[Phantom Stranger]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Which do you all prefer when it comes to megazords/mechs, especially during combining sequences and individual actions? Stop motion and miniatures or CG?
Stop motion gives the feeling of reality as it's actually there, but CG does let the robots have "Flashier" combinations and more action prior to and after combining, so I'm curious.

Stop motion and miniatures. I appreciate the work that goes into them. That isn't to undermine the CG artists, but in all honesty, Gaolion and the like simply do not look anywhere near as good as say LandLion. Likewise, being flashy and moving around more than a model isn't so big with me if it doesn't look good, or cheap. Toku CG is very cheap. I find it far more distracting than visually appealing.

[EpsilonX]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Which do you all prefer when it comes to megazords/mechs, especially during combining sequences and individual actions? Stop motion and miniatures or CG?
Stop motion gives the feeling of reality as it's actually there, but CG does let the robots have "Flashier" combinations and more action prior to and after combining, so I'm curious.

Suits and miniatures. A bit of flashy CGI is okay for the attacks and such, but the actual combatants need to be suits. That's probably one of the reasons I've been digging Ninninger so much, it seems like they've gone back to focusing on suits a little more. I can't stand purely CGI mech battles.

[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Which do you all prefer when it comes to megazords/mechs, especially during combining sequences and individual actions? Stop motion and miniatures or CG?
Stop motion gives the feeling of reality as it's actually there, but CG does let the robots have "Flashier" combinations and more action prior to and after combining, so I'm curious.

I prefer good old stop motion and miniatures. Nothing against CGI, but it isn't that great a lot of the time in Sentai. There's very few that I've seen that I thought looked really good. The craftsmanship and time that goes into the stop motion and miniatures is just breathtaking and adds to the value of both enjoyment and quality of a show.

[Sentai]

The Live-Action Gattai, like we got recently with Kyoryuger. I don't like the CG stuff much.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by EpsilonX

Suits and miniatures. A bit of flashy CGI is okay for the attacks and such, but the actual combatants need to be suits. That's probably one of the reasons I've been digging Ninninger so much, it seems like they've gone back to focusing on suits a little more. I can't stand purely CGI mech battles.

Suits are always going to win out, which is why I excluded them.
However, my main question was concerning the combination and individual mecha actions.

For example, if there was a series featuring a jet mech, would you prefer a jet miniature flying around, or a CG jet flying around?
While the miniature provides a more "Real" look, the CG lets it perform more spectacular actions.

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Originally Posted by Phantom Stranger

Stop motion and miniatures. I appreciate the work that goes into them. That isn't to undermine the CG artists, but in all honesty, Gaolion and the like simply do not look anywhere near as good as say LandLion. Likewise, being flashy and moving around more than a model isn't so big with me if it doesn't look good, or cheap. Toku CG is very cheap. I find it far more distracting than visually appealing.

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

I prefer good old stop motion and miniatures. Nothing against CGI, but it isn't that great a lot of the time in Sentai. There's very few that I've seen that I thought looked really good. The craftsmanship and time that goes into the stop motion and miniatures is just breathtaking and adds to the value of both enjoyment and quality of a show.

I have noticed that being an issue in certain series, so I'll give you that. However, it's not as clear cut. Watch Landlion scenes. It feels like it never even touches the ground despite it's legs moving, so there is some broken stop motion around, too.

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Originally Posted by Sentai

The Live-Action Gattai, like we got recently with Kyoryuger. I don't like the CG stuff much.

Really? Why?

[Red5]

I don't like the CGI much. It feels like a break from the action whereas the miniatures and suits continued the flow of action for me.

[FourzeMaru]

I feel like I could go with either to be honest. Both the Miniatures and CGI have their advantages and disadvantages to me.

[Metalryde]

if this is the right area, i have a simple question:

what does Kaiser Buldont say at the end of Ohranger when he dies?

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Metalryde

if this is the right area, i have a simple question:

what does Kaiser Buldont say at the end of Ohranger when he dies?

This is absolutely the right area.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Really? Why?

I just always loved the look of a LA Gattai sequence. The CG ones never look right, somehow. The mechs are to perfect. To shiny. To fake looking, for lack of a better word. To over-the-top with how they combine.