[Kiryu]

So I caught Imagination Station’s sub of the movie. I liked this quite a a bit, yeah the plot was dumb but it was better constructed than past All Rider team ups, hell it was even better than Super Sentai VS Kamen Rider.

It was good seeing the Riders that they brought back, this movie felt like one big family reunion and I liked that Decade basically played Nick Fury’s role, it felt fitting considering that his series is about traveling to different worlds and honestly? I know Decade has it’s decorators, but I felt that Tsukasa is far more likable in this film than he has been in the past, it feels like I’m finally beginning to get a grasp of whom the guy really is. I’m also impressed by Hiroshi Fujioka for a guy that must be in his late 80s, he looks like someone that could easily kick my ass, the dude’s still got it.

I have a few nitpicks though:

-I don’t get Rider 1s plan was at all. If he wanted to gather up all the Riders to take down Badam why not just do exactly that? I really hated how much the Showa Riders comes off as stuck up, elitist assholes in this.

-This movie is actually a bit too action oriented, there really wasn’t much room for downtime. I loved the scene with Takumi and Jin interacting, because when they finally did fight each other it felt more bittersweet.

-This film started to fall apart towards the end, the ToQgers weren’t needed at all and it was a shame that they were just thrown in there given how well Kouta interacted with Right in the Spring Break team up, Daigo’s appearance was also pretty random too. They feel pretty shoehorned and it just stinks of corporate meddling.

-Speaking of not needed, the Gaim cast was another part of this movie I didn’t like...which is a bit strange to say considering that I love Gaim but much like the ToQgers...the Armored Riders weren’t really needed in this. Although, Kaito failing to catch a turtle was pretty good.

I did like a few scenes though, specifically the one in the beginning because it really did feel like all out war. I really liked watching the Gaim VS Jumbo J fight because of how much it reminded me of Attack on Titan. Fifteen was pretty bad ass too, even if he did feel pretty overpowered. Also it kinda feels like Wizard should've had a bigger role in this film, given how much screen time he gets nearing the end...