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Daredevil Review Thread: The Thread Without Spoilers

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RastaMentality

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More_Badass said:
More praise for the stuntwork from MTV's summary of the first few episodes

The stunts are just incredible
- No CGI here, folks: not only are all the fight sequences performed by actual humans, but they’re also filmed beautifully and often in agonizingly intense tracking shots. If the rest of the series is as riveting as these first few episodes, you’re going to be on the edge of your seat the entire time.
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Also great stuff.
 
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-griffy-

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Corgi said:
so... is it gory? Any tits?
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It's cable network level of content, so think FX/AMC. Could potentially get quite bloody and a bit racy, but there isn't going to be nudity or serious graphic violence.

I think one of the showrunners described it as "PG-16."
 
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GuitarAtomik

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Corgi said:
so... is it gory? Any tits?
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According to impressions: More blood than most Marvel stuff but not overtly so. Brutality is in large part more from bone crunching/breaking. Someone in the other thread likened people getting hit as similar to the Arkham games. No nudity.
 
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alexandros

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BLACKLAC said:
We gon' eat.

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That's exactly how I feel. It's going to be glorious!
 
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Corgi

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not familiar with daredevil. how does he fight? Brawler, nimble martial artists etc?


What was the last western tv show with good hand to hand fight choreography?
 
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SoilBreak

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In its first episodes, Daredevil doesn't dare get into some of the character's crazier aspects: his ninja training or his flagpole-leaping. He only once handles anything resembling a billy club, and his heightened senses are handled with smart simplicity: He concentrates in close-up, and the sound designers let us know what he hears, or he tells us what he smells. What's most encouraging is that the show's sometimes punishing seriousness seems to rise from a love of the character's hard-to-swallow aspects rather than a fear of them: Goddard and company seem to be building up to them rather than taking them as a given. I look forward to seeing what their Daredevil's like when they get him there.
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http://www.villagevoice.com/2015-04-01/film/a-hero-brick-by-brick/
 
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SoilBreak

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The ways in which Daredevil’s heightened senses are handled continue to help this stylistic appeal. Charlie Cox’s ability to be in tune with sound cues creates a harmony of death on the screen. The show gives the visual equivalent of a insert panel with a heightened SFX track to embody Daredevil in the moment, but never over does it. Instead it’s used sparingly in moments of need.

Netflix’s Daredevil is nothing like any of the superhero shows before it. It’s more of a crime drama with a vigilante than anything, and for those reasons it’s refreshing. It’s different, and it’s a bold step in the right direction for Marvel. It’s nothing short of a masterpiece meticulously crafted on every level.
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http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3338527/tv-review-netflixs-daredevil-fear/
 
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RatskyWatsky

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SoilBreak said:
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Daredevil-Review-Marvel-Goes-Dark-Wins-Big-Way-71043.html

There naturally looms the possibility that something could go horribly wrong quality-wise in the final eight episodes of Daredevil’s first season, but the first five lay down such an epically gripping and shocking foundation that it’s truly hard to imagine things taking a negative turn. It’s smart, entertaining, and has moments so shocking that you’ll have to repress screams.
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dat hyperbole
 
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Maximo

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Just as Daredevil owes a debt of gratitude to The Dark Knight, it also takes many cues from The Raid and The Raid 2.
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Im so hyped for this.
 
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beyond_death

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How they shot the fight scenes was the aspect I was worried the most about. From the reviews, it sounds like they did a great job. Cannot wait!
 
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KingDirk

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I am so excited about this. I've been catching up on the 'essential' Daredevil runs and I've gone from liking him via Waid to him becoming a top 5 comic character. If this show gives the character the respect he deserves, like it sounds like it will, I will be in heaven.

If we do get to the Waid run I will cry tears of joy when we get to
the new costume
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J10

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Corgi said:
not familiar with daredevil. how does he fight? Brawler, nimble martial artists etc?


What was the last western tv show with good hand to hand fight choreography?
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He fights like a guy who has a lot of dead girlfriends.
 
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Anung

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I love me some Daredevil and it sounds like this is turning out to be something really special <3 I can't wait to binge watch it.
 
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Currygan

at last, for christ's sake
I seriously can't wait. Sister has Netflix so I'll just gonna watch it over there. SO glad we're getting it the same day as US
 
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KingDirk

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TheKaeptain said:
Batman gets his ass kicked all the time bro.
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Showing my ignorance, then. Too much of my Batman exposure of late has been ultimate prep time stuff. I know Snyder's run has essentially been torture porn, but Daredevil's beatings I feel more and have more of an impact. You see him recuperating more (hey Night Nurse), and he doesn't have Batman's gadgets/resources. I dunno, the ass-kickings seem a more fundamental part of his character.
 
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SoilBreak

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The Daredevil series, at least based on the first five installments, is one of the best encapsulations of a lot of superheroic themes that I’ve seen thus far in live-action. It features a deeply flawed hero, whose mission is painfully open-ended and who’s in danger of losing his soul in the fight against people massively more powerful than himself. It’s a must-watch, not just for fans of the comic or of superhero comics, but for anyone who loves great action movies or great heroic narratives.
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http://io9.com/spoiler-free-review-marvel-s-new-daredevil-series-is-b-1695319269

It's beautifully shot (if a bit dark at times), with a look that is far more True Detective than the perpetually sunny Agents of SHIELD. It even feels more cinematic than several of Marvel's theatrical offerings. The first two episodes, for example, are directed by Phil Abraham, who has several episodes of Mad Men to his directing credit, but who also served as cinematographer on dozens of episodes of The Sopranos, which may help explain this show's distinctly HBO-ready look.

If this is the level of quality we can expect from future Marvel Netflix series AKA Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders, then I suspect we're in for a special couple of years. Daredevil is the first superhero TV project that truly feels like it's aiming higher. Don't make any other plans when it's time to start watching.
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http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/daredevil/245137/marvels-daredevil-netflix-series-a-spoiler-free-review
 
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Error

Jealous of the Glory that is Johnny Depp
Good to see the positive reviews. Show looks better than every Marvel movie.
 
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