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Before the liked of Deadpool, R-rated superhero films were a dime a dozen and seemingly never received positively. Before the Merc with a Mouth took over the silver screen, audiences had seemingly been nothing but screwed over by R-rated superhero films focusing on superheroes. They were poorly made and poorly performed, largely because the genre itself lacked any proper identity prior to the 21st century.
Whether it be losing the iconic Matthew Vaughn as director or attempting to add a plethora of new cast, Kick-Ass 2 did terribly with critics. The film feels unfocused and all around falls on its face, trying to emulate the perfect blend of dark humor and bloody action of the first film. While the performances were mostly good, especially the ever-reliable Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl, they just weren't enough to save Kick-Ass 2 from losing its voice and focus.
Surprisingly, it feels as if Wesley Snipes' Blade takes a backseat in his film. The two new young sidekicks, Abigail Whistler and Hannibal King , are two of the worst Marvel superheroes and seem to only be there to potentially expand the franchise after the third end, preventing Blade from having any character arc. Not to mention, the action has little weight, a huge disappointment considering it was some of the best parts of the first two films.
One would think that after 3 horrifically bad sequels, a video game, a television series, eight comic series, and eight novels, the franchise had enough of a beating. 2024's The Crow was released to a reception that pretty much everyone expected. Although far from an utter trainwreck, it's also not good enough to justify its existence. A half-baked story, cringey dialogue and some rough directing brought this version of The Crow down to sit with the other sequels in the series.
The Crow: Salvation is the third film in the franchise and another entry in the surprisingly long list of follow-ups that don't really add anything new to the basic premise of a man returning from death to avenge his love's murder. Plagued with terrible acting, dialogue and directing, The Crow: Salvation only gets points for the fact that it doesn't rehash the first film's story and continues with something new, even if that new direction sucks.
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