The Crow (1994)

director: Alex Proyas

writers: James O'Barr, David J.Schow

starring: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson

genre: Action, Comics, Crime







Comic book movies come and go and few of them are memorable or at least to be considered worthy of the name that they represent .It is mostly the big names such as Batman, Superman, Iron Man etc that are worth being watched and are good (Batman Forever and Batman and Robin doesn't count as they were jokes!). Then we have some comic book movies that are damn good but are not so well known because as comics they are overshadowed by the so known superheroes. The Crow in one of the case that the comic book and the hero of it are not so well known and not so, lets say mainstream but deserve our attention.

The story is a dark one and it goes something like this. Our hero Eric Draver (Brandon Lee) a guitar player in a rock band and his fiancée Shelly are in deep love and are getting married soon but bad luck hits their door as they get murdered the night before Halloween by a group of thugs that are out to have their fun. The thugs brutally murder Eric while they are having fun raping and torturing Shelly which she dies 30 hours later in the hospital. A year has passed and a crow brings Eric back to life to have his revenge for what they did to him and his wife.



The movie is simply beautiful, from the settings to the background to the music. It really represents the comic book where everything is dark and Gothic and gives the feeling that there is the smell of revenge in the air. Brandon Lee isnt your typical superhero he doesn't have any barriers like Batman or Superman or your friendly neighbor superhero meaning that he kills those who he swore revenge to. But he is not your typical vigilante either he kills only those who destroyed his life by torturing them in the same way that they did to him and his wife. Brandon Lee does an amazing job playing the role of the Crow you can feel his lust for revenge and in the same time how he suffers from the loss of his future wife and the pain that he feels every time he thinks about his past life.

Its a movie that really worths your time because apart from the great story that it has its the last movie Brandon Lee played. That's right Brandon Lee died during the making of the movie from an accident (although i still believe there is something behind that like with his father). So put on hold whatever you are planning for tonight go rent it or find it somewhere get your snacks and get ready to enjoy one of the greatest movies out there!

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Review by G L