Title: The Crow (1994)
Original UK Release Date: 10th June 1994
Original US Release Date: 11th May 1994
UK Rating: 18
US Rating: R
Director: Alex Proyas
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
Plot: After he is brutally murdered and his girlfriend raped, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) returns from the dead for revenge.
Mike's Review
I
followed the making of this film quite closely after the lead star Brandon Lee was
tragically killed during the making of the film. It happened when a gun used to
fire live rounds was then used to fire blanks during a scene with Brandon Lee. The gun wasn’t cleaned and checked
correctly and it was discovered that a round that had been previously fired had
failed to fire correctly. The bullet
lodged in the barrel and remained there until the gun was used with blank
rounds. The force of the blank firing was enough to propel the bullet out of
the barrel and fatally wounded Brandon Lee. This led
to many changes in the use of firearms on set, sadly however these changes were
too late and the movie world lost a truly great rising star.
The
film is ironically about the murder of the character played by Brandon Lee. He then comes back from the grave
to avenge his death and the brutal rape and murder of his girlfriend Shelly by
a gang.
The
film is a masterpiece and visually stunning. It is a very dark film and the
visuals portray this extremely well. The cast includes Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson & Michael Wincott. The acting is great from most
of the cast with very over the top performances by the gang members and a near
perfect stand out performance by Brandon Lee. Having
only seen him in action martial arts movies prior to this his acting ability really
stands out here and shows what potential he had.
This is
a really good film and knowing the background into the death of the lead actor
helps to bring a sense of reality to it. However without the tragic accident
this is still a great film. More fantasy than horror it has a great story that
really draws you in and doesn’t let go until the end.
Unfortunately
someone decided the film needed some very poor sequels! However a short lived TV
series was made using the original characters and it was actually quite good.
If you
have never seen this please give it a go, it’s a great film but give the follow
ups a miss!
10 out of 10
Additional Information
Stand out performance: Brandon Lee as Eric Draven
Trailer
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