Rating: Summary: The Crow jumps the shark Review: Anybody who claims that this movie was entertaining was either drunk or stoned. The first time I saw it I was hammered, so I thought it was decent. But upon further review, and sadly sober, I realized what an insult this film is to the memory of Brandon Lee. The cinematography isn't bad, and the music is decent giving the film a gothic feel so long as nobody opens their mouth, but the script is best left to our friends at MST3K. Our 'hero' is a weakling who resembles nothing of what Brandon started. He a blubbering baby who never stops weeping, and Sarah is a character you'd just as soon read about in the obituaries. The third installment of this series (The Crow: Salvation) is much better than City of Angels, but it remains a far cry from the original. If you're looking for a gothic movie, check out Dark City. It's from the same director as the original Crow, and it's a righteous classic.
Rating: Summary: Reason for 5 below.... Review: Because I saw City of Angels before I was the first installment made it better. I had nothing to compare it to and therefore I loved it. It doesn't deserve anything lower than a 3.
Rating: Summary: No Need for a Sequel (2.5 stars) Review: Before I start, I want to say that the main reason why I have a problem with the film is because I LOVE THE ORIGINAL. That, to me, was an absoulute masterpiece. So, I fail to see the reason why there should be a sequel other than to make a quick buck or two. But that's just me. I am not trying to change anyone's mind, and I am not trying to say that I am right about everything. It all comes down to taste in the end.I'll give the movie some credit: It looks spectacular. At least it didn't lose the darkness and danger like the last two Batman movies did. I guess the big problem for me was the story. I don't know. It just didn't affect me the way the first one did. The bad guys seemed a lot more eviler and creepier as well. (How can one not shiver at the sight of Michael Wincott?) DVD is pretty poor as well. No eye-popping special features on this disk. Then again, I didn't like the movie all that much, so I guess it really doesn't matter to me. Again, maybe it's because I'm so in love with the first movie. I just think that "The Crow: City of Angels" failed to entertain me on the level the first one did. It looked awesome, but that's the only good thing about the movie. But, to say something positive, I will take this movie over "Batman Forever" or "Batman and Robin" any day. So that's a good start.
Rating: Summary: A very decent sequel. Review: Face the facts and realize what the whole crew went through the first Crow film. Brandon Lee was killed on set and on film! Supposedly because of a curse linked with his fathers' past and a myth of the curse of the crow the bird itself. Anyways I can't believe that this came out and I am very surprised. It's not very good but it's also not very bad. Deftones make a cameo in it... remember the deftones...they used to be good. Anyways if you liked the first crow and heard of it's terrible luck with it's history of the making of the film than check this one out. This is one of those movies that are made because The Crow story itself could have been a great franchise but with the main character literally dead and a few dead ringers who just present a thin whit line of what Brandon Lee use to present as the crow this movie is okay but could never have been better than it is!!!
Rating: Summary: Ick..... Review: First of all, The Original movie was great but City Of Angels just went too far. Though the The Crow saga itself is Fantasy, This went far beyond the genre. I felt that Vincent Perez wasn't the right choice, he just didn't serve enough justice, and the whole storyline was over-Exaggerated
Rating: Summary: What's everyone's problem with this movie?? Review: I continue to read reviews for this film calling it everything but the actual antichrist itself. I personally found no problem with it other than one line, that's right only one problem with this movie and it's one line. When Ashe pursues Spider Monkey he calls himself "all your worst nightmares rolled into one". Whatever inspired writer David Goyer to sink to 80's horror dialogue I don't know, but anyways on with the review. This film had incredible production design, great costumes, a superior instrumental score (by Graeme Revell) and an overall gothic feel. I'm not saying it's better than the first film, I am merely saying that if this film had not received so much hype before it's release and people had not panned it for not being Brandon so much than maybe it would have been better received. I for one enjoy this movie very much and hence give it 5 stars
Rating: Summary: GOOD MOVIE Review: I FOUND THIS MOVIE TO BE VERY GOOD & THE MUSIC IS GREAT. IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS PART ONE, I THINK PART ONE WAS GREAT, BUT I ENJOYED IT A LOT. I THINK NO ONE LIKES THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT'S NOT BRANDON LEE (WHO WAS AWESOME IN PART ONE) BUT I THINK VINCE PEREZ DID A GOOD JOB. THIS MOVIE HAS A LOT OF COOL THINGS ABOUT IT, WHEN YOU WATCH THE MOVIE DON'T LOOK AT IT LIKE JUST ANOTHER CROW MOVIE BUT MORE LIKE ANOTHER CROW STORY. THIS MOVIE HAS IT'S OWN COOL DARK STYLE.
Rating: Summary: I have never been so sourly disapointed Review: I love the movie The Crow. When I saw it I knew that I had to get it. It was one of the greatest revenge movies ever made. So of course I was very excited to see the second one in my local video store I could not wait to run out and get it. But the second the star opened his mouth I knew that I was in for a bomb. It is impossible to understand the guy, it sounds like he is talking with food in his mouth, and man was that movie corny. It was the first movie done without any heart. It was incredibly corny and if I could give it a lower rating then one star I would. If this is the only movie in the series that you have seen don't let it stop you from seeing the first one.
Rating: Summary: Don't Bother Review: I loved The Crow but the sequel was so not worth my time. I saw it in the theatres when it was released and expected something entertaining. What I received instead was a movie that was exceptionally LOUD and utterly dull. But that still wasn't enough to keep me awake. I fell asleep for about 2/3rds of the movie and was glad it was over.
Rating: Summary: Mr. Green Ready to dis the [badness] out of this movie Review: I loved the first movie when I saw it in the theaters at 5. that made me what i am know. A fourteen year old in highschool proud not to be in a chess club. when i saw this in theaters i was in complete shock. your setting there going are the doing this or is it a dream. " IT's all your worst nightmares,rolled into one." as said in the movie. Its a little bit of stupidity mixed in with unsual movie making, iggy pop with a shirt offin one shot, and the Godfather III to top it off. I love david Goyer and how he writes but when he was righting that movie you know some one pass what he's smoking. this movie had some good things to it.. oh wait nevermind my bad there was nothing in it to make me watch again unless i wanted a few laughs. and i really don't care about giving away the ending of the movie to atleast spare you the embarressment of saying you saw it. sarah dies at the end. why what was that all about the only thing that survived the first movie except that damn cat Gabriel. somtimes i wonder why they release sequals I'll never know oh well...
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