First off, this was a more complete version of the DVD which came out earlier. In this edition, about a half-hour of new material was added to the disc (and what was shown at the theaters.) All reviews I read said it elevated this film from "fair at best" to "good." I agree. It made the movie much, much better.

Yeah, it's more far-fetched than the other superhero movies because here, the hero is a blind guy who, because of his blindness, has extraordinary hearing powers along with the rest of the usual Batman/Spiderman-type athletic skills.

As in most of the Batman films, this is a dark film. I think it would have been better had it lightened up a bit with a few jokes and a more wholesome female lead. Jennifer Garner is another one of these latter-day skinny chicks who is made to be tough-looking, tough-talking and tough-fighting. In other words: ridiculous. However, I will say she comes across a little more likable on the extended version. One more negative: the fight scenes go on a tad too long and are outlandish.

On the positive side, this may be the best-sounding DVD I own, at least up to ones I had heard up until this came out in January of 2005. Since the hero (Ben Affleck) has super hearing, this is emphasized in this movie and so you, if you have a 5.1 surround system, hear sounds from all speakers at almost times. It's awesome!

Affleck, meanwhile, is likable as the superhero and I liked the message he gives at the end about shunning revenge. Wow, you don't hear that much in movies. Kudos, too, to villains' Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan. They are fun to watch, especially Farrell.

So, if this superhero film interests you, make sure you get the "Director's Cut" edition. It's far better than the original, and, I believe, the same price.

Blinded by bio-hazardous waste as a child, Matt Murdock finds that his other senses have developed to the point where they afford him almost supernatural physical abilities. Years later, Murdock (Ben Affleck),now a pro-bono lawyer, takes on the guise of night-time vigilante Daredevil, using his powers to ensure that justice is always served. In doing so, he finds himself pitted against crime boss Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan),his hired hit-man Bullseye (Colin Farrell, who hams it up wonderfully in every scene),and kick-ass babe Elektra (Jennifer Garner),who mistakenly holds Daredevil responsible for the death of her father.

The recent casting of Ben Affleck as Batman has been the cause of much controversy amongst comic book fans, but judging by Daredevil, the star's previous foray into comicdom, I'm not all that concerned, this fun movie proving the actor to be more than capable in the role of superhero. Affleck acquits himself surprisingly well as both the laudable lawyer and his leather-clad alter-ego, providing the character with the necessary depth and the required physicality.

If this longer version still proves less than perfect, it is not down to Affleck, but once again due to the script and the directorial style (I guess some things just can't be fixed). With an extra thirty minutes, The Director's Cut fleshes out the characters and makes more sense of the narrative, but at the expense of the pacing; in addition, the poorly lit visuals makes some of the action hard to follow (I understand that the look and feel is intended to emulate the style of Frank Miller's comic book artwork, which makes great use of heavy shadow, but director Mark Steven Johnson takes things a step too far).

Over the last decade, Marvel have gradually honed their product to meet maximum audience approval, boosting their budgets and throwing the best special effects available onto the screen, but as one of the earliest postmillenial attempts to bring their characters to the big screen (yes… Daredevil is already well over a decade old) this is still a serviceable effort, with only the occasional iffy CGI shot belying its age.

I am not a comic book fan, so I really know little about Daredevil. And, if I was, I might have thought very differently about this film. So, I guess my review is best tailored to non-comic lovin' folks in their mid-40s--probably NOT the demographic the film makers were looking for when they made "Daredevil".

The film involves a rather unbelievable super-hero (Ben Afleck)--a guy who is blind but the same accident that blinded him also gave him amazing powers--such as echo-location (making a true Bat-man). It makes being blind seem pretty cool. Along the way he meets a sexy girlfriend (Jennifer Garner) and a psycho hit-man (Colin Farrell).

I could try explaining the very action-packed plot further, but frankly, with so many other review, I'm not going to bother. Instead lets get to what I liked and didn't like. While completely silly, the plot was engaging and I liked the ridiculous character. But, I frankly thought the baddie (Farrell) was much more interesting and I would have preferred his character getting his own film! Also, this film, at times, got really, really dumb. In particular, the ending was just awful. I mean, you see Daredevil murder people (they have it coming) but when he finally catches up to the man who murdered his father he does nothing....absolutely nothing! Also, the macho fight between Garner and Afleck early in the film was just awful...and really, really lame. Overall, it's a film that is mindless brain candy and nothing more. With a slightly better script, it could have been so much better.