Get The Director's Cut. It truly is awesome!
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Link6321 — 12 years ago(February 12, 2014 11:56 PM)
by jimbo_rd (Sat Feb 8 2014 18:08:20)
is willing to kill Bullseye but holds back on the worst criminal of all for some reason.
It's been a while since I last watched the movie, but it always looked to me like he was
only
"willing" to kill Bullseye because he was a nuisance that kept getting up. Like, if Daredevil just gave him up to the authorities without disabling him, he'd just slip right out because of what he (Bullseye) was willing to do to ANYONE. I mean, really, Bullseye had no reputation to protectin contrast to the Kingpin. Besides, when Daredevil threw him out that window, it didn't seem like he "wanted to kill" Bullseye; it just seemed like he got fed up of the guy taking up the time he could've spent defeating the Kingpin, so he decides to just toss him out the window.
As for Kingpin; didn't Daredevil break his both his knees? By that point, the Kingpin had essentially become a cripple. There was no more point in going through with killing him, if that was even part of his plan at all, because the dude's crippled. Daredevil wanted "justice to be served," so he left him there for the authorities to find. It's not like he was going to go anywhere.
The Foggy and Matt relationship is still forced.
No, the Elektra-McCabe relationship in "Elektra" was forced. The Matt-Foggy relationship in "Daredevil" felt quite natural, especially considering we actually
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koffeenkreame41-1 — 11 years ago(February 24, 2015 08:55 AM)
It's been a while since I last watched the movie, but it always looked to me like he was only "willing" to kill Bullseye because he was a nuisance that kept getting up. Like, if Daredevil just gave him up to the authorities without disabling him, he'd just slip right out because of what he (Bullseye) was willing to do to ANYONE. I mean, really, Bullseye had no reputation to protectin contrast to the Kingpin. Besides, when Daredevil threw him out that window, it didn't seem like he "wanted to kill" Bullseye; it just seemed like he got fed up of the guy taking up the time he could've spent defeating the Kingpin, so he decides to just toss him out the window.
As for Kingpin; didn't Daredevil break his both his knees? By that point, the Kingpin had essentially become a cripple. There was no more point in going through with killing him, if that was even part of his plan at all, because the dude's crippled. Daredevil wanted "justice to be served," so he left him there for the authorities to find. It's not like he was going to go anywhere.
Agreed.
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Herreken — 12 years ago(March 11, 2014 11:32 PM)
I saw the theatrical cut a long time ago and I didn't like it. So I thought I'd give the director's cut a shot. It's still not a very good movie. There's a lot of really bad CGI, bad-looking wire-work, cheap-looking city backgrounds, confusing story elements, lame music, and Colin Farrell.
What real evidence was there to connect the King Pin's lackey to the Tazio murder to the point where he'd betray King Pin?
How do Daredevil, Elektra, & Bullseye find each other on the roof tops? Why do the police show up with a SWAT team?
Why does Daredevil have a weapon that can easily reveal his identity?
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mcgill-646-33556 — 12 years ago(March 12, 2014 05:04 AM)
I'm in the camp that thought the DC was a major improvement over the theatrical release. I can appreciate the first movie, and also the criticisms that followed. One of the most entertaining extras on the DC disc is watching Avi Arad trying to convince everyone that the DC is just a dalliance and the theatrical release is the 'real deal'. Some just live in denial.
What I'd really like to see is a cut that includes the priest's scenes. I can see why he wasn't supposed to be in the original cut, but I liked his conversations with Matt. And if the DC had finished the initial fight scene between Matt and Elektra the same way as the TR With Matt on the bench and Elektra's boot at his neck telling him her name with that little wink sigh. -
TRinzler — 11 years ago(June 05, 2014 10:41 AM)
The DC is a superior cut and makes for a pretty decent film. The story is more coherent and true to the character (about justice rather than revenge) and the performances are much better - Franklin, Elektra & Urich, in particular, all benefit greatly from their extra scenes. It's a real shame the studio butchered it for the theatrical release.
The CGI is still poor and badly used and there are several cringeworthy scenes (Daredevil twirling his batons before jumping from the roof of his apartment block is truly terribad but the playground and church organ fight scenes are probably the worst culprits). The fight choreography was definitely lacking in places.
I especially liked the shot of the flaming 'DD' reflected in Urich's spectacles or when Daredevil jumps down from the ceiling fan (in the biker bar fight) legs extended ready to kick the two guys beneath him as he lands - those were taken straight out of the pages of the comics! It was coll to see them brought to life on screen
I think if they re-shot the CGI and some of the fights then re-released it, the DC would do still sell pretty well. However, as 10 years have now passed a reboot is now more likely.
If they're sticking with a gritty, down to earth potrayal they should consider a retro storyline (as Xmen - FC did) and set it in the 70s but if they decide to go mystical with him then crossovers with Mephisto, Ghostrider, Dr Strange etc. should aim for a very different look and feel. -
home0006 — 11 years ago(December 15, 2014 02:49 PM)
I wonder if some of the cluttered nature of this film was the feeling they only would get one Daredevil movie so they tried to jam 40 years of Daredevil history into one film. There was enough there with the Kingpin story line that they didn't need to introduce Elektra and deal with the whole bit about Bullseye killing her. There's enough in that story alone that it could have been contained in its own movie. I really liked the Coolio sub plot that got added to the director's cut because it fleshed out the Matt Murdock side of the character better than the original version.
Personally I like the DC and think it is significantly better than the original. In fact it's even one of the better comic book movies that has been made, but I think Daredevil has a lot more potential than what we saw even with the DC and I hope the series can flesh things out better than any movie ever could. -
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SilverSpring86 — 11 years ago(March 12, 2015 10:26 AM)
The director's cut is definitely a superior movie. Is it great? No, but it's solid. I'd rank it behind the standout Marvel movies like X2 or Spiderman 2 but ahead of Spiderman 3 and The Last Stand. The script needed more polishing and they should have gone with a more experienced - i.e. better - director. But it has its great moments. I love the casting of Jennifer Garner as Elektra and the fights were well-choreographed if sometimes poorly edited.
Daredevil definitely deserved better though, so I'm happy for the Netflix series.