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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0024543550006
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Running Time: 124 minutes
Sales Rank: 959
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/30/2008 Run time: 124 minutes Rating: Pg13
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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
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Rating:  - Not Quite A Bullseye
There are some good things about this show, and some bad things. It is a dark movie, as it should be, being that Daredevil is a dark character. Collin Farrel was absolutely perfect as Bullseye. His preformance was the best part of the movie for me. I have some reservations regarding the decision to cast Ben Affleck as the lead.
The main thing lacking is back story. They needed to show some more of Daredevil's training and explain more about how he got his powers. What they did show was just insufficient. I don't buy that a 12-year old boy could train himself like that, even in a comic book.
I also did not like the obvious CGI effects, and there was too much gymnastics in a lot of the fighting scenes.
There is nothing special about the DVD. Over all the film is entertaining and worth seeing and/or owning.
Rating: - Blu Ray Director's Cut
This film didn't have much of a chance when it came out. Fans of the comic were disdainful of the casting choices, Ben Affleck was in a paparazzi mess with J-Lo, the theatrical cut was hacked up to appeal to a younger audience..
and yet, 5 years later, the director's cut is out on BluRay, and does not include the original theatrical version, a silent admission that Mark Steven Johnson's vision was the better of the two.
'Daredevil' is an unusual superhero movie. It is a truer film-noir than most. The essential aspect of film noir not being just a dark visual palette, but a main character becoming more tightly ensnared in a web of tragedy that he can't escape from. Matt Murdock loses his sight, his father, his love, and as the violence escalates, finds little but faith to console him, and asks if it's enough. In the opening shot, he is bleeding, clinging to the concrete cross of the catholic church, and the film backtracks from his origin to his character's 'Dark night of the soul'.
This reviewer found the vulnerability of the character, the fact that he's not 'super' much more interesting from an acting standpoint. Ben Affleck did get alot of bruises doing the stunts in the film and his performance has a true humility in certain scenes that hasn't been seen from him before or since.
It's not perfect, though. There are many scenes that are meant to lighten the mood that seem sophomoric, Colin Farrel as Bullseye comes off as a psychotic irish ... Read More
Rating:  - Director Knows Best
Director Mark Steven Johnson truly explores the shadowy aspects of justice and vigilantism in the additional 30 minutes added to the film, along with some other tweaks.
The scene which didn't make the final cut from producer Gary Foster and 20th Century Fox studio is attorney Matt Murdock (Daredevil) - portrayed by Ben Affleck - defending a murder suspect, who is played by rapper Coolio. The violence is also amped up which earned the revised film an "R" rating, a path not taken to movie theaters by comic book super heroes and movie studios.
Colin Farrell (Bullseye) and Michael Clarke Duncan (The Kingpin) are excellent in their roles as villains, with Jennifer Garner (Elektra Natchios) able to show a different side of the character in this grittier version. Director's have to be daredevils at times in the editing process and this Director's Cut aptly shows - again - who knows best when it comes to delivering a solid film.
Rating: - Sound that Shakes the Devil
If you are looking for 'earthquake' shaking bass, then get this movie. If your system can handle it this is a "DEMO"--show off your system quality soundtrack. If one complains that the bass is "boomy" it is because their SUB cannot handle the volume of EXTREME lows. From the opening credits and all throughout this film my concrete foundation shook with clean powerful gut-punching bass. The 24 bit DTS HD MA sound is reference quality. The sound design is reference quality. The use of surrounds is in a word "involving". It draws one into the action. Subtle (and not so subtle) surround usage brings the action aggressively into your room. You will find yourself ducking as Bullseye works his evil, deadly aim. If you can, engage the EX on your system, you will add another dimension to this excellent soundtrack. (In addition to my system sub, I have a 15" sub dedicated to the "surround" channels that thunders with this track)
And while the video is not quite up to the audio standard, this film, which is shot mostly at night, reveals very good shadow detail and exhibits inky blacks without black crush. Day shots can be soft, but not enough to distract. The FX of Daredevil's "radar" sound produces a CGI visual explosion as it details what his visual mind extracts from his ultra sensitive hearing.
The director's cut explores more character development than the theatrical cut. It makes the storyline more personal on all levels. It reveals the "story" behind the story. The pace is somewhat ... Read More
Rating:  - What a tremendous disapointment!
There are rumors circulating that the director's cut of Daredevil is much better than the theatrical version. Further, they say this fixes many problems in the movie. The theatrical version was poor because the bad studio execs made bad decisions about the final cut.
On the strength of these rumors, I bought a copy of this Blu-ray. I wish I hadn't. I am hear to tell you that all these reports are nothing in the world but a bunch of codswallop, poppycock, blarney and balderdash. In every respect, the director's cut is worse than the theatrical version of the movie, not better.
The movie does not benefit at all from the extra thread including the trial of Coolio. The studio was correct in discarding all those scenes. It was a totally unnecessary plot thread, containing a lot of bad scenes full of bad dialog, badly delivered. Including these bad scenes of bad dialog does not help resolve anything. Rather, it creates a cheap, "made for TV" feel that was common with CBS movies in the 1970s-1980s. It is paced like a snail, and feels way too long with this extra 34 minutes of footage.
The movie failed because Colin Farrel sunk the picture. The quivering and shivering idiot he played was not Bullseye. Also Michael Clark Duncan was a poor choice for the Kingpin.
After viewing the director's cut, I can say I categorically agree the studio's decision to cut all those scenes. It was better before.
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