The Crow: Salvation

I expected to hate this movie because Crow II City of Angels sucked, but this movie rocks. I saw a tape at a friends house and was more or less entertained the whole time. It's definitely about a guy who comes back as a bird and avenges his wrongful death ( Big surprise) - but the action sequences really move, and Eric Mabius is really gripping as the Crow. If your not a wimp and like violence and action (and who doesn't) This movie definitely delivers. People don't seem to have a problem with the violence in Gladiator so I don't think they should in this movie either. Kirsten Dunst, She's so hot I want to like her, but I don't. She's a big disappointment until she shows up at the end in a tank top. Jodi Lynn O'keefe is great. The evil in this movie is totally creepy and not cartoonish(I checked my back seat before I drove home). The two execution scenes in this movie alone are worth the price of admission(I know two ways I definitely don't want to die). It's definitely worth checking out

The Crow was a great film. COA was a good film. Salvation lies somewhere in between them.

The acting, though crapped on by the majority, was pretty good. Eric Mabius played a good crow, who seemed to enjoy his powers a bit and had some witty superhero-esque lines. Kirsten Dunst was nowhere near as bad as others have said she was. Actually she was damn good. Fred Ward was a GREAT bad guy, rivaling Michael Wincott from the first film. The supporting cast all filled their roles well.

Some people complain about the dialouge being terrble. Not really. Some of it was good, some of it was simply plain. One scene that stood out as absolutely terrible is the scene where Corvus persuades Erin Randell to keep her sister's necklace. I can think of ten different ways that scene could have been written better with dialogue that was not CHEESY.

There is plenty of good stuff in this film. We have a GREAT execution scene in the beginning, plenty of action,a hero you could feel sorry for, some good drama, and, yes, for all you perverts, this does have the T&A that is typical of a crow film.

If you're a fan of the franchise and not looking for anything new to be added, then you'll like this. If you didn't like the first one or are expecting something completely originally, then you should skip. I'd rank this film a 9

I admit, the first time I saw this movie I fell head over heels for it. I still love it, but it's direction was not as good as it could have been. Bharat Nalluri could have easily raised the budget a little bit and the film would have a) gained more publicity and b)obtained a higher rank in quality. Except for Eric Mabius and Kristen Dunst, everyone acting in the movie was horrible! All the cops to name a few. The girl in the car and her friend seemed as if they had been pulled out of school and asked to act right on the street. Kristen Dunst and Eric Mabius however, were excellent. Though Kristen can't cry she can still seem really upset. Mabius could have not accentuated the case number with his facial expressions so much but the movie as a whole, 7 outta 10.

I found The Crow: Salvation to be a pretty good movie. Not as a good as the original, better than the second one (even though I did like the second one unlike most horror fans).

Did anyone notice that the three Crow movies all follow the same formats. Guy dies wrongfully. Comes back to avenge a group of people (the first one I forget who it was, the second it was drug dealers, and this one it's dirty cops). There's is the sad female character (Lucy from Seventh Heaven in the first one, the one girl in the second, and Kirsten Dunst in Salvation). And then there's the tough female evil character (Japanese woman in the second one, the one blond woman in this one).

Regardless of this, I found The Crow: Salvation very enjoyable. I brought it over to a party tonight and myself and a group of friends watched it together. The scenes of violence were exceptionally well done, especially for a direct-to-video shot.

Crow: Salvation comes out Tuesday, I really reconmend you rent it.

Erin (Kirsten Dunst) and her father Nathan Randall (William Atherton) attend the execution of Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) for the murder of her sister Lauren (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). Alex maintains his innocence to the end. After the execution, he is resurrected by a crow into The Crow. He uncovers that Lauren was killed by a group of corrupt cops and he seeks revenge.

This is an inferior sequel of the cult classic. There are a few solid actors. The story is simple revenge as the Crow franchise tends to be. The effects and action are limited B-movie fare. There are explosions and car crashes but nothing special or filmed that well. Eric Mabius' strawberry blonde hair doesn't really fit my vision of the Crow and he doesn't have the threatening intensity. He doesn't have the darkness to be The Crow. The most annoying part is Kirsten Dunst's over-acting in big emotional moments. She has fair acting chops even in her younger days but her cry-acting really annoyed me. The blubbering diffuses all the tension. It makes this B-movie even campier.