Post by †Arisen† on Jan 30, 2008 16:04:15 GMT -5
It Can't Rain All The Time.
All right, Well, I'd have to say that The Crow movies are my favorites. Lots of bad lanuage, lots of inappropriate scences, true, but good all the same. The first is the best in my oppinion.
It was a comic book at first.
Comic's Plot: "The story revolves around an unfortunate young man named Eric. He and his fiancée, Shelly, are assaulted by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is shot in the head and is paralyzed, and can only watch as Shelly is savagely beaten and raped until she dies at the scene. Eric survives and is taken to a hospital, but while surgeons are trying to save him, the Crow comes to him and convinces him he needs to let go of his life. Only by dying can the Crow help him exact his revenge.
One year later, Eric is resurrected by the Crow to seek out vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them. When not on the hunt, Eric stays in the house he shared with Shelly, spending most of his time there lost in memories of Shelly; her absence is torture for him, and he stays in hideous emotional pain, even engaging in self-mutilation. However, this provides him little release; any injury he suffers (save those that are self-inflicted) heals rapidly, leaving him scarred but intact.
The Crow acts as both guide and goad for Eric, giving him information that helps him in his quest but also chastising him for dwelling on Shelly's death, seeing his pining as useless self-indulgence that distracts him from his purpose." (Wikipedia)
This plot is mostly the same for the movie, with minor differences.
In the movie, Eric Draven and his fiancee were attacked in their home, and Eric was shot, stabed, and... shoved out of window. Otherwise, the tow are basically the same.
Here are a bit of some fun facts toward The Crow and its author (Again, form Wikipedia): "In 1994, a film based on the comic (simply titled The Crow) was released to theaters by Miramax Films. While very faithful to the book, the extreme violence was toned down to avoid an NC-17 rating. In the film, Eric is given the last name "Draven" (possibly a nod to Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven, which Eric quotes to Gideon). The film was both a critical and commercial success gaining a cult following due to the tragic and mysterious death of its lead actor Brandon Lee who was accidentally shot and killed on the set in March 1993, only a few days before the film's completion. Three sequels to the movie have been made so far: The Crow: City of Angels (1996), starring Vincent Perez (as the titular character), Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks and Iggy Pop; The Crow: Salvation (2000), starring Eric Mabius (as the titular character), Kirsten Dunst, and Fred Ward; and The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), starring Edward Furlong (as the titular character), David Boreanaz, and Tara Reid. All of the sequels have been critical and commercial flops; the latter two movies have been relegated to direct to video release. A short-lived TV series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998), was based on the first movie with Mark Dacascos reprising the role of Eric Draven.
From 1996-1998, Kitchen Sink Press published 5 mini-series and a one-shot based on The Crow concept with a new avatar in each series.
Following the Kitchen Sink series, London Night Studios published The Crow/Razor in 1998, with Eric Draven again in the role and paired with Everette Hartsoe's bad-girl character Razor.
Also in 1998, O'Barr and editor Ed Kramer asked an array of fiction writers, poets, and artists (including Gene Wolfe, Alan Dean Foster, Charles de Lint, Jack Dann, Jane Yolen, Henry Rollins, and Iggy Pop) to interpret this gothic fiction phenomenon. The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams was released by Random House on Halloween, and a year later, in a limited signed and numbered volume, by Donald M. Grant Publishing.
In 1999, Image Comics released a new comic series of The Crow, based on the original comic book. It ran for ten issues, ending in November of that year."
All right, Well, I'd have to say that The Crow movies are my favorites. Lots of bad lanuage, lots of inappropriate scences, true, but good all the same. The first is the best in my oppinion.
It was a comic book at first.
Comic's Plot: "The story revolves around an unfortunate young man named Eric. He and his fiancée, Shelly, are assaulted by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is shot in the head and is paralyzed, and can only watch as Shelly is savagely beaten and raped until she dies at the scene. Eric survives and is taken to a hospital, but while surgeons are trying to save him, the Crow comes to him and convinces him he needs to let go of his life. Only by dying can the Crow help him exact his revenge.
One year later, Eric is resurrected by the Crow to seek out vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them. When not on the hunt, Eric stays in the house he shared with Shelly, spending most of his time there lost in memories of Shelly; her absence is torture for him, and he stays in hideous emotional pain, even engaging in self-mutilation. However, this provides him little release; any injury he suffers (save those that are self-inflicted) heals rapidly, leaving him scarred but intact.
The Crow acts as both guide and goad for Eric, giving him information that helps him in his quest but also chastising him for dwelling on Shelly's death, seeing his pining as useless self-indulgence that distracts him from his purpose." (Wikipedia)
This plot is mostly the same for the movie, with minor differences.
In the movie, Eric Draven and his fiancee were attacked in their home, and Eric was shot, stabed, and... shoved out of window. Otherwise, the tow are basically the same.
Here are a bit of some fun facts toward The Crow and its author (Again, form Wikipedia): "In 1994, a film based on the comic (simply titled The Crow) was released to theaters by Miramax Films. While very faithful to the book, the extreme violence was toned down to avoid an NC-17 rating. In the film, Eric is given the last name "Draven" (possibly a nod to Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven, which Eric quotes to Gideon). The film was both a critical and commercial success gaining a cult following due to the tragic and mysterious death of its lead actor Brandon Lee who was accidentally shot and killed on the set in March 1993, only a few days before the film's completion. Three sequels to the movie have been made so far: The Crow: City of Angels (1996), starring Vincent Perez (as the titular character), Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks and Iggy Pop; The Crow: Salvation (2000), starring Eric Mabius (as the titular character), Kirsten Dunst, and Fred Ward; and The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), starring Edward Furlong (as the titular character), David Boreanaz, and Tara Reid. All of the sequels have been critical and commercial flops; the latter two movies have been relegated to direct to video release. A short-lived TV series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998), was based on the first movie with Mark Dacascos reprising the role of Eric Draven.
From 1996-1998, Kitchen Sink Press published 5 mini-series and a one-shot based on The Crow concept with a new avatar in each series.
Following the Kitchen Sink series, London Night Studios published The Crow/Razor in 1998, with Eric Draven again in the role and paired with Everette Hartsoe's bad-girl character Razor.
Also in 1998, O'Barr and editor Ed Kramer asked an array of fiction writers, poets, and artists (including Gene Wolfe, Alan Dean Foster, Charles de Lint, Jack Dann, Jane Yolen, Henry Rollins, and Iggy Pop) to interpret this gothic fiction phenomenon. The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams was released by Random House on Halloween, and a year later, in a limited signed and numbered volume, by Donald M. Grant Publishing.
In 1999, Image Comics released a new comic series of The Crow, based on the original comic book. It ran for ten issues, ending in November of that year."