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04-03-2020, 10:39 AM | #15791 |
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Like, if you wanna be Fourze, and do whatever you want, there's nothing wrong with that...At least Fourze's switches sounded dope when triggered.
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04-03-2020, 01:53 PM | #15792 |
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Okay, finished Build, sans Be the One and whatever other bakers dozen of specials and sub movies they crank out for the series these days.
(Kinda miss the pre Decade seasons, where it's just one movie and the HBV...) It was alright, though definitely filled with flaws. I'm not particularly a big fan of the goddamn parade of plot twists the series had on a per episode basis. It was making following the plot rather annoying, and I was watching it back to back. The full bottles were borderline impossible to follow and their relevance were questionable. However, my biggest issue stemmed from Evolt. I really hate grand puppet master enemies that reveal they've been in control for literal years, since it makes their plots not only ridiculously convoluted, it also makes the "I was planning that all along" moments just cheap methods to hide their pretzel logic. Hell, despite all his grandmastering, what if Banjou, in one of the early episodes, got hit by a stray bullet? Did the fucker have a contingency plan for that? Since he sure as hell was shot at a lot, and he's the kind of idiot to bring his fists to a gunfight... What if Night Rogue didn't do the "I'll deal with you later" schtick the couple times he had Build and Banjou on the ropes? Then what would he have done? So much of Evolt's plans hinge on coincidences that, because they fell into place, he could say that he masterminded everything, when in reality it just made no sense. What would he have done if key stooge for the final quarter, Mad Rogue, hadn't accepted his offer? Oh but wait, he knew Mad Rogue was plotting against him the whole time? And he knew Build's father was working against him? Then why was he, at any point, caught off guard? Another large issue was Namba. Why, would this character who could destroy planets, and boast about it to your face, actually work for you? How could this old man assume he had the guy who literally betrayed everyone else he's worked for wouldn't do the same to him? Build wasn't bad, per se. It had one of the better villain to hero turns in the franchise that didn't feel too forced, a great main trio, and a solid cast overall. And unlike Drive, I didn't find it so bland that I didn't have much to say. Honestly, I feel if they retooled Evolt's main plan so that I wasn't banging my head against a wall, I would've loved this series more than I do, since the final quarter was some pretty solid stuff otherwise. I don't quite see it as a shining pillar of the franchise, but it's good. I only have Zi-O and Ghost left of the Heisei Phase 2 series, but I'm not gonna watch Ghost since I hated the first batch of episodes I watched. As it currently stands for phase 2, though, I'll say... 1. OOO 2. Ex-Aid 3. Gaim 4. Double 5. Build 6. Fourze 7. Drive 8. Wizard Also, as a quick disclaimer, Wizard is the only one on that list I actually found bad. Fourze and Drive may be low, but I think they're both average shows that are worth watching and enjoyable.
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04-09-2020, 10:35 AM | #15793 |
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I do not want to watch Ghost.
I do not want to watch Ghost. I so don't want to watch Kamen Rider Ghost. So I'm gonna watch it.
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04-09-2020, 12:04 PM | #15794 |
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I need to finish my rewatch actually.
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04-09-2020, 12:22 PM | #15795 |
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I was gonna saw we could suffer together, but I only saw the first 6 episodes before dropping it during it's original run, so you're probably far, far ahead of me
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04-09-2020, 11:29 PM | #15796 |
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Watched the Blade HBV and Missing Ace.
The HBV was silly fun as they usually are. And man, if Mutsuki had that kind of chemistry around the rest of the cast starting from the halfway point of the show I might've liked his character alot more. But yeah, I overall enjoyed it. Now, Missing Ace, on the other hand... (and yes i know that shot is from the show and not the movie hush up) Okay, so the above reaction image is a bit hyperbolic in terms of my thoughts, but man, Missing Ace had problems. It's not so much that the movie is meant to be an epilogue to an alternate ending, but moreso that certain aspects of it fly in the face of things that had been established about these characters proper before the last two episodes hit. I also question how exactly we're supposed to believe there's a language course for Undead speak when both Kamen Riders are Undead were thought to be mere rumors and legends in the show proper. Was it literally to just pad the movie out an extra 3 minutes? Because if so, unnecessary. What also doesn't help the film overall is just that, well, it unfortunately has to be compared to the show's' ending which was, as I said before, perfect, thus making the entire thing feel really unneeded and wasted potential in terms of us getting an actual epilogue to the show instead. But, overall, I thought the movie was just, alright. Not great, but a decent flick to kill some time with. |
04-09-2020, 11:51 PM | #15797 |
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Actually no, I left off on like ep 8 for my rewatch.
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04-11-2020, 07:11 PM | #15798 |
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So...Ghost.
Onari isn't too bad, as long as you basically tune him out when he's on screen. I also got to his deadline, and the incredibly cheap way of him getting a hard restart on it. Kind of kills the tension, guys... Also, I really don't like the look of his driver. He gets his first big power up in the form of his Toucon Boost, and while his Eyecon is supposed to look cool, because the damn driver is the size of a truck and obscures everything, it just looks the same as always.
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04-11-2020, 07:14 PM | #15799 |
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The Ghost Driver is straight up my least favourite Rider belt there's ever been. It just about has nothing going for it aesthetically
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04-11-2020, 07:14 PM | #15800 |
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So...Ghost.
Onari isn't too bad, as long as you basically tune him out when he's on screen. I also got to his deadline, and the incredibly cheap way of him getting a hard restart on it. Kind of kills the tension, guys... Also, I really don't like the look of his driver. He gets his first big power up in the form of his Toucon Boost, and while his Eyecon is supposed to look cool, because the damn driver is the size of a truck and obscures everything, it just looks the same as always.
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