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Daredevil: Director's Cut, a review by Tom

Title: Daredevil: Director's Cut
Year: 2003
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Rating: R
Length: 133 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: DTS 5.1, French: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Ben Affleck
Jennifer Garner
Colin Farrell
Michael Clarke Duncan
Jon Favreau

Plot:
Take the dare as never before with this all-new Director's Cut version of Daredevil. Grittier and edgier than the original theatrical release, Daredevil Director's Cut is packed with never-before-available scenes, including a devilish subplot in which Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) agrees to defend a not-so-innocent man (Coolio) framed for murder. This is the definitive DaredevilExtras:
Closed Captioned
Commentary
Featurettes
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

With Pete talking about Daredevil, I got in the mood to watch this movie again (it has been awhile).
Sadly, the studio decided to cut out a complete subplot of the movie, rearrange some scenes and force a love scene into the movie. The result was a mess of a movie, which did not make any sense at all. This director's cut fixes this. Now it makes sense again. If they would have released this version (even if it as 30 minutes longer), I think the movie wouldn't have such a bad reputation!

Besides fixing the big plot holes of the theatrical version, it deepens the relationships between the characters: Matt and his father, Matt and Elektra, Matt and Ben Urich, Matt and his lawyer partner (played by Jon Favreau, who will always be Pete Becker from "Friends" for me, but nowadays a bigshot director (Elf, Iron Man))
Also the subplot, besides sheding new light into the plot of the movie, provides more scenes for Matt Murdock out of his costume. In the theatrical version this came much too short.

Michael Clarke Duncan was a great casting choice to be the Kingpin. I know, that a lot of purist do not think so, as he is an African-American, which the Kingpin of the comics was not. But I think he fits perfectly. Kingpin is supposed to be a big fellow who's big build is thanks to his muscles. And that Michael Clarke Duncan can provide.

Before this movie, I didn't know much about Daredevil. I must confess, I have never really read a superhero comic. So most things I know of the superheroes is from movies and TV, and some Wikipedia research after I watched such a movie.


Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 4th, 2009)

Bee Movie, a review by Dragonfire

Everyone is buzzing for 'BEE MOVIE', the hit comedy from creator and comic icon Jerry Seinfeld. Ambitious young worker bee Barry B. Benson soars out into the world with the high-flying pollen jocks in search of nectar and adventure. But when he breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom and speaks to humans, Barry sets off an un-bee-lievable chain of events that prove even a little bee can make a big difference!

My Thoughts

I first saw this one in the theater when it first came out.  I've really never been a fan of Seinfeld, but it looked like it could be a cute movie so I decided to give it a chance.  Added to that the fact that I have frequently been disappointed with other animated movies from Dreamworks and my expectations really weren't that high.  I did end up enjoying it and think it is one of the better animated movies that Dreamworks has made.  The story was cute, though it did get a little overbearing with the message near the end.  The animation was done well, but not as good as Pixar.  The voices all fit the characters well, though a few of them did go a tad overboard at times.

Overall, I thought it was a cute, entertaining animated movie and I'm glad I added it to my collection.

I did post a review on Epinions back after I first saw the movie.

Bee Movie

(From Dragonfire: What I've Been Watching on February 16th, 2009)

Grey's Anatomy Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

17. Some Kind Of Miracle
As Burke, Richard and Bailey feverishly work to revive her, Meredith interacts with some ghosts from her past. Alex's pregnant patient awakens, unable to remember anything and under the impression that Alex is her husband. Derek angrily confronts Meredith's mother, Ellis, who may be the only person in the world who can save Meredith.

My Thoughts:
This episode pretty much concludes the disaster storyline. And once again... an excellent episode. I still don't know for sure how I feel about the whole after-life/dream-type thing they did with Meredith... but I must admit... it was better then what I expected from the end of the last episode... so I guess it did work. Though it did seem pretty obvious how it would end up early on into the episode.

My Rating:

18. Scars And Souvenirs
Burke is troubled when Cristina's old flame Marlowe, a renowned surgeon, visits Seattle Grace. Richard relates to a Korean War veteran with some shrapnel still lodged in his shoulder. A fuse is blown when Meredith invites her father and his wife to dinner. Callie kicks George out after a huge argument and he awakens to a surprise the next morning.

My Thoughts:
This is really an average episode. It seemed a bit slow  to me. Nothing special about the medical cases and even the personal life stuff was kinda blah. Felt like no more then a filler episode to me.

My Rating:

19. My Favorite Mistake
A hungover George has no memory of the night before, and must pull himself together to meet his new father-in-law. With Marlowe on board at Seattle Grace, the staff goes all out to impress him in hopes of getting Richard's job. Alex helps his Jane Doe pick out a new face for her reconstructive surgery, and luie and Cristina volunteer to work at the free clinic to avoid seeing George and Burke.

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. Once again mostly centering around the personal lives of the surgeons.

My Rating:

20. Time After Time
Alex finds himself becoming more attached to Jane Doe. Izzie faces her past and finds comfort in George, while Meredith and Derek question their own relationship status. Cristina resolves to fight for her relationship with Burke - despite her past with Marlowe.

My Thoughts:
Pretty much more of the same as the above episode. Though I must admit I do like this new storyline about the daughter of Izzie's that she has been keeping secret from most of her friends.

My Rating:

(From Grey's Anatomy Marathon on September 16th, 2009)