Comments on: James Gunn Says ‘Daredevil’ Made Him Cry Twice, Calls It A “Huge Marvel Event”

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

CB, I agree that Nolan\’s "The Dark Knight" is superior. I guess it\’s sort of a non-issue for me because I haven\’t been expecting anything on the level of Taxi Driver, Scorsese, The Wire, etc. Different expectations. That said, I\’ve watched a few more episodes today and I\’m getting a little bored with it.

By: ti

ti — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

From a guy who has never been into this kind of stuff I quite liked it and think Charlie Cox does a great job.

By: CB

CB — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

Daniel – Yes, it\’s different from the fabricated, lighthearted fare that Marvel churns out every year, but it\’s hardly as edgy and groundbreaking as it wants to be. Compare this to the visceral visions of Paul Schrader, Marty Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, William Friedkin, Abel Ferrara, David Simon, James Gray, Park Chan-wook, Nicolas Winding Refn – the authentic urban street poets of cinema – and this just doesn\’t compare at all. It\’s still a slave of the comic book film discourse. Nolan is the only one who has ventured outside of it so far, if you ask me. The point of Taxi Driver was not to glorify and aestheticize Bickle\’s psychotic and violent impulses, the film was more in terms of character, cinematography and music. It was, as Scorsese\’s DP put it, a "documentary on the mind." Daredevil is the Joss Whedon version of that art.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

Surprised at the above complaints. I\’m hardly a Daredevil fanboy, myself — I read "Born Again" once in high school and that\’s about it — but I\’m finding the show a refreshing tonal shift from over-the-top superheroical fare. I\’m three episodes in and looking forward to watching more. That said, James Gunn never met a hyperbolic statement he didn\’t like.

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

It\’s a show for nerds, unfortunately. Not being a hater, but this is NOT Taxi Driver, Serpico, The French Connection, The Wire..

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

Terrible show. I forced myself to try and get through the second episode, since that\’s usually where things pick up, and couldn\’t do it. Terrible from top to bottom.

By: blob

blob — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:42:49 +0000

Shit show.