The movie that inspired the most cliche Halloween costume is best known for the death of Brandon Lee during shooting. Brandon Lee was the son of Bruce Lee, who also died under mysterious circumstances. How creepy is that shit?
I've long been aware of the history of the movie, but I've never had the pleasure of seeing the comic inspired flick. Man...it's a pretty damn good movie! It's your typical revenge flick, in the same vein as Kill Bill or Lion King (That's a revenge flick! Simba needs to learn not to be such a pussy so he can totally rip Scar's face off for killing James Earl Jones).
The action is solid (The boardroom scene comes to mind immediately as kick ass), the acting is passable (Lee does a nice job as the brooding Eric Draven), and the dreary tone of the movie is captured perfectly with the use of just about every shade of grey possible.
Some of the dialogue is suspect, but most of it is either inspired by the comic or directly from the comic so I suppose one can't complain too much about that. The story sort of falls apart at the end of act II once Draven has successfully completed his revenge sweep. I think the story would be much better if Top Dollar was directly involved with his murder and the rape of Shelley. Then Draven has to find a way to get to him in spite of the hoards of underlings guarding him. I just felt the end with Top Dollar trying to steal his power by killing the crow was kind of cheesy and it most definitely felt tacked on.
Speaking of Top Dollar, how badass is Michael Wincott's voice? I can't think of a better bad guy voice in Hollywood. That guy has made a living being a villain and speaking in that deep, "I'm gonna fucking kill you" voice. Check out his work in The Three Musketeers, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and The Count of Monte Cristo - equally as badass!
Why It's Awesome: Guy comes back from the dead to gain vengeance on those who murdered him and raped his fiance. He can't die, he wears face paint, and every villain in the movie has a cool pirate name. Sweet...
Best Quote:
Top Dollar: Greed is for amateurs. Disorder, chaos, anarchy - now that's fun!
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