The Crow Rating Teases Gorier & More Violent Movie Than the Brandon Lee Original

For the most part, it seems that fans of The Crow do not have much faith in the upcoming reimagining. But could the new rating change some minds? According to FilmRatings.com, this year’s iteration of the Gothic superhero The Crow has now been officially rated R, and promises to be even darker, more intense, and more violent than the 1994 original.

Just like its predecessor, The Crow has been stamped with an R rating for “Strong bloody violence, gore, language, sexuality/nudity, and drug use.” However, unlike the 90s take, it sounds like the reimagining will push the envelope further, with the Brandon Lee movie being given the same rating for “a great amount of strong violence and language, and for drug use and some sexuality.” Only time will tell whether more gore makes for a better version of The Crow.

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Based on the 1989 comic created by James O’Barr, the story of The Crow revolves around a young man named Eric, who is forced to watch his fiancée, Shelly, murdered by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is then shot and later dies in hospital. But he is soon resurrected by a mysterious crow and seeks vengeance on the murderers, stalking and killing them while dealing with the loss of Shelly. You can check out the official synopsis for the reimagining below:

“Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.”

Directed by Rupert Sanders from a screenplay by Zach Baylin and Will Schneider, The Crow stars Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven, aka The Crow and FKA Twigs as Shelly Webster, as well as Isabella Wei as Zadie, Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila, and Jordan Bolger.

An Early Reaction Calls The Crow Reimagining ‘Unwatchable’

The Crow

Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of THE CROW in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr. Soulmates Eric (Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

Release Date

June 7, 2024

Distributor(s)

Lionsgate

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While this year’s reimagining of The Crow may promise more violence and sex, this may not be enough to save it, with the first reaction declaring the movie to be nothing less than “unwatchable.” The (now deleted) response comes courtesy of Warrior writer Cliff Dorfman, who was attached to The Crow for years before the studio decided to head off in a different direction, and he recently took to social media to share his thoughts on what he saw. And it sounds like the studio may have taken a wrong turn…

“If hypothetically, one happened to see a screening of @TheCrow_Movie #thecrow which @Lionsgate is releasing in August, one might say, it’s horrible, it’s unwatchable, don’t waste your money, or can’t believe it’s so much worse than the original. It is. And don’t.”

This is far from the only negative reaction to the project, with lead actor Bill Skarsgård taking issue with the movie’s ending. While speaking with Esquire recently, Skarsgård revealed that he has some concerns about the ending of The Crow, which will seemingly leave the door ajar for a sequel. The actor said…

“I personally preferred something more definitive.”