The Crow (1994/Miramax/Lionsgate Blu-ray)
Picture:
B Sound: B+ Extras: A Film: A
One year
after the death Eric Draven and his fiancée, Eric finds himself resurrected on
the eve of Halloween. Endowed with the
spirit and power of The Crow (1992),
he now seeks the gangsters who were responsible for their deaths and to pay for
their crimes. Now a beat street cop and
young girl watches as this angel of death bring death to those
who would cause it.
It is said that the crow ferries spirits to the land of the dead, but sometimes
something so awful has happens that the spirits aren't able to rest and they
are brought back to the land of the living to right what was wrong. Eric was tossed off his loft and Shelly was
brutally raped then murdered by the local street vermin under orders of a crime
lord. Now back from the dead the Crow
(Eric) hunts them down one by one and anyone else who dares stands in his way. In a city full of sin and vice, the day before
Halloween is 'Devil's Night', a night when cops are outnumbered, arsonists go
wild and crime has overrun the city, truly a night of the devil, but from
darkness a spirit of vengeance has come back from beyond the grave, that
judgment from the grave demands blood in turn.
This is one of the greatest dark gothic movie is now on Blu-ray and with fine digital
high definition quality, The Crow
was Brandon Lee’s last film and it still looks like a huge career ended way too
soon. The 1080p 1.85 X 1 image and DTS
HD-MA (Master Audio) lossless 5.1 mix could even be a little better, but are
pretty good here and better than the many (and now many out of print) DVD
copies previously issued.
Universal
Pictures originally backed Director Alex Proyas on this film, but bailed when
Lee died. Miramax took over, worked with
Lee’s mother and finished the film, which has been a hit and favorite ever
since. Looks like Universal made a huge
mistake. Extras include digital
copy, commentary with director, behind the scenes, extended and deleted
scenes, original poster concepts, storyboards, and trailer.
- Ricky Chiang
