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07-08-2017, 09:22 AM | #651 |
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Do I need to watch those movies to understand Geed?
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07-08-2017, 10:07 AM | #652 |
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I meant to watch the Belial/Zero movies earlier, before Geed started, but...I forgot.
So I guess I'm making up for that. Just finished Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy How Long Can We Even Make This Title Legends The Movie. Was a rather annoying experience, though, since at least for the version up on Kissasian some silly goose accidentally uploaded their fanfiction instead of subtitles for the movie. It was rather distracting. I guess it was still watchable though. Movie overall was alright, I think. Didn't mean much to me, and I think Rei's actor isn't very good, but it was ok. I haven't seen the third Zero movie, but I can tell you that the second one is much, much better. It's a really fun space opera with a bunch of cool supporting characters based on lesser-known Tsubaraya shows from the 70s. Probably not. The only things you really need to know are that Belial is an Ultraman who turned evil, Zero is Ultraseven's son, and they fight each other a lot. The second film is totally worth watching for a good time, though. |
07-08-2017, 10:45 AM | #653 |
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lol That is pretty much all I know about Zero and Belial, which is thanks to the Ginga movie and X-Orb.
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07-08-2017, 01:06 PM | #654 |
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Yeah, I've watched that movie recently as well and it's definitely not necessary if you want to know who Belial and Zero are. Just read their articles on the fan wiki and save yourself the time.
Because while the movie is watchable, and some individual scenes are fun, there's no substance to it at all. It just throws thing after thing after thing at you and then moves on to something else. I think the story behind Belial (and Zero) is cool, I think the opening scene with Belial invading the Ultra planet and the fights in the Monster Graveyard are awesome, but it's not really tied up properly. It really is just: Belial escapes prison, takes Plasma Spark, Ultra homeworld is in danger, they recruit this dude to help them because he has powers like Belial, they are held up on the Ultra planet for a while, then they move on the Monster Graveyard, they lose, Zero shows up and beats Belial, Belial fuses with 100 monsters, gets beaten again, the end. There's nothing compelling or clever about it. The only thing which is a bit heartwarming is Zero's moments with Ultraseven. The main problem for me was I didn't know this whole Ultramonster-Pokémon thing, and while I quickly understood what it was, I didn't feel like it was worth remembering considering how much they reference it today. I mean Belial pretty much uses his Pokécatcher-thingy exclusively as a staff nowadays. But, I liked that they explained how the Ultraman came to be. I was wondering how this worked considering I only knew Ultraman who came to Earth and then found a host in a human, but Gai from Orb for example just straight up becomes an Ultraman himself. Now I know how this worked. If you really, really want to know where Belial and Zero came from and how their battle started and if you have 130 minutes to waste I'd say go for it. Otherwise? I'd say just skip it. One thing I really have to give this movie credit for though: It features the most acrobatic Gomora I have ever seen. I feel terribly sorry for that poor soul who had to wear the suit during all of this Last edited by Kiwami; 07-08-2017 at 01:09 PM.. |
07-08-2017, 02:13 PM | #655 |
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Oh, that's actually not what I meant at all. That was just a roundabout way of saying that the subtitles were just god-awful and wildly inaccurate, to the point where it was so different from what was actually being said that it may as well have been fanfiction.
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07-09-2017, 08:01 AM | #656 |
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Juspion is a fun character and I am enjoying this slightly more than Space Sheriff Gavan. Though I do understand it being boring. It has been a slosh for me to get through.
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07-10-2017, 11:41 AM | #657 |
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Juspion Episode 18: This was a magnificent episode. I loved actually learning about Juspion's parents and their connection to Zamba. It felt like we actually got to connect more with Juspion this episode. Also, he continues being the badass hero that he normally is with taking down another of the 4 Generals. This was an amazing fight this episode. I can't wait for more.
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07-13-2017, 08:57 PM | #658 |
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So I watched Space Squad the other day and I meant to post about how fun and cool it was, and how as someone who's been a fan of Gavan Type G since day one (not counting those darn Go-Busters episodes I mean) it was super rewarding seeing what it does with Geki, BUT then I finally watched the Ultraman X movie after constantly forgetting to for however long now.
It was like, a masterpiece, as far as I'm concerned. The plot can be quite accurately summed up as "a big monster attacks the city" for a little over an hour, but considering the whole film is ultimately just a vehicle for celebrating the franchise's 50th anniversary, the simplicity isn't a bad thing. It feels like a party and does a fantastic job of staying focused on the X cast, acting as a solid epilogue and giving nearly everyone a moment to shine, and while it doesn't go as far as something like Mebius' movie, it still gives the other Ultramen that show up the distinct impression of being awesome in comparatively limited screen time. It wraps all of this up in highly spectacular action that just screams "production values". I'd sincerely recommend this movie to, well just about everyone really. Even if you've been ignoring the awesomeness that is the past few years of Ultraman I think this makes a good gateway. It's short, you don't need any backstory to understand it, and while it opens with a (very) truncated recap of the series, nothing is really spoiled beyond "the good guys won" and a "twist" that happens at some point in pretty much every Ultra show (and superhero fiction in general). The whole thing is loads of fun and I don't think you'll regret spending the time to watch it.
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07-15-2017, 02:15 AM | #659 |
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After finishing Bioman I decided to take a break from Sentai and get into Metal Heroes for now. Watched first ep of Winspector and it look promising so far.
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07-17-2017, 09:31 AM | #660 |
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Juspion Episode 19-Juspion is a badass once again. I like that we are continuing the story with the Kids and their Dad. I feel that the action scenes have stepped up along with the story. I can't wait for more.
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