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The Blind Lawyer · Flying Blind Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 15

Im getting ready to buy the DD Directors Cut but Im starting to wonder if it is really worth it. I mean is it as good as the Theatrical Release or is better?

train · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:31 am Post subject:

it's better than the theatrical cut. worth the purchase.

Forrest · Lowlife Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 1439

Agreed!

The director's cut is far, far greater than the theatrical cut! To this day, I am amazed that the theatrical cut was allowed to see the time of day...
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hylozoii · Playing to the Camera Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 148

I don't know how the director's cut can make the movie any better. I don't know which one I rented, but I couldn't finish it. Ben Affleck is a horrible horrible actor. Also the dialogue was bad too. The movie reminded me of when my brother and I would pretend to be our favorite Marvel characters, which was just last week. Maybe I should rent the DC version and try to watch it all the way through.

edit: oh sorry. the last post was a month ago. I've been away. sorry.

Forrest · Lowlife Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 1439

The theatrical cut was simply edited so poorly that the story didn't make sense at the end. The DC improves on this, with Karen's lone moment in the movie.

The best joke in the movie (which is pretty funny) is cut out in the theatrical cut.

Some of the best moments of Matt using his super senses are only in the DC [driving a car (trust me, it's fun) and human forensic work].

Most importantly, we get more flashbacks with the young Matt and his father, who both could not have been cast better.

This is the biggest change from theatrical cut to director's cut that I have ever seen in a movie. The theatrical cut is a comparative abomination!
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Pariah229 · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: The court has swayed me.

Ya'll would make fine Foggys and Murdocks. Up until reading this blog I had seen the DD movie twice in theatres, and twice was enough for me. I had heard the DC version was by far better, and if not worth the purchase, at least the rental fee, but I am a stubborn man and have ignored the DC...but maybe it wouldn't KILL me to try it out, (famous last words). I'll let you know my opinion.

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Disco_Stu · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject:

The Director's cut is a huge improvement but that's not saying much.
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Jim B. · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

I finally did see the Director's Cut and it is better, mainly because they put back all of the character development into the movie which at least makes you have some feeling for the character's (something the Theatrical version never made you feel) plus it also takes out the awful scene where Elektra and Matt "make sweet love to each other down by the fire" (To quote Chef) which was a terrible, cliched and silly scene. They just have it that they just spend the night being close to each other and nothing more, which was a more serious and realistic scene to me. Jon Favreau was enjoyable as Foggy too I have to say and you got to see much more of him this time.

But of course this movie still has the flaming DD symbol (ala first Crow movie) the terrible CGI DD scenes where he looks like a Playstation 3 character, lines where people say "justice!" "liar!" and "I'm not the bad guy!" DD killing people, Echo... I MEAN Elektra and Matt's silly fight in the playground, DD's radar sense being apart of his hearing, Kingpin grinning like an idiot, Finding out Kingpin killed Matt's Dad (ala first Batman movie) Bad rap and nu-metal soundtrack music, Matt training HIMSELF to use his senses and to become a great fighter and acrobat, Matt getting his blindness and powers by accident and not for being a hero like in the comic and etc, and etc. so it still is a really sucky movie and not worthy of the comic book. But it is an improvement, but really that's not saying much is it?
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Disco_Stu · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:32 am Post subject:

rgj · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

Marvel Knight · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

I may be in the minority but I really like the DC, and while not a perfect Daredevil film it still works on a lot of levels.
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Forrest · Lowlife Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 1439

Darediva · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject:

Wrong, Forrest! I liked the director's cut,too. Ok, now a word from rgj and james castle...
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train · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

i liked the movie too...now back to our regularly scheduled movie hating rants.

james castle · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:53 am Post subject:

Wow, four movie lovers in a row. I guess the mythical silent majority isn't that silent after all (note to Forest: the "vocal minority" bit went out decades ago).

Oh yeah and the movie sucks and MSJ couldn't direct a commercial without making it suck.
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