[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

But yeah, Paradise Lost is... I mean, personally, the word "good" doesn't cut it for me? I absolutely adore it. It's always been my favorite Rider movie, and even though there's some stiff competition nowadays, it probably always will be.

It was a pretty fun movie! I probably made it sound like I found a lot flaws with it, but I genuinely had a good time watching it.

I think, structurally, I wasn't able to find a lot in it to connect with emotionally because of the AU take on it. Creating a setting so distinct from the main series while still doing all of the same character relationships, it created this schism in my brain, where I could have fun watching it while still being like Not My Faiz. It's definitely entertaining, but beyond the joy of seeing Team Orphnoch be their charming selves, it didn't really get me in the emotions.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Something to look forward to with Blade is that Excite! Subs did a completely from-scratch translation of it after they did Ex-Aid, making it one of two whole early Heisei shows to my knowledge (the other being Kuuga, thanks to Shout) that aren't currently stuck with variations on choppy TV-N translations. Excite's version is what I rewatched Blade with, and it comes highly recommended by this translation cop, if you weren't planning to use it already. Natural sounding dialogue in your Rider shows is just one more thing you've earned the right to after all this work!

Thanks for the suggestion! Deepsea gave me a similar heads-up, so it sounds like Excite is what I'll be going with. I usually don't bother grabbing anything until right before I watch it, so this came in at just the right time!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I look forward to your deep thematic analysis of the Faiz Sausage commercial.

Well... change of plans? I didn't know that all I had left in my folder was a couple dozen 15 second commercials and one live performance of Justifaiz. I'll watch those commercials at some point (I mean, it'll only take a few minutes), but I don't think I'm going to try to talk about them. I don't think I'd have any fun doing that. (That said! If one of them is culturally distinct/insane enough to comment on, maybe I put something up as post-thread bonus.)

So, yeah, tonight'll be a thread wrapup.

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Originally Posted by Actar

I personally loved this film! I can get that Kiba's turn felt a little forced and contrived, but I think that they had to make some concessions in order to fit the series' plot in a single movie format.

One of the reasons I loved the film so much is that it really is a microcosm of all the good parts of the series. The rather thin plot is trimmed of all the fat, and the new scenario allows the characters to focus on the important stuff, interaction, introspection and the exploration of morality. And of course action. We seriously have everything. Aside from the sad lack of Delta, I do believe we get almost all of their various abilities featured.

Some of my favorite standout moments:

- The Faiz Gear and Auto Vajin being hidden in junk.
- Faiz Axel taking out a crap ton of Riotroopers with the Axel Crimson Smash.
- Kamen Rider Psyga being the first(?) English-speaking Rider.
- Faiz smoothly tossing aside the Edge, only for Mari to pick it up later.
- The fact that this movie held the record for the largest number of extras in a film for quite a long period of time - all of their names appearing in the credits.
- The gorgeous aerial shot of the stadium with Faiz Blaster's energy erupting from the sides.

THEY THREW THE BIKE OUT WHEN THEY LOST TAKUMI.

Just, man, RUDE.

It really is great that they zeroed in on what Mari and Takumi mean to each other. Could've gone with some grandiose villain plot, but they kept it about characters. It's a huge point in the movie's favor!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

You seem to have missed the editor as the girl’s dad and the voice of the Visors as the Lio Orphnoch.

And speaking of what you may have missed, the heads of Smart Brain are all voiced by classic villain actors from all of Toei’s big 3; Goro Naya (Kamen Rider), Seizo Kato (Super Sentai) and Shozo Iizuka (Metal Heroes).

And so we avoid this “where to watch the movie” business for future threads, I’ll just tell you here.

Blade: Episodes 28-31 were followed by (on the first broadcast) four shorts films leading up to the main feature.

Hibiki: The episodes functions best as a replacement for episode 33.

Kabuto: Now this is a weird one. While it is an AU, it takes place prior to the first episode. I’d recommend around episodes 23-27, since everything in the movie is established by then and they’re advertising the movie in post credits scenes.

Den-O: The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28.

Kiva: The movie doesn’t really fit into canon, but it works best between episodes 24 and 27.

Decade: Another weird one. While the movie is canon, like Den-O’s, there’s no point where the plot stops long enough to fit it in. TVTropes suggests it takes place after episode 27 (which does include a few Easter eggs foreshadowing the movie) while the KR Wiki says after episode 29 (which is the last episode prior to the finale).

Zi-O: The movie is an alternate ending, branching off after episode 43.

Thanks! I'll try to keep this in mind!