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10-06-2016, 12:37 PM | #13701 |
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No, it's that talent agencies in Japan have a HUGE amount of power. If they think they can make more money off of one of their major stars taking another gig, they'll make sure she takes the gig, prior commitments be damned.
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10-07-2016, 02:57 AM | #13702 |
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Black episode 13.
This show has some damn good titles. The Last Day of Tuna? Mama is a Monster Nanny? Good shit. |
10-08-2016, 01:59 PM | #13703 |
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Kamen Rider 1 movie
Wow. This was a good movie. It's what I want out of a crossover, a small cast of characters interacting with a straight forward plot that develops each of them. Rider 1 was fantastic in this movie. I love the new beefcake Rider 1 form in this movie, despite there being no explanation as to why only now he looks different. It's awesome to see the suit in action though, and for some simple Rider punches and kicks to be executed by this powerhouse. I also love the sort of responsibility vs heroism dilemma Rider 1 has to deal with. He's been out saving the world and beating up Heisei Riders, in the mean time leaving this girl he promised to be a father figure to alone. And then him spending time with her cuts into his ability to save the world from Nova shocker. He wants to be her hero by spending time with her and developing a relationship while at the same time, needing to be a hero for everyone else by stopping the bad guys. I haven't seen Ghost, but the Takeru and the other guy were good in this movie too. Representing a new, younger generation that is different (Takeru being a ghost, both of the Riders using transformation gimmicks) yet the same, that needs help from the older generation to help guide them. He didn't really feel out of place in this movie, not just slotted in because he's the current Rider. I also appreciate that in this movie that they didn't decide to shove toys down our throats. Sure, there's the Alexander the Great Eyecon, but they didn't show Ghost getting it, showing it off, and the hood that Ghost gets from it. Asides from the Legend Riders towards the end, there hardly any form changes in this movie, which is surprising. I felt like Nova shocker was kind of lame. Their introduction and the scene of them proclaiming they'll control the world's economy were great but after that, just eh. They're not different from all the different prefixed shockers I've seen before. The one thing that made me question why was how Hongo recovered from his heart having problems once he absorbed all that fire from the funeral pyre. I guess the belt/is new form does that? He can keep on going, huh? I hope that all the spring Rider movies are stuff more like this and the Rider 4 special rather than the tangled messes the Taisen movies are. I feel like the Taisen movies get too lost in overall scope by feeling obligated to include ALL the riders and the current Sentai. I hope the Ex-aid spring Taisen movie does something smaller like Rider 1. I'd love to see a movie focused on just Rider 2, since I'd like to see him get some focus. It seems like a lot of the myth behind the original Kamen Rider show always seems to revolve around just Rider 1 or both Rider 1 and Rider 2, but never specifically Rider 2. I would be fascinated to see what Rider 2 standing on his own would be like, and maybe with his own beefcake suit. And now I want to see the new Rider 1 and a theoretical new Rider 2 go up against Rider 3 for at least one fight. |
10-08-2016, 02:35 PM | #13704 |
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I'd love to see a movie focused on just Rider 2, since I'd like to see him get some focus. It seems like a lot of the myth behind the original Kamen Rider show always seems to revolve around just Rider 1 or both Rider 1 and Rider 2, but never specifically Rider 2. I would be fascinated to see what Rider 2 standing on his own would be like, and maybe with his own beefcake suit. And now I want to see the new Rider 1 and a theoretical new Rider 2 go up against Rider 3 for at least one fight.
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10-08-2016, 02:48 PM | #13705 |
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I doubt that's going to happen. Takeshi Sasaki isn't in nearly as good of shape as Fujioka; he was pretty badly injured in a house fire several years ago and I'm not sure if he even acts anymore. He did some voice work as Rider 2 in the 40th anniversary movie, but I'm not sure he'd be willing/capable of fully reprising the role.
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10-11-2016, 07:07 AM | #13706 |
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I doubt that's going to happen. Takeshi Sasaki isn't in nearly as good of shape as Fujioka; he was pretty badly injured in a house fire several years ago and I'm not sure if he even acts anymore. He did some voice work as Rider 2 in the 40th anniversary movie, but I'm not sure he'd be willing/capable of fully reprising the role.
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10-11-2016, 07:11 AM | #13707 |
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Amazon Episode 13: That was an intriguing episode and a very good one. Also another two-parter in the Showa Era. Though Amazon as a whole has felt like the story telling they did in the early Heisei Era of just one giant continuous plot. Great that we are getting the final showdown with the Ten-Faced Demon, I am excited to see Amazon battle him more. Also, I enjoyed that Amazon has learned more Japanese so he can talk better now. I had a feeling Miri wasn't someone to trust and I just loved that Amazon saw right through her, he's really intelligent and it's really awesome. Masahiko and Mole were both great trying to fight against the Dobsonfly Beastman. I can't wait for the second half of this episode and show.
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10-11-2016, 11:58 AM | #13708 |
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Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden: Zangetsu and Baron
I guess the theme of this V-cinema was essentially trying to kill rich people lol. Zangetsu's portion I found to be okay. We learn a little more about how messed up Yggdrasil is and we get to see his dad (hey, it's also the dad of the Sonozaki family from W!). The prototype Suika lockseed looks sort of cool, I guess? Kinda makes him look more like Blood Zangetsu. I kinda wish though that it was just the machine gun shield and not have the musou saber since it would kind of make vanilla Zangetsu pointless. The villain in this special was very eh. I like the idea of getting revenge for her being in that awful institute, and having a personal connection to Takatora, but it Idunn doesn't look that good IMO. I do like the idea of the Ringo arms in canon Gaim being made as sort of a shadow of the Golden Fruit, and they do a cool little thing with it in the Baron portion. Ryoma figuring out the Golden Fruit exists from Idunn is an interesting idea but I feel this reveal gets kind of ruined by the next Gaiden. Baron's portion felt like a mix of something that would have been better off as a net movie, unnecessary conflict and some genuine deepening of his character. Don't get me wrong I like seeing a silly Kaito look alike doing all of the Kaito stuff. I was surprised they didn't have him use Kaito's driver to transform into a wacky Baron. And him getting attacked by the Invess and he's so wacky! I felt like the butler guy trying to kill Shupa was unnesscessary and really dragged down the plot, if there was any. I mean, the bike action between them was great, and it's cool to see Dragon Energy arms again, and Baron using the Ringo arms, but the plot just sucked. The only two good things we got out of this was Kaito's backstory for why he's power obsessed and his desire for the golden fruit from using Ringo. |
10-11-2016, 01:28 PM | #13709 |
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I've been slowly dragging myself through Hibiki's second half. I've decided to pretend the second half is a completely different show, which atually makes it decently enjoyable for the most part.
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10-11-2016, 02:44 PM | #13710 |
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I like to treat it as Inoue's Todoroki fan-fiction, myself.
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