Hi saw your page as i was looking for idea's for halloween the crow was a legend 
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| Written by i j |
| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 15:37 |
Marissa Macabre (aka Marissa Jamieson) has sent us a revision of “The Crow” movie, I have already seen it and recommend it to everyone… well in deed when I was younger I disguised myself as “the crow” for Halloween, one of the most popular Halloween disguises ever…
Upon watching “The Crow” for the second time, I feel as though I have stumbled upon one of the most gothicly rich movies of the nineties. Brandon Lee, who died of a freak accident while filming this movie, will forever be the goth poster boy for all to emulate via makeup and costume. With his black tear streaks, clown-white face, and jokeresque grin, Lee embodies the hero The Crow with his last living breath. I am not particularly sold on this 1994 film’s credibility in having an attractive storyline. The trite theme of revenge gets quite stale to my palate, movie after movie. Yet, I do appreciate the general aesthetics and the sincere love between Eric Draven/The Crow and his murdered fiancée Shelly. In case you have not seen “The Crow” by now, I will not bust out any spoilers which would make you-the-reader get pissed off at me. This is the general reason I avoid reading articles in Entertainment Weekly prior to seeing the movies they review. “The Crow” opens with a gang-related murder in Detroit on The Devil’s Night, the night before Halloween. The crime-infested grungy city of Detroit drapes grotesque vibes in the lives of the characters, with personification so evident you think you’re watching Batman because it feels like Gotham City. The mere poetry of “The Crow” shouts aloud to be heard--not through the dialogue, but through the set and music: gargoyles and bell towers; Stone Temple Pilots and The Cure. The viewer could get lost in the eyes of The Crow himself, a sight so bitterly beautiful to behold. The haunting performance of Lee is promulgated even more so because in the back of my mind, the way he died makes the film all the spookier. I’m not talking about the character of Eric Draven, but of Brandon Lee the actor. An inexperienced crew member loaded dummy rounds in the prop gun of a character without clearing the barrel for previous projectiles. When Funboy shoots The Crow in his gut, Lee actually suffered a fatal accident and eventually died of massive blood loss. To paint a noir picture for this website’s purposes, one simply cannot watch “The Crow” without seeing any element of the goth lifestyle whatsoever. Graveyards, a huge midnight-black crow, macabre costumes, and the stale stench of death are a few of the elements present in this morbid tale.
Gothic Checklist 1) Cemeteries- Yes. Sarah even sleeps on Shelly’s grave. 2) Blood- Yes. 3) Candlelight- Yes. 4) A Literary background- It’s based on the comics by James O’Barr 5) A Sinister epic tale- No. A one year span is not considered epic. 6) Vampires- Sadly, no. 7) Ghosts- Yes, if you can call Eric Draven a “ghost.” 8) Evil children- No. 9) Victorian clothing- No. 10) High sexuality- Yes, there’s an incestuous tension between half brother and sister Top Dollar and Myca.
Written by Marissa Macabre
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