tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post7199702525238370161..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: The Crow 20 Years LaterPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55297539589894801932014-01-29T08:07:08.418-06:002014-01-29T08:07:08.418-06:00Didn't really feel saved, but we did stop watc...Didn't really feel saved, but we did stop watching it because the vibe got too strange in the room. We ordered pizza. Full disclosure: one of the friends who was making us stop did admit later he was being weird and apologized. All's well.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46094849723870205982014-01-28T18:52:56.777-06:002014-01-28T18:52:56.777-06:00There is no such prayer. It's too specific.There is no such prayer. It's too specific. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60055359466098679992014-01-28T18:27:00.517-06:002014-01-28T18:27:00.517-06:00Did you feel saved? Did you feel saved? Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81901750636821683342014-01-28T16:04:10.737-06:002014-01-28T16:04:10.737-06:00We were watching THE CROW in a dorm lounge during ...We were watching THE CROW in a dorm lounge during college, and then a couple of my friends came in, stopped the VCR right at the part where the Crow is getting shot up (the part where Brandon Lee was fatally wounded), and told us we need to stop watching it, and pray and repent for the violence we were watching. Maybe it was that particular scene that triggered them, but it was weird.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-35926081188185522932014-01-28T13:33:44.115-06:002014-01-28T13:33:44.115-06:00Also, the thing about this or maybe even robocop o...Also, the thing about this or maybe even robocop or another awesomely violent detroit movie with the pure michigan voice over is one of the most humorous ideas ever. Hope that happens soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596795324765305916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-437124545859561522014-01-28T12:59:19.179-06:002014-01-28T12:59:19.179-06:00Firstly, The Crow is still a movie I really enjoy,...Firstly, The Crow is still a movie I really enjoy, and the cheap and small feel of it reminds me of what movies were, and not the crap they have generally become. You used to believe a movie set was real life, because the direction, story, acting, production design….etc, were top notch. Think about Aliens, most of the best action stuff in that flick was miniatures, sets, and fucking puppets. Obviously it is a personal preference, but I dig the Crow's look and feel, but the soundtrack was definitely a thing of the time and a lot of it is just distracting now. <br /><br />All the sequels are garbage, but if a reboot of it had to happen (it will anyway) it could be a different kind of animal. There are enough differences from the book to the 90s crow movie to make a new film interesting if they were to stick to that. It could be really cool as a 70s revenge style action/thriller ala Death Wish/Last House on the Left/Taxi Driver sorta look and vibe. <br /><br />Lastly, on the whole the squid from Watchmen would have looked dumb in a film. BULLSHIT. It is all in how it is presented and treated in the world of the film you have created. For example shouldn't a giant mechanical flying snake look stupid in the Avengers? Yes. Does it? Sorta, but it also works. It was made to work, and used in a way that functions well in the film. Man of Steel, giant rip off of matrix looking metal tentacle monster thingy…STUPID. AS. FUCK. I am not saying the squid would have been THE COOLEST THING EVER, or that people would have even liked it that never read the book, BUT in comparison to what happened in the film, it would have been an improvement of EPIC proportion. The thing people seem to forget about the squid is that beyond it appearance, the real terror is the damage it caused…not just at the time of its teleportation, but the after effects. In the film New York just basically blows up into a big crater. OHHHHH SCARY (well, of course it is, but in a post 9/11 film with super heroes and whatnot, in the end it is just a hole. There is no comparative gravity for it to seem that awful) In the book the squid had telepathic abilities and those that didn't immediately die were left insane and brain damaged from the attack. That is fucked up, not to mention the actual general bloodshed and horror of millions of people just dead on the street with horrified faces. Just arguing that the squid isn't as dumb as people make it sound like it would have been and if anything it would have been so much better.<br /><br />RANT OVER.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596795324765305916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87000984148865791782014-01-28T09:38:13.400-06:002014-01-28T09:38:13.400-06:00Haha! Nice.Haha! Nice.Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-889041611567338812014-01-27T23:49:02.242-06:002014-01-27T23:49:02.242-06:00Yeaaaahhhh Boi!Yeaaaahhhh Boi!Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45970152500271980512014-01-27T21:50:24.909-06:002014-01-27T21:50:24.909-06:00Well heres a little story I've got to tell abo...Well heres a little story I've got to tell about this guy who died, you know so well, it started way back in '93 with a comic, a crow, and Brandon Lee. Adam Thashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413878182328418988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60865188391950701972014-01-27T20:13:00.276-06:002014-01-27T20:13:00.276-06:00Mia Kirshner is very pretty. I would take her to a...Mia Kirshner is very pretty. I would take her to a Sheryl Crow concert.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18176984472187382332014-01-27T20:10:44.176-06:002014-01-27T20:10:44.176-06:00I'm probably missing the point of your comment...I'm probably missing the point of your comment but I can't believe you waited 5 weeks to see The Crow.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-8233391555166713182014-01-27T20:09:35.271-06:002014-01-27T20:09:35.271-06:00I need to see Talk Radio. I'm a bastard person...I need to see Talk Radio. I'm a bastard person.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-50338585686436106122014-01-27T19:49:07.939-06:002014-01-27T19:49:07.939-06:00I love that this article is basically by the Beast...I love that this article is basically by the Beastie Boys (Mike:Mike D, Adam:Adam Yaugh/MCA, Adam:Adam Horovitz/Adrock).<br />Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-40263496513357315602014-01-27T14:52:12.605-06:002014-01-27T14:52:12.605-06:00I've only ever been to Oak Brook. I'll tak...I've only ever been to Oak Brook. I'll take your word for it.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90905466094972271862014-01-27T14:41:01.082-06:002014-01-27T14:41:01.082-06:00You know what looks worse than Crow 2's pee-vi...You know what looks worse than Crow 2's pee-vision? Des Plaines, IL. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-17817568773100340352014-01-27T14:06:28.267-06:002014-01-27T14:06:28.267-06:00Oh, wait...is she a great big fat person?Oh, wait...is she a great big fat person?Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53655235178442734052014-01-27T14:01:13.388-06:002014-01-27T14:01:13.388-06:00I loved The Crow in '94, and was very disappoi...I loved The Crow in '94, and was very disappointed revisiting it a few years ago. I do still think Lee had a fantastic presence, though, and that carried the movie quite a bit. The only thing I remember about City of Angels was everything was shot through a yellow filter so the whole movie was in pee-vision. Couldn't get past that.<br /><br />Have any of you seen Talk Radio? Michael Wincott plays several characters (mostly off-screen), all callers into Eric Bogosian's radio show, so it's like an awesomely-deep voice contest. If only Ted Levine had called in too...JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53157859673707122622014-01-27T13:44:42.187-06:002014-01-27T13:44:42.187-06:00Hey, I can actually tell you the exact day I saw t...Hey, I can actually tell you the exact day I saw this movie! June 17, 1994 on a date and then we went to a local bar, where something odd was happening in the corner of the Knicks game. Yep, we bookended The Crow wit the slow-speed OJ Simpson car chase.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-42425327746247712592014-01-27T13:05:25.121-06:002014-01-27T13:05:25.121-06:00I actually revisited the Crow a while back when it...I actually revisited the Crow a while back when it was released on blu-ray. I saw it in the theater when it came out and really liked it, especially the soundtrack as you mention. I was crazy disappoint seeing it again. It looked cheap. For something I remembered seeming like a BIG movie, it felt really small. The shootout scene in the meeting room is still bad ass but not as great as I remembered it being. That being said, I still find myself quoting "Fire it up" in random, drunken moments, so I guess it's kind of memorable. I love the score to the film as well, but I believe it's a bit overused. <br />I watched The Crow - City of Angels only because Mia Kirshner was in it and I had a big thing for her at the time (Exotica, anyone?!) Other than that, I don't remember it at all.<br /><br />Sheryl Crow is alright, The Black Crowes were much better. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.com