I'm gonna sound like a gothy hyper-nerd here, BUT…

I know The Crow was always meant to be a series. Either the character Eric would come back, or there'd be others brought into the role. It's about a dead-soul coming back for vengeance, and you could really tell as many stories about that as you'd like.

But, with the death of Brandon Lee… The Crow is a very silly movie, but it's also a loving tribute to the young man who gave his life in the film's production. Lee's death brings a sense of real tragedy to a movie about loss and redemption.

Every sequel to the original Crow, the movies, the TV show, the comics, have all been awful. I don't think anybody would ever defend any of them. Nothing has ever been added to the franchise; it's only been diminished by spin-offs.

Could a reboot understand all that? Could any film-makers really care about making a truly touching movie with gothic-metal influences?

Or will we just get some phoned-in, paint-by-numbers, safe-and-under-budget, generic-looking piece of crap that would be the same movie if you called it anything else?

Personally, I hope it never happens. I enjoyed the first Crow. I don't need anybody to mess with it.

"Little things used to mean so much to Shelly… I used to think they were kind of trivial. Believe me, nothing is trivial."