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Summary: Affleck leads DAREDEVIL's dark, edgy thrill-ride
Review: After the hugh success of SPIDER-MAN, it was obvious to many film observers that superhero films were back in vogue in a major fashion. DAREDEVIL is the first film since SPIDER-MAN to test that theory and, while the film isn't perfect, it doesn't disappoint. This movie tells the story of Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck), who lost his sight when his eyes are exposed to toxic waste in childhood. However, his remaining senses are amplified to a superhuman degree. When his father is murdered by mob enforcers, Murdock decides to fight injustice in his own unique way. By day, he works as a lawyer while he metes his own dark brand of justice nightly as the red-garbed vigilante, Daredevil. Eventually, he meets and falls in love with the shipping heiress, Elektra (Jennifer Garner). However, both of them are drawn into tragedy when they become unwittingly involved in the schemes of the city's crime boss, the Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) and his half-crazed assassin, Bullseye (Colin Farrell). At first glance, Affleck would be an unconventional choice for a superhero lead as he tends to play affable, yet somewhat bland, leading men-types, but he pulls it off quite well. You can believe that this is a man who is driven to fight crime while fighting his own inner demons. Also, with so many other characters competing for attention, Affleck succeeds in making and keeping the character as a major focus in the film. This is opposed to the Batman films where the hero was lost among the villians and supporting characters. Garner is both beautiful and lethal as his love-interest. Michael Clarke Duncan's Kingpin doesn't have an awful lot to do, but he does make the most of his appearances as the man-mountian behind the crime syndicate. Colin Farrell is probably the only actor in the film who camps things up a bit as Bullseye, but he succeeds in making him a character to be feared even when we chuckle at his quirks. Director and screenwriter Mark Steven Johnson obviously has a love for the material, having adapted it from the classic Frank Miller-written comics. He also keeps the film going at a good clip, keeping the film at just over 100 minutes. However, it would've been nice to see some character motivations more fleshed-out. The plotline where Joe Pantoliano's newspaper reporter is looking to expose Daredevil is practically glossed over and it would've been nice to see more of the Kingpin's motivations. But this is mere quibbling on my part. Johnson and his cast treat the material with respect and the film is never allowed to drag. Indeed, it succeeds where the last 2 Batman films failed in presenting its dark hero. While DAREDEVIL probably won't reach the heights achieved by SPIDER-MAN, it is still a worthy entry in the superhero derby. Definitely one to recommend.
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Summary: Frank Miller's Daredevil makes it to the screen!
Review: I was wondering how long it would take to see Frank Miller's version of Daredevil to become a major motion picture. Although some things have been changed and Bullseye has no costume it's a very good film. It is more realistic than Spiderman and I'd like to say much better. I think this would make a great TV series because DD fights contemporary criminals like the Kingpin and other parasites of society. Let's hope we see them again in some type of series. Daredevil like Spiderman deserves a sequel.
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Summary: Better than I expected.
Review: The initial previews for this movie were not that great. But I knew I would see it anyway. Ben Affleck portrays Matt Murdock--who, as a young boy, was doused with a chemical that caused him to go blind. Without sight, his other senses become heightened. He meets a young woman named Elektra, and the sparks fly in a very creative, maybe the most creative, martial arts sequence. The only flaw with this movie is that it is hard to believe Murdock's sight was the only thing affected. That much of a biohazardous chemical would more likely cause a HULK effect rather than blindness and heightening of other senses. Much better than the pointless SPIDER-MAN, though.
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Summary: appearances - and trailers - can be deceptive...
Review: Most of the reviews I had read already here were actually based on viewing the trailer of Daredevil, and ended with the words "I'm sure the movie will be great." Yeah, i saw that trailer too. It .... In a way, it's sad. I spent the first hour thinking "it'll improve soon. Really. Just as soon as the flashback stops/ Jennifer Garner turns up/ Bullseye appears." How can i put this - it DIDN'T. The first warning is the title sequence (yes, it's that bad), curiously reminiscent of.. Spiderman! Surprise. Not the last time I would be thinking that, either. OK, nice first image; gothic, creepy. That red leather isn't *quite* working, but it's early days, right...? Wrong. Cue a, what, 20 minute flashback that exists purely to pile sentimental ... upon more sentimental .... I'm not caring already. The trailer sold me cool fights... um, don't expect a ... thing until the childhood trauma is well and truly driven home with a sledgehammer. And the really sad thing? It's nothing new. It's nothing we haven't seen a billion times before, better acted, and most definitely better scripted. After the sentimental stuff, a couple of flashes of how good this could have been, given a little talent: the rendering of the 'radar' sense (whilst entirely illogical) is clever and cinematically works. It's new, it's *different*. Here, the plot departs from logic with screaming haste. Yes, we understand little Matt has the radar-sense-thingy. We do not understand, and are never offered any explanation for, why he is suddenly as agile as Spidey. Only, y'know, lacking any visible webslinging powers. Note to the cack-handed scriptwriter/ director: THIS MAKES NO SENSE. It so obviously exists purely to provide 'cool' visuals in the fight scenes that, quite frankly, aren't even done very well. Moving swiftly on... I don't remember Ben Affleck ever being quite this dire. After an embarrassingly bad courtroom scene, the first action set piece is.. yup, pretty dire. The leather outfit gets worse by the moment. The requisite cool visuals are completely obscured half the time, which left me blinking in confusion as to who or what was supposedly getting their ... kicked. I was still blinking in confusion a minute later, when I realised someone had been watching the subway scene from The Matrix a little too often... and then comes a little character development that makes me wonder why this guy is our hero, exactly. Still, that little spark of hope remains... the script perks up with the entrance of Jon Favreau. The guy's funny, he gets a couple of decent lines, and hey, Elektra's about to turn up... *shudder* Jennifer Garner can act. Jennifer Garner can fight convincingly on screen. I know this, having sat through a season of Alias. Guess what? This script (and fight choreography) doesn't seem to agree. I kept expecting her to break into one of Sydney's tortured speeches (anything being better than the drivel that passes for character development in this) but no. The initial showdown between her and Matt in a kid's playground is so barkingly nonsensical that I was staring at the screen in disbelief. And so on and so forth. It's not even enjoyably bad; it just keeps setting up potentially cool scenarios, only to fail to see them through. In some ways, it does perk up when Bullseye shows up. A barely recognisable Colin Farrell gurns his way through as a manic little leprechaun who can't miss a shot to kill anyone with *anything* (old lady with peanut was a classic. In a completely amoral way...). Kingpin is, frankly, a bit underwhelming. On the plus side, some fairly decent songs are used to drown out the bad acting most of the time.. the soundtrack looks half decent, considering... The Valentine day opening means one trailer campaign focuses on the romantic pairing of Matt and Elektra, which is ironic given that this is one of the least convincing screen romances I've ever seen. She likes him because.. um, well, cos he's blind? He likes her because, hey, she's hot. And she can kick .... For Absolutely No Apparent Reason. I'm guessing a whole chunk of backstory got ditched along the way, but what is unforgiveable is the waste of the only source of tension this plot has in their relationship. Far as I can see, this should have been what the plot hinged upon. As it is, it's meaningless and shallow, aiming to set up a sequel far too lazily. That's a prospect that really irritates me: a sequel to a film that managed to spend this much money on such an awful script and bad direction (the same guy being responsible for both should give you a clue). I spent half the plot wondering if anyone had bothered to proofread the script before they went into production, as it unashamedly and amateurly ... half a dozen better movies without drawing breath (mainly Spiderman and the Matrix). Sure, girls may go to drool over Ben Affleck, but the guy has never looked less attractive (get that flabby, unshaven chin beneath the halloween mask. *urgh*). Sure, guys may go for the action (hmm. Could do much, much better.) They'd all be better off staying home to watch Spiderman again, unfortunately.
Here's me wishing I had...
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Summary: Cool
Review: I just got back from seeing "Daredevil." I never read any DD comics when I was younger. I was more interested in X-Men and Spider-man. But I did know who he was and who the characters are. This movie was a lot better than I thought it would be. The thing that shocked me the most was how dark this movie is. I can't believe it got away with a PG-13 rating. There's one scene in a bar where the music in the background uses very foul language while Bullseye is murdering a guy. This comes as a pleasant surprise to me as an adult but I worry about parents who take their young kids to see this movie about a super hero is a vigilante. The only thing I really did not like about DD was some of the action scenes. They used wire to help balance the actors and also allow them to make jumps that are not possible. That's fine but they did a horrible job making it look realistic. When a character jumps from one building to another it's as if they are landing on a cloud and they just keep on running before their feet even touch ground. They might as well have left the wire in the movie it's that obvious. But other than that I loved the story and can't wait for Daredevil 2.
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Summary: Daredevil-One Nice Movie!
Review: Take the ultimate dare! Whew! This movie looks so great! Okay let me go through all the cast. Ben Affleck. Now at first I said Ben as a superhero, when rappers turn proper! However, Ben looked pretty good in the DD costume! I guess red is his color. Another A+ for the movie. Instead of molded black rubber that show nipples and abs like the motion picture Batman & Robin (a tragedy in the superhero movies line up)Ben sports a garnet red leather jacket complete with pants boots and nightstick! Then theres Elektra played by the youthful Jennifer Garner who stars on ABC's Alias. Clad in a tight black clevage revealing outfit, Jennifer make a good villainess wielding two sharp daggers! Colin Farrell has his fame rising ever so more because he makes a great Bulleye. The fight scenes between him Elektra and DD should be pretty good. Bullseye's weapon of choice: little throwing stars not to be confused with Batarangs! And rounding up the bunch is Mr. Micheal Clark Duncan. And he is The Kingpin. Now in the comics Kingpin is a caucasian, but Mike isnt bad as the Kingpin. He can play a pretty mean part despite what others may say. That DEEP voice does it all! So basically in this movie you can expect, daggers,hi-tech nightsticks that can turn into grappling hooks, throwing stars and a man with a DEEP voice! Waalah! The potential of a good movie. With an all star cast, a love scene, matrix type fighting, and dark setting, Daredevil should certainly be a great movie! I cannot wait to get it on DVD!
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Summary: I Just saw Daredevil!!!!!
Review: In a few words lets say this movie rocks!!! For those of you who think michale clark duncasn will make an awful kingpin cuz hes black or too nice, your WRONG!!!! He looked like kingpin, and played the part!! Ben afflek was an aweasome daredevil, jeniffer garner was HOT!!! But the best one was Bullseye!!! HE WAS RUTHLESS JERK AND BAD GUY!!!! Spoilers if you dont want to know dont read Theres a part here he kills an old lady, and another part where he kills a guy with a paper cilp!! Spoilers end GO SEE THIS MOVIE ITS THE BOMB!!!!
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Summary: Here Comes Daredevil, The Man Without Fear....
Review: Forget that piece of cinematic garbage called 'Spider-man'. Daredevil, one of Marvel's lesser known characters, strikes gold in this gritty, no holds barred film version. Mostly based on the Frank Miller era of DD, this film is everything Spider-man or Batman should have been, and much more. Daredevil literally comes to life in ways you will not expect. The cast is exemplary- Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clark Duncan are all excellent. The film does seem a little on the choppy side, but apparently, it had to be cut to accomodate a PG 13 rating. Overall- a great film, destined to become a cult classic. Without doubt, the best Marvel comics adaption to date. An extended DVD director's cut will be most welcome, and should garner it a 5 star rating....
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Summary: Don't expect much
Review: Well it's another comic book movie and what can we do. We have to see it. Well at least I did. I did't expect much from this movie considering I barely knew anything about daredevil and of course Ben Affleck. I mean has he ever been in a great movie? Anyway, I gave this movie three stars because it was not fantastic, but it didn't completely blow. Just go into this movie looking for lots of fun unrealistic action. Two things save this movie. 1) Jennifer Garner, who looks amazing, 2)Colin Farrel, who is pretty funny as bullseye. I won't tell you much about the story because you probably already know it, but there's really not much to tell. Bad guy versus good guy. Bottom line, there are much better movies out (The Pianist, The Hours), but if your like me you just want to see this one.
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Summary: Frankly, I am surprised !
Review: First, I have to state that I am a bit of a comic book freak for more than 20 years now; so, it's kind of hard to satisfy me in comparison to a "normal" viewer as far as comic-adaption movies are concerned...
Nevertheless, "Daredevil" was a surprise to me! Yes, I did NOT want to have Ben Affleck as the title hero, yes, I think that J. Garner is NO Elektra, yes, I want to see Bullseye with his mask and NOT with a scar on his forehead and yes, MY kingpin is a white meatball (or -mountain rather)!
BUT: the guys did a pretty good job! Not only is the Daredevil of the movie the kind of hero who is dark, full of hate and longing for his kind of justice (=revenge), but B. Affleck really (yes, really) plays him quite well. If you are able to forget the blonde Matt Murdock of the comics, you will see a well-drawn character!
About the coustumes? I hated them when I first saw them on pictures and even more when I saw the trailer!! Guess what? You're getting used to all the leather and the attempts to connect the (old style of the) comics to the new century.
And the story? Well, it seems to me like the pilot episode of an ongoing series... and that doesn't has to be bad after all as long as you've seen enough to yearn for more!
So, and for all the comic-books fans out there: besides the cameos of Stan "The Man" and Kevin Smith, watch out for the names of some of the characters mentioned in the movie: does "Bendis", "Romita", "Quesada", "Miller", etc. ring a bell??!! ;-)
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