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That was kind of a mess.

The story is another past group resurrected, with a tag along kid thrown in, for a movie about Hesei vs Showa the conflict feels tacked on, the excuse is flimsy, and for the biggest part the fights against Badan are the main obstacles.

On the other hand, the returning actors are fairly good, Shotaro is over the top but as likeable as ever, Takeshi is made of hotblood, Tsukasa... is himself, but Jin and Takumi steal the spotlight, I don't know how accurate their portrayal is since I haven't watched the original shows, but those two steal the show, their arc is the coolest one and the one that ties better into the death motif, it was easily the best part of the movie.

But the rest feels slow, disjointed and incoherent, sure, Rider team-ups are cool, but if that isn't pakcaged with a good story it comes across as pointless and dissapointing.

Also, the heck was with that ending!?
The alternative didn't sound any better either.