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Post by Tillian Panthesis on Mar 23, 2017 9:01:22 GMT 1
Never seen Iron Fist, but I'd tell you what. They miss the opportunity to say "Talk to the hand."
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Post by jklinders on Mar 23, 2017 12:49:17 GMT 1
I've watched the first 5 episodes of Iron Fist. Fuck the critics. It's pretty good. They keep saying it's boring. Wut? Now I was running under the notion that the show was slow to start in the first 6 episodes that they had access to ala Jessica Jones. That would have made sense as I had to slog through that shit. But there was just enough going on under the hood in those first 5 I saw to keep my interest. it's also clearly building up to a shitstorm between the Hand and Danny Rand.
I found a lot of critical time was spent on bitching about the "poor little rich boy getting his money back" plot. I have not seen far enough ahead yet but Rand barely cared about the money at all and was more concerned about reclaiming his life, which his father's business partner's kids were at first determined to not allow him to have. Even demanding he change his name as part of a settlement. In other words, the critics in their determination to shit on this were essentially making shit up if they were even paying attention in the first place.
I'll finish up on this in a week or so depending on Lily's tolerance for watching it in binge form. WOrk willbe very slightly in the way as well as I have returned to that grind on a part time basis.
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Post by Mr. Glow on Mar 23, 2017 22:56:49 GMT 1
I've only seen the first three. Does Danny ever Iron Fist DJT Jr. in the nuts? Or beat the shit out of someone then tell them, "you've been Fisted!"?
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Post by jklinders on Mar 24, 2017 2:08:29 GMT 1
Not as far as I know. Wait you talking about Trump, because that would be awesome. Based on what i have seen the up-powered fist do, there would be no trace his minuscule balls left once that blow lands.
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Post by Clint Johnston on Mar 25, 2017 14:32:39 GMT 1
By DJT Jr he means Ward. Whom I actually really liked.
Right now, I have less of a problem with Danny not being Asian than all the Asians not being Asian. Seriously, every chinese person with a speaking role sounds like they grew up in Mayfair.
I'm on Episode 11, and I think the biggest problem with Finn Jones casting is he's not as skilled at Martial Arts as the role would require for it to appear seamless. He does the training / naivete of Danny / even the acrobatics well, but not the actual fights.
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Post by jklinders on Mar 25, 2017 21:32:52 GMT 1
I can almost see the wires at times. The real problem here is not the casting of Finn Jones, but because he does not wear a mask you can't sub in a competent stunt double as easily as you could with Daredevil. Those one shots actually had stunt doubles popping in and out and it was done pretty seamlessly. Can't do that as easily when you can see his face.
So you are going to get some choppy cuts and shit. Few actors are going to be good enough in martial arts to really sell a role like this. So you gotta use some suspension of belief.
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Post by Cali on Dec 3, 2017 5:00:23 GMT 1
Forgot how much this thread sucks.
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