Over the years, Stephen King has related an anecdote of how, in discussing The Shining, Stanley Kubrick expressed to King his belief that any story to imagine the existence of an afterlife must be considered optimistic; Kubrick's point being that to argue that there is any life beyond death is to embody a hopeful outlook. Seen from that perspective, the revenge fable The Crow, based on James O'Barr's cult comic book, ought to be judged as being more light than dark.
The 1994 movie “The Crow,” directed by Alex Proyas is a cult classic and achieved cult status not only because the film is a masterpiece but Brandon Lee’s portrayal as Eric Draven has been set in stone and the reimagining of the cult classic, is not only a risky idea as a new idea or retelling needs to hit all the notes correctly in order to honor the lore, comics and the performances of the original that most people will remember and to be honest, this one missed the mark.
The audience’s predictions were right about this one – The Crow reboot is next-level bad.
After The Crow reboot, it's time to put this franchise to bed for good.
