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Summary: Spidey's better
Review: After X-Men blew everyone away by actually being GOOD, movie rights to comic books started popping up all over the place. It was like after Survivor, one after another a new reality show came out and it's still going. Then came a very good adaption of Spiderman. Then came this. Well this...eh.Matt Murdock is 12 or so with a prize boxer fighter of a dad. After witnessing something a bit troubling that his dad is doing, he runs off and gets blinded by toxic. Only instead of being permanently blinded, his other 4 senses actually are heightened and his vision becomes like a radar using sound. In one scene, a train makes his vision go all screwy, a simple tap on some bars creates a wave which "clears" the vision and keeps it normal. Murdock now grown up, is getting a bad name on the streets and also meets the gorgeous Elektra, the daughter of a wealthy tycoon. Due to some bad timing, Elektra sees Daredevil escaping, thinking he killed her father. Not only dealing with Elektra's revenge, he must tend with Bullseye, a psychotic who has extreme accuracy with anything he throws, and Kingpin, the head honcho and a massive man. After watching this film, I didn't really have desire to watch it again, unlike the first 2 Batman's or Spiderman. Despite some fine acting(and very good looks) from Jennifer Garner and a very nice job from Colin Farrell and a rather surprisingly good Ben Affleck, watch this once
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Summary: not what I expected
Review: I'm not sure whether or not this movie holds up with the comics but regardless, I really didn't care for it. Sure, alot of people probably didn't like ... but that was just one of the things wrong with this movie. ... I'm not a Ben Affleck fan either but he is not the reason Daredevil wasn't good in my opinion. The plot seemed completely thrown together as if the producers were in a hurry to get this movie done so that money could be made at the box office. Not much was put into the development of the characters and I found some of the dialogue to be a somewhat slow at times. However, I do agree that making a movie about a blind superhero along with a babe for a sidekick and a villan from another comic series was a great idea. Sadly though, I felt there was much that should have been done with Daredevil.
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Summary: An Enjoyable 'Man Without Fear' Debut!
Review: Marvel Comics' "Man Without Fear" was a moderate box office hit in theaters (no SPIDER-MAN or X-MEN, it performed a bit better than BLADE, and did far better, profit-wise, than the dismal HULK), but it is a natural on video, where it's claustraphobic, dark story seems better suited. The tale of blind lawyer/masked Hell's Kitchen protector Matt Murdock, it gives Ben Affleck his best performance to date (why a mask seems to improve his acting, who knows?), but the film is stolen by Colin Farrell's WAY over-the-top villain, Bullseye, and Jennifer Garner, as the elusive and naturally sexy Elektra. Michael Clarke Duncan's Kingpin is less successfully realized; while he has the height and bulk for the role, he is far less threatening than he seemed in THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, and his lack of menace makes his final confrontation with DD less impressive than Bullseye's.
Just as Spider-Man is Marvel's parallel to DC's purely heroic Superman (meek nice guy with glasses becomes superhero, with elderly adopted guardians; works at a newspaper, and has a 'girlfriend' who prefers the superhero), Daredevil is a superpowered variation to the darker, more justice-driven Batman (his parent's death triggers a need for revenge; the police deny his existence, initially, although a reporter guesses his secret identity; he prowls at night, his goal being to rid the streets of scum and vermin). Both the first BATMAN and DAREDEVIL feature churches, prominently, in climactic scenes (DD's showdown with Bullseye, Batman's with Joker); BATMAN RETURNS and DAREDEVIL both feature leather-clad female ally/adversary/love interests who supposedly 'die' by film's end. The analogies were even more obvious in the original DD comic, in the sixties, when Daredevil's sonar-like senses were the result of intense training, and the technology of the Billyclub he carried, and not the later explanation of being blinded by radioactive chemicals that heightened his senses. The bottom line is, movie critics who complained that DD was just a minor league variation of SPIDER-MAN weren't paying enough attention!
The CGI scenes of DAREDEVIL aren't quite as obvious as in SPIDER-MAN, which is a plus (having most of the acrobatics at night helps!), and director Mark Steven Johnson keeps the story moving, never allowing an occasional continuity lapse (Elektra and Matt's playground contest, which is pretty illogical, if Matt's trying to keep his powers secret!) from bringing the film down.
All-in-all, DAREDEVIL is a winner, and has me looking forward to both the DD and Elektra sequels being planned!
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Summary: Middle Ground.
Review: I had low expectations for this film, and watching it didn't do much to change them.
Problem number one - casting Ben Affleck in the lead role for any movie is a bad decision. But the casting of a great supporting cast including Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner, Joe Pantoliano, and Michael Clark Duncan, more than makes up for that mistake.
Problem number two - The amazing ability of anyone in a fight scene to do unbeleivable acrobatic moves. Daredevil was given powers, Bullseye may have had special powers (his character wasn't really explored), but Electra (Garner) was a normal everyday human. When she "lept a building in a single bound", I felt that the movie had just taken a fdramatic turn for the worse. The positive aspect of this film? The storyline was good and easily followed (except the mystery behind the most intersting character - Bullseye). The acting was solid. The special effects were good, they didn't go overboard (George Lucas, are you listening?). And last, there is finally a role which requires Ben Affleck to appear to be in a drunken stare, so he did well.
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Summary: Same Settings , Better Darker Story , More Action
Review: The Story Of This Movie Is Great. Matt Murdock Is A Blind Pro Bono Lawyer By Day But By Night He's Daredevil A Darker Super Hero Than Spider Man. This Movie Has The Best Supporting Cast I've Seen In Years Including Jennifer Garner As Elektra Natchios And Michael Clarke Duncan As Kingpin. Matt's Back Story Is Very Good And The Movie Even Though It's Darker Than Spider Man Still Has Allot Of Action.
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Summary: Liked the movie, Loved the DVD
Review: Ok the movie is great but this DVD is awesome! There are hours of bonus features that are actually worth watching! The making of the movie is very detailed and the making of the comic is excellent! Writers and artists talk about their thoughts and experiences while working on the comic. It's all very fascinating. I guess I liked the movie more that most people. It brought me back to the same feeling I had when I was watching the first Batman movie. It has some REALLY bad looking stunts that involve wires but the look and feel of Daredevil is wonderful. I can't wait for Daredevil 2.
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Summary: Superhero flick has all elements to please...
Review: Hot off the success of the excellent "Spider-Man" and the thrilling "X-Men," "Daredevil" was chosen to be the next possible franchise for the Marvel Comics movies. Starring Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, this film pleases anybody looking for some great comic-book action. Michael Clarke Duncan is an excellent pick to play the evil Kingpin, who murdered Murdock's father when Murdock was only 12. The blind Matt has powers of echo-location that allow him to "see." This film could be a little longer (it runs only 100 minutes), but what's there is good enough. Another reason to watch is for the ruthless Bullseye (Colin Farrell), who can hit any target he wishes. "Daredevil" is a fun, action-packed flick that will definitely entertain.
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Summary: Worth Buying
Review: While not as good as Spider-Man, I found Daredevil to be a very entertaining film. The action sequences were out of this world and relied mainly on wirework. The CGI effects involved a few impossible jumps and things being thrown at the screen by Bullseye, and were also very well done. I wish a little more had happened over the course of the story (the show basically boils down to a bunch of loosely connected action sequences) but it's still one of the better shows I've seen this year.
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Summary: Hype.
Review: I think you should get this movie only if you love marvel type movies such as Spiderman and whatnot. The superhero in this one is blind... its almost comical but I don't think thats they way they wanted it to be interpreted. The movie is getting hyped way more than it should... Rent it before you buy it and spend your money on a dvd you'll actually watch more than once or twice.
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Summary: DVD bonus features elevate overall rating
Review: The film itself gets three stars, but the value-added material included in the DVD release merits an overall higher rating for the whole package. I'd not seen this film in the theaters, and I was certainly aware of all the unfavorable reviews. That said, I purchased this DVD sight-unseen primarily for the Fuel and Evanescence music videos. The 2-disc DVD set is very reasonably priced for what you get. I won't list all the extras here because they are included with this product's listing and in about a hundred other customer reviews. But any reservations I had about dropping the $$$ to buy this were alleviated by the wealth of bonus materials and that the film wasn't as terrible as I'd heard. Granted, it is not a terribly exciting or engrossing film. It feels like we've seen too many films just like it (except better) recently. But at the very least it is very competently made, and Colin Farrell steals every scene he's in. So if you are a fan of the bonus features that come with Special Edition DVD's, you could do a lot worse than to buy this selection. "Daredevil" may not have been worth purchasing in a movie-only format, but the extra features more than make up for where the film disappoints, and then some.
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