The Crow

Released in 1994, this movie was directed by Alex Proyas and is based on a comic book with the same name written by James O'Barr. Starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott and Rochelle Davis, it tells the story of Eric Draven, a man brutally mudered who comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancées murder. 

With a dark scenery and leather-clad characters The Crow has been for many years a classic in the 'goth'-scene, as it shows many of these scene's topics - the whole topic of the dead avenger, the crow,  halloween, etc. 

I haven't read the comic books, but I've seen a few of the series chapters, the first one tells the same story as this movie but I like the movie better than the series, which appeared 4 years later. 

One of the many pros of this movie is the music, which is very beautiful and melancholic. I specially like the guitar solo of the rooftop scene. 

The scenery's very dark and kind of sad, it shows clearly the melancholy and solitude of the characters, which is also portraited in the outfits. 

The most characteristic is Brandon Lee's dark pullover and trousers, the leather coat and the mime make up, which are the caracteristic of every 'crow' in history. 

The acting's nice too. Brandon Lee as Eric Draven and Rochelle Davis, who plays the young Sarah are spectacular. This is the last movie of Brandon Lee, as he was accidentaly killed while shooting it. Fortunately they had nearly ended shooting then, so that one can truely enjoy his acting. 

I like a lot the way the director combines the action with the cheesy and sad flashbacks, that broaden the main character's story. I think that's something most of the avenger-themed-movies  don't have and that only help to simpathyse with the character's pain. 

THE CROW TRAILER

Well, this is one of my favourite movies, so I obviously recomend this to you in earnest.