[VagueDoctor]

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Originally Posted by Layton13

I'll just name 1 of the 3 big categories of Rider movies each:

Summer Movie: Wizard in Magic Land is a banger and nails just being a longer episode of the show. It hits Wizards themes well, it's stylish as hell and just incredibly fun.

Crossover Movie: Heisei Generations is just a very well executed crossover that uses its cast well, avoids any significant continuity errors, and is just a delight to watch. Just fun!

V-Cinema: Trio of Deep Sin is just good. Not good for a Rider movie, not good for a shlocky action flick, it's just good. It feels in line with the show it's based on, carries on its themes and motives, but shifts the genre into something more mature, and I mean this in the actual sense of mature. It's just really damn good and really was the best capstone for Saber while still leaving enough room for the world to be revisited. Really good!

When I first watched Magic Land, I was kind of underwhelmed. I'm a really big Wizard fan, and perhaps I had expected a bit more. On repeat watch throughs, I tend to like it a lot more and have come around to it. Your point about it hitting the themes very well is spot-on.