Anyone here see the new Elektra unrated cut- is it any better than the original?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:00 PM

I kinda liked Elektra, but not enough to buy it. It was a helluva lot better than Daredevil, at any rate.
But is this new cut an improvement? I was so on the fence about owning it, a better cut might make the difference.
So, anyone see it?

Chrisisall, sai.

RIVER6213

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:09 PM

Yes, I've seen it and don't waste your money.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:13 PM

Thanks for the review; I feared as much.

Chrisisall

ZEEK

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:32 PM

I liked elektra too. Don't know why people said it was worse than daredevil? Daredevil was terrible IMO.

I guess the previews for Elektra really made it look like the whole movie was about Jennifer Garner's rack. I mean...that was a big part of the movie...but there was a plot too. An action movie plot, but a plot none the less.

20THCENTFOXHATER

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 4:33 PM

Huh. I seem to be the only peson who actually liked Daredevil. But, anyways, check out the director's cut of Daredevil because it is a lot more mature than the theatre cut and more people seem to like it. I found it was a lot darker and more original than the theatre cut also.

"I aim to misbehave."

"This must be what going insane feels like."

STORYMARK

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 5:35 PM

I have to agree, the director's cut of Daredevil was a massive improvement. Still has some flaws of course, but I was amazed at what a difference it made. I also really liked that, unlike most director's cuts that just add whatever was still lying around, they also removed some things that didn't work from the theatrical cut.

What I found very amusing was the documentary about that cut. Watching the director trying to be very diplomatic about his thoughts on the inferior theatrical cut, intercut with one of the studio guys trying to defend the theatrical cut as better.

I havn't seen the new cut of Elektra, but I thought the original version was very mediocre, and given how very, very little they used of the source material, I left wondering why they even bothered to make it. And apparently this cut just adds 2 minutes of deleted material, that was already on the first DVD (as opposed to 30 minutes of extra and re-arranged footage- and 5 minutes removed -on Daredevil).

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

GHOSTDOG

Friday, November 11, 2005 5:32 PM

I have to agree the director's cut of Elektra was equally terrible as the movie...

NEEDY

Friday, November 11, 2005 7:02 PM

I'm amazed that you thought Elektra was a lot better than Daredevil. To each his own I suppose, but IMO Daredevil (the theatrical cut) was a decent entertaining movie... the director's cut however was fantastic. I loved it. It certainly did add a lot more to the movie... it actually had a strong story and got me into the Daredevil comics.

I thought I'd like Elektra, even if it was only as a guilty pleasure, since those that criticized it were the same ones that criticized DD. But I really didn't like it.

Why was it not written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson? After all, he did set it up at the end of DD, and did a great job of DD (IMO). For me, Elektra was definitely all style and no substance

Needy. Male Companion a.k.a. First Boy Whore of Destiny

STORYMARK

Friday, November 11, 2005 7:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by NEEDY:

Why was it not written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson? After all, he did set it up at the end of DD, and did a great job of DD (IMO). For me, Elektra was definitely all style and no substance

I think he was busy prepping GHOST RIDER.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

CHRISISALL

Friday, November 11, 2005 7:48 PM

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Originally posted by 20thCentFoxHater:
Huh. I seem to be the only peson who actually liked Daredevil. But, anyways, check out the director's cut of Daredevil because it is a lot more mature than the theatre cut and more people seem to like it. I found it was a lot darker and more original than the theatre cut also.

I thought that DD was wasn't nearly dark enough, the story needed fleshing out, and the fight with Kingpin shouldn't have been won quite so easily with one final brawl.
If the director's cut fixes all that, then I'll be on my way to buy it shortly.

Chrisisall, 70's and 80's DD comic fan

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