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04-26-2021, 07:21 AM | #11 |
Showa Girl
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Somehow this feels like a momentous occasion
But yeah, a lot of this rings true to me. It feels VERY much like True Ending where it's a little pointless to make this post-series and it doesn't really change anything while just repeating a lot of what happened in-series (this really is Aruto's third berserker form screamfest, huh...). The Izu thing also bothered me a lot -- I get what they were going for, but this completely erases any possible positive of Izu 2 before she's allowed to grow (I don't think she had a single scene with Aruto before saving him?) and downgrades her in-series death to... a more explodey version of amnesia. I think S's plan to basically raise a cult of ark-lovers and then kill them all is... really impressive, actually, perhaps the one interesting thing about him; but 1. I was so done with this Ark rubbish by its second episode, and 2. It's maybe a little screwed up to paint them with that brush instead of trying to help them??? Maybe the idea is that if they were going to do this then they were always full of malice and couldn't be helped or something... but that's 100 Million people! I don't really know about this!
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04-26-2021, 07:50 AM | #12 |
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Watched this last night and only now did I manage to put together my thoughts. After I was done doing a lot of things. So..
The "WOW!" Let's get the action out of the way. It was a spectacle under Sugihara! The return of the bike fight, the brutality of some attacks, the stunt action, and great use of each rider's abilities. Zero-One and Zero-Two's final fight was the highlight of the film of course! Izu's mannerisms in the 02 suit was stupid in a good way! All very cool! As stated by Fish, Fumiya and Noa were amazing here. Aruto was great as per usual, whether he was being a dork or the hero known as Zero-One, he puts forth as to why he is THE #1 Reiwa Rider! Noa is great as Izu running around doing errands as usual, but she shines the most during the end where she stops Aruto as Zero-Two and teams up with him. You can tell the two cared for each other as they fought on Lucifer and that kind of long stare at each other at the end. The part where Izu tells Aruto that she doesn't want to lose him, pulled my heartstrings a bit. I liked rider couples a lot. This one is going into my list along with Shinnosuke and Kiriko. Speaking of rider couples, Esu/Rihito and Akane! I know Hideaki Ito definitely had lots of fun playing as Esu! His charisma and presence in the movie is very good! Esu and Akane's backstory is another byproduct of Gai's meddling with the Ark, only this time in a way that doesn't concern Humagears but also, somehow, the lives of people as well! Esu's plan was odd (I'll explain that later), but I guess being clouded with anger it would have holes in it. Now, there isn't much of Akane, but whatever little screentime she had would already make me understand why she was Esu's fiance. They were great together. Especially the wedding scene! This is more of a personal thing, but I've seen ppl say they've had tears during Aruto and Izu's heart-to-heart after HRH's debut, but I had felt my tears during the wedding scene, because I'm a sucker for wedding scenes with emotion. The church brightening, Esu's clothes turning white, coinciding with the Reiwa double riders' rose petal covered fight, all screaming with LOVE! And that's what theme is the movie, I feel. Everyone else, Fuwa, Yaiba, Gai, Horobi, and Jin, they all had some fun interactions. I also especially like the part with Fukuzoe and his partner, really shows his growth from the show and respect for his President. But I do have some very minor nitpicks. Gai, as per usual, was a blast for me to watch. I love the guy, goddamn. The "Okay, fine." Naki and Raiden. I can't knock on them on this one, they pretty much last minute additions and removing them from the movie entirely doesn't change much of the plot anyway and from what I've read in the production notes, they didn't have much time getting some scenes done since they were pressed for time with the restrictions and all, but also they were doing it while the show was running so they probably don't know how it all still ends. In a perfect world, I would have wanted the two to transform at least once. Have an additional 5 minutes for the movie to have Ikazuchi help out Aruto make his way to Esu and Naki to maybe defend the van from some Abaddons who found it. They're fine with what little they had. Raiden's truck scene got me smiling at least since I like Raiden. Now, the interactions between the cast sans Aruto and Izu. There's a lot that happened between the show and the movie with each other in this one that we didn't see. Especially given the context of the ending of the show and the Final Stage. Horobi and Fuwa are weirdly buddy-buddy considering the two have barely interact in the show (probably a case of the covid break or and the job arc), Fuwa and Jin too. Basically, Fuwa's interactions with MBJR are odd considering there's probably something that happened between the show ending and the movie where there's a big reconciliation for the multiple factions. There's also Gai (omg Reiei's is talking about Thouser again ughhh), I'll just simplify it and say I'm petty and I wish the four other riders should have at least thanked him a bit for basically putting in the leg work to get the info for Esu and the ThinkNet/2ch Abaddon weirdos but still declined him anyway. Especially given the context of the Final Stage (if that's even canon) where Fuwa expressed his gratitude to Gai for restoring the chip. But in any case, it's just a minor petty nitpick for me because of my liking towards Gai lol. The "Ehh...?" While a good movie nonetheless, I had some few issues with it. Lucifer is an afterthought. I get it, yes, they needed a villain for Aruto and Izu to fight without having it be Esu, and also for Bandai to shill one more gimmick for the Eden driver, but he did feel hollow. Probably still a case of them being in a sort of rush with this movie, but I felt like I needed a bit more time to pretend I care about this guy, rather than just having him be here and make le villain speech. Just something I feel, there's not really weight to this issue of mine. Izu's restoration. Ah, here we go. This was my biggest concern with the movie when I saw the trailers. Were they going to make Izu-2 (that's what we'll call new Izu) have all the memories of Izu-1 and basically say "Nope!" to the whole ordeal that Aruto went through as Ark-One? Hmm.... No? Maybe? From what I understood from the movie, Izu-2 did NOT get a full restore. It was more of a highlight-reel, the bare essentials, for Izu-2 to correctly react to the situation and aid Aruto. There was the part Izu-2 tells Aruto that she hasn't learned what a heart is, how to laugh, and that's what convinced me that this isn't Izu-1 resurrected. After all, how can Izu-1 wish for all humagears to someday have heart when she, herself, don't even know it yet? At least that's how I understand it. This isn't Izu-1, Izu-2 is her own person and nothing will convince me otherwise. HOWEVER, the issue lies with Izu-2's.. uhh... Individualism? That the correct word? Basically, I wish they'd have sprinkled in a bit more Izu in the scenes succeeding her stopping Hell Rising to signify that this isn't the previous Izu. Maybe have her speak out as well during when Aruto convinces Esu, take the lead sometimes during the fight Lucifer, show an extra bit more emotion towards Aruto's joke at the end. Something to say "No, this is an entirely different person, carrying the legacy of the first Izu." Tho, I guess Izu transforming into Zero-Two by her own accord rather than to just deliver the belt to Aruto was more or less that difference? I guess? As for Aruto, I've prety much thought that Aruto accepted Izu-2 as her own person. That's how I'll want it to be. Noa Tsurushima is placed third in terms of importance (Ryutarou Okada and Hiroe Igeta being 1st and 2nd respectively.) in the casting list, so unless that's Azu, I hope Izu-2 gets to transform to Zero Two once more or showcase some more scenes of her being, well, not Izu-1. It is the final story in Zero-One, and as with the case with Geiz Majesty and Grease Perfect Kingdom with having most, if not all, of the riders transforming again, I hope that's the case here too. Overall, REAL×TIME gets a 8.5/10 for me. I think this is one of the best solo rider movies I've watched since Surprise Future. Sincerely hope Saber gets a shot at his own full-length post-show solo movie. Doubt it tho. |
04-26-2021, 07:54 AM | #13 |
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It's funny because yeah this is basically a variation of True Ending.
But also, for me it's definitely a better version of True Ending for me tbh. Es just works a lot better than uh... I forget his name so let's call him Ninja Dude. But given the circumstances, it makes sense why this got shifted from mid-series to post-series. Also for anyone curious I've seen a tumblr post floating around, this user usually translates a lot of production notes and interviews for Rider. It's a good tumblr blog to just follow cause you get more of an idea of what goes on I feel. A lot of it being stuff I saw from two particular posts about RealXTime is how this movie shifted entirely, stuff like Horobi needing certain nuances due to this being post series, Naki and Raiden being non factors due to their character arcs not being decided at the time but placed in afterwards due to it being post series. Twitter Production Bits Audio Commentary Bits Given a lot of elements of this movie, I think ZAIA and two certain individuals were meant to be a lot more involved in the endgame than it just being Ark itself. This sort of lends to stuff like how Ark-One's key has the Zaia Spec on it. Plus the idea that Ark-One would be active during this movie too... |
04-26-2021, 07:58 AM | #14 |
Showa Girl
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Oh we've already got a confirmation and a poster for summer movies of Saber and Zenkaiger, don't worry about that
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04-26-2021, 08:01 AM | #15 |
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Wouldn't it be really funny if against all expectations, Zenkaiger gets the sixty-minute run out of this double billing and Saber has to again make due with half an hour.
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04-26-2021, 08:05 AM | #16 |
Reiei
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That's the thing bugging me tho. It's called a "Super Hero Senki" and there's a plus sign. Dunno if I haven't gotten all the info yet, but chances are it could also be Saber + Zenkaiger movie team up.
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04-26-2021, 09:18 AM | #17 |
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Not as impressive as others make this out to be,(in my o)and I LOVES some Zero-1.
Actually expected a bit more from the story, which seemed hella rushed, Izu getting herself backed up DID NOT SIT WELL WITH ME, the bad guy was ok at best, no time for a deep dissertation, barely awake right now. GOOD Rider movie, but it felt..... Hollow? Anyways, love you guys, this site is fun for my old ass.... |
04-27-2021, 01:57 AM | #18 |
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I’m gonna go with Kurona and agree this film did nothing for me. It’s basically a slightly weaker version of Ex-Aid’s movie, only being better where it doesn’t really matter. I actually found the Abbadon users more sympathetic than S (I’d like to know where that name came from, as well, since it’s not an initial and I can’t think of any bible references it could be), mostly because of how selfish his motives are. When they declared their intent to kill his wife, I was less “oh no, somebody stop them”, and more “yes, do it. She’s literally the causes of everything bad in this movie”.
And I also think the whole merger of the two Is’s shouldn’t have been a thing, since it basically robs the new one of anything meaningful by making her into a backup for the original. |
04-27-2021, 02:00 AM | #19 |
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Heard the first part of the 01 spinoff ended in cliffhanger and it isn’t good along with saber stuff. Post build , zio to saber is a drought of content minus early 01 and last few episodes of 01. The decade anniversary was a whole lot of wtf as well. It’s worst when it’s serious instead of jokes like gaim and recent dan vs thouser streaming sp.
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04-27-2021, 04:04 AM | #20 |
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Saber is worst. It’s not cohesive. Too much cgi action and its all touma preaching without prior build up. Despite press con , Phoenix or falcon rider actor is barely in it. It’s like a extended video game cutscene. People said recent sentai movies are short and bad, but saber is worst without trying to tell a story. It’s just go buy the new movie form and villain rider merchandise. The rest of the riders are there to shoot for movie trailer kind of like Deadpool 2. Make sure there was epic pose of the 6. We get the typical world is ending, a supporting character narrated exposition about the heroes, as well as big bad being sick of human conflict so he decided to destroy everything. A lot of generic one liner. A waste of kamen rider anazon alpha actor at lent .
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