Dare Devil at home

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My dear husband brought home a DVD from Blockbuster the other night, thinking I’d like it since I like other “comic book brought to the silver screen” editions.

DAREDEVIL was a dissapointment. How so, since I’ve never read the comic, or even seem to be aware of the storyline? No, I am unfamiliar with it totally.

Or shall I say, was unfamiliar with it. Perhaps I know some about it now. I’m hoping that I don’t though. “Why’s that?” you may ask.

I love the “larger than life” feel and smell of a graphic comic brought to life in the movies. DD failed miserable. Ben Afleck, a vigilante-justice-freak … ick. I’m not a great Ben Afleck fan in the first place, but I’ll say that this role was terrible for him. Afflicted with blindness, yet radar abilities and greater than normal other senses power … this lawyer, and supporting characters, were dismal, dark, and “playing at it” as a 6 year old might.

Two characters were more fitting. Kingpin was great. Bullseye was good too, but they were out of place in this movie. If the movie could be re-worked, perhaps the missing magic could be applied, like a Photoshop Layer, bring to front, merge visible; somehow, I wish it could be done.

Left with what it really is, I can say, it’s not worth the time it takes to watch it.

Let’s put it into some other terms: as a Christian, I can’t justify it at all. It’s pathetic life, pathetic “superhero”. His “girl” dies. He sleeps in a coffin filled with water; by day as a lawer, he tries criminals, loses the case, then goes after them as DD at night to do the criminal in –“Justice”.

Sorry, that’s not “justice” it’s vigilante justice.

Give me Spiderman any day.

Speaking of that, I saw a DVD in a store yesterday: one of the cartoon ones, DareDevil vs. Spiderman

OK, someone with comic book knowledge, fill me in please. I can guess from my dislike of the DD movie, perhaps Spiderman has a problem with DD too.

Maisy

9 responses to “Dare Devil at home”

  1. Tamara (AK) Avatar
    Tamara (AK)

    We watched this recently too… Not on my list to watch again. Batman has always been my Superhero of choice. And still is. He’s kinda this normal average type of guy (although very wealthy…) for starters. Didn’t have to have anything “mutate” him to fight evil-doers. That appeals to me most. Plus, he has a cool car. 😉

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  2. Marysue Avatar
    Marysue

    Tamara,

    I like Bat Man too, but really like Spiderman in the recent-er movie. He’s mutated, but he still possesses his boy-ish charm, and desire to fight the bad guys, now that he’s got the “power” he can shine.

    Of course, I’d really rather NOT compare these two super-heroes, they are so different, different feels to the stories and cities they are in … Gotham is quite “gothic” ya know, and Spiderman is just “in the big city”.

    There’s room for both of them. That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it!

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  3. Tamara (AK) Avatar
    Tamara (AK)

    Uhm…I have quite a problem with spiders…I wouldn’t say I’m phobic…but others might!!! LOL I don’t like Gothic but I can look passed it on the screen. Black was a favorite color though. I’m getting passed that too. 😉 Now, if you could put Batman “in the big city”…!!!! 😀

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  4. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    The problem here is that since you’ve never read the comic (or any comics) you can’t possibly fully appreciate this or any other comic book to movie transition. Because of this you don’t see the movie as being good. Ben Afleck is able to pull of being Matt Murdock because he is a Dare Devil fan as is the director. You obviously missed the ending showing that Elektra is alive.
    If you want to complain about a bad comic book movie complain about Batman.
    I can’t possibly see what being a Christian has to do with the movie. It’s a movie. Why try and put your views into it when they have no effect on the product?
    All you’ve really shown in this rant is that you need shiny happy people type super hero movies and can’t appreciate ones that are darker.

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  5. Marysue Avatar
    Marysue

    You can’t see what being a Christians has to do with the movie … hmmm. Another person who dis-believes in having a Christian Worldview. 🙁

    Understand my entire post up there, and you will understand some of what I said, but you missed most of it, due to my “Christian Worldview”.

    I have appreciated enough, other films, without reading the books or comics behind them. I have also seen films and been pushed to find the written material that it was based on, the movie creates a desire to learn about it.

    DD flunked … thing is, that’s not only my opinion. I didn’t read “reviews” of this until just the other day. Wow! Compare it to X-Men. A much smaller percentage of people like DD compared with the many who like X-Men/X2 on film, for example.

    So lets get this straight. I’m talking about MOVIES. What the movie is like.

    Another example, you can watch LOTR trilogy without reading the books. Most people that have done that enjoy the movies. Some do not, but most do. People that have read LOTR enjoy the movies too, some don’t, but the vast majority do. In fact the vast majority of reviews are in favor of each LOTR movie.

    What’s that got to do with it? It’s not a “book to movie transition” — movies are “adaptations” of books. Big difference.

    It’s the differences in what’s in a book or comic books, and bringing it to the screen and making it appear real, living, breathing, wonder.

    So back to topic, my views, are mine. Yours are yours. If you are a Christian, I encourage you to seek out info on what having a Christian Worldview is. You can’t truly look at the world objectively, apart from Christ. If you think you can, you are fooling yourself.

    And then if you aren’t a Christian, I surely encourage you to seek Christ.

    All I’ve shown in my original post is that I cannot see a storyline of redemption, or true justice coming in future editions of the movie. It’s dark and hellishly icky. It’s not that I can’t appreciate dark movies, for goodness sake, you can’t base my movie likes on ONE little post. What other movie can I recall with a dark, horrid way about it? High Plains Drifter (Eastwood 1973). It’s a weird film. But Eastwood makes it work. It’s not about “comic book to screen” adaptations, it’s about any movie, whether originally a short story, book, comic book, play, or script. Making it into a film is a gamble.

    IF DD as a film is so wonderfully like the comic book, that’s why I don’t like it, I am not drawn to read any of the pages of the originals. If it TAKES reading DD things to appreciate DD, then DD is for DD readers, not for the general populace.

    And finally, personal attacks? Please reconsider how you reply to someone that challenges your beloved films.

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  6. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    I really do not agree w/ what you said about DD. This was a great movie. Try getting intop the comic 1st. That will help alot. I didn’t like the movie @ 1st, but now it’s one of my all time favorites. Also, Remeber Christianity is not the only religion out there. It’s also not always right. Bush has now used that faith to promote 2 wars.

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  7. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    This was a great movie. Ben Afflek played his part beautifully. Any other actor would not have done this movie justice. You have to understand DD’s a vigilanty b/c his father was a boxer. Not a “Christian” sport. Christians aren’t always right.

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  8. Marysue Avatar
    Marysue

    Tim,

    I first have to ask, “What do you think CHRISTIANITY is?”

    Your answer to that will allow me to better reply.

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  9. Frank Avatar
    Frank

    Tim,

    Another question is what does Bush view Christianity as. He has made much of his faith, but question is faith in what? God of the Bible?

    Many would say no based on several of Bush’s comments.

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