Crow, The (Collector`s Edition) (UK)
Believe in angels
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 97 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Devil`s Night: for rock star Eric Draven and his girlfriend Shelley, the night they meet their brutal demise at the hands of the inner city`s most notorious characters. Exactly a year later, Eric is brought back to life and granted the powers of superhuman strength and vision in order that he may seek vengeance on those who killed him - all under the watchful eye of a mysterious crow. One by one Eric seeks out the gang, who are out for another evening of mayhem and violence, unaware of the fate that awaits them.
Special Features:
Disc One:
Filmmakers commentary
Deleted footage
Extended scenes
Disk Two:
Featurette
Profile of James O`Barr
Brandon Lee`s last on screen interview
16:9 vs 4:3 feature comparison
Production design
Storyboard sequences
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 French
DTS 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Alex Proyas
Written By:
James O`Barr
John Shirley
David J. Schow
Starring:
Ernie Hudson
David Patrick Kelly
Brandon Lee
Michael Wincott
Soundtrack By:
Graeme Revell
Director of Photography:
Dariusz Wolski
Editor:
M. Scott Smith
Dov Hoenig
Costume Designer:
Arianne Phillips
Production Designer:
Alex McDowell
Producer:
Caldecot Chubb
Grant Hill
Jeff Most
Bob Rosen
Gregory A. Gale
James A. Janowitz
Edward R. Pressman
Executive Producer:
Sherman L. Baldwin
Distributor:
Entertainment In Video
Your Opinions and Comments
This is a film that was mainly made famous due to the fact that Brandon Lee died during filming, which was quite ironic seeing as he was playing a man who came back from the dead. The is a fantastic portrail of a man who comes back from the dead to get vengence on the men who killed him and his girlfriend.
Video
Very good print for a film that is nearly 10 years old now. Much of the film is very dark and this is shown up well on screen.
Audio
Has both a DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtrack, I don`t have a DTS decoder so I had to use the DD mix but this still packed a very good punch. This film also boasts a good soundtrack from such bands as The Cure and Nine Inch Nails.
Features
Disc 1
This has the widescreen version of the the film and the two 5.1 soundtracks on it.
There is also a load of deleted footage that has been put together as a montage. I`m not sure if i like the way this has been done as i prefer an explenation as to why the scenes where cut, but this is still good.
There are three extended scenes which don`t really add much to the story but are interesting to watch.
This disc also comes with a commentary from onw of the writers and one of the producers
Disc 2
This disc has a full-frame version of the film with a DD 2.0 soundtrack.
This disc all has a featurette which features interviews with some of the cast and is quite interesting.
There is a lengthy interview with James O`Barr who created the comic book. This is a very interesting and insightfull interview as to how the crow was created.
There is also the last on-screen interview with Brandon Lee this is good and some of the things he has to say are quite interesting.
The disc also includes a comparison between 16:9 and 4:3 along with a large selection of posters that where produced for the film. The is also some production designs and stroyboard sequences for some of the key scenes.
Overall
One of my favourite films is done justice with a very good collectors edition
Review written on 14/06/03