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• Better on DVD: The director's cut reinserted 30 minutes with an R-rating, improving the film significantly.
• Complete Monster: Bullseye, as befitting for a psycho who gets a kick out of murdering people on a whim.
• Cult Classic: The 2004 director's cut has helped improve the reputation of the film, leading to an improved following.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: Bullseye being introduced with House of Pain's "Top o' the Morning"
  • Drowning Pool and Rob Zombie's "Man Without Fear"
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • The psychotic criminal that Matt faces down in the film's first act is named Jose Quesada. At the time of the film's release, it was merely one of several Shout-Outs that referenced the names of creators who'd worked on Daredevil's comic book, but in hindsight, after the massive fan revolt against Editor Joe Quesada's ill-received "Civil War" and "Spider-Man: One More Day" storylines, a lot of the Quesada-haters (and even a lot of people who don't mind Quesada) probably find this sequence hilarious (and the fact that Daredevil hunts him down is probably a considered a Moment of Awesome by the Quesada-haters).
  • Ben would play Batman in the DC Extended Universe, with Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League also having superior director's cuts.
• Genius Bonus: At the end of the movie, Bullseye hits a fly. In Brazil, the expression "na mosca", which roughly translates into "at the fly", is used for the same meaning Americans say "bullseye".
• Took the Bad Film Seriously: Ben Affleck did a respectful portrayal of a blind person.
• Vindicated by History: Many fans and critics left cold by the theatrical cut were far more receptive to the Director's Cut, which reinstated a lot of the classic elements of the comics (Matt's Catholic faith and his legal skills). It is now considered one of the better pre-Cinematic Universe Marvel films.
• What the Hell, Casting Agency?: All-American Jennifer Garner as a Greek? Indian-American Erick Avari as her father? Hm? At least Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin makes sense: even if he's black, he's huge and intimidating, and that's what's important. (Fun Fact: In the comics The Kingpin was originally supposed to be black before Marvel changed it at the last minute, fearing accusations of racism.)