Posted by Deacon42 at adsl-68-78-71-239.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net on March 08, 2004 at 13:38:38:
In Reply to: DAREDEVIL, My review/Spoilers posted by Diomira on March 08, 2004 at 13:28:16:
: Yeah, I know this has been done a million times and I'm a little late, but I finally got around
to watching it this weekend. I've managed to avoid all the reviews because I wanted an
unbiased opinion, but I could not escape the "Box Office Flop" scuttlebutt going around. I
must say I was pleseantly surprised.
: 1. The special effects were AWESOME. I really dug how they did the sonic radar/utrasound
effect. It was a nice touch.
: 2. I think Ben Affleck did a decent job playing a blind person. I also liked the quips he
made in the coffee shop to Electra (I've never seen him before).
: 3. There were a few cheesy plot tricks, like the nosy reporter finding out his true identity,
warning him about Electra, and then not printing his name. Another one, is Electra thinking
DareDevil killed her father, then she almost kills him...kind of cheesy and predictable.
: 4. Kevin's part ROCKED. I think he looked absolutely adorable in those glasses and
popping his gum. It was kind of neat to see him acting out of Silent Bob. Plus, he's hot.
: 5. I was convinced that Electra had died, so it was a nice twist that he found the brail good
luck charm.
: 6. A discrepency I noticed was that in the beginning he is prosecuting a rape case, yet for
the rest of the movie he's a defense attorney...if anyone wants to clear that up, it'd be great.
: 7. I also liked how he didn't have these magical super powers, the way I got it was that
when he lost his sight he just focused on sound...I haven't read the comic book...did the
chemicals give him this power?
: 8. THEY RIPPED OFF THE CROW. That kind of irked me off. I am talking about in the
beginning where the reporter flicks his cigarette and the flaming DD pops up. The Crow is
one of my favorite movies, so that just kind of got under my skin.
: 9. The sound track was AWESOME. Partly because I really like Evanescence, but I think the
songs chosen were very fitting, and the music videos on the bonus features were nice.
: All around, I thought it was about a "B." I know I'm not a movie critic and I don't claim to be
one, but I enjoyed the flick and thought it was worth the nine bucks to buy the DVD.
: Peace,
: Diomira
Okay, you're way late, but I do agree with most of your points here. I thought the film was
pretty unfairly criticized.
I'm pretty pissed that the planned r-rated Director's Cut which is supposed to be something
like 20 minutes longer was postponed indefinitely.
The soundtrack especially is kinda ahead of its time. Evanescence's "My Immortal" is just
now getting radio play (used during the funeral scene).
Plus, who could forget Colin Farrell who was arguably the best performance in that film (the
most showy at any rate... but great nonetheless).