[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

You would normally not expect a movie with the subtitle Vs. Dr. Pacman to be anything but a joke, and yet, this is one of my favorite Kamen Rider movies.

It's sort of amazing how fully this movie encapsulates the weird mix of Earnestness and Ridiculousness that powers tokusatsu in the Heisei Era. Like, this image pretty much says it all:



Stripped of context, it's completely absurd. It's a nurse thanking Pac-Man. But with the context of nearly an hour of superhero adventure... I mean, it's still mostly absurd, but it's also genuinely touching: one video game character thanking another video game character, Asuna/Poppy quietly acknowledging the way Pac-Man overcame his reprogramming to defend humanity, just like her. It's touching, honestly.

Good film! Glad you enjoyed it, too!