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02-20-2017, 01:21 AM | #591 |
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We watched episodes 6-10 of X tonight. Well, we skipped that stupid 7.5 recap episode (at least they told us it was going to be a clip show so I didn't have to click on it and find out). These episodes were pretty good. The Gorgon monster's design was wicked and it was an enjoyable two parter. The one with Max rocked and the plant episode was interesting, however, the star of the episodes we watched was hands down the ninth episode. I do not care about sports one bit, but holy **** that episode was freaking fantastic. The comedy was spot on, the aliens were great, and the episode was just so damn entertaining. This is easily the best episode of the show thus far. In fact, the trio of aliens reminded me of the Three Idiots from Dairanger. I hope they return again because the episode seemed to end a tad abruptly without any sort of goodbye said between Isamu and the trio.
Oh, and it seems like they fixed their sound editing, so I'm not sure if it was the show itself or just a glitch with Crunchyroll last night, but I didn't have any issues this time. |
02-21-2017, 08:07 AM | #592 |
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Juspion Episode 8: Alright so apparently I skipped the episode I wanted to see lol. This explains Boomerang's past and wanting to avenge his brother is a good purpose. Also him helping the two that were coerced into joining Mad Gallant was great too. Mad Gallant I am loving as a villain right now so cunning and deceptive. Also, Juspion being more serious and getting the answers out of Boomerang as well as keeping with his mission. Great battle as well, I love the Daileon and it's battles; especially with uppercuts and throws in this one. I can't wait for more.
Bycrosser Episode 8: Man Doctor Q is just plain evil. He knows exactly how to strike at kids with taking away sweets that would definitely do it. Also, Draculus was a very awesome looking monster of the week. These plans would be craftier if the henchmen weren't so bumbling at times. Though the villains are at a disadvantage with the Bycrossers' telepathy helping them. Ken and Gin were both fun as them and their mother dreaded their cousin's crying lol. I love how both of them are goofballs at times but are actually level headed protectors in combat. The battles were awesome, I just love their techniques, weaponry, and gadgets; also I love how they always try to stop Gin from reaching the Motorcycle to do their ultimate attack and it doesn't work for them. Really enjoyable and fun right now and can't wait for more.
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02-21-2017, 06:48 PM | #593 |
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I watched episodes 18-23 of Ultra Seven today and those were some really damn good episodes.
The one that took place on an interdimensional island and one that felt like a horror movie plot were incredible episodes. The battleship episode was pretty badass too and Iron Rock was an interesting concept for a monster. I also liked the one with this cranky professor despite the monster of the episode clearly being made on their budget. My least favorite is probably this one about a human farm because they never actually finished the conflict on screen. It kind of just stopped and they never said what happened. The last episode I watched, which featured a fortune teller was quite enjoyable. Ultra Seven loves decapitation. The subtitles are still bad, perhaps even worse with lines being repeated in the subs (clearly by mistake), lines that are just flat out mistranslated and have the wrong names in them, and now Ultra Guard is being called The Ultra Squad. I just don't get how or why they would change their name halfway through. This is work I'd expect from a Hong Kong bootleg, NOT an official company! No wonder people were worried about Shout! when they first announced Zyuranger. I hope they release this show on BD soon and fix their subtitles. |
02-22-2017, 11:53 AM | #594 |
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Bycrosser Episode 9: This episode was fantastic. I loved them actually showing parts of Kamen Rider and V3 in the series, but damn Destar is dastardly by using Kamen Rider for evil! Scaring kids in their dreams was definitely another good plot, I swear Rita was watching Doctor Q's work in Power Rangers lol. Gin got more of the focus here and had good instincts to try and follow the guy who was hiding around them. Also, thinking that the videos were a plot to be used against the children. Also, it seems that the Bycrossers slowly try to figure out why they are recording children's screams too and that's good showing progress till we get to them figuring out Destar's plans. Those Grim Reaper images were really creepy. The battles were fantastic and I love their weapons in battle here. My only problem so far with this is minor and it's the use of recycled footage of always using the same entering the battle scene in their vehicles and finding out there is danger in the room. Now granted I know it's just how the times were so I've gotten used to it. Besides, I like seeing how they use the Blazer Cannon and how the background totally makes no sense with it lol. I can't wait for more of the badass brothers.
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02-23-2017, 12:15 AM | #595 |
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Okay, watched a few things today:
Ultraman X 11-14 - Those were a really good batch of episodes. The two parter with Ginga and Victory were really entertaining and the skull knight looking dude's design was so badass. I also loved watching X battle King Joe even though he seemed to be a lot weaker than he was in Seven. The CGI was mediocre for his four ships. Unfortunately, Daichi still hasn't done anything to make me like him as a character. It seems like he is pretty much like Hayata was in the original, there to be a reason for Ultraman to exist. Only difference is, Hayata had an excuse to be a bland character since it was the first time a show like that had ever been done. Here, there is no excuse. UltraSeven 24 and 25 - These episodes weren't bad, but frustrating. In 24 we have a scene where Furuhashi is stuck on a plane on a crash course with a passenger plane. He sets the plane's self detontation for 3600 seconds, which is supposed to detonate before it would crash with the other plane. However, he just barely misses the other plane at the end of the episode because Seven destroyed the controlling device and has 30 seconds left. WTF? If Seven didn't destroy that device he would have crashed into the other plane BEFORE his blew up. Not to mention they told Furuhashi would crash into the plane in 20 minutes and it sure as hell took Seven a lot longer than 20 minutes to defeat the badguys. The next episode made a little more sense, but not too much when these aliens are trying to bring about a third ice age to Earth. I loved watching the scenes in the snow, but I swear that the Ultra Garrison commander cranked up the stupid. "Abandoning this base is the same as abandoning the Earth. Therefore, we will not leave this base even if we die in the process." THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!? |
02-24-2017, 03:01 PM | #596 |
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This week I started giving Gavan another shot, after giving up on it not even halfway as it was being subbed.
I'm enjoying it more. It's a bit of a change from Sentai/Rider/Ultraman/Garo for me. All I knew of Gavan before was him showing up in Gokaiger vs Gavan, the movie that followed and Type-G's appearance in Go-Busters, so it's surreal to see a younger Kenji Ohba in the role for me. I think he's one of those guys that ageing is one of the best things to happen to him, and he's just as into it as he was back then. Like I say, liking the show so far, and that it's VERY episodic means I can watch as much or as little as I want right now, without thinking "I can't stop here, something just happened!" |
02-25-2017, 05:13 PM | #597 |
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Well we just finished Ultraman X and that was an average finale for what was an average series. Spoilers will be involved.
Ep 15 - Kamiki is a terrible father! That is all. Ep 16 - Oh god, a found footage-esque episode. WHat is this, COPS? Good guy, STOP SHAKING THE CAMERA!! Wait, did they just break the documentary style to show of the toy sale gimmick for the 100th time? Just an all around terrible episode and the worst of the series. ALthough, the scene when Kamiki interrogates the alien dude was hilarious. Ep 17 - What would an Ultraman series be without the original Pokemon? It was a touching episode. Ep 18 - The scene where Rui kept correcting people into calling the monster Mu-Chan to the point that everyone corrects Daichi was hilarious. A childish episode, but a funny one. Poor Wataru. His window antics were great. Ep 19 - Gomora, Man's Best Friend! Another solid episode here, but what was up with the space monkey? Ep 20 - Oh cool, Nexus. Boy this episode seemed extremely rushed. This should have been at least a 2 parter becasue Tachibana turning into Nexus just comes out of the blue, she quits, but then why is she still there like nothing happened? Oh, now she says she really should quit annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd Nexus is gone. What the hell was that all about? What was the purpose of Nexus here when he didn't actually do anything? Once again, why the hell was this not a multi-part episode? Hell, this could have easily been a three parter with how much happened here. Ep 21 - Okay, Greeza is freaking awesome. I love the way he moves. "Oh god dammit, I hate it when lag occurs as it makes it so hard to hit the enemy." Ep 22 - That's it? Where was the resolution? They never even learned what the source of the dark lightning was. There was no climax to Daichi's quest to find his parents. He didn't even use the Nexus card he got two episodes ago. What was the point of Space Kong? Overall, like I said, it was an average series. For being 22 episodes (well 24 if you count the two clipshows that were deemed .5) there was just way too much filler and nothing ever felt like there was any major plot thread. The space monkey dude was pointless as he didn't bring anything to the table. Also, Daichi was such a bland character. He barely had any character growth whatsoever and his search for his parents never had an resolution. The same goes for X himself who was there just because it's called Ultraman. Of course, it's not like the rest of the characters were any better. Thankfully, the show made up for its negatives with a lot of really fun and entertaining episodes. The miniatures were outstanding and the camera work was quite impressive. My favorite episode was the rugby one with the aliens and nothing throughout the rest of the series was able to top it. It's a shame we never got to see them return either as that would have been cool. Then again, this show seems to be full of missed opportunities. In the end it is easily the weakest of the Ultraman series I have seen. Granted, that isn't many, but all the same. Our next series is going to be Ginga while I finish up UltraSeven on my own. Last edited by Dr Kain; 02-25-2017 at 05:19 PM.. |
02-25-2017, 05:28 PM | #598 |
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The space monkey is M1, a character all the way back from Ultra Q. I assume his inclusion is supposed to make a lot more sense if you're familiar with his episode from there.
But then I thought his inclusion in the show was fine as it was, so different strokes I guess.
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02-25-2017, 06:39 PM | #599 |
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The space monkey is M1, a character all the way back from Ultra Q. I assume his inclusion is supposed to make a lot more sense if you're familiar with his episode from there.
But then I thought his inclusion in the show was fine as it was, so different strokes I guess. |
02-28-2017, 04:08 AM | #600 |
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UltraMan Tiga Episode 9: This was an intriguing episode. I enjoyed seeing more of Daigo's past and seeing his childhood. Though it was more interesting seeing this ancient long-lived woman from Daigo's childhood and earlier. I liked that they didn't have to kill the monster and it was just a small misunderstanding. The team was great and the battle was good too.
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