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Tonally, it looks very similar to Arrow, which is great; if it can match the quality of that in writing and acting as well, this could be a real cracker. I just hope, as a non-Netflixer, it gets a DVD release sooner rather than later...
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I actually haven't seen the original movie, but I hear it's pretty tragically bad.
I think this might do quite well. The success of The Dark Knight trilogy and Arrow have proven that the gritty, close-to-the-streets type of hero work well, and Daredevil is the epitome of that. The tough sell will be the blindness/radar vision side of it, and I'm interested to see whether they do some kind of POV/special effects shots for that, or simply imply it through the way he acts/moves and describes it.
As with a lot of heroes in the Marvel-verse... orrible accident of some kind= super powers.
And yes- Daredevil movie was AWFUL. The one thing they got right was casting Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin. Not many guys his size around. I'll be interested to see where they go with it in this one.
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As pointed out elsewhere this seems to really take from the Man Without Fear (Frank Miller and John Romita Jr) story which was an origin story for the character, though I am pretty sure they are going to leave out the Electra element at this point.
I believe this is supposed to take place in the same world as The Avengers but is a more "street level" series.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
I really enjoyed the Daredevil movie. I've never understood the hate. I used to love the comics too though I stopped reading after the last reboot. I remember Daredevil came out about the same time as Spiderman, which was far too colourful, full of dreadful cgi and shocking acting.
angelofvengeance wrote: As with a lot of heroes in the Marvel-verse... orrible accident of some kind= super powers.
And yes- Daredevil movie was AWFUL. The one thing they got right was casting Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin. Not many guys his size around. I'll be interested to see where they go with it in this one.
Agreed. Michael Clark Duncan was perfect. I'll check that show out for sure.
The one thing they got right was casting Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin. Not many guys his size around. I'll be interested to see where they go with it in this one.
There are a number of guys his size, but most of them that big don't have the appearance of strength, which Michael Clarke Duncan did. John Goodman, for one has/had the size, but as I said, he just doesn't look that strong, which, I suppose for Kingpin is pretty important.
I do wonder if, in that trailer, the broad shouldered bald dude is going to be Kingpin... If so, I would seriously hope this is a sort of "pre red suit" or Year 0 type deal, because, IMO, Kingpin needs to be bigger
Automatically Appended Next Post: @Howard... I also did enjoy the DD movies, but I also see that there are quite a number of really bad aspects of it... sleeping submerged in water?? yeah.... no.
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Automatically Appended Next Post: @Howard... I also did enjoy the DD movies, but I also see that there are quite a number of really bad aspects of it... sleeping submerged in water?? yeah.... no.
Automatically Appended Next Post: @Howard... I also did enjoy the DD movies, but I also see that there are quite a number of really bad aspects of it... sleeping submerged in water?? yeah.... no.
Howard A Treesong wrote: I really enjoyed the Daredevil movie. I've never understood the hate. I used to love the comics too though I stopped reading after the last reboot. I remember Daredevil came out about the same time as Spiderman, which was far too colourful, full of dreadful cgi and shocking acting.
It was sort of meh to me. I guess the best word i could use to describe it is pulpy. Not bad, just not enough to generate any interest. Keep in mind though that i didn't know who daredevil was when i saw it, although i knew who the kingpin was.
Ensis Ferrae wrote: I do wonder if, in that trailer, the broad shouldered bald dude is going to be Kingpin... If so, I would seriously hope this is a sort of "pre red suit" or Year 0 type deal, because, IMO, Kingpin needs to be bigger
It is, and if they are following The Man Without Fear as their template he is an enforcer for much of it but even if they have him as the Kingpin of Crime for all of it he won't be comic book levels of absurd size. It is also Vincent D'Onfrio (Full Metal Jacket, L&O: Major Crimes) playing the part and he is a fairly burly guy, though it isn't always obvious.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Ahtman wrote: It is also Vincent D'Onfrio (Full Metal Jacket, L&O: Major Crimes) playing the part and he is a fairly burly guy, though it isn't always obvious.
OOooooo... he's a good choice. He usually plays crazy/ bad guys really really well (he was also the main bad guy in The Cell... say what you will about that film) So I may just have to check this out when episodes start up
D'Onfrio played a mobster in Fire with Fire and was unconvincing. But I really do like him as an actor so I'll wait and see how his take on Kingpin looks.
Ahtman wrote: It is also Vincent D'Onfrio (Full Metal Jacket, L&O: Major Crimes) playing the part and he is a fairly burly guy, though it isn't always obvious.
OOooooo... he's a good choice. He usually plays crazy/ bad guys really really well (he was also the main bad guy in The Cell... say what you will about that film) So I may just have to check this out when episodes start up
I really like the Cell, even with what's her face in it. He was creepy as all get out in that one
Well, it will be in the same MCU setting. So far, the early articles/reviews say it won't tie in so much as coexist (so no movie crossover plots or Nick Fury cameos like in AoS), basically dealing with the world that exists after the Battle of New York and how that has changed lives for the common folk.
Hulksmash wrote: Also haven't kept up but is this going to tie in with the Marvel Movie Universe like Agents of Shield does?
If by '... like Agents of SHIELD does.', you mean "on the outside looking in", then yes.
It might reference it, but the producers have said they have to 'earn' the crossover, which is a way of saying "We're involved, but we follow the leader, and don't make waves". Marvel TV is akin to Black Library or FFG - basically everything they do 'counts', but they don't get to do anything the main people don't want them to do.
Tonally, it looks very similar to Arrow, which is great; if it can match the quality of that in writing and acting as well, this could be a real cracker..