[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

This was okay. Like its double-billed partner there’s absolutely no substance going on here and it’s just an extended showcase of special effects and a bunch of riders, which is fine for what it is. Nice soundtrack

This hits the nail on the head.

Loved the action. Loved the budget. Did not love that Aruto spent 75% of his screentime just, like, screaming painfully. And when he wasn't screaming painfully, Es was. It was just like... a lot of painful screaming. Too much for my taste (and eardrums).

I tend to skip the modern Sentai and Rider tie-in movies because, well, they're not really movies so much as they are a few episodes smooshed together. I was compelled to give this one a shot because of how startlingly Es and Azu were introduced in the last episode of Zero-One. I just... I wish Toei would get writers who understood the difference between the mediums to work on these, but that's never gonna happen, so I will continue to pass on these.