Floex wrote:BID0 wrote:Return_of_the_STAR wrote:What was wrong with Iron Fist to make it so badly reviewed compared to the other shows? i never got round to watching it.
For some reason there was a big controversy that someone who wasn't Asian was cast as the lead. I think that carried through to the reviews.
Also it has a lot of complaints about the fight choreography (mainly due to Finn Jones not having time to prepare for the role) and them not using stunt doubles in fights.
If you liked the other shows then you'll like IF too, it really isn't any worse than any of the others (in fact it made a nice change as everything was bright and vibrant versus dark and gloomy of the other shows)
What a load of bull, sorry but to say it got bad reviews because of the casting isn't true. The show was dull, we all know the showrunner is useless and it showed in this. It's far, far worse than the other 3.
I guess people have different tastes. While these are all Marvel, don't forget they are different shows so while you might hate one, it might be someone else's cup of tea. Just the same as the movies.
Not that it helps season 1 of Iron Fist, but his story is meant to be carried in to Defenders as a part 2 type deal. A lot of people hated his child like wonder vibes, but it makes sense for a character who was divorced from civilisation at a young age. You should see more classic Iron Fist in Defenders now he has met western culture and is working amongst other super powered individuals.
Corazon de Leon wrote:It's not far, far worse than the other three. It's nowhere near worthy of a 16% rotten tomatoes rating or whatever it ended up with, it's just not *as* good. And I think there's an argument to say that the casting affected reviews when so many reviews made specific mention of the casting.
Not passing judgment on that by the way - I think there was a really strong argument to cast an Asian actor as Iron Fist but I can also see the point made by some members of the Asian community that casting an Asian actor plays into stereotypes about Kung-Fu and Asian film and TV characters being genre limited. Personally I thought the stuntman from Manchester who guested as the drunken master should've been Iron Fist.
I'm pretty sure he auditioned for the lead, he probably would have been great but I'm not sure about his accent