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08-17-2012, 01:32 PM | #1 |
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Alright so recently I found out that the dude who played Kamen Rider Raia plays as Kamen Rider V2 in Kamen Rider The First & The Next. Tezuka was cool. I read that The Next is the most violent Rider media tie in ever made. I was like whoa...wait a minute...yes..
Anyways, are these movies worth watching? I have seen a listing on Amazon for The First but none for The Next.
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08-17-2012, 02:01 PM | #2 |
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I've watched both of them. If you have the time, go check them out. If you don't, set aside some time.
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08-17-2012, 02:54 PM | #3 |
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I'd say they are, yeah. They're not especially good (especially The Next), but they're interesting modernizations of the first three Riders and, on the rare occasions when they pull themselves away from boring subplots and remember to be about superheroes, they're actually pretty cool.
You're not going to find The Next on Amazon, though. It wasn't licensed and subbed for US release like The First was. Probably because it was an enormous bomb in Japanese theaters, essentially killing any and all prospects for a third film. I blame Toshiki Inoue. |
08-17-2012, 03:29 PM | #4 |
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I'd say they are, yeah. They're not especially good (especially The Next), but they're interesting modernizations of the first three Riders and, on the rare occasions when they pull themselves away from boring subplots and remember to be about superheroes, they're actually pretty cool.
You're not going to find The Next on Amazon, though. It wasn't licensed and subbed for US release like The First was. Probably because it was an enormous bomb in Japanese theaters, essentially killing any and all prospects for a third film. I blame Toshiki Inoue.
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08-17-2012, 10:08 PM | #5 |
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I don't know exactly, but I do know it's the only Rider movie of the last several years to earn less than 1 million yen. I suspect it's mostly because it's just a really, really bad movie. The Rider stuff is actually really good, but it's unfortunately relegated to a subplot. Plus V3's origin is drastically rewritten so Inoue can cram in more Rider vs. Rider fights.
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08-17-2012, 10:14 PM | #6 |
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Somehow, I knew this thread would come down to Switchblade blaming Inoue.
Anyhow, I enjoyed them as far as I remember. I'm not the best to ask about Rider movies though, because I generally enjoy all of them. Except Movie War Core. I'm still trying to get through that one. |
08-17-2012, 10:17 PM | #7 |
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I've actually only seen The First and found it to be rather boring. The good parts were really good it's just that bad parts were, well, boring. I'd still like to The Next at some point even after all the bad I've heard about it.
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08-17-2012, 10:23 PM | #8 |
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The fight scenes are pretty amazing, specifically the bike fight scene between Nigo and the six Shocker riders. I'd say they're worth watching for these parts.
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08-17-2012, 10:32 PM | #9 |
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08-17-2012, 10:57 PM | #10 |
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honestly, for what they are, i love them, the fight scenes are frickin goregeous and the suit design is fantastic. the story is not strong, but its worth a watch at least
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