The Stairway To Heaven....
Added 10/24/2005
This series is based on the originial (Not surpassing it, though) It shows a battle between the Crow and the Snake. The human-villains are made supernatural, which is a good add.
If Brandon Lee was still alive, he probably would've starred in this.... Well, putting the sad things aside, I will advise you to buy this.
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Not Even Halfway Up The Stairway And It Fails...
Added 12/23/2004
Personally, from the fact that they "borrowed" Eric Draven spells disaster in my eyes. With the pilot being a b grade copy of the movie, it left a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the series. Mark couldn't win me over with his portrayal, especially with his outfit inspired from the movie that I thought looked horrible, specifically the coat. As I have mentioned before in a review elsewhere, the only good things to come out of this that it showcased the moments for Eric and Shelly that possibly could have happened before their deaths and that Katie Stuart and Mark have had quite a few good roles since then:X2(for katie) and Brotherhood Of The Wolf/Cradle 2 The Grave(for Mark). The only way this concept will ever work again is with a fresh new character, on HBO. One piece of Trivia:The actors who played Skull Cowboy,Top Dollar and Eric Draven were all in "Drive" before this show.
One star for when it originally entertained me.
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Wishing this was the whole season of episodes...
Added 12/6/2004
This is the first two episodes of the TV series, which was unfortunately cancelled due to Universal buying out the syndicate that was producing the show, Universal cancelled it despite the fact that it had decent ratings for the first season and had already started filming the second season episodes. Naturally, since this was made for the TV series, there are differences from the original movie... There had to be something to build future episodes on. I notice alot of people complaining about this release and comparing it to the original, what is funny and somewhat sad is that if Brandon Lee had not died durin the filming of The Crow, it probably would have one done in history as just another B grade movie with good fight scenes. All of that said, this movie is worth watching, as is the rest of the series. With it's unfortunate cancellation, Universal round filed a series that could have been a winner for them. This is a good start to collectin the season if it is ever released, and if not, a good addition to your video collection for a different take on the same concept. Mark Dacascos is excellent a Eric, the woman playing Shelley is just beautiful and although they have not yet gotten into the swin of their characters yet, they still show the depth of attachment they will later perfect during the series. Again, well worth buying.
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sk8ertrite
Added 3/14/2004
what's with all the crow copies.the originalwas the best and will alwaya be. in brandon lee's last on camera interview he said if he where to have the same death and abail to come back he would have done the same as to come back and kill every one. city of angels was ok but they went too with a third one and all the rest. i think it is pethetic to have a bunch of sucky ones when the first was the greatest and having the star die in it you would think in honor of brandon lee it would be the only one. and whats with switchingfrom miramax to dimension. in my opinion demensionscrewed it the most.i hope that gives you an idea of how stupid all the crow movies hav gotten and how this one sucks . r.i.p. brandon
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sk8ertrite
Added 3/14/2004
what's with all the crow copies.the originalwas the best and will alwaya be. in brandon lee's last on camera interview he said if he where to have the same death and abail to come back he would have done the same as to come back and kill every one. city of angels was ok but they went too with a third one and all the rest. i think it is pethetic to have a bunch of sucky ones when the first was the greatest and having the star die in it you would think in honor of brandon lee it would be the only one. and whats with switchingfrom miramax to dimension. in my opinion demensionscrewed it the most.i hope that gives you an idea of how stupid all the crow movies hav gotten and how this one sucks . r.i.p. brandon
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The Stairway To Heaven....
Added 10/24/2005
This series is based on the originial (Not surpassing it, though) It shows a battle between the Crow and the Snake. The human-villains are made supernatural, which is a good add.
If Brandon Lee was still alive, he probably would've starred in this.... Well, putting the sad things aside, I will advise you to buy this.
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Sorry, can't remember any quotes at the moment.
3 out of 7 people found this helpful.
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Not Even Halfway Up The Stairway And It Fails...
Added 12/23/2004
Personally, from the fact that they "borrowed" Eric Draven spells disaster in my eyes. With the pilot being a b grade copy of the movie, it left a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the series. Mark couldn't win me over with his portrayal, especially with his outfit inspired from the movie that I thought looked horrible, specifically the coat. As I have mentioned before in a review elsewhere, the only good things to come out of this that it showcased the moments for Eric and Shelly that possibly could have happened before their deaths and that Katie Stuart and Mark have had quite a few good roles since then:X2(for katie) and Brotherhood Of The Wolf/Cradle 2 The Grave(for Mark). The only way this concept will ever work again is with a fresh new character, on HBO. One piece of Trivia:The actors who played Skull Cowboy,Top Dollar and Eric Draven were all in "Drive" before this show.
One star for when it originally entertained me.
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Wishing this was the whole season of episodes...
Added 12/6/2004
This is the first two episodes of the TV series, which was unfortunately cancelled due to Universal buying out the syndicate that was producing the show, Universal cancelled it despite the fact that it had decent ratings for the first season and had already started filming the second season episodes. Naturally, since this was made for the TV series, there are differences from the original movie... There had to be something to build future episodes on. I notice alot of people complaining about this release and comparing it to the original, what is funny and somewhat sad is that if Brandon Lee had not died durin the filming of The Crow, it probably would have one done in history as just another B grade movie with good fight scenes. All of that said, this movie is worth watching, as is the rest of the series. With it's unfortunate cancellation, Universal round filed a series that could have been a winner for them. This is a good start to collectin the season if it is ever released, and if not, a good addition to your video collection for a different take on the same concept. Mark Dacascos is excellent a Eric, the woman playing Shelley is just beautiful and although they have not yet gotten into the swin of their characters yet, they still show the depth of attachment they will later perfect during the series. Again, well worth buying.
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