[Daikaijuman54]

Ah yes, the Japanese version of The Sting.

I have never seen Sentai when I saw this movie (as I was watching Fourze cononically, I guess you could say), but somehow, I loved the idea of Gokaiger being a bunch of space pirates who could use every Sentai (at that point) to fight. Though him beating the seven Riders solo was kind of cheap, but in the context of the movie, it gets a pass. And our boy Decade is leading Shocker again, what a villain!

Part of me always felt like if Rider and Sentai actually were fighting to the death, Sentai would likely win for having the numbers advantage, and depending on the Riders' overpowered forms, would be their best shot at victory. But the thing that still bothers me is how Decade can use Ichigo, when he was only limited to the Heisei Riders at the time, of course the justification could always be summed up as "a Brand New Toy!"

And let's not forget the coolest looking giant robot with the dumbest name: Big Machine! Seriously, this makes some of the goofy Showa villain names sound cool. And Kaito is the true twist villain (for petty reasons), with Fourze and the Go-Busters uniting to take the final boss down, which I absolutely loved, even if the final fight only amounted to "here are some brand new toys!" there are still a lot of great action scenes and cameos that make this a fun flick, despite how bare bones it is, which only shows more with many of the future movies.