World Famous Comics: Daredevil - The Director's Cut [Blu-ray]
Daredevil - The Director's Cut [Blu-ray]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau Directed By: Mark Steven Johnson Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Format: AC-3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 1 Release Date: September 30, 2008 Running Time: 124 minutes Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 2003
Amazon.com: Darker than its popular comic-book predecessor Spider-Man, the $80 million extravaganza Daredevil was packaged for maximum global appeal, its juvenile plot beginning when 12-year-old Matt Murdock is accidentally blinded shortly before his father is murdered. Later an adult attorney in New York's Hell's Kitchen, Murdock (Ben Affleck) uses his remaining, superenhanced senses to battle crime as Daredevil, the masked and vengeful "man without fear," pitted against dominant criminal Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) and the psychotic Bullseye (Colin Farrell), who can turn almost anything into a deadly projectile. Daredevil is well matched with the dynamic Elektra (Jennifer Garner), but their teaming is as shallow as the movie itself, which is peppered with Marvel trivia and cameo appearances (creator Stan Lee, Clerks director and Daredevil devotee Kevin Smith) and enough computer-assisted stuntwork to give Spidey a run for his money. This is Hollywood product at its most lavishly vacuous; die-hard fans will argue its merits while its red-leathered hero swoops and zooms toward a sequel. --Jeff Shannon
director's cut- do yourself a favor. See it First of all, I was never a reader of the comics, and didn't know much about daredevil before venturing into the cinemas to see the original when it was released. At the time, there wasn't much action out and i like most of Ben Affleck's movies, so though i would give it a go. Although i liked the theatrical release ( but didn't love it) i still bought it when it came to DVD...and to be honest, when i watched it the 2nd time on DVD, i didn't think as much of it, as when i left the cinema.
So when i heard the directors cut was out, and people who hated the first release, but liked the 2nd one, i thought wow, i didn't mind the first, perhaps i will really like the new version. and guess what? I did ! Its absolutely fantastic. After the characters were fleshed out more, the storyline was more involved and filled in the plots- you actually cared about what happened and got more into the feel of being apart of what was going on in hell's kitchen.
If you watch the "featurette" : giving the devil his dues, you will understand that Mark Johnson the director, absolutely loves this material, loved the comic, and was disappointed himself with the theatrical release. He understood why the critics & fans alike didn't support it, and really wanted to fix the problems with this DVD. When will Hollywood studios & executives learn, a 100 minute movie, does not mean a better movie - and when will they learn that audiences DO want more than just action - we can think, you morons! And can hold our attention for more than 100 minutes. Here's a simple plan for your money making schemes - and this goes to Gary Foster ( producer who still says the theatrical version of daredevil is better) If you make a GOOD MOVIE, that gets good reviews, and that fans & critics enjoy, then more people will see it, more people will see it a 2nd time, more people will recommend it to friends, and that means a bigger audience, a repeat audience and bigger dollars for your pockets ! So while the first was a quick paced movie that made quick bucks, a longer - more thought-out MOVIE, would have garnered longer life at the box office.
Shame on the movie industry It is a shame that whomever in the movie industry decided to wreck the theatrical release of this movie, once I watched the directors cut of this movie I could not believe how much better of a movie this is and more than likely would have faired better at the box office and would not have been one of the final death knells of Ben Affleck's movie career
A huge improvemant. If you were verry dissapointed with Daredevil in theatures like I was then this Director's Cut will probably bring a smile to you face. This version is actually pretty good. It has less Elektra and focuses more on Daredevil and his demons. They cut some stuff out like that days of our lives love making scene. They added like 30 minutes or so mostly involving a sub plot including Lil Wayne or I think Lil Wayne as an innocent man on trial for murder. You get more John Faverau as DD'd best freind, and you get to see more of a brutal and vicous Kingpin. Now it still has flaws such as bad music, that ben and jen playground fight,some corny expressions from Collin Farrel and that new airport scene they added in. They also extended the DD and Kingpin fight at the end which is a way better showdown then the one shown in theatures. This is definately worth a second look, still flawed but pretty good.
THUMBS UP!! I've been a comic-book fan since I was 11, but I had never heard of Daredevil... The movie (theatrical version) introduced me to DD... and I instantly fell in love with him!! Then I discovered the Director's Cut version, and I have to say this is much better than the first one. It's 30 minutes longer and has a secondary plotline which explains many dark spots in the first one. Plus, it's a darker, grittier movie, which, in my opinion, is much more faithful to the original atmosphere in the comics. This movie has just one weak point: Special Effects. SOME (not all of them) are bad... but this was due to low budget... The Director is not to blame!!
I love this movie.
Another good Marvel Movie Daredevil has been in the Marvel Comics Universe since 1964. In that time, he's gone through many changes. (The same can be said for just about any comic super hero.)
It's a great challenge to create a Super Hero movie. The movie must appeal to a wide range of viewers, ranging from those of us who were there in the beginning, to those who've seen the comics in the decades since, and those who've never read the comics.
In my opinion, the best super hero movies honor the comic book image of the character. Again, that's not easy if the character has changed over several decades.
When I heard about this movie, I was skeptical.
Ben Affleck as Daredevil?! Isn't he too thin?! (I remember the Johnny Romita version of Daredevil.)
The entire cast was well-chosen. Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner were great together as Daredevil and Elektra. Michael Clarke Duncan was great as Kingpin, and Colin Ferrell was great as Bullseye.
I loved the movie, and so did my ex-wife... She was never a comics fan.. so that is a great recommendation!
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