Review: Elektra

November 27, 2005

BAAAAAAAAD. Really baaaaad. If you have a TiVo, this is a watch-on-triple-fast-forward movie. I give it 0.3 (on a 0.0 to 1.0 scale) on the Mortal Kombat: The Movie scale.

{ 24 comments… read them below or add one }

shane November 28, 2005 at 5:05 am: Except for Jennifer Garner, the movie should have never been made.
Jonathan Kemp November 28, 2005 at 5:51 am: I agree, it was the least uninteresting and worst Marvel movie I have seen. Jennifer Garner was the only reason to see it and it was reported that she only did it because she was under contract after being in the Daredevil movie.
Pinyo November 28, 2005 at 6:27 am: Really? My wife loved the female superhero thing.
AuthSMTP November 28, 2005 at 7:44 am: I agree *if* you are going to watch it – watch it at 3x – skip all the rubbish – few scenes worth watching but otherwise
AuthSMTP November 28, 2005 at 7:48 am: Just posted that – then thought I had been a little harsh – see:

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0007RUSOE.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

… for a good reason to watch it – hot woman, swords
Harith November 28, 2005 at 8:19 am: AuthSMTP Said,

“… for a good reason to watch it – hot woman, swords”

And how about this one:

Also ….for good reason to watch it – spam killer, sword

http://www.mattcutts.com/images/inigo1.jpg
MattKP November 28, 2005 at 8:25 am: Okay it wasnt that bad Matt…. lol… but yea only one reason to watch – Jennifer.

…and I enjoyed Mortal Kombat better than Elektra for what it was… maybe it should be the Street Fighter scale.
Joe Hunkins November 28, 2005 at 10:46 am: I’d agree with you if it wasn’t based on a totally TRUE STORY!
Michael Weir November 28, 2005 at 11:05 am: By default usually any comic book to movie adaptation should be carefully scrutinized before spending money to watch with the exception of a rare few. Same goes with video game to movie conversions or, worse yet, movie to video game conversions. *shudder*
PhpDude November 28, 2005 at 1:16 pm: Jennifer was good to look at but the story line was pretty thin.

I can’t wait to see Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux! Her past roles have portrayed her as not very good looking and from the previews of the Aeon Flux that I’ve seen, she can jump me any time
PhpDude November 28, 2005 at 1:18 pm: http://www.aeonflux.com/
Dean Clatworthy November 28, 2005 at 6:27 pm: Pinyo, and that is why she’s a woman
Glen the Hen November 28, 2005 at 7:20 pm: I loved this movie. Matt’s standard of measurement is truly a first.
LB November 29, 2005 at 4:00 am: Matt, why isn’t AdWords being tracked/reported properly by/in Google Analytics?

I have it linked to my AdWords account and have enabled tracking codes. Did this last week and still no CPC stats in Analytics. Would be good to get an official Google response from this as I see lots of people having the same issues in other forums.

Thanks!
Mike November 29, 2005 at 5:59 am: true story?

I am ashamed to admit that I watched this D movie and I am predicting that the DVD will sell for under $1 (original version) within 6 months

If you like your B movies then try something different, this is some serious crap
MattKP November 29, 2005 at 6:42 am: Aeon Flux looks just as bad as Elektra, although Charlize Theron is a doll, Jennifer Gardner looks like she is dressed sexier.
April Dawn November 29, 2005 at 9:49 pm: Hey, I thought the action was great. I enjoyed the movie
Spider Ninja November 29, 2005 at 9:59 pm: hmmm…what does this have to do with Google…I want some hot tips god damn it!!
Pete November 30, 2005 at 4:01 am: Marvel either seem to get it spot on (X-Men, Spiderman, Blade) or fail miserably (Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher, etc).

I have to admit tho that my two favourite movies of 2006 have both been comic book adaptations; Sin City and Batman Begins.
Jaan Kanellis November 30, 2005 at 4:14 pm: Am I missing something or didn’t this movie DVD come out in April this year and the movie itself in theaters last year. Come on Matt, review some current movies! I will agree it is as bad as brussel spouts.
Joseph Cowan December 1, 2005 at 10:11 am: DC and Marvel are locked in a neverending battle to copy the other. There is usually a direct steal hero or villian on either side as new characters are developed. Batman and Daredevil are usually compared as equivalents with Elektra and Catwoman also being similar (hottie, sometimes adversarial, “get close-run away”). Let us look at the two movies Catwoman and Elektra. Average rating on the “This Sucks” meter? both 10 for Really Sucks. Original connection to major hero lost in movie, Catwoman doesn’t mention Batman, Elektra doesn’t mention Daredevil. Origin rewritten in both films, totally ignoring genre origin. Both characters wear costumes that are at best designed for strippers with little use to a superhero. Both films alienated true comic fans. Both films had scripts that could be improved by adding the ingredients lists from top cereal products. DC also did similar thing with Supergirl, except Superman was mentioned. Otherwise all three are just camp films that should be eradicated in true 1984 manner. It never happened!
Saumil Patel March 30, 2006 at 3:44 am: I was tricked into buying the Elektra DVD by a shaddy bootlegger in Dubai ! When I saw the movie, all I could care noticing was Jennifer.
The movie also reminds me of those chinese kungfu flicks I used to watch as a kid, where ppl fight more in the air and less on ground !
A'Court April 20, 2006 at 10:56 am: I loved it, a woman in tight red leather pants and you call it a bad movie? How can it possibly be bad and there is some acting and action thrown in for free.
Tufan KILICASLAN May 7, 2006 at 11:28 am: Just when you thought comic book adaptations had outlived their usefulness, along comes a film like “Elektra” to hammer that final nail into the coffin. Adapting a major comic hero like “Superman”, “Batman”, “Spider-Man”, etc. is one thing because everyone knows those heroes – they’re part of our pop culture whether you read comics or not. Titles like “Elektra” however aren’t mainstream not because people aren’t aware of them, but because people quite frankly don’t care.

Review: Elektra

Follow me

Search (CSE)

Categories

Meta

Archives