Rating: Summary: If You Wanna See Ms. Dunst... Forget This Dismally Bad Film Review: Don't please talk about the crystal clear thing: Brandon Lee is gone, and no one can replace him. Still, they made two movies crowned with "Crow" in their titles and even a TV series (with pretty good Mark Dacascos). So, James O'barr's cult comic lives on screen -- that's Okay with me, if the producers are a bit more careful in making another one.The story is an old one every fan of the franchise knows. Alex the hero is accused wrongly of killing his girlfriend, and is executed for the crime. But he comes back with supernatural power of an enigmatic crow, and seeks for revenge on those who are really responsible for the bloody deed. The story is violent, and some people loathes this film franchise and its original comic, but that's not the problem here. Think this way; What do you think when all-powerful, superhuman, deadly hero sneaks into a police station, and searches a file about the case in an archive? Or when he askes (yes, ask!) his attorney (hired by him before he was dead) to find out the clue, and comes back to get it in the lawyer's office? Come on, it's definitely not a thing for any hero with supernatural power! And if you are looking forward to seeing lovely Kirstin Dunst, steer away and watch "Spider-man" instead. Though her name is top-billed on screen, her role is a small one, or smaller than it should be, considering her name today. She plays sister of Alex's girlfriend who got killed, and later comes to believe his innocence. But with her considerable acting ability, which we all know by now, her character is not at all convincing. So, who's to blame? Not her, but clumy direction that should have been given a swift and smooth narrative that is essential to this kind of revenge story. The only saving grece I could find is its soundtrack songs, which are really cool. But even they seem to have been wasted to me among tedious story.
Rating: Summary: The Crow lives on!! Review: Well it has been a while since I have seen a new movie since the first Crow and the second City of Angels. Both movies, especially the first were great! I guess I'm the type of person that is into the whole revenge thing. Salvation was excellent! It has become my favourite movie, at the moment! Eric Mabius was great as the crow; he portrayed the character Alex extremely well. I know that in a way it is recycling the original movie by the guy raising from the dead and seeking revenge on the people that are guilty for their death, but what you have to realise is this is what the crow is all about. But what they have tried to do is put each new character in a different situation. In the first one with Eric, his girlfriend and himself are murdered because they made complaints. The second with Ashe, his son and himself are murdered because they witnessed murder. But they add in that Ashe falls for Sarah who was in the first movie. In the last with Alex, his girlfriend is murdered because she witnessed a murder by a bunch of corrupt cops. She hides it from her boyfriend and he tries to find out what her secret is, and then he gets pinned with her murder, eventually he gets executed. These are all different situations, and are done very well!! I know that the two actors wouldn't ever take the place of Brandon Lee, because he is the original crow, nobody could replace such an excellent actor, but he could never replace the other actors in the second and third crow! They were too good! If you want to see a horrible recycled version of the original crow, watch Stairway to Heaven, I think that they were really stretching it with that one! I couldn't stand it; it was so horrible that about 15 minutes into it I was going to turn it off! But one of my friends' had not seen it before so I just left it on. They had never seen any of the movies until that night and even they thought it was crap! No offense but they really destroyed the original by releasing that and then releasing the TV series! That series just made no sense at all and ruined the true story that is the crow!!! The actor was great, he looked a lot like Brandon Lee, but definitely could never take his place as Eric!!! Trust me, Salvation is a whole lot better than Stairway to Heaven!!!! By a long, long, long shot!!!!! Salvation is an excellent movie, and if you are a true, die-hard fan this is a must see! It has more gore then the first and the second, but hey? Who cares? It's great!!
Rating: Summary: It should have been on the big screen Review: The Crow: Salvation was a good movie. What most people don't realize is that in each story, The Crow brings back someone different to deal with their own problems and sometimes those of people around them. It isn't supposed to be a carbon copy story. This movie told the tale well. It is a definite must get for die hard fans of O'barr's story! I hope that the film company doesn't impede further efforts to the big screen.
Rating: Summary: Grave Review: Poor Brandon Lee must be spinning in his grave... his last film role is a classic, but then they decide to go ahead and build off the work that he did, and release two very crappy sequels. City of Angels was horrible, but this was even worse. Poor acting, poor directing, did I mention poor acting? Not worth the rental price, let alone purchase price.
Rating: Summary: This movie is an insult to the franchise Review: Ok, City of Angels was no gem, and the franchise is strictly limited to the original Brandon Lee vehicle, but Salvation is an absolute nightmare. The acting is dismal and the storyline is even worse. Anyone who claims that the "mystery" angle is refreshing, is simply trying to justify the rental price they paid. It could have been refreshing,had the "mystery" itself been original. Unfortunatley there's nothing innovative going on here.
Rating: Summary: Hopfully not the last crow film Review: The first time I heard about this film was at the start of 2001. I had low expectations of this movie because of the second film which in its own right wasn't as bad as eveyone said it was. I want to floriday on holiday and rented this movie sraight away and was it worth staying in for? Answer= Yes It is different from the previous two films which is pretty good. There is more of a story and it sow s that it isn't only guys with long hair that can be the crow. The down point and only down pont is that there isn't enough action but when there is action it is pretty cool. Overall i would say buy it and buy the next crow installment called The Crow Lazerus.
Rating: Summary: Bringing life back to a dead series ... Review: The original movie was excellent, but the sequel was a total bust. This third in the series brings back the flavor of the original, a saga of good over evil and love surviving death. Well scripted and acted, a good score, and attention to detail make this movie a very pleasant surprise, and well worth owning.
Rating: Summary: Direct To Video With Good Reason Review: I consider "The Crow: Salvation" to be a poor addition to "The Crow" mythology. Poor dialogue, uninteresting characters, completely unoriginal. The fact that so many people actually like this bothers me. While I did enjoy the original Crow film, it is by no means one of my favorites. What I do like are dark films. That being said, "The Crow: Salvation" is NOT a dark film. The continual lack of lighting does not a dark film make! Lack of color is the key. Dark City and Payback are a few recent examples of a dark film. If you are a Crow fan looking for a fix, look somewhere else.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Review: What's up with everyone yes the Original Crow is a classic a totally excellent movie but if you like it i can't see how you don't like the second. One As they are very similar in alot of respects. The third Crow "Salvation" stays true to the original storyline but offers a lot of new ideas and themes. To other reviewers even if you think "Salvation" and "City of Angels" aren't as good as the first crow movie they are still excellent movies in their own rights. I think that this movie is defiantly better than the second movie and almost as good as the original Excellent go out and buy this movie if you are a Crow fan.
Rating: Summary: One of the worst movies ever made Review: The third installment of the popular "Crow" movies has turned out to be a sour disappointment. This is one of the worst films ever made. A terrible script and terrible acting can't do much justice. The plot seems a bit recycled and unoriginal: Dead guy resurrects to avenge terrible misdeed, only this time the situation is horribly undramatic and too rushed. No interesting characters, bad dialogue, no lessons learned... Thumbs down, please do not confuse this movie with the original classic starring Brandon Lee.
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