I have many issues with The Cuphead Show! that can all be boiled down to the pretentious whining of an adult complaining about the good old days, when cups with aggressive New-Yorker accents didn’t exist. But then there are eleven more episodes after this where genuinely nothing happens, and my smile turned to a frustrated grimace.Įach episode going forward miraculously manages to excel in being, bland, repetitive, and yet over written, made even stranger by the fact that each episode is shy of fifteen minutes! A textbook example of ‘Quantity over Quality’, with the admirable quirks of Cuphead fleeting from view.
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Courtesy of IMDBĪs I mentioned earlier, pretty much this entire plot is retraced in the first episode of the series, and as such is the only episode I cracked so much as a smile toward, all of which have executive production from Studio MDHR. The amount of polished content in Cuphead is admirable, especially through sound, gameplay, and of course the artwork, each easily keeping a viewer coming back for more punishingly tricky scraps. The game’s plot is similar to the described above with the playable addition that Cuphead and Mugman have to battle against colourfully personified enemies in order to pay back their debt to the Devil, collecting other debtors’ souls for the horned fiend. Most notable for its aesthetic inspiration stemming from surreal, rubbery, animated styles and trimmings similar to Walt Disney’s earliest 1930s cartoons, Cuphead was a success commercially and critically as a gem for the gaming industry. Courtesy of IMDBĬuphead is a “Run-and-Gun’ game released by Studio MDHR in 2017.
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This is the plot for both the first episode of the animated series and the entire video game Cuphead, and here lies one of many issues I have with The Cuphead Show! that requires context to the game for you to understand why my blood vessels are swelling as I rant. The Cuphead Show! follows the titular mischievous Cuphead and his brother Mugman as they evade having their souls taken by the Devil after losing a game against them. So, for me, this had some colossal cartoon shoes to fill. If anything, I assumed I would have pedantically, even pathetically, strong feelings about the quality of this adaptation, largely as it’s based on one of my favourite video games. For the most part, I’m going to do lots of Epigram-worthy complaining further on, so stick around. Why? To give you some backstory, I decided to review The Cuphead Show!Īs a fan of the video game that inspired this Netflix series, my views are that of a subjective fan’s and not those of an objective reviewer. I will apologise for this review right off of the bat, both to you the reader, and to my soon-to-be enraged editor.
"We do have some stunt casting of course, but the voices of the characters, from Frank to Tru to Luke to Grey, including members of our own creative team, wound up being perfect.
"I was focused on how we would promote the show so I kept pushing for stunt casting in the early days-and I was proven wrong," Kettler said. He's also appeared in The Rookie as Aaron Thorsen.Įxecutive producer CJ Kettler said in the Netflix production notes which were sent to Newsweek, that she originally wanted to cast a big name in the lead role, but her colleagues convinced her otherwise. He's voiced characters in cartoons like Fast & Furious Spy Racers, Madagascar: A Little Wild and Spidey and His Amazing Friends. The titular role of Cuphead will be played by onscreen and voice actor Tru Valentino. Here's a rundown of the talented voice cast behind the new Netflix series The Cuphead Show!.
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The upcoming TV adaptation will give voices to Cuphead, Mugman, and to their friend and enemies. Read more All the TV Shows and Movies Coming to Netflix in February 2022
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