Originally Posted by Locke (Post 318701)

You really think giant fights have come that far? We agree on a lot of stuff and I haven't seen Maskman to comment but I really don't think the giant fights have come far at all.

I mean when you consider all they can do now with the Henshin Hero segments, it seems inexcusable that we're still using cardboard buildings and cardboard robots completely without any sense of consistent scale, walking through a lifeless and obviously fake soundstage.

The fact I commend giant stuff for not having like wobbly suits or something despite like thirty years of technology going into them really says everything. I hate the mech portion of sentai with a passion, it's a huge reason why I'm a much firmer Rider fan.

It's frustrating too because even in the older series, the integration of giant stuff into real locations actually looked pretty great all things considered, it just always ruined it as soon as two dudes started stumbling about a model train set.

Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha (Post 318714)

I mean... I agree with you.

But the Maskman giant robot fights in this episode are that awful. They are horrible. Luckily, they only last for like 2 minutes. But those 2 minutes are comprised of 60% stock footage. And the non-stock-footage is about as interesting as public access pro wrestling fights.

Sometimes the show will have cool miniature work, like jets bombing cities and stuff. But when it turns into Gattai Robo vs. Giant MOW... uh... no. Just no.

Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai (Post 318785)

The first time I saw an older Sentai, Liveman, I was surprised by how formulaic and short the fights were when they got into their robots. Nearly every episode was pretty much just one attack, one dodge, one hit by the monster, and then the team slicing down the giant with their sword. If nothing else, choreography has come a long way in the best of times.

Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai (Post 318785)

The first time I saw an older Sentai, Liveman, I was surprised by how formulaic and short the fights were when they got into their robots. Nearly every episode was pretty much just one attack, one dodge, one hit by the monster, and then the team slicing down the giant with their sword. If nothing else, choreography has come a long way in the best of times.