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Both versions of The Crow focus on the origin story of Eric Draven. He is a man who rises from the dead to take his revenge, similar to the many other revenge movies that follow this formula. The 2024 The Crow is not a remake of the original but expands upon the narrative laid out by the comic book series. Source material like the comic book serves as inspiration for the brooding vengeance films within this niche. While stories of revenge have been popular since the beginning of the film, The Crow exemplifies what the genre does best.

Nothing about either version of The Crow is flat or bland, as even within the moody palate, it remains dynamic.

It stands apart because of how dark and gritty the action and aesthetic of the project are. However, nothing about either version of The Crow is flat or bland,...

Darkman - Shout Factory - Blu-ray and DVD Director: Sam Raimi Cast: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita. Full cast + crew When it comes to movie nostalgia, there's liking movies because they were so highly specific to a time when you were younger and couldn't always see a film's obvious flaws, and then there's liking a movie because it's so highly specific to the time in which it was made that it just could not get made these days. Darkman may have some flaws, but it's far more of the latter. There is simply no way this movie would get made in today's studio system. Sam Raimi's earliest Hollywood gig, Darkman is about a scientist (played by Liam Neeson) who is burned...

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