12/18/2023 0 Comments Bright burn comic books![]() ![]() Gunn very wisely doesn't try too hard to redeem this crew of truly terrible human beings-and one man-shark-but instead points them just enough in the right direction to show all the different ways a found family can change someone. What makes the difference is the film's heart. It would have been so easy for The Suicide Squad to turn into " Guardians of the Galaxy but Groot does swears." Instead, writer/director James Gunn combined all the toys he's been playing with his entire career-ragtag teams, cartoonish violence, B-movie creatures, a barrage of dick jokes-into an inarguable highlight of the DC Extended Universe. The Crow seems cheesier today than it actually is because it's just so earnest, but it holds up thanks to some wonderful visuals and Lee himself, who is magnetic from the jump. ![]() (Look at this beautiful mother effer.) One year later, Eric is raised from the dead by a mystical crow and, decked out in the most it-was-cool-in-the-90s outfit you've ever seen in your life, takes revenge on the gang who killed him. Lee's Eric Draven-still an all-time-great character name in any genre-is murdered along with his fiancee ( Sofia Shinas) on October 30th, "Devil's Night", on the orders of gang boss Top Dollar ( Michael Wincott), who straight up has the most luxurious hair in film history. ![]() The actor adds a potent, vital energy to director Alex Proyas' gothic tale of revenge. An absolute shame all around, especially because if The Crow proves anything, it's that Lee was set to be a star. Brandon Lee-as in son of Bruce-was injured on-set thanks to a defective blank and later died in the hospital. A movie about a ghost that is actually haunted by a real-life tragedy. ![]()
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