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Moriarty Manges To See DAREDEVIL!
Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
There are a number of clips from this film online now (SUPERHEROHYPE.COM has done a great job of assembling them all for you right here), but I've been trying to wait and be patient. I knew this was right around the corner, and so often, clips are cut differently than the footage in the actual film. Context is key, especially for character moments, and so I did my best to hold off. And tonight, my patience was rewarded.
I'll do a short, non-spoiler version of this first, then a more detailed reaction, so it's up to you which one you read. I loved the film. I thought it was smart, well-written, well-directed, and struck just the right tone for the material. Ben Affleck manages to make you believe in Matt Murdock, Jennifer Garner is quite affecting as Elektra, and both Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan do solid supporting work as the villains of the piece.
What makes DAREDEVIL stand out for me is the way the film focuses on the lead character and pushes almost everything else to the background. So often, these films are spectacle, giant scaled stories that feature colorful characters clashing against giant backdrops. I think that X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN both did a nice job at giving us character touches that humanized the people in them, but they are still essentially large canvass movies. DAREDEVIL is intimate, and for the first time, this movie seems to be about what it would feel like to be that person who goes out at night and faces death with little or no thought for your own safety. This is a film that plays largely from Matt Murdock's point of view, so to speak, and as a result, it feels more personal. Another thing that distinguishes the film is how special effects are used. There are no real show-stoppers here. We see how he gets around the city, but only in a few scenes, and it always cuts back to Ben as quickly as possible. Everything is in service of the story or the characters or creating a persuasive reality. After a while, you don't really think about effects, and that's a good thing. Instead, you're pulled into a story about people. And that's a great thing.
Writer/director Mark Steven Johnson deserves much fanboy love and mainstream crossover success for what he's accomplished here. Ericsson Core, his cinematographer, helps him create a look and feel that is essentially comic book, yet grounded in a real world we recognize. Most of this film takes place on rooftops or in back alleys, in a sort of shadow world just above or beside or behind the one where most people live. Special credit must also be given to the designers of Daredevil's enhanced sonar vision, which is both logically functional and incredibly beautiful. We never just cut to Daredevil vision because it's "cool," either. It's always meant to draw us into Matt's world, to make us experience things the way he does. There is some bold sound design in an early fight scene at Josie's Bar, where certain sounds rush up at us and others recede to near-silence, that gives you an idea of how Murdock might be able to handle himself amidst such complete chaos.
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't comment on the relationship between Matt and Elektra. It is the heart of the film, literally. For the first time, a love story isn't marginalized in one of these films. It's not the excuse to shoehorn in some hottie of the moment. Instead, it is central to the idea that Matt is finding his place in the world. When he meets Elektra, it's as if he finally finds something besides revenge to make his life worth living, and both Garner and Affleck make this work. There is genuine chemistry between them. Releasing this on Valentine's Day is smarter than you'd think, and I wouldn't be surprised to see an ad campaign directed entirely at the date audience, playing up these two and the heat they generate.
Overall, DAREDEVIL is one of those litmus tests for fandom. We all say we want character-oriented superhero films, movies that manage to bend and break formula and that take the material seriously, and we claim that it's not about empty spectacle, that we want good stories first and foremost and that we would reward those films. Here's your chance to put up or shut up. If it's giant scale destruction and mayhem you want, HULK and X-MEN 2 are both looking like sure things for later in the year. If it's non-stop action and physics-bending reality, then hold out for the MATRIX.
But if it's a human hero you want, one we recognize in ourselves, one who bleeds and who hurts and who loves and who dares to face a dark world without fear, then DAREDEVIL delivers, and it promises a different kind of franchise, one I would welcome with open arms.
So... having said that... I have a few other things I'd like to say, and I'll let you non-spoiler types take off before I do so.
Just dipping a toe into our chat room post screening, I was innundated with questions about the film, about specific characters, and about the way the film works overall, and I want to assuage some of your fears, confirm that there are things Johnson hasn't included at all, and give you some idea of why I think the adaptation works and pays great respect to the source material.
First of all, there's no Stick in the film. On the other hand, there's nothing in the film that says explicitly that Matt Murdock didn't take some time to learn from him. It just isn't mentioned at all in this particular story. The first part of the film deals with young Matt and his relationship with his father, and then the movie jumps forward to Matt today, working as a lawyer and crusading at night as Daredevil. There's a lot of years that aren't covered at all, so before you go on a rant about how Johnson's gutted the character or dropped something you loved, take a moment to consider that there's always room in another film for him to fill in some of this detail, and he hasn't closed any doors on that possibility.
The way the origin is handled in this film is particularly graceful. Matt's relationship with his dad, Jack "The Devil" Murdock (played with lumpen, craggy charm by David Keith) is etched in a few scenes, but they're precise and they show that Matt's moral sense was the first one he honed in life. His disappointment at learning that his father is hired muscle for a mobster is what leads to his accident that blinds him, and it forces his father to step back and re-examine his own choices. His father's eventual end isn't played as the random act of violence that transformed Bruce Wayne into Batman. Instead, it's the inevitable, if tragic, cost of stepping into a corrupt world.
When Matt wakes up in the hospital, blind, and has his first encounter with his new sense that's replaced the one he lost, it's overwhelming and disturbing, like being underwater and being surrounded at the same time. It takes Matt some time to get his bearings again and figure out how to interact with the world, and even as an adult, we see how hard it is sometimes to shut the world out. Like I said, this film puts you in Murdock's place as much as possible, and when we see how he has to sleep in order to find some respite, it drives home how alone he really is. He doesn't keep people at arm's length because he wants to... he literally couldn't bring anyone to his home because of how it's set up. There is no secret identity or dual personality here. By day, Matt tries to put scumbags away in the courts, and when that fails, he does what he has to.
What that is, exactly, is the question that Matt has to face in this film. Early on, he allows a rapist to die in a particularly grisly manner, and there's even a hint that he enjoys it. He claims the death as his own by leaving his "signature" at the scene (yeah, it's a nod to THE CROW, but it's also an effective warning and a sign that he knows the value of creating a legend around Daredevil, something street crooks might fear), so he's not afraid to push as hard as he has to. In another scene, he beats a man mercilessly, pausing only when he realizes that the man's son is there, witnessing it. The boy is terrified, afraid Daredevil is going to attack him, and it rocks Matt. He is forced to question his tactics and his purpose, and it makes sense that while he's off-balance like this, he meets Elektra.
There's a real sense of play in their introduction to each other, a scuffle that's more about testing each other than it is about actually hurting one another. It's one of the few moments where Affleck actually smiles and some of his trademark self-assuredness comes through, but it doesn't come across as cocky or arrogant here. Instead, Matt comes across as someone who can handle himself in any situation, and it gives him poise. Elektra is intrigued in spite of herself, and if there's a single classic image in the film, it doesn't come from any of the fight scenes or any of the superhero bravado. It happens on a rooftop, Matt's favorite "view" of New York, where he takes Elektra for a private moment on their second encounter. He tells her it's about to rain. She laughs at first and says he's wrong, but he explains. He smells it in the air. He feels the change in temperature. He tells her that when it rains, the sound of the water hitting things gives him a "picture" of the world... almost like he can see again. He asks her to wait with him for the rain so he can see her face. And when the rain comes and Matt "looks" at her, we see what he sees, her face defined by sonic refraction, and it's like she's made of diamonds. It's achingly lovely. And when the inevitable happens and he hears someone in trouble on the streets below, he starts to leave, and she takes his hand. "Stay," she says. "Stay with me."
To my complete surprise, he does. Time and time again, people behave like real people in this film. Anytime anyone has a chance to get that mask off Matt, they take the opportunity. Over and over, we see Matt make personal choices. He isn't some selfless automaton, programmed for vengeance and nothing else. Maybe on some level, he'd like to be, but he is human, and he has wants and needs, and when this chance at happiness presents itself, he takes it. It makes me like him that much more. Remember how irritated so many people were by Peter Parker's decision at the end of SPIDER-MAN to just walk away from Mary Jane, even after she says she loves him? Well, Matt wouldn't do that. Matt would reach out and take his chance at life. And I think it's that human side that makes the other characters in this film respond to him and like him so much.
But enough about Matt. After all, we've got two bad guys in this film, and I'm sure you'd like to know a little bit about them, right?
Surprisingly, this is a superhero movie that refuses to relinquish the lead role to a villain. The first Tim Burton BATMAN could just as easily have been called THE JOKER. After all, the thing that most people walked away from that film talking about was Jack Nicholson's shamelessly hammy performance. It's understandable, too. When your hero is a brooding blank, then you end up drawn to the larger personality. Here, Johnson has wisely given us worth opponents for Daredevil, but he never lets them take over the film. Colin Farrell is deliriously over the top as Bullseye, and you can't help but get the feeling that this guy is genuinely deranged. Not in a "wow, that's so cool" sort of way, but more in a "sweet Jesus, can't they lock that freak up?" sort of way. He's hired muscle, brought in to do a job, and he ends up taking things personally. Kingpin, on the other hand, is all business. Michael Clarke Duncan is the very model of restraint with his performance. He is imposing, but he doesn't play it up. He seems perfectly happy to stand in the shadows and let his plans play out, just like Wilson Fiske would be. After all, he doesn't want people to know he's the Kingpin, so it would make sense to be quiet about his activities. When the time comes for him to face Daredevil one-on-one, it's a brutal fight, and it pushes the limits of the PG-13 in some ways. Johnson had to resubmit his film three times to get the rating he wanted, and there were minor cuts made here and there to tone some of the fights down, a process that SPIDER-MAN also had to go through. There's more impact to the fights in this film, though, and there's no feeling that punches are being pulled. If Fox lets Johnson do an alternate cut of the film for the DVD release in June, it might serve as a valuable lesson in how thin that line between the ratings really is.
There's a lot more I could say about this film, and that is the mark of a movie I really enjoyed. I find myself eager to see it again the weekend it's released, and I am confident that my girlfriend, who has never read a single issue of the comic, will enjoy it as much as I did. It's the kind of film that doesn't depend on your fandom to enjoy it, but if you get the references to a Romita or a Quesada, or if you recognize Frank Miller or Kevin Smith in their brief appearances, then you'll enjoy it on a different level. The only people who stand to be disappointed are those who carry too much baggage in. Hatred of Affleck, near-religious devotion to the details of the comic... these things might mar it for you. If I have any complaint personally, it's about the reliance on songs instead of a score, but I understand it as one of those things that helps sell a film. I just wish the film was allowed to be a little more timeless instead of having such a definitive 2003 date stamped on it by a few musical choices. Still... that's a minor gripe.
Right now, all I can say is that more and more, that Marvel Films logo at the start of a movie is an indicator that what we're going to get is going to be a film crafted with a respect for the characters we're watching, a film that stands as an example of how to adapt this sort of material in a way that pleases both newcomers and fans alike. Warner Bros... DC... are you guys taking notes yet? Because you should be. Good god, you should be.
"Moriarty" out.
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Feb. 1, 2003, 7:11 a.m. CST
It Roooooooooooooooooocks!!!!!!!
by rodrigo_spotorno
Man, when Daredevil gets to Brazil, I'm soooooooooo THERE!!!!!!!!!!
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:27 a.m. CST
Can't wait
by Chambers1977
Dear God (or should I say Devil?), why is this one coming to Germany so late....
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:34 a.m. CST
Hear comes...DAREDEVIL...MAN WITHOUT FEAR!!
by BettyBrant
This movie sounds hella rad, I cant wait. Marvel is the greatest! I cant believe I have to wait untill the 20th of March....stupid Australia.
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:36 a.m. CST
sounds great moriarty! hopefully if it as good as you say, it wi
by quamb
cos there is nothing worse then great films doing poorely at the boxoffice whilst crap films do well!
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:40 a.m. CST
Thanks for that great review, Moriarty. You really do need your
by Red Raider
Moriarty is to AICN what Pixar is to Disney!
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:40 a.m. CST
by Grando
Valentines Day release in the UK!!!! I'm so there.... finally a dark, intimate super hero flick.
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:47 a.m. CST
Err..... Hang on, wasn't this meant to suck almighty dick?
by Beastie Bat
Well children, i think we've all learnt a lesson today, no, not that Ben Affleck can wear a skin tight red costume and you still have control of your bladder, don't naysay until a film is released..... then what is the point in talkbacks? Fuck.
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:35 a.m. CST
Damn! Thanks for the heads up!
by nazismasher
Could this be the genuine article? I'm still a bit skeptical - the latest ads didn't impress me and DD is not material I'm familiar with like X-Men and Spider-man - but this film just earned itself my $7.50!
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:35 a.m. CST
I'm surprised
by Silvio Dante
The movie Mori described doesn't resemble the one trailers are marketing. That's a good thing too. Mark me cautiously optimistic. And by the way...if Peter hadn't walked away from MJ at the end of Spider-Man, THEN I would have been disappointed. He learned his lesson, as unfair it was. Now Murdock would have made a different choice, but he, of course, is completely different character.
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:46 a.m. CST
Well well...they made a smart DD flick. Nice.
by KingKarll
That will be something to see then. Affleck didn't strike me as being DD-but if he pulled it off, more to the good. Kingpin is Green Mile Man? Well okay-Kingpin was always more a Sumo looking type guy as it stands anyways, and yes we all know 'Bear' can act.
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:58 a.m. CST
by Silvio Dante
Talking about trailers, the superbowl spot was the best one so far. I wish I'd only seen that one, it left a lot for imagination. Hopeful imagination. The earlier trailers were sort of...hoakey. TV-movies came to mind. Is it safe to assume that's not the case. I demand more reviews, right now!
Feb. 1, 2003, 9:01 a.m. CST
Great News
by 2LeggedFreak
Thanks Mori, your high points in this film sound like the same things I'd look for. The one thing that has really annoyed me in the past even with films I've liked is the way the villain is centre stage . We aren't just talking Batman either, we had Gene Hackmans Lex Luther , Superman III's Richard prior, and even maybe Dafoes Goblin..so cool, this is about the hero, and its about time. Incidentally from your review you might want to take another look at Unbreakable, that's also got a lot of what you would look for.
Feb. 1, 2003, 9:43 a.m. CST
The success of this film means only one thing...
by JAGUART
Five more years of Ben Affleck. Anyone whose girlfriend thinks Matt Damon is sexy raise your hand.
Feb. 1, 2003, 9:44 a.m. CST
Brass Monkey
by Silvio Dante
It's called Radar sense. And actually it's a bit of a cop out. DD "sees", just not with his eyes. He can't make out colours or wallpaper patterns or text etc, but has very keen depth perception. So he jumps from roof to roof a bit like bat would fly. It's not exactly sonar but that's close comparison. Plus his other sense are superhuman. Or at leat that's the case in comics.
Feb. 1, 2003, 10:06 a.m. CST
that guy from Memento should have been DD
by mooncake
Feb. 1, 2003, 10:26 a.m. CST
by Silvio Dante
Here I was giddy with the positive DD news and now this. This is fucked up in so many levels.
Feb. 1, 2003, 10:35 a.m. CST
Accident or something worse...
by Silvio Dante
but there's AK47's fired towards the skies troughout the middle-east today. Or whenever the news reach their caves. Al-Quaeda can't belive their luck: first israeli astronaut dead and gone with 6 american infidels and shuttle lost. Sigh. Depressing. Astronauts are true heroes. High altitude seems to rule out the terrorist act, though.
Feb. 1, 2003, 11:37 a.m. CST
Good review, but...
by Uga
guilty of my BIGGEST pet peeve: the misuse of the word "literally." The relationship is "is the heart of the film, literally." There is NO LITERAL HEART of a film. Sorry, forgive me the one thing that drives me up the wall.
Feb. 1, 2003, 11:53 a.m. CST
yay, a movie about the character...
by viola123
Thanks for the great review, Moriarty. This is what I've been waiting for. A comic hero brought to true life. A movie about the hero, truly, not about what he can do so much as why he does what he does. That's where the story lives. I was thinking we had to wait until "The Hulk" and it's psychoanalytical stuff, but this sounds just fine. I'm glad for Ben too. He's sure taken some heat for being DD, but looks like he's pulled off a lovely performance. I'll be seeing this when it comes out for sure. Hopefully lots others will too.
Feb. 1, 2003, 12:29 p.m. CST
This review makes me optimistic and I may get over my annoyance
by IAmLegolas
... if it's true that the music is cr@ppy, then that WILL ruin the movie for me. I would rather have some mudane film score than a bunch of WB semi-acoustic, sensitve guy/girl rock music only placed there to sell the soundtrack to teenagers. CRIMNEY!
Feb. 1, 2003, 12:45 p.m. CST
Stuffed Jennifer Garner
by Christopher3
You will need: 1) Jennifer Garner. Directions: Go ask your brother. Serves one, by which of course I mean me. So is this a decent date flick?
Feb. 1, 2003, 12:51 p.m. CST
I'm going for Farrell's Bullseye
by Darth Phallus
Looks like the li'l Irish dude might make a great assassin (who supposedly has the mutant power-remember we are in the X-men universe here too- Bullseye is a mutant with the power to "never miss". BTW, at least Mori didn't start another review telling us AGAIN just how "insanely busy" his life is and how he's just so buried...I mean congrats on the script writing job but SHEESH!!!
Feb. 1, 2003, 1:16 p.m. CST
I can't wait for this one!
by NeofromtheMatrix
Seriously, I think that I might enjoy Daredevil more than X-Men 2, or even the Hulk. And I'm not even a fan of the comic book! I don't think that I've ever even read a single issue. And, affirmatively, Jennifer Garner is as hot as hell.
Feb. 1, 2003, 1:28 p.m. CST
It's weird
by Steal_Dragon
There weren't anything new in his review, like in scenes. All of it could had been gotten at Superhero hype or AICN and embelished to look like an actual review, like that one guy did when he claimed he saw Spider-Man, and it turned out to be false. Oh well, I will give him the benefit of the doubt.
Feb. 1, 2003, 2:09 p.m. CST
HEY! How about a little respect here???
by Skylord2
Ben as DD! Jenny as Electra! Colin as Bullseye! Michael as Kingpin! But has anyone bothered to even mention Jon Favreau as Froggy??? Matt Murdock's loyal legal partner who doesn't have a dual identity? The true comic relief and sometimes tragic character?? C'mon! Jon deserves better than this! ...................... I honestly believe that this movie will be everything we always wanted Batman to be. DD is by far, one of the darkest and most intense titles ever produced by Marvel. And consistently so. Unfortunatley, it wasn't one of the titles I collected but I did keep tabs on it and always appreciated the work Miller, et al always did with it. If WB and DC want to see how a good movie should be made, they better see this one, take notes, pull out The DARK KNIGHT (also Frank Miller's handiwork) and give us a good movie. Otherwise, your big screen legacy will be Superman IV: The Quest FOr Peace and BATMAN AND ROBIN. THat's NOT a legacy anyone would want. .............................. as a long time supporter of the Space Program and someone who believes that NASA is one of the finest and best institutions ever to come out of the US Government, Today's tragedy is truly heartbreaking and sad. I was absolutely dumbfounded when I heard about it, nearly 3 hours after it happened. I flashbacked to Challenger, of course, and somehow, this loss of life was so... quiet. No massive explosion and raining debris and stupified announcing from NASA. just a long white contrail and decintegrating fragments that slowly, achingly shows the loss of 7 human beings. One an Indian heroine. One an Israeli hero. Five American heroes. Astronauts have become commonplace to Americans. The launches no longer fill us with awe and the space shots no longer seem to invigorate or imagination. We catch the launches and landings on CNN snippets and I doubt there are many at all outside of NASA that could name 5 astronauts that have flown on a Shuttle. I'll even give you McCauliffe. Our heroes are only recognized in death and then it's too late. Astronauts truly are heroes. They ride a dangerous chariot into the skies, fly thru a void for days, and then return to earth in freefall riding thru potentially fatal elements (as proved today) to land, without power, to few clapping hands and little or no fame or recognition. And all this after sacrificing years of friends, families, and personal desires to train for this important mission that will quickly be lost to human memory unless you are killed performing it. God Speed crew of Columbia.
Feb. 1, 2003, 2:59 p.m. CST
by SLEAZY DINOSAUR
I was just on the Entertainment Weekly website, and they quote Brett Ratner as saying there's no truth to the rumors that he's being replaced as director of Superman. He said sites like Aint it cool have devolved into nothing but gossip mongering. I was hoping this was a rumor that would be true, oh well. He also said that Ashton Kucher gave a really good screen test for Superman, but hasn't decided who to cast yet.
Feb. 1, 2003, 3:18 p.m. CST
Won't be seeing this.
by EliCash
The number one reason is I refuse to pay money for any movie featuring spawn of Satan Ben Affleck. The number two reason is I really don't care for movies based on comic book heroes. So I will be skipping X-Men 2, but I may see the Hulk because he was a childhood hero of sorts. Thanks for listening.
Feb. 1, 2003, 5 p.m. CST
by TomVee
"Comment: I'm reminded of that (admittedly hilarious) SIMPSONS episode involving Homer on the Shuttle, and the general apathy of the American public regarding the Space Program." Maybe the apathy will recede a bit now that the 7 Columbia shuttle astronauts are dead.
Feb. 1, 2003, 5:21 p.m. CST
Even though I stopped once the spoilers started hitting, everyth
by a goonie
This sounds amazing. The focus on characters was what made Spider-man work so well. I really hope that Johnson has nailed this one.
Feb. 1, 2003, 6:46 p.m. CST
That's good news Mori-I look forward to it-But Blade 2 was not b
by Tarl_Cabot
I still think Thomas jane would have been a better choice for DD but oh well...I want to love this movie...I'll keep my fingers crossed...
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:45 p.m. CST
Moriarty's review
by jorson2
"...like being underwater and being surrounded at the same time." We may or may not watch or like the same movies, but there's a lot of evidence why Moriarty has sold a screenplay (or, I should say, an idea for a screenplay and received the commission to write or co-write it) and most of our sorry asses have not. Personally, I love the quote up there, and in its context all the more. I've never read a Daredevil comic and aren't familiar with most of the characters, but I've known OF the character, that he was blind and had other senses, and I used to see the Kingpin villain in the (FEW) Spider-Man comics I read as a kid. Nevertheless, I WILL see this movie. I keep forgetting it's so close to it's release date. I'm glad, though. Having seen the trailers, I don't think the look is very original, but the story interests me.
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:49 p.m. CST
in a completely unrelated story Mori was swingin his dick around
by Tall_Boy
ie. Mori said "He's been off the project for a month now" a few posts ago. in reality (from dark horizons)Superman: Brett Ratner talked with Variety and debunked pretty much all the recent rumours swirling about both the cost and potential replacements "This [his being replaced by Michael Bay] is the most ridiculous rumor I've ever heard....They would not jeopardize pissing me off by negotiating behind my back. I'd know", a statement Michael Bay confirmed the sentiment - "This is 100% false. I haven't spoken to anybody at Warner Bros. about 'Superman'". Ratner says the $200+ million budget talk "is a lie, we won't have a budget for three weeks", and that so far "The whole hiccup here has been our search for Superman...No star wants to sign that [a long-term pact], but as much as I've told Jude and Josh my vision for the movie, I've warned them of the consequences of being Superman. They'll live this character for 10 years because I'm telling one story over three movies and plan to direct all three if the first is as successful as everyone suspects". Ratner also told E! Online that Ashton Kutcher's screen test was "very, very good".
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:12 p.m. CST
Whats wrong with Affleck? you all forget Dazed and Confused?
by moose420
You gus all rember Dazed and Confused right? with BEn affleck as O'Bannon, he was greatt in that, fuckin hilarous.It is his funniest work yet, better then y Kevin Smith film. I gotta admit he does act the same in every role, but as it occurd to you that every role is the same -Cockey high schooler-dazed and confused -Cockey Piolet from Pearl Harbor -Cockey Angel from Dogma -Cockey salesmen from Mallrats -Cockey oil guy from Armageddon -Cockey boston guy from Good Will hunting the klist goes on and on.... Face it he is the same in every role cause the roles have the same qulities. Daredevil will be the test of his acting ability in my book, cause Daredevil aint cockey, he is very different from anything Affleck has done. Even if DareDevil sucks cause of him(which i doubt) I'll still have Dazed and Confused which is his best movie by far,so funy you all should go rent it right now!!
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:12 p.m. CST
Whats wrong with Affleck? you all forget Dazed and Confused?
by moose420
You gus all rember Dazed and Confused right? with BEn affleck as O'Bannon, he was greatt in that, fuckin hilarous.It is his funniest work yet, better then y Kevin Smith film. I gotta admit he does act the same in every role, but as it occurd to you that every role is the same -Cockey high schooler-dazed and confused -Cockey Piolet from Pearl Harbor -Cockey Angel from Dogma -Cockey salesmen from Mallrats -Cockey oil guy from Armageddon -Cockey boston guy from Good Will hunting the klist goes on and on.... Face it he is the same in every role cause the roles have the same qulities. Daredevil will be the test of his acting ability in my book, cause Daredevil aint cockey, he is very different from anything Affleck has done. Even if DareDevil sucks cause of him(which i doubt) I'll still have Dazed and Confused which is his best movie by far,so funy you all should go rent it right now!!
Feb. 1, 2003, 8:55 p.m. CST
by L'Idiot
Moriarty writes a positive review for a film after visiting the set. I'm fucking shocked by this totally unforeseen development.
Feb. 1, 2003, 10:02 p.m. CST
flockin shnit
by imageburn13
hehe I dont care, peoeple jesus h cant you figure out that this will be suck-a-licious? for fucks sake? shitty like the inside of the toilet bowl shitty?
Feb. 1, 2003, 11:22 p.m. CST
"Sweet Jesus, can
by Rogman
Yea!!! Nice review H!! I love Daredevil and I love Frank Miller's Daredevil. I've got nearly all FM's DDs in mylar bags. I'm wasted. Your review has made me happy and now I'm going to sleep.
Feb. 1, 2003, 11:30 p.m. CST
I thought Lance Henrickson would have made a great Stick, but ..
by Monkey_King
maybe they shot those scenes and will eventually end up as DVD extras. We can only hope, right Mori?
Feb. 2, 2003, 12:17 a.m. CST
if moriarty likes it that's good enough for me
by Gutter-Glitter
looks like i know what's in store for the big V-Day date..
Feb. 2, 2003, 12:44 a.m. CST
I never really understood the Ben Affleck hatred (Redux)
by Ribbons
I mean, he comes across as a genuinely likeable and interesting (and NO, I don't mean in a "he's engaged to Jennifer Lopez" way) guy, and being involved in movies is probably what he wants to do. You don't have to agree with the questions I raise or theories I pose below, but I wrote them down to either try and talk people out of their disgust for him or to let folks know where I'm coming from so they can explain the whole circus to me. Let me begin by stating that last time I looked in the mirror I was not Ben Affleck or an acquantince of Ben Affleck. With that said, please try and listen to and think about my words without just dismissing them. So anyway, why all the hate? Do you disapprove of the movies he's in? If that's the case, then I say "fuck you." I mean, he has his own reasons for choosing a role or a project to be involved with, not necessarily just to make a hugely successful flick or one that's universally praised by the pompous AICN-crowd. Maybe those things are, oh I don't know, secondary to the challenge or experience of completing the film. Who are you to tell him he sucks for working on a movie you don't like? Do you just hate him because you don't understand why women think he's hot when you're standing right there, you big hunk of man-meat, you? Is it because you think he's a so-so actor, yet he gets to star in blockbuster movies? I mean, is that all there is to it? He's just doing what he likes; why do you hate him because his fans let him keep working? If you like a girl that likes your friend for superficial reasons, should you hate your friend? If you know a guy that's loved by people you loathe, should you treat him like shit? I mean, you don't even know him, and you're in essence dehumanizing him. Or is there more to it than that? How would you feel if you were him? I'm not talking about the overall quality of his life, I'm sure he's a very happy man. But would you really understand why people want to see your head on a stick? I mean, as an actor, his job is not to act in a film that makes you jizz your pants or feel smarter than "Joe Popcorn" or whatever the hell your passive-aggressive name for the general public is. His job is to act. If he doesn't do an adequate job in your eyes, don't hate him for his extended career. Your like a fat Roman emperor feeding the least entertaining fighter to the lions. This business is all about entertainment. If you're not entertained, I don't really think he's obliged to either apologize to you or let you stone him to death. And obviously, he entertains enough people to keep himself in Hollywood. He probably also recognizes that image is part of it, but really, what do you want him to do about it? Does that make him a bad man? Does it mean he's required to spend the rest of his life trying to impress you? Good movies will never go away. If he stars in a movie you like and he's proud of and wants people to see, good for him. But if he performs in a movie that you don't like, then who gives a shit? If you don't accept it, you don't have to, but just be respectful about it and go focus on a movie that actually does entertain you. Just because you can shit all over him on this forum doesn't mean you shouldn't at least consider whether or not you really want to. Again, say whatever you want, it's your right, but I don't understand it is all, and I was hoping I could either clear a few things up for other people or they could use that information to clear a few things up for me. I was gonna say something about DareDevil, but I can't think of it now. Whatever, I'll write it out if it comes back to me. And no, I'm not Ben Affleck!
Feb. 2, 2003, 1:09 a.m. CST
Hmm, well...
by PoopsMcGee
Moriarty's review gives me a little more hope about this movie. I guess most of us will find out on Feb. 14th, eh?
Feb. 2, 2003, 9:38 a.m. CST
The big flaw in your argument, ICQ . . .
by Rain_Dog
Is that no-one has started praising MSJ's previous films. I think we all still agree that Jack Frost and Simon Birch were pieces of shit, it's just that many of us respect Moriarty's opinion and are willing now to give Daredevil a fair go, regardless of what out previous opinions may have been. So yeah, if Ratner's Superman came out this year, and Moriarty gave it a glowing write-up, I'd probably be more than happy to take back some of the nasty things I've said about the proposed script and the very fact of Ratner's being hired to direct it. I'd still think Rush Hour 1 and 2 sucked balls though. Also, people are allowed to change their minds. I'm sorry if that pisses you off, but recanting the objections you had while a film was being made once someone whose opinion you trust has said they loved it doesn't make you a hypocrite.
Feb. 2, 2003, 9:54 a.m. CST
"... there
by riskebiz
... and that's because the punches are miles away from their targets. I hope the film was cut better than the trailer because the one thing that annoyed me from the trailer was the fact that it seemed like the punches and kicks were obviously far away from the targets and yet the crooks fell anyway ... from the wind, I guess.
Feb. 2, 2003, 7:54 p.m. CST
bullseye looks great
by kash_less
Feb. 2, 2003, 8:58 p.m. CST
is this a fucking joke?
by badassfucka
dd is not will not be better than spider-man. fuck off
Feb. 2, 2003, 11:52 p.m. CST
I've said it before and I'll say it again...The Man Without Fear
by Johnny Storm
...and I'm out.
Feb. 3, 2003, 2:03 a.m. CST
did anybody see the part in the trailer where he throws his bato
by MiltonWaddams
that was fucking sweet.
Feb. 3, 2003, 9:41 a.m. CST
I wanted this to be good...
by Kid Z
... but Moriarty is just plain wrong at times. All indications now look to this being a MAJOR SUCKFEST judging from the following reactions at a weekend screening of comics professionals: RED SUIT WARNING This weekend, a bunch of comics pros got a preview of the upcoming "Daredevil" film. I must admit, the trailer, with its Graig-Weich style voiceover about justice didn't exactly win me over. But I've always preferred to hear about the final product. Well, according to these guys, it didn't exactly go down well. "Abandoning character" moments included Daredevil letting a bad guy die in the first twenty minutes, Daredevil kissing Elektra, hearing a crime taking place but deciding to ignore it. The scene in a park where Matt and Elektra meet is described as a bad dance number, with the rather skeevy impression that she's basically just beating on a blind man. The characterisation has been described as "cookie cutter," and there's at least one example of "unbelievable adrenaline" when Daredevil is badly injured so he's unable to stop one character being killed, but is so enraged by the death that he has the energy to cross town and take on the two major bad guys. The conclusion? "X-Men" was like "Godfather II" compared to this
Feb. 3, 2003, 12:32 p.m. CST
the only comic I ever remember reading was where Superman and Th
by Retrace
and if memory serves me correctly - they tied. Now if I was The Flash and my claim to fame was that I ran like a motherfucker.....and then some dick comes along who can run just as fast....but oh yeah - he can also fly, punch through a steel wall, has x-ray vision, create a fucking tornado with his mouth, can melt a tank with laser vision, and can spin the planet backwards and reverse time....I think I would hang up my kicks and hang out at the local Tasty Freeze.
Feb. 3, 2003, 12:49 p.m. CST
David Poland questions Moriarty's objectivity:
by jules windex
"Don't even get me started on the big, wet kiss for Daredevil from Drew "Moriarty" McWeeney. I rspect Drew. But he's been defending this film from the day that Mark Steven Johnson got hired for the project. Perhaps that gave im vision to see in the film what the rest of we blind men cannot."-feb 3 column
Feb. 3, 2003, 2:14 p.m. CST
do they explain DD's ability to leap from tall buildings and lan
by Detox
That just bugs me everytime I see a preview for this movie.
Feb. 3, 2003, 3:14 p.m. CST
Thank God
by Randalgraves2002
You know, I had a feeling the movie was gonna kick ass. The tone is perfect, the costumes are amazing, and Affleck looks like he's really acting now. All in all, I'd say Daredevil is gonna be a great flick, despite what all the winey fanboys are bitching about.
Feb. 3, 2003, 3:28 p.m. CST
Why Spidey Does What He Does (And DD Do What He Do)
by hipcheck13
It IS about the character inside the suit. Good review Mori, but you miss the point when you talk about your disappointment that Peter Parker walked away from MJ, but DD wouldn't have. Pete walked away because "with great power comes great responsibility;" he's overwhelmed with the responsibility of the gig and saw, up close, how having a relationship with her (or anyone) can get her killed. DD would've stayed with her because he's not as selfless as Pete; further, his morality while in the red get-up is far different from Pete's/Spidey's. See what I mean? DD would've beat the Goblin to death and left him there, in his costume. Spidey stopped himself, then dropped the body off (sans costume) without telling Harry his dad was the Goblin. That's the beauty of these two characters. Pete's never really crossed "the line" while (the post 70s) DD crosses over and back, constantly.
Feb. 3, 2003, 5:14 p.m. CST
by longtom
Most of you have seen the scenes of Daredevil fighting Bullshit on Superhero hype. It is the crappiest direction I have ever seen, looking like some bad film made by sixteen year olds, at a comic con. Why does a simple flip and landing have to be CG? Why does Bullshit have those horrible reaction shots, that looked like someone with hatred toward comics directed him. How does Bullshit land faster than falling glass? How does Daredevil move so slowly and still manage to use his billyclub in stopping Bullshits knives? Why does the man without fear flip backward.. instead of forward? Breaking the distance between himself and his target.Who came up with this trash. The man without fear... not the CG man without fear. It would be more dramatic to try to do as much of the effects with an actual person. Even if it means scaling back some of these effects. The acting in every single one of those preview trailers suck. Everyone seems to think they have to act like comic book characters. This film is full of shit. Just because it is a superhero movie does not excuse bad directing, acting, dio, staging.
Feb. 3, 2003, 7:05 p.m. CST
by Azimeir
What is the big problem with Ben Affleck? What is the big problem with Micheal Clarke Duncan? Jennifer Garner? Colin Farrell? Jesus was written as black in the Bible and is depicted as white all the time, you don't hear black people always bitchin' about that. MCD is a fine actor that fits the role better than anyone else that they cast. Who would you want, Arnold? I hear T3 is going to win him an Oscar.
Feb. 3, 2003, 8:40 p.m. CST
Yeah, Milton the guy he pulls with the baton is Bullseye.
by screenplaywriter
Bullseye says something, but Daredevil has no time to talk so he flicks out the rope and wraps it around his neck and pulls him down.
Feb. 4, 2003, 4:46 a.m. CST
Supernova, thank god you are gone
by Brian_De_Man
You whine to much. Take the review as a review. I consider his opinion just as much as I did TTT. Who really will remember you anyways?
Feb. 4, 2003, 10:27 a.m. CST
Longtom, comic-book films don't need any explanation for things.
by screenplaywriter
So, what if Daredevil's flips are CGI, or when he's jumping, or whatever. So, what if Bullseye's reaction is poor, he's a deranged assassin he's suppose to be nutty and cooky, and "he's the guy who never misses". If you tried and flung a knife, or a piece of glass at somebody and you missed you'd probably feel like shitting your pants yourself. So, just accept the movie for what it is.
Feb. 4, 2003, 3:16 p.m. CST
I'm sorry, Mori, but I still have absolutely no confidence in th
by Blue Devil
I've been lead astray too many times by AICN reviews. I still remember that mess Shaft that Harry loved so much. I went to that just based on this website and I'll regret that decision for the rest of my life. Also, I can't help but take with a grain of salt any review by someone who LOVED The Two Towers. Nothing personal, Mori, but how can people not see the HUGE faults in those films? People bag on the Star Wars films for their lack of character development, but remember, we've already seen 6 ours of LOTR. By this time in the original trilogy, Jedi had just ended. We had been introduced to Luke, found out who his dad was and his sister. Han had been captured and saved, with he and Leia declaring their love for one another. Lando had betrayed and then saved them, etc. Most of The Two Towers was spent with people walking around. I'm sorry, I just don't get the love for that movie. Yes, I will see Daredevil. But I will reserve judgement until I see it.
Feb. 4, 2003, 5:16 p.m. CST
I actually WANT to see this movie now!
by YourOlympicHero
People who bash movies they have not seen can KISS MY OLYMPIC ASS!
Feb. 4, 2003, 8:55 p.m. CST
just saw it
by calexico
Hi. I just saw this film It looks, feels, sounds like it should it be on Tuesday nights on the WB. There are genuinely funny scenes, all very Kevin Smith, but the rest just had me shaking my head. Go see it if you really like Fuel/Saliva/Puddle of Mudd or whatever crap they set the entire movie to.
Feb. 5, 2003, 6:47 a.m. CST
daredevil sucks
by bertsback
fuck daredevil hellboy rules
Feb. 5, 2003, 10:09 a.m. CST
by SoulReaver
Man, you gave me that feeling back... it's because of your postings that i love this site thank you a lot!
Feb. 5, 2003, 11:50 p.m. CST
I'm there Mori...
by Johnny Ahab
...thanks for the review. I was very nervous about this film from Day One, but your set reports, your passion and respect for the material, and now this review have completely won me over. I'm a Daredevil freak (my favorite title in the Marvel canon) from way back -- like 60s Stan & Gene Daredevil, in which Matt/DD were more footloose, high-swinging and less tortured than Miller -- but the Miller re-invention was truly great stuff too. I'm not gonna get all bent out of shape if they don't nail all the Miller stuff, because over the arc of 40 years, the character has changed back and forth. I'm sure it will have some flaws, I'm sure it won't be 100% what I'm hoping for -- but I can tell you that I will feel the same sense of excitement and wonder as I sit in the theater two weekends from now, the same sense I felt going in to "SPIDER-MAN": Holy FUCK, I'm seeing "DAREDEVIL" on the big screen!
Feb. 6, 2003, 12:04 a.m. CST
Even Kingsley "Needsa" Nefarious Sidekick
by JarJarJr
And who wouldn't be better than Jar Jar Binks himself as the wacky evil minion sidekick to Kingsley's sinister kackle. Of course, since this is Thunderbirds, Jar Jar must be a marionette. Everything else can be groundbreaking CG -- except Jar Jar. "Thasa gooda plan sah Hood. Meesa thinks International Rescue no can stop you now. Ooh, cooba fish..." Sigh. Some virtual entities should never have been conceived. Get me some marshmallows, lighter fluid and another talk back thread... Oh yeah, Daredevil. Should be cool.
Feb. 6, 2003, 12:05 a.m. CST
Even Kingsley "Needsa" Nefarious Sidekick
by JarJarJr
And who wouldn't be better than Jar Jar Binks himself as the wacky evil minion sidekick to Kingsley's sinister kackle. Of course, since this is Thunderbirds, Jar Jar must be a marionette. Everything else can be groundbreaking CG -- except Jar Jar. "Thasa gooda plan sah Hood. Meesa thinks International Rescue no can stop you now. Ooh, cooba fish..." Sigh. Some virtual entities should never have been conceived. Get me some marshmallows, lighter fluid and another talk back thread... Oh yeah, Daredevil. Should be cool.
Feb. 6, 2003, 12:21 a.m. CST
Speaking of terrible mounds of shit...
by JarJarJr
Reminds me of the time I spent imagining I was sitting right next to Harry as he told us of his emotional experience seeing that cinematic wonder Armageddon. Here comes the tears...
Feb. 6, 2003, 5:03 p.m. CST
Feb 14 can't come any sooner
by SM Shadow
DD will kick arse on V-day and I'm definitely excited about this movie.
Feb. 7, 2003, 10:42 a.m. CST
by SM Shadow
Yeah.I've seen that happen before.I will have to kill myself if Shanghai Knights or Kangaroo Jack-Off beat out DD in the box office.
Feb. 7, 2003, 10:53 a.m. CST
Enhance your viewing pleasure
by Bill Froog
. . . with the new Anti-Affleck Glasses
Feb. 8, 2003, 11:43 a.m. CST
To see, or not to see?
by where_am_i
I'm a secret fan of these comic book heros, but i've got to admit i've never even heard of daredevil. The actual story sounds lame, a blind dude who jumps around with amazing accuracy wouldn't get me normally, but with all these brilliant marvel films at the minute (spiderman x-men) i think i'll end up seeing it, if they can sort out the rating...
Feb. 8, 2003, 12:17 p.m. CST
Yeah, that would be cool to see a "DAREDEVIL" SPECIAL EDITION" o
by screenplaywriter
I feel kind of disappointed for the director because he had to trim his film because of a little kids in the audience. No little kid knows who Daredevil is, because they've just been born a few years ago, or have never read a comic in their life. Daredevil is a teen-adult-more-related comic. It's dark, gritty, and violent, but it brings humor to it. I mean I like what Mark did with this. He made Daredevil question his values. "Should I kill this piece of shit? Or let him rot in a prison cell?" I mean if you were a crime-fighter, or cop would you think the same also? I hope they make DVD versions of a more tougher, more gruff Daredevil because I know I would buy it.
Feb. 8, 2003, 5:09 p.m. CST
by fettitular
I have an informant inside the fox studios. This guy is the real thing i'm tellin ya! MAJOR SPOILERAGE!!!!!!! IF YOU DONT WANT THE MOVIE RUINED THEN DONT KEEP READING!!!!!!! TURN BACK NOW!!!! Ok, you ready for this tastey little treat? Jennifer Garner gets BOTH of her tits cut off in this one! Yah, you heard me!!! Not one, but BOTH of them fab tatas. You heard it here first.
Feb. 8, 2003, 8:23 p.m. CST
I'm so surpsied no one has mentioned Affleck's a huge DD fan fro
by neomanrex
This isn't somone who has no idea who the characters are. If you read the foreward affleck did for K. smith's run on DD you'd see he really knows the characters and was a fan first, Which is why he really wanted to do the role...It wasn't that he was so much recruited it's what he wanted, I think it will show through in his performance that this means more than collecting a paycheck for him. And all the hate affleck things have no actual bearing whatsoever. " He was in movies I don't like...SATAN HE IS"
Feb. 8, 2003, 8:52 p.m. CST
Yo, fettitular what is your obsession with cutting off boobs?
by screenplaywriter
Are you some wack-ass serial killer that jizzes everytime he cuts off a woman's breast?
Feb. 9, 2003, 5:51 p.m. CST
Moriarty is full of shit!
by Nibbs
Jesus Christ, this guy actually has the balls to bash the first Batman movie. As if that weren't blasphemous enough, he actually says that a movie about a second-rate super-hero starring BEN AFFLECK is superior to Batman! Did I miss something? How did this guy get a job at AICN? Since all of you are so brainwashed, let me share a few other things with you. X-Men and Spider-Man were not good movies. They weren't TERRIBLE, but they definitely were not good, and Spider-Man sure as hell does not belong in the top 10 grossing films of all time. I haven't seen DareDevil yet, and I probably won't. You know why? Because every super-hero movie that Tim Burton hasn't directed has licked balls. I guess that's why Moriarty likes it so much...fucking ball licker. I think those involved with DareDevil studied Batman and said, "Okay, this is a really great film...what can we do to fuck it up? I know! We'll make a movie about DareDevil, one of the least popular super-heroes, and we'll get Ben Asslick to play him!"
Feb. 9, 2003, 6:06 p.m. CST
One more thing...
by Nibbs
I just wanted to add that I only come to this site for the rumors and actual news. I still read several of your reviews, of course, but I find that you losers like absolutely everything. Did you ever hear of objectivity? What about catering to people who really want to know which movies are good and which ones are not? I'll give you some help. If it's a movie based on a comic, you have to start PROVING that it isn't going to suck. Batman and Batman Returns (although to a lesser degree) and the Crow were really great movies based on comics. There simply hasn't been one since. Joel Schumaker is raping the Batman franchise. Spider-Man looked like a high-tech Power Rangers movie. X-Men was decent...but not memorable in any way. Captain America....do I really have to say anything else? P.S. Moriarty...Harry...you're complete losers. You don't appreciate films, you just like movies. That's all that you guys are, losers that live in shitty trailers that like absolutely every form of moving picture, regardless of it's quality. Fuck you.
Feb. 9, 2003, 9:48 p.m. CST
by Ribbons
While Burton did a good job of directing the first two movies, the 'Batman' franchise had its own problems. I might get flamed for this, but I think that the first two Blade movies were better than the first two Batman movies. Also, the reason that Moriarty and Harry like the majority of movies that they review is because they only review the movies that they're interested in seeing (for the most part). Also, some of the films they've been ambivalent towards never see their own reviews because people on this site don't see the point in writing them. And not everybody on this site thinks that 'Spider-Man' was a "supermegamasterpiece;" it definitely had problems, especially with the script, but in its defense, I think Koepp nailed the notes he was supposed to, and if anything, Peter's walking away from Mary Jane at the end was something that both the movie and the audience "earned," so to speak. I didn't like it that much, and it definitely doesn't stand up to repeat viewings, but there was enough set-up and payoff for you to understand Peter's character arc. And Sam Raimi did exactly what he set out to do. Those that criticize the rooftop scene between Spider-Man and Willem Dafoe, well, I don't know, but I have a feeling the look was intentional (maybe not, but I think Raimi would've realized how ludicrous it looked if every fanboy with a computer did). I actually thought it would've been really cool if Sony had the Spider-Man DVD cover Warholized to match the tone of the movie, but hey, whatever. (Slips on flame-retardent suit). OK, I'm ready now.
Feb. 9, 2003, 9:50 p.m. CST
by Ribbons
I mispelled retardant. Guess I'll need an extra suit...
Feb. 10, 2003, 9:42 a.m. CST
by Lorenzo_2003
I hope Ben is paying you big bucks because you're quite the cheerleader =D Anyway I don't hate Affleck although he's much like Bruce Willis for me: I just can not take him seriously. Maybe it's the constant smirking or the never ending glib remarks in every movie, but whatever it is it's like he's constantly reminding me that he's in a movie, he knows he's in the movie, and he just happens to be talking while someone starts filming. Never once do I lose myself in his *ahem* performances. It's like with this DD movie . . . I know when I watch it I'll be thinking "oh there's Ben Affleck pretending to be blind. Look, he's now pretending to fight." Great actors, even well known ones can still make you forget who they are for at least a couple hours. But I do give him some credit for being a DD fan even before this film opportunity came up. But nah, I don't hate him and I don't see why anyone would feel that intensely about him either. And please people, drop the J.Ho references. Seriously, she is not all that and it makes me laugh when someone accuses others of disliking Affleck because he's boffing P Diddy's leftovers.
Feb. 10, 2003, 4:41 p.m. CST
Not going to see this....
by Crowe66
I dont want to see DD and you should either if you followed the comic. Since when is Kingpin a muscle bound black guy? In the comic hes just a huge white bald guy...Bullseye, well where is his costume? DD looks decent and Elecktra ok but damn man get the villians right. I would have wanted to see it if they kept it like the comic, why is that too much to ask. MAKE A MOVIE JUST LIKE THE COMIC DONT CHANGE STUFF DAMNIT!!!!
Feb. 11, 2003, 1:31 a.m. CST
Just a Spiderman rip-off only fan boys will like
by DeFiCaToR
Title says it all
Feb. 11, 2003, 1:31 p.m. CST
I can't believe anyone will like this trash
by Turandot
Just saw it. It's the absolute worst peice of trash to hit the screen in a long time. The script was so awful, the reviewers around me couldn't stop howling. The direction is unwatchable (think Russel Mulcahy on steroids), and the acting is beyond bad. Affleck has to be the most boring actor ever. And Colin Farrell... overacting is too faint a word to describe that thing he does with his eyes ALL THE TIME!!! The ONLY redeeming merit of this crap comes before the film starts: the trailer of X-MEN 2!
Feb. 11, 2003, 4:48 p.m. CST
DareDevil and any other reviews on here
by Undine
I have only started reading this site, and all of you guys make me want to watch the movies (or only watch them to see if they really ARE as bad as stated :P).... It is so hard to get someone to tell me what happens in parts of the movies... I am always met with "I don't want to tell you! It'll ruin the movie!" Well, I say, damnit, ruin it for who?? Not me! jeez... Thanks, guys... you know how to ruin a good movie so that I want to go see it... heh. so there. on all of ya. neener. U.
Feb. 11, 2003, 11:17 p.m. CST
Just saw DD
by mreeez
I would give the film a solid ***. My only complaint is that it seemed a bit rushed at the end. It is a darker comic film that we are used to and I would even venture to say that it is darker than the first Batman. It kind of reminded me of Spawn in that way, and others watching it with me got the same feel from it. Also, what is all the griping about Ben Affleck. Affleck was the bomb in 'Phantoms'!
Feb. 12, 2003, 1:07 a.m. CST
Saw the movie! It was amazing! SPOILERS! SID
by Sid Kibbitz
The directors have decided to go an all new approach to this one, using such successful formulas we have seen in BAT-MAN AND ROBIN and PLANET OF THE APES! Throwing out the comic book adaptation and still do things in a refreshing unoriginal style that keeps you guessing. You are kept on the edge of your seats wondering if you
Feb. 12, 2003, 6:27 a.m. CST
HOLY SHIT! I just linked to this from Rotten Tomatoes! WAY TO GO
by CoolDan989
Not sure about seeing Daredevil, though, might wait until The Hulk...
Feb. 12, 2003, 11:07 a.m. CST
i saw it and it sucked--moriarty is in trouble here.
by manofelt
this is one terrible film. my audience was howling at times at the preposterous script--especially the last line. i walked out of the screening room shocked at how bad it really was. there are gaps in logic and character development that you could drive a truck through. the screenwriters and editors should be embarrassed. affleck was flat as a pancake. there are some cool visuals and the fights scenes are decent, but no amount of action could overcome the huge flaws of this film. moriarty's reputation is in seriously peril over this one. this movie will be panned (with great predjudice) by every serious reviewer out there.
Feb. 12, 2003, 1:27 p.m. CST
This movie has made me stop caring entirely about internet revie
by Doc_McCoy
The ads for the film look atrocious, we all know Affleck is a terrible actor, yet somehow, with all the positive reviews showing up on this site, I foolishly allowed myself to think this movie might have a chance of being good. From here on out I have officially stopped giving any weight whatsoever to any sort of review I read about a film on the internet. This film is TERRIBLE, just as I should have known it would be. The action scenes are horribly directed (complete with awful special f/x), the dialogue is laughable (I literally laughed out loud about a dozen times when I'm sure I wasn't supposed to), and the acting is dreadful. The one bright spot in the film is Jennifer Garner who not only looks great, but her presence greatly improves every scene she's in. She has that star magnetism that makes you think we'll be seeing a lot more from her in the future. Do yourselves a favor and do not go see this film -- I don't want to have to suffer through another ad campaign for the sequel.
Feb. 12, 2003, 3:35 p.m. CST
"for the first time"
by Parlo
About the elektra and daredevil relationship he says something like 'for the first time the love story isn't marginalized in a comic book movie.' Um, didn't he see SPIDER-MAN? Or even BATMAN RETURNS? Both had very satisfying central romantic relationships. Bizarre. I'm still worried this will be B-A-D.
Feb. 13, 2003, 2:51 p.m. CST
Saw it last night...
by ThePoleOfJustice
...and I have this to say: you CAN NOT like this movie and hate either BATMAN AND ROBIN or GODZILLA. It's not as obnoxious as B&R, but it's just as disjointed and poorly scripted. I'm not one for bashing stuff outright, but this is honestly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Seriously. Case in point: a character gets kneecapped...which is painful, right? So how does that character spend the rest of the scene? ON HIS FUCKING KNEES! Guess they stopped hurting real quick. This isn't just an oversight, people, this is uncut ineptitude.
Feb. 13, 2003, 4:38 p.m. CST
Big Fucking Yawn..................................
by Doc Cock
A light bulb has come on and I have come to the conclusion that if it doesn't involve CGI or a comic book/graphic novel character/s you dreary lot are not fecking interested, look at all the other topics on this web page, some have only about 10 posts.......but god almighty if it's about which dysfunctional dumb ass leather clad joyboy superhero is the best then your crawling all over each to get your tuppence worth of drivel printed on the screen......at least 90% of the comments I read are absolutley crap.......and I mean laxative level crap..... sorry but that's what I think......rather than "choking your chicken" every night over these comic book characters, get out more, take up a wee hobby, but don't and I mean don't rip your knitting over these films......because like buses another one will be along in a minute.........And I fecking guarantee you when it does it will be just as bad as the last one, and you'll all be sitting at your keyboards typing...."this actor is crap","that costume ain't right", he's a wank director", "its not like the book"...............just get a fecking grip.......arrgh......just get a grip alright! Ta Ta.
Feb. 14, 2003, 12:51 a.m. CST
Just saw Daredevil
by Woofbacca
It's X-men quality! Beautiful and true...nuff said.
Feb. 14, 2003, 3:44 a.m. CST
Man, that sucked
by andrew_gross
Bad movie. Bad plot. Bad stunts. Bad dialog. Moriarty is on probation. He may have contracted Harry's disease. For him to be this off on a movie this bad is pretty troubling.
Feb. 14, 2003, 8:47 a.m. CST
Watchable, however...
by oneragga
Missing Key elements for greatness. Too much CGI; for $15 mill and barley any CGI, Crouching TIger, et al, made their stars fly around and kick a whole lotta arse. If they were trying to keep it "real" and got the extra $$ to do so, be a little more inventive w/ your Hong Kong boys. Also, MGD as Kingpin was done a disservice. Kingpin was a REGAL asskicker. In the CB, you got the idea that he was conflicted as the Kingpin of crime, and was madly devoted to Vanessa, his wife. MCD could've played that if given the shot. He was cast because he was the best actor for the part, right? I was cool w/ that, however, why then was his race played up from his intro? "Hip hop blaring as the camera crept up the building." Not the most color blind way to get started. Editing was a bit shoddy, and the fight scenes were dark, and sometimes confusing. However, at least watching them, I believed that DD could jump amidst a bunch of punks and use superhuman senses to whup arse. I just wished for a clearer visual representation of same. Which is why it's hard for me to criticize Johnson for the picture, yet hard to support him at the same time. I saw the passion for the story and the characters; unfortunately, I also saw his lack of experience with such a large scale project. Having him work in tandem with a director of talent AND experience (hell, co-direct the thing) may have been a better option. It's like me directing Spider-man: I've loved the character for 30 of my 33 years, but other than shorts in film school, don't give ME $100 mill of your hard earned money, I haven't built the body of work yet to handle that kind of thing. Superman and to some degree Spider-Man worked on a massive scale of success because the filmmakers had reverence for the material, and made it so. The Blade films worked IMHO for the same reasons as well; X-men to a point. I hope DD gets a second round, because Affleck worked for me, Bulleye and Foggy were great fun, and with the right attention paid to character development, Kingpin could REALLY be a force to be reckoned with, and Elektra could've been someone you REALLY cared about. And I think these characters deserve that. They DON'T deserve a "meet cute on the playground fight"..no ONE person watching thought "HOly shite, maybe this could be that guy, get on the phone with Channel 7 news?" There's a BLIND guy flipping around in public trying to kick the crap out of some chick, for the love of Mike. Overall, a good first effort, that needs some serious tweaking for the sequel..which it does deserve.
Feb. 14, 2003, 12:04 p.m. CST
LXG? - what gay-ass thought of that!
by MartianManhunter
I've already said what I wanted to say about the DAREDEVIL crap-shoot on Harry's Page. Moriaty is a jerkass anyway, everyone knows that, I refuse to read the review. I just wanted to say that the BEST part of DAREDEVIL was the X2 trailer. I nearly jump through the roof when I Cololussus. NightCrawler has always been my favorite. But then the LXG - MY GOODNESS PEOPLE, I've SEEN BLADE and JAMES BOND, but I didn't know they both got drunk and did the notty to produce this regurgitated crap. The trailer made me want to gouge my eyes out! Bottom line with Comic Book movies is - HOW GOOD IS THE DIRECTOR? Spider Man - Sammy Boy, Xmen - Brian Singer, HULK (I'm going out on a limb) - ANG LEE, These are quality films. Daredevil - Micheal Steven Johnson - who is this Ass? Blade2 -Guelmaro Del Toro - who the F*#& is this guy? I know his brother but.... -thanks for reading this! mm
Feb. 14, 2003, 7:50 p.m. CST
Thought it kicked ass.
by Jack Burton
Never read the comic so I don't know, nor care, what changed and what didn't. What I know is the characterization was good, the plot was a bit too rushed, and it had a lot of memorable scenes. If you are on the fence check it out. The reviewers are trashing it, the fan boys are trashing it, but I've come to the conclusion most critics are fan boys anyway so it's a catch-22. The visuals with Matt's sonar work very well. The CGI is kept to a minimum or at least unobtrusive. The fight scenes are all well done, especially the choreography on the playground. The acting was fine across the board. In some ways I liked it more than Spider-Man. It is a more grown up film. By the way, The Hulk looks absolutely terrible. How anyone can praise that freaking trailer is beyond me. I'm sure the non Hulk scenes will be great but that CGI is so obvious there is no way to suspend disbelief.
Feb. 14, 2003, 9:19 p.m. CST
by Evil Chicken
Bang! Zoom! Daredevil is one of the finest comic adaptations EVER MADE. Ben Affleck IS Matt Murdock. He effectively breathes life into a tragic 4-color hero. Damn fine performance! There is no doubt that being DD HURTS both physically and emotionally; just the way it should be! Watching Colin Farrell is an incredible hoot. This guy must have had a blast making this flick. He chews up every scene that he is in and relishes every moment. I've never seen an episode of "Alias," but Jennifer Garner is great in the role of Electra and, an incredible hottie to boot. Michael Clark Duncan has been wonderful in each roll that I have seen him take on. The man is the Kingpin. I can't wait to see how they/he further develops his role in the future. The filmmakers had a respect for the source material and the love shows. Kudos to the director, Mark Steven Johnson and to the writers for making the fantastic as realistic as filmmakers can! I loved the fanboy touches that they put in the film. The guy with the pen in his forehead is FRANK MILLER! The names of the boxers that Matt's dad fights will ring a bell with fan boys as well and, of course, fanboys will recognize who the guy in the morgue is, as well as the man that young Matt saves from stepping off of the curb. BTW don't leave the theater before the credits are over... you just might miss something. Excelsior!
Feb. 15, 2003, 1:11 a.m. CST
That was one wicked awesome movie
by HumanTorch
I personally thought that Daredevil was one of the best if not the best comic book movies ever. I could care less about superman movies, the first Batman was great and spider-man had its moments. X-men and X-men 2 are/will be great. but this movie just delivered, i loved it. stay through the credits for a nice surprise, it probably helps i'm a colin ferrel fan also, i thought he was a great villan, he kept growling the whole movie! and it s set up for a sequel already! do yourself a favor and see this movie. -torch
Feb. 15, 2003, 1:15 a.m. CST
by slaterc3
Has AICN sold out? Did Ben Affleck pay Moriarty, Harry, Quint, and Alexandra DuPont to gush all over this movie? How can they ALL love what is obviously a very mediocre comic-movie? I can't prove that this site is owned by studios now, but there's no chance I could ever trust a review from any of the writers here (not that I ever have before). Actually, I usually skip through Harry and Moriarty's prolix drek, and dig right into the talkbacks.
Feb. 15, 2003, 6:41 a.m. CST
You guys suck cock
by raizok
.. I thought this was pretty good and showed a great appreciation of its subject matter. I give it three thumbs up and the forth one is up Moriaty's ass for a good review.
Feb. 15, 2003, 1:43 p.m. CST
R-Rated DareDevil = ...
by NickFoley
Just another bad R-Rated movie. Affleck sucked, Gardner looks like a guy. The irish prick sucked. And MCD deed a good job. Although I remember him been so happy and all smiles. X2 will kick your ass
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Deafheaven announce headline Los Angeles show on August 23rd
We just witnessed San Francisco's Deafheaven shred the Echoplex as a supporting act for Boris this past May. Deafheaven bring forth some serious hardcore punk full of those scary throaty screams, however, they also have some toned down lovely musical elements to them ("Bedrooms"). On Friday, Aug. 23, Deadheaven will headline the Echo with a very special guest. You won't want to miss this exciting and intimate show.
Tickets to Deafheaven at the Echo are priced at $12.50 – $15 and the show is all ages. Tickets will go on sale on this Friday, Jun 14 at noon.
Click here to check out our photos of Deafheaven at the Echoplex with Boris.
Live Review & Video: Deafheaven At The El Rey Theater - June 29th 2012
With the San Francisco band Deafheaven, it is all about announcing the Apocalypse, I mean, I am not sure of the meaning of the songs, as I couldn't understand a word of what singer George Clarke was yelling in endless agonies, but they were installing a sort of atmosphere predicting that something terribly bleak was about to happen.
I remember seeing them at Vacation Vinyl, and I got to get very close to the singer who was screaming his lungs out, just under my nose, but here they were again, this time touring with Russian Circles and playing their unique mix of black metal grindcore, hardcore – can we even talk about a genre for this kind of music? – in front of the large public of the El Rey theater, last Friday night.
Their long, slow-burn songs often installed a hypnotic and throbbing shoegazing, before escalating or falling (depending on how you feel it) in hell, thanks to Clarke's theatrical moves and tortured-beast howls, able to horrify the hell out of anybody. Holding his fantastic and triumphant pauses like an olympic Greek athlete, while grasping the mic stand with both hands, he was fighting against some invisible fury inside himself, or channeling some unearthly elements.
The spectacle was all around him, as the four other musicians were rather providing the momentum for his overwhelming despair and never-ending auto-crucifixion. Ruminating some wrath, he was staying still for long periods of time, looking at the crowd before exploding with a rare rawness and an endless torture. I am not exactly sure, they may have only played 3 or 4 songs, with the same violent intensity, the same thick sonic wall, indecipherable curious voices between the songs, and enough climatic assaults to keep you on the edge during the whole set.
Holloweyed Photos from LA Show // March 9, 2012
Bay Area atmosphere-heavy black metal act Deaheaven tour a LOT. After the release of their staggeringly fantastic Roads to Judah issue, a slew of North American dates and a jaunt to Europe, the band has spent a hearty amount of 2012 back on the road. Their current US tour wraps late next week at a show alongside labelmates Converge after which the band will again cross the pond for a heavy two months supporting Russian Circles through Europe. Dates here.
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"Violet" Live from Troubadour - Los Angeles
Deafheaven playing Violet at the Troubadour show on November 28, 2011
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A neurotically depressed British Art professor finds himself falling for his new American co-worker.
"Ok, everyone," Jonathan said as he finished erasing the blackboard. "I'll see you all on Monday. Class dismissed."
Professor Jonathan Thomas' students shuffled out of his classroom, like playing cards.
"Good luck, tonight, Professor Thomas,"one winked while the Professor waved.
When all of his students had made their way out, Jonathan reached into his pocket and pulled out a small dark blue velvet box. He'd been carrying it around in his coat pocket for weeks now. Today would finally be the day.


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Bugs are a fact of life in the technology world, and the Open Source community is no exception. What is exceptional, however, is the open way these vulnerabilities are handled, as the developers behind Mozilla's Firefox browser have aptly demonstrated.
One element of the acclaimed performance booster is giving its developers something of a headache this week, however. The first zero-day exploit for Firefox 3.5 was revealed publicly on Monday, in the form of a vulnerability in the browser's Just-in-time compiler. Unlike older methods of execution, which interpret the bytecode created from the browser's source code, a Just-in-time compiler transforms the bytecode into native machine code just before executing it, resulting in significant performance improvements. Attackers can utilize the vulnerability to execute malicious code on the user's system by luring them to a website containing the exploit code.
A patch for the exploit has yet to be released, though Firefox developers are on the case. Mozilla has indicated that once developers have prepared and tested the patch, it will be pushed out to users via the normal update channels. Linux users may wish to make special note of the update — because it was released so recently, users are likely to have installed Firefox 3.5 manually rather than via their distribution's repositories, and thus may not receive updates in the manner they are accustomed to.
Developers stress that this is only a temporary fix, and as it will result in significantly decreased browser performance, should be returned to its original setting as soon as the patch is installed. Users uncomfortable with altering about:config settings can achieve the same result by running the browser in Safe Mode, though this will result in additional components being disabled.
Justin Ryan is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.
Not exploitable
"Attackers can utilize the vulnerability to execute malicious code on the user's system by luring them to a website containing the exploit code."
No it can't. It's a non-exploitable null pointer dereference resulting from out of memory condition (equivalent to not checking for NULL when malloc'ing). It can only cause denial of service. It's worth noting that many other browsers also crash on the proof of concept "exploit".
You could just get 3.5.1
You could just get 3.5.1 which has the bug fix... Click "check for updates"
a 0-day exploit revealed 1.5
a 0-day exploit revealed 1.5 weeks later?
0 day ain't 0-day
Yeah, great! We've seen exploits on IE come out weeks in advance, but this one comes over a week later! Thank God we're safely using Firefox. I've upgraded to 3.5.1 on Fedora 11, Ubuntu 9.10, Debian 5 and well, XP too.
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Ignacio started off his social work career in Detroit, MI as a union organizer. Since then, he has worked in a variety of settings to help empower those in probation, relative-caregiving, domestic violence, and homeless situations at different community agencies in Monterey County.
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Ignacio loves technology as an empowerment tool, and likes to be creative. He is also the social media and tech person at the counseling center, helping the PGCC connect with students.
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Whoa! When Do I get to Have a Shot at a Snazzy Photo in the Jewish World Review?
Kudos and Huzzahs to St. Blog's own Eve Tushnet! You go girl!
Here's Eve basically repeating my point of yesterday:
The Republican position, broadly speaking, can be summarized as, "Follow the rules!" Republicans use textualist rhetoric, praising judges who stick to the plain sense of the law rather than enacting their own policy preferences. Justice Scalia is the most famous textualist; he's also one of the judges then-candidate George W. Bush named as his favorites.
And the Democrats? Their jurisprudential philosophy can be summed up even more quickly than that of the Republicans. It's just one word: abortion.
When everything else is sacrificed by liberals, when feminism is sacrificed by NOW to defend Bill Clinton against credible charges of rape, when the peaceniks of yesteryear are firing cruise missiles at Sudanese aspirin factories to fend off American interests from the depradations of Monica Lewinsky's testimony, when alleged death penalty opponents defend his human sacrifice of a mentally retarded prisoner in order to look "tough on crime", when the party that fought for civil rights sucks up to men as contemptuous of black interests as the creatures Sharpton and Jackson are, when triangulation, focus grouping, spin and general liberal whoredom compels liberalism to abandon every last one of its principles, one principle remains: the inviolable sacrament of abortion. It's the only real core belief of American liberalism. They have made a covenant with Death and the grave. Republican whores dally with it. But the Democratic party is married to it, a succubus that is draining the life out of the party with vampiric gripping strength.
I hope and pray our spineless and stupid Republican Party will have the moxie to say no to the covenant with death in more than mere words. God, perhaps, will again choose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. And there is no greater party of fools than Republicans.


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Martin Nisenholtz, who founded NYTimes.com, is leaving the company, Om Malik reports.
According to his company bio, Nisenholtz "is responsible for the strategy development, operations and management of The New York Times Company's digital properties."
Under his tenure, NYTimes.com has grown from a mirror of the daily print product to its own robust editorial enterprise.
Nisenholtz played a key role in rolling out the metered wall, which has been viewed as a success.
The timing of his departure likely means the initial phase of the paywall debut is complete. He led the process and now it's time to let someone else see it through. We wish Nisenholtz the best of luck wherever he turns up next.


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The award, created by the Academy in 2003, honors a person who has made a significant and ongoing commitment to strengthening the bonds between IUPUI and the larger community. The 3-inch Bepko medallion bears the image of former IUPUI Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko on one side, and the recipient's name, date and citation on the other side. Recipients also are listed on a plaque in Campus Center 264, a room supported by donations from members of the Senior Academy.
Recipients include:
2003 Gerald L. Bepko
2007 James T. Morris
2008 William M. Plater
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22 Dec 2001
Accounting standard-setters in four North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries have participated in the third edition of a study, just published, of Significant Differences in GAAP in Canada, Chile, Mexico, and the United States.
21 Dec 2001
We have updated our pages for the following projects to reflect Board decisions earlier this week:
Revisions to IAS 39
Improvements to Existing Standards
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Insurance Contracts
We have updated our pages for the following projects to reflect Board decisions earlier this week:
We have moved the summary of discussions at the December 2001 IASB meeting to its own page.
20 Dec 2001
The chief executives of the seven largest public accounting firms in Europe have jointly signed a letter endorsing IAS for Europe.
A European capital market must be strong if it is to be one of the leading sources of global finance. The application of consistent financial reporting standards is step in the right direction and should be a public interest priority. We wish to record the full support of our respective firms for the Commission's vision for a strong, competitive and efficient capital market for Europe including the application of IAS.
ECOFIN, the European Council of Finance Ministers, met on 13 December 2001 and agreed a 'general orientation' on a proposed Regulation that would require all EU listed companies, including banks and insurance companies, to prepare their consolidated financial statements using IAS.
The International Accounting Standards Regulation will introduce a new era of transparency and put an end to the current Tower of Babel in financial reporting. It will help European firms to compete on equal terms when raising capital on world markets and allow investors and other stakeholders to compare companies' performance against a common standard. However, I regret the Ministers' decision to grant some big companies the right to apply US GAAP standards until 2007, two years after the Lisbon deadline for completing the Internal Market in financial services.
At its meeting this week, the IASB Board approved seven final Interpretations (SIC-27 to SIC-31, and SIC-33) and tentatively approved an Interpretation on website costs.
The approved Interpretations are as follows:
SIC-32 Intangible Assets - Web Site Costs was tentatively approved. However, the Board objected to the lack of convergence of the paragraphs dealing with the graphical design of a website with other similar literature on the topic. For instance under US GAAP, EITF 00-2, Accounting for Website Development Costs, allows for the capitalisation of these costs. The SIC proposed to expense the cost of graphical design as incurred. The SIC was urged to take another look at these specific paragraphs and try to seek further convergence. No objections to the other paragraphs were made.
18 Dec 2001
The Trustees of the IASC Foundation have appointed the 12 members of IASB's new interpretations committee -- proposed to be called the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) -- which will replace the former Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC).
15 Dec 2001
The IASB will meet on 18-20 December in Paris.
IASB member Tatsumi Yamada, who is from Japan, spoke on 13 December in Beijing at an International Symposium on Accounting Standards sponsored by China's Ministry of Finance.
14 Dec 2001
We have posted the latest IFAC Public Sector Committee Update Newsletter (PDF 72k).
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