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Very loosely followed the character as a kid, I was aware of him and his powers as well as his villains, but never bothered with the comics.
The movie was tragically awful
The show really redeemed the character for me and was very compelling. I love the humanizing aspects of the character and I like how he tires as he fights, as in that epic episode 2 fight. |
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| PLATNUM wrote: | | RCS926 wrote: | | Wilt wrote: | | I'm on episode 11 now. In addition to all the positive comments have been made throughout this thread, I gotta comment on the actor that plays James Wesley. He's really good. Something about his intimidating, yet understated, facial expressions. |
Good call. The actor was perfect in that role and is definitely an underrated characters in the series. |
REALLY enjoyed the dynamic Fisk and Wesley had. Enjoyed their scenes a whole hell of a lot more than any scenes with Foggy and Karen together. Yikes, those were tough to sit through..awkward and forced. |
After the third episode, I started fast-forwarding through all their scenes. The reporter too. Couldn't stand them. Made the show much more enjoyable. But honestly, if it wasn't for D'Nofrio, I would have bailed on the whole show. He elevated it so much! Made it worthwhile. |
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| tony smith wrote: | | PLATNUM wrote: | | RCS926 wrote: | | Wilt wrote: | | I'm on episode 11 now. In addition to all the positive comments have been made throughout this thread, I gotta comment on the actor that plays James Wesley. He's really good. Something about his intimidating, yet understated, facial expressions. |
Good call. The actor was perfect in that role and is definitely an underrated characters in the series. |
REALLY enjoyed the dynamic Fisk and Wesley had. Enjoyed their scenes a whole hell of a lot more than any scenes with Foggy and Karen together. Yikes, those were tough to sit through..awkward and forced. |
After the third episode, I started fast-forwarding through all their scenes. The reporter too. Couldn't stand them. Made the show much more enjoyable. But honestly, if it wasn't for D'Nofrio, I would have bailed on the whole show. He elevated it so much! Made it worthwhile. |
D'Nofrio played the part very well but for me Kingpin is Michael Clarke Duncan
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tony smith
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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^^^
Anything from that movie, I've wiped from my mental hard drive. 
But I'm sure he was good. He's a great actor. I could see him in that part. |
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| tony smith wrote: | ^^^
Anything from that movie, I've wiped from my mental hard drive.
But I'm sure he was good. He's a great actor. I could see him in that part. |
Even LINK 
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| jodeke wrote: | | tony smith wrote: | ^^^
Anything from that movie, I've wiped from my mental hard drive.
But I'm sure he was good. He's a great actor. I could see him in that part. |
Even LINK |
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| rwongega wrote: | | Clark Kent wrote: | | loslakersss wrote: | | I enjoyed it but it felt like they took the Batman Begins formula and stretched it into 13 episodes. |
Nerd Fun Fact:
Ironically, Batman Begins' origins borrows heavily on Frank Miller's early 1980's Daredevil run. From giving Batman's origin a martial arts background and even turning Daredevil's sensei Stick into R'as Al Ghul. Miller brought that darkness 2-3 years later and re-made the campy Batman dark like Daredevil by writing The Dark Knight. So Batman Begins is basically a combination of both Miller's work in Batman and his early work in Daredevil. You can even argue the current dark Batman we know now is basically Daredevil. |
And Ben Affleck will now play both.  |
Wow. Just realized that! SMH.
Its like Chris Evans playing Human Torch and Captain America. Except worse...cause its Ben Affleck
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Why all the Ben Affleck hating? Is it because of JLO?
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Don't wanna be that guy... But I'm watching only one episode a week to stretch out the series' lifespan and this thread has a SPOILER RIGHT IN THE TITLE
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| jodeke wrote: | | Why all the Ben Affleck hating? Is it because of JLO? |
yeah.. you'd think by now he's redeemed himself a bit. The Town, Argo, Gone Girl. |
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Any word on when Netflix is going to air season 2 of Daredevil?
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| jodeke wrote: | | Any word on when Netflix is going to air season 2 of Daredevil? |
April 2016
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| Jordan-esque wrote: | | jodeke wrote: | | Any word on when Netflix is going to air season 2 of Daredevil? |
April 2016 |
Thanks
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Great addition. Punisher is the anti-hero to what DD is.
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Great addition. Punisher is the anti-hero to what DD is. |
I just pee'd my pants a little bit. |
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| lakerjoshua wrote: | | Fallout wrote: |
Great addition. Punisher is the anti-hero to what DD is. |
I just pee'd my pants a little bit. |
He's showed more acting ability in Fury than Assfleck has in his entire career.
Might have to get a trial of Netflix and marathon watch DD to catch up now. |
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| I liked him in Mob City too. I have a feeling he's gonna be an awesome Punisher but to me, Jane will always be the best. |
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| jonnybravo wrote: | | lakerjoshua wrote: | | Fallout wrote: |
Great addition. Punisher is the anti-hero to what DD is. |
I just pee'd my pants a little bit. |
He's showed more acting ability in Fury than Assfleck has in his entire career.
Might have to get a trial of Netflix and marathon watch DD to catch up now. |
It's worth it JB if just to watch Dare Devil. Great show. |
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| lakerjoshua wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: | | lakerjoshua wrote: | | Fallout wrote: |
Great addition. Punisher is the anti-hero to what DD is. |
I just pee'd my pants a little bit. |
He's showed more acting ability in Fury than Assfleck has in his entire career.
Might have to get a trial of Netflix and marathon watch DD to catch up now. |
It's worth it JB if just to watch Dare Devil. Great show. |
Yeah, they give a free month trial. No-brainer to me. |
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Cancelled my Dollar Shave Club and resubscribed to Netflix just for DD. Worth it.
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Somebody bring me up to speed. I remember a movie in which a character protected some people living in a rundown apartment from a landlord trying to evict them. At the end he left them with large sums of money.
I remember a scull being a part of his adopted costume when the film ended. Is this Punisher the same character?
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| Holy (bleep). Season 2 is going to be amazing. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| jodeke wrote: | Somebody bring me up to speed. I remember a movie in which a character protected some people living in a rundown apartment from a landlord trying to evict them. At the end he left them with large sums of money.
I remember a scull being a part of his adopted costume when the film ended. Is this Punisher the same character? |
In The Punisher with Thomas Jane he leaves the people a large amount of money but there's no land lord. The villains are the Saint family headed by John Travolta as Howard. |
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