I am so sorry to add to that chorus. You're probably tired about hearing about it then.

But because I still feel like ranting . . .

You know how you've said before that 90% of anything is crap and that you have to really like something for the crap to be enjoyable? Martial arts films, like westerns, really fall into that category, but there certain hard to quantify elements that make them enjoyable. For instance, I haven't seen many Shaw Brothers films, but the ones I have seen, I've enjoyed thoroughly. However I'm probably the only one in my meat space social circle that even knows what Shaw Brothers films are and I wouldn't have anyone to recommend them to because I don't think anyone would really appreciate them.

My problem with Iron Fist is that it doesn't have any unspeakable elements that make it likeable, so when it fails at even the basic essentials, it's a huge disappointment. The plot is bad. The acting is sub par. The pacing is off, on and on. As I said, as far as high budget martial arts endeavors are concerned, it's embarassingly subpar, to the point where something on Youtube like Sockbaby or Slug Street Scrappers feels better executed (and no, those aren't all that great either, but for what they are, they're satisfying).

It really is a huge disappointment and I've been looking forward to it since it was first announced.