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Kamen rider Heisei generation forever
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06-02-2019, 03:59 PM
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Fish Sandwich
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This movie wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be, but I'm also not at all disappointed by it. I actually enjoyed it more than I do a lot of Rider movies, even.
Obviously we don't live in an ideal world where we can just have all these actors back in one perfect movie, so right out of the gate, I can't actually be mad at it for that. I also didn't think the plot did a totally adequate job making some grand statement on Kamen Rider's existence like it probably wanted to, but when we've done that like a million times already between stuff like Let's Go Kamen Riders and Heisei Generations (not so) Final, it's kind of like, what else is left to say?
So having made peace with those two issues, I'm mostly concerned with the movie being fun, and it was. It was really fun. "But the plot is stupid and makes no sense!", you might say. Even though that's definitely true, it's still somehow less dumb than most of these crossover films, and as long as you just go along with the rules (or lack thereof) it lays out, the story is actually pretty straightforward and digestible, which is all it needs to be. The villains are definitely a sore point, though. Pretending again for a second that we live in an ideal world, it probably would've made for a great plot if the main villain has some properly conceived grudge against Riders to contribute to some kind of overall theme, but there's at least other stuff happening in the movie to distract you from this.
The Build cast sticks out for just how in-character everyone is, for one thing. Although if we're talking returning characters, there's obviously the big ones. As a huge fan of Den-O, this movie hit the mark big-time when it came to bringing everyone back, which is odd because they're also barely in it. But that one major scene counts for a whole lot, especially since (and I didn't know a thing about this until the credits rolled, making it the most shocking return in the movie to me) Yasuko Kobayashi herself was involved to some extent or another in writing it, which explains why that particular flow the dialogue between the Imagin have is perfectly replicated. It also culminates in what is essentially Momotaros apologizing for spending about a decade pretending Den-O could exist without Ryoutarou, something that's always driven me crazy, even though I understand why Takeru Satoh can't just come running every time Toei wants to do another cameo. So they definitely made this count for something. Even the way they play coy with Ryoutarou actually speaking feels like it has an actual purpose behind it, instead of coming off as too much of a tease.
Despite the expected wonky CG, the big showdown at the end also totally delivers the fanservice goods, too. EVERYONE on bikes, and lots of Rider Kicks was all I needed to be happy, and that's what they did.
So even though this movie isn't quite the be-all, end-all tribute to a franchise it clearly wants to be (it's no Superior Ultra 8 Brothers, I'll tell you that much), it's still a good tribute nonetheless, and considering some of the things wrong with it can be chalked up to those "adult circumstances" Sento warned us about back in episode 2.5 of Zi-O, I'd say that's good enough.
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