Luke Cage on Netflix (Spoilers- please label by episode)
David_D
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This show is fantastic.
For some reason... I don't trust the older dude who hangs in the barbershop.
Imagine if, in some twist, he was diamondback? He is backing a man made of diamond? :p
Hammer tech, baby! It's finally good for something!
Marvel + Netflix = Top Shelf Geek Entertainment
Oh and.
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I just don't think any of the villains where anywhere near as good as Kingpin or Purple Man. Cottenmouth was good and had a lot of potential and the actor was really good but they killed him midway.
And I know they where going for Sweet Christmas they killed the main villain so soon. But you could see it coming a mile away. And I don't think that Diamondback or the Cousin was that good. Especially Diamond I didn't like that performance.
And the Finale episode imo was the weakest Finale for any of the Netflix Marvel Seasons.
Still a lot of good stuff with Luke Cage , Misty and Night Nurse, so overall I liked it. I really enjoyed the first 5 episodes but the rest was OK imo.
"If he really wanted to help he could have gone to home depot and got those folks some plywood to board up the window he broke". As Daniel Tiger says "It's ok to make mistakes. try to fix them and learn from them too."
We like the first episode.
It was... fine. Just ok. Not as good as DD s1 or s2 at all. Not as impressive or enthralling as JJ.
The story was lacking overall and the writing in general was just serviceable. Some poor and odd choices in the cutting/editing and storytelling IMO in spots.
Casting and performances were ultimately good but nothing truly great. Even Alfred Woodard who I really like was all over the place (the guy playing Cage himself is quite charismatic and very likeable though).
Found it really drawn out and often kindve boring. Also a bit silly/cheesy at times.
I'm left with kindve an unsatisfied feeling. I enjoyed it but not impressed and can't imagine ever sitting through it again. Not even any specific parts. Unlike DD or JJ where I may not want to rewatch the whole series but some episodes or scenes stand out enough to rewatch. Luke cage was entertaining to varying degrees but just anti climatic and unimpressive.
I really enjoyed it based on the fact we got a Luke Cage series. One problem I had was losing Cottonmouth. That was big for me and it probably took me out the episodes after that because I was all "Wha-huh?" He was the best villain of the four.
The other is having to fill 13 episodes and I find that with all of these Netflix shows is that they commit to the 13 and sometimes I think they have to find ways to fill them. The episode where he was gathering up all the items Cottonmouth had his goons take was a waste of time.
And the last problem is the fight scenes. Compared to Daredevil I found them lacking. It's hard to choreograph a fight for someone who can kill a man with one punch. I did like it when he resorted to just using back of the head smacks to take someone out. I could see where he could work with Daredevil in learning how to control your body to make sure you cause minimal damage in a fight as opposed to maximum. The final fight reminded me of the end of Rocky V.
Outside of those thre issues I enjoyed the series. The music, Claire, Misty Knight, Cottomouth, the Turk cameo, and seeing Luke dealing with being hurt. Also the fact that the NYPD is now being outfitted with weapons that can kill enhanced people is something I wonder if they will address in other Netflix series or even the MCU. I have it DDS1, DDS2, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones. Luke Cage should get a season 2 and I look forward to it.
Loved, loved loved it.
I did feel that the first half was stronger, because of the outstanding portrayal of Cottonmouth.
I think that part of it was probably that, with few exceptions, there was no real peril for Cage. Sure, everyone around him was getting devastated, but that was about it.
Fight scenes were not as well done as some of the other series... I'm particularly looking at the final battle with Diamondback (convenient, wasn't it that the HammerTech battlesuit had a diamond shaped powerpack on the back?).
I did like that the battlesuit had a sort of serpentine quality to it.
Just finished it. My least favorite of the Marvel Netflix series, for many of the same reasons cited above. That having been said, I'm thankful to live in a world where I can have a "least favorite Marvel Netflix series."
My Netflix ranking is:
Daredevil (s1)
Daredevil (s2)
Luke Cage
Jessica Jones
However, if you believe Daredevil season 1 ranks last, then you are possibly watching it wrong :)
Her neighbors belong in the same building as Bumpo and Spazzer Dave from Punisher, preferably while it's being implosively demolished. I'd be fine with Jessica being in there as well but I'm not sure that would be enough.
1) Daredevil Season 1
(big gap)
2) Jessica Jones
(big gap)
3) Luke Cage
Why yes, yes it is.
D'Onofrio's acting style is the opposite of "less is more". People praise him for showing everything his character is feeling, but real people DON'T show you everything they're feeling--especially people who are supposed to be dangerous and competent. There is no nuance in his performance. I've never seen nuance in any of his performances.