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03-20-2017, 07:51 PM | #3411 |
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That's what I don't get. Where did the huge diversity demand and SJW's came from the last few years? I've been using the World Wide Web for nearly 20 years and for the longest time, people never care about this stuff too much. Like people are upset that a character in the new Mass Effect game is not gay when people like in the 90's and even the 2000's would be like "Whatever". Having diversity is always fine, but too much of it can be a bad thing.
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03-20-2017, 08:03 PM | #3412 |
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Not to mention that I find it stupid that someone needs to be Asian to be a martial artist. I took martial arts in the early 2000's (my skills are rather rusty now) and one of my best teacher who study martial arts for 30+ years at the time was white.
That's what I don't get. Where did the huge diversity demand and SJW's came from the last few years? I've been using the World Wide Web for nearly 20 years and for the longest time, people never care about this stuff too much. Like people are upset that a character in the new Mass Effect game is not gay when people like in the 90's and even the 2000's would be like "Whatever". Having diversity is always fine, but too much of it can be a bad thing. My problem is things being deemed racist,sexist what have you for simply not including those things. |
03-20-2017, 08:09 PM | #3413 |
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Finished Iron Fist.
Was pretty good. There were mild pacing issues, but they're actually never brought up in the negative reviews. Aside from that, the only other problems were the characters warping around locations and some of the fights being rather lack luster. Otherwise, pretty enjoyable show. Considering all the racial issues surrounding it, well...I can't quite bring myself to care. Danny has always been a white dude, and his struggle is completely personal. Hell, a plot point is that he wasn't the defender and guardian people wanted him to be because he was, basically, too selfish. White savior he is not. Not to mention our two non-white female leads are kind of portrayed as infinitely more competent than him because he's too naive to really function without them. I really don't understand what's going on. Anyway, in relation to the show, I really hope season 2 gives Madame Gao greater significance. Be it here or Daredevil, she was always more of an obstacle for someone else's schemes, even when she was trying to be a major player. They always play her up as the master puppeteer in her appearances, but when she's beaten, the real big bad goes "Haha, with her out of the way now I can do all my bullshit unabated."
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03-20-2017, 08:53 PM | #3414 |
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I finished Iron Fist. After reading the reviews and watching the series, my verdict on the show is that it's a hit or miss kind of thing. You either like it or you don't. I personally loved and I'm sad it's over. One thing that bugged me a lot was that we barely got any backstory on Danny during his time Kun Lun. We never even got to get a good look at the place. I loved all the twists at then end, they definitely made it more interesting. At first I despised Ward, but near the end I actually thought he was pretty cool.
I had way too many questions at the end though. Why does Joy want to kill Danny? How did she meet Davos? How did Gao get out? What happened to Kun Lun? The answers to these questions would be perfect for a second season. I really hope they make a second season. It would be cool to see Davos as the Steel Serpent and the main villain for the season.
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03-20-2017, 11:09 PM | #3415 |
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I just watched episodes 9 and 10, and yet again the fights suck. How is it that a show about martial arts doesn't seem to have the characters fight with martial arts? It's just street brawling stuff that we got with Jones, DD, and Cage. Where is the fluid, fast past, beautiful motions that is supposed to encompany this sort of fight style? Also, where is the super natural aspect? A guy that can come back from the dead does not count. I want to see alternate dimensions, dragons, demons, etc. Where is all of that? The show isn't bad or anything, it's just not doing anything to make itself stand out from everything else. It's just going through the motions. Lastly, I finally figured out why Danny isn't exactly wowing me. He is just the same boring and uninteresting character he has always been in the comics. He was lame in the 90s comics that featured him. He is lame in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. And he is flat out lame here. I guess I should be happy that they are keeping with the source material, but since he hasn't put on a god damned costume yet, I can't.
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03-20-2017, 11:56 PM | #3416 |
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Iron Fist didn't really do much supernatural stuff. He was always "Focus your chi then do the mickey" and other stuff.
There were some supernatural elements, like ki blasts and ki weapons, but I don't think there was much about alternate dimensions and demons and stuff. Then again, I mostly read him in Iron Fist and Luke Cage: Heroes for Hire, where he basically kicked the shit out of drug dealers and pimps, so I might not have read the right books
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03-22-2017, 11:39 PM | #3417 |
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Well I finished the last 3 episodes of Iron Fist. Episode 11 was okay, 12 was pretty awesome though and featured easily the best fights in the whole series. The two fights in Central Park were amazing. Unfortunately, the final villain turned out to be pretty damn lame and petty and the end battle was just as lame. Also, the cliffhanger ending was kind of meh.
Overall, this show was a mixed bag. Looking at it on its own, it was a decent series. The story would have been a lot tighter had it been 8-10 episodes as it felt like they were starting to straggle with what they wanted to do. Colleen and Claire were hands down the best characters in the show and they are really what made it. Every piece of snark that came out of Claire's mouth was just perfect. Danny was a bland protagonist and he seemed to get more selfish as the show went on, which is a shame because he started out as this fish out of water character only to become the spoiled rich boy that wants everything to go his way. And then when he gets his way, he still isn't happened. God damn entitled rich millennial! The Meachums were hit or miss too. At first they were interesting, but then it seemed like the writers had no idea what to do with them and the father was utterly worthless. He is what really dragged the show down quite a bit. He couldn't even give us a good god damn fight scene. Now compared to the other Marvel shows, this is easily the weakest of them all. I know I had issues with Jessica Jones, but at least she had the Purple Man to keep me engaged. Also, as I have said before, for being a show about martial arts, the fighting was absolutely no different than any of the other series (sans the 12th episode and one of Colleen's previous fights). Sadly though, this show lacked the atmosphere of DareDevil and the incredible camera work of Luke Cage. Also, the music was hit or miss. I love the Tron-sounding opening, but the best of the music barely ever seem to have presence to it. Lastly, compared to all of the current comic book shows, this is also one of the weakest with perhaps only Agents of Shield and Legends of Tomorrow being lower than it. Although, I can't comment on Legion since I have no interest in wasting my time on an X-Men related show that doesn't even have any X-Men in it. In the end, I'm going to give Iron Fist a 7/10. |
03-24-2017, 02:24 PM | #3418 |
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Spider-Man Homecoming domestic and international posters. Nice Century 21 blazer, Spidey.
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03-27-2017, 08:44 AM | #3419 |
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As much as I love the Marvel Spidey suit, I think the DIY Homebrew Kickass version of Spider-Man appeals to me more.
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03-27-2017, 08:46 AM | #3420 |
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Usually I hate miniaturized clothes because they look weird and unappealing. Hot Toys, on the other hand, somehow makes them look like, well, clothes.
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