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Finally checking out The Crow, a long-time request! This one was surprising, it was so gritty and raw! A gruesome revenge tale with a chilling real-life story attached. I don't know the details of the real story so let me know what you know about it. I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would! Pure 90's grunge! Any other really gritty movies we can check out?

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Dan Lapointe

An incredible film with a fantastic soundtrack. RIP Brandon Lee, his death was so sad and tragic, he would have had an amazing career.

Ian (edited)

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2026-11-07 15:00 Really excited to check this out tomorrow , been wanting you to watch this one for so long , same with the movie equilibrium so hope you get to that one day . Brandon got fatally shot in the scene where they are all around the table and open fire on him , so sad 😢
2026-11-06 17:47

Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson

I would recommend Dark City, same director 🤓. Also we can check out more Brandon Lee: Rapid Fire and Showdown in Little Tokyo (co-starring Dolph Lundgren)

Starquake

My first thought as well, but if you watch Dark City, it should be the directors cut as the theatrical cut ruins some of the mystery

Harvey Lee

The Crow is a dark thriller from the 90's the tragedy behind Brandon Lee 's death on set adds another layer of darkness and poignancy when viewing this movie Great cinematography and a banging soundtrack really add to this From the same director of Dark city there was a short lived TV series based on this which wasn't too bad Avoid the sequels . This one is a unique looking Gothic revenge thriller from the 90's That's earned a cult following . Cheers Jen glad to hear your voice here and your awesome expressions .🐦‍⬛🖤🤘

SirJohnCard

One element to Brandon Lee’s tragic death that has always stuck with me was that a movie about his father, “Dragon The Bruce Lee Story” came out shortly after Brandon’s death. They both died on the verge of their rising stardom. (Also that movie has a fantastic musical score.)

Jack O

The movie takes place in Detroit and Devil's Night was definitely a thing in the city from the 70's up until 2020 or so. Arson was common as there are (and were) a lot of abandoned buildings in the city. They started a community watch program that helped reduce the number of fires.

Rhom

this movie was so influential to the elder millennial former goth kids out there As for movies with a similar aesthetic, I think you've seen a fair few of them already. One that I like to watch now and then is Children of Men, which is one of my favorite films and really captures the gritty bleak dystopia realism.

Colin Simpson

As charismatic as Lee is, this is just not a very good film. Pantomime villains and a revenge for a character we never met. I think Lee could have been a true star had he lived. It's sad that this distinctly meh film is his final work.

Adam Harris

We were supposed to meet those characters at the start of the movie before they were murdered. It was going to open in a traditional way, establishing their relationship. There are a few glimpses/flashbacks to those scenes in the film. Unfortunately, due to Lee's real-life death, many of the planned scenes could not be filmed, and the structure of the movie had to be altered and salvaged, resulting in the somewhat unconventional storytelling. This is also Brandon Lee's best film, by far.

Collinson

Sorry for the long post but I was obsessed with Bruce Lee as a kid so I got very into this film when it came out. The policeman you recognised was in Ghostbusters 1 and 2. Most of the scenes were filmed so he really only had to have a stand in for the shots where he was in darkness or standing still so they had a stunt man stand in for those shots. That stunt man was actually Chad Stahelski who went on to direct the John Wick movies. They also used new at the time effects to put Brandon Lee's face onto the stand in for certain shots. The scene where he was shot was not in the film and all copies were destroyed at his families request. A lot of rumours about the actual scene are out there but everything I've ever read says it was the scene at the beginning where he walks in on his girlfriend being attacked and gets shot is the actual scene as it was one of the last scenes filmed. The actor playing Fun Boy was the one who pulled the trigger and quit acting for many years because of the trauma. The reason it happened was due to the guns not being maintained properly. They were firing blanks but blanks are still dangerous as only the bullet is removed not the gunpowder. So due to negligence stones and grit got into the gun so when it was fired they were shot out like a bullet and killed Brandon. It's very tragic and you have to feel for Brandons mother as she lost her Husband and then son way before their time.

Adam Harris

No, he was shot during the scene where his character Eric is shot at the start of the film. He opened the door to the apartment set, and was fatally shot. The film's firearm expert was not present on the set that day, and the prop gun still had a used blank cartridge accidentally lodged in the chamber. The footage of the acccident was destroyed and is not included in the completed film.

Geoff S.

Eliza was Brandon’s fiancée and they were to be married a couple weeks after the filming wrapped. This movie did seemed cursed.

Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson

Sgt. Albrect = Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters 1 & 2) Grange = Tony Todd (Final Destination) The original footage where Brandon Lee was shot was destroyed. The scene where Eric comes into his apartment while Shelly was being attacked was rewritten and re-shot using a body double.

Jason Scade

Re your question for gritty flicks.. an absolutely unmissable gritty, dystopian sci-fi drama/action, I highly recommend is 'Upgrade' (2016). Bone-crunching, bloody close quarters combat that would make Jason Bourne wince. It has heart, soul, blood, sweat & tears and will stay with you. Copy/paste: The story blends cyberpunk, action, and thriller elements, exploring themes of human‑machine integration and the consequences of technological overreach. Can't wait to see your Crow, very happy to read you enjoyed it lots. I championed this film in 1994, sold a huge amount of it (laserdiscs) 🦖😅 and the cd soundtrack also, the soundtrack CD has an excellent song by The Cure that was written for the film - at the request of the comic book's creator - and possibly isn't on any of The Cure's studio albums. The Cure - Burn | (from 'The Crow') | HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izUSpFYq5N8

JPDotCom23

The way movies are made is the ending is usually shot first, then everything else, based on location and actor availability.

Jesse Hamm

I first saw this film on VHS several years after its initial release. I was completely mesmerized, thinking "Damn, I wish I had seen this in the theater!" Sure enough, just last week, our local AMC chain offered late night showings of the film on Devil's Night and Halloween. What an experience!