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Proteus Jones posted:I wouldn't say disabled, but the dude is almost 65. My understanding was that a mix of being that age and the fact he has routinely destroyed himself for decades means he can’t do most stunts anymore. Hell, I did less than he did, and I’m turning 30 in a month, and my joints just hurt all the goddamn time.
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Goddamnit Luke Cage, what is it with Netflix deciding to go with some pretentious rear end in a top hat director for key episodes? Episode 12 of Luke Cage is basically the climax of the season and the directing is total poo poo throughout. Super distracting "artsy" shots throughout, and the big action setpiece is all over the place. Alfre Woodard is like the only reason why this season works as well it does; her character arc is stuttery as hell.
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Iron Fist 2 early reviews are...not exactly overwhelming
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Sep 5, 2018 12:06
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Lamont posted:Iron Fist 2 early reviews are...not exactly overwhelming That's a shame. I was hoping for things to pick up, since I like when things become or come out good, because that makes it easy for me to enjoy things. But everything can't manage to pull an AOS, sadly.
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Sep 5, 2018 12:29
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Marvel is making GBS threads the bed on these TV shows Daredevil S1 was so promising
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Lamont posted:Iron Fist 2 early reviews are...not exactly overwhelming Man the reviews for Jessica Jones Season 2 were largely positive so I don't even know what the gently caress to think.
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Lamont posted:Iron Fist 2 early reviews are...not exactly overwhelming God drat. "It's Watchable" is such a backhanded review.
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Sep 5, 2018 13:20
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"watchable" is better than I expected, kudos for the major turnaround maybe we'll get up to the storied heights of "decent, I guess" by S3
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Sep 5, 2018 13:54
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Lamont posted:Iron Fist 2 early reviews are...not exactly overwhelming
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Lamont posted:Iron Fist 2 early reviews are...not exactly overwhelming Improved but not better or better but not improved?  Whalley posted:We live in an age of racing other reviewers to try and seem like the Most Critical, which usually means saying kinda bad things are the Worst Ever And Problematic For X Reasons and that kinda good things are Ugh, Fine, I Guess I'll Admit I Saw It, But I Was Smiling At My Cat, Not The TV. None of these reviews mean poo poo anymore. Especially not from comicbook.com or Gamespot. Or this topic, amirite? 
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Soothing Vapors posted:"watchable" is better than I expected, kudos for the major turnaround By S4 they might even reach peak 'it was alright, considering."
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Sep 5, 2018 16:59
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And by season 22 we'll be calling it the instant ramen of television.
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RareAcumen posted:And by season 22 we'll be calling it the instant ramen of television. So like the S1 hallway fight, but in my bowels?
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I thought DD S3 was the next one? Do you think that Disney just doesn't care anymore and they're just fulfilling their obligation to Netflix because making cheap mediocre shows is easier than breaking contract? They're making their own streaming service soon and I doubt they're eager to release stuff that will eventually compete with their own service.
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counterfeitsaint posted:I thought DD S3 was the next one? probably, but i don't envision disney putting anything on there that would actually compete with the netflix stuff, at least for people looking for a similar tone and subject matter
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C'mon, everyone was laughing about the choreography trailer a week ago. Let's all just collectively hope the shorter length (please tell that was legit and not a fever dream) of the series and new branding as "watchable" mean more than 3 people in here get past the 3-episode test.
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counterfeitsaint posted:I thought DD S3 was the next one? No, I think Iron Fist 2 drops this weekend. DD 3 will probably be later this month or some time in October.
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It's here! Who is watching?
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BSam posted:It's here! Who is watching? No it's not.
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It is in Australia. Episode 1, writing bad, so what?
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I was hyped to be let down tonight. Then I picked up Chrono Trigger on Steam a few days ago and forgot. Also the Megaman 11 demo dropped on the Switch store. No, seriously, the above is all true. I'll try to start in a few hours.
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I've seen the first two episodes. Non-spoiler: the quality is so much better. Also, Colleen kicks so much rear end. For Ep2. spoilers!: I felt a little uncomfortable when Joy hinted that the only way to get the bowl was for Davos to have sex with the hot asian lady. And a little more when the sex having started and Davos got a bit violent, but then I remembered: from Davos perspective, he's the one who's getting sexually assaulted, because the asian lady had something he wanted and sex was the only way to get it. He didn't want to have sex. It was forced on him by Joy. Makes his words have more weight when he confronts Yang and says that's the wrong morning to mess with him. Edit: Also chuckled when Danny invites Mary back to his place, but says he has a girlfriend. Good guy Danny! Kal-L fucked around with this message at 10:20 on Sep 7, 2018 |
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Two episodes down. Visually the show is much more coherent, and the limited stunt work so far is a small improvement, but it seems like they're establishing too many little sub-plots that exists in their own little isolated bubbles for now. Maybe I'm just tired, but it feels bloated and unfocused already. On the bright side, Danny isn't a goofy dumbshit like in S1, so I'll probably survive all 10 eps.
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Ep3, and so far I'm interested in this theme that you shouldn't fight your problems, but come together and sit down and work things out. I would be genuinely impressed if the climax of this series wasn't a big fight but a resolving of conflict peacefully without a fight. Though I suppose, the real lesson will be talking is a waste and you should punch out your issues.
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Yeah this is a lot better than S1. I'm liking the Mary stuff.
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And not wasting any time. Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Daredevil Season 3 Teaser
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I never read the Iron Fist comics. Was it just a whole bunch of awful family drama? Is Iron Fist related to all of his antagonists in some way? I'm on episode 4 and so far it's pretty much as bad as the first season. Maybe with slightly better fight choreography, but not by a lot.
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The first season was kind of an adaptation of the first Iron Fist arc from the 70s - Danny comes back from Kun Lun to get revenge on Meachum, who killed his father. They shoved the Hand in it (who hadn’t even been invented in yet and are 80s Daredevil villains) and generally did a lovely job, of course. The Iron Fist comics everybody likes are the mid 00s ones by Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker and David Aja. They pulled a little from that for the show but it’s not the main inspiration.
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Episode 1 opening scene danny clearly knows a crime is happening and just lets 3 dudes get murdered. I see we are continuing right off the bat with being terrible.
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On episode 2 and if it seems like they're introducing Typhoid Mary. They should have used her for Jessica Jones. Doing that would be also mean they lifted something else from Daredevil and gave it to Iron Fist.
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Gawain The Blind posted:I never read the Iron Fist comics. Was it just a whole bunch of awful family drama? Is Iron Fist related to all of his antagonists in some way? Oh, not at all. Those are actually about a dude from a mystical hidden city who wields magical kung fu against people who also have the same, as well as wacky adventures with his best buddy Luke Cage.
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Done. I enjoyed that a lot. Nowhere near top netflix marvel, but so much better than season 1.
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BSam posted:Done. I enjoyed that a lot. Nowhere near top netflix marvel, but so much better than season 1. Sorry, I thought I was done, but the last few seconds are loving amazing. Hahaha. Now I'm done.
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Gawain The Blind posted:I never read the Iron Fist comics. Was it just a whole bunch of awful family drama? Is Iron Fist related to all of his antagonists in some way? Dawgstar posted:Oh, not at all. Those are actually about a dude from a mystical hidden city who wields magical kung fu against people who also have the same, as well as wacky adventures with his best buddy Luke Cage. If any thing read Fraction's Immortal Iron Fist. It's a deep dive into the lore of the Seven Cities of Heaven and the Immortal Weapons. It's also really, really good.
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KidDynamite posted:Episode 1 opening scene danny clearly knows a crime is happening and just lets 3 dudes get murdered. I see we are continuing right off the bat with being terrible. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this. I was worried I was just being nitpicky, but it was rubbing me wrong that this hero only saved some money and not lives.
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I am watching Episode 1, but it just reminds me how much I hated the first season and that the actor who plays Danny is terrible. Why does Joy hate Danny so much? I can’t remember how their storyline ended
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Pillowpants posted:I am watching Episode 1, but it just reminds me how much I hated the first season and that the actor who plays Danny is terrible. He killed her dad. I think, it doesn't really make much sense because the last time the two of them interacted she learned her dad was a murderer and walked out on him IIRC.
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It’s even worse than that because he really didn’t. She apparently hates him because her life has turned to poo poo ever since he first showed up.
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Arist posted:He killed her dad. I think, it doesn't really make much sense because the last time the two of them interacted she learned her dad was a murderer and walked out on him IIRC. Joy's sudden switch of alliance was probably the most stupid plot point of the first season finale. Because I remember that one and how it didn't make much sense other than obviously spelling out "we need to create some hooks for a next season". And I recall little else from that episode.
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