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Virtuosity (1995)
"Hey Parker, this one's for you!"
I caught 'Virtuosity' on late-night tv years ago not expecting much and i loved it. I recently managed to hunt down a copy of the dvd (ah yes the joys of widescreen and stereo sound!) This movie is by far (in my opinion) Russell Crowe's and Denzel Washington's best movie. I've watched it at least 6 times now and it always manages to keep me entertained every time. Many people seem to disregard this movie as bad, but i think they are taking it the wrong way; taking it too serious. It's much like a dark comedy, and is done in an almost comic-book fashion, with SID 6.7 (Russell Crowe) stealing the show with a top-notch performance. Crowe is hilarious, and Denzel is good. I really feel for his character in this movie and what he goes through. I don't think that anyone could have a worse case of deja-vu. There's plenty of action, a great supporting cast, and plenty of humor by Crowe. This movie is a very fun game of cat-and-mouse. It's sad that this movie is so under-rated, because it's great. I give Virtuosity a rating of 10 out of 10--excellent sci-fi action movie! "Say thank you!"
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
The Crow: city of angels is best Crow movie ever made--but sadly, it was never released
WARNING: HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD!!
This real cut of the movie is 100 times better than the chopped release, (30 minutes of the movie is missing..please click on the alternate versions option for more info on this). The scene order is completely different; the pacing of the movie is a lot more fluid and is alot more interesting to watch. The beginning of the movie is different, and has a different Sarah voiceover. The musical scores are different, and more horror-like. There are even different sounds. After Judah steals the crow power, he is more demon-like, and growls. The love between Ashe & Sarah is also apparent in this cut. Before she dies, there is a scene, Ashe tells her that he loves her. Ashe says: You can't die...I Stayed for you..(pauses for a moment gathering his words) ..I Love you.. Sarah then smiles, and dies happy knowing that she is loved, as a tear runs down her face. After Ashe places the dead Sarah on the offrende table, he kisses her one last time before he leaves. The ending is different, and tragic. Ashe is all alone, his son Danny is dead, and so is Sarah. He simply rides away on his motorcycle into the sunset, as a different, 'tragic' musical score plays. Fade out to the ending credits. Different ending credits music. The end.
It's a shame, that the general public will never get to see such a moving, great movie and powerful love story. I give this Real version of The Crow: city of angels A Very Deserving 10 out of 10. The best crow movie ever made, and my favorite Movie of all time. :)