I’m just getting into this and I’m not sure what to make of it. It all feels a bit too similar to Batman Begins at the minute but I’ll probably keep watching. It’s still better than most terrestrial tv.
I enjoyed it, despite Danny Rand being a pretty unsympathetic character and the fight scenes being pretty (very!) sub-par. Looked a bit budget too, at least compared to Daredevil. Looking forward to the Defenders.
I think Daredevil benefited from the fact they could pretty much cover the actor’s entire body so from a choreography, shooting and editing point of view they had quite a lot of freedom. They also seemed to be looking to have some degree of realism to Matt Murdock’s fighting style, combined with a fantastic stunt performer and choreographer.
With this they can’t really get away with anything – in close up it has to be the actor and in wide shots it’s obviously an acrobat. It certainly grates with me and looks laughable when you see the actor, it wouldn’t hurt if he at least hit the gym for a bit.
They obviously pulled out all the stops with S1 of Daredevil. With this, they know they’ve got your interest. To some degree or other.