Elektra

This is one well cool movie, starring Jennifer Garner as the title character from the Marvel comics. Full of simply breathtaking martial arts, special effects and drama, along with a touch of cool romance and more than an effort for Elektra to hide her deeply disturbed past, "Elektra" basically tells the story of a woman whose childhood was stained with blood and who, as a result of this feels an overwhelming desire to get back at those who blighted that past life, blood for blood, and even more so after she herself had died in the film "Daredevil". This is marked by some pretty dark flashbacks for her, particularly when as a child she found her mother dead and also saw a dark, demonic shadowy figure, which turns out to be a significant tyrant intent on hunting her down. Jennifer Garner is just amazing as Elektra; she pulls off every single stunt (such as walking straight up a tree as it falls to the ground) effortlessly, she kicks butt with no problem whatsoever and, with her assignment to kill Mark Miller (played by the simply gorgeous Goran Visnijic) and his daughter Abby (played wonderfully by Kirsten Prout), shows every single sign that they have a staggeringly painful effect on her and her feelings about killing anyone at all. I also love Terence Stamp as Stick since he is the one who, in Elektra's flashbacks during her martial arts training, tells her that she is too full of a need to exact violence on others and must leave, and also gave her another chance at a second life after she'd died in the film "Daredevil". I know that the character of Elektra is seen as a heroine for being completely nasty and therefore famous for her blood lust, however, by making her acknowledge the pain of her past and therefore to find more motivation to have revenge (and also to defend herself as well as Mark and Abby whom she's trying to save from her pursers) Stick is showing absolute compassion. He basically forces her to struggle, which she does hugely and with such horror at how she had her mother taken from her and how she herself had died before her revival, so that she is much more of a heroine given that she was training under him to be the fully fledged assassin that she becomes in the comics, and yet does not kill that vital part of herself which would render her heartless. Basically, if Stick had trained her there and then to do just that, she wouldn't come across as one who grips and provokes the viewer's sympathy, which Jennifer Garner does so well that by the end of this film, she convinces one that her character has got a heart and that it's not merely made of steel and hatred, but is also full of grief and pain that enable her to connect with, and feel strongly about Abby and become all the stronger for it. The four villains in the film are absolutely fantastic; Typhoid is a very darkly glamorous, deadly woman played by Natassia Malthe, while Will Yun Lee simply leaps out of the screen as Kirigi with all of the energy of a martial arts master. Bob Sapp also packs a punch as the rock hard Stone, and Chris Ackerman is incredible as Tattoo who, like Typhoid, possesses some truly evil powers, courtesy of the tattoos on his body along with some seriously cool visual effects, like the bird that spies on Elektra for him. Just like Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Kirsten Prout simply shines in the martial arts department as Abby, and this, along with the choreography, is shown in "The Making Of Elektra" in the Special Features as well as the other stunts (it's well worth watching)! The deleted scenes are also brilliant, and "The Elektra Incarnations" is great; the pictures shown from the comics are very impressive and it's informative as well to anyone who's never read the comics, like myself. I do remember having seen Elektra as a sidekick in "Daredevil" but much prefer this film for the fact that she shows real heart in both her strengths and her weaknesses throughout; "Daredevil" was just way too dark and bloody for me when I watched it, and I really couldn't bear to see Elektra die; it's a horrible death even if it is made up. That's not to say that the sneak peek of "Daredevil" Director's Cut isn't worth it though, because of course it is, considering it comes before "Elektra" chronologically. It's also a lovely treat to watch the Inside Look: "Fantastic Four", I just love that film and the sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer" that follows it! Overall I am very happy with this film; it came in excellent, brand new condition and well on time and I will definitely be watching it over and over again!

It's a good film if you like this tipe of thing

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Ok, having seen the theatrical version of this film first and loving it, I decided to buy this "Director's Cut" as well to see what was left out. Now... if you're thinking of buying this hoping the extra footage will be along the same lines of Daredevil, with an extra 30 odd minutes, you'll be sorely disappointed - in fact, you'll probably need to have watched Elektra a few times and know it inside out before you can see which bits were left out, all in all there's only around 9 minutes of extra footage. HOWEVER, that being said, what DOES make this Director's Cut worth buying is the second Special Features disc, which has somewhere between 2 and 3 HOURS worth of Featurettes etc etc, which are both very informative and amusing at times... this disc alone really does make this worth buying, and take that from someone who isn't that big on "Special Features" normally. Oh, and by the way, the film disc also has commentary for the film, which is also cool... Commentaries are something I DO like btw, lol.

An underrated movie for sure. SPOILERS!!!! The action was decent, especially the part where Elektra leapt up and killed the ninja on the rooftop porch. Very original action there which stayed in my memory ever since. Jennifers performance was very good and so was Terence Stamps. There are roles where actors really suit it and Jennifer certainly suited Elektra. She was sympathetic and had decent martial arts skills to pull it off. Shes my Elektra for sure and so far no-one has done better than her. The only parts that i disliked were the fantastic, superpower parts. I dont mind a bit of it, as assassins are known to possess some supernatural ability. But the film went ott with it thats all. Its sad to see the pathetic taste of film critics these days. They praise films that should be in the garbage dump but for decent films like Elektra they rate very low. I say this film is definitely worth a watch if you like superheros and vigilante films.

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Elektra is one of the best films I have ever seen. It has more action than any other film. It teaches us about the way one woman can stand up to the evil demons of the Hand. What I particularly liked about this movie was the way the actors became the characters they were trying to portray and you felt that you were actually there. I disagree totally with all those other people who say that this is a bad movie. I have never written a review before, but this film has forced me to do so, it was THAT GOOD!!!! Go and watch it, or get the DVD!!!Black Cat

Arrived quickly. Love these kinda films. Really entertaining

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bel film e brava attrice.

Dieser Film ist mMn einer der besten, wenn nicht gar der beste Film mit Jennifer Garner in der Hauptrolle. Auch, wenn ich mir menschliche Killer, statt Dämonen gewünscht hätte, so MUSS ich dennoch 5 Sterne geben, da der Film einfach super gemacht ist. Zugegeben, dass nach Jahren, in denen das Haus ihrer Eltern leer stand, noch immer Gas & Strom funktionieren, ist nicht so realistisch, aber wer über solche Kleinigkeiten hinwegsehen kann, wird hier gut unterhalten. Elektra, die als Kind ihre tote Mutter in deren Schlafzimmer gefunden hat, und deren Killer sie beim Verlassen des Zimmers durch das Fenster gesehen hat (anfangs nur undeutlich als eine Art Teufel in ihrer Erinnerung gezeigt) wird, nachdem sie sich dadurch selber verloren hat, von einem blinden Meister der Kampfkünste aufgenommen und trainiert, um eines Tages dennoch von ihm hinaus geworfen zu werden. Daraufhin wird sie zu einem der besten Auftragskiller, der jeden Auftrag zu erledigen in der Lage ist, egal wie stark sich das Ziel abschirmt und mit Söldnern umgibt. Eines Tages, als sie gerade ohne Auftrag ist, lernt sie die junge Abby kennen, die bei ihr einbricht (Elektra lebt auf einer Insel, auf der nur wenige Leute leben, und sie ein großes schönes Haus besitzt), und sie bald darauf zu sich nach Hause einlädt, da sie neben ihrem sie allein erziehenden Vater auch einmal jemand anderen beim Essen dabei hätte, und zudem ist Weihnachten. Nachdem sie so etwas wie aufkommende Sympathie für die beiden anfängt zu empfinden, bekommt sie plötzlich den Auftrag beide zu eliminieren, was sie nicht über ihr Auftragskillerherz bringt. Im Gegenteil: Sie rettet die beiden vor den nachfolgenden Killern, die gesandt wurden nachdem sie den Auftrag abgelehnt hatte. Da es sich hierbei um (noch niedere) Dämonen gehandelt hat, wird das Ganze zwar unrealistisch, aber es ist verdammt gut gemacht. Nun nimmt der Film erst richtig Fahrt auf, und nachdem ein paar weitere Dämonen mit etwas Glück vernichtet wurden, nimmt Elektra eine Art telepathischen Kontakt zum Anführer auf, um ihn um einen Showdown Mann gegen Mann, äh Frau zu animieren(Der Gewinner bekommt Abby).. Dieser sagt dem zwar zu, hintergeht Elektra aber dahingehend, dass er seine dezimierte Restschar an Dämonen dennoch mitbringt. Kann Elektra, die zudem noch auf die ihr gefolgte Abby acht geben muss, gegen ein halbes Dutzend gefährlicher Dämonen bestehen, und zugleich Abby vor den Klauen der Dämonen retten? Bild und Ton top. Ton DTS-HD 5.1. Habe ihn zwar auf Englisch geschaut, jedoch soll der deutsche Ton ebenfalls DTS-HD 5,1 haben. Fazit: Wen ein Film mit Dämonen, gegen die nicht mit Kruzifix und Weihwasser, sondern mit speziellen Waffen gekämpft wird, nicht abschreckt, wird hier einen sehr gelungenen Action Film finden, den die meisten sich bestimmt nicht bloß einmal ansehen werden.

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Plain and simple, after watching Deadpool and Wolverine, I had to go back and revisit Elektra. Barring the fact that she dies in DareDevil (blah, blah, blah); this film stands on its own, given that the special effects and digital magic are at the minimum. And the fact that Elektra doesn't have any superpowers, she is just tremendously skilled at what she does. And watching Jennifer Garner in her absolute prime is simply captivating. The BluRay is crisp and contains many bonus features including a terrific interview with Frank Miller, among others.