[Mesnick]

I watched Regained Paradise. What can I say. First things first: thank you for avoiding Ankh and Grid Eiji's sex for a decade of OOO. On the good side: if you wanted to see Inouye go off on a tear and familiar actors twenty years later, you'll get it. It is also very interesting that the saving gimmick is an old toy, and not a new one. This smacks of ludism, but the film is clearly not aimed at new fans. And while you watch all the content of Faiz and with Faiz, in any case you will feel like an old man. Also the final scene at the table was cute.
My main problem: the film doesn’t feel like Faiz, or even like Kamen Rider. It seems (especially towards the end) like Japanese meat trash. Moreover, not like the Amazons or the Black Sun, but something like the “Squad of Mutant Girls”. This is close to Inoue, a similar theme was seen in his Cutie Hanny, but Faiz still needs a little more tact. Although he is the creator, he knows better, so this is just my opinion.
Another problem: the old actors looked very tired on camera. Kaido tried hard and Kusaka was pleased with grimaces in the end, but the rest played the script as if after a shift at a factory. I even caught myself thinking that following the newcomers who only appear in this film and, for the most part, die in it is much more interesting to me than the returning actors. And due to their frequent appearance in the franchise, it didn’t have the same effect as with OOO.
I would also like to note separately that the film does not yet have a good translation, so my viewing was brightened up by the subtitles, where Kusaka was called Saka, Mari was Marisa and Marinade, and Takumi was a craftsman dog. Considering that the film disappointed me, this is rather a plus.
As a result, I advise you to watch and draw your own conclusions. Still, Inouye is contradictory because everyone perceives his work differently. I will say that I liked the detective web series about a goldfish more.
P.S. Seriously, Toei should just take the scripts for the anniversary films and extra web content and swap them around. Then there will be no effect that the commemoration is celebrated.