Looks really bad, also seems like there's no need to go watch it since they literally show him throwing the heads of the main baddies into the audience lmao.
The Crow | Official Trailer | Jun 7 | Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs
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The cinematography looks pretty good, but I am just not feeling this version of Draven. Personally, I feel the original should not have been touched.
Interesting. I saw it a long time ago, and just took it at a very literal level. I should probably watch the film again (or read the comic for the first time).
If you were a kid in the 90s chances are you knew someone (or many kids) that dressed as the crow for Halloween...but this...this ain't it.
Won't be going to the theater to see it, as I hardly do that anyway. But looks like something I'll enjoy, especially since I'm a fan of the franchise.
And let's be brutally honest, it wouldn't be anywhere near the cult hit it was had Brandon Lee not died...
The secret sauce of the original film, outside of the obvious stuff like Dariusz Wolski's cinematography, the soundtrack, Brandon Lee and Alex Proyas back when he was sane, was having folks like David Patrick Kelly going way harder than is necessary for their super underwritten villain roles:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSe01JYcWlU
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSe01JYcWlU
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The issue is that The Crow is a fairly distinct film even if its by no means perfect. This just kind of seems like another generic action fillm.
Eh. I might catch it when it comes to streaming. The original has such a distinct 90s aesthetic and a killer soundtrack to boot. This has none of that. The trailer giving away a bunch of stuff didn't help, either. I mean, compare that to the original trailer:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flGA_whUFHA
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flGA_whUFHA
It's not really explicitly spelled out one way or another in the film. I suppose the biggest hint is that they don't actually kill the crow, they just injure it, but somehow Eric is still affected. Take it for what you will, I guess.
lol yeah that shotgun blast was way more than expected for a non-redband trailer.
Just rewatched the original a few hours ago. This just doesn't have seem to have an ounce of the mood that one is overflowing with. And it lives and dies by its mood. God, the city is such a hellhole, it seems only natural that it harbors such monstrous people. And earnest people.
This just feels like a run of the mill violent action film with a weak gimmick.
This just feels like a run of the mill violent action film with a weak gimmick.
Those have been in style for the past few years. I wouldn't let this one movie ruin your looks, keep it.
Man the old films art style has totally put this version in an awful position. This just can't live up to it. I wish Proyas would direct again
Someone needs to remake this trailer with non-shit music so I can assess it properly (probably still not good).
I was half joking… but definitely some of the appeal of it for me is looking like a bit of a freak. I know they've been gaining popularity, but I still rarely see them outside of the internet. Either way I'll keep it as long as my wife thinks it's hot :)
3 movies made every goth kid lose their mind in the 90s was The Crow, Blade, and Nightmare Before Xmas.
Eh, I'd replace Blade with something like The Craft. That movie led the way for a huge girl goth movement when I was in 8th grade.
I had this classmate that was obsessed with the line from The Crow "It's not a good day to be a bad guy." Just loved saying it. Yeah, those were the days.
Yeah the smaller roles in the original were so well acted and really stood out. "Halloween isn't until manana~" is still stuck in my head after all these years.
The first movie is getting a 4K release in May so probably spend your time and money on that instead.
Doesn't look terrible. But just another modern reboot that will be forgotten within a week of release.
You'd think a movie would put its most visually striking shots in the trailer. Characters and story might make this new interpretation worthwhile, but there's just nothing that measures up to the original's dark dream-like romanticism.
Demonstrating the point. Thanks for linking the direct comparison. A pure slaughter on style.
Demonstrating the point. Thanks for linking the direct comparison. A pure slaughter on style.
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the visual style of the original is striking and completely gone here. not that I would want them to try and copy it. but this just looks like a john wick movie?
it looks awful. reminds me of the oldboy american remake. or the vince vaughn psycho.
it looks awful. reminds me of the oldboy american remake. or the vince vaughn psycho.
