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10/23/09
10/22/09
Eric Draven was a blue collar guy and not a singer of a grunge era band. He was a regular gut and his death and his girlfriend's death were fucking tragic because they were done in by punks on the side of the road. Not some criminal kingpin. What happened in the book was more relateable. It's the type of crime that happens every day. It felt very intimate which I think was lacking in the movie.
I hope this new take doesn't become too big in scope as it doesn't need to be. Sometimes smaller and more intimate is better. #thecrow
10/22/09
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10/23/09
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10/22/09
The Cult of Can't Leave Well Enough Alone claims yet *another* victim #thecrow
10/22/09
10/22/09
Brandon Lee is rolling in his grave. #thecrow
10/22/09
10/22/09
I never watched any of the sequels, but I gleaned that they were about Draven, which is completely against the concept of the book. Draven is not the Crow, the Crow is the spirit of vengeance that animates the unjustly killed. Even if Brandon Lee (who was very good in the Crow) hadn't died, the sequel would still require Eric Draven to be dead (or should have).
A proper anthology series (either tv or movies) could have been made from this, but star power + familiarity overrules common sense. After all this time, I'm almost hopeful someone figured that out. #thecrow
10/22/09
10/22/09
The TV series was about Draven, though. #thecrow
10/22/09
Also, Norrington did the original Blade. He can do dark and he can do pseudo-realistic. I'm very fond of the original and Norrington is honestly one of the only people I could see making a remake work. #thecrow
10/22/09
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10/22/09
but the make-up was symbolism of the character ,and so many things copied it to near annhilation like other comic characters ,even stupid wrestlers . Don`t reboot it and decide to jump away from the
character . #thecrow
10/22/09
10/22/09
And the whole POINT of the movie was it mimicked the book in that it WAS gothic and haunting. IT WAS a gothic lover seeks revenge story. Hell the playlist by which the comic book was made is literally the playlist of goth culture from the 80's - 90's.
Even if they stuck closer to the original story, and didnt add that whole Devils Night/ Gang war tacked on shit with Top Dollar, it would still be a pointless remake. #thecrow
10/22/09
I still love the Crow, a lot. And am much closer to a soccer mom than the goth-wannabe I was in high school now. It was just on SciFi last weekend for Halloween and I totally dropped everything and watched it.
That being said, I can't help but think that no matter how good this remake is, it will be reviled.... because you just don't mess with a classic! #thecrow
10/26/09