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plurmonger said:I watched this the other night, and I thought it was really well-done. Here's my IFDB review:
Big fan of The Crow, here. When I was a teenager, it was hands-down my favorite movie, so I have seen it many, many times. And this is a terrific version. It's not a huge departure from the original because it doesn't need to be; it's just another way to watch an already great movie. Does the black and white work? Of course it does! The comic was in black and white, and there wasn't a whole lot of color to begin with outside of the flashback scenes. And in stark contrast to the majority of the film's (now complete) lack of color, boy do those scenes pop! The effect of the harlequin makeup is now much more dramatic as well; without Eric's skin tone peeking through, the "mask" he wears looks even more threatening. I did find that the picture was occasionally TOO dark, with the shadows bleeding over into areas of the frame that were previously visible. This is especially noticeable in establishing shots featuring dark rooms and dimly lit city streets, of which there are many. Occasionally lowering the contrast for even just sections of the frame would have helped a lot. Otherwise, lack of color is a welcome and appropriate change, and the moment where the color returns to Eric's world was beautifully done. The few cuts were well chosen and gracefully executed, although I would have transcribed Sarah's opening voice-over to text over the opening shot. It's short and simple, and it is rather important as it explains the central conceit of the story. I watched the edit with a friend who had never seen the movie, and, lacking this information, I did have to explain to him the mythology behind what was going on. We both really enjoyed watching it, though. Overall Score: 9.2
Hey, thanks for the great review man! It's only my second major edit so I'm thrilled at what a great score you gave it. I understand your issues with the mythology of the crow, and that it might have helped to add it as an opening text crawl or something, that's a pretty good idea. I guess the fact that I know the movie so well made me unable to see it as a first time viewer and just assumed that people would understand it based mostly on the dialog from Top Dollar's crazy ass sister/girlfriend who explains some of his powers, although that is not until the end of the film so I see that could be an issue. I think my favorite thing about your review is that you got a friend to watch The Crow for the first time. Good job, keep sharing those classics with others so they stay alive forever. I actually didn't have anyone else look at The Crow edit before I released it, which really wasn't a great idea. I guess I was just pretty confident in it since it was a minor edit as far as the actual number of cuts. Anyways, I'm rambling now, take it easy and thanks again for the review.