Scott Buck.........DD gets to fight with a mask. You think Charlie Cox is doing everything in those fight scenes?
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Marvel's The Defenders *SPOILER THREAD* |OT| Super Friends - August 18th on Netflix
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matrix-cat
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I'm sure that's true, but I also feel like with some of the shaky cam and choppy editing in this show they could have stunt doubles in basically every shot and we wouldn't know the difference. Half the time I can barely make out which character I'm looking at, let alone the actor's face
With both fists
I also remember an interview where he can't think of a reason for him to wear a mask even though Iron Fist can just have a uniform or be a vigilante by night
RedAssedApe
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tbh i dont really pay attention to show runners and stuff. sounds like people hate that guy though? lol
KarneeKarnay
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I'm sure that's true, but I also feel like with some of the shaky cam and choppy editing in this show they could have stunt doubles in basically every shot and we wouldn't know the difference. Half the time I can barely make out which character I'm looking at, let alone the actor's face
Personally this is my least favorite fight scene technique and I think it would have been worse for it.
I'd really hope that the actors would be trained to perform the fight scenes, with stunt actors for when a scene was too difficult or dangerous.
DD gets to fight with a mask. You think Charlie Cox is doing everything in those fight scenes?
Nope it's Captain America.
Same guy is the stunt double for Cap in MCU. Closest Netflix will get to a crossover!
Beren the Empty-Handed
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That's dumb. How about "he's got a ton of money and wouldn't want to be sued by every asshole he clocks"?
I mean, that giant tattoo on his chest also kind of gives him away most of the time, since it's traditionally exposed in the comics.
That's so stupid. Maybe IF is just too much of a comic book character for grounded Netflix. They took all his support cast away to give to other characters and won't give him a mask.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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Ah. I don't read the comics - is his tattoo public knowledge?
My memory could be wrong but I think at some point post-Civil War a connection is made between Danny Rand and Iron Fist. Anyway, Danny's tattoo in the show(s) is often peeking out of his outfit even when he's not doing anything superheroic. It annoys me.
Also I find it funny that they've now completely dropped the pretense of trying to hide his identity, when they actually made some (slight) attempts to do it early on in his own show.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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My memory could be wrong but I think at some point post-Civil War a connection is made between Danny Rand and Iron Fist. Anyway, Danny's tattoo in the show(s) is often peeking out of his outfit even when he's not doing anything superheroic. It annoys me.
Also I find it funny that they've now completely dropped the pretense of trying to hide his identity, when they actually made some (slight) attempts to do it early on in his own show.
LOL. Scott Buck!
Man, watching DareDevil Season 1 again since the first time I watched it when it aired, it really is on another level compared to the other marvel netflix shows (and DD season 2 itself). It was actually surprising how much better this is. I kind of forgot it after watching all the other shows. That fight at the end of episode 2.
It transpires that Finn Jones went to the same school as me. I'm glad that people enjoyed his performance so much.
Two things that really bothered me:
In episode... two (I think) Jessica follows Matt down an alleyway, about ten feet away, without Matt noticing the one other person in the alley with him before scaling a building. In the next scene the two share, Matt hears a silenced gun go off at the top of a skyscraper from the bottom.
In episode seven, Luke, Jessica and Matt all wake up at the police station. Supposedly, the police found all three out cold next to a bloody corpse and, instead of taking them to hospital, assumed it was best to take them to the police station. Luke is unbreakable, and maybe they know that, and maybe Misty knows Jessica has superpowers so it's no big deal if she's out cold... but everybody thinks Matt is just a guy. They took Matt's shirt from his unconscious body - and replaced it. Jessica wakes up handcuffed to a table in an interrogation room. What the fuck?
Two things that really bothered me:
In episode... two (I think) Jessica follows Matt down an alleyway, about ten feet away, without Matt noticing the one other person in the alley with him before scaling a building. In the next scene the two share, Matt hears a silenced gun go off at the top of a skyscraper from the bottom.
In episode seven, Luke, Jessica and Matt all wake up at the police station. Supposedly, the police found all three out cold next to a bloody corpse and, instead of taking them to hospital, assumed it was best to take them to the police station. Luke is unbreakable, and maybe they know that, and maybe Misty knows Jessica has superpowers so it's no big deal if she's out cold... but everybody thinks Matt is just a guy. They took Matt's shirt from his unconscious body - and replaced it. Jessica wakes up handcuffed to a table in an interrogation room. What the fuck?
The last two episodes were dreadful. Messy plot, bad production and, despite a couple good moments, boring.
The middle of the show was okay, it showed promise but it didnt deliver.
Danny Rand is impossible to take seriously.
Jessica and Luke are awesome but are given very little to work with.
I dont get why this looks so cheap and uninspired.
Its bad.
The middle of the show was okay, it showed promise but it didnt deliver.
Danny Rand is impossible to take seriously.
Jessica and Luke are awesome but are given very little to work with.
I dont get why this looks so cheap and uninspired.
Its bad.
Darth Pinche
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It was all "ok". It just felt like the stakes were never that high. Yeah, NY will fall etc, but it never felt that way.
Either be "street level" crime fighting or have things really go off the rails in the city. This in between approach fell flat.
Either be "street level" crime fighting or have things really go off the rails in the city. This in between approach fell flat.
Finished today
For a show that was hyping for years, the show is mediocre.
Specially the finale episode, that was stupid as hell
A bomb? Seriously?
The CGI in the elevator was really bad, lmao
The rap song in the final fight, lol
Daredevil was rescued for a group of nuns? Seriously? I mean... Seriously?
The good
Daredevil
Luke cage
A less annoying Jessica Jones
The bad
An stupid iron fist
An annoying stick (more than usual)
An annoying misty (more than usual)
The Hand as an organization was real lame, no menacing or powerful at all
For a show that was hyping for years, the show is mediocre.
Specially the finale episode, that was stupid as hell
A bomb? Seriously?
The CGI in the elevator was really bad, lmao
The rap song in the final fight, lol
Daredevil was rescued for a group of nuns? Seriously? I mean... Seriously?
The good
Daredevil
Luke cage
A less annoying Jessica Jones
The bad
An stupid iron fist
An annoying stick (more than usual)
An annoying misty (more than usual)
The Hand as an organization was real lame, no menacing or powerful at all
Lol what, she's one of the few things making this show enjoyable
I take it you've never watched Jessica Jones?
She's got the best lines in this whole thing.
No, see, it makes sense.
They knew Danny would go back to Kun Pow. So they sent The Hand to Kun Lao to kill everyone. Then when Danny went back to Kon El, he'd have to go back to New York.
Course if The Hand knew where Luke Cage was, I don't know why they needed to find the bones of Spiro The Dragon...
RedAssedApe
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the same substance they use to revive everyone.
Bog
Junior Ace
Still doesn't explain Harold the second time. Dude just woke up.
Reptars Revenge
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Was the Nobu actor unavailable or something? His boss turned out to be a chump and Nobu would've been a more credible threat who we already knew.
Fight scenes were... mostly meh unfortunately. Power levels were all over the place. What happened to the ninjas? The minions in this were just in regular clothes, much less threatening.
Watchable but kinda disappointing.
Fight scenes were... mostly meh unfortunately. Power levels were all over the place. What happened to the ninjas? The minions in this were just in regular clothes, much less threatening.
Watchable but kinda disappointing.
Nobu's dead, dude.
Didn't Stick decapitate him? Not sure there's any coming back from that.
My mistake, I forgot about that.
Still, I liked how he had a signature weapon. Too bad his boss didn't.
PHOENIXZERO
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Finished it yesterday, it was kind of "meh" for all the build up though thankfully only eight episodes instead of thirteen.
Middle part was the best. They needed better villains. 8 episodes turned out to be a blessing, this show couldn't handle 5 more hours of filler.
I'm glad they didn't sideline Colleen through the whole thing, she's almost equal to Danny in fighting without the fist, but he barely uses that anyway so she's on par.
Also, when Colleen was slashed and they were all concerned about her, I thought for sure Danny would fist heal her but I guess he couldn't afford any fist down time at that point.
I like how everyone still acknowledges that Danny is stupid.
I'm glad they didn't sideline Colleen through the whole thing, she's almost equal to Danny in fighting without the fist, but he barely uses that anyway so she's on par.
Also, when Colleen was slashed and they were all concerned about her, I thought for sure Danny would fist heal her but I guess he couldn't afford any fist down time at that point.
I like how everyone still acknowledges that Danny is stupid.
Rad Shadow
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Yeaaaaaah, that could have been better.
Me too. I could listen to him shit talk people all day. Was glad when he told Jessica to sit down and shut up. She knew she met her match with his ass.
PingPongvonLaserstein
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I have no idea how they're going to write him out from under a pile of skyscraper, but the Maggie mentioned in the last scene is Murdock's mom.
I'm going to go with the theory that Elektra dragged him out and dumped him on the nuns doorstep so they could look after him before she ended up hightailing it out of NY.
You've never heard of Nuns On The Run? Classic 70s Marvel.
Where's Slayven when you need him...
BronsonLee
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The Defenders is basically Everyone Calls Danny Rand a Dumbass and I'm here for it
That's the best part and the defenders kicking his ass
BronsonLee
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You know I KNEW it was gonna happen but Elektra icing Alexandra was a pretty big twist on everything
I like that it was because she said to kill Matt too
Edit: If I didn't know Misty from Luke Cage I would freaking hate her character in this because my god it's wet blanket city
I like that it was because she said to kill Matt too
Edit: If I didn't know Misty from Luke Cage I would freaking hate her character in this because my god it's wet blanket city
BronsonLee
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*Misty wakes up in the hospital with only one arm*
Colleen: ...hi
DUMBASSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Colleen: ...hi
DUMBASSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Wait until Black panther decides to visit Harlem for a vacation
Yea I dunno why they didn't just let her wild out, say fuck following the rules