The Crow
The Crow
The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.
jackmeat reviewedFebruary 5, 2025
My quick rating - 9,1/10. A masterpiece.
My review from 1994: It is only about 4 hours removed from the theater as I find myself at my computer to type up this weekends Flick Pick. Unfortunately for this night, it is more in memoriam. I'll give a slight bit of background to this. As many of you may know, this is Brandon Lee's final film, as he was accidentally shot during the filming. This is a gut-wrenching loss to many, especially the Lee family. It was only a little over 10 years ago, I realized that the amazing martial artist my grandfather had shown me movies of as a kid, Bruce Lee, had mysteriously died as well. Now some 10 years later, I sit and write this review in hopes that as you read the newspaper today, you may come to see this is much more than an entertainer that has passed away, but a family that is cursed. The task at hand is to review the movie without reflecting much on the fact that this is likely to be another finale to a career cut far too short.
The story begins with the resurrection of a dead rock star named Eric Draven (Lee) after being murdered, along with his fiancee, on the eve of their wedding. His soul is transported to the next world (according to the narration) by a crow; but when a spirit is unhappy there because of unsettled business on earth, sometimes the crow will bring him back again. And so a year later, on All Hallows Eve, Eric reappears on earth, vowing vengeance on those who committed the murders - and the evil kingpin who ordered them. This basically sums up what storywise you need to know. What you see though is a stunning work of visual style (the best version of a comic book universe I've seen) and Brandon Lee clearly demonstrates in it that he was well on his way to being the next big action star. All of this merely exists to allow Alex Proyas to delve headfirst into a surreal and gothic world rarely seen or imagined to this stunning extent....
My review from back when I wrote for a local paper continues and is located on my website at https://jackmeat.com/the-crow-1994/
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