The Crow: Uncovering Dark Superhero Anticipation

TLDR; The speaker reviews 'The Crow', highlighting its dark atmosphere, superhero plot, visual effects, and anticipation for the remake.

🎬 First-Time Watch

The speaker watches 'The Crow' for the first time, knowing little about it except for Brandon Lee's involvement in his final film.

The movie is described as a dark and gritty superhero film, similar to 'Hellboy', featuring a plot where the lead character, played by Lee, seeks vengeance after being resurrected following his and his girlfriend's murders by a violent gang.

💥 Plot and Character Overview

The lead character, 'The Crow', possesses unique abilities such as seeing through the Crow's eye, reading minds, and a psychic transition.

However, the speaker feels that these powers were not given enough screen time to fully embrace the superhero aspect of the story.

The movie is based on a comic book series and is characterized as an anti-hero situation.

🌆 Atmosphere and Action

The film's atmosphere is likened to the early 90s Batman movies, featuring a dark, grimy, and somewhat campy ambiance.

The speaker finds the action to be neither bad nor great, ultimately suggesting that the movie is fine but not worth the hype.

Brandon Lee's death is suggested to have contributed to the film's iconic status.

🎥 Visual Effects and Execution

The visual effects are criticized, with the speaker mentioning that the fire effects looked fake, similar to PlayStation 1 graphics.

The portrayal of 'The Crow' character is appreciated, but the speaker suggests that the film would have worked better if Brandon Lee's character did not speak, especially in his ghostly, anti-hero form.

The speaker also expresses anticipation for the remake, believing it could potentially address the original film's flaws.

🎞️ Character Portrayal and Remake Anticipation

The iconic look of Brandon Lee as 'The Crow' is praised, but the speaker believes that the rest of the film is more about idea and concept than execution.

The speaker looks forward to the remake, expressing that it might fix the original film's problems in terms of storytelling, production, and editing.

Overall, the speaker feels that the original film is fair but overhyped, possibly due to the Nostalgia and the influence of Brandon Lee's death.

🤔 Final Thoughts and Viewer Engagement

The speaker questions if Brandon Lee's death contributed to the film's fame and invites the audience to share their thoughts.

The segment concludes with the usual call-to-action for engagement on YouTube.