[ComicGuy89]

I just finished Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come! Just in case, here's a SPOILER-WARNING!

I don't know what the consensus is with this movie, but out of the few Kamen Rider movies I've seen so far, this is by far my favorite! I enjoyed every second of it, more than I can say for some of Toei's Toku movies.

The fight scenes were AMAZING! I think the coolest one has to be that insane battle with all 12 Horoscopes and how every single friggin' switch or move that both Riders have ever used in battle was put to use here. That required some creative thinking and complex choreography, but it resulted in possibly the coolest fight scene in Kamen Rider I've seen yet. The rest of the movie isn't a slouch in the fight department either, with some really cool battles, especially with the Space Ironmen.

Speaking of the Space Ironmen, I know nothing about them, but they made really cool characters. Malicious and evil, yet so cool-looking, they were fun to watch.

Again, Fourze underscores its main theme of friendship and I loved seeing how all of Gentarou's old friends contributed to helping him win the day. I'm not sure if that's all the Zodiarts in the show's run (their faces were all quite familiar), but it really underscored how important the initially naive-seeming attitude of Gentarou towards friendship is. Both in-universe and out, people thought, as I did, that he was just nuts and immature with his friendship ideals, but it is in this movie (and the show's magnificent finale) that his friendship paid off. It was a strong, emotional scene and really speaks to the heart of what the show is about.

Sure there were tiny problems here and there, mostly in those of logic. For instance I didn't get how Gamou managed to produce 12 additional Horoscope switches. Even if he were able to clone them, how did he get Pisces when it hasn't been found in the show yet? Why did Gentarou not use the Fusion switch anymore after the movie? Minor quibbles, though, and overall nothing that can't be solved without a little creative headcanon. All in all, a most excellent film, which greatly surprised me as I never really expect much from these Kamen Rider/Super Sentai movies that Toei produces. It captured the tone, the excitement and the theme of the TV show in one EPIC package and reminded me why Fourze is my favorite Kamen Rider series.