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08-01-2018, 01:02 PM | #15251 |
I have a problematic type
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Oh don't get me wrong, I love Fourze. It's a show that I actually like more and more as I look back on it. I just thought the ending was underwhelming, due in large part to some pacing problems the show had near the end.
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08-01-2018, 01:09 PM | #15252 |
天心の英雄たち
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I honestly don't much remember the end.
A lot of the Rider shows seem to peter out by the end. I remember the characters but not so much the ending. 'W' and Kuuga, Ex-Aid, and 555's I remember the ending pretty clearly. (actually I remember the 555's movie ending more clearly.) The First and The Next made a strong impression on me. But others like Ryuki,....I remember the characters and some of the story arcs but it all blurs together. I loved Kuugas ending though I understand many didn't like it. The shows have gotten so loud and flashy, I really like that the ending was just like, "lets quietly beat each other to death." Kuuga was such a happy guy and during the arc of the show he gets more and more somber and brooding until he's just not a happy person anymore and he's literally in a fist fight to the death as the embodiment of a living weapon. You just watch him lose all his innocence and even most of his hope as the show grinds on. That's some heavy chit. I love it. Last edited by KaijuUltraFan; 08-01-2018 at 01:14 PM.. |
08-03-2018, 05:01 PM | #15253 |
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16 episodes into Decade. It's a fairly mixed bag. Some of the AR worlds have fairly interesting settings (like Kiva, and Ryuki (which tbh felt like it should have been the World of Knight for how much not-Shinji actually contributed) but because of the short time they have to work with a lot just ends up feeling half-baked, which is kind of a shame.
Up to this point, I think the World of Agito is probably the best realized one yet. I really liked the approach to the protagonist. Avoided just completely leaving out some major Riders or just turning them into assholes (Garren and Chalice suffered). Den-O was also fine but they stuck with the real thing, so I guess that helped. Anyway, I'm watching the Chou Den-O movie, and I don't know why but I really love that the Taros possessed the arm monsters. That's just perfect. |
08-09-2018, 12:12 AM | #15254 |
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Wrapped up Decade yesterday. My opinion didn't change a lot by the end. It's a very mixed bag of a series. I didn't hate it, though it may only be because I had more than ample warning of its shortcomings. Still, as an episodic show I think it was watchable enough. Most of that is probably owed to Tsukasa's charisma, though inconsistent characterization plagued him.
Didn't really hate the AR shit, outside of Amazon, much either. The World of Amazon is pretty horrid. Really, I think there was an unfortunate and sizeable drop of quality and the blatant lack of purpose shot up to eleven as soon as the Heisei AR worlds stopped. And some really weird moves. Like, you can't make such a big deal out of Kasumi no Joe and then not even have his actor come back to voice someone. He's a pretty prolific va so there was nothing stopping them, it's just weird. And that ending...Definitely not the best ending a series has had. Also the movie is unfathomably dumb. We'll see how Movie War 2010 "wraps up" this stuff. And to that purpose, I'm now on my penultimate series, W. I'm 5 episodes in. I don't like Akiko, but Shotaro is pretty cool. I really like the idea behind the setting too, being focused on a specific town in Fuuto. I don't think any other series has quite focused on their location in quite the same way. |
08-10-2018, 03:51 AM | #15255 |
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I finished Drive yesterday. I'll pick an early Heisei KR series to watch. I've heard that Ghost and Wizard are bad so I'll skip those for now.
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08-26-2018, 12:33 PM | #15256 |
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I've been holding off on finishing Blade for way too long now, I watched an entire series in between, but I decided to go back this weekend to finish it and I'm glad I did. The late game was still rather boring to witness until the boss got killed; the following episodes focusing on the Joker are the absolute best. The ending is so good.
It hits you like a truck and instead of lamenting about it for too long the show just ends, I love it. The decision was made, the consequences are real, the end. Damn. I still stand by the fact that I enjoyed the earlier half of Blade more; some character decisions in the later half are just too annoying. Mutsuki got completely ruined; even though they tied his arc up nicely the whole thing was a mess. I know it's due to changes in the writing room but still. It's not unwatchable by any means, but the second half starts to drag hard, bad enough for me to just lose interest and watch something else. But the ending is fantastic. Overall, solid show. Even with the shortcomings of the second half. Next up I feel like taking a look at a very polarizing show, I think I will give Kiva a shot. … I had a Rider ranking of sorts, remember? Which ones I liked best, that kinda stuff. Turns out I didn’t update that thing in quite a while, I haven’t added like 7 shows, and I have now watched a total of 21 different Kamen Rider series total. Jesus Christ. What I want to say is: Ranking those is impossible now, due to sheer size and of course, well, memory loss. I don’t feel like I can properly rank them anymore. I may need help. Not with ranking Rider shows, in general! Last edited by Kiwami; 08-26-2018 at 12:37 PM.. |
08-26-2018, 02:12 PM | #15257 |
天心の英雄たち
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Still working on Den-O. I feel like I missed a movie or something in the middle. There was this huge build up to the God Train and that guy stealing the Den-O-Liner train and how he was going to destroy all of time...and he was clearly 'The Big Bad'.
..and then the next episode is all like, "la la la none of that happened." I really feel like I missed some massive movie or something. (I forget which episode I'm on, like 27 or something.) I really hate it when this happens in a Kamen Rider. And of course I dig up the movies and there's like 6 of them. And I can't seem to find any reference as to WTF just happened in the story arc or why this huge plot point that was built up for quite a few episodes has suddenly vanished. Did I fall asleep and miss an episode or two? It feels like it. If I didn't think Hana-san was hot, and I didn't find Momotaros to be an awesome and funny Oni-Looking character, I'd almost be tempted to rage quit this series for a little while. |
08-26-2018, 02:35 PM | #15258 |
I have a problematic type
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I've been holding off on finishing Blade for way too long now, I watched an entire series in between, but I decided to go back this weekend to finish it and I'm glad I did. The late game was still rather boring to witness until the boss got killed; the following episodes focusing on the Joker are the absolute best. The ending is so good.
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Still working on Den-O. I feel like I missed a movie or something in the middle. There was this huge build up to the God Train and that guy stealing the Den-O-Liner train and how he was going to destroy all of time...and he was clearly 'The Big Bad'.
..and then the next episode is all like, "la la la none of that happened." I really feel like I missed some massive movie or something. (I forget which episode I'm on, like 27 or something.) I really hate it when this happens in a Kamen Rider. And of course I dig up the movies and there's like 6 of them. And I can't seem to find any reference as to WTF just happened in the story arc or why this huge plot point that was built up for quite a few episodes has suddenly vanished. Did I fall asleep and miss an episode or two? It feels like it. If I didn't think Hana-san was hot, and I didn't find Momotaros to be an awesome and funny Oni-Looking character, I'd almost be tempted to rage quit this series for a little while. And, um, about Hana... I really hope you find more about the show that you like. Quickly. |
08-26-2018, 03:07 PM | #15259 |
天心の英雄たち
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thanks! I will watch that film this evening so the rest of the show makes some sense.
The show is amusing, I know I read that Hana goes away or something, pretty sure I read she dropped out of acting/entertainment all together. I really like Momotaros, he makes me laugh so I'll keep watching to see his antics and overreactions. I don't like the Rider. I know it's his character, and he's a decent actor because he pulls off all the different variations of himself when he's possessed by a different Imagin, even down to altered mannerisms and body language, he's doing a really good job of selling all the characters he has to be. But when he's himself and his character is just weak and clumsy, and the way he's cringing when he says, "Henshin!"...eh...it's sort of annoying. I like when the Imagins are on the Den-O liner just arguing and fighting with each other. They're interesting characters. Momotaros is definitely my favorite character in the entire show though. And I really like the red costume and Oni mask. I actually wouldn't mind having that mask hanging on my wall. |
08-26-2018, 04:56 PM | #15260 |
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I finished W a couple of days ago. I liked it overall, but I liked it more 30 episodes before it ended. I feel like a bunch of the stories in the 20s and some around the 30s were pretty weak, and while I was fairly impressed by the way they handled two-parters early on, as with almost every series that sticks to that format, it was a bit of a mixed bag overall. I never really got around to liking Terui (how I wish Kirihiko had gotten a more relevant role to play) and it felt like they really dragged out some plot points well beyond where it was reasonable. But it definitely has some really strong points, from the main characters, Shotaro in particular, to the way the Futo setting is treated and developed. It's some good stuff.
And its summer movie is definitely one of the least awful. Having finished W and with Build now being over, I have finished every Rider series now except for Fourze. I kind of really wish I could have avoided having the last four shows I watch right after another be structured around two-parters and votw shit, because I'm just about at the end of my rope here, but I'll get though it. Probably won't finish Fourze before Zi-O starts, but I've got about a month before the Fourze tributes start. So hopefully that's enough time. Still have some movies to get through before I can start it, though. Watched Core last night. Skull was cool if a little predictable, the rest of the movie was really really painful to sit through. Who lets Inoue write things in this decade, my god. |
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