The Crow Review - Off The Shelf Reviews
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2019
- This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, The Crow (1994) by Director, Alex Proyas. Starring, Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis and Ernie Hudson.
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“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.” RIP Brandon Lee
From Brandon Lee's interview on set: "Because we do not know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well, and yet everything happens only a certain Number of times...and yet it all seems limitless"
"Victims. Aren't we all?" Most underrated comic movie to date
Damn it that was gonna say that
Can’t forget “Is that gasoline I smell? And “You’re all gonna die.”
Yes. One of the best movies ever made. Makes me miss the 90s.
i was SO close to watchin this movie in THEATERS!!!! instead we watched Mortal Kombat because it was PG... a friend of mine owned this on VHS immediately after release! Very nostalgic movie and times!!!✌🏽
i realize it is kind of randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch new tv shows online ?
@Ruben Camdyn Flixportal :D
@Logan Cannon Thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I really appreciate it!!
@Ruben Camdyn Glad I could help :D
I follow several review channels and I'm surprised the crow isn't talked about more often.
Yeah i am bit suprised over that too
I thought that “The Crow” had an influence on some of the visuals & makeup in the Nolan Batman films. A powerful movie visually.
It did look at the joker
@Ram Attack ; “The Crow” makeup was similar to the Joker makeup in “Dark Knight”. The flaming crow symbol is similar to the flaming bat image used in the posters for “Dark Knight” and the flaming bat image on the bridge in TDKR.
RIP Brandon Lee you and your father are together now we miss you both.
The most moving scene for me is when Shelly comes back for Erik in the end..
One of the best movies EVER. Period.
It can't rain all the time
That line still inspires me not to give up.
michael wincott voiced death in Darksiders 2 and he suits the role
The original story idea for City of Angels was pretty good but the final product not so much.
the original director's version was
GREAT
but the studio
raped the shit out of
CITY OF ANGELS
Ah man, no other film has such a profound sense of melancholy about it, for obvious reasons. Yet as the enduring popularity of this film shows, despite Brandon Lee's wholly senseless death, it can't rain all the time
15:36. The way he hits the blade away here, I had so many fantasies of being that badass one day.
And I guess it’s later, but when he gets punched and his head just kind rolls around like the joker and looks back at the guy, so freakin awesome. Such a good “hero” story.
I was that weird goth teen girl who wore Crow makeup way too many years in a row on Halloween.
I had a hell of a time finding a trench coat when I was a kid dressing as the crow lol. Did you find a good coat?
Every time I watch the Crow, I ask myself the question... Is it better to burn out than to fade away?
Brandon Lee's death was a tragic accident ( Hollywood has still not learnt from it...) and of course, like his late father, we were robbed of a great career, but just like Bruce, Brandon Lee will always be a legend.
Not defined by his death, but by being an amazing actor and by all accounts a top person.
The Crow (1994) is a Visually Stunning Masterpiece !!!
Excellent Review, guys !!
You did this film justice guys, I remember watching this at a very young age and have loved it ever since, what an amazing performance by Brandon lee and this movie never gets old. Brandon’s father was quoted as saying the key to immortality is livings life worth remembering and I think we will always remember the crow. OTSR 👊👊
You're teasing us with the F13th pt4 dvd! Actually the whole "Mother is the name for god..." thing is not a Shakespeare quote, William Makepeace Thackery. I always loved the scene where he kills T-bird, T-bird isn't scared because he's going to die and this is the end, he's scared because he's going to die and now he realises this ISN'T the end, there is an afterlife. And he's not going anywhere cloudy, he's going somewhere very warm indeed... His victim's suffering in momentary, his is forever,
Best part of city of angels is the deftones playing on stage in one scene
I have a hunch, if Brandon Lee was still with us, it would be him telling us we're all breathtaking
What An odd post
Perhaps, a tad morbid too, I know. But I genuinely do believe, if he'd lived, a lot of what we know Keanu Reeves for would have been played by Brandon Lee
@@BobfishAlmighty Brandon Lee wasn't the best actor to be honest and his performance in The Crow was pretty sub-standard and kind of ruined the film for me.
It was also close on 30 years ago and, let's be honest. Reeves was far from the top of his game back then, either. That's a lot of time to improve
@@travellingshoes5241 Totally wrong,and ignorant and disresprectfull to Brandons memory,nobody got close to this character Brandon ,knocked it out of the park,with raw emotion,praps you are emotionally detached,your problem.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story came out the year before The Crow, and it has that nightmare scene where Bruce is fighting off a demon samurai who is coming after Brandon, then a boy. Brandon's death makes that scene really poignant and hard to watch.
The demon got him in the end.
2:19 - Interesting fact: that stunt double went on to direct the John Wick movies.
For some reason T-bird's death gets to me every time I watch it. Even though T-bird is kinda the leader of that whole crew and deserved a brutal death, when he starts kinda sobbing and saying "...and felt how awful goodness is" it just makes me kinda empathize for him. And I think it is because he's now realizing there's a spot reserved for him in hell and he's actually feeling the weight of his actions. It could also be that it's the most personal kill of that crew. Tin-tin was cocky pretty much up until he got a knife to the shoulder, funboy was high as a kite and not taking it seriously, and skank was just being a coward. T-bird was the only one who showed any sign of actual human emotion or fear when he realized he was about to die.
He was also the only one with real intelligence and a flicker of understanding other people. That made his actions even worse, because he knew better than the others what he was doing.
How much of a superstar would Brandon Lee have become on the back of this movie? He already had the talent and the lineage. All he needed was a break out performance and he would have become unstoppable.
When the crow drops the ring in her hand and her simple thanks to it make tear up everytime . What a fantastic movie .
I only watched this film about a year ago and wow, what a ride, even better watching the review, thanks chaps
Read “The Crow: The Story Behind The Film”. It tells you everything that happened in detail. I’ve been studying this film for about 20 years and I’ve never heard the cocaine thing.
Also, the Skull Cowboy was originally in the whole film. He was Eric’s guide, not the crow. The crow just showed him where the gang members were. It was originally a pretty different film. The Cowboy is the one who took his powers just before he walked into the church. The shooting of the crow had no bearing on Eric’s powers even though that’s what the bad guys thought.
And the scene where Brandon got shot was never processed or developed. It was the scene where Eric walks in the door while Shelley is being attached. Funboy shot him through the bag of groceries he was holding and as we all know actually accidentally shot him with the empty shell casing. None of those scenes from the accident were ever developed. They changed it to having the body double on his knees with the open arms.
Bridget Baiss' book is definitely a treasure. I have the hardcover edition, and its very in-depth. My only minor criticism is I noticed some spelling errors every once in a while, and one page even had about half a paragraph repeat itself. Someone needed to proofread that thing.
If you think about it The Crow also has looks tones n influence in the Matrix also
I was worried you guys were going to talk trash about the film like most reviewers. I grew up with the influence of this film like you guys. Glad you guys got and did this review.
I love the music it's so chilling and spectacular rest in peace Brandon Lee
Graeme Revell's score should've won him an Oscar; it was that good.
"It cant rain all the time" is one of my favourite lines in cinematic history.
Great job lads, one of my favourite films. So much so that the first Hot Toys Collectibles figure I ever bought was a 1:6 scale Eric Draven.
This movie is a seminal masterpiece. It has influenced future dark films like Nolan's Batman trilogy. Rest in Peace Brandon Lee. Thank you for The Crow.
Just avoid the sequels, complete mess. Its like when the Highlander said, "There can be only one". He's right, the first Crow is enough, don't bother with the rest. At least the movie felt like it was finished unlike his father's movie Game of Death, what a mess.
Check out Good, Bad, Flicks's video on the making of City of Angels. Tells you the history of how they thing was fuck to high heaven by producers and the original vision will never come to be seen. It sounded like an awesome sequel.
The third one, Salvation, is fairly good. Nowhere near the quality of the first, but they were at least trying to make something good.
We just roadtripped through Western US and a must stop was Bruce and Brandon Lee's grave in Seattle. Mystical with the wind blowing at the same time with the graveyard overlooking the ocean. "It can't rain all the time"
I haven't seen The Crow in years, I thought it was a bit cheesy but I still enjoyed it and it would get a recommendation from me. Brandon Lee's death was a tragedy, he had the rest of his life ahead of him.
I had found out about the graphic novel from an article in Heavy Metal... took a chance and bought the collected story... and was blown away... utterly... please read this.
Then I heard of the film and had nervous expectations... and again, was utterly blown away... Brandon Lee WAS Eric Draven. The soundtrack, the style, the soul of this film was perfect...
A story about justice for victims... and the end where Shelly comes for him and she takes him home... together forever.
Pretty much my favourite film of all time. I don't think I have any more to say.
man I definitely gotta rewatch this movie again at some point. also Michael Wincott, the guy who plays Top Dollar, I thought it was so cool to find out he voiced the Horseman Death from Darksiders 2. and even cooler is Death has a companion with him named Dusk who is a Crow. not sure if that was intentional but still a nice nod to the movie
This is one of very few movies where there is no rest point. No go to the bathroom time. No skip it points. It’s engaging and building literally every moment. No scenes are wasted. I was only 7 when this came out and I need to confirm if I saw it in theaters. I know I had a poster on my door so I know I saw it young. You gotta love and appreciate 90’s dads. My dad let me watch damn near anything, would just cover my eyes for the really crazy stuff (which usually was tits which I don’t see as fair haha) and I do believe this movie would still have its following even if Brandon didn’t die. The only thing that would lower it is if he picked really bad roles after this. But there’s tons of roles he would have been better for. I love Keanu but Brandon could have easily done every roll of his better because he can actually act. I also don’t notice people mention his voice much. It’s so commanding and distinct. This movie was a real perfect storm.
That was one of the strangest, eeriest, and most surreal movies I've seen in a long time.
Thanks for reviewing this movie, gents. One of my favorites. I admit I got a bit misty watching this review. I’ll definitely be watching this favorite of mine tonight.
0:27 Key & Peele reference I love it!
Thank you both. I love this movie. Its my fave of all time and I have so much swag and a tattoo. You guys showed so much respect and love to this piece of culture, and I will tell you, this will never...EVER be rebooted. Theyve tried a hundred times. I could add to the gushing that everyone else is doing, but Ill just say this movie is as close to a piece of me. Thank you for your wonderful review.
Scott Hall came up with the idea of the Crow for Sting
*Victims.. Aren't we all?" -Brandon Lee
Just an FYI that the mother quote is actually William Makepeace Thackeray not Shakespeare . Great review as always guys, you guys are woefully under subscribed, you really deserve more views 😔 anyhoo, keep on keeping on!
The Crow is a class above, very dark and cool. Used to have the giant poster of him sitting brooding bullet-ridden in a chair in a hall. His sad demise always sullied the movie a little for me. Such a shame.
The soundtrack is phenomenal.
YES! You guys definitely reviewed a master piece right here! I love The Crow!
Ernie Hudson tho mate. The Crow, Hand that rocks the cradle and Ghostbusters. Well played mate
The sword used by Top Dollar to kill Gideon was the sword made by Inigo Montoyas' father in the Princess Bride. (Search:
Count Rugen sword the crow)
30 years ago, today we lost Brandon may he rest in peace, and he was taken too soon.
the stunt double for brandon lee is one of the directors of the john wick films
Had they redid The Crow years ago Stewart Townsend would've been ideal as Eric Draven when I saw him in Queen of the Damned I knew there's you're new Eric right there. But I would prefer if they left this classic alone Brandon Lee made this movie epic.
You guys should check out Six-String Samurai. The guy who directed Wicked Prayer made his name with that one, and that was why there was the slightest bit of interest in the movie after the train-wrecks that were the last two. Samurai’s actually a fun movie.
It can't rain all the time
I agree 👍this film is a beautiful masterpiece. Powerful and it connects on so many levels.
"Gentlemen!"
Fantastic review of an absolutely brilliant, brilliant movie.
Do Escape From New York/L.A.
Btw great video once again 😎 One of the best movies ever made 👌
I collect and read comics. Admittedly I've never read the crow but I've read a lot of dark gothic-esque comics, batman, punisher, sandman, Watchmen.
The crow is THE most comic book accurate adaptation I've ever watched. Brandon Lee was PERFECT as Eric Draven. The look, feel and sound of the film is instant transport into comic pages.
Epic film. Perfection.
Bill Skarsgard is playing Eric Draven in the remake due next year. I won't hold hope out for it being anything close to the original 🙏
My favourite intro ever from Ian 😂
Been waiting for this one for awhile. Great review guys!
Can we talk about Crow : Wicked Prayer next please???
I think it's a diamond in the rough
... We got John Conner , Dennis Hopper , Angel , Tara Reid , UFC fighters and a hilarious story. It's good fun
It's a bit scary knowing that Bruce and Brandon Lee died before the release of the movies, Enter the Dragon and The Crow, that made them Hollywood stars. Also, I would like to see Ian and Gary do a review of the Riddick movies. Keep great and fun videos coming guys. 🖒
One of the many of the inbetween best of so cold cult "very good" A/B movie Classic ever,beside movies like:Strange Days,Crying Freeman,Equilibrium,Near Dark,Dark City, Starship Troopers and Screamers to name a few :)
Was devastated when i heard brandon died he was so talented had a bright future ahead but what a movie
This is my favorite movie of all time. The Crow was a masterpiece.
For me it’s the line “It can’t rain all the time” and the ending credit song that made me very emotional particularly when I was in my teens going through a rough time
21:10 And after the shot he gives the gun back and says "thanks" to his henchman. Always makes me laugh for some reason.
" I ain't Skank, that's Skank RIGHT THERE!... Skanks DEAD..."
"That's right"
*goes out the window*
Fantastic movie with amazing soundtrack. 10/10
Such a wonderful & beloved film. This review does it justice
Was 20yyrs old when this was released my top. Favourite movie of all time from start to finish as well as the soundtrack even named my son brandon after him.
My thoughts on The Crow facing Top Dollar. Before they take Sarah, he is ready to go back to Shelly. He doesn't know about Top Dollars involvement so his revenge is complete.
He goes to save Sarah because it's the right thing to do. That is why he tells Top Dollar that he won't fight him. With his revenge complete and the crow injured his powers are going away.
Once Top Dollar tells him that he was the one that gave the order, that reignites his powers because now he has another person to take vengeance on. That is how he is able to transfer Shelly's pain to Top Dollar and defeat him.
All simply my opinion, of course.
At 21.09 the sword that top dollor stabs Gideon with is the sword he steels from d'artagnan in 1993s the three musketeers
I've just seen The Crow for the first time.
Such a good movie.
For sure very influential.
I ma pretty sure Burton's Batmans inspired this flick to some extend, but The Crow took it to another level.
Adding that serious neo noire vibes to the goth stylistic made it very serious and romantic, while Burton's movies were dark but grotesque and funny at times.
I am sure The Crow paved the way for another anti hero commic book movies like (not so great) Spawn, and (great) Blade.
Also I can see some relation to Nolan's Batmans.
Cheers guys!
Seen it in cinema, bought the vhs, then the dvd. Going to watch it again after this review.
The shoot out scene when the Crow was dual wielding the two pistols then pulls out a katana is my favorite scene of all time
evenin fellas. I missed this 1st time round at the flix. Was a party or somethin. Only played one week. Tonite it played again n i saw it. (Shoulda been LOUDER). Killer!!. Was like seein a band I'd never seen. Wow. Love it. Top one Nice one
One of my favorite films of all time
I've lost count how many times that I've seen this movie, and this is the first time that I've seen the deleted scene with the skeleton cowboy at the church. I didn't even know that scene existed.
Great film. I had no idea about the skeleton cowboy.
I watch this film every Devil’s Night or Halloween. Great review.🕺
Long live Brandon Lee.
Can't rain all the time....... Thanks guy know what I'm watching tonight!
Michael Wincott was also in The Three Musketeers with Keiffer Sutherland, as Athos, Charlie Sheen as Aramus, -- and trying to remember the names and spelling of all the characters of everyone from that while you guys are continuing to talk in my earbuds-- and RUclips doesn't allow you (the audience) to pause while you're listening to YOU guys (the ones giving this review) with the neat interjections of information of car miniatures, the information of cocaine - argh. I was just going to toss in a quick information bit about Michael Wincott (Top Dollar) and adding in the info of him being in The Three Musketeers, and and again quickly remembering character names to actors portraying while you guys are providing all this interesting information about The Crow, and to get out of this RUclips issue of "no pauses" here, so keep typing while you guys keep talking about interesting anecdotal information of Discard everything I have managed to type in while you guys talk - and how dare you be interesting with all this information about the trials and tribulations of this movie, while I was just adding in this b.s. about Michael Wincott, as if I were just quickly interjecting into an in person conversation.
I kept typing so you - anyone reading this now, could have a laugh at my predicament - along with a cat meowing repetitively in my ear to pet her so she can just lay down and go to sleep.
So thank you and how dare you for being so interesting with all this information about this much loved movie and multi-layered story and real life tragedy.
The irony is just stupid funny.
1 day later, i see this email and Now I'm reminded
5/3/21 2pm
And voila, NOW I remember.
Connected to Michael Wincott and Three Musketeers,
Oliver Platt as Porthos, Charlie Sheen as Aramus, Rebecca De-Morney as Milady de Winter and Tim Curry as Cardenil Richelin.
As if any of that remotely matters, or is genuinely relevant to The Crow.
Although, other than being the new Captain of the Musketeers, I don't remember the Name of the character, i just remember villain, eye-patch, wearing black and answers to the Cardinel.
Chris O'Donnell (sp?) as Dartanian. Bad spelling there.
Thanks for your sharing of all the details, there were so many things that really cast an ominous belated feel to the filming. Chee-zus, that much cocaine laying around all the time. Seems like it was foreshadowing of a tragedy waiting for a chance.
Great, great film! It's sad that Brandon died, i'm sure he would have give us so many more great films after this one. In fact, he was going to star in the film titled Simon Says right after The Crow, but after his death, the script for it was changed and turned into Die Hard With A Vengeance. The Crow: City Of Angels is not exactly the best sequel ever, but i do like the film, mostly because i know how difficult production it had and how original story was changed and movie got butchered by Weinsteins. If they just left it alone, it could be have so much better. As for all the other sequels and this fucking reboot/remake that just won't die, fuck 'em all. You'd figured they would just realize how no matter what it wouldn't work, and yet they are still trying.
Great review guys, as usual !
And now... An American werewolf in London !! 🙏🏻🙏🏻😘😘
Jean-Sébastien Richer I think they did that but the video was removed smh
@@dianaarcticfox5832 Why are some movies reviews removed from You Tube and others aren't?
Mario Lopez I honestly have no idea, something to do with copyrights, probably some copyright owners are more quick to send removal requests. Not very wise of them, really, because the guys actually promote these very films.
Diana articfox, maybe they did at the start of their channel but i followed them for a long time now and haven’t seen that for sure ☺️
Jean-Sébastien Richer I think I remember Gary going wildly excited over the transformation scene, but that was quite a white ago. Maybe I am imagining things)
My favorite film of all time, and is bitter sweet as thiswould of been the film to make Brandon Lee as a huge star. Killer soundtrack as well I hope this is never remade an yes I know they want to. Had to sub
Hell yeah!!!! Thanks guys for doing this review easily top 5 for me.
Micheal also voiced a prophet in halo 2.
one of my favorite soundtracks
I feel like Skaggs to in the sense that I feel like a little worm on a big f****** hook sometimes 😥
!!! Great pick!!!
Such an excellent review of "The Crow" you both did. This movie is such a masterpiece. I hope you guys do Romero's Dead Saga soon.
This movie got me into listening to a lil band called Medicine.. they’re the band playing in the bottom floor of the bar/club. If you dig trippy music, give em a spin. It’ll cure what ails ya!
My friend just passed and I got back from her funeral so this is very timely I suppose. Death really is a son of a bitch.
The Raven has better acting skills than Steven Seagull 😅
How awesome would Blade of been when it came out if it had tones of The Crow/Dark City Matrix flavor with what actually came out in 98’ also really would of kicked ass