Grimerlana
Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike
SnoReptilePlenty
Memorable, crazy movie
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
chantalroxanne
The Get Down is one of the most remarkable and epic shows I have ever seen.
I believe this is a show everyone could watch, even if you don't like hip-hop.
It combines a lot of different genres to make it appealing for a big crowd.
In general this is a drama/musical, but it also contains humor and action.
Besides putting a spotlight on the evolution of hip-hop in the 70's, this show also focuses on the career of an aspiring disco singer, which makes the music throughout the show very versatile.
The main characters all have unique personalities and the show really focuses on their personal life goals and the struggles that come with them.
This show had a gigantic budget and you can really see that.
The creators paid attention to every little detail.
Even if you think this show is not for you, please give it a try.
If you don't wanna watch because the show is cancelled, no worries.
You won't be left with a big, annoying cliff-hanger at the end of season 1.
I would've loved a second season, but the ending is satisfying enough to wrap up an entire show.
swilliky
The second part of this Netflix original picks up where the Get Down brothers left off. The Get Down crew had a major success winning a rap battle and now they perform nightly at their own club. Ezekiel 'Books' Figuero (Justice Smith) is straddling two worlds as he works on his college essay before going out to perform a show. Mylene Cruz (Herizen F. Guardiola) has had success with her first hit but now must manage a crude record producer and the demands of her father Pastor Ramon Cruz (Giancarlo Esposito). Shaolin Fantastic (Shameik Moore) tries to pull Books back into the music business while also trying to maintain his drug dealing business by selling at their shows.The villainous Cadillac (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) still insists that this musical movement is fiction yet begrudges the Get Down brothers success. Ra-Ra (Skylan Brooks) falls for a girl in the Zulu brotherhood, though the members don't support what that the Get Down's rap show is a front for the drug dealing. Dizzee (Jaden Smith) writes to his lover Thor in prison as he draws the story of the Get Down. History catches up with Papa Fuerte (Jimmy Smits) as he hopes to develop a part of the Bronx but the law is also threatening to catch up.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com
ginnynnig
This is a good show, it has so many things to it. Nostalgia most of all, those times look so interesting and deep. Some concepts are very nice, like the one that a friendship is like being like in a family. The car scene in the first season was intense and dramatic, got me a range of emotions. I binged season one almost compulsively, I was totally hooked by the story and made me crave for more. Mylene is one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen. My favorite Character is the uncle, hands down. I also like the brothers dad.None of the kids has a particularly strong personality though which is sad, even Shaolin which is supposed to be the cool mysterious and talented kid, is unfolded later as a weak character, I kept hoping for him to get better. Maybe is the directing that made him weak, perhaps he was written as a strong character.I LOVE the real footage they added to it, I loved seeing how NYC looked like back then, it's perhaps one of the best things of the show. The first episode of season one was really cool, ultra bold start, well done. --- Season two SADLY got me less excited, perhaps for the animations that they added throughout, I mean, I they have this "street" style look but being an animator I didn't really enjoy them. I think they could've been so much better. Still respect for who made them but they made the entire show look too cartoony and it could've been way more dreamy and dramatic. They're portraying the gay kid as an alien (?), maybe because he's also an artist but that left me a little confused, anyways the relationship between these two is so sweet, they could've at least kissed at some point instead of leaving that part unsolved.Is this show aiming at young kids? there are a bunch of things that are kept on the surface. It started off like a Saturday Night Fever kind of vibe mixed with Kids and some Hip Hop stuff but it got more glamorous over the second season, less drama, more cartoons, less real if you ask me.Regardless if the facts happening in the show are real of not, its an entertaining show but I can totally see how it would pi** people off. Especially people that know about hip hop and/or have lived that stuff. It's a Buz Luhrmann production, this is a romanticized version of facts and didn't feel so real to me that I am so far away from that culture.
shortycboy
It seems whatever show that comes out on Netflix has to be rated high and be watched because it is so "good" and interesting. I see this happen with all their shows when actually the show isn't that good to begin with. I feel that show lacks a sturdy and realistic story line. It is hard for me to get through episode to episode. That said I like shows like vikings and suits season 1-4, that tend have a much more exciting feel to the story. I like hip hop and I like drama but this show just blends the setting in way that makes me want to through up. Waste your time if you like this season is my last for this show and I am not giving it another shot.
