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Summary: I don't see why so many people hated it.
Review: just watched the movie Daredevil two nights ago and can say that I'm very impressed with how good it was. I wasn't really looking forward to watching it after hearing how bad it was from so many people (and because it had Ben Affleck in it), but I soon found out how wrong they were after watching this film.Daredevil is just very entertaining from start to finish. It has good acting from everyone in it, with some actors owning their roles and really impressing me. The story is told nicely and progresses very well throughout the film. But with every good movie, there always has to be something bad in it. One thing that most fans of the comic are quick to point out is the fact that Kingpin was white in the comics, but is black in this movie. This didn't really bother me, seeing as how Michael Clarke Duncan is excellent in the role and also for the simple fact that I have never read the comic before. I also didn't like how the CGI and live action of the movie would constantly switch back and forth so quickly; it gets very annoying sometimes. Most of the problems here, though, are just minor details that most likely will not affect your view on the movie. Overall, the good weight out the bad in this film, as it has to be one of the best superhero movies I've seen in awhile(YES, I even think it's better than X-Men, but not as good as X-2). Strongly recommended for both fans of the comics and fans of good movies.
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Summary: I dig it
Review: Daredevil is very good. (...) Trial Of The Incredible Hulk didn't give me what I wanted from a movie featuring Daredevil. Captain America, Vampirella, and The Fantastic Four also failed to meet my expectations. Remember Superman 3? I don't even want to mention how many novels Ive read that have gotten mangled into movies. Daredevil isn't exactly everybody's favorite character so I never thought I'd see anything this close to the comics on a mainstream movie screen. It could have been so much less dark and gritty and kiddie oriented. They made some changes, and there are flaws, but it's still very good.
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Summary: I must give this devil his due
Review: The last time I saw a live version of Daredevil and the Kingpin was in Trial of the Incredible Hulk and it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for (sorry John Rhys Davies). After that I wasn't sure what to expect from a Daredevil movie, but this time around I was pleasantly surprised. I imagine that Daredevil was a tricky hero to capture on film since he began largely as a Spiderman copy and then as time went on developed into something much more interesting. I suppose they could have gone with the earlier version of him, but I'm glad they chose to focus on the darker devil instead of the incarnation of the early days (sorry Stiltman). Despite the fact that he was too much like Spiderman and thus a second stringer, I enjoyed Daredevil's classic 60's adventures and there was always a certain amount of fanciful moments and villains that were far from realistic, but provided much needed escapism. This film entertained me in the same way while drawing on the more recent version of the character to make him something different and more individual.
I liked this film a lot and thought it got far more right than wrong. It's too bad they jumped the gun in order to get the Elektra movie off the ground while Jen Garner is hot (and how hot she is) instead of saving some of these characters and situations for later films, but I still thought this was a vast improvement over the version of the characters given to us in Trial Of The Incredible Hulk and far closer to the characters in the book than I expected. Despite some changes I thought the dedication to the comic was obvious and darned impressive and it was a lot closer than most super hero films I've watched. I do have mixed feelings about the fight scene where Murdock basically gives away his identity by flaunting his abilities in order to woo Elektra, but I must admit I enjoyed it even if it is silly. I have to give Daredevil it's due for providing me with an entertaining few hours and bringing some of my favorite characters to the screen in an entertaining way.
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Summary: Daredevil falls a little short.
Review: I was looking forward to this film because I am a huge fan of Marvel movies and I really really loooved spiderman so i thought theyd make this one just as good , although this movie was good i think it fell short of my expectations maybe if spiderman was never made this wouldve been better but spiderman raised the bar but this is still a good movie. In conclusion unless you absolutely love this comic book don't buy this or at least rent it first .
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Summary: Bad writing, bad direction, bad acting
Review: My brother warned me not to expect much from this movie, so I guess it was about what I expected. Duane Thomas gave an excellent review of the differences between the comic reality and the movie reality, and how stupid were some of the changes made in the movie. Suffice it to say that nearly every change they made led to a vastly inferior product. But there was another flaw that I think is important that I didn't see other people bring up, which is the notion of "compression." In the original Miller series, the Elektra - Bullseye - Kingpin - Daredevil relationships were built up over about a YEAR of comic issues. There was a LOT of background information given about all the characters before the battle between Elektra and Bullseye, so that when Elektra got killed, it was a really big deal. In the movie, it was like "easy come, easy go!" Or "Elektra, we barely knew ya." And the best part of the climactic comic issue was that it was told from the point of view of Bullseye, allowing the dark comedy to be played up to its fullest. In contrast, the movie was so rushed in character introduction that we had very little clue about why anyone was acting the way they did. In the comic, the Kingpin is actually a very interesting character. In the movie, he barely makes any sense. Not unlike the closing battle scene between him and Daredevil. It was all just a very amateurish attempt to take one of the great comic book story lines and stuff it into too small of a box. It's unfortunate, because if they had built up to this climax in say the 5th movie, they would have had a real franchise. This is the way the X-men movies are going with the Jean Gray / Phoenix saga. In a couple of years, the movie rendition of X-men #137 is going to knock people's socks off. The movie rendition of Daredevil #181 *should* have knocked people's socks off, but they diluted it with too many other plot lines and inane, made-up stuff like Matt Murdock giving his identity away in front of 30 people. Amateurish!
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Summary: It may not be X-Men but it's not Flash Gordon either!
Review: In Brief Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett in 1964 Daredevil focuses upon a man blinded as a child in a freak chemical accident but whom some may say can see better than those with sight. He dwells in a world of eternal darkness that is filled with scents, tastes, textures and sounds and his keen awareness allows him not be hampered by the fear that sight may induce. By day, Matt Murdock represents the downtrodden from his shoestring law firm, while at night - haunted by the death of his father - he stalks the streets, relentless in his pursuit of justice where the guilty often find, there is hell to pay! Review Opening with a credit sequence that sees a CGI recreation of a Manhattan skyline at night swept through with ease by a free flying camera that discovers various nightlights that merge to form Braille print that subsequently morphs into the various names of Daredevil's stars, one is instantly given the theme of the movie. Ben Affleck's portrayal of Daredevil sees him create a distinct variation on the shadow play and angst that generally drives the superhero desire to vanquish all evil. This is a man who has learnt not to fear, bullied as a child he has overcome his physical weaknesses and learnt to use his inflicted blindness to his advantage. Yet the death of his father haunts him and his search to discover the Kingpin's (Duncun) identity propels him to fight crime whatever the cost may be. While similarities can be seen between Tim Burton's original Batman, as we witness our crime fighter destroy both thugs and powerful villains alike, from the darkness of an alley to the airiness of a corporate environment such as a courtroom, there is something distinct in this reworking of the little know Stan Lee classic. Indeed, I must admit to being surprised at the enjoyment I felt in watching Affleck and indeed the powerful Elektra (Garner) defeat a steady flow of bad guys. Like Xmen, there isn't a rush to thrown an audience into a comic they know nothing about as the story is built apace, with both intelligence and a believability that one generally is not accustomed to in such a film. Like John C. Reily and Steve Buscemi manage to steal their films with very little screentime so does another character actor, Joe Pantoliano, succeed as the hidden star of Daredevil. Playing New York Post investigator Ben Urich, Pantoliano brings a credibility to this superhero fable that very few actors could have. But his chance at the title for stealing the show is knocked clean out of the room by Colin Farrell's Bullseye: an Irish villain that never misses. It may be surprising that a character with a target tattooed on his head does so well to both entertain and create a believable threat to the hero of the piece but then again anyone that flicks a peanut into an elderly lady's mouth to shut her up on his long haul flight has got to be evil enough to possibly defeat Daredevil, even if he is flying economy class! The Verdict While it did have one continuity error of note involving a clock on a subway platform, Daredevil is a competent action movie that relies more on old-school storytelling rather than OTT CGI. Besides any film the cameos Kevin Smith has got to be worth your time. The bottom line is that Daredevil doesn't patronise and is satisfyingly entertaining without pandering to the merchandise friendly 12A kids market it instead opts to tell a dark tale that will excite and thrill, just try to forget that Affleck is dressed in red leather.
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Summary: OK, I WATCHED IT TWICE
Review: This movie was great. Nothing awesome or brilliant about it. Most movies are using the matrix moves these days so, what can you expect. I ejoyed the bad guys the most meaning: Colin Farrel. He had alot of enthusiasm that brought out the bad guy in the movie. If your a Colin Farrel fan then I highly recommend!!!
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Summary: a good film
Review: Daredevil is a good film that get's trashed by various people including comic fanatics who are not happy that elements of the comic were changed when the story was brought to the screen, and by people who wanted Daredevil to be Spiderman 2. Those who felt that Daredevil was not enough like Spiderman are right, but I prefer it when Daredevil is much more than just a clone of Spidey. Stan Lee may have made Daredevil very similar to Spiderman when the character was introduced, but as the years have passed various writers have made DD his own man.
Daredevil's origin has been altered in the film so that things are not as simple or clear cut as in the original Lee origin. Some complain that since Matt doesn't become blinded while saving somebody it reduces him as a hero, but Spiderman getting bit by a spider isn't a heroic act and there are so many other examples where super hero's gain their powers and then evolve into the hero they become and Daredevil is all about evolution. One evolving character is Jack Murdock who is a much more complicated character in the film and reflects the more complex nature of characters from the last two decades of the Daredevil comics. The irony of Matt saving a blind man only to become blind has been replaced with the more moving irony of Jack becoming a better man after his behavior played a role in Matt becoming blind and being killed because of his rediscovered morality. I thought that was a nice touch which echoed throughout the film as DD struggled with his own morality and the choices he made.
The number of elements in the film directly inspired from the comic are astounding although it seems it was a struggle to use the DD suit in the movie and I applaud the director and those who fought for a suit that was very close to the one in the comic. Also Bullseye's appearance is different from the comic, but then so is Wolverine's costume in the X-Men films and I personally think Bullseye's look in the film is great and he's been portrayed that way in the comic book lately. One reviewer on here is unhappy that the Kingpin is African American in the film, but where in the comic does it say he belongs to the Mafia and has to be white? I'll never forget complaints about Mystique looking different in X-Men so you can't please everybody.
If you are not a stickler for minute details these changes will not interfere with your enjoyment of the film and similar differences can be found in the X-Men or Spiderman films from their comic roots. It's not easy distilling decades of a comic book story into a feature film, but Daredevil does a great job. It makes Daredevil a more complex character than Lee first presented, but he's grown and changed a lot over the years and the film tries to convey that to an audience who may not be familiar with the comic while staying true to an astounding number of elements from it's source of inspiration and obviously being made by a fan of the comics for other Daredevil fans.
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Summary: Hell of a movie!
Review: The director of Daredevil got it right! The respect that he has for the character is obvious and this is clearly a labor of love which rocks! Great cast, great action, and despite some less than stellar digital moments it's far better than many critics would have you believe. Daredevil isn't flawless, but then that's the beauty of the hero and the movie.
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Summary: Wicked!
Review: I've sat through poorly made comic book movies and from the negative reviews of this one I expected it to miss the mark the same way the Captain America movie did, but Daredevil is surprisingly on target. This one got slammed hard because it's not Spider-man, and people are sick of Affleck after being force fed JLO and Ben on every channel and magazine cover, but this is a great comic movie and it surprised me how much it captured the spirit of the comic book. It may not be cool to admit it, but Affleck is a fan of the comic and his understanding of the character shows. If you think he's cardboard in this one you need to watch it again. He captured both the lawyer side and the vigilante side of the character very well. Who else in the current Hollywood scene fits the character? He's quite good here and the rest of the cast are excellent too. There are so many moments in this one that are clearly inspired by the comic and the director's vision is also that of a fan of the comic. When all is said and done, Daredevil isn't Spider-man and it stars Ben Affleck and it may not be 'cool' to admit you like it, but this is a damn good comic book movie.
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