The Crow

2024 - 8 - 23

Taas lentoon, mutta munaa jää: Onko 'The Crow' remake floppi vai pop?

Bill Skarsgård - Blink Twice - Brandon Lee - elokuvakritiikki - kulttuurinen ilmiö - The Crow

Lue miksi Bill Skarsgård ja FKA Twigs ei riitä pelastamaan tätä pimeyden myrskyä!

Uuden 'The Crow' -elokuvan myötä liihottava tarina saa uuden muodon, mutta ovatko elokuvantekijät onnistuneet luomaan jotakin, jonka ympärille faneilla olisi syytä kerääntyä? Bill Skarsgård, tunnettu monista rooleistaan, ainakaan tällä kertaa ei riitä pelastamaan valkokangasta. Nykyversion visuaalisesti tyylikäs ilme vetää vertoja alkuperäiselle, mutta juoni jää kauas sen voiman ja vetovoiman perässä. Osa kriitikoista on jopa määritellyt remakea 'elottomaksi ja tylsäksi', ja niinpä moni fani jää murehtimaan, eikö taivas enää loista kuten viime vuosituhannella.

Vaikka uutuuselokuvasta on jo nähty paljon ennakkonäytöksiä ja arvioita, se on saanut kylmää kyytiä Rotten Tomatoesissa vain 22 prosentin sijoituksellaan. Onko ihme, että luvut puhuvat sen puolesta, että uuttaa ylivoimaa tavoitellessa ihmissuhteet ja eheys jäävät jalkoihin? Bill Skarsgård ja FKA Twigs ovat kummatkin taitavia näyttelijöitä, mutta peli on menetetty, kun käsikirjoitus ei kanna, ja elämän tuska jää epäselväksi efektikuvaston varjoon.

Toisella puolella markkinoita, Zoe Kravitzin ohjaama 'Blink Twice' tulee esiin, mainiten sen saavuttaneen 820 000 dollaria ensi-iltaan, mutta sekin jää heikoista ennusteista huolimatta varjoon. Kesän elokuvakauden hb-uutuuksista tuo voima on odottamassa digitaalisesti tai teattereissa, mutta helteet vievät jäljelle jäävien kynnysten voiman. Kumpi elokuva yllättää katsojat? Kenties loppupeleissä on vain aikakysymys, jolloin uutta aikaa tullaan vertaamaan kynä metsässä jossakin muussa mielenkiintoisessa osassa.

Jo silloin, kun alkuperäinen 'The Crow' julkaistiin 1994, se oli enemmän kuin vain toimintaleffa: se oli osa nuoruuden kulttuuria, jossa surumielisyys, rakkaus ja kuolema kohtasivat lähes lyriikan muodoissa. Elokuvan tähden Brandon Leen traaginen kuolema laukaisi surua ja nostetta, joka jätti sen jälkeensä elokuvateollisuuden tiukkaa symboliikkaa. Joten, vaikka 'The Crow' yrittää ottaa hanttiin aikaisemmalle versiolleen, se ei saavuta samaa syvyyttä - se on vain yksi kyynel valon himmennykseen.

Mikäli etsit syytä nostaa pimeyttä ja takaisin noita mielenosoituksia vaikkapa goth-tyylissä, muista: ei kaikki tarvitse herätä henkiin. Jos et koe mielenmyllerrystä lyhythihaisen valkokankaan väreissä, ehkä tulisi sukeltaa vintagehittien pariin, joissa jokaisella hetkellä on merkitys, ja tila välittömyydelle annetaan kiitettävästi pesä tilauksiin.

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'The Crow' Review: Bill Skarsgard Dons the Mascara (Variety)

This new take on 'The Crow' has its own personality, which is best enjoyed if you can put Brandon Lee and his Goth phantasmagoria aside for two hours.

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Box Office: The Crow, Blink Twice Open in Previews (Variety)

“The Crow,” featuring Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs, made $650,000 in previews at the box office; while “Blink Twice,” directed by Zoe Kravitz and starring ...

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'The Crow' review: Remake has too much muck, not enough myth (Los Angeles Times)

The 1994 actioner became a cherished cult artifact, but the update lacks grandeur, stranding star Bill Skarsgård in a weak, poorly imagined, ...

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'The Crow' reimagined is stylish and operatic, but cannot outfly 1994 ... (cleveland.com)

"The Crow" Movie Review: If the original was plot-light but visually delicious, the new one has a better story but suffers from ideas in the films built on ...

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'Blink Twice' $820K, 'The Crow' $650K In Thursday Previews As ... (Deadline)

Penultimate weekend of summer is expected to be lackluster with 'Blink Twice' and 'The Crow' doing single digit business to an expected 'Alien: Romulus' No.

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KSL Movie Show review: 'The Crow' is a dark story of revenge (kslnewsradio.com)

This was the film that took Brandon Lee's life when a prop gun was not properly checked, Lee was struck in the abdomen and tragically died. The real irony is ...

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What to watch: Here's something to 'Crow' about (USA TODAY)

A goth superhero returns, C-Tates turns tech bro and you have to read about the real-life actors of "Sing Sing."

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Strong Summer Box Office Season Will Slump This Weekend With ... (Forbes)

A strong summer box office run will grind to a halt this weekend with low opening projections for two new releases, “The Crow” and “Blink Twice” and a trio ...

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The Silver Screen Spotlight: “The Crow”, “Blink Twice”, and “The ... (WEAU)

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU ...

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The Crow First Reviews – Critics Say Rupert Sanders' New ... (Men's Journal)

The new remake starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA twigs is currently at 22% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Crow proves that the last thing a movie about trauma needs is ... (The A.V. Club)

Bill Skarsgård can't save the lackluster 2024 version of The Crow, which loses the emotional punch and goth aesthetic of the original.

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'The Crow' Review: Someone take this film away (Vanyaland)

And don't point this 'Crow' reboot to another day -- or any day for that matter, because it's just lifeless and dull.

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'The Crow' Review – Disjointed Reimagining Struggles to Find Its ... (Bloody Disgusting)

Director Alex Proyas' vision of James O'Barr's comic book, The Crow, firmly rooted itself in the pop culture pantheon, a defining film of the '90s for its ...

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'The Crow' Reimagined Is Stylish and Operatic, but Cannot Outfly ... (KQED)

That's a hint that director Rupert Sanders will have a tendency to consistently pick the stylish option over the honest one in this film. In his attempt to give ...

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How to Watch 'The Crow' Movies in Order (TheWrap)

The original film remains a heartbreaking watch after the tragic on-set death of star Brandon Lee, but it also holds up as a stunning, massively influential ...

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'The Crow' Review - Third Act Blood-Letting Can't Save This Lifeless ... (Geek Vibes Nation)

As it stands, this version of The Crow proves that not all IP needs to be resurrected. It is a dull and lifeless reboot.

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The Crow Review - IGN (IGN)

Though not the catastrophe many expected, this reboot of the '90s gothic superhero hit can't escape the shadow of the original.

Lodge Grass man admits sexually abusing child on Crow Indian ... (Department of Justice)

The defendant, Marty Edward Plenty Hawk, 29, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a child as charged in an indictment. Plenty ...

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McCaig's Movie Mayhem: The Crow - WBBJ TV (WBBJ-TV)

WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News' very own Eli McCaig is here with a review of Lionsgate's The Crow. Soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are brutally murdered ...

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'The Crow' Ending Explained, Sequel Ideas Revealed (Variety)

Director Rupert Sanders talks about the ending of "The Crow," what sequels might look like and how they balanced the romance and wild action scenes.

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Movie Review: 'The Crow' reimagined is stylish and operatic, but ... (Sentinel-Tribune)

That's a hint that director Rupert Sanders will have a tendency to consistently pick the stylish option over the honest one in this film. In his attempt to give ...

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How quick? PCA's inside-the-parker is fastest home-to-home time ... (MLB.com)

MIAMI -- Pete Crow-Armstrong wasted no time flashing all the tools that make him an exciting young player, crushing a ball with an exit velocity of 107.1 ...

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Pete Crow-Armstrong hits inside-the-park homer to lead Cubs past ... (WGN-TV)

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an inside-the-park home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong's inside-the-park HR helps Cubs top Marlins (KTEN)

Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an inside-the-park homer -- which culminated in a spectacular dive to the plate from several feet away -- as the Chicago Cubs ...

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'The Crow' review: Goth remake never takes flight (TheOnlyCritic)

So it's not a shocker, Rupert Sanders' take on the beloved Alex Proyas cult classic, that tragically took the life of Brandon Lee, was veering towards disaster.

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Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong zooms around bases in 14 seconds for ... (Yahoo Sports)

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete-Crow Armstrong showed serious speed in running out an inside-the-park home run.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong hits inside-the-park homer to lead Cubs past ... (Porterville Recorder)

MIAMI (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an inside-the-park home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.

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How quick? PCA's inside-the-parker is fastest home-to-home time ... (MLB.com)

MIAMI -- Pete Crow-Armstrong wasted no time flashing all the tools that make him an exciting young player, crushing a ball with an exit velocity of 107.1 ...

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Box Office: 'Blink Twice,' 'The Crow' Ending Summer on Quiet Note (Variety)

Zoe Kravitz's 'Blink Twice' and Lionsgate's remake of 'The Crow' will open below holdovers like 'Alien: Romulus' and 'Deadpool and Wolverine.'

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'The Crow': The 5 Biggest Differences Between the New Movie and ... (TheWrap)

“The Crow” has finally returned from the dead — again. The 2024 remake of the 1994 classic, which has been in the works for more than 15 years, follows Eric ...

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The Crow dubbed 'terrible and dire' – and even worse than Madame ... (The Independent)

Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs star in the film, which reboots a franchise that has never managed to top its 1994 original.

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Box Office: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Back on Top as 'Blink Twice ... (Hollywood Reporter)

'Deadpool & Wolverine' is back on top at the box office as Zoë Kravitz's 'Blink Twice,' starring Channing Tatum, and 'The Crow' reboot struggle.

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The Crow (Now Habersham)

Back in 1994, the original version of The Crow hit theaters starring the late Brandon Lee. The movie itself was overshadowed due to Lee's accidental death ...

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'The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Explains Workout and Diet for Body (Variety)

Bill Skarsgard ate plenty of steak tartare, raw eggs and protein to train for 'The Crow.'

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THE CROW (2024) [Review] (Kabooooom!)

I saw The Crow remake on the Friday night it released. I was the only person in my Cinemark XD theater screening. This was fortunate, as I wound up cursing ...

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Audiences Turn Blind Eye To 'Blink Twice' And 'The Crow' At Box ... (Forbes)

Channing Tatum's “Blink Twice” and Bill Skarsgård's “The Crow” are no match for “Deadpool & Wolverine” at the weekend box office.

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