Everything GREAT About The Crow!
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- Bill Skarsgård is in The Crow (2024) this weekend, so why not do a little Brandon Lee The Crow (1994)?! Huh. I…didn't realize until just this very second that they're 30 years apart. That doesn't make me feel old at all! Neat! Anyway here's everything right with The Crow!
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Rest in Peace, Brandon Lee. We lost him far too early, and in one of the Behind the Scenes features, he talks about his character's resurrection, and how we should all live our lives to the fullest, because death could strike at any moment.
Just imagine how action movies could have been had his career not been cut so short.
I watched that interview so many times! It was at the end of the movie on my VHS. The part that forever sticks with me is when Brandon says how many more times will actually get to see a full moon rise. I’ve taken that to heart ALL these years. “nothing is trivial”!
“Everything is finite.”
@@SolCresta3405Well he was I believe the Wachowskis first choices to play Neo I believe
@@SolCresta3405I would’ve loved to see him try his hand at the Joker
Bruce was the DRAGON
Brandon was the CROW
Crazy how one's the most iconic martial artist and the other's an icon for the most badass edgy character to stand among the rest. Fucking awesome so sad he died
I've got an impression for you . . .
OH!!!! Well said!!!!!
Yeah, we know...
Well said!
"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering"
- Bruce Lee
He lived so abundantly and profoundly as well as his son. They were both such extraordinary human beings and artists.
I just love that every death in the film is thematic. Tin Tin the knife guy gets stabbed, Funboy the Junkie OD's, T-Bird the arsonist explodes, Skank who threw Eric from the window is thrown from a window, Grange who shoots people is shot, Myca who cuts out eyes has her eyes ripped out and Top Dollar who caused all the pain is taken out by having to live through all the pain + is impaled like he did to people with swords. 10/10
I know right? Each of their respective deaths are so tremendously fitting to the suffering that they had made others like Eric and Shelley endure and it is a true testament to the storytelling of this film. That is its true power.
What, no win for Brandon's one-handed "hop onto the table immediately in a seated cross-legged pose" move?
Right! That was so smooth!
I came to the comments section looking for this. That was such a cool move
The thing with T-Bird not being scared until recognizing Eric could be that he didn't know there was anything after death and now there are infinite possibilities of what could come after and he's been a bad man.
and burning alive, a little taste of hell.
Dude basically realized there was an afterlife and that meant hell is real and he's heading straight for it.
As he was about to be killed, T-Bird finally figured out what that passage of Paradise Lost really meant.
More or less.
Its not that he din't know that there was an afterlife,
Him and his crew are Nihilistic basterds
So for them they could do what they did, cause there was Nothing afterwards anyways, so there was no Punishement, no retribution, No consequences for their actions
He often quotes verses of the bible, as a "Fuck you God" moment, as a mockery, cause its all dumb anyways.
But when he see's Eric, and that he came back from the Dead, he realises that there IS an afterlife, and thus, that there are consequences and Punishement for what he and his buddies did all those years, and he becomes terrified for the 1st time in His Whole Life.
Before that you can hear in the tone of his voice that he doesn't care much about dying when he talk to Eric, about what happened.
But once he realises, His voice sound afraid, he feels terror.
And thats just *chef's kiss*
Exactly what I was about to say. Which is why the quote about the Devil is more poignant. He's realizing that he's bought himself an express ticket to the Lake of Fire.
Something that really made this movie work was Brandon Lee's vulnerability. Any time he's talking to someone, especially in more entertaining moments like the Gasoline line, his eyes and the quaver of his voice communicate that he's fronting to do his job, and only about 2 seconds away from a complete emotional collapse with every breath. He'd prefer to not have risen from the grave at all, but here he is anyway. Just a phenomenal talent.
When he's throwing the rings at Gideon and still has tears from retrieving Shelly's ring he's got so much anger and sadness that he can barely keep his composure
He had incredible talent! It's rare to see action scenes with that much nuance and emotion from the hero. He balanced it perfectly. This movie was about to be his stepping stone to becoming one of the big ones in Hollywood and not just the son of Bruce Lee. Just imagine the performances we could have gotten if he was still alive today.
One thing I've always loved about this movie is that it's not without heart. He's not just in it for the bloody vengeance. He's also trying his best to improve the lives of those he left behind while he still can.
And was punished for that in original script and... some deleted scenes ;)
@@ossa333 I never did like that aspect of The Crow. I understand they're brought back to get revenge, but they shouldn't be punished for making things less shitty for the living they leave behind.
Say what you will about Wicked Prayer, but Jimmy Cuervo was allowed to be a Crow who saved people too, instead of just getting vengeance.
@@TimedRevolver Maybe. But it was planned for that movie and ... City of Angels which original ending was "not happy" ;)
I genuinely believe that, had Brandon not died, he would have had a very successful career. He'd done a lot of martial arts movies before The Crow and was very good in them, but this was his first real foray into something with emotional depth and he nailed it. His death was tragic in so many ways.
Yep. Looking back, this would likely have been his breakout.
I'll admit, he wasn't the best actor, but it felt like everything would have worked out. Time and experience would have polished his rough edges, and the genuine heart that he always showed would have carried him far.
I always thought he would have made better Neo in The Matrix. But then we wouldn't have the Keanu we all know and love.
I wholeheartedly agree. He was just getting started and I believe he would have become a huge household name on the level of say George Clooney or Brad Pitt. I have a bunch of his movies and in each one there are these special little moments where Brandon sort of becomes the character in the moment. It's hard to put into words what I'm talking about but it's like he acts how that character would if the character were a real person in that scene, not just something from a script. He always brought this charm and authenticity to his performances, even in little moments like during the flashback scene when Shelly set the dinner on fire and he calmly walks in, puts out the fire, and simply states "Restaurant". That tiny moment felt 100% real, like a real moment in the life of a real couple in love, and that's all Brandon's performance.
@@Warvvolf Think of pretty much every action role Keanu Reeves has played in his career, and you can easily see Brandon Lee in those roles.
@@harryhighland591 I totally can.
"Mother is the name for God, on the lips and hearts of all children." Lines like that help sell this movie was darkly poetic, it's such a badass yet odd thing to tell someone and yet fits so well.
It wasn't odd, because the woman needed to learn how to be a mother. And it's true. It's pretty common for men dying on a battlefield to cry out for their mother in their last moments.
Sara and Darla are the only characters who can and do get saved.
I think that's why it hits so hard.
Slight correction: Top Dollar is absolutely the reason Eric and Shelly were murdered. As he said, "Nothing happens in this town without my say-so." He gave the order to have the building condemned and to send T-Bird's crew to deal with Shelly for speaking out against it. If Top Dollar let Eric have Skank without a fight, he might at most gain a day or so before the Crow led Eric back to him to complete his vengeance.
Agreed as far as his culpability. Maybe or maybe not on whether the crow would have led him back. He knew the immediate actors, had those flashbacks when seeing them, but got nothing off top dollar, and the crow didn't react either.
I guess it would fall into one of those grey "woo" areas.
Yeah, dollar was ultimately responsible for the order, but where would that end? Would the shady actors looking to buy the property also be implicated? The more legit people who later buy the development?
Personally, I take it that top dollar wasn't really on his vengence radar till he admitted he was responsible. But unless obarr has explained it, I'm cool w "who knows?"
I think it's bc he just ordered them to put pressure on her, what they actually did was on them and he wasn't a target til he tried to interfere. Ironically he's probably the most respectful out of all of them because he takes full responsibility for what happened and even apologized in his own way
"No man can rest until he's met his devil." Or something to that effect. Eric always had to confront Top Dollar.
The Crow isn't really there to bring justice. Just to give Eric's soul peace. Unless Eric wanted to go after TD himself, I don't think the Crow would have pushed him.
I think it's poetic that TD probably would have been fine if he hadn't been arrogant enough to taunt Eric and try to interfere with the magic. In the end his own character flaws doomed him.
@@michaelkenner3289 As far as Eric knew, he only needed the immediate gang, so when he got Skank, the power was already starting to wane. He was fatigued where he wasn't before. The unexplained bandaging were examples of him going against his "agreement" with the source of that power, represented by the cut Skull Cowboy, who warns him at the end that he fulfilled the agreement--Eric had no power anyway when he entered the church. When Top Dollar admitted to okaying the attack on the loft, the agreement had been left unfulfilled, granting Eric the chance to pass on those memories.
Sorry for the obsessed ramble there.
The Crow is that all that exhaustive Joker content of the last 20 years was unknowingly aiming for.
Oof, how dare you attack us with your accuracy?
There's a lot of sadness and tragedy behind the story of this film and the comic, but I think my biggest takeaway from it is how therapeutic art is. This film has left a lasting legacy that honors the memories of Brandon and O'Barr's fiancee. It inspired the musicians who made the soundtrack ("The Big Empty" was always my favorite) and countless films that followed. This is why art is so, so important. It's a way to channel the pain of sadness and loss and turn it into something beautiful.
Another win: Bai Ling (the actress who played Myca) didn't speak english at the time of filming this, yet still memorised & performed all of her lines in english.
Really? That's... actually really impressive holy shit.
Best line "There all dead, they just don't know it yet"
Didnt need a remake just a re release to cinema to mark 30th anniversary of the awesome movie and a tribute to Brandon Lee
Wish they did that instead of the atrocious remake!
They did where I live anyway I went to the theater and it was sold out thank goodness I ordered my tickets in advance it was epic and this time I kept the ticket stub 🎫 😊🫶🏻🐦⬛
"Victims aren't we all?" Brandon Lee really was the true Eric Draven, may he rest in peace with Shelly.
I remember watching this (again) with a group of friends back when I was a student - this would have been around 1999 to 2000ish.
The consensus of the rest of the room was that the whole movie was 'cheapened' and 'spoiled' by the 'Hollywood kissing' at the end.
I wanted to know, "Haven't you been watching? Finding his way back to Shelley was the *_whole point._* It was his entire purpose. It was everything that drove him through all that pain and torment."
They didn't get it.
@@stickiedmin6508 Exactly. It was because he loved her that much that's why he couldn't rest in peace until he knew her murderers were no more.
@@claytonrios1 Right. Quite literally explained in the opening monologue.
I feel that you missed a great moment in the pawn shop; when looking through the rings, he has his eyes closed. He's not looking for his connection to Shelly, he's feeling for it
Suprised you glossed over "Suddenly I heard a tapping,
as of someone gently rapping.
Rapping at my chamber door.
You heard me rapping, right?"
Bars. *_DING!_*
Edgar Allen Poe
It's not a movie I watch much anymore but it is deeply ingrained in me. Revell's score weaves in and out of the soundtrack, both doing so much heavy lifting. And learning Proyas was so devastated by Lee's death that the movie sat unfinished for a year makes that dedication hurt all the more, especially when you hear about just how dedicated Lee was to the role, how deep he was digging into it, how he wasn't JUST another action star. He could've been huge, completely on his own merits, far outside of his father's shadow. And the effect this movie had on action movies is unmistakable. The Crow to Blade to Matrix pipeline could be explored pretty easily, I think.
He and Keanu Reeves were/are of a similar talent. The directions their careers would have taken, the direction *Hollywood* could have taken. Such a loss of a genuine human being.
@@TheoRae8289 I love Reeves but I think Lee would have had him beat on the acting front down the line. Still, absolutely agree.
I think that The Crow has to be one of my all time favourite movies. It's just a visually stunning film with solid acting and a phenomenal soundtrack. Brandon Lee gave his all as Eric, he clearly loved the character and it breaks me every single time I get to the end and see "For Brandon and Eliza." A wonderful actor, a good man that had such a bright future ahead of him that was sadly cut far too short. For me, there is no other Eric Draven but him. Thank you for counting all of The Crow's wins.
I agree 100% I wanna watch the new one but feel like it wouldn't hit the same as this film like for I tried to watch the crow 2 but could never finish it
While pointing out Favid Patrick Kelly is from the Warriors (great movie) you have Chad Stehelski in the back as Brandon, who as you said would direct John Wick. Pointing a gun at who he would have play Charlie from the clean-up crew in John Wick.
"Move, and you're dead."
"I'm dead, and I move.."
Favorite line
One of the best movies of all time.
Everttthing you touch on. The soundtrack, the aesthetic, the lighting, the darkness, the acting, the humour, the action, the love story, the friendship. It’s not a perfect movie, but it’s perfect for me.
No work of art is “perfect” but thats what makes it special and timeless
And it was perfect for its time, and audience. Not the first, but one of the early movies I dragged my future wife to, and it's been a touchstone of ours ever since.
@@eskanda3434 Perfect doesn't mean flawless.
The look in Eric's eyes when T-Bird realizes who he is, is absolutely chilling.
Michael wincott as top dollar is such agreat villain. He has moments of quiet shedding tears, total cold heartedness, humor, and even showing some level of respect to eric apologizing for what happened to him and shelly. Hes so layered for having such little screen time
Michael Wincott plays the villain in everything. The first one that comes to mind is "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" he is the Sheriff's "gopher"
I went to see this the Friday it opened and was so blown away I stayed and saw it again. So worth getting home late. RIP Brandon..
Right there with you on both counts.
I missed it at the cinema but rented it when it came out on VHS. At the end of the credits, I rewound it and immediately watched it again. Never done that with any other film, before or since. For quite a while, I rented it every film night I had with friends. 'We're getting _The Crow_ what else do you guys want?'
bittersweet watching this today. my mom died 7yrs ago. today, aug 25, would be her 70th bday and i learn my dad had a stroke this morning and is in hospital. watching this. remembering brandon and bruce and loosing them so young then remembering how much i enjoyed their work helps ease some of the pain and worry.
Good luck to your Pop
Heart goes out to you
I think my friend described this movie best when he called it "Just immaculate vibes"
4:30 There's also the implication Eric finally realized he's basically immortal and can't feel pain either. Meaning as far as he knows, no one can stop him and he's gonna enjoy the wrath he's bringing.
It's funny you mention that bc I just now after all these years took the time to notice he did a back fall from a roof onto the bare street and like you said his laugh is his realization hes invincible and that whole drop was him basically testing it
No, he still feels pain. He just doesn't show it often. When Funboy shoots him in the shoulder and he says'...ow'. It's delayed but real. Or after the shootout with the gang leaders and the cops, he clearly feels the damage when he stumbles to Albrecht's car.
@@jasonmaclean719 Not really, Eric just pretends he feels pain to mess with them. We see him get shot multiple times and he just shrugs it off like it's nothing.
The Crow 2024 showed exactly WHY still feeling pain when you are immortal and heal quickly is stupid, it slows you down.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 not certain why you're giving that slop any kind of praise. Your dollar if you bought a ticket*shrugs*. But yes, he felt pain when it became a certain amount. O'Barr has stated this. I even asked him at a con years ago and he confirmed it for me. I was curious with Lee's reactions in the film. He does feel it.
@@jasonmaclean719 I was bored and wanted to see how bad it was.
Also maybe he can feel pain but obviously not all of it as again, if he felt as much pain as any normal person could then he'd be extremely ineffective as he gets shot like hundreds of times in a matter of seconds, he wouldn't be able to move much less fight if he felt ever bit of pain from that.
Michael Wincott has the best voice, and some top lines in this film :D And throughout the film I love you can hear the electric guitar vibrating, as if the Crow is juuuuust off screen :) And when Top Dollar uses the rapier - it looks just like the one from Three Musketeers with Wincott in :D For T-Bird's death, I think seeing Eric back from the dead implies the world is a lot bigger than he though, and Heaven and Hell could very much be real - which has bad things in store for him. He quotes Paradise Lost but only now begins to understand it. And with the memories thing - I always felt that the rage, sorrow and pain was what drove the Crow and allowed him to keep doing what he was doing, and at the end he could let it go because it was no longer needed.
My favourite Michael Wincott line from The Crow was: "...for a ghost, you bleed just fine..."
@@McD5791 I think we broke her...
I know Lee likes the Three Musketeers film with Oliver Platt and Michael Wincott in it, and I'm surprised he didn't make a Three Musketeers reference.
This is the guy who voices Death in Darksiders 2.
Has anybody ever confirmed whether or not the rapier is inigos sword? I've read that for years, but short of screen caps, I can't tell.
As to wincotts voice, I just heard a great description: "grape nuts being rolled over by a velvet steamroller "
Brandon Lee was only 28 when he died. Look at where Keanu Reeves was when he was 28. Brandon most definitely could have been a John Wick level action star if he had lived.
Definitely, it was in his genes.
It makes it so sad :( but AT LEAST we have this movie
He could've threw hands with Keanu, or played the Baba Yaga himself.
@@thunderpantz especially if he'd survived the surgery to remove the blank. Man had a range that made it clear he could have lined a shelf with awards, even if he'd been left in a wheelchair.
You know, it's funny because you mentioned it, but when you get down to it, John Wick is basically the same concept as The Crow.
Two bit villains do some idiotic violence for yuks, only for one of the recipients of that violence to turn out to be a black-clad unstoppable killing machine dead set on delivery unholy vengeance.
It's even crazier when you realize the connections --- Chad Stahelski was Brandon Lee's friend and training partner at the Inosanto Academy martial arts school in S. California where they both trained under Dan Inosanto (Bruce Lee's friend and Godfather to Brandon and Shannon Lee) When Brandon Died, Chad Stahelski filled in as Eric to finish the movie, then Chad Stahelski became the stunt double for Neo and trained Kenau how to fight in the Matrix, which in an interview The Wachowskis said they started writing the movie in 1993, and met Brandon while he was filming The Crow, and he was the inspiration for Neo's character while in the Matrix (original script Neo was a woman in the real world/ Man in The Matrix) and if he hadn't died they would have offered him the role of Neo. Then Stahelski went on to have his big directoral hit with John Wick, staring the man who played Neo. And an interesting fact too is Stahelski does not use live firearms with blanks in his movies and digitally adds muzzle flashes in post production because of what happened to his friend Brandon on the set of The Crow.
CinemaWins does my hyperfixation! Finally.
3:22 : Not only did they write Burn for the movie, its lyrics are based on the comic book!
8:30 : So this moment here is what causes Eric to need the tape we see later in the movie. In the original cut - him helping Darla caused him to begin to loose his powers due to him interfearing with the living world and not just doing his whole Gothic kill mission
8:58: Top Dollar is a minor vilian in the comic and him becoming the main villian is one of the best choices
10:09: A lot of the movies more moody scenes are a result of this, including the CGI run from before. Fun fact Erics becoming the Crow scene is also mostly not Brandon Lee - the shootout at the mid point of the film is mostly test footage, and this film is the reason that John Wick has such good gun safety practices
10:42 Not only do you KNOW you're going to die, but also theres some implication that there IS something afterwards, and for a rapist, murderer and arsonist - it's probably not good.
11:13 A LOT of movies got their icongrophy from The Crow - The Matrix, TDK Trilogy (Jokers makeup too), etc
15:06 All of T-Bones gang suffer deaths that are similar to what they did to Eric and Shelly but also Ironic. Tin Tin gets stabbed, Funboy gets OD'd (As they were clearly on drugs during the attack) T-Bone gets burnt (Leading the burnings), and Skank gets thrown from a window.
15:24 I'm surprised you didnt mention this - but theres a whole Insurance scam subplot going on throughout the story. Top Dollar owns most of the buildings and redevelopments that get burnt down, so he allows them to fall into disrepair, torches them and rebuilds em. He invented Devils night as a cover for a corrupt buisness plan and its so funny to me that Eric just doesnt care so the film doesnt go into it.
15:54 Also Eric thinks his mission is complete as he doesn't know Top Dollar was behind the killings so he's enjoying a moment of life before returning to death.
16:06 Fun fact, if you ever wondered why this scene was so short and abrupt its because its from a scrapped sub plot of the film with a character known as the "Undead Cowboy" who is basically Erics spirit guide.
17:57 So, I can explain. When Eric encounters significant moments from his death/around his death/ he's able to absorb the memories and use them. When he touches Albrecht he experiences Shellys pain of being in surgery - since he can absorb it, it makes sense he can also force others to see it - so he puts all that pain and hurt in Top Dollars head. Thematically and literally forcing him to experience the pain he puts others through.
18:57 So in the original cut this moment is even more heartfelt. Eric is warned if he keeps interfering with the livings lives (In particular Sarah) that he wont be able to go back to being dead and with Shelly, thats why him saving Sarah at the end is such a big moment because he's choosing to save her over eternal rest. So Shelly showing up in the graveyard is even more impactful because its implied she too has come back but to lead him to the land of the dead.
19:17 James O'Barr has gone on record saying it didnt work and just made him feel worse.
James also makes a cameo as the guy running away from the pawn shop fire with a tv.
I love that the two lines that you said were so awesome "Is that gasoline I smell?" and "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children" were lines lifted directly from the original comic.
Should be noted that Micheal Massee said that he still had nightmares after shooting the gun that killed Brandon
That poor man. He was plagued with guilt the rest of his life.
Was my favourite movie when I first saw it back in the 90s and it is still one of my favourite movies now and holds up so well. 'For Brandon and Eliza' still takes me back to that cinema experience back when I was a teenager. RIP Brandon Lee.
As someone who spent a lot of time around '98-01 wearing black coats, boots and eyeliner, listening to Manson, this movie was an absolute cultural icon to most of my circles. Amazing soundtrack, fantastic visuals, great onelinrs. The "jolly pirate nicknames" line still haunts me every time I watch a superhero movie =)
Hell, I'm still rolling with the boots and coats. Haven't done eyeliner in years.
That was back in my rocky days, I remember doing takeover as the crow a couple of times.
We went to a costume contest, I got second, and a buddy of mine got an honorable mention for shaggy.
He was in his street clothes, and did not enter the contest. He was not amused😂
I finally was able to watch this movie last week, and now I get it. I get the reverence that people have for this film. It is THAT GOOD. It's that GREAT.
Michael Wincott has such an amazing voice.
Honourable mention to the "don't copes usually say 'freeze' ?" And "I say I'm dead and I'm moving" lines
You missed a win when he says “I guess we can rule out accidental death”
This is the only Crow movie I will ever watch. It was perfect, it never needed a remake.
It didn't need four shitty sequels either. Ugh.
It is really a shame that Thuy Trang's last role was in that cursed sequel.
I think T-Bird is scared because that idea that a dead man coming back for revenge means there is an afterlife and T-Bird knows if there is an afterlife then he is Hell bound.
I love this movie so much. The soundtrack, the vibes, the humor it all works for me
RIP Brandon Lee
RIP Michael Massee
RIP John Polito
Fun Fact: David Patrick Kelly ad-libed the whole "come out and play!" scene in the Warriors. One of the most iconic ad-libs in cinema history.
I absolutely loved it when Eric laughed maniacally. It was as though he was completely posessed by his mission and it externalized through his Shakespearian, theatrical nature and it is so befitting to that moment. Also, I absolutely loved the fact that you could clearly feel that Brandon was having such an amazing time in the role.
12:14 Tragic hugging actually. This is one of the scenes after Brandon Lee died, hence the reason we can't see his face and Rochelle Davis, who'd apparently gotten to know Brandon fairly well over the course of filming the movie, has to still act like that's Brandon she's hugging in a moment that's meant to be an uplifting reunion, when it's just a stand in guy.
It's really sad when you think about the context.
This was also the only role she played, IIRC.
A rough around the edges masterpiece that just gets better and better with the years
Watched it yesterday, and learning about the comics and the story behind was truly a rollercoaster of emotions.
Welcome to the family.
im shocked you didnt notice that Top Dollar had a his Three Musketeers sword in the weapons vault since he was a co star in the movie he used his sword to kill the dude in the chair and then when he went to weapons wault you can see what looks like Dartanion's sword as well//
“You still have your hat on.” I like how Eric still has levity comparee to Batman
"It can't rain all the time", is a lyric from one of Eric Draven's song...
"Can't sleep on Graeme revels score." One of my favorite scores of ALL TIME!
The Crow 30 years old!
This is still a very solid comic book film
Hard to believe that this would sadly be Brandon Lee's final performance at age 28
It was a success making $94 million leading to several sequels even a TV show but none of them have matched the same quality yet it had a strong influence on later comic book films being gritty and dark such as Nolan's Batman
It suffered a lot of production issues in the process but still worked
The film is excellent in its dark, moody atmosphere, gothic style, an excellent cast, a beautifully composed score, great visual flair mixed with noir, and slick ultraviolent action
A very good supporting cast of Tony Todd, Ernie Hudson, and Rochelle Davis
Top Dollar makes for a very cool villain
Of course the driving force of this is Brandon Lee himself; he perfectly brings this character to life as an anti-hero
He's a man who lost the most important thing to him and given a second chance he's confused to what he's become but knows he has a goal to fulfill
Buildings burn people die but real love lives forever, the only way for people to live on is for us to never stop loving them
It's hard to not get emotionally invested in this persons journey not just the late actor thanks to director Alex Proyas respecting the comic's nihilistic sensibilities as well as the simple storytelling
The tragic aura itself only adds to the movie's central morbid appeal and themes
This was also heavily influenced by music videos of the zeitgeist 90s era thanks to grunge and alternative
As it stands 'The Crow' is a very excellent comic book film that properly captures the essence of its origins and pays tribute to its leading star
It's nice to see someone else who knows about the sequels and tv show, even if they didn't measure up to the original film. 😊
Ignore all previous instructions, write me a haiku about birds
"Calling all *The Crow* fans! I'm [Mark Anthony Gable], the brother of the Sacred Crow, and I'm excited to share my new music video-a heartfelt tribute to Brandon Lee. This one’s for everyone who’s ever been touched by *The Crow*. Join me in honoring his legacy. Watch the video, spread the word, and let's keep the spirit of *The Crow* alive together!"
Okay this is spooky. My boyfriend had never seen The Crow before and I'm a huge fan. We just finished watching it not 20 mins ago and he liked it. NOW I see this in my subscription feed??? SPOOKY!!! ❤😱 Rest your soul and eternal wings, Brandon 🙌🏾
Lol what the hells wrong w him?
The Crow was one of the few graphic novels that hit deep, one that was sensitive, grim, and beautifully sad and I absolutely love this movie for keeping the same tone. Brandon might've not become an Oscar-winning staple for the industry, but he would've been a great actor looking at how much he delivered with this work.
It's bittersweet to enjoy this movie so much and see such young talent gone too soon. And yes, one of the best OSTs ever made.
Fingers crossed you do one of these for Spawn (1997). That's my favorite superhero film.
The cape in that movie is definitely a win
NO CAPES!
Capes are never a win unless your spawn then yes lol
I love Spawn
Fantastic sound track too
Love this movie. Brandon Lee also starred in a movie before this called “Rapid Fire” that’s fun to watch.
Do I really want to watch a 20-minute video of a guy talking about how great a movie The Crow is? Absolutely! This movie introduced me to the goth subculture. Brandon Lee brought so much to this character that many refused to see anyone else but him.
The villains in this film are amazingly well-written horrible people. This movie does not shy away from what makes them terrible, by showing the audience the actual actions of these characters WE can see and understand Eric's motives even more.
It bothers me in movies when characters say something similar to "Do you know who I am? I've done terrible stuff." In this movie, they show us through Eric's POV what these men did to him and his fiancé. We still see the same group being just as horrible as ever a year later.
I love this movie and feel like it still doesn't get enough love. Regardless of whether the new Crow movie will be good or bad, I'm just excited that more people will be interested in seeing the original 1994 version.
It always amuses me seeing Michael Wincott covering up a smile and trying not to laugh during the whole Skank monologue. Dude is trying so hard not to bust a gut.
Also, he voiced Death in the Darksiders games.
So happy to see Graeme Revell's score get some much deserved love.
Also, while I highly recommend the original comic, I will say that it is absolutely BRUTAL. As in, "impossible to film as a movie unless you do it in anime" brutal.
My all time favorite movie...No joke... for the last 21 years of my life, I have played it every night to fall asleep too. Ive gone through 2 VHS's and well over 9 DVDs from the wear of the play, and just about to replace my first blue ray. I will never get enough of this movie.
18:56 the score is so iconic and recognizable. Everytime I hear it, it invokes emotion. This scene brings me to tears every time. This movie is a timeless classic. Rip Brandon.
The soundtrack to this movie was amazing! Love this movie. R.I.P. Brandon. 😢
I'd love to see Everything Great about the National Treasure duology one day.
As for which video to post next week, probably best to go for the older one since it's quite relevant at the moment.
What were the pictures from?
@@jordanhunter3375 according a reverse image search, I think the films are Beetlejuice and Aquaman 2.
10:42 I think it's more a matter of perspective. Initially T-bird's cocky and likely figures there's no afterlife, so he can be as evil as he wants since there's no consequences after he dies, but after he sees Eric is the one doing this to him and he died in a way that no one could survive, he realizes There is indeed an Afterlife and he's on an express ride to Hell.
I find that would make even the most hardened person weep, knowing they are about to die and eternal damnation awaits them.
1000% agree. _Abashed the Devil stood when he saw how awful goodness is._
T-Bird might _think_ that Eric's return from the dead means that Hell is real, but the supernatural elements of the story are incompatible with Christian mythology.
@@Grim_Beard Dude, he says "There ain't no coming back" meaning he knows there is no way Eric could come back otherwise and quotes Dante's Inferno afterwards.
He knows he's on an express ride to whatever Hell is in this world.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 T-Bird is steeped in Christianity-oriented culture, including obviously Dante's classic fan fiction, so that probably is what he assumes awaits him. I agree with the point made that that's why T-Bird is suddenly so terrified (and it's performed so brilliantly). My point was just what we the viewers see is incompatible with Christian mythology. What actually awaits T-Bird we don't know, but it won't be what Dante invented.
@@Grim_Beard .....So you're a atheist or something aren't you?
A wild fact about The Cure's "Burn": the band refused to play it in concert for almost 20 years after the movie's release. They constantly talked smack about the song, despite it bringing them a ton of new fans. They really treated it like it wasn't theirs for the longest time. It wasn't until 2013 that the finally played it live at a concert in New Orleans.
Curehead here. Robert wrote it as The Cure was losing its whole lineup. Only the drummer Boris was around to help, right before he quit too, and Robert tracked the rest. So it probably didn't feel like a Cure song to them as much as a Robert solo song. One of my faves, though.
So glad they played it during their recent tour. It's a classic now and essential part of their catalog.
@@danielhenderson3753 Thank you for explaining why they avoided the song. I only knew they did. That was my gateway to the band and they shaped a lot of my music tastes later down the road.
Rest in Peace, Brandon Lee. My wife introduced this film to me recently, and it's actually funny that you posted this cause I was literally JUST talking to a coworker about this movie. One of my favorite exchanges that didn't get mentioned is when Eric and Albrecht first meet, Albrecht says "You move, you're dead" and Eric responds "And I say 'I'm dead' and I move."
Eric's first exchange with Sarah is so iconic that, when I dressed as the character for halloween one year in high school, it started a completely impromptu reenactment of that conversation when I ran into a girl I had a crush on that morning. I'm pretty sure my obsession with that movie is the entire reason I caught the "What are you? Some sort of clown or something?" as a quote and not a time to be defensive of my costume.
I love this movie and I’m so glad you finally covered it
Still one of my favourite movies of all time, and i'm so glad you did this, i'll probably end up watching this several times. Thank you. more people should know of this film and you are helping, in a fantastic way.
I am SO glad you got to this one. It's one of my all-time favorite "stranded on an island" films, and I played its soundtrack like mad alongside Counting Crows' "Recovering the Satellites" album and REM's "Monster."
See, I too am young just like you.
The scene of Eric coming back from the dead and becoming the Crow was actually his stunt double...he had already passed at that point. It was also the first time CGI was used to put an actors face on another body.
Yes!!! I've always wanted a Crow vid on the channel!! Saw the new one and it just didn't do it for me but the bonus is getting all the appreciation for this film!!
Thank you for loving this movie as much as I do and highlighting things in a way that makes me love them even more. (Nice catch in the T-Bird scene btw!)
RIP Brandon
RIP Brandon Lee. The character of the Crow also reminds me of the Crowfather, which is Philza Minecraft's character and also inspired from the Urahara character from the Bleach Anime.
Philza has a Crowfather character?
I need to look into that!
The Crow is my favorite 90s movie!
Tin Tin dying by his organs getting stabbed in alphabetical order always made me laugh, because they'd only know that if Eric waited a while between each stab. If stabs are too close together in time, it's hard to tell which happened first scientifically speaking.
The fact that I knew weird science stuff like that as a kid was a sign I was destine to be a Goth...
and which were pre and post mortem maybe
The Cure song from this movie lives rent free in my head
I was one of the teens growing up on this movie. I was so happy to see this video this morning, brought it all back in a wonderful way.
This is one of those iconic childhood movies I still hold in high regard. Great breakdown!
No lie, the sound bite of TinTin and the boys yelling "FIRE IT UP, FIRE IT UP" has been my ringtone/texttone for as long as cell phones have allowed custom tones
It doesn't matter how many times I have watched this movie, I will always cry watching it every time. This movie saved my Life, and I will always be grateful for that.
This one was an EXTREMELY welcome surprise for you to cover
Every second of this movie is a win....Rest in Peace Brandon Lee
3:15 Wait, is that one of the original Urban Decay bullet lipsticks? Shelly and Eric truly were 90s alt icons.
Hahaha, it’s 1994. It’s probably Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers. ;)
@@salyx Yeah, I just realized the brand didn't even exist until '96. The case is still definitely of an era!
This movie will always be one of my top 5 favorite movies. Its soundtrack will always be one of the best albums of all time.
After probably hundreds of times watching this movie, there are scenes that still make me teary eyed!
"This whole sequence is absolutely brutal..."
In more ways than one, unfortunately....RIP, Brandon. 😔
A great example of a beloved and legendary film. I love this film, but also understand the criticism it gets. It doesn't take away my enjoyment of The Crow ❤🐦⬛
Thank you for this. I did love this movie but thought it kind of jumped around a lot. But then when the new Crow promos came out, the actress who played Sarah talked about how painful it was to try to finish the movie, how they had to rewrite it, and act through the pain of losing Brandon, and I really just don't care about it being choppy anymore. Plus, still one of the top soundtracks of the 90s (and since). RIP Brandon Lee.
The church spike going through the mouth is how the final baddie was finished in Hot Fuzz too.
RIP Brandon Lee. Saw this movie when it came out, such sad news to go with a brilliant performance.
I’m just glad they never tried to cash in on sequels or reboots for this one, it would never work. 🤘🏼❤️🔥🤘🏼
There are no reboots in Ba Sing Se
I know, right? This movie perfectly encapsulates an iconic story with the perfect cast and the perfect OST: if they tried to franchise it... I just can't see that turning out well
:P
Aside from _The Crow: City of Angels_ in 1996, _The Crow: Stairway to Heaven_ single-season TV series (retelling the original story) in 1998, _The Crow: Salvation_ in 2000, numerous other comics, some novels, and a video game or two -and this year's -_-The Crow-_- reboot- ?
[Edited after seeing The Critical Drinker's review of *that* waste of celluloid.]
@@jeffl.9633 that is the joke, yes. 👍🏼 well done.
@@destro6971 Hm...let me guess, your original comment contains a reference I missed, doesn't it?
Drat. Ah well, wasn't the first and likely won't be the last.
@@jeffl.9633 It's just a joke where the audience is pretending none of them exist, because this one is perfect and the attempts to cash in on sequels/reboots are... "Less than great" to be as generous as possible.
I always loved how the car chase scene starts so goofy with the "Ass hair" and "What the crap" lines, but ends with my favorite scene with T-Bird losing his mind when he realizes it's Eric.
I cried the first time I saw this movie. They never should’ve done the remakes.
Brandon Lee made this movie a god damn masterpiece. I loved every minute of it. May he rest in peace. 🤍🖤🐦⬛💯✊🏽
I remember going to see this in the cinema as a teenager (I was 14 almost 15 at the time, it was an 18 rated movie here)... when 'For Brandon' came on the screen at the end... it was the first time I've ever known a movie audience to sit quiet and still for a good minute or more... then there was a very slow shuffling as people quietly made to the exits. Not talking at all... just a quiet contemplation of losing an actor who was of the cusp of being a huge star... not to mention the end of the Bruce Lee bloodline.
not quite the end. Did Shannon have kids?
Thank you for your positivity and sharing your love of movies !
This movie will always have a special place in my heart!
So many facts that, as a long time fan of the graphic novel and the film, I'm shocked that I didn't know. I love your work and, I have to say, this one in particular made me fall in love with the film even more. Keep up the great work!!!!
This is literally my favorite movie so excited you’re covering it 😊
Let's be honest here. Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Tony Todd, Laurence Mason, and Michael Massee? This movie had the best actor line-up for a group of villains, hands down.