[Mesnick]

I watched Kamen Rider Eins with Girls Remix. It's a wonderful action film, managing to show a lot (and many things) in just half an hour. In fact, Kamen Rider Eins itself looks great! It's funny how the hair growing from under the helmet turned out to be a feature rather than a bug. It's also great that the story elements from the original Kamen Rider don't feel like a boring carbon copy, but are woven into the larger plot and enhance the character. So I really hope it won't be forgotten and that it truly is a beginning.
Also, the battle between Majade and Muza was fantastic.
I never thought Girls Remix would deliver the best version of the showdown between the mystical and technical riders. Overall, the special features a ton of interesting battles, both transformed and non-transformed. And the limited CGI looks pretty good. And the girls are increasingly using toys from their show. Sara got a Ninja buckle! Now I'm waiting for her to appear with Bujin in the next special. But seriously, I hope they decide to make original toys for Girls Remix.
I was also pleased to see Nadeshiko and Izu appear, even if they weren't fully present in the show. And Ozawa's presence means she'll likely appear in the upcoming Agito movie as well.
Overall, it's action-packed, atmospheric, and gripping. A little funny, a little sad. I recommend it to all fans and anyone who just wants to watch something engaging and not too long.

P.S. Also, the presence of Angela Mei among the actresses makes it clear that Toei's accusations of racism over Maya Imamori's dismissal are unfounded. That is to say, don't get me wrong: racism may still be connected to her dismissal, it just doesn't originate with Toei.

[Androzani84]

So with two of the three groups for GAVV having put out the V-Cinema, I thought I’d watch it. As probably the biggest GAVV-anti on the net, I wasn’t expecting much.

Which is why I was pleasantly surprised to find I actually liked this. We’ve got a bad guy trio who are interesting foils for the Granuto Hunters, with their big bad being probably one of the best kinds of villain: One who has understandable motives, but the way he goes about it stops you from sympathising with him 100%. And what they ended up doing with Lizel is definitely a lot more interesting than what I expected them to do with her. And the new Gochizos is quite blatantly played by a DX toy (even down to having a visible battery slot in some shots), but it looked cute enough to look past. And he produces one thing the main GAVV toyline didn’t give me: a decent sounding jingle (or should that be Par-fect?)

If you cannot tell, I am keeping thsi spoiler free for those who aren’t using Anon or IzuSubs.