THE CROW REBOOT is UNWATCHABLE | The Star's DISAPPOINTMENT!

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  • THE CROW REBOOT is being called HORRIBLE and UNWATCHABLE after early screenings... more on that, reactions from Bill Skarsgard, and more of my thoughts on this reboot.
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  • @micpere1991
    @micpere1991 Před 24 dny +308

    All the stars aligned with the original film. The era, look, grunge music, goth aesthetic, casting, practical effects, everything was perfect. It was lightning in a bottle that will never be captured again.

    • @user-yg1jd6dt1b
      @user-yg1jd6dt1b Před 24 dny +8

      I wouldn’t say that, it just needs to be helmed by someone talented.

    • @Man_fay_the_Bru
      @Man_fay_the_Bru Před 23 dny +4

      Exactly mate

    • @joesmith201212
      @joesmith201212 Před 23 dny +19

      You are exactly right... I hate the young kids who watch it now say it's cheesy they don't know the context... for that period this movie was amazing the effects the mood the lighting it was something we haven't see before you can see so many movie copied the style later on like the matrix... the tone the long black duster cloaks and running on rooftops... so many movies copied the crow... but the crow was the original

    • @Jakester1472
      @Jakester1472 Před 23 dny +2

      Your acting like the crow was some mssterpiece on the level of like lord of the rings or something relax it's not that good

    • @micpere1991
      @micpere1991 Před 23 dny +11

      @@Jakester1472 when did I compare it to Lord of the Rings? For being based on a graphic novel, the Crow is a fantastic adaptation and a good film on its own merit.

  • @brendan722002
    @brendan722002 Před 24 dny +247

    RIP Brandon Lee. RIP original movie ideas.

    • @markcastellanet9672
      @markcastellanet9672 Před 24 dny +1

      To be fair, this is an adaptation just like most movies released. There are few original movies these days.

    • @notusingmyname4791
      @notusingmyname4791 Před 23 dny

      to be fair... creepshow already did the whole "murdered person brought back from the dead to avenge their murder" which was done in a couple horror comics, and used (in spirit) by the Lone Ranger ... the original crow wasn't an original idea.

    • @markcastellanet9672
      @markcastellanet9672 Před 23 dny

      @@notusingmyname4791 are there really any truly original ideas? We just kinda remix old ideas in new ways.
      We even have Greek myths of heroes going to the underworld and returning.

    • @Bob-Jenkins
      @Bob-Jenkins Před 12 dny

      One of the dudes who was in the crew of the Crow was also in the crew of Alik Baldbutt's "Rust" murder fest. IIRC he handed Binliner the gun… the gun Ballsack totally didn't pull the trigger of. I hope Alec Buttseks spends the next 15 years picking up the soap and getting gob smacked daily by a shower room full of eager roosters crowing a cockadudelldo.
      Yeah there was a tad more anger towards the old Alec Baldloss than I realised I had kicking around inside me. But I certainly know what won't be inside me, unlike Baldspot.

    • @MrOVR100
      @MrOVR100 Před 7 dny

      It’s a comic 😂

  • @Tyrantking7
    @Tyrantking7 Před 24 dny +43

    7:32 Nothing wrong with gatekeeping. If we had gatekeeped a lot better, we would not have the garbage that is modern entertainment.

    • @sabbacca2289
      @sabbacca2289 Před 19 dny +5

      the term Gatekeeping is just a way to put a negative connotation on "protecting" something you care about.

  • @dualisticmix
    @dualisticmix Před 24 dny +48

    This is what us diehard Star Wars fans feel about what Disney Lucasfilm has done to the property Jay. I feel your pain. And yes the original will always be the best version. "Fire it up!" 🤘

  • @untethered24
    @untethered24 Před 24 dny +132

    The first movie was good because it was its own thing. I don't think anyone's going to be able to replicate that one.

    • @Snake-ms7sj
      @Snake-ms7sj Před 24 dny +13

      Who else has the original movie soundtrack and listened to the crap out of it when it was released in the 90's?

    • @testpattern23
      @testpattern23 Před 24 dny

      @@Snake-ms7sj me...was 20 when it came out and a few years into my goth/industrial lifestyle...loved a number of songs on the soundtrack especially After the Flesh by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, them and Skinny Puppy being two of my favorite bands at the time.

    • @markcastellanet9672
      @markcastellanet9672 Před 24 dny

      I don't think they should try to replicate it. They might try a closer adaptation of the source material.

    • @Djp2987
      @Djp2987 Před 23 dny

      the crow sucks TBH......dark city is better

    • @testpattern23
      @testpattern23 Před 23 dny +2

      @@Djp2987 Dark City is good and all, but lacks the personal impact and nostalgia that the Crow had on me. Apples and oranges. Completely subjective, though.

  • @topherbec7578
    @topherbec7578 Před 24 dny +206

    Hollywood as a whole is beating a dead horse with a dead horse.

    • @vernonwilliford2480
      @vernonwilliford2480 Před 24 dny +16

      While forcing another dead horse to watch while another dead horse films the action.

    • @geepike
      @geepike Před 24 dny +9

      🗣️📢🗯️”I SPECIFICALLY said 50 dead horses! This is only 20 dead horses!! Cmonnnn”
      🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @kingboarhog
      @kingboarhog Před 20 dny +1

      That is VERY funny.

    • @jimnasium3208
      @jimnasium3208 Před 17 dny +2

      @@vernonwilliford2480 You know that doesn't work for me. I gotta have more dead horse.

    • @vernonwilliford2480
      @vernonwilliford2480 Před 16 dny +2

      @@jimnasium3208 do you have a fever, and the only prescription is more dead horse?

  • @julianwahly3372
    @julianwahly3372 Před 24 dny +59

    As a 58 year old man I am so glad that a young person like yourself validates some of my opinions. I am often accused of the angry get off my lawn narrative, which is not true at all. If something is bad I calll it bad it has nothing to do with anything. It just seem that there is alot of crap out there than there used to be.

    • @MetalGearPrimus
      @MetalGearPrimus Před 21 dnem +4

      Nothing wrong for calling out crap as it is, no matter how old you are. People just don’t want to hear the truth 😂

    • @crackshotscreenprinting
      @crackshotscreenprinting Před 21 dnem +3

      I'm right there with you.

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 8 dny

      "The Crow" IS our lawn, fellow GenXer; and Lionsgate needs off it. Now.
      Just say it. Say it proud.

  • @Andy-kw5nw
    @Andy-kw5nw Před 24 dny +69

    I’ll never forget the buzz when the original crow was realeased early in ‘94. The theater was PACKED. I saw it with a bunch of friends from work. We were talking about seeing it all day……….good times good times😂

    • @andrabook8758
      @andrabook8758 Před 22 dny +2

      i like the idea of theatre re-release tbh. i never saw it in theatres.

    • @Andy-kw5nw
      @Andy-kw5nw Před 22 dny +2

      The way Hollywood is struggling, they might as well do that.

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 18 dny +1

      Yup! Give the people in their mid-40s and under (those who were too young to see it in theatres when it first came out in 1994) a chance to see it on the Big Screen! I watched it on DVD back in the mid-2000s (thanks Netflix), but it would be nice to see it on the Big Screen with other people in the audience! I WILL pay to do that, and most likely MILLIONS of others will gladly do so too! 😊

    • @Impuritan1
      @Impuritan1 Před 16 dny +1

      Saw it at the drive-in when it came out. One of the few movies I was ever glad I watched at the drive-in.

  • @mr.momcollectibles
    @mr.momcollectibles Před 24 dny +326

    Never should have been touched. A movie that should be left as is.

    • @snarkyjay
      @snarkyjay  Před 24 dny +61

      Amen to that.

    • @Thebiggdogghorrorhound
      @Thebiggdogghorrorhound Před 24 dny +19

      Agreed 👍

    • @geepike
      @geepike Před 24 dny +8

      Agreed it shouldn’t have been touched/made. But disagree on keeping things locked in purgatory/“buried”. (Incl. Batgirl. Im sure tons are pissed about that) People spent time & money on it, possibly someone’s proud of the work…would be a huge “f* you” to those who worked on it. I dont work in the industry, but if someone buried something I worked on Id never work with em again…no point if you cant trust em.

    • @mr.momcollectibles
      @mr.momcollectibles Před 24 dny +6

      @@geepike I do remember seeing the Jason Momoa test footage back in the day which looked really good but it was to close to a Brandon Lee copy.

    • @Looneyisabum
      @Looneyisabum Před 24 dny +3

      Yeah, why remake a terrible movie into a worse movie. Is the goal to create the worst movie of all time?

  • @AdamDust
    @AdamDust Před 24 dny +64

    Two of my nieces went to see it for the first time when it rereleased. I'm so happy THIS won't be their Crow. They saw the original in the theater 🙏

  • @cmbjive
    @cmbjive Před 24 dny +131

    The problem isn't that we're gatekeeping. The problem is that we're not gatekeeping at all.
    Numerous franchises would be in a better place if we gatekeeped.

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Před 23 dny +1

      How do you gatekeep a studio from remaking an old movie?

    • @cmbjive
      @cmbjive Před 23 dny +6

      @@JDoe-gf5oz I don't know. Why hasn't Back To The Future been remade?

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Před 23 dny +3

      @@cmbjive Because some of the guys who made it are still alive and won't allow it to be. When Spielberg and Zemeckis are gone, you can be sure a remake will be right around the corner, probably as a ten-episode streaming series.

    • @cmbjive
      @cmbjive Před 23 dny +3

      @@JDoe-gf5oz Sure. Then why is there an Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny?
      That being said, your answer is a good response as to why it is important to gatekeep and prevent these destroyers from getting hold of beloved franchises.

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Před 23 dny +1

      @@cmbjive Lucasfilm owns Indiana Jones.

  • @meatbyproducts
    @meatbyproducts Před 24 dny +20

    The Crow is a magical movie. I was in High School when it came out. It is the mood of the early 90s.

    • @gimmethepinkelephant3685
      @gimmethepinkelephant3685 Před 15 dny

      True indeed. I was 15 when it came out and I agree 100%. And the soundtrack was amazing.

  • @peteywheatstraws4909
    @peteywheatstraws4909 Před 24 dny +50

    Hollywood just can't let sleeping dogs lie.

    • @ramses8847
      @ramses8847 Před 23 dny +3

      They're out of ideas, and the state of writing is so bad, they just turn to reboots. And surprise, they're never as good.

  • @Fettman89
    @Fettman89 Před 24 dny +157

    Perfect example of why Fandom gatekeeping is in fact a good thing.

    • @anonymouslyunknown4811
      @anonymouslyunknown4811 Před 24 dny +7

      Facts

    • @piratebob711
      @piratebob711 Před 24 dny +14

      We never should have let them in the door. We should have electrified the gate and posted armed guards all around it.

    • @DarthKorrin
      @DarthKorrin Před 24 dny +7

      amen to that

    • @zacharyrobbins1410
      @zacharyrobbins1410 Před 21 dnem

      Perfect example of why it's not.

    • @yahmicah4294
      @yahmicah4294 Před 20 dny +2

      @@zacharyrobbins1410It would be necessary here. 🫠 your argument is just as big a disappointment as this reboot.

  • @midskate5182
    @midskate5182 Před 24 dny +34

    Just saw the 30th anniversary of the Crow on the big screen, there was a good crowd, at the end there was cheering and clapping, Brandon Lee still packs the fans in, they actually showed the trailer for the new Crow movie at the theater and everyone in the place started BOOING. Truly a cult classic. Snarky Jay Cosplay keep up the good work, you’re looking good as usually.

  • @stevenventure8487
    @stevenventure8487 Před 22 dny +20

    Quick impression of the new Crow movie for you...
    "Caw Caw"
    BANG!
    "Fuck, I'm dead...."

    • @Metzwerg74
      @Metzwerg74 Před 14 dny

      the new eric, has more in common with funboy from the original...

    • @eisenhorn5494
      @eisenhorn5494 Před 13 dny

      Victims, aren't we all?

  • @antimatta8714
    @antimatta8714 Před 24 dny +53

    The original "The Crow" film is a classic, and a fitting tribute to Brandon Lee. But this reboot seems completely hollow, with none of the soul of style of the first film, and it doesn't help that they have made the crow character incredibly unlikable in this new film, by making him look/act like one of the band camp bullies from "Halloween Ends" for some reason? Hollywood must just like losing money. R.I.P. Brandon/Bruce Lee.

  • @jasonmoquin
    @jasonmoquin Před 24 dny +24

    If you’re not even going to do the IP justice, then you shouldn’t even TRY to touch it.

    • @JDoe-gf5oz
      @JDoe-gf5oz Před 23 dny +1

      I wonder if it was a rights thing since they haven't made a terrible sequel in two decades.

  • @michaelespinosa9168
    @michaelespinosa9168 Před 24 dny +60

    There is only one Eric and that is Brandon Lee. Rest in Peace.

    • @MONTALVO-rf6so
      @MONTALVO-rf6so Před 20 dny +2

      I would actually prob watch this if he had any other name than Eric.

  • @GrymmJymm
    @GrymmJymm Před 24 dny +17

    The issue with a reboot working is that when the first came out, it was a cultural intro to people my age at time (13), and not only was that my intro to some obscure bands, it introduced me to the comic, and through that I got exposed to underground art style, and OG punk and goth bands like Bauhaus, Black Flag, etc. the original crow comic, film, and soundtrack was a holy trinity for a teen like me to realize there was more to comic art than marvel mainstream, there was more to movies than polished blockbusters, and there was more to music than rock radio mainstays.
    You CANNOT repeat one thing without the other ingredients being present. This could have been reintroduced in a similar way, but nobody behind this reboot seemed to care about the other aspects syncing up. That would have helped promote, would have helped introduce people into alternatives they were not made aware of through modern popular trends.
    Art is only art when those involved care to see it be presented as such. They instead chose to co-opt a familiar I.P., and lean on it to create a generic looking product that strays too far away from what inspired it. Even changing the setting away from the 1980’s and not keeping it in that time period gutted a lot of heart and soul from what it could have been, as that scene and music and era was not just what inspired the crow to be created, it was what was it’s creators life experience when he made it. He saw these bands, he met the people around them.
    You cannot have the crow in spirit, heart, or soul by abandoning the goth subculture and punk rock foundations of it. Change it as you wish, you still should keel that aspect in tact in order to keep it unique amongst it’s modern peers.

  • @SwesomegamerX
    @SwesomegamerX Před 24 dny +42

    might as well just call it the raven at this point

  • @user-wq2jo7zq9g
    @user-wq2jo7zq9g Před 24 dny +53

    Seriously why it’s like these poisonous snakes want to destroy the whole entertainment industry so sad😢

    • @RecklessFables
      @RecklessFables Před 24 dny +3

      I feel like every nerdcore movie is a real-world attempt at the plot of The Producers these days.

    • @DrPet80
      @DrPet80 Před 23 dny

      lack of talent + narcistic behaivior.

  • @MicrobiusBlue
    @MicrobiusBlue Před 24 dny +18

    The Crow can never be remade the original is something magical a real treasure....
    "Still every night I burn
    Every night I scream your name
    Every night I burn
    Every night the dream's the same
    Every night I burn
    Waiting for my only friend
    Every night I burn
    Waiting for the world to end" 🖤

  • @Scorpion6174
    @Scorpion6174 Před 24 dny +14

    I think if there was ever to have been a remake of The Crow, it should've been animated, in a very Japanese Anime style, and it should've been an exact adaptation of the comic book, frame for frame. That way it would've been a bit different from the live action movie, preserving that for those that love it, and we'd have gotten an exact representation of James O'barr 's original work.

  • @frasermackie19
    @frasermackie19 Před 24 dny +10

    I just rewatched the crow last night. Bought the 4k release, and I forgot how good it is. The music, the needle drops and score are just great. The casting was great, Infact for a film to have such a small list of main characters, it’s near perfect. The look, it has that 90s low budget gothic charm to it. It didn’t need budget, it had atmosphere.

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 8 dny

      Speaking of reissues, it even features a cover of Joy Division on the soundtrack. One of about two JD covers as are any good at all, in this case Reznor doing "Dead Souls"

  • @toecutter9372
    @toecutter9372 Před 24 dny +11

    I totally Michael Wincott was in the OG Crow. Man time flies

    • @BUKUDI
      @BUKUDI Před 24 dny +6

      Cool & underused actor. Always enjoyed his unique look, voice, & performances

  • @kyguy105
    @kyguy105 Před 24 dny +4

    Did you catch the 30th anniversary The Crow in theaters? They had a two night showing. I caught it and it was awesome! To see it on the big screen (again, I saw it in 94’) was so special! I actually caught small details I miss in the 100’s of times I’ve watched over the years. 🐦‍⬛🖤

  • @pittland44
    @pittland44 Před 23 dny +5

    I don't know, despite the insane amount of cocaine that Top Dollar was inhaling he does make some interesting points.

  • @TheCrimson_Collective
    @TheCrimson_Collective Před 24 dny +10

    Top Dollar scene was perfect. God I love Brandon Lee's The Crow. This reboot is going to literally be a disaster. To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if they did a yogurt advertisement LOL.

  • @taloscurze5826
    @taloscurze5826 Před 24 dny +12

    Fire it up! Fire it up! Fire it up!

  • @thefilmrobot
    @thefilmrobot Před 23 dny +5

    Brandon would be gritting his teeth in heaven after they release this dumpster fire. Lionsgate bitches on how they are 'remembering Brandon Lee' for this movie. If you want to remember him, leave the Crow alone and admire the flawless and final performance of Brandon Lee. Rip

  • @toyingaroundtoys
    @toyingaroundtoys Před 24 dny +7

    It's like.. 'sacrelidge' to even THINK of remaking this! It doesn't need it! No one's asking for IT! And..I love YOU love it as Much as I love it. ❤

  • @karlhornell922
    @karlhornell922 Před 24 dny +12

    Wait ... at 7:45, if Eric got stabbed in the back with a sword, how did he pull it out from the front with the handle first?

    • @geepike
      @geepike Před 24 dny +2

      Believe there’s a scene in trailer where he puts a sword through himself to kill the guy behind him.

    • @michaelmyers3709
      @michaelmyers3709 Před 24 dny +4

      Who cares

  • @KevinTumlinson
    @KevinTumlinson Před 24 dny +25

    So far you've been the one to inform me that there was a Fall Guy movie and now a Crow reboot, and I had no idea about any of this. Am... am I no longer cool?

    • @hangingon
      @hangingon Před 24 dny +6

      No the cool ones don't pay any attention to Hollywierd and all their garbage ass movies.

    • @liquididentity101
      @liquididentity101 Před 24 dny +5

      You may be blissfully ignorant in the best way. Being current doesn't mean being cool and almost never did.

  • @Gregbaltzer
    @Gregbaltzer Před 24 dny +5

    It didn't even need to be a remake. Lore has already been established that Eric Draven being brought back is not an isolated occurrence. They could have easily just set this in the Crow universe with him being another incident where a crow chooses to bring someone back

    • @johnsampson2544
      @johnsampson2544 Před 23 dny +1

      Yup, but then how does the remake "ride the coattails" without the "Eric Draven" brand?

  • @raymondsmith6870
    @raymondsmith6870 Před 24 dny +5

    August is usually the graveyard month where studios bury the films they have no faith in. The Crow opening in that month tells everyone that the audience and the studio are on the same page.

  • @oleschool2241
    @oleschool2241 Před 24 dny +24

    0:51 "Is that gasoline I smell?" ⛽ 🔫

  • @finnmeister
    @finnmeister Před 23 dny +5

    Looks like John Wick with face paint. Just without the Wick quality.

  • @JTron83
    @JTron83 Před 23 dny +5

    They could have gone 2 routes and maybe had a shot at success. 1, they go with Eric again, keep it close to what made the original so iconic, the look, etc, while carefully adding new things that feel like a natural evolution to the original. 2, go with a new character, new look, new story, that also still feels connected to what makes the crow so iconic, and hopefully not fuck it up.
    They managed to do both and fuck up both.

  • @PaulRizzo
    @PaulRizzo Před 21 dnem +3

    In these days of unnecessary gender swaps, race swaps, sexuality swaps, etc etc, this is the only franchise that SHOULD HAVE done a gender swap. They should have made the protagonist Iris Shaw. Dumb DUMB DUUUMB move to go with Eric.
    Hollywood are so clueless. They do nothing but miss the mark! They swap everything when it’s not needed and don’t do it when it is needed!

  • @WakerverseScripts
    @WakerverseScripts Před 22 dny +3

    I will forever and always see brandon lee as the crow! R.I.P

  • @J2Metal
    @J2Metal Před 24 dny +5

    The Crow is my favorite movie of all time. I didn't see it in theaters but i grabbed it from the new release wall at Blockbuster video in 1994 and have loved it ever since. I used to watch it constantly in middle and high school. The soundtrack is still perfection to me that introduced me to some of my favorite bands to this day. I was probably one of the only 7th graders dressed as Eric Draven, lol. I'm going to miss this new one until it ends up on a streaming service i already subscribe to.

    • @KadeBronson
      @KadeBronson Před 23 dny

      My dad saw The Crow in theaters. The Flash is my favorite movie.

  • @lastmanranting
    @lastmanranting Před 23 dny +2

    Ah, I remember watching The Crow on rainy Saturday afternoons back in the day. Pure nostalgia. Well done, Snarky Jay! Well done.

  • @harbofdoom
    @harbofdoom Před 24 dny +3

    Thank you Snarky for making me feel old I remember going to the theater to see the original crow reminding that was 30 years ago

  • @20th_century_specter
    @20th_century_specter Před 23 dny +6

    The Crow is not only a monument to Brandon Lee but also the family of Bruce Lee. With the death of Brandon during filming, and also Kurt Cobain's death a month prior to the film's release, The Crow became Zeitgeist, and you cannot replicate that.

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 18 dny +1

      A time when rock/metal was a BIGGER part of pop culture than it is now!

  • @TheMovieDawgs
    @TheMovieDawgs Před 24 dny +3

    I saw the Crow special midnight sneak peek. And loved every bit!!

  • @RaymondMichaelToppin
    @RaymondMichaelToppin Před 24 dny +2

    I read The Crow prior to seeing it in the cinema 30 years ago. I understood that there were elements of the graphic novel that would not make it into the film, but The Crow (1994) was a depiction that retained the essence of the personal story that James O'Barr told.
    From the trailers this new version looks like it bears no resemblance to the source material. When this film is released I will be watching the 30th anniversary 4k steelbook edition instead.

  • @chrisbhag
    @chrisbhag Před 24 dny +2

    Brandon Lee is and always will be the definitive version of Eric Draven. I first saw The Crow in 2001 after having wanted to see it since 1994 but couldn't (i was "too young") and it caught me at a time in my life when I didn't even know I needed it as much as I did. It instantly became my favorite movie and I used to rewatch it every Devil's Night. I actually have two or three different versions of it including a special edition and the BluRay. My brother got me the graphic novel for my birthday some years ago and I devoured it. I've seen all the crappy sequels, always hoping beyond hope that they would at least be somewhat good because they could never be as good as the first one. And, to be honest... I don't think anything ever will be.

  • @fox7rain495
    @fox7rain495 Před 23 dny +8

    I am so tired of film makers these days. It's either laziness in saying well it was popular so let's redo it and make money. Or it's arrogance in thinking they can do it better.

  • @chrislair6832
    @chrislair6832 Před 23 dny +3

    Yeah, I don't know whose idea it was to remake such a classic, but who knows? Watch us all be wrong and it's freaking bad ass

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 8 dny

      I feel like you're missing a conjunction somewhere in your last two words

  • @ravenstalons154
    @ravenstalons154 Před 24 dny +1

    Just wanted to thank you again, from one of your previous clips about this movie, where you mentioned the 30th anniversary screenings of the original!
    The original came out only few months before I was old enough to see it in the theaters.
    I've watched it countless times and still own my VHS copy that I managed to buy from a rental store, before they sold it in stores (that was a thing, I swear).

  • @hob976
    @hob976 Před 23 dny +2

    My favorite tragic protagonist ever was Robocop 1987 and the parallels are many. He's tragically murdered and resurrected to kill his way through closure. Then, they made a sequel ( not teeerrible ) and then a third ( terrible ) and then a TV series ( an abomination ) and eventually the reboot... I can assure you that even if you try to disregard it and ignore it, it's gonna sting...

  • @internetcomments950
    @internetcomments950 Před 23 dny +3

    THEY KEEP CALLING ME!

  • @paulconnett3654
    @paulconnett3654 Před 24 dny +3

    Snarky Jay. It's heartwarming to hear your passion and love for this Brilliant Movie. Can hear it your voice and well done with being polite in the video! Like me I'm sure you find it easier to tell people what swear words you didn't use when the camera is off... Heads of Studio's are just acCoUNTantS and Useless Politicians with dei staff of no imagination and spineless to real life. Anyway good to hear that the hijacked Blade is struggling just to figure out the staff let alone start filming. ✓✓✓ My Respect Jay and ' It can't rain all the time '. Cheer's Beautiful.x

  • @piratebob711
    @piratebob711 Před 24 dny +2

    Modern Audiences, so called get crap. I kinda feel bad for them. The whole beautiful goth point is lost when I see this guy who is playing him now. Vertigo Comics were amazing back in the day. I preferred Image comics (Spawn, The Maxx, etc) and Vertigo and Dark Horse in their early days. I read DC Batman and Superman titles back then along with X-men, etc, but the grittiness of the other brands I mentioned was so fresh for the time. Brandon Lee will always be The Crow to me. They tried to make more, but they never had the feel of the original.
    I honestly feel bad for those who have to fight tooth and nail to legitimize things like faux Star Wars and other reboot IPs that get radically different thinking they will appeal to a generation. The key is you need multiple generations to make a hit. Not to mention true diversity, which is all people from all walks of life loving it, like Star Wars was. But, hey, Hollywood learned that lesson too late. I don't think they will ever really bounce back.

  • @richardsteele5110
    @richardsteele5110 Před 24 dny +2

    there are some movies and shows that the creators and actors nailed so well a new version or reboot will never do. the crow is among them.......

  • @YoureMyFavouritePizzaPlace

    Facts with Jay

  • @DelaV3
    @DelaV3 Před 24 dny +3

    I’ll never understand WHY the did this. WWWHHHYYY?!

  • @MichaelH416
    @MichaelH416 Před 11 dny +1

    There was a plan for 2 films with the original franchise. Then it got the “Hellraiser” treatment. Some of the later submissions were not written as “Crow” movies, but were adapted to fit the franchise. Hence straight to video. This is a franchise that needs to go to rest. If they wanted to do an animated style of O’Barr’s original story that is about the only thing that could work. But even that has to be drawn in his style.

  • @kamcsatkaiarabiuszjeno9673

    The original movie is so good, i get goosebumps from the scenes shown in your video. There was no need for a remake.

  • @luisjdavis
    @luisjdavis Před 24 dny +5

    All crows are from New York, every time a car goes by they say " Caw Caw " = P Love your Snarks !

    • @zimriel
      @zimriel Před 8 dny +1

      all i'm hearing from this one is "ca-ca"

    • @luisjdavis
      @luisjdavis Před 8 dny

      @@zimriel must be from the south 😑

  • @823Labs
    @823Labs Před 24 dny +8

    They’re going to violate my birthday… those bastaaaaaaaaards!

  • @tcboes
    @tcboes Před 23 dny +2

    @ LionsGate and Hollywood... "I have something to give you. I don't want it anymore. Thirty [years] of pain all at once, all for you."

  • @StockholmNightlife
    @StockholmNightlife Před 22 dny +1

    The original "The Crow" film is a classic cult movie and the fact that Brandon Lee died in the movie after making a amazing performance in the movie makes it impossible to remake!! The new movie was doomed from the start., Rest In Peace Brandon Lee 🖤❤💯

  • @Terminal_Apotos
    @Terminal_Apotos Před 24 dny +4

    This movie is gonna release on my Birthday, oh no.

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 Před 24 dny +7

    The Crow stands as one of the finest superhero films ever made. Intense, gripping, stylish, etc. And it saw the tragic end of a dynasty that is respected to this day. The new Crow shows nothing that is interesting.

    • @KadeBronson
      @KadeBronson Před 23 dny +1

      Sounds like you are describing The Flash.

  • @tropicvibe
    @tropicvibe Před 21 dnem +1

    What's really wild is they had all the ingredients to not only create a blockbuster, but an emotional film as well. They could've even taken a risk and have Eric just show up as the Crow during some wild fight in the very first few scenes then do his origin story...kinda like Batman (1989) where he shows up outta nowhere right at the start of the film and clobbers those crooks hanging out on a rooftop.

  • @BrkenHalo
    @BrkenHalo Před 23 dny +2

    Thank you for saying everything we are thinking. Nothing is sacred anymore and hollywood has nothing original anymore. The Crow is Brandon Lee's legacy. It's what people remember Brandon Lee for. I mean he's other movie Rapid Fire was cool but The Crow is and always will be his. You said it best, the original should be re-released in theaters. I hope you're not using dating apps. You're too beautiful and too cool to be on those things.

  • @Eladore
    @Eladore Před 24 dny +3

    Burn it don’t release it!

  • @williamcummings2054
    @williamcummings2054 Před 24 dny +5

    As someone who was almost 30 when the original "The Crow" with Brandon Lee, and thoroughly enjoyed and loved it when I heard it was being remade I was not thrilled as nearly every modern reboot or remake has been disappointments (with very rare exceptions). Then I saw stills of the new version and it made me angry that they had no respect for the original and instead made him look like the Joker from the first "Suicide Squad" movie.
    Honestly if Hollywood wants to remake movies they should try and do ones that were terrible and make them better, or even look to John Carpenter's "The Thing" or even 1988's "The Blob" on how to make a great remake. Then again...does Hollywood have anyone who could do that?

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 18 dny

      More like would the suits at the corner offices of the studios allow the truly talented people to step forward and exercise full-creative control...

  • @Zodiac_Mack
    @Zodiac_Mack Před 23 dny +1

    Brandon Lee's - The Crow was a master piece of cinematography at the time and it only reached the heights it did because of the tragedy that befell Brandon,
    They will never in a million years be able to capture the raw emotions of why and how the crow succeeded like it did owing in part to how Brandon lost his father Bruce at a young age,
    Hollywood does not seem capable of understanding that the movie was received as well as it was due to the fact that people were mourning the loss of the Lee's, even now to this day when reminiscing about the Lee's and their movie legacy I still feel an emmence sense of loss,

  • @noahmijo
    @noahmijo Před 14 dny +1

    I was and am still open to a true adaption of the comic. The ‘94 version is one of my favs but it only loosely followed the comic.
    I couldn’t even make it through the trailer for this “reboot”

  • @TheRedman790
    @TheRedman790 Před 24 dny +3

    If Snarky Jay offers you gum, you take it.. If she offers you mangled animal carcass, you take it!!

    • @FL3TcH_A_SkETcH
      @FL3TcH_A_SkETcH Před 24 dny +2

      If Snarky Jay offers a strong opinion on a movie, you should strongly consider it.

  • @imustbreakyou2170
    @imustbreakyou2170 Před 18 dny +3

    Way to piss on Brandons legacy! This is beyond wrong!

  • @gregchappell6462
    @gregchappell6462 Před 23 dny +1

    I agree with EVERYTHING you said in this video! The original Crow is, hands down my favorite movie of all time. And this abomination should've never been made with "Eric" as it's main character. There are so many other Crow stores that would've done better... Just look to the comics.
    O'Barr did a fantastic 4 issue run of a female Crow from the Crow Nation of Native Americans; her face make up was a black Crow silhouette: wings over her eyes, the head on her forehead, & tailgater's down her nose. It looked great! And the story was good too! That's bea great film p adaptation!

  • @JohnDoe-tm9wz
    @JohnDoe-tm9wz Před 24 dny +7

    This reboot was doomed to fail. It was hopeless since its inception.

  • @ramiroortizjr.1221
    @ramiroortizjr.1221 Před 24 dny +3

    Honestly, I wasn't delighted about the appearance of Bill Skarsgard as Eric Draven in the rebooted Crow movie. I always prefer the appearance of Brandon Lee!! 🐦‍⬛

  • @ashortiz3632
    @ashortiz3632 Před 23 dny +1

    Went to the 30th Anniversary screening and it was more enjoyable watching it on the big screen than anything I can remember in recent times. They don't make 'em like they used to.

  • @michaelmyers3709
    @michaelmyers3709 Před 24 dny +1

    Believe me, nothing is trivial.
    Except this remake.

  • @robinly
    @robinly Před 24 dny +5

    I have The Crow on DVD. Do you wanna go out sometime?

  • @duaneramirez3571
    @duaneramirez3571 Před 23 dny +1

    Love your commitment to the original Crow (RIP Brandon Lee). I reacted similarly to all the reboots of my favorite movies (Robocop, Karate Kid, Point Break, etc.). Sadly, reboots are the norm today. I will stick to the originals!

  • @murphykenji
    @murphykenji Před 24 dny +1

    I went back and watched the original, it's still excellent. Then I added most of the soundtrack to my daily playlist. So good.

  • @Mr49r1681
    @Mr49r1681 Před 23 dny +1

    Skaarland is one of few actors in Hollywood who criticized a movie he’s in since Christopher Reeve did in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Too bad they didn’t try FKA Twigs to play the female Crow.

  • @kristinebautz1859
    @kristinebautz1859 Před 23 dny +1

    The problem with a lot of these reboots/remakes is that they keep claiming "we're not the original, we're not imitating...blah blah blah" but they are depending on the fan base to bring in the dollars. I'd be find with a new crow movie, but Eric Draven should be retired out of respect to Lee who was thrilled with the project and put his heart and soul into it and unfortunately passed away with an incredible performance left behind for a great legacy.
    The new film looks like it's trying too hard already. I'll admit, there will be people that will not give this movie a fair chance no matter what. But it didn't help win anyone over with that trailer with the auto tune Post Malone, the make up, the cheesy dialog. The original had over the top dialog but it was made believable by the performances. For example, in the original when Eric kills T-Bird, T-Bird is shaking in disbelief(much credit to David Patirck Kelly's performance) "I knew I knew you, I knew...but you can't be you. There ain't no coming back!", it's a moment you almost forget this guy is evil and needs to be dealt with. Brandon just stares at him in silence but conveys so much in his eyes, it's like he's saying "it doesn't matter, you were dead the moment you touched Shelly". David Patrick Kelly brings humanity to the character with the dialog and I don't even need to go into Lee's performance. This new one, the guys like "we killed you" all monotone and Eric says "yeah, you did". It feels so video game with even less life to it.
    Hollywood needs to take more risks and people need to be willing to take them as well. Unfortunately, the road that Hollywood is going, we are not going to get any classics any time soon.

  • @Jack-eDaytona
    @Jack-eDaytona Před 24 dny +1

    100% agree. The crow is one of my all time favorites. I figured this would be pretty soul less... I wish Hollywood would cut this ish out.
    Most people dont even know about how absolutely brutal O'Barr's story is. He deserves better

  • @carpetfluff35
    @carpetfluff35 Před 23 dny +1

    There were other Crows. If they really felt the need to do a new movie, they should have made it all new. The concept itself is enough of a call back. No need to drag characters back in at all.

  • @nocap8284
    @nocap8284 Před 23 dny +1

    Wearing the black dress when talking about The Crow.. well played Jay, well played

  • @Kresegoth
    @Kresegoth Před 23 dny +1

    The Crow past the 1st comic would have made a great TV anthology series with each season being a different story. I'd love to see The Crow: Curare made into a show like True Detective.

  • @ryancooper3629
    @ryancooper3629 Před 24 dny +1

    All beloved IPs are on the block to be destroyed this way one at a time.
    I’m starting to think there is intentional malice to it. They aren’t trying to cash out on these beloved properties but rather they want to sour all of them so that they can begin replacing them with something new that perfectly melds into the narrative that they want to push.

  • @Warhorse500
    @Warhorse500 Před 24 dny +1

    Movies that go fishing for a sequel don't usually end up well. The Mark Wahlberg "Planet of the Apes" was an example of this.
    5:22 O'Barr himself has been quoted as saying that he wished he'd never done that first movie.
    8:20 I thought it WAS marked by a theatrical re-release....has that changed?

  • @ewwwt
    @ewwwt Před 23 dny +1

    did you know Michael Wincott (Top Dollar) voices Death from Darksiders 2?

  • @joejohnson5051
    @joejohnson5051 Před 22 dny

    I was completely heartbroken the day Brandon Lee died. I loved him in showdown in little Tokyo and rapid fire (not great movies but he was awesome just the same) and I watched repeat on headline news loop 15 times hoping there was a mistake and he would pull through the accident. Bought every magazine with the story on news stands to know every detail and conspiracy theory. It was a very formative event for my 13 year old self and the crow was everything I hoped it would be as a moody teen music lover. All of this to say it’s breaking my heart all over again. They shouldn’t have done this movie if they didn’t love it as much as we did and they clearly did not. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

  • @meekoSPN
    @meekoSPN Před 23 dny +1

    Say it louder for those in the back! Agree with every single point youve said. Hells, I've said this for so long! This movie needs absolutely canning completely.

  • @droydonedesignsdroyd1952
    @droydonedesignsdroyd1952 Před 23 dny +1

    the truth is that there is no longer anybody who can write good original stories in hollywood for any franchises

  • @waywardsuol
    @waywardsuol Před 23 dny +1

    Props for knowing about the comics! Wild Justice was ok but I think if they really wanted to do a new The Crow movie some justice, Dead Time would be a way better concept. The Crow is my favorite movie too. I recently watched the 30 year anniversary showing in theaters and left feeling like people would be better spending their money rewatching the original than this new piece of crap.

  • @mattbrown1897
    @mattbrown1897 Před 23 dny +1

    The original Brandon Lee movie taught me morality as a child

  • @J_Rossi
    @J_Rossi Před 24 dny +1

    You know a film is in trouble if the star doesn't like it.

  • @proteusblack8913
    @proteusblack8913 Před 24 dny +1

    It's in the very fact that someone thought they ought to reboot the crow that they had no intentions or expectations of it being able to touch the original and they know this, leaving the only conclusion left to be that they only intended on doing it not to make an actually good film but to bank on a known IP in anyway they can. Anybody who has even an inkling of understanding or respect for the nature of something that is held as historically revered as this movie is would never have the nerve to even think about doing such a thing. It's like going up on stage during a Tool concert to pull Dany Carrey off the drums to try to replace him as Tool's new drummer because you think that he ought to be replaced with your drumming. And on top of that, not only do they not even get the right drum beats for what they're playing (because it's "their own interpretation" of his drum lines) but their drumming isn't even coherent at all. What do you think is going to happen here? So, I'm not surprised in the least bit, and this is exactly why I predicted that this reboot will inherently bomb as DOA.

  • @thedarkknight1971
    @thedarkknight1971 Před 23 dny +2

    He -"You feel like my person...". She - "You feel like my person..." 🤔 Hmmm where's have we heard THIS kind of SH!TE writing before? "YOU have NOT seen what I have seen"... 😏 😎🇬🇧

  • @georgehernandez2156
    @georgehernandez2156 Před 24 dny +1

    People forget that the crow stairway to heaven is a remake of the movie. So its not like the new one is something new.