While I continue working on my Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy fan-film, please enjoy watching my movie review of Daredevil (2003) within my absence. The review was recorded, edited and uploaded yesterday on 11/10/2013 at the same time. *This chronologically marks the 172nd video on PRLostGalaxy2014 (the Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy Fan-Film Series channel) as a whole and is the 3rd movie review uploaded. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Daredevil Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson Written by: Mark Steven Johnson Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Jon Favreau, David Keith, Coolio (director's cut), Ellen Pompeo Studio: 20th Century Fox, Regency, Marvel Enterprises, Release Date: February 14, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- My Review Score Rating: 2 out of 5 (original cut)/ 2.5 out of 5 (director's cut) -------------------- Review Point Errors ------------------ 1. Forgot the part of me mentioning that the Daredevil: The Man Without Fear comic was made by Sin City/300's own Frank Miller. Although, the characters are created by Marvel's own Stan Lee and Bill Everett. -------------------- Trivia ---------------------------- - Daredevil still enjoyed a profitable theatrical run and became February's second biggest release: it was successful enough to allow a spin-off film, Elektra, which was released in 2005, which unlike this film, the latter female heroine's stand-alone film was universally panned. - In 2004, an R-rated director's cut of Daredevil was released, incorporating approximately thirty minutes back into the film, including an entire sub-plot involving a character played by Coolio. The director's cut was intended as an improvement over the theatrical version. - The film began development in 1997 at 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, before New Regency acquired the rights in 2000. Johnson chose to shoot the film primarily in Downtown Los Angeles despite the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan setting of the film and the comics. - Affleck was cast in October 2001. Vin Diesel was considered to portray Daredevil before him, but he opted to take a role in another film. In a February 2011 interview, Guy Pearce said that he was offered the role but turned it down, stating that "comic-strip stuff isn't really my cup of tea, really."Matt Damon also revealed that he was offered the role. He claimed that he and Ben "loved that comic book but I just didn't quite believe in the script or the director at the time." Colin Farrell (who would later be cast as one of the film's villains, Bullseye) was also considered until Affleck signed. - As a fan, Affleck made sure he had read every single issue of Daredevil, commenting that it was about taking what he knew as a fan and faithfully getting it on the screen. Joe Quesada considered it "serendipity in action" that Affleck is the lead role, as when he and Kevin Smith did the Guardian Devil series, they had modelled it on Affleck. - Affleck said Daredevil was his favorite comic book as a kid, and explained why he took the role by saying "Everybody has that one thing from childhood that they remember and that sticks with them. This story was that for me."He also stated another reason, being "I didn't want someone else to do it, because I was afraid that they would go out and do it different from the comic and screw it up." - Daredevil opened theatrically on February 14, 2003, on 3,471 screens. The film took first place in its opening weekend, grossing $45,033,454. At the time, it became the second biggest February release, behind Hannibal. - The film grossed over $102 million in North America, and over $76 million in the rest of the world, totalling the film's worldwide takings at just over $179 million, grossing over double its budget of $78 million. Avi Arad addressed the top spot success by saying "we are five for five with record-breaking box office successes [with Blade, X-Men, Blade II then Spider-Man] and have two more Marvel releases slated for this summer [which are X2 and Hulk]. - Due to the film's violent scenes, Daredevil was banned in Malaysia. 20th Century Fox had appealed to Malaysia's censorship board to change its decision, hoping that the film would be due for release in Malaysia on February 27, 2003. Malaysian newspaper The Star also noted that the ban was due to the film theme being "focused on the dealings of a secret society," as well as some sensuality. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Next time's Movie Review - "Hulk" (2003), starring Eric Bana and directed by Ang Lee.

• published: 11 Nov 2013
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