Elektra [UMD for PSP] | ![Elektra [UMD for PSP]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510TW6ST7KL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Rob Bowman
Actors: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Kirsten Prout, Cary-hiroyuki Tagawa
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Category: DVD
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Rating:  258 reviews
Sales Rank: 109056
Format: Closed-captioned, Color
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Genre: 0
Rating: Unrated
ESRB: Teen
Media: UMD for PSP
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 024543223511
UPC: 024543223511
EAN: 0024543223511
ASIN: B000BQ7JSY
Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 2005
Release Date: January 3, 2006
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While 2003's Daredevil was a conventional superhero movie, the 2005 spinoff, Elektra, is more of a wuxia-styled martial arts/fantasy flick. Elektra (Jennifer Garner) has returned to her life as a hired assassin, but she balks at an assignment to kill a single father (Goran Visnjic, ER) and his teenage daughter (Kirsten Prout). That makes her the target of the Hand, an organization of murderous ninjas, scheming corporate types, and a band of stylish supervillains seeking to eliminate Elektra and tip the balance of power in the ongoing battle of good vs. evil. As the star of Alias, Garner has proven that she can kick butt with the best of them, and some of the visual effects are impressive, but the action sequences tend to be anticlimactic, and there's not much to the story. Fans will notice numerous references to Frank Miller's comic books, but there's very little resemblance to Miller's cold-blooded killer (Elektra with an agent? Elektra referring to herself as a "soccer mom"?). Is Elektra better than Daredevil? Not really, even with the distinct advantage of having all Garner and no Ben Affleck. That could be the spinoff's greatest disappointment: after Spider-Man 2 raised the bar for comic-book movies, Elektra lowered it back to Daredevil's level. Directed by Rob Bowman (the X-Files movie), and featuring Terence Stamp as the mysterious mentor Stick, Will Yun Lee (Die Another Day) as the chief villain, and NFL-player-turned-mixed-martial-arts-champion Bob Sapp as the immovable Stone. --David Horiuchi
Product Description
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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 3-JAN-2006
Media Type: 3\"" Mini DVD for PH
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 5 Stars for Jennifer Garner, cinematography June 18, 2009
Captain (Dacono, Colorado USA)
Otherwise the plot line and direction sucked. Still, much better than average film of this genre.
Japanese Animation Style Done with Human Actors May 26, 2009
William Bagley (Ashland, Oregon)
The style of this movie reminds me of adult Japanese animation in the Samarai tradition. I liked the surrealistic montages and found them to be well coreographed. There were some interesting plot twists that added to the story, though sometimes the plot was a little hard to follow. Without having seen the end of the Daredevil movie and figuring out that they were bringing Electra back to life, I would have missed an important piece to the plot. Even so, the visuals are very beautiful, the camera work was excellent, the music fit the scenes like a glove, and there was enough time devoted to human interaction to get a sense of most of the characters. I have found most modern action film is too much on blowing things up and too little on the human interaction part. This movie is more balanced in this sense, though I would have liked a little more time on some of the side characters. Although the plot is interesting and reminds me to classic comic book type plots, I felt that the plot was mainly to give some coherence, continuity, and meaning to some fairly long scenes which were done very well. It is not the action, conflict, and resolution formula of a usual Hollywood film, but more of a surrealistic montage of images and scenes that highlight the psychological angst of the main character. I found the martial art scenes to be well choreographed and was happy that they did not go overboard with too much fighting. I liked that pacing was slow and communicated a more dance like quality to the fights. I was impressed with whatever training Jennifer Garner got that made her shine in those scenes. I suspect it was all that time on Alias and some excellent camera work to show her at her best.
 Taking a Dare November 3, 2008
Mr. Richard D. Coreno (Berea, Ohio USA)
Jennifer Garner reprises a major character in the Daredevil movie for this comic book-styled romp in the martial arts. Elektra (Garner) is a hired assassin who refuses to go forward with an assigned hit, which doesn't sit well with an evil organization.
The shadows that twists and turns the soul of Elektra are not heavily delved into, as the focus is on action. Garner has a striking presence, but is underutilized due to the character never fully stepping away from the comics.
The bonus material is outstanding, with a documentary on the character - which includes an interview with Frank Miller - and an in-depth "making of" documentary and film commentary by director Rob Bowman and editor Kevin Stitt.
Ultimately, though, there was potential missed to turn Elektra into a solid movie franchise.
 I liked it! October 24, 2008
Marcie K. Kuehl (Madison, WI United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Comic book fans, check this one out, Jennifer Garner fans, check this one out, you'll appreciate a few scenes that show off her physique in the super-hero costume. the storyline on this one was solid and had good development. I heard some pretty bad things about this one and am not really sure why. I liked it and thought it was a decent movie and I plan to keep it in my collection.
A Sexy Superhero!!! September 27, 2008
PUMPKIN MAN
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The beautiful Jennifer Garner is back as Elektra! After being reborn from DareDevil, Elektra assassinates the bad guys. During Christmas time, Elektra moves to a cottage and meets Mark Miller and his 13-year old girl, Abby. She find out that her next mission is to assassinate them both. After having Christmas dinner, she doesn't want to and all three of them are being hunted down by an organization known as The Hand. There are a lot of special effects and action sequences. If you love action, and sexy Jennifer Garner, you'll love ELEKTRA!!!
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