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06-07-2020, 09:31 PM | #541 |
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Definitely have some opinions about Delta, which I will save for later in case I accidentally spoil something. Suffice to say that it's my favorite belt, design and function-wise. As I said in my CSM Delta Gear review, unlike pretty much every other Rider belt, this one, being voice activated, actually gives the user a diegetic reason to say "Henshin!".
+1 for watching the movie after the series is complete. I think the movie is a great experience in and of itself (again, one of the best stand-alone Kamen Rider movies ever, in my opinion). It distills the best elements of the series into a single movie and does away with quite a number of its biggest issues. |
06-07-2020, 10:27 PM | #542 |
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Definitely have some opinions about Delta, which I will save for later in case I accidentally spoil something. Suffice to say that it's my favorite belt, design and function-wise. As I said in my CSM Delta Gear review, unlike pretty much every other Rider belt, this one, being voice activated, actually gives the user a diegetic reason to say "Henshin!".
I do think the voice-activated nature of the belt is cool. There's something a little more terrifying with Delta saying what he wants the belt to do, like he's ordering carnage off of a menu. It's a cool belt, for sure! Quote:
+1 for watching the movie after the series is complete. I think the movie is a great experience in and of itself (again, one of the best stand-alone Kamen Rider movies ever, in my opinion). It distills the best elements of the series into a single movie and does away with quite a number of its biggest issues.
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06-08-2020, 01:15 AM | #543 |
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It's a good one, definitely one of my favorite movies from this era. It has some fantastic stuff with Takumi and Mari that I really look forward to seeing again.
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06-08-2020, 02:16 AM | #544 |
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I will balance out expectations for Die by claiming that the movie sucks butt. (I don't actually think this.)
It's sort of nice to have an episode where instead of any important events being the draw, t's more about about stewing in the circumstances and the feelings the characters have about it being brought to the front! I certainly don't recall that kind of thing being too common in today's Rider, outside of a scene or two that's usually meant to come right before a character makes another triumphant declaration that they know exactly what they want to do now (I love those too though). |
06-08-2020, 11:16 AM | #545 |
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I’m sure I’m supposed to find Kusaka impossibly villainous. I’m supposed to be booing him when he enters a scene, hissing at his self-satisfied smile, longing for the moment when his treachery is exposed. But instead, I am laughing my ass off. The fact that this show had the goddamn brass balls to have Kusaka answer Takumi’s questioning of last episode's events with an I Am Unbelievably Offended You Wouldn’t Believe Me? That Takumi went in thinking that there’s a good chance that a man who has gleefully manipulated him to his face and vowed to turn his friends against him might possibly be innocently mistaken, and he leaves the scene apologizing to Kusaka? YOU GUYS. How can I be mad at that? That turn when he says “Guess I’m alone”? That little sigh of disappointment? Chef’s. Kiss. I mean, okay, yeah, I can’t wait to see Horsepower and Faiz team up to punish Kusaka. Yeah, totally. But this way he has of deflecting all blame and coming out on top… only God can judge him. All the rest of us can do is delight at his awfulness. Quote:
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The Takumi/Yuuji plot is pretty much the same. Both of them feel out-of-sorts after last episode, and neither wants to risk being hurt again. Yuuji decides to use Kaido as a go-between, wanting to know if Takumi actually betrayed him. He wants to salvage their friendship, but he doesn’t want to make himself vulnerable. It’s a totally in-character move. It is also so obviously going to get screwed up by Kaido, and that’s before Kaido relies on Keitaro to finish relaying the message. Like, you know the second Yuuji says his message out loud that it’s going to get garbled, confused. You know it. And, for real? I don’t blame Keitaro or Kaido! They’re barely aware that anything’s wrong, and they certainly don’t know that Yuuji and Takumi think they’ve been attacked and betrayed by the other. So, no, they don’t understand the weight of the message they’re supposed to convey, and they don’t realize that they’ve made everything worse. Yuuji’s search for an explanation is relayed as a severing of ties, and Takumi responds with a declaration of war. Again, I get it if this all feels forced. It’s a bit of a clunky device to have a misremembered message make a falling-out worse. But, for me, this isn’t wacky Kaido and Keitaro screwing up. This is confirmation bias. It’s Yuuji assuming he’ll get hurt, so he keeps Takumi at a distance. It’s Takumi waiting to be hated, so he responds with hatred. It’s a frustrating spiral, these two people abandoning hope for sadness, letting their worst instincts lead the way. I get that it can feel exhausting to watch. I really do like how it’s all rooted in character, though. Great story for that.
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06-08-2020, 11:54 AM | #546 |
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It's sort of nice to have an episode where instead of any important events being the draw, t's more about about stewing in the circumstances and the feelings the characters have about it being brought to the front! I certainly don't recall that kind of thing being too common in today's Rider, outside of a scene or two that's usually meant to come right before a character makes another triumphant declaration that they know exactly what they want to do now (I love those too though).
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As I'm rewatching, knowing how everything happens, yeah, some of Kusaka's manipulation is so deliberate to the viewer that it's starting to become a joke about how terrible he is and how terrible everybody else is at noticing. I guess that's okay though since it does make him fascinating to watch and it's not like the characters have the same perspective advantage that we do. They have no choice but to be fooled by him since he's so good at what he does. I thought that sudden laugh he did after finding out Kiba mistook Faiz for a pawn of Smart Brain was pretty funny as well, seeing him switch between his personae so quickly. No matter what he does, he does it with so much expression and flair.
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I know this is one of those misunderstandings that was completely accidental and could've easily been prevented but watching it unfold with the worst couriers ever is just too humorous not to love. The whole scene in Kiba's apartment when he enters to find Powerful Kaido playing loud music and Yuka enjoying his performance, all of it is the best comedy! Kiba really needs help with his problem but he can't rely on his friends at all and it's hysterical how annoyed he gets about it. I'm surprised it didn't feature in your screencaps.
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06-08-2020, 12:29 PM | #547 |
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All of the Kusaka stuff... it's like, in some slasher films, the victims are so bad at doing the smart thing, and you start rooting for the killer? I feel like there's some of that in what makes Kusaka so funny. I love Takumi and Yuuji (and I love Takkiba), but I am also rooting for Kusaka to destroy them emotionally in the funniest way possible.
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06-08-2020, 12:32 PM | #548 |
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As much as we don't like to admit it, sadism is one of the most effective sources of entertainment. Fiction is driven by conflict after all. We want our favorite characters to be happy and get along, but that would be boring. We want to see them earn their happiness. And Kusaka is a major source of conflict. I usually cheer on the killer when there's an unlikable victim.
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06-08-2020, 07:01 PM | #549 |
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KAMEN RIDER 555: HYPER BATTLE VIDEO
--1-- I... --2-- Wh-- --3-- I... --4-- Th-- --5-- The hour has come! HE has come! Who is beyond good and evil? Who is the Rock, the Chain, and the Lightning? All powerful! All unforgiving! All conquering! WHO IS YOUR NEW GOD NOW AND FOREVER? Bury me with this video.
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06-08-2020, 07:07 PM | #550 |
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I don't like Faiz. I'm just not a fan of the type of story it's telling and the directions the characters ultimately go, and it's really just not for me. Not a series I personally enjoyed.
I FUCKING LOVED THIS HBV This is, just-- this is Inoue's best worst traits distilled into the most perfect 10-minute trip of stupid. Every moment is wonderful. Every second a joy. Every frame effervescent. Fourze, I'm sorry, I adored your teamup with Amazon; but this takes the cake for the best HBV of them all. Absolute quality.
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