The Crow (Miramax/Dimension Collector's Series)

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The Crow set the standard for dark and violent comic-book movies (like Spawn or director Alex Proyas's superior follow-up, Dark City), but it will forever be remembered as the film during which star Brandon Lee (son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee) was accidentally killed on the set by a loaded gun. The filmmakers were able to digitally sample what they'd captured of Lee's performance and piece together enough footage to make the movie releasable. Indeed, it is probably more fascinating for that post-production story than for the tale on the screen. The Crow is appropriately cloaked in ominous expressionistic shadows, oozing urban dread and occult menace from every dank concrete crack, but it really adds up to a simple and perfunctory tale of ritual revenge. Guided by a portentous crow (standing in for Poe's raven), Lee plays a deceased rock musician who returns from the grave to systematically torture and kill the outlandishly violent gang of hoodlums who murdered him and his fiancée the year before. The film is worth watching for its compelling visuals and genuinely nightmarish, otherworldly ambience. --Jim Emerson

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Catch the explosive, action-packed hit that thrilled moviegoers and dazzled critics everywhere! Brandon Lee (RAPID FIRE) plays Eric Draven, a young rock guitarist who, along with his fiancee, is brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals. Exactly one year after his death, Eric returns -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- to seek revenge, battling the evil crime lord and his band of urban thugs, who must answer for their crimes. Loaded with intense, nonstop action and a hot #1 hit soundtrack, THE CROW delivers exhilarating, fast-paced entertainment!

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The Film Brandon Lee died on .......2007-09-07

The only reason I even know about this film is because of the tragic death of it's star Brandon Lee.I watched for that reason to see Brandon in his last screen role, I was suprised to find that I really enjoyed this film.It has everything a movie could have action,comedy,drama,horror,and a tragic love story.I think that this was a ground breaking film as far as effect go shot reminicent of the first Batman film so the visuals alone are a reason to watch the film not including the stuff I mentioned above so if you are in the mood for a moody superhero movie check this out.

One not to have in your collection.......2007-09-03

I have viewed the The Crow when it was first release at the theater and later on two different formats VHS and laser Disc, both formats as good as there were at the time, don't come close as good as on DVD.
The colors were as close as you can get on the big screen (in a theater setting).
The Crow is formatted for 16X9 wide screen TVs which is must for those of you who don't have a wide screen television to enjoy the full color and dramatic impact this movie makes. Scenes with dark areas, stood out with clarity, even with scenes that had too much Red satuation were reduce to give a clearer picture.
DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 were a added bonus to a great movie as it was met to be heard. So have your volume crack up and enjoy the sound track that plays in the back ground, you won't be disappointed.

Amazing........2007-06-02

First time I saw this film, I watched it on VHS. Not that great. It was extremely dark and I had a hard time seeing things. I popped in the DVD and WOW! I could see what was going on! It's great. The story is beautiful, dark but powerful. I highly recommend this film. Especially this eddition.

classic.......2007-05-27

1994 saw the release of Alex Proyas' cult-classic "The Crow". The plot of the film is pretty straightforward; a vigilante killer, one year after the murder of himself and his girlfriend, goes out for revenge. In terms of the plot there aren't a lot of twists and the film is, dare I say...predictable...You know exactly how the film will unfold twenty minutes into it. Apart from the fact the vigilante has risen from the dead, movies with similar plots have been done before. Still, almost immediately after its release, "the Crow" achieved cult-status, enjoying a large, dedicated following. Why is that, exactly?

One reason that "The Crow" has struck a nerve with people is its theme of love defying death. The reunion scene between Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and Shelly Webster (Sofia Shinas) is one of most bittersweet moments in film that I can recall. The relationship between the "good" characters (and there are very few) is also quite touching. Sarah (Rochelle Davis) is a quite likeable kid and there is genuine warmth in her scenes with her dysfunctional mother, Lee and Sergeant Albrecht (Ernie Hudon).

Most of the thugs in this film, apart from "Top Dollar" (Michael Wincott) are pretty generic. They are so vile, however, that it's satisfying when Lee takes them all down. The dark atmosphere, (dark streets, urban decay, cemeteries) cinematography, and action sequences are all quite exciting and well done.

Even if the film, at its core, (vigilante killer after bad guys) doesn't have the most original story line, the rich charectors, setting and themes of friendship and undying love more than make up for it. The abundance of excellent music (NIN, The Cure, RATM, there isn't a bad song on the soundtrack, infact) throughout the film is also a great bonus.

While Brandon Lee, sadly, never got a chance to really develop as an actor, his role of Eric Draven in this film no doubt ensures that his legacy has at least one classic.

Untitled.......2007-05-14

Received product very quickly and on time, and product was in very good condition... extremely satisfied with this order!

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Silly Sexy Fun
three and a half stars
The Angels are "RED HOT!"
Great movie if you're a misandrist
Super Fun

Charlie's Angels (Special Edition)
Starring: Cameron Diaz , Drew Barrymore , Lucy Liu , Bill Murray , and Sam Rockwell
Director: McG
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ASIN: B000056PMV
Release Date: 2001-03-27

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For every TV-into-movie success like The Fugitive, there are dozens of uninspired films like The Mod Squad. Happily--and surprisingly--this breezy update of the seminal '70s jiggle show falls into the first category, with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore (who also produced), and Lucy Liu starring as the hair-tossing, fashion-setting, kung fu-fighting trio employed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by the original Charlie, John Forsythe). When a high-tech programmer (Sam Rockwell) is kidnapped, the angels seek out the suspects, with the daffy Bosley (Bill Murray in a casting coup) in tow. A happy, cornball popcorn flick, Charlie's Angels is played for laughs with plenty of ribbing references to the old TV show as well as modern caper films like Mission: Impossible. McG, a music video director making his feature film debut (usually a death warrant for a movie's integrity), infuses the film with plenty of Matrix-style combat pyrotechnics, and the result is the first successful all-American Hong Kong-style action flick. Plenty of movies boast a New Age feminism that has their stars touting their sexuality while being their own women, but unlike something as obnoxious as Coyote Ugly, Angels succeeds with a positive spin on Girl Power for the new millennium (Diaz especially sizzles in her role of crack super agent/airhead blonde). From the send-up of the TV show's credit sequence to the outtakes over the end credits, Charlie's Angels is a delight. --Doug Thomas

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They're beautiful, they're brilliant and they work for Charlie. This is a sexy, high-octane update of the popular hit show, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu), alongside faithful lieutenant Bosley (Bill Murray), must foil an elaborate murder-revenge plot that could not only destroy individual privacy and corporate security worldwide, but spell the end of Charlie and his Angels.

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Silly Sexy Fun.......2007-01-19

I did not expect much when i put this DVD in the player and found myself surprised. No, this was not a great film by any means, but it was it silly, sexy fun. If you don't take it serious you are in for an ok 90 minutes.

Once again, Cameron Diaz shows why she is one of the hottest females in film. Her charecter is silly and comes off as a "dumb blonde", but she is oh so easy on the eyes.

three and a half stars.......2007-01-13

Since dts doesn't play on all dvd players, and this disc automatically starts as dts, I have to remember to change it, which isn't convenient. I think that it is pathetic, and shouldn't be like this. But otherwise, the features are good, and so was the price, but I honestly think that the second one was better. B+

The Angels are "RED HOT!".......2007-01-10

Charlies Angels out does its sequel Full Throttle what they should have done was cut it off with the first movie. The main characters Diaz, Berrymore, Lu are drop dead sexy plot makes sense, the dialoge is a little cheezy but remains witty and funny, the villans are sudutive and creepy, Bill Murrey is a great Bosely (I hope that's spelled right), the effects are fantastic, and the sound is great.

Great movie if you're a misandrist.......2006-07-25

Lets see...in about the first five minutes:

1. A male flight attendant shows himself to be a total jerk
2. A male terrorist is easily overpowered by a woman wearing a mask
3. A male drill seargeant is knocked out cold with a single punch by a woman
4. A man is told by a woman that he's not fit for sex, and then promptly commits suicide

Notice a pattern here?

This movie is so misandrist* it makes Thelma and Louise look positively pro-male.

"So what? It's just a movie," you say? Well consider a movie that consistently put down and ridiculed women. Would that be okay? How about a movie that put down black people, unrelentingly portraying them as brutes, weaklings and mental deficients. Would that be okay? After all, it's "just entertainment."

Any guy who thinks this is a swell movie is too stupid to realize he's being insulted.

*Misandrist (one who hates persons of the male sex, the opposite of a misogynist)

Super Fun.......2006-07-03

I love this movie. The cast is great and the action is great. The story is just like a charlies angels plot should be. The hair and makeup SUCKS but its hard to make these girls ugly. I dont have a huge amount to say about it except it has alot of re-watch value and is well made fluff.

Charlie's Angels (Superbit Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)

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Silly Sexy Fun
three and a half stars
The Angels are "RED HOT!"
Great movie if you're a misandrist
Super Fun

Charlie's Angels (Superbit Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Starring: Cameron Diaz , Drew Barrymore , Lucy Liu , Bill Murray , and Sam Rockwell
Director: McG
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B00008WJET
Release Date: 2003-05-27

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The Superbit titles utilize a special high bit rate digital encoding process which optimizes video quality while offering a choice of both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. These titles have been produced by a team of Sony Pictures Digital Studios video, sound and mastering engineers and comes housed in a special package complete with a 4 page booklet that contains technical information on the Superbit process. By reallocating space on the disc normally used for value-added content, Superbit DVDs can be encoded at double their normal bit rate while maintaining full compatibility with the DVD video format.

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Silly Sexy Fun.......2007-01-19

three and a half stars.......2007-01-13

The Angels are "RED HOT!".......2007-01-10

Great movie if you're a misandrist.......2006-07-25

Super Fun.......2006-07-03

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The Film Brandon Lee died on
One not to have in your collection
Amazing.
classic
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The Crow
Starring: Brandon Lee , Rochelle Davis , Ernie Hudson , Michael Wincott , and Ling Bai
Director: Alex Proyas
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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ASIN: 6304765231
Release Date: 1998-02-04

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The Film Brandon Lee died on .......2007-09-07

One not to have in your collection.......2007-09-03

Amazing........2007-06-02

classic.......2007-05-27

Untitled.......2007-05-14

Received product very quickly and on time, and product was in very good condition... extremely satisfied with this order!

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Kill the crow and destroy the man.

The Crow (UMD Mini For PSP)
Starring: Michael Berryman , Brandon Lee , Todd Brenner , Lou Criscuolo , and Angel David
Director: Alex Proyas
Manufacturer: Dimension
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ASIN: B000B7TLT8
Release Date: 2005-10-25

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Kill the crow and destroy the man........2005-10-10

This is a Halloween story. It was just a year ago on all hollows eve that an unscrupulous group of routies did untold things to a nice coupe, resulting in the couple's death. Well the young man Eric (Brandon Lee) is back and invincible. It is time to give the routies the death wish treatment. One by one they get uniquely dispatched and in the process a mother and daughter are re-united. The local policeman (Ernie Hudson) sees dead people.

Will Eric balance the books or does he find out that you can't when all the time?

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Guardian Angel
Starring: Lydie Denier , John O'Leary , and Marshall Teague
Director: Richard Munchkin
Manufacturer: Trinity Home Ent
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ASIN: B0001WTVFM
Release Date: 2004-05-04

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Angel Terminators
Starring: Dick Wei , Kara Hui , Carrie Ng , Clare Wai , and Kenneth Tsang
Director: Lit Wai
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
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ASIN: B000I0QLAU
Release Date: 2006-10-31

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BUY THIS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Midnite Angels 3
Starring: Wu Tang Clan
Manufacturer: Ground Zero
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ASIN: B00008V2W3
Release Date: 2003-05-20

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BUY THIS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-07-08

Now if you have seen Iron Angels 1 And 2, then this is the 3rd.

I don't know what this movie was about, but man did it kick SERIOUS BOOTY. To start off, there is some very clear racism in this movie. The "el presidente" starts beating on his black military assistant. And he says "I want the whole world to know I am dangerous and powerful". When he says this from his small little office, I was laughing so hard that I had to start the whole movie all over again to see if I missed something. Nope, it is just a retarded movie. Now this isn't even as good as Midnite Angels 2 (iron angels), btu I will tell you some great parts to look out for in this flick. Moon Lee proving herself to become a bodyguard. 2 guys who have to take on moon (one beign the great Stanley Tong). Moon against everybody part 2. And there is a kickboxing match that was the best fight of the movie. Not realism like Kickboxer's tear's, but WAY BETTER. It is so fast and furious, I still can't believe that an action sequence this good is in a movie this bad.

So the picture quality ok as it is from Wutang Clan's vhs collection and is full screened, of course. More than watchable though.

And I would have given it a 4, maybe even a 5, but moon lee doesn't fight in the final fight, in fact she doesn't even show up. So I can only give it a 3, BUT A GOOD 3!!!!!!!!!

Johnnie To: The Heroic Trio (Golden Collection Edition) DVD Series

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Johnnie To: The Heroic Trio (Golden Collection Edition) DVD Series
Director: Johnnie To
Manufacturer: Mega Star (HK)
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2 disc package (region 0 NTSC)
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ASIN: B000S0FPMU

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An evil eunuch has servant Invisible Girl (Yeoh) kidnap babies with the intent of turning one of them into a new emperor for China. The police, aided by Wonder Woman (Mui) and Thief Catcher (Cheung) attempt to track down the babies and free Invisible Girl from the master's influence. The Heroic Trio returns in Executioners! Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, and Maggie Cheung return to action as the three female superheroes, who are now faced with a post-apocalyptic world and an evil megalomaniac named Mr. Kim (Anthony Wong). In this war torn wasteland, uncontaminated water comes at a premium, and Mr. Kim seemingly owns the entire supply. Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung) teams up with a charming rogue (Sean Lau Ching Wan) to find a pure supply to save the city, while Invisible Girl (Michelle Yeoh) is concerned with protecting the President from a possible military coup led by power-hungry Paul Chun.

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Another comic interpretation movie

Street Angels
Starring: Simon Yam , Valerie Chow , Qi Shu , Chingmy Yau , and Maria Cordero
Director: Hin Sing 'Billy' Tang
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
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ASIN: 6304931956
Release Date: 1998-04-29

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Another comic interpretation movie.......2000-11-18

During a time when comic interpret movie was common in the 1996/97 era, this was one of the by-product. I think this is a pretty bad movie in general and it just really wasn't executed well. The plot is based on the comic Red Light District comic with Playman Man (played by Michael Tao) vs. But Bit Wah (played by Simon Yam). There were two hot female lead, Chimney Yao and Shi Chi but the story was poor and the entire story is rather incomplete. This one is defn not worth the money for but if you enjoy comic intrepretation movie, you might enjoy this one.

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