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04-14-2024, 10:34 AM | #17791 |
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Watched the Geats VCin compliation over the last couple of days. The Gazer special is fine, a cute 20 minute diversion about a character I have no strong feelings over, classic TTFC exclusive content.
Jyamato Awakening was interesting. Geats' handling of the Jyamato in-show was weird, as it always took a backseat to DGP internal problems and Future Guys, so to revisit it in the final Geats release and try to take it seriously is already an interesting move. I feel it could've used more room to breathe, given its going over similar ground to past VCins (shades of the Humans/Humagears can't co-exist in 01, and that had in-show setup to derive from), but it is nice to see Michinaga complete his character arc into a much less misathropic guy, and the story is still serviceable, if not novel. Action is a good as ever, Dooms Geats was probably unnecessary except to add stakes, overall a solid ender for a show that people get real weird over performatively hating.
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04-15-2024, 02:23 AM | #17792 |
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Watched Shin Kamen Rider again, this time with subtitles (first time was in a Japanese theater).
The story was a lot more enjoyable for obvious reasons, and while I'm still not really a fan of the anthology-esque approach that this took, I thought it pulled it off much better than Shin Ultraman (which I did not really enjoy). My biggest issue is still the overuse of bad CGI in fight scenes. The Bat, Wasp, Ichimonji, and motorcycle tunnel fights were all really hard to enjoy because it felt like I was watching nothing. The Spider, Chameleon, and Butterfly fights, however, were awesome, and I really wish they took the more practical approach for everything. Overall, I have mixed feelings. There's almost as many things that I didn't enjoy as there are things that I enjoyed, so I'd give it a 6/10, maybe 6.5 My ranking of the Shin films goes: 1. Shin Godzilla 2. Shin Evangelion 3. Shin Kamen Rider 4. Shin Ultraman I'm a bit bummed because Godzilla and Evangelion set the bar really high, so I was stoked to see what they did with Ultraman and Kamen Rider. Unfortunately I found myself disappointed in both. I just didn't enjoy the anthology approach, thought that they felt gimmicky, and didn't enjoy some of the decisions that the production team made.
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04-15-2024, 07:33 AM | #17793 |
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I'm a bit bummed because Godzilla and Evangelion set the bar really high, so I was stoked to see what they did with Ultraman and Kamen Rider. Unfortunately I found myself disappointed in both. I just didn't enjoy the anthology approach, thought that they felt gimmicky, and didn't enjoy some of the decisions that the production team made.
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04-20-2024, 09:37 PM | #17794 |
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I am now slowly but surely getting through Hibiki.
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04-23-2024, 04:38 PM | #17795 |
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I am now a little over a quarter through Kamen Rider Hibiki and the show is starting to grow on me.
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04-25-2024, 11:08 AM | #17797 |
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While not necessarily my favorite pair of first episodes of a Kamen Rider series, I did like it even if it did take some getting used to. Given how Hibiki isn't even originally planned to be a Kamen Rider series in the first place, as far as I'm aware, and how the show itself is very unique in its presentation from what I have seen so far, I'm not entirely sure if I could fairly judge Hibiki in comparison to all of the Kamen Rider seasons that came before it and afterwards, at least among the ones that I have watched in their entirety so far.
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04-30-2024, 09:49 AM | #17798 |
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I watched the crossover between Gotchard and Geats. Well, now I have a new favorite crossover movie. I didn't expect that I would like this film so much. I’ll start, however, with a complaint: the farewell at the warehouse is very crumpled. After such an adventure, a party suggested itself, sort of like in the finale of Saber and Revice. Yes, even with the same Ikki last year, Ace sat in a cafe, but did not say goodbye and ran away after the fight. Also, Minato was not even in the third plan, but somewhere at the level of an extra. But there is a moment in the film where he and Tsumuri find themselves alone, they could at least talk about their common love for the color black.
But everything else is great. For once, the characters not only fight together, but also communicate. Moreover, showing character, and not: "It must be hard to be a doctor? “Yes, it’s better than a ghost.” Even their motorcycles communicate, which, thanks to the movie budget, received their moment of fame. Yes, this is not the level of Megamax and Ultimatum, but at least something. Still, I must note that the characters of the main characters were elevated to the grotesque. Hotaro's childishness has been turned up to the maximum and he behaves like a five-year-old. Ace, in turn, is more reminiscent of Michinaga from the beginning of Geats. But this does not spoil the overall impression and is fully compensated by interesting interactions and exciting adventures. X-Wizard is a good anti-villain who basically did a DGP with X-Chemies and even a parody of the Geats ending as a reward. Thanks to the features of Chemies, catching them is not reduced to the banal: “beat the monster, get a gimmick,” and therefore, in addition to beautiful fights, we also get unusual use of abilities and various tricks. It's a pity Ace didn't see how Spanner lured the lion with a bull, he would have appreciated it. Also, because half the film is dedicated to the X-Chemies, they are treated as characters and therefore Star Gotchard, despite his ridiculous appearance, actually has emotional weight. Also, the Chemies toys are incredibly cute and I'm sure even those who are not familiar with the show will buy them. So Gotchard is not in danger of commercial failure. Although the show is already safe, considering that judging by the unboxings on YouTube, collectors are buying tons of cards. Next up is Inspector Kugimiya. I guessed that the alchemist would find a way to counter Ace's divine abilities. I didn't guess that he would be the Gamemaster, but what the film presented was even better. Ace's longtime DGP opponent has learned alchemy to get his revenge! This immediately puts him at the top of Geats' list of villains, if only because of his persistence. Also, his final form is cool, but too similar to Geats, which is why several times during the rush of the battle it seemed to me that Hotaro was hitting Ace. Majade's debut turned out to be cool, both in the film and in the show. Although now I feel bad for Jeanne. I remember Revice was criticized for paying too much attention to her. Here, Rinne literally turns into the main character of her own special within the film. However, I don’t mind, although this part had the most mistakes, both technical and caused by too crumpled narration. Overall, the film looks like Gotchard's presentation for those who have seen Geats. They explain to the audience about alchemy, Chemies, Malgamov, and demonstrate what the main caste is like. In principle, you can watch it without having seen a single episode of Gotchard at all and not get confused in anything. It's also typical Gotchard in style: lots of fun, emotional moments, the incredible becoming real, and a simple but correct moral. It's even more funny that in this film we learned more about Ace's past than in his own show. And without the logic-breaking blunders typical of Geatsu, who even in Gazer’s haste managed to shoot himself in the foot, showing that Ace could not participate in the DGP in the Sengoku era, because that DGP did not happen, and the next one began in our time. But I digress... I was actually surprised that Ace showed more emotion with the plush toy than with his mother, but let's chalk that up to the other writers. Besides, the toy is wonderful. To sum it up, this is not a perfect film, but it is a very good one. Kind, bright, exciting, funny, educational, well shot and written. Everyone watch. |
05-07-2024, 10:56 AM | #17799 |
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I watched the Gotchard Hyper Battle and Strongest Chemies yesterday.
Always good to see a body swap plot where the actors properly act as each other. Looks like Matsumoto had a lot of fun portraying Houtarou with the expressive body language that we don't often see from Rinne. Hopefully those people who were claiming she was a bad actor can realize now that this is clearly a trait of the character. I like how Inphoenix and Firemars are symbolic of Houtarou and Rinne being more alike than different despite their opposite temperaments, with both Chemies being fire elemental and Level 5, which is the average of 1 and 9. For anybody surprised about Majade's fighting style, there's a useful part here where Houtarou accidentally snoops through Rinne's bag and learns that she had been revising superhero books in preparation for her debut in the show. Cool how Rinne's studiousness also makes her a strong fighter! Quote:
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But everything else is great. For once, the characters not only fight together, but also communicate. Moreover, showing character, and not:
"It must be hard to be a doctor? ?Yes, it?s better than a ghost.? Even their motorcycles communicate, which, thanks to the movie budget, received their moment of fame. Yes, this is not the level of Megamax and Ultimatum, but at least something. Still, I must note that the characters of the main characters were elevated to the grotesque. Hotaro's childishness has been turned up to the maximum and he behaves like a five-year-old. Ace, in turn, is more reminiscent of Michinaga from the beginning of Geats. But this does not spoil the overall impression and is fully compensated by interesting interactions and exciting adventures. Quote:
Next up is Inspector Kugimiya. I guessed that the alchemist would find a way to counter Ace's divine abilities. I didn't guess that he would be the Gamemaster, but what the film presented was even better. Ace's longtime DGP opponent has learned alchemy to get his revenge! This immediately puts him at the top of Geats' list of villains, if only because of his persistence. Also, his final form is cool, but too similar to Geats, which is why several times during the rush of the battle it seemed to me that Hotaro was hitting Ace.
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I remember Revice was criticized for paying too much attention to her. Here, Rinne literally turns into the main character of her own special within the film. However, I don?t mind, although this part had the most mistakes, both technical and caused by too crumpled narration.
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It's even more funny that in this film we learned more about Ace's past than in his own show. And without the logic-breaking blunders typical of Geatsu, who even in Gazer?s haste managed to shoot himself in the foot, showing that Ace could not participate in the DGP in the Sengoku era, because that DGP did not happen, and the next one began in our time. But I digress... I was actually surprised that Ace showed more emotion with the plush toy than with his mother, but let's chalk that up to the other writers. Besides, the toy is wonderful.
To sum it up, this is not a perfect film, but it is a very good one. Kind, bright, exciting, funny, educational, well shot and written. Everyone watch. Family seems to be a theme of the movie, as Houtarou's motivation for returning to the real world was to apologize to Tamami for being too harsh on her. Reminds me of Ryusoulger VS Lupinranger VS Patranger, where Koh (whose actor is even named Ichinose H.) regrets arguing with Tyramigo after the latter is abducted. I enjoyed both of these movies and I think it's a good moral that even though we may argue with our loved ones sometimes, it's always important to make up with them after. Don't leave it until it's too late. EDIT: This is my 2100th post!
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05-07-2024, 11:26 AM | #17800 |
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I thought Bolt was obsessed with Spanner, but yeah, Kugimiya's 2022 year-long quest for revenge on Ace takes that to the extreme. This dude doesn't even care about Gotchard, he literally became a high-ranking alchemist just to wage his petty vendetta against Ace. Such a pathetic waste of long life.
Also, I would also like to point out that the film mentions Renge's fear of ghosts, which will later play into the show. And, of course, a reference to Sukeban Deka. I haven't watched Yoko Minamino's season yet, but I understand enough of the specific plot developments of this franchise to appreciate it. Quote:
EDIT: This is my 2100th post!
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