Daredevil - Director's Cut/Elektra (DVD)

Advantages: great acting
Disadvantages: only fans will think its brilliant

.... The film then goes to when matt is older and has become a lawyer in the day and crime fighting superhero ?daredevil? at night. After losing on of his cases to convict a rapist he takes the law in to his own hands and follows the man to a bar and there then follows a brilliant bar brawl with great stunts, the man is given a dose of street justice and is killed by a train. He meets a girl in a café (Jennifer garner/ Elektra) and forms a strong relationship with her as lawyer but soon she becomes to hate daredevil because see thinks that daredevil is responsible for her fathers death but it was bullseye (Colin Farrell) who killed him with daredevils weapon. Daredevil and Elektra then have a fight where she nearly kills daredevil but stop when she finds out his true identity but then bullseye comes back to kill them but daredevil has to go... Read review

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Advantages: Impressive Cast, Good Outfits and Action Scenes
Disadvantages: Lacklustre Lovestory, Too Few Gadgets

...suitably bold and gloomy such as the evening cityscapes and gothic cathedrals which are also well used for the excellent action sequences. Farrell in particular steals the film as a particularly vicious skinhead hitman with a bad temper and a deadly throwing arm. The love affair between Affleck and Garner is a let down and evokes very little emotion. The main problem is that both suit their roles fine physically but lack the larger than life personality that I think would help in a comic book role...why in these movies does the hero always have to be dull? Affleck seems to take his role a bit seriously and in reality he could have done with more gadgets and gizmos at his disposal to make up for his lack of vision and played the role a bit more tongue and cheek. This is the Directors Cut version with 30mins extra footage. It also... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of Marvel heroes
Disadvantages: Elektra is not a great film

...sees a young Matt Murdock blinded as a child only to have his remaining senses functioning at increased levels enabling him the resource?s he need's to become the crime fighting vigilante known as Daredevil. With his alter ego Daredevil fights to take down the King Pin, the most ruthless criminal in all of Hell's Kitchen. Good film for what it is. It's no X-men or Spiderman but it is nevertheless and an enjoyable comic film. The director?s cut allows for more action and even another character. Elektra This film sees the return of Daredevil's Elektra, who, it seems, has risen from the grave. Now she's back and is doing what she knows best, assassination contracts. Her life takes an interesting turn when she meets a young girl with interesting fighting capabilities. This film is certainly the weakest in the bunch, it has some good... Read review

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