Michael Allred
Screenwriter
I caught "Daredevil" on Sunday (used that free pass from the "X-Men 1.5" DVD, eheh.)
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would as I'm one of those guys who thinks someone like Affleck carries baggage with him into roles and therefore can't really buy into his characters. However I really liked him as Matt Murdoch/Daredevil.
I loved the visuals concerning how he could "see" using sound. Very well done IMO.
I noticed some of you had a problem with the songs used and normally I'd agree but they didn't stick out as bad for me, I especially liked that song used during Electra's training scene. C'mon, when most people work out they listen to hard stuff to get them pumped up so I just imagined she had her stereo blasting this stuff out.
Duncan was so-so as Kingpin. I say that only because there wasn't enough of his character, it was like the director just threw him out there "Ok gang, he's a big guy who loves his cigars and is crime. That's it." I wanted to see him more as a true mastermind.
Loved Favreu (sp?) as Foggy, VERY funny and enjoyed every second of his screen time.
Farell as Bullseye, in a movie this dark (one of the darker PG-13 movies I've seen in a while...Daredevil's line "That light that you see at the end of the tunnel? It's not heaven, it's the C train!" Wow) you needed something over-the-top and Farell provides a good deal of fun.
I do wish the film was longer and perhaps more R rated (apparently we'll get that on the DVD, good!) but overall enjoyed the hell out of myself.
Now the trailers....
OHHH MYYYY GOOOODDDDD! "X-Men 2" is SOOOO gonna rock! Another poster echoed my thoughts about this trailer being filled to the brim with money shots. This looks like what a sequel should be, take what worked in the first film and expand on it. More characters, drama, bigger fights and FX, etc etc etc. I cannot wait!
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would as I'm one of those guys who thinks someone like Affleck carries baggage with him into roles and therefore can't really buy into his characters. However I really liked him as Matt Murdoch/Daredevil.
I loved the visuals concerning how he could "see" using sound. Very well done IMO.
I noticed some of you had a problem with the songs used and normally I'd agree but they didn't stick out as bad for me, I especially liked that song used during Electra's training scene. C'mon, when most people work out they listen to hard stuff to get them pumped up so I just imagined she had her stereo blasting this stuff out.
Duncan was so-so as Kingpin. I say that only because there wasn't enough of his character, it was like the director just threw him out there "Ok gang, he's a big guy who loves his cigars and is crime. That's it." I wanted to see him more as a true mastermind.
Loved Favreu (sp?) as Foggy, VERY funny and enjoyed every second of his screen time.
Farell as Bullseye, in a movie this dark (one of the darker PG-13 movies I've seen in a while...Daredevil's line "That light that you see at the end of the tunnel? It's not heaven, it's the C train!" Wow) you needed something over-the-top and Farell provides a good deal of fun.
I do wish the film was longer and perhaps more R rated (apparently we'll get that on the DVD, good!) but overall enjoyed the hell out of myself.
Now the trailers....
OHHH MYYYY GOOOODDDDD! "X-Men 2" is SOOOO gonna rock! Another poster echoed my thoughts about this trailer being filled to the brim with money shots. This looks like what a sequel should be, take what worked in the first film and expand on it. More characters, drama, bigger fights and FX, etc etc etc. I cannot wait!