[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

Damn Takumi is a brat. I mean he's changed a bit but still, he's acting like child. He'll demand help but when people offer to help him he doesn't want it. I think my case of him being ODD just got stronger with this whole money borrowing scene. Dude just wants to do things his way or the highway.

Oh my God! They have to teach him to be friendlier! That is just too much XD
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Huh? Wait so you act like a dickish brat because you're afraid of betraying others. And the reason you fear that is because you have no confidence in yourself? Wah wha wait WHAT!? That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard a main rider say! That is a bullshit excuse to act like an asshole and not want to help others unless forced into doing so. Takumi I'm sure you're a nice guy but come on! You just sold yourself as being a pussy because you don't have self confidence and use that as a fear that you'll betray people and thus use it as an excuse to not help anyone. You sir I do deem for now the most stupid and pussy like Kamen Rider I have seen! May you redeem yourself by the end of the series!

Takumi doesn't fit in really well with the others for most of the series; he always keeps himself a little emotionally separate from them (sometime by choice, sometimes not). He's kind of a lone wolf by nature.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by switchblade

takumi doesn't fit in really well with the others for most of the series; he always keeps himself a little emotionally separate from them (sometime by choice, sometimes not). He's kind of a lone wolf by nature.

i c wut u did thar

[Powerman293]

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Originally Posted by Locke

i c wut u did thar

LOL bad spelling

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Powerman293

LOL bad spelling

that was on purpose.

[Locke]

W A to Z.

Storywise, I found A to Z kinda terrible, but it was a lot more to do with personal taste, than it being truly a terrible story. I don't need things spelt out for me, but I do like things to make sense. And I honestly I just couldn't stand this story of super zombies, ill defined powers and all of the surreal dream logic that bound the film in an impossible to define set of rules. Cool things can exist, without having to make up utter nonsense to contrive it into life. And that isn't even mentioning all the possibilities this narrative introduces, and then never capitalises on.

But in the visuals? Now that is where this film shines. It may have continued the tradition of terrible looking Dopants through Trigger and Luna - Jesus Fucking Christ - but the two new Riders, one Rider surprise and one upgrade, this movie gave us were all treats.

Eternal, for example, was a bit of a mess but somehow it all kinda works as a whole unit. It's like they took Daguva, and then made it battle practical, and it was just kinda glorious. I love all the little touches too, like the combat gun knife, and the fact his Maximum Drive is like an EMP. If it wasn't for the stupid plot of the film, this memory would have been much better named 'War' or 'Tyrant' or 'King' or something. It is neither a character I particularly like, or a character that really makes any sense, but he sure got a great suit.

The other great new Rider was Joker. The idea of splitting W in half seems a really bad one. But Joker singularly allowed Sho to really show off how badass he is, in a series where every villain always looks down on him, before he kicks their asses. I both loved how much it, seemingly deliberately, looked like Kamen Rider Skull and that his two Maximum Drives were the two classic Rider powers, the Rider Kick and the Rider Punch.

Then there was Fuuto Xtreme. Xtreme is an Upgrade I've appreciated less and less as the show progressed. I mean it's awesome, but when you see how perfect Trial is, how fitting it is, how Accel could never upgrade into anything else it makes Xtreme seeming kinda illfitting in comparison for W. So for Fuuto's winds to turn Xtreme into an Avenging Angel, this is more like it!

Plus that surprise visit from Os! Totally didn't see that coming, it was a great little introduction to the character and made me really miss that show. Eiji-san~!

And I just love the movie budgets for the action. From the way W flies all over the place like gravity doesn't apply to him, or the way Accel stands tall and takes it like a man, the action was just incredible in this film and full of incredible moments. The scale of the action is bigger, the collateral is greater and our Riders reveal all kinds of crazy moves they could never do before. Epic.

And although designs like T2 Trigger and T2 Luna make you want to add bleach to your eyes, pretty much all of the villains in this movie are awesome. Minus Weather, W hasn't really had a truly 'oh shit, shit got real ' villain, so it was nice that everyone of the super zombies were a tangible threat in their own right. I enjoyed every fight they had.

And of course, the final battle takes the cake. Loved seeing W cycle through his memories in quick succession and I loved how Fuuto tower was backdrop for the battle. It really was an epic way to close the movie.

Plus, when all the old Memories got disabled, I was waiting for Accel to get shafted like he does in the series. But Ryu was like 'fuck that' and started swinging his Gunblade around. It was fucking AWESOME. I love that guy so much, easily one of the best Rider's in the whole franchise.

[SPLIT LIP]

Joker is second only to Skull as my favourite Rider design. There's so much intentional and unintentional symbolism and reference. Shotaro's actor LOVES Kamen Rider black, and Joker actually resembled him quite a bit. Also, it reminds of Skull, as it should.

Trigger... the Trigger dopant doesn't make sense to me. Of all the ideas, and how well Cyclone, Heat, and Metal turned out, Trigger feels like the early days in a bad way. The head is huge, the body is over-done and aside form the gun arm and crosshairs on the face, exactly what the hell does it have to do with guns? You'd think, looking at the above mentioned, he'd look like a special forces guy. Clad in blue, guns everywhere, tactical. Like the guy who becomes him.

Luna isn't as good, but I still liked it. It was really weird, creative, and simplistic alongside the more detailed ones. Plus, how do you visualise "illusions?"

ANYWHO I actually came here to talk about a W movie myself. I finally watched Kamen Rider Accel Returns.

It was GOOD. Damn good. Really showed the strength of Ryu. Without going nuts into detail, my only problem was that it didn't flatter Akiko. It made her... uncharacteristically harsh. I get she's emotional due to circumstance, but they didn't play it that way enough. But you know what? Any other leading would've just sad-faced and stood by asking why. Akiko didn't sit by, she went out and looked for answers. For as annoying as she can be, she is not an idle prop. (I'm looking at you Hina, or should I say Miss "I'm super strong for no reason but never, ever accomplish anything or help or do stuff so why the fuck do I even have this irrelevant ability?") But back to Ryu, dude is driven. He spends a lot of the movie forcefully untransformed, and that kinda sucks, but it's filled with so much good character bits I rarely felt like I missed it. Plus, when he did Transform again, it was satisfying. And Booster was cool. Not better than Trial, but felt kind of like a differnet path. Trial upgraded speed, while Booster upgrades power. Neither renders the other irrelevant. And base Accel got a lot of use, so all in all pretty swell.

So yeah, positive. Accel rocks.


However, I am still pissed that Eternal. AKA "backroom prop raid and hasty paintjob", got a full, awful movie and not Skull. Arrrrggghhhh...

[Locke]

Shame the SIC Joker is so expensive.

Luna looked like a peeled banana in a crash helmet. I would have preferred a smaller, leaner more humanoid dopant that focused more on the acrobatic way Luna moved than LONG LIMBS DUUUUUUUR. While Trigger was just a fucking mess. ESPECIALLY when you consider how awesome Cyclone was, despite being the least used out of the whole gang.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Shame the SIC Joker is so expensive.

I actually resorted making my own. With all the SIC sets and their insane ability to form-swap, and just a bit of paint, I was able to make my own SIC Joker without spending $60 extra. I actually just switched LunaMetal and HeatTrigger back to LunaTrigger and HeatMetal yesterday.

But yeah, Trigger dopant should've been the coolest. Instead he was the most ugly and forgettable dopant next to... actually, just that. Arms was a better "Trigger" than Trigger, despite having swords.

[MrHerofan]

I finished Ryuki and wow. That ending could of been done better. Overall the series was nice to watch and now it's time to move on to the next one.

So any recommendations? I've watched W,Decade, and now Ryuki so what should I watch next.

[Powerman293]

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Originally Posted by MrHerofan

I finished Ryuki and wow. That ending could of been done better. Overall the series was nice to watch and now it's time to move on to the next one.

So any recommendations? I've watched W,Decade, and now Ryuki so what should I watch next.

Good for you.

I recommend Kamen Rider Faiz since it has a similar tone to Ryuki but has a lot better side characters. Also, since like 5 people on this forum are now watching it LOL.