The dark and gritty 1994 film “The Crow” was equal part supernatural superhero movie and classic revenge thriller. Based on James O’Barr’s 1989 limited comic book series of the same name, the film gained a strong cult following in addition to being well reviewed by critics. But the movie was struck by tragedy following the on-set death of its star Brandon Lee, son of famed martial artist Bruce Lee, who was fatally wounded by a prop gun during filming.
After several not-so-great sequels, this year we’re getting a remake of “The Crow” from director Rupert Sanders. The film sees Bill Skarsgård playing murdered musician Eric Draven who is resurrected from the dead to avenge not only his death but also of his beloved fiancé (played by FKA twigs). The first trailer certainly embraces the violence of the 1994 film but lacks the dark stylish allure that was essential to the original movie’s success. I don’t know. I’m intrigued enough to give it a shot. Hopefully it delivers.
“The Crow” soars into theaters on June 7th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
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I don’t know about this one. I think it was best left as a one time thing.
I can’t imagine this land anywhere close to the original film.
I too was just fine with the original. Trailer didn’t move me to put this remake on my watch list. You hit it on the head – the dark, stylish atmosphere and moodiness of the original didn’t show up here.
Exactly. It’s missing that moody gothic style. The atmosphere was a huge part of the ‘94 film.
Nah… I’ll stick with the original. Plus, I still have my CD copy of the film soundtrack which still holds up. I love Ozzy but his recent stuff isn’t good and hearing the autotune made me go…. “oh fuck that”.
I watch the original soooo many times.
I used to have the film on VHS. I don’t know if there’s a damn good Blu-Ray available for that film with loads of special features. I need to get that and hopefully a director’s cut Blu-Ray of Dark City as Alex Proyas pretty much peaked with those films.
I’ll pass!
I can understand. It’s hard to get a grip on the vibe they’re going for.
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