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Originally Posted by Locke

It's over, thank Christ. Forty five minutes of director cut hell.

I wish you'd announced you were planning to do that, we all would have made sure to dissuade you. Friends don't let friends watch Nobunaga's Ambition.

[Locke]

Alright, time for the W portion - Japan can never get Spider-Man right, can they?

This felt like the pilot to a show that doesn't exist, and that makes me sad. It was still absolutely incredible though. Loved every second, honestly.

Although I think the finished product of W the series wasn't the most amazing thing in the world, I really really appreciate the meticulous approach to detail and general thoughtfulness in this film. It creates a complete experience, adds to the core show and both feel better for this existing.

Well at least in terms of narrative - some physical things were a little more distracting. Like how Soukichi and Skull had totally different hats for example, or how young Sho was during this portion - but those are nitpicks honestly.

The only genuine complaint is this was DARK. When he let Bat go down like that...holy shit, same with when Spider murdered like half of the city before dying himself like...whoa this is very un W.

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Yeah, the Skull helmet is, naturally, too big for a real hat, so he gets a custom oversized one.

[Powerman293]

Faiz Paradise lost.

This was a pretty good movie. I put it up near Episode Final as my favorite Rider movies. The movie was a lot like the early episodes of Faiz, which i think are the best part, and only focused on the 6 most important Faiz characters (Takumi, Mari, Keitaro, Yuka, Kaido, and Yuji). I was glad Kusaka died pretty early on because he probably wouldn't have a place in a movie like this. I find it odd that Leo spoke English with an American accent but still said "Henshin" when he transformed. I liked the final fight along with the ending being better then in the actual show. i liked a lot of the symbolism in this movie too. From the fact that Takumi and Mari were wearing white outfits at the dance to them holding hands at the end.

I felt like the world being controlled by the Orphnochs didn't affect the plot that much and was more a background thing that was underutilized. I don't like stupid CGI legs on Wolf Orphnoch and the reveal of takumi being an Orphnoch in the movie. Leo didn't add anything to the movie either

Although, there is a big gaping plot hole. Where the hell was Delta? seriously, the movie never addresses this and its a super huge plot hole. probably the biggest plot hole in Kamen Rider movie history. Seriously, the movie had Blaster form and Delta's nowhere in sight?

Faiz Hyper Battle video

There were no subs on the one I watched on youtube but I'll try to interpret the most I can. So the Faiz gang are singing for some reason. Mari sounds really cute when she sings. Also, Smart Lady rapping. I don't care what she's wrapping about, that idea is completely and utterly ridiculous. the faiz Sounder was pretty cool and I could actually see this have been used in the show (obviously not for comedic purposes), Hook it up to the back of Autovajin and pump some Rockin' music that also damages Orphnochs while Takumi punches them in the face.

I like that the song that gets everyone moving starts at 5:55 in the afternoon.

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Originally Posted by Powerman293

Although, there is a big gaping plot hole. Where the hell was Delta? seriously, the movie never addresses this and its a super huge plot hole. probably the biggest plot hole in Kamen Rider movie history. Seriously, the movie had Blaster form and Delta's nowhere in sight?

I'm pretty sure the movie came out before Delta appeared on the show. During that part of the Heisei era it was typical for the ultimate form to first appear in the movie before moving onto the show (I think this was actually the movie that started that trend, in fact). I'm not sure where Delta was in the planning phase, but obviously it either wasn't ready by the time the movie was made or someone decided not to introduce three new Riders and an ultimate form in the same movie.

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Man, I REALLY wish Skull at least got his own movie. Locke is right, Message feels like a pilot to an awesome prequel show we'll never see.

[SideswipePrime]

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Man, I REALLY wish Skull at least got his own movie. Locke is right, Message feels like a pilot to an awesome prequel show we'll never see.

I'm not sure if they could, because it would all have to be before he became a Kamen Rider, since (unless I'm misremembering) he became a Kamen Rider either on, or shortly before Begins Night. I'm sure a big draw for the kids is the guys transforming, and fighting monsters. That said, I think a J-Drama featuring Sokichi as the lead would be awesome.

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I'm not sure if they could, because it would all have to be before he became a Kamen Rider, since (unless I'm misremembering) he became a Kamen Rider either on, or shortly before Begins Night. I'm sure a big draw for the kids is the guys transforming, and fighting monsters. That said, I think a J-Drama featuring Sokichi as the lead would be awesome.

You're pretty badly misremembering, considering Shotaro is a little boy and Akiko a little girl just before Skull becomes a rider, you're totally wrong. Skull was a rider LONG before Begins Night. He's been operating for years. At least ten.

There's a TON of potential working space.

EDIT: Hell, the establishing shot of the Message flashback shows a calender stating the year is 1999. Eleven years. That's a lot of working space.

[XW1n5t0nX]

I would love to see a prequel show with Sokichi/Skull. It would just be so cool to see him on screen again and in a more active role. It would be pretty cool to see a younger Sonozaki Family as well.

[SPLIT LIP]

Plus, Skull could've been like a silent hero of the people. If W is Superman, brightly coloured publicly-known hero and champion of all, then Skull is like Batman. Dark, mysterious, nearly mythical.