They’ve made their dominance known on the big screen, stretched their wings into television, and starting this past weekend, Marvel brought their brand name power to Netflix with "Daredevil." And there has been an excited reception. Even our own Nikola Grozdanovic — who tends to lean arthouse most of the time — called it An Awesome Achievement And Marvel’s Most Graphic & Grounded Effort To Date. The show can now count one more fan.
"Guardians Of The Galaxy" director James Gunn took to Facebook today and positively gushed about the series. "I love it," he stated, adding that has a longtime fan of the comic he had his concerns. In fact, he says, "In the first few episodes, I cried twice" because "I realized this character I loved so much for so long had been brought to television with such spirit, love, and care."
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So, it seems that whether you’re an arthouse lover or a serious comic fan, "Daredevil" is one to start streaming, and also does the superhero justice. Check out Gunn’s full post below.
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.
From a guy who has never been into this kind of stuff I quite liked it and think Charlie Cox does a great job.
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.
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.
It\’s a show for nerds, unfortunately. Not being a hater, but this is NOT Taxi Driver, Serpico, The French Connection, The Wire..
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.
Shit show.