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I'd completely forgotten they'd created this reboot. It's been a year since production and we've seen nothing. Hopefully, now with this deal, we'll start to see how the film looks.

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Eh. As an angsty teenager I loved the crow but when I try to rewatch it as an adult basically all it is is a ghost and an incestuous mob boss desperately trying to outgoth each other.

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but the soundtrack kicks fucking ass

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah I won't deny that and it honestly has some wildly beautiful visual moments and really cool things but overall ... what I said is basically the synopsis.

[–] RickAllensLeftArm@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You say that as if a goth-off is a bad thing…

[–] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

That's what we need nowadays, a good ol' fashion 90's Goth-off!

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

hahaha yeah I wont deny a goth off is entertaining but its just, to me, not this huge iconic masterpiece people hold it up to be. It's a dumb fun movie with a ghost and a mob boss who fucks his sister.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

And a ballin soundtrack. Jebus help that soundtrack is good.

[–] canthidium@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I think the tragedy surrounding Brandon Lee and also his father, along with their places in film history, legacy, etc, really pushes a lot of the cult following.

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, it did have an intense shootout scene...

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

It's been more than 22.3 years, I figured it was safe.

[–] Elivey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Uh, yeah, it is. What you just described kicks ass.

[–] profdc9@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

It doesn't seem like we've learned much about firearm safety since the first Crow.

[–] Xylinna@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Very mixed feelings on this. The first movie was iconic and I’m not sure that can be reproduced how never Skarsgard would, I think, be able to do the character justice.

[–] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I'm curious to see how bad it will be.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's good to see there's still a decent team behind this. If they really must do it, then it can't be a shitshow like Crow 4 (or 3. Or 2). Although it getting stuck in Development He'll is a concern. Perhaps the project is genuinely cursed.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know The Crow: City of Angels was screwed with by Miramax. From what I've read, the cast and crew were very happy with the sequel.

However, Miramax wasn't impressed and edited the film to closer match the original, taking out chunks here and there.

There is a fan edit that uses pictures of the deleted scenes with text descriptions to fill in the gaps. It's one of those films where we'll never see the original version.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Interesting. The film was bad, I could see some restoration improving it but it's unlikely to make it actually good. It would be interesting to see if a directors cut was available for some future release but there's ultimately probably not much call for it.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Bold casting young Raine Wilson.