollywood is so fixated on remaking movies that don’t need to be remade (and fucking them up). There are millions of fantastic books and stories out there which could be made into fresh movies which would attract a new audience. Hollywood is so risk averse they keep trying to recreate things that can’t be recreated and losing an absolute fortune. Somebody finally needs to push the button on Hollywood and flush it down theS bend where it belongs
Shame that Bill Skarsgård chose to do this movie. Great actor but made a poor choice here
in the original movie eric being an undead was actually why his targets were scared of him. it wasnt played out like some cheap cheat code
"Hey, wait, I know you, you're dead. This is the really real world; there ain't no coming back!"
~T-Bird (The Crow)
"I know you. I know you, I knew I knew you...but you ain't you. You can't be you, we put you through the window, there ain't no comin' back. This is the really real world, there ain't no comin' back. We killed you dead, there ain't no comin' back. There ain't no comin' back, there ain't no comin' back! 'Abashed, the Devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is...and felt how awful goodness is.'" -T-Bird's last words, The Crow (1994)
In a 20-second time frame, a normal man in a normal world stares death in the face, and needs to reconcile what he thought was possible with the terrible weight of reality that is crashing down upon him. He knows what he sees can't be real, but it is undeniably real, and what was once recited as a terrible taunt to a previous victim echoes in his lips as the image of his soul that he, until this very moment, did not realize was condemned to damnation. As silly as the dialogue could be in the original, it was honest and _sincere,_ something that no modern remake could have ever replicated.
Oh wait 👀 So you mean when it’s a bad movie and not pushing what the critics want then they have zero problem “review bombing it”?
Thing is, there was a crow comic with a woman who was resurrected, but they didn’t adapt that one. Presumably because part of the reason for her vengeance is to avenge her unborn baby.
That is certainly an assumption one can make but not likely support.
There's a female in the TV series too, she and Eric teamed up a couple times.
The original was the only good one. Hollywood really needs to take a ride on an ice berg.
😂😂😂😂 well said
Disparu, definitely watch the original. This looks like the ratings are understating how bad it is.
I don't like how they made him and his girlfriend addicts. They were decent people in the original.
How is easy: "character description"
why is just as easy: "characters _need_ to be mal-adjusted and have personal demons to struggle with" - because bad writing only knows three types of character - the misunderstood villain, the Mary-sue, and the mal-adjusted. Two of those weren't edgy so that left 'mal-adjusted'.
I'm a huge fan of the original and watched the new one. The new one can't be compared with the original, and I don't think it even tries. It's a completely different story, just the names Eric and Shelly are the same. They don't even call him by his surname (Draven). Never.
The movie isn't that bad. Especially when compared to movies that have been released nowadays.
It's watchable at least.
Even if this Crow remake were good, I would still refuse to go see it and give it any money as a matter of principle. The original graphic novel was an intensely personal story involving the nature of grief through self-destruction and was written as a form of self-therapy for the author after the tragic death of his wife. The original film was surprisingly pretty faithful to the original literature, unfortunately right down to being connected with grief and tragedy when the starring actor, Brandon Lee was fatally shot by a prop gun in an accident on set, something which haunts both the actor involved and the original source material's author to this very day. For this studio to try and drag the remains of this story for their cheap amusement park-style knockoff which barely resembles the original in any way beyond the goth makeup and the post-death revenge plot is nothing short of tasteless and disgustingly shameful.
The Crow is one of those examples of pure, artistic human expression that was never meant to be turned out for a quick buck, all the more so with it being a representation of real unadulterated human misery. The people who tried to put this remake together are nothing short of vultures feeding off the scraps left by better artists.
I’m so glad I skipped this. The Crow is one of my favorite movies and probably my favorite comic. Whoever approved any of this, wrote this, directed and acted this, they didn’t understand the original at all and I almost feel like this is a slap in the face of all of the fans of the original and of the creator. I think I want to go read the original comic tonight. Guess I have nothing else to do.
How could you not have seen the original? Amongst other things, it had one of the best soundtracks. Come on man!
Yea the Original is movies like that should be. You can see the pain and live in it so much so we're how far from the 90s and pretty sure I haven't watched it since and it's stuck with me.
Disparu watch the original crow movie, it's a movie you won't regret 😂
My kid saw this movie, his only complaint was it should not have been called The Crow, as many try to compare the two movies.
I think it's a little ambitious to call it the worst movie of 2024. Snow white still hasn't released.....
I makes me laugh they thought this was going to be successful as if ANY Crow movie since the first one has been successful.
This was a strange remake to attempt. The original is a cult classic, but it wasn't amazingly successful IIRC. All the sequels bombed because they were terrible. Why even do this one?
Cost 23 mill made back 94 and was a number one hit at the box office... I'd say it was successful. Where's all this belief coming from it wasn't?
@@nickkoyle3599 I guess it's at least partly because it's called a cult classic. That term is normally reserved for movies that didn't do well in theaters and only became popular on home video afterward or had a small but loyal following. If it was a number one hit, then, I don't think I'd call it a cult classic, myself.
I'm not even sure Cult classic is the home video thing. I've mostly heard it referred to niche or loyal fan bases. They aren't bad movies and have built in audiences.
Think Tommy Boy is a perfect example of a movie that didn't see the box office it deserved. I wouldn't call that a cult classic. You don't find too many people who haven't seen that.
The "Critics" I think had alot to do with that not doing too well originally.
Another movie people call a Cult Classic was Boondock Saints. That had a limited release in a handful of theaters. It definitely found success due to how good it was.
These are Good to Great movies if given the chance will be loved by most who view them. Cult classics are good for someone specific or someones. I don't think people use Cult classic or Cult following right... If those two examples are anything to go by alot of them probably had to do with critics being garbage before people knew it.
I've seen the original. And that was a good film 😊
Even the 90s crow sequel "city of Angels" I think. Is much better than this waste of time.
They should have just made this shit about a different Crow... it didnt have to be a remake.
Sounds like AI wrote another winner, huh?