The Raven
The Raven
R | 27 April 2012 (USA)
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A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

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Comwayon

A Disappointing Continuation

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Chirphymium

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Plustown

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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Lollivan

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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jacobjohntaylor1

This is one of the scariest movies ever. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It is a very good horror movie. It is better then A Nightmare on elm street. It is better then Friday the 13th part V a new beginning . It also a lot better then Halloween resurrection. It is a very scary movie.

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joseluispala

The raven Mystery This movie is the adaption the of the poem made by Edgar Allan Poe and they did a really good job. The mystery is every part of the movie. The work of the actors is good, in my point of view the work of John Cusack was amazing. The special effects for me it were not to good for me. I really like this movie but talking about Edgar Allan Poe this movie needed more blood and horror.

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jesses-66466

The film "The Raven" is adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's masterpiece poem "The Raven", and imagine the mysterious five days before his death. In real life, Edgar Allen Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and horror novels. In the movie, many of Poe's novels were combined to build a detective story. All of the murders were inspired by the plot of Poe's novels. The killer want kill Poe so he get Poe involved in these murder. The plot is very intriguing step by step. "The Raven" uses a unique perspective to portray the great writer and his literature. But, I think the plot about cause of Poe's death is flawed. He died because of poison in the movie, not because alcohol believed by some people. I guess this adaptation for the big screen makes the plot more logical. All in all, I like this movie. It's awesome. Because I love detective stories. I recommend this movie to detective lovers. But if you are not, the scenes will be a little bloody and violent for you. Also, I don't think it's suitable for kids under 14. Reading Poe's books is a good choice prior to the movie. "The Pit and Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Case of Amontillado" are in the movie. These are his most famous.

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piru_tenis

FROM PENCIL TO THE BIG SCREEN "The Raven" is a film adapted from many short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and the title was taken from one of his most famous poems. It premiered on the big screen in 2012 and starred John Cusack who portrays the renowned American writer of the XIX century. It is an intriguing story characterized by suspense, in which the director (James McTeigue) and the screenwriters (Hanna Shakespeare - Ben Levingston) developed the film based on a series of murders caused by the same person, who followed in the footsteps of the Poe's tales.From there, Inspector Fields, played by Luke Evans, begins to investigate the crimes with the help of the writer.Clues from the different murders come from stories such as: The cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale heart or the poem titled Annabel Lee.In my opinion, it is difficult to find any flawed point in the film as it frames very well the visual effects, sound and the different dialogues that represent the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. It is entertaining and well elaborated. I give it a score of nine out of ten.

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