It has been a long time since Steve Urkel.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:09 (seven years ago) link
yeah the humorously-indestructible-during-fight-scenes things doesn't bother me a bit, I find the endless iterations of Marvel superhero fight scenes where the hero *is* technically vulnerable but the viewer knows nothing is really at stake way more irritating.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
imo the near complete lack of reaction when shot is less humorous than it is symbolic. he doesn't even shrug off bullets, they're not a concern. the people shooting are denied the satisfaction of even a flinch
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
Luke's invulnerability in the early episodes sets up an effective contrast with his suffering in the prison flashbacks.
― Brad C., Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
Boring fight scenes, never the sense that Luke is remotely in any danger.
Uh, isn't it known from episode 1 that he escaped from prison and is wanted by the authorities and could get sent back to South Carolina Supermax, or whatever the name of the institution is? He also doesn't have money or a stable place to live, after his building burns down. He might not be "in danger" while fighting, but the repercussions of those fights are definitely dangerous for him.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 22:05 (seven years ago) link
^^
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 22:25 (seven years ago) link
finished this last night.it looked and sounded gorgeous.enjoyed the attempt at mixing social drama, and full on old school goodies vs baddies beat'em up.
at the end, of the two bad guys, i definitely preferred cottonmouth to diamondback.cottonmouth had a more interesting back story. his love of music, and keyboard skills that were put a brutal stop to.the dilemma of 'what could have been', whereas diamondback it was just 'daddy loved you more than me .. '.
did chuckle at the anti-Cage rally in the club though.at the back of the crowd, someone was holding up a sign : "the only superfreak we love is rick james"
― mark e, Thursday, 19 January 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
lollll I missed that!
― What is home without Plumleee's Potted Meat? (Leee), Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:10 (seven years ago) link
cottonmouth is a way better villain than db, yeah
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:17 (seven years ago) link
Mariah is the best villain in the show
― (The caption: “fine dining.”) (DJP), Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:18 (seven years ago) link
otm
― his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:23 (seven years ago) link
oooh totally re mariah ..
i was specifically on about the guys
― mark e, Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:35 (seven years ago) link
and did everyone spot the stan lee cameo ?
was not his usual type of appearance ..
― mark e, Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:37 (seven years ago) link
yeah mariah is the fkn business
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 January 2017 20:35 (seven years ago) link
Mahershala Ali is fantastic and his scenes with Alfre Woodard are incredibly compelling. The rest of the show could have been garbage and I'd still think that: the rest of the show was not even close to garbage. I forgive a show that gets so much right when it overreaches occasionally (some of the "insert inspiring speech here" moments worked despite the actual words in the script, the weird tonal change after Cottonmouth's death was offputting as hell), 'cause it's better than the alternative, God knows.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 19 January 2017 22:42 (seven years ago) link
I never actually finished this, I stopped on the episode where Diamondback shows up and shoots Luke and just kinda forgot about it.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 19 January 2017 22:43 (seven years ago) link
dude srsly
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 January 2017 04:23 (seven years ago) link
ok I went back to this. a few things:
- lol @ "lemonade was a popular drink" ref- generally this show has way more exposition than I find generally acceptable. Just tons of scenes w characters melodramatically restating their motivations and current role in the plot. exposition /= character building- the bit w Method Man was awesome, so perfect- I have one episode to go, finally the epic fight scene sheesh
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
I do think the actors generally elevate the material, and so many of the little details are right that the show's world feels lived in and compelling
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
Second season trailer is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU4Xn__5Qjg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 16:25 (six years ago) link
I've been kinda wondering over the past couple of weeks if Marvel is now kicking themselves in the seat for relegating Luke Cage to Netflix.
― I'm not meltdown. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 16:29 (six years ago) link
Something to note, building on the Jessica Jones second season
http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2018/04/neema-barnette-millicent-shelton-kasi-lemmons-steph-green-and-salli-richardson-whitfield-among-luke-cage-season-2-directors/
Also, Coker's been quoted as saying a Heroes for Hire combination could be interesting.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 April 2018 13:35 (six years ago) link
New trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB1in0KkoG4
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 May 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
(And because the non-Netflix shows don't seem to rate their own threads, here's a reminder that Cloak and Dagger is also starting a couple weeks after Luke Cage season 2 drops.)
― Love Theme From Oh God! You Devil (Old Lunch), Monday, 7 May 2018 17:26 (six years ago) link
Two eps in to the new season. Highlights: Reg E. Cathey's inimitable drawl, Jamaicans. Lowlights: bluesy rock, explication and pacing, Shades & Mariah's tepid cuddling.
― mick signals, Monday, 25 June 2018 00:47 (six years ago) link
probably not going to watch s2, but I found fans' seemingly earnest affection for Shades completely baffling
― Simon H., Monday, 25 June 2018 01:37 (six years ago) link
Much more so than last season, if you don't know the inside references or the backstory from other shows or who the characters popping up are supposed to be, some of these scenes are pretty opaque.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
Like, is it an inside joke that everybody keeps shooting at him even though he's famously impervious to bullets?
― mick signals, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 03:08 (six years ago) link
It's not even an inside joke. Several of the dudes who've shot at him have made reference to the futility of their gesture.
This has been solid thus far. Lots of good character-based stuff. Finn Jones hasn't shown up yet, though, so take that with a grain of salt.
Simon, I don't know who you've seen repping for Shades but no. He's a weak link. Agreed on Shades and Mariah's canoodling being off-putting.
Also of note: once again, a Marvel Netflix show brings a scene of ott brutality (Bushmaster's first kill) that probably tops those that came before. Like I don't think I've even seen shit like that in a horror movie.
― A Frankenstein + A Dracula + A Mummy That's Been Werewolfed (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 04:01 (six years ago) link
watched the first episode. already deeply bored and unlikely to continue.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 05:48 (six years ago) link
Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
― A Frankenstein + A Dracula + A Mummy That's Been Werewolfed (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 10:33 (six years ago) link
I look forward to enjoying the actor who plays Shades when he's an old character actor some day.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 13:23 (six years ago) link
The Shades/Comanche plotline was good, I'll give him that much at least.
― A Frankenstein + A Dracula + A Mummy That's Been Werewolfed (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 13:27 (six years ago) link
Oh, I'm glad Comanche's going to have a plotline. Thus far in my viewing he's just a guy who is around.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 13:50 (six years ago) link
I’m only halfway in and love the cheesy jokes “I’m 6’3”, black, and bulletproof. You think if I put on a mask people won’t know who I am?”“There are still people who think Shock G and Humpty Hump are different guys”
― mh, Thursday, 28 June 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
Finished last night. Minor quibbles:
-Maybe reel it in a little with the songs that directly reference the plot and characters, guys. I counted no fewer than three (two within the last two eps alone).-Also maybe curb the Netflix ultraviolence already. Not entirely sure a 15-second unbroken shot of someone burning to death (let alone the two subsequent flashbacks to that particular moment) was, y'know, entirely necessary.-Danny Rand: still kind of the worst, at least whenever words are coming out of his face. Thankfully restricted to a single episode.-Ending the season with a scene that directly photocopies the final scene of a classic movie is maaaaybe a little too DO U SEE????
Otherwise, this was one of the more successful Netflix seasons, imo. I appreciate how things wrapped up, as it opens some interesting and unforeseen avenues (to the extent that these shows continue to loosely overlap).
― A Frankenstein + A Dracula + A Mummy That's Been Werewolfed (Old Lunch), Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:38 (six years ago) link
I fast forwarded through so much of S1 idk if I have the patience for a second. I feel like this is one of those things that I'm glad exists and is p great for what it is, but it also happens to be a thing that doesn't really hold my attention (ie, a police procedural)
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:44 (six years ago) link
It's pretty sweet that Shades is about the only non-black face you see through most of its runtime. Again, I have to wonder how hard Marvel is kicking themselves post-Black Panther for not taking a shot on a Luke Cage film.
― A Frankenstein + A Dracula + A Mummy That's Been Werewolfed (Old Lunch), Thursday, 28 June 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
otoh that Shades actor is really fucking annoying, p much hated every second he was onscreen
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 June 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
― oder doch?, Thursday, 28 June 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
Have seen, but yeah, it was on some kinda giallo, grand guignol tip. I guess I should've said it was more extreme than the average kills one would see in a relatively mainstream horror movie.
― A Frankenstein + A Dracula + A Mummy That's Been Werewolfed (Old Lunch), Thursday, 28 June 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
watched the first ep and it was about what I expected - some enjoyable stuff (the corny jokes, the music, a couple speeches) and then a bunch of *meh* stuff (loads of exposition, that Shades guy trying to look like a badass).
it's crazy how padded these eps feel, like there really isn't enough going on to merit stretching every episode out to an hour
― Οὖτις, Monday, 2 July 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link
kudos on them making Bushmaster twice as interesting as Diamondback was in season one, though
― mh, Monday, 2 July 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
I like the Jamaican angle.
I tapped out of S1 when Diamondback came in, totally boring
― Οὖτις, Monday, 2 July 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
If they removed all the intense pointless conversations between pairs of characters, they'd have a pretty good 4-episode season.
― mick signals, Monday, 2 July 2018 16:12 (six years ago) link
lol exactly
― Οὖτις, Monday, 2 July 2018 16:15 (six years ago) link
yup - another season of Marvel’s Two People Talking (In A Mostly Empty New York)Netflix Marvel is just sad
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 05:12 (six years ago) link
Wow, this season's narrative unravels really quickly.
― Sybil Disobedience (Leee), Monday, 9 July 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
Yeah gets a bit clunky in places. Cameo from Iron Fist if you stay with it that far.But did have some bits i enjoyed.
― Stevolende, Monday, 9 July 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
Phew. Made it through this one. Once I saw the post about Two Characters Talking Intensely I couldn't get it out of my head, so thanks for that! Seriously they need to make these 8 episode seasons, at most. I feel like most of the Netflix Marvel shows have some good stuff in them (ok, not Iron Fist, and Punisher was too violent for me to even make it through one episode), but so much damn filler...
― DJI, Friday, 13 July 2018 10:05 (six years ago) link