City of Angels is all right fine B movie action flick with killer soundtrack an bad ending yes that one was hack to pieces by the studio but as is its still watchable for the cool rock tunes an average action an end of the world setting cause its in the future. So what I mean is if you go into the sequels as just that sequels an not have the legacy of Lee hanging over your emotions an your feeling toward them the 2 3 are both watchable. If you just watch the Crow as a movie an remove Brandons death from your mind I dont think the movies impact hits as hard. Btu Brandons sad death hangs into the film like a ghost because of the theme of the movie being about someone dying that you loved. The thing with the crow is its really just basic revenge story action flick that looks cool with awesome soundtrack that plays into the sad gothic theme. Now im not saying there arent people who love it as the movie it is but I do think if you go or went into it without the knowledge that Brandon died during filming that the movie itself isnt as impactful.

Thing is most people honestly only hold the original Crow so high because Brandon sadly died during it. It really depends on how you view the first in rather the sequels are worth watching I think.

The crow 1 and 2