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Originally Posted by EpsilonX

Decided to watch more of the original Kamen Rider instead of starting OOO. I like the show so far. It's kind of slow and basic, but the reason I started here is to get the skeleton of Kamen Rider and see how future series built upon it, so my expectations were in check. The only thing I don't like about it is the camerawork and editing. I mean, episode 3 had the camera turn completely upside down! The editing is also really sloppy. Sure, they're trying to mask the poor effects, but sometimes it gets distracting. I kind of get the feeling that the crew was relatively inexperienced, because there are so many amateur mistakes. There was also a scene where I saw Hongo getting on the bike from one direction, and then in the next shot the bike drives away in the complete opposite direction, creating poor continuity between shots.

Anyways, that's getting kind of nitpicky. Poor camerawork and editing aside, it's pretty cool. I'm definitely more into it than I thought I would be. Since there's only about 39 episodes that are available subbed, I'm hoping I can make it through without getting bored.

The original series - hell, the entire Showa era - is really episodic. With the original show, though, there is at least the switch over to Rider 2 that shakes things up a lot.