Tuesday, June 2, 2015

COMMENTARYCAST: Daredevil: The Director's Cut (2004 DVD)

The third CommentaryCast ventures into one of Marvel's first pseudo-failures at the box office. While the original theatrical cut of this film is fundamentally flawed, this director's cut does a lot to correct those issues. It still ends up being an odd mish-mash of silly and serious, but it's much easier to watch. That said, it hasn't aged exceptionally well. I was once a staunch defender of this film, now some of its problems are much more evident. It seems odd that Marvel would follow up X-Men and Spider-Man with a relatively little-known hero like Daredevil. And yet, it was a surprisingly faithful adaptation, even down to some visual cues. With that, enjoy Brian and I discussing Daredevil and see if your thoughts on it have changed (for better or worse) over time.





NOTES:    
-Recorded in October 2014.
-The character was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett in 1964.
-Daredevil was first adapted into live-action in the television movie The Trial of the Incredible Hulk from 1989. He was played by Rex Smith.
-FACT CHECK: At one point I misidentify Karen Page as Ellen Page (inserting Ellen Pompeo's first name). The actual, real-life Ellen Page does not, in fact, have AIDS.
-A new Daredevil television series, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is available on Netflix. It stars Charlie Cox as Matt and Vincent D'Onofrio as Fisk.

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