[Annuga]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Well, I myself asked not to spoil, but still watched the first twenty minutes of Shin Kamen Rider. What can I say? Impressions are controversial. On the one hand: a very good repetition of scenes from the original show, while in a modern, more dynamic and intriguing presentation. Truly expensive and high-quality special effects. Creepy villain, interesting camera work.
On the other hand, the excessive gore makes the show far more vulgar than previous films in the Tire series. You may have different opinions on the previous adult Showa remakes of the series, but at least there bloodlust serves the purpose of showing the cruelty of the world and setting the atmosphere. Here, immediately after the brutal murder of the Shocker fighters and the shocking revelation of Takeshi's true appearance, awkward jokes in the style of Shin Ultraman begin. This makes the film look not like a tokusatsu, but like a Japanese trash body horror, but at the same time without the madness and cheapness inherent in this genre. And in general, from careful copying, in some places the film looks not so much like a remake, but like an unfunny parody of the original show. Also, some scenes would have been better filmed live. Obviously, the budget allowed, so it was not worth relying on CGI so much.
It is too early to compare with the First, but it seems to me that for a good remake Kamen Rider, his director should be a modern Shotaro Ishinomori. And not Anno, not Inoue do not fit this definition. However, I have nothing against their attempts. Maybe next time Sakamoto will try?

I'm not sure this is entirely fair as the gorey aspects to me at least come from how both the Ishinomori manga and Kamen Rider Spirits showed the Riders being strong enough to beat people to a bloody pulp. It also kind of serves to point to the 'loss of humanity' theming Showa riders often had, having such unbelievable strength that you're a killing machine