[Sanddeath]

I'm starting from the beginning of the Heisei era riders and watching them all. Kuuga was first and....oh boy was it different than any modern day Rider.

Very simple Henshin. No driver noises to really say. The rampant amount of pure murder in the show is incredible. Not even children are safe. Quiet dark compared to Giam and Up that I've seen.

I kinda liked it. But the main problem was the fights. The format was too predictable. One episode the UIL start killing. Kuuga gets a fight in and loses. The next episode he gets the knowledge or power to beat it. Does so. Rinse and repeat.

That and the changing forms was too simplified. Just...oh...now he's green. Oh...purple. It was almost like the belt was useless. Overall I just didn't care for kuuga. It was still interesting but really now that exciting. And don't get me started on the Grongi language. That really didn't help with the story and I still can't figure out why they had to kill thousands of people. Other than to start ultimate darkness. Even the final bad guy fight was incredibly disappointing. It ended with a fist fight. It's almost like they ran out of money half way through. No wonder Godais actor hates tokusatsu. I would too if that was my experience.

I guess the last thing is from a technical standpoint. I felt the camera didn't have the right filter. It was too handheld quality. It didn't have that professional movie/TV show esque look. And for whatever reason their sound equipment and running water sounds like terrible digital feedback. Almost like a matrix like screen numbers kind of noise if that makes sense.

Currently in the middle of Agito and I already like it better. Fights seem better worked out and the picture filter is already better. I do like that it's a connected universe to Kuuga.