I don't think it was Affleck who fought for it. Rather, the director had been trying to make it for years and finally convinced the studio. Say what you will about the final movie, but the director definitely had passion for the material. It probably seemed too rushed because Fox had them cut out the subplot.

I stand corrected then. I really need to sit down and watch the DC of DD.

I caught Elektra on DVD out of curiosity and thought it was pretty bad. At least the theatrical cut of Daredevil seemed to have potential. Elektra's potential went out the window the moment they decided on the story. They gave Elektra weird quirks like having OCD and disregarded the darker feel of Daredevil. The movie just never picked up for me. I sat there waiting for something interesting to happen, but nothing ever did.

I was definitely disappointed with Elektra as well. The quirks they gave her were just completely wrong for the character, as was the story. It had elements that were true to the comics, such as Stick (although why was Stamp given the role?) and the Hand, but overall, the handling of the story was definitely not close to the potential it could have lived up to.