Yes, I know we all miss Elisabeth Rappe, but someone must report on Bradley “Popsicle Eyes” Cooper; the show must go on. One show that won’t go on though is Cooper’s role as The Crow. He’s leaving the project because of scheduling conflicts, one of which is original Crow director Alex Proyas’ movie, Paradise Lost. Oh the irony.
Cooper was no one’s ideal Eric D. Raven (except Elisabeth’s), so no mascara will run from crying over Cooper’s departure. But the short list of actors circling the project are even more dire, with Channing Tatum being the worst possible choice in the history of Crow movies. I’d rather see Edward Furlong reprise his godawful turn as the Crow five more times than see Tatum get the part. That dude makes Sam Worthington seem like a font of charisma.
Anyway, we may all get lucky and Eric D. Raven could remain in limbo forever while the Weinsteins and Relativity squabble over the rights to this dubious franchise.
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I say let The Crow rest in peace and for good.
The original comic book is a deeply personal, moving piece of art,
but more than anything else it was a product of its time.
Anyone who rewatches the first movie now, understands exactly what I mean:
The clothes, the music and the whole MTV/ videoclip editing makes that movie even more
dated than some movies from the 70s or 80s.
It is still legendary because of the murder of Brandon Lee
(yeah, I said “murder“ and I mean it.
Why should there be live ammo on a movie set to begin with?)
If any other actor would have played this part or if Lee would have lived on,
I believe no one would care about that movie franchise at all.
Treasure the comic book for it is truly one of a kind
(I am talking the original book, not the dozens of follow-ups),
watch the first movie for nostalgia or something,
but do not wait for another great Crow-movie,
cause I’m pretty sure it will never happen.
it wasnt live ammo, there was debris in the barrel that the blank bullet launched into Lee. negligent prop maintenance led to Lee’s death unfortunately.
To be honest, I felt the same thing about Channing Tatum until I saw him in The Eagle. True, that movie is not great, but I thought he did a somewhat admirable job, and redeemed himself a little, acting-wise. I have no problem with him doing the Crow, but as we all know it will go to some hip teenager, like Taylor Lautner.
This post made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and not just because my name is now linked to Cooper’s in an official context.
Elisabeth, you left the site, too? Man. Pretty soon, it’s just going to be Nick, Renn, and their video camera.
I used to think I didn’t like Bradley Cooper. That was after the HANG OVER. In the wake of the A-TEAM, however, I was forced to reevaluate my perceptions. It turns out I don’t hate Bradley Cooper, and in fact, I am perfectly capable of enjoying his work in certain roles. What I do feel certain of though is that he’s not a natural born leading man. As part of the mix in A-TEAM he worked, but in LIMITLESS he felt out of his depth. THE CROWE is material I never thought was a good fit for him in the first place, but after LIMITLESS I think it’s clear I’d much rather see Cooper playing a villain or a two bit cad than watch him struggle to carry a film all by himself
RE: EAGLE Tatum didn’t come off as untalented, the way he did in JOE (just IMHO), and I enjoyed the seriousness with which he took his oath to Rome in the film – I thought he sold that well. With that said, I also didn’t find him particularly charismatic
Gone but not forgotten. Your legacy lives on.
Am I the only one that would still like to see him as Flash? Wally West, not Barry Allan.
So I guess its bad for me to say he shot this particular project down?
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