THE CROW (1994) *REACTION* FIRST TIME WATCHING! VENGEANCE IS HIS 

Quick lore note: the crow(the bird) is suppose to guide spirits to the afterlife but when a strong enough tragedy is left it tethers the spirt to the world of the living and the crow can bring someone back to right the wrongs done, the person brought back can gain memories from touching things related to the tragedy to remember what happen, while the person is guided by the crow they feel no pain and heal instantly till they right the wrong

"Mother is the name of God on the lips and hearts of all children" such a beautiful and intense phrase.

The fact Brandon Lee died on set of the shoot adds such a tragic aura to this film

Brandon Lee’s spirit is tied to this film, no remake or current sequel will ever top it!

Eric cleaned up the mom when he pushed the drugs out of her body, he saved her so that girl could have a mom to care for her because him and Shelley were gone

The soundtrack for this movie was freaking must have that year. So many great songs.

The lead role was played by Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee’s son. So handsome and talented and such a tragedy that befell him ❤

Not me being THIS early, girl! We all had crushes on Brandon Lee after watching this movie, I feel. 😞

This movie will forever be iconic. Such a masterpiece. One of my favorite movies since childhood

This was a phenomenon. Even before Brandon's death there was a lot of anticipation for a film staring the legend's son. And then he died and everybody wanted to see it. Plus the soundtrack. Oh daddy.

The cop is Ernie Hudson, most well-known for playing Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbuster movies.

The soundtrack was hugely popular at goth & industrial clubs at the time. Even though everyone had a copy of it, it still was in heavy rotation.

The comic this is based on was written by James O'Barr. He'd had a horrible life until he met his girlfriend, who inspired him to be better and served as a bright spot for him. However, as she was walking home one night she was killed by a drunk driver. Barr made The Crow as his expression of rage and grief at her loss.

The guy who directs thenJohn Wick movies was actually the stand in for Brandon after he passed to get the film finished as it was very nearly done by that point. Such a tragedy. Great reaction. Xx

One of my forever favorites. I always thought it was cool that it was filmed here in NC. What happened to Brandon Lee is very sad though. He was amazing in this role. RIP 🖤

This is my favorite movie of all time, I’m so glad you guys reacted to this 🖤 RIP Brandon Lee ❤

One of my favorite films of all time. I love its dark and brooding feel so much, they just don't make movies like this anymore. Brandon was a gorgeous man and I am so sorry for his fiancée and family. The song during the end credits still makes me cry. Glad you guys enjoyed it, I enjoyed watching your enjoyment! 😂

She literally explained at the beginning, he's back to set right the atrocities against him and his fiance. You said 'those are the rules'. 😆😆

The original Crow comic was created from grief. The creator's significant other was killed in a car accident. Then you've got the tragedy with Brandon Lee.

the guitar solo in this movie lives in my brain rent free i aint complaining!

omg i was literally looking for reactions to this movie to watch last night & im so happy you guys reacted to it!❤

Former angsty goth girl here. This is still my favorite movie--it's just perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. That said, DO NOT watch the sequel, it's garbage. Loved your reaction as always!!

In the scene where the people are looting the pawn shop. The guy stealing the TV is James O'Barr, the creator of the Crow.

The band playing in the club during the shootout scene upstairs is My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, fronted by the fabulous Groovy Mann.

The "20 hours of pain" scene was where I became a fan of this movie. I remember watching it on late night Cinemax one hot summer night and loved it.

This movie is what defined the look and vibes when we were goth in the 90s and early 2000s. Not just Eric. Sarah inspired a whole bunch of goth/punks. Shelly inspired a lot of angel goths. Even the villans inspired some corporate goths. This movie defined an era

This movie, the Brandon Lee saga wrecked me. Growing up, my father and I were big fans of Bruce Lee. I fell in LOVE with Brandon Lee with his movies, so early in his career. Rapid Fire - yes loved it! Finding out he died on the set of this film, that I was so excited to see, destroyed me. Set up my teen angst in the 90s. I still have a folder of Brandon Lee photos and articles from 30 years ago. His birthday was on Feb. 1. Thanks for doing this reaction!

Yes, based on a comic which is fantastic and slightly different. The ending of movie, Eric was going back to death since the vengeance was had and Shelly showed up to welcome him back. I personally am not excited at all for a remake and I think it's a total mistake. Glad you checked out the original!

I saw The Crow opening weekend, and sat in that theater bawling my eyes out. I've had a crush on Tony Todd since I saw the remake of "Night of the Living Dead"...not a far leap to crush on Candyman.

Boycott the remake cash grab and the sequels & TV show are not that good. Rochelle Davis (Sarah) asked everybody to boycott the remake

I loved your reaction!! Could someone tell me, please, where do I ask them to react to a specific film? I would really like them to react to Heathers (1988) with the iconic Winona Ryder. It's a wonderfully acidic film that certainly inspired Mean Girls.

saw this 3 times in the theater when it came out❤

Eric took care of everyone based on how they lived

Oh thank God, I needed a dose of you two today!

I loved Brandon Lee! What a tragedy his passing was....this is an outstanding movie!

This same director did another really good movie called "Dark City",that is like a noir detective story with some sci Fi thrown in.

God, I haven't seen The Crow in ages. Good film. Watch the first sequel as the girl's character returns. The character of the Crow is always someone who had a tragic/violent death and is different in each film, I believe.

Exactly, "this is cinema" is right on and when it came out a bunch of us in 2nd grade dressed up like the crow that year for Halloween : D

Really wish u kept in the whole part of eric and the girl interacting inside his old apt, its such a swet moment. Also eric playing guitar on the roof, so iconic

I think at the time, they used the most bullets in the final shootout scene than in any movie before. Of course, this is before The Matrix.

🖤LOVE The Crow! RIP Brandon Lee 💔The sequel movies did not meet my standards. But there was a one season tv series 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven' 1998 with Mark Dacascos that was very good.

A little bit of trivia, but the late Michael Massee, the actor who plays Funboy, was the actor who fired the prop gun that killed Lee. Not his fault of course because the prop department is supposed to check that stuff, but he was traumatized by the event and took a year off from work. I would recommend the original comic by James O'Barr, but it's quite a bit different in some respects. The idea is essentially the same, but there is no Devil's Night/Crime Boss plot, just a bunch of creeps who Eric looks for and tears through with little effort. Eric also doesn't have weaknesses connected to the crow and if I recall correctly, no living person can see the crow, only Eric. The depiction of the murder of Eric and Shelley is also different and significantly worse. I'll refrain from describing it, but it was deeply unpleasant to read (oh, and Eric is like twice as crazy and violent than he is in the movie).

That was beautiful you dedicated this watch to Mr Lee. I will be subscribing for said reason. Great job!

All the movies that followed after this aren't worth watching, basically trying too recapture the original falling short.

Brandon was so handsome. I was crushed when I heard he had died. I wore “The Crow” and “The Craft” soundtrack out. They were the staples of my teen years.

Wes saying (of the two bad guys firing it up): "you're honestly making me feel so exhausted" is such a vibe. This movie is so full of sadness, darkness, and despair (WITHOUT taking into account Brandon Lee's tragic and untimely death) that watching exhausts me. I love it but I can't watch it just any old time because it's so depressing. (You both are right about Tony Todd, he's super hot in this film, although his peak hotness is when he's seducing Helen Lyle in Candyman).

This film is perfect. There’s no reason for a remake.

Many thanks for the reaction, fellas. Keep on keeping on and Gritos from Tejas. “Stop me if you’ve heard this one…” -Eric Draven

Ugh I had to quote the whole film in this movie top dollar gives me Antonio interview with the vampire vibes but worse, Brandon Lee is unmatched beautiful In every way , and this first film can't be remade I get he comics are great and I adore the TV series you should also watch but...should not be remade Brandon is the crow and I still enjoy the sequels and wicked prayer but labeling as a remake for views is wrong. Hope yall check out the TV series and wicked prayer campy fun. And BTW the white cop wasn't jealous he was racist yall to wholesome for that lol

It's a fabulous cult classic from 1994.

Eric is most likely a revenent an unstoppable undead that returns after its missipn is completed Eric got to move on and shell took him

Brandon was shot 3 days before finished shooting the stunt double rhey used is i think the guy thst wrote john wick, the 1st sequel has the little girl grown up I highly don't reccomend any crow movie after that they been attempting a reboot for years finally i heard its finally happing

If you are wanting to do the sequels, I would say just maybe the second one and avoid the 3rd and TV series at all costs. The second one is just ok. It doesn’t compare to the first one, but it is at least watchable.

This movie is a cult classic in my house my mum showed me this when I was like 5 and feel in love with it

Never watched the other Crow movies. Refuse to watch the remake. This movie was PERFECTION and Brandon will ALWAYS be Eric Draven. There is no reason to remake it. When this movie came out, it was EVERYTHING! And Brandon, what an absolutely beautiful man. The end “For Brandon and Eliza”…Eliza was his fiancé. They were set to be wed 2 weeks after the movie wrapped. Heartbreaking. He would have been a newly wed and the biggest star in Hollywood with the world at his fingertips. I wish we could have seen what he would have become. I literally know every word to this movie. I love it soo much. And the soundtrack. I’m so happy yall loved it. It’s a masterpiece. RIP Brandon. New sub 😎

The guys that wrote the Matrix did so with Brandon in mind to play Neo. I can't help but wonder how it would have been.

One of my favorite movies. Brandon is brilliant in the role. Met James O'barr the creator and Ernie Hudson who said Brandon was amazing to work with.

Awh love that you covered this tugging my heart strings*** and filmed in my home state

The sequels weren't half as good, I'm afraid. But maybe if you can find a copy of the tv series, maybe you could react to that? I thought it was pretty good.

Yes! my favorite movie!

Brandon Lee is the son of martial artist Bruce Lee. Brandon Lee tragically got fatally wounded due to a prop gun with a piece of left over blank bullet residue, the crew thought Brandon was playing joke when scene was over and when he was laying on the floor he wasn’t moving but when they got closer they saw it was serious and rushed Brandon Lee to the hospital, the doctors did everything they could but it was too late Brandon Lee passed away at the age of 28. Some scenes aren’t Brandon it’s his body double Chad Stahelski, Chad is the director of the John Wick franchise and also Keanu Reeves stunt double in the matrix movies. The director of The Crow Alex Proyas had too cut and add new scenes for the movie because of happened to Brandon. They also CGI Brandon Lee face on too Chad face and the makeup artist made a face mask of Brandon face for chad to wear. All scenes were they don’t show Brandon Lee face it’s Chad Brandon was supposed get married to his fiancée Eliza Hutton after The Crow finished filming. After Brandon was supposed to get married Brandon was going to a sign a two-year deal to continue The Crow storyline. The Crow is comic book/graphic novel created by James O'Barr. Before entering the Marines, O'Barr's fiancée Beverly had been killed by a drunk driver. While living in Berlin in 1981, O'Barr began work on his comic The Crow as a means of dealing with his personal tragedy. O'Barr was further inspired by a Detroit newspaper account of the murder of a young couple over a $20 engagement ring. In The Crow, the protagonist, Eric and his fiancée Shelly are murdered by a gang of criminals. Eric then returns from the dead guided by a supernatural crow, to hunt their killers. The city is supposed be Detroit Michigan but the movie was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina After his discharge from the Marines O'Barr continued his painting and illustration as well as doing various odd jobs. The Crow sat on a shelf for seven years but at last he found a publisher with Gary Reed of Caliber Press. The first miniseries was published in 1989. The Crow has since sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. Also the crow has the best soundtrack ever, the soundtrack has bands like The Cure, nine inch nails. Stone temple pilots, Pantera, Rage Against the machine etc. The Crow score is amazing as well the score is composed by Graeme Revell After Eric rescues and saves Sarah, a character in the comic Skull cowboy appears and tells Eric that he has to stay and live his life in the mortal world because he saved Sarah’s life. Tony Todd the OG Candyman plays the main villain top dollar sidekick. Officer Albrecht is played by actor Ernie Hudson from ghost busters 2. Lastly I’ll say is The Crow (1994) is my 3rd favorite movie of all time. There will be a new Crow movie starring Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven rumor to be released late this year or next year.

I need a pure white kitty, and I already have the purrrfect name, Duchess!

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Yall are so funny, i enjoyed watching yall react to this movie. Its my fave of all time ❤

Suddenly I heard a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door

The Crow is one of my favorites movies of all time. :)

Forgot to ask at the end of the video!!!! Are the sequels worth reacting to or at least watching? Let us know!!! ❤️❤️❤️ y’all

For me, mentally, the crow and the craft are to be watched around the same time. Have y'all seen the craft?

The sequels are shit. Don't bother.

One of my favorite movies ❤

The 2nd movie is not BAD, the Sarah character is back and grown up in it, and it’s visually great, but it’s absolutely not as good as this one. Also, there is a whole episode of Unsolved Mysteries that covers exactly how Brandon died, which is heartbreaking.

Hey Petty Pumpkins, I wanted to express a huge thank you for reacting to The Crow! It's such an iconic movie, and hearing your take on it was genuinely awesome. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it too. I'd be really interested to see your reactions to the sequel, The Crow: City of Angels, starring Vincent Perez and Mia Kirshner. I know there was some initial skepticism from fans when it was announced back in 1996, but they really did justice to Brandon's legacy by crafting a whole new storyline while also tying up loose ends from the first film. If you're game, there are a couple more films in the franchise worth exploring, though I understand they might not be everyone's cup of tea. The Crow: Salvation, featuring Eric Mabius and Kristin Dunst (who we know you're fans of), delivers its own poignant messages. Then there's The Crow: Wicked Prayer, with Edward Furlong taking on the role. While I don't recall it as vividly, it's still an intriguing addition to The Crow series. It's fascinating to see how each installment brings its own unique story to the forefront. And of course, a heartfelt tribute to Brandon Lee. His presence is truly felt throughout these films, and his departure was a loss felt deeply by many. Can't wait to catch more of your reactions! Keep up the fantastic work.

Ok I finally just subbed because you 2 are darling! 🥰😻

Freakin awesome reaction!!! Huge fan of this movie and your reactions were top notch, Thank you!!! Subbed!!

New subscriber. I like your style of reactions, though I haven't seen most of what you have reacted to. If you haven't seen it yet: "V for Vendetta". also from a comic book. Is probably right up your alley. Then try "Gladiator". One that's sadly mostly unknown, with no one on youtube reacting to it, but you should watch it, "The Gift" from 2000. Cate Blanchette just before she was in Lord of the rings, as a southern US widowed housewife, doing "fortune telling " on the side, asked to help with a missing person case. For something different, a couple of Picar animated movies with good brains and a lot of heart: "Monsters Inc", and "Lilo and Stitch". Maybe also "Inside Out"

i love this movie guys thank you :)

The second movie isn't too bad but I've heard such horrible things about the remake I feel bad for James O'Barr considering the studio told him they were going to follow the graphic novel to a t but they did the complete opposite so once again a studio screws over the creator by bastardizing his work Surprise surprise. This is why you don't touch perfection. The original Crow will always be a timeless gem of perfection. The more you try to make another one the worse they get. And now I hear they might do a all-female fight club??! Oh I swear other people's kids don't know a bad idea from a hole in the ground.

The sequels aren't worth your time. The series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was pretty good, given the format. The new movie looks like a completely different angle. I'm keeping an open mind.

one of a kind film since it’s an Brandon Lee who shouldn’t have been taken from this world early at age 28, both Father & Son lost their lives too soon. *Following this first film came “The Crow II: City of Angels”then mini tv series remake “The Crow: Stairway to Heaven” starring Mark Dacascos but none of those other films (2-4) aren’t even comparable to the first film or tv series.* *MARK DACASCOS is the only one that portrayed the character Eric Draven with justice, this so called reboot or remake this year is trash.* The Crow 1994 The Crow II: City of Angels 1996 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 1998-1999 (mini TV series) The Crow III: Salvation (2000) The Crow IV: Wicked Prayer (2005)

The first 2 sequels: City of Angels and Salvation, are pretty good in my opinion, but the 3rd sequel - Wicked Prayer is really bad. City of Angels follows a grown-up Sarah and a new man who becomes the Crow. Salvation has Kirsten Dunst and Fred Ward and features all-new characters. The Crow in that one is Eric Mabius, who was in the first Resident Evil movie. Top Dollar (the big bad at the end) is Michael Wincott. He's played bad guys in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Disney's the # Musketeers (With Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, and Charlie Sheen.)

Pains me to have to say this but I had to lend this film to a friend of mine who had never seen it, he loved it! An amazing film that deserves to be known as a cult classic but its so very sad what happened to Brandon on set. Rest well both Bruce and Brandon

People say the sequel, The Crow: City of Angels, is bad but I think you should still watch it. The third movie, The Crow: Salvation, is optional. The fourth movie, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, is a piece of trash.

Out of all the reactions videos, yours is the best! Also quick fact, James O’Barr, the writer and illustrator, is the guy who is stealing the TV after Gideons blows up. My fav movie, and fav movie soundtrack

Please read the original James O'Barr graphic novel.

One of my favorite movies growing up. RIP Brandon Lee. He was such a star.

30 seconds in and there's already too much flaming and i'm not talking about the fires in detroit

Only watch the sequels if you like really bad horror. The second one is really pretty and has a great soundtrack but it’s just flat and boring. Then they just get campier and more ridiculous. I don’t know what to expect from the remake since the sequels are so awful but I’m willing to give it a shot.

19:40 Here stands the so-called accidental tragic scene of Brandon Lee losing is life and funboy actor being forever haunted by what happened up to the time of his own death in 2016. *RIP Brandon Lee, the only son of Bruce & Lydia Lee and younger brother of Shannon Lee.*

You guys 1000% need to watch the series I will tell you it is a new main character each movie I forget the name of the guy in the second one he's British I didn't like him his kid died and he seemed less emotional than Eric the guy in three I can't think of his name right now but he was given the electric chair for allegedly killing his girlfriend when it was some dirty cops Kirsten dunst is in that one as the victim's sister who was positive that the boyfriend did The killing the fourth one was f****** star-studded for one Eddie furlong was the Crow his girlfriend I'd never seen her before but I hear that she's done a lot since but the the bad guys the head bad guy was played by David boreanaz do you guys might know from Buffy the vampire Slayer or the spin-off angel or possibly the TV show Bones his girlfriend was played by Tara Reid the girlfriend's dad was played by Danny Trejo

No need to watch the sequels. It has the same storyline. Also i hv been looking up about the remake of the crow and worried already. I hv been inlove with the crow for like forever as i am also a Bruce Lee fan. So i will defently want to watchthe son of a legend. RIP to both. Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee

I mean it's not surprising that you think the cop is trustworthy I mean he is a bonafide Ghostbuster!

First of all guys this movie is fan f****** tastic but I will tell you about the sequels it's not like in saw where you have to watch them in a certain order to understand but number two does have a character that was in the first one although that is by far my least favorite of the series my second favorite is number four which I believe was a TV movie but I have it on DVD a number three it's pretty damn good too I just didn't like number two

One of my favorite movies!! 🙌🥰🖤

My absolute favorite movie-so excited to see you guys react to this! Yesss!

now im new and you sound gay (as in happy, no you know) but ist alway cool to hear what others say as a cis/het man I forget if the story is good enough for all of us, worst was understang black people might not love American history X hope you both are doing well

Only sequel that held its own was The Crow Salvation I'd love to see you watch that one. The TV series was a remake but it was kinda silly. Good part in that was the actors.

I like Taylor Momsen but absolutely don't bother with the other films. 0/10 do not recommend.

Yeah that guy fun boy apparently the actor accidentally shot Brandon Lee apparently something went wrong with the prop gun and she's never even seen the movie because it was so traumatic that he accidentally killed someone

Can you please do a react to the 1999 horror/comedy “Ravenous”

Tears. Literal tears. Love you guys for watching this. One of my favorites.