Original “Crow” director can't stop gloating about remake bombing: 'It's a bit like flogging a dead horse'

"I thought the remake was a cynical cash-grab. Not much cash to grab it seems," he wrote in one Facebook post.

At least one person is getting a laugh out of The Crow remake bombing at the box office: Alex Proyas, who directed the original 1994 film.

Throughout the last week, the filmmaker has taken to his Facebook page to share negative reviews and his brutally honest thoughts on the film's box office so far — which opened over the weekend to $4.6 million with a reported production budget of $50 million.

In one post on the latter subject, he wrote, "I thought the remake was a cynical cash-grab. Not much cash to grab it seems." Proyas also shared a post marking him "safe from seeing Crow 2024 today."

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He's also shared numerous negative reviews of the film, adding his own thoughts in the captions. In one, he wrote, "I love how enraged this guy gets. Is that a "thumbs down"? Maybe they can lend their DCPs to film schools for classes on how NOT to make a movie? The theatres sure won't need 'em after next weekend."

In his most recent share of a review that dubbed the film "The Worst Movie of the Year," Proyas wrote, "The review we've all been waiting for. It's a bit like flogging a dead horse now so I think I'll stop after this... until another funny one comes along! ??"

Proyas' social media gloating comes after he had previously been outspoken about his displeasure with the remake since the trailer debuted in the spring. In a statement posted to social media in March, he cited the tragic death of original star Brandon Lee in an on-set prop gun accident as the reason for his disapproval.

“I really don’t get any joy from seeing negativity about any fellow filmmakers work,” Proyas wrote. “And I’m certain the cast and crew really had all good intentions, as we all do on any film. So it pains me to say any more on this topic, but I think the fan’s response speaks volumes. [‘The Crow’] is not just a movie. Brandon Lee died making it, and it was finished as a testament to his lost brilliance and tragic loss. It is his legacy. That’s how it should remain.”

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Rupert Sanders, who directed the remake, previously told Vanity Fair that Lee was on the minds of the team behind the new comic book adaptation, which stars Bill Skarsg?rd in the titular role and FKA Twigs as his fiancée.

"Obviously, it was a terrible tragedy, and it's definitely something that we've always had in mind through the making of the film," Sanders said. "Brandon was an original voice and I think he will always be synonymous with The Crow. I hope he's proud of what we've done and how we've brought the story back again. His soul is very much alive in this film."

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The Crow, which also stars Danny Huston, Isabella Wei, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila and Jordan Bolger, is now playing in theaters.

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