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10-20-2021, 12:23 AM | #16901 |
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I think also V&V sets a precedent for V-cinemas going forward. One of note is that this has me worried for Trio of Deep Sin. If the V-Cinemas can just unceremoniously kill off characters for no other reason other than to be dark, Saber's all the more at risk for it considering it's set up 8 years later, which means they can kill off anyone they want and it won't affect any later crossovers since it's set much later.
It's a little bit alleviated by the fact that it's Kamihoriuchi directing paired up with Fukuda, probably a great duo honestly. But I'm still not sure if I'm ready to see any of the main trio (mostly Kento since he's the one most at risk) killed off. Basically, I'm worried and not ready to see it, but also I have my faith in Kami and Fukuda to do it well if they're going to do it anyway. |
10-20-2021, 06:57 AM | #16902 |
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I felt these were the best V-Cins... ever, really. By a long shot. To the point they're some of my favourite Kamen Rider movies ever made, and to a degree I finally have something in 01 I can like it for and really consider it the hallmark in Kamen Rider history it was presenting itself as.
They're depressing, but, well... it's kind of the point, it's not meant to be a cool action movie. It's a tragedy framed around the core conflicts of the show and the relationships of each character to get at what it really means to take up the mantle of Kamen Rider and what it means to use violence to achieve your goals and what that does to a person. MBJR finding themselves in such a hopeless, rock-and-a-hard-place situation with the status of how Humagears are treated that they find the only option is to turn themselves into a killing machine; Yaiba having no hope of standing against that just as anyone else but has grown to be a defender of humanity from her early days; Fuwa facing down people he considers friends and laying down his life to save both the world and them from themselves... It was beautiful to me, really. A bit clunky in execution at times but there was a real intention and will behind it all that stood out to me. I really, really like these movies for what they were able to do, and while I am of course very sad that Fuwa, Naki and the rest of them all ended up dead... there was a point to it all and they died for something important. So far this is the greatest thing they've done for the 50th anniversary in mirroring Kamen Rider's core themes
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10-20-2021, 08:57 AM | #16903 |
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I felt these were the best V-Cins... ever, really. By a long shot. To the point they're some of my favourite Kamen Rider movies ever made, and to a degree I finally have something in 01 I can like it for and really consider it the hallmark in Kamen Rider history it was presenting itself as.
They're depressing, but, well... it's kind of the point, it's not meant to be a cool action movie. It's a tragedy framed around the core conflicts of the show and the relationships of each character to get at what it really means to take up the mantle of Kamen Rider and what it means to use violence to achieve your goals and what that does to a person. MBJR finding themselves in such a hopeless, rock-and-a-hard-place situation with the status of how Humagears are treated that they find the only option is to turn themselves into a killing machine; Yaiba having no hope of standing against that just as anyone else but has grown to be a defender of humanity from her early days; Fuwa facing down people he considers friends and laying down his life to save both the world and them from themselves... It was beautiful to me, really. A bit clunky in execution at times but there was a real intention and will behind it all that stood out to me. I really, really like these movies for what they were able to do, and while I am of course very sad that Fuwa, Naki and the rest of them all ended up dead... there was a point to it all and they died for something important. So far this is the greatest thing they've done for the 50th anniversary in mirroring Kamen Rider's core themes I liked the messages about freedom and justice, even if their execution was a little blunt. I liked the profound symbolism of Norse Mythology. I liked how the loose ends were resolved. I liked Isamu's heroic death, which was a perfect reflection of how he lived. I liked seeing Yua scold that narcissistic a**hole Daimonji. There's just a lot that I can praise about these movies and I can appreciate what they were trying to do.
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10-24-2021, 10:40 AM | #16904 |
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I just finished watching the second episode of Build and it’s another KR series I can really look forward to watching somewhere down the line. Practically loved every minute of it and Build is now among my top Kamen Rider shows to watch list. So far, it is certainly a Best Match!
I also watched the first two episodes of V3, X, and Stronger beforehand. Last edited by GuardianAngel87; 10-24-2021 at 10:44 AM.. |
10-25-2021, 03:25 AM | #16905 |
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It's been about a week or so since I finished Zero-One, and I kinda wanted to let the show stew for a bit. Stop letting immediate thoughts take center stage and just try to take the show in as a whole.
And, to be entirely honest, it's kind of a middling show. I feel one of the biggest issues it has is keeping momentum. The MBJR arc ended on a strong note, and we finally get a proper introduction to Gai, who has been playing in the shadows the entire time. And it's immediately followed by the Job Arc, which is a rough 10 or so episode stretch of the same thing in a different setting (With a brief 2 parter which features Jin and MBJR's return). After a complete flatline that was the Job Arc, MBJR's return as well as learning more about Ark starts getting things back on track, but it just constantly trips at the hurdles. What formerly took excessive pressure and straight up hacking, now Humagears were snapping at any mildly rude person. Yaiba's character arc was too repetitive and was thoroughly unsatisfying. Gai basically getting a stern talking to for almost ending the world. Aruto's melodrama concerning Humagears' destruction when we established that they were all backed up (Aside from Was and Izu). Ark however, wasn't without it's problems either. Mainly in that they basically changed how Ark functioned. Ark was just a super computer that was fed malice by Gai, but by the end, they were basically saying that as long as malice existed, Ark existed? I don't know where that notion came from, since they made it a point that a very specific set of circumstances happened for Ark's initial creation, but eh. The series did have it's good points, though. Aruto is annoying, but I don't hate the guy. He has a lot of heart, which is nice. I always love heroes who can see the humanity in his enemies (The irony). Fuwa was also a really strong secondary. His non-reveal when it came to his true backstory was great, and I'm glad his character had grown to the point where it didn't matter. He didn't need a tragic backstory to do what was right, and he also grew to understand that Humagears aren't evil, but they were merely being used, like he was. In the first and final arcs, Yaiba was nice. A competent and straight forward soldier. Shame about literally everything in between. Thouser got a dog, so good for him. Horobi really shines as a villain, especially when he kills Izu out of spite. It's also cool to see a main hero broken like that. Aruto knows he's being a hypocrite, and he knows he's going against all his values, but his robo-wife died, and he wanted revenge. Back to another issue, was the endings. Either you get the happily ever after ending where everyone gets what they want, or you get the middle finger ending that changes status quo at the cost of being utterly unsatisfying in every way possible. Either way, Zero-One doesn't end on a strong note. Zero-One feels like a competent show, but it doesn't excel in any area, at least, not in a way that makes it feel superior to or on par with other shows. And it hits a hard slump that it just doesn't fully recover from.
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10-25-2021, 03:49 AM | #16906 |
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they were basically saying that as long as malice existed, Ark existed? I don't know where that notion came from, since they made it a point that a very specific set of circumstances happened for Ark's initial creation, but eh.
Horobi really shines as a villain, especially when he kills Izu out of spite. It's also cool to see a main hero broken like that. Aruto knows he's being a hypocrite, and he knows he's going against all his values, but his robo-wife died, and he wanted revenge. . I feel that Horobi is a really good character during the Ark-One arc, and Aruto choosing to forgive him and end the cycle of hatred is a strong note to end on. Again, further expanded upon in MBJR where Horobi still believes he doesn't deserve to be forgiven. Although, ruined by V&V. BUT, I really hated the way there. After his revival, he was still basically the same character during Q1, and also it was still painful to see him tied to a plastic chair for a while. They never really gave any development for him to genuinely say that "Humans should go zetsubou" and just have him say it out of nowhere, especially at a moment when he teamed up with Aruto against the Ark. Sprinkling scenes where he laments for a bit to genuinely come up with that conclusion would have been nice. After defeating the Ark, he just somehow has gained singularity now and just sounds like a whiny weirdo during the Ark-One arc. |
10-25-2021, 08:45 PM | #16907 |
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My reaction to Akira Date:
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10-26-2021, 06:49 PM | #16908 |
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I've now seen Ryu start to finish. (Final 9 Episodes left.)
I actually liked Ryu honestly. It was better than Kyo. That said I'd say this is my favorite dino series.
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10-26-2021, 07:30 PM | #16909 |
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Wrong thread my friend.
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10-26-2021, 10:56 PM | #16910 |
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Since we're close to the end of October and and I'm almost done with stuff I wanted/needed to watch on my annual Halloween marathon, I decide to continue where I left off on Agito on which I'm now at episode 39 and since Ryuki will be available to watch on TokuSHOUTsu literally a day after that holiday, I am now trying to the former series as much as I can before getting into the latter. Only 13 episodes to go. I also watched the first episode of Skyrider as well.
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