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It's True About The 'Director's Cut'

Posted : 2 years ago on 17 March 2022 04:10

First off, this was a more complete version of the DVD which came out earlier. In this edition, about a half-hour of new material was added to the disc (and what was shown at the theaters.) All reviews I read said it elevated this film from "fair at best" to "good." I agree. It made the movie much, much better.

Yeah, it's more far-fetched than the other superhero movies because here, the hero is a blind guy who, because of his blindness, has extraordinary hearing powers along with the rest of the usual Batman/Spiderman-type athletic skills.

As in most of the Batman films, this is a dark film. I think it would have been better had it lightened up a bit with a few jokes and a more wholesome female lead. Jennifer Garner is another one of these latter-day skinny chicks who is made to be tough-looking, tough-talking and tough-fighting. In other words: ridiculous. However, I will say she comes across a little more likable on the extended version. One more negative: the fight scenes go on a tad too long and are outlandish.

On the positive side, this may be the best-sounding DVD I own, at least up to ones I had heard up until this came out in January of 2005. Since the hero (Ben Affleck) has super hearing, this is emphasized in this movie and so you, if you have a 5.1 surround system, hear sounds from all speakers at almost times. It's awesome!

Affleck, meanwhile, is likable as the superhero and I liked the message he gives at the end about shunning revenge. Wow, you don't hear that much in movies. Kudos, too, to villains' Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan. They are fun to watch, especially Farrell.

So, if this superhero film interests you, make sure you get the "Director's Cut" edition. It's far better than the original, and, I believe, the same price.


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Daredevil review

Posted : 9 years, 8 months ago on 1 August 2014 04:13

The least daring superhero movie I've seen. The writing - bad. The direction - bad. The acting - bad. The set design and art direction... eh, ok. Somehow an Elektra movie still came about after the universal critic and audience panning.


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Worse the 2nd time around

Posted : 12 years, 12 months ago on 3 April 2011 04:08

It was on HBO and i wanted to see if i still hated it. Heck I hated it even more. The acting is so bad I wanted to throw up. The writing was terrible some of the most corniest lines I ever heard. The acting was pretty dull and boring. It was so bad I was laughing at the fights. They just picked the wrong people for this movie. Probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen...twice!


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A failed movie franchise

Posted : 13 years, 5 months ago on 14 October 2010 10:37

In my opinion, Daredevil was always one of the best super-heros, even though he was not as famous as Superman, Batman or Spider-man so I was really eager to check this flick. Eventually, honestly, in spite of what everybody say and think about this flick, I don't think it was that bad. Actually, like I said before, I think Daredevil is a pretty cool character and it would have been nice to see more of him. But this movie failed badly and Ben Affleck won't problably ever come back as a super-hero following his statement "Wearing a costume was a source of humiliation for me and something I wouldn't want to do again soon." I have to admit it though, the story was pretty weak and the villains were not really impressive. At least, you have to agree that Elektra was pretty awesome, even if the spin-off around her character was downright awful. Of course, the whole thing was flawed but I still think it is a rather fascinating character and the movie was not bad at all (If there is a character which needs a reboot, it is absolutely this one and not Spider-Man). To conclude, I think it is actually a decent super-hero flick and it is definitely worth a look though, especially if you like the genre.ย 


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