Rise of the Kingpin

Nice mashup, but one of the weaker efforts of the bunch. The fight scenes from Daredevil are just terrible, so it doesn't help that a lot of the edit focusses on these battles. Still, technically it was quite well done.

The technical editing on this is pretty good. The problem for me is that the two characters don't feel like they're in the same place, and they don't interact. It's been a while since I've watched the Punisher so I couldn't tell if any color grading was done but it looked slightly off from the DD footage. The ending in particular was not terribly convincing. I don't think any better could have been done with the source material, but then again if there isn't a satisfying ending there perhaps going a different route would have worked better. Also, I think the part of DD used for the latter half of this edit is the worst part of the film, so perhaps this just isn't for me.

Interesting combination fanedit of the Daredevil & The Punisher. The sniper shot in particular tied them together, and the church scene was a good touch, it certainly highlights a thematic similarity between the two. It was a bit anticlimactic to see Daredevil lose both fights and be bailed out by The Punisher both times.

Reviewed by Gatos on May 10, 2012

Rise of the Kingpin by Phantom Stranger: This was a pretty well executed fanedit. But not the most entertaining. Just my opinion. 7/10

May 15, 2012

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