Iโm a major fan of the original. I was partially inclined to watch this one at some point but lost all interest when I realized in the trailer no less one of the creative changes from both the first movie and even the comic comes in line of when her past finally catches up to her implying she knew the street thugs or the people who would murder them. While the movie gave some premeditation as to why it happened. The comic literally left it as a random tragedy. Also I just read the wiki and to my delight itโs even worse than I imagined. This movie deserves to be booโd it does a disservice to both brandonโs legacy as an actor who translated the media perfectly and to James OโBarr the comic writer who was inspired to write this comic after dealing with his wife who was killed by a drunk driver and was inspired after reading in the paper how a young couple was murdered over a 20 dollar engagement ringโฆ hell it even manages to do a disservice to the murdered couple. From the director and writers to the actors who defended this movie my one question is did you guys even read the source material or watch the first movie? Cause the makings of a great plot and story were laid bare at your feet. But someone said heeeeey letโs make the plot thisโฆ
โTo escape Roeg, a centuries-old crimelord who has made a pact with the devil to send the souls of innocents to Hell in exchange for eternal life, a young woman named Shelly takes refuge in a rehabilitation institution, where she meets and befriends Eric, a young man with a troubled childhood. When Marian, Roeg's right-hand, arrives at the institution looking for Shelly, they both escape together.โ
Direct from the wiki. This sounds so bad I didnโt even need to read the rest. If you were gonna make any kind of creative change from the movie and comic it would of been keep it a simple revenge plot. The crow movie got creative in that department and added top dollar and the occult dabbling part. Which again not my most favorite part of the movie but was still good enough I donโt harp it. This is just plain horrible and the fact itโs got 3 stars means people are just fans of the lead actor or arenโt familiar with either the original or the source material for inspiration.