Sunday 22 January 2012

Movies . . .


Today's topic is 
Movies :))))
Telly was crap again last night so,
 i stuck on a film I've not seen in ages,
The Crow



Ok, so for those of you that haven't had the pleasure, it goes something like this, It was released in 1994 & is based on the 1989 comic of the same name, The Crow stars Brandon Lee, in his final film, (as he died during filming, i'll go into detail at the bottom, but gutted, totally gutted by that) as Eric Draven, a rock musician who is revived from the dead to avenge his own murder, as well as that of his fiancée . . . (Eric Draven being Brandon Lee, son of the Mighty, Awesome Bruce Lee)

'People once believed, that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens, that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes the crow could bring that soul back to put the wrong things right'

On October 30, Devil's Night in Detroit, Sergeant Albrecht is at the scene of a crime, where Shelly Webster has been beaten and raped, she suffered for 30 hours before she died, and her fiancé, guitarist Eric Draven, has been stabbed, shot, and thrown out of the window. The couple were to be married the next day, on Halloween. As he leaves for the hospital with Shelly, Albrecht meets a young girl, Sarah, whom Shelly and Eric take care of because her mother Darla is a negligent drug addict. Albrecht tells her that Shelly will be okay, but Sarah knows the truth: Shelly is going to die. 


Skip forward 1 year to the day & we arrive at Erics grave, a crow has sat on the headstone and started tapping on it, Eric awakes from death & climbs frantically out of his grave, not knowing where he is or more to the point wtf is going on. He goes to his old apartment & finds it derelict, then the flashbacks start, of that night a year ago, remembering that he & Shelly were murdered by T Bird, Tin Tin, Fun Boy & Skank. He then, soon discovers that any wounds he suffers heal immediately & is totally immune to harm.


And now it begins . . . Revenge is soooo sweet & this film portrays it brilliantly.
Guided by the crow (who serves to give him his immortality) he sets out to find each & every one that was involved in what happened that night.
I won't go into detail in case some of you haven't seen it, but let's just say, it's entertaining, he has fun with some of them, they get everything they deserve . . . And some :))


On the 31st of March 1983, Brandon Lee suffered an accidental gunshot wound on the set of the film. He was taken to hospital where he later died.
When the filming started in the scene where Michael Massee shoots Lee's character, the gun was loaded with empty blanks, Un-known to the crew, one of the dummy round bullets had become lodged in the barrel, It is thought that someone was messing around with it and pulled the trigger, therefore causing the live primer to fire, resulting in the bullet moving a couple of inches into the barrel. They said, when the gun was operated, the propellant in the blank rounds-which is used to give visible effect of the gunshot-dislodged the bullet, which penetrated Lee's abdomen & lodged in his spine. The injury caused massive blood loss, such a tragedy, As the production team sent the firearms specialist home early, the responsibility for the guns was given to an assistant, they weren't fully aware of the rules for checking the guns before & after handling, so the barrel wasn't checked for any obstructions, when the time came to load the blank rounds.


So so tragic, was sitting there watching it again, still not believing it actually happened, but if you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend you guys do, it's an amazing somewhat dark film, & Brandon Lee plays the part brilliantly.


'It Can't Rain all The Time'




The soundtrack to this film is amazing too, here's my fav :))


And lastly, the 'EPIC' Guitar solo in the roof scene



28 comments:

  1. Great movie. I have special editions on DVDs still wrapped :) And indeed what happened to him and his father is so tragic. Such potential gone :/

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    1. Awesome movie hey, i'd forgotten just how good until i watched it again, & it is so sad, they both died so young, such a waste.
      Love the special editions &the fact that they're still wrapped :)

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  2. Never seen this, should probably get on it.

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    1. Yeah, you must, honestly, well worth a watch, might have to watch it again today hehe, over played, many many years ago & now i've seen it again, I feel an over playing coming on :)

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  3. It really is sad because Brandon Lee really was talented in my opinion.

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    1. Very Talented, just like his father, so sad & such a waste.

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  4. Agree with Taker. Still get a kick outta this film

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    1. Hehe, I get goosebumps, soon as O heard the soundtrack start that was it.

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  5. I'm going to watch this movie in Megavideo. Oh wait....

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  6. This is one of favorite movies. :)

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    1. It's defo up there hey, got a lot of love for this film

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  7. Telly was grap again? If the telly is crap in UK, then where is it good?
    I just thought the other day because of the SOPA and stuff that if we couldn`t be downloading movies, tv seris and shows anymore then I would have to move to UK because you guys seem to have the best series and shows and If I`d live there then I would just have to turn on the telly.
    You do live in UK? Right?
    I haven`t seen this movie yet. It seems pretty interesting, though. And the soundtrack sounds great. Thanks, Dani!

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    1. Haha, yes I am in the UK, well not exactly, close, but we have UK TV, I moved not long ago & haven't set up SKY telly yet, so i've only the terrestrial channels :(((( & Saturday nights is usually quite pants, so normally I download a couple of films or download & catch up on some series from Sky that I used to watch, but last night I remembered The Crow & had to get on it. I suggest you download this movie & fast, very very good :)

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  8. I haven't thought about this movie in ages! Thanks for the reminder! Following you now!

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    1. Hehe, No problem & thanks for the follow, will pop over to yours, check it out and return the follow :)

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  9. I didn't think the film was all that amazing, but I do remember listening to the soundtrack all the time. Different strokes I suppose.

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    1. Yeah I guess so, not everyone's tastes are the same hey, but agree on the soundtrack, hats off :)

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  10. i saw that movie so long ago and it was tripppy, still very good action thriller :)

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    1. Haha, it is an old film, but i'l never get bored with it :)

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  11. Very sad indeed the way both he and his father died. A great loss. :(

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    1. So awful hey, to loose them both and so young, total waste.

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  12. Such an amazing movie, such a tragic end :(

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    1. Awful wasn't it :( It's always the good ones

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  13. Sounds like a really interesting movie! I'll watch it :D ..especially since nothing good's on tv these days :\

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    1. It is such a good movie, well worth a watch :) enjoy

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