J. Hawk has seen Salvation! (Insert your own joke here) And he has quite a few things to get off of his chest. First, he's going to stop talking in the third person. (Whew, that's better)

Like I said, I've seen Salvation, although I almost didn't. Firstly, Blockbuster decided to close the shop down for a gas leak. Neither death nor threat of death was going to stop me from seeing Salvation. I marched up, plucked the tape on the counter, and told the lady at the counter to rent it to me, fast! I laugh at all the others, who walked out quietly, fools! What's a little gas among friends?

But, back to Salvation. I put it on thinking and praying it would be so much better than COA. Well, lucky me, it was. It wasn't quite up to the caliber that The Crow, but it was so much better than COA. But, I think it could've either come close to or maybe sit on the same bench as The Crow. Please don't throw things at your computer here, send me e-mail (Crowman84@hotmail.com) Please?

From here on, I'm going to give you the reasons why I liked Salvation and what I think ruined it.

The beginning was great, Alex realized his powers very quickly. Which was rather cool, as I kind of get bored if nothing happens too quickly. But, I was not disappointed, not yet, in Salvation. Alex tore his face off and showed him what he could now do. Cool thing was, he didn't have the Irony mask. Yeah! The makeup was slightly altered, which was a welcome change. It would've been better if Alex was given completely different makeup or none at all, like the avatar in Wicked Prayer. But, the opening was cool, Alex had to cut his hand and watch them bleed and heal to make it a Crow movie. Then again, that's to be expected. But, can someone explain while the hell he turns into the crow. (Bird, he already is The Crow) Interesting as it way, I got confused after a while. Was he the bird or what there another one? Oy! Or maybe, something entirely different happened. Anyone care to enlighten me? Anyway, this is where Salvation almost becomes COA or DOA.

Well, it wasn't story or plot; it was the editing and special effects. That helicopter getting blown up was so fake and flying crow looked even less real. At one point Alex is wearing a sweater and undershirt, then he goes back to the prison jump suit. But, later in the movie, he's back in the sweater. Get this, the undershirt is ripped and a scene later it's not ripped. It's just these little things. Another one; Erin Randall sees her father dead, runs out of the run and then comes back for the gun. I'd get the hell out of there. Another one, Alex says, "You know where to find me," to Erin. And where does she go to find him? To his lawyer's office! What the hell?! I'd go back to junk yard. Also, at the Key Club, everyone is pretty calm about Alex coming in and wrecking a couple of bouncers. No reason to panic here. And since when does a shotgun only shoot 8 pieces of shot? Hmm, officer? Your gun is defective! And my last and final complaint about Salvation (the food sucks, rim shot), Alex finds an arm with a scar, so his mission is complete, right? Then why the hell is a crow still following him around? And who does he know that Erin is in trouble? Die or tell me he knows that Erin is in trouble and he has to tell her. Use the lockets as a "mental walkie-talkie"; tell me through the locket, she contacted him. Otherwise, this was damn fine movie.

And why is a damn fine movie, you ask? Or I hope you asked? Well, there are some damn fine women in it. Jodi Lyn O'Keefee and Kirsten Dunst alone make it worth the price of admission. I know I girl who, to me, is a dead ringer for Dunst. Lucky me, right? (Hi, Gen! Want to go out sometime?) Fred Ward played a good bad cop, so I really hated him. But, how does he get the lab in a police station? You don't think that would attract some attention? And his secretary, I hated her too. I thought of LLCruize at some points during this movie. The secretary is an evil cruel woman, who makes all women look like evil cruel people. But then again, you had Erin and Lauren who didn't just give up. Lauren shot the cop's foot and ran, then Erin stabbed the bad cop. Way to go, gals!

I do have to agree with some folks, the movie was a lot less gothic. Can't put my finger on it exactly, but it just didn't feel the same. Regardless, Maibus was a great avatar. I'd like to see him return, again. Just bring Dunst with you, OK?

Well, that's the last of out me. For now, who knows when I'll pop up again. Maybe when there is injustice in the Crow world. Then you will find me lurking in the shadows, looking for Bob and Harv Weinstein. I'm watching you, boys.

Ladies and Gentlemen, J. Hawk had been thrown off the computer. Can someone call 911, I think something is broken..

-J. Hawk