Did you people see the same film I saw?

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The Crow: Salvation (2000) * (out of 4)The third film in the series succeeds at becoming not only worse than the second but also the first to go straight to DVD. This time out Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) is put to death for killing his girlfriend, a crime he didn't commit. Soon after the electricity, the crow brings him back to life to seek out those who really did the crime. THE CROW: SALVATION is a pretty awful movie from start to finish but thankfully there are a few moments that get so campy that you can't help but laugh and this is what keeps the thing from becoming a total bomb. The majority of the problems can be blamed on an awful screenplay and some really bad performances. The screenplay offers up some of the worst dialogue that you're ever going to hear and this is where a great many laughs come from. Just check out the first scene where the revived Alex meets his girlfriend's sister (Kirsten Dunst) and just listen to their conversation. The dialogue is so bad at times one really wonders if it wasn't meant as some homage to Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The performances are another really bad thing with Mabius coming off incredibly awful with his line delivery and the entire way he acts the part. I'm not sure if he was trying to copy Brandon Lee from the first film but he fails miserably and I'd say that the lack of energy or excitement just brought the film down even more. At this point in her career Dunst wasn't the greatest actress in the world and I think this is the worst I've seen her. She appears to be bored out of her mind and constantly wondering to herself what she's doing in this picture. At least Fred Ward adds some nice touches as the crooked Captain. THE CROW: SALVATION is a very poor film that's clearly just attaching itself to a popular original movie in hopes of milking out some cash.

OK this isn't as good as The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) but better than The Crow (1994) some music tracks of this makes me wonder if I have gotten hold of a movie with the same music guy from Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) but take nothing else away from it These Crow Movies need a higher rating me watching them makes me wonder if this is THE GREATEST FILM FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME. yes you read that right I love these movies the only reason I haven't watched The Crow: City Of Angels (1996) is that I cannot find it no matter where I go this villain is one of those "I want him to die" villains I also had never ever heard of these actors (which they were very good) besides Kirsten Dunst which we all know from Spiderman (this movie is way better) now the plot is The third entry in 'The Crow' series follows Alex Corvis, who was framed for the murder of his girlfriend and is executed. he is then brought back from the dead by a crow when the legend says 'Love is stronger than death'. He returns to discover that a corrupt police force is behind her murder and for him to go after the killers, he must find out the mystery behind everything that happened. 10 years old and still a good movieRating: 9/10

Look, I know this move came out in 2000, but I had never even heard of it until it ran last night on F/X at midnight. I cannot at all understand how anyone thinks this even compares to the first Crow movie, or even City of Angels(which was bad). First, in all honesty, any "Crow" movie that doesn't come out as a straight-up remake of the first one is going to get the same response. "an unoriginal attempt to tell a new story by cloning the original movie"The Crow franchise seems to be the victim of it's own gigantic launch into the world of movies. The original Crow had villains that had quirks that made them individuals, you remember them each on their own.City of Angels....it really isn't fair for me to make comments about at this stage because, quiet honestly, it was so bad that I took nothing away from the theater. I cannot remember much about it other than "Sarrah is grown up and moved to L.A." I only remember this because I didn't care for "Sarrah" in the first movie.The Crow : Salvation... or as it should have been called, Desecration. A young couple in love, torn away from each other by death, at the hands of the bad guys. Young man returns from the dead with the help of the Crow to avenge the death of his beloved and his wrongful execution. He discovers who the bad guys are, bonds with a living person and enlists the aid of some he can trust that had been involved with the case before he was executed. He obtains "justice" against the villains, loses his power, and is ready to finally rest in peace only to be forced into a showdown with the true man behind everything, and rescue the girl he bonded with. I think I saw this in another movie...The Crow. The surprise in this movie is that Kirsten Dunst did this film, I am by no means a fan of hers, and "Erin" could have been just as easily "Mary Jane". Her status in the film industry is why I don't understand her choice to do this. Fred Ward I understand, this seems to be his cup of tea. The plot makes minor changes to the original film story, instead of a big shootout with a bunch of thugs and criminals in a warehouse, there is a big shoot out with crooked cops and their back-up. Instead of an intelligent but twisted mastermind pulling the strings, there is a not so intelligent but twisted mastermind(used loosely) pulling the strings. Both top men could have left their "Crow" to go back to the dead after he believes he has avenged his girl and himself, but decide to kidnap the one living person who has a tie to the "Crow". This in turn leads to the bad guy's undoing. The acting was bad, the cinematic bad, the effects very bad, their really want anything good about this film other than the credits rolling. when I saw this film, I really thought this film was made by the Sci-Fi channel. As BAD as this film is, I think anyone who is a fan of "The Crow" should see it. Like it or not, it is part of the "Crow" universe.There was Highlander, good movie, which spawned 4 more movies, two TV series, and animated trips into the world of the Highlander. None of which came close to the originality or quality of the first film, and each new product punched a new hole into the original film.The Keaton/Burton "Batman" was a good movie for it's time, but it spawned 3 more movies, each more forgettable than the last."Salvation" is to "The Crow" what "Batman Forever" is to "Batman", it's like the ugly step sister, you don't wanna see her, but sooner or later ....it's gonna happen.

I've read horrible reviews on this movie, and I disagree. Salvation is my second favorite movie of all time, the original Crow being the first. I will say that no, it's not as amazing as the first Crow, which was a total and complete masterpiece, but it still is quite an amazing film. Eric Mabius is a fantastic actor, and he brought a lot to this film. I thought it was going to be really bad, like the sequel. The Crow: City of Angels wasted 84 minutes of my life. The story did not need to be continued and Mia Kirshner did not put as much heart into her role as Rochelle Davis could've as Sarah. But it wasn't like the second film at all. I was surprised at how great the plot was, the acting, the soundtrack. Eric Mabius puts so much into his role as Alex Corvis, that you really feel for him. You really feel his pain and want to reach out into the screen and hug him and tell him everything's going to be okay.It's an extremely beautiful film. My love for this movie burns with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.So before you give up on Crow sequels all together, watch Salvation. Give it a chance. I think you'll be surprised rather than disappointed.