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12-24-2017, 08:41 PM | #31 |
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Regarding Gaim, the gadgets (while annoying in their incessant talking) were at least supposed to be that way because they were sold to the masses as a glorified toy.
But Build is shaping up to be the best show since Gaim. Drive and Ghost were immense wastes of potential despite having good content. I haven't yet seen Ex-Aid but that is a nightmare just on costumes and gadgets alone. |
12-25-2017, 12:13 AM | #32 |
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So here are my thoughts on Build up to and including the current episode.
The thing that keeps me watching is the flashes of inspiration, the strength of the performances and the chemistry between the cast. Everything else about this show, so far for me, has been awful. The show has practically zero identity of its own, drowning in cliches and trite developments continuing the painful homogeneity of toku shows. The emotions never mature, the special effects never improve and the moral compass never becomes more focused. The show does attempt a few swerves but any twist can be seen from another dimension they are so telegraphed and all each twist does is make me aware of how little emotional investment I have in this show. I also don’t care for the actual Rider’s so far. The mostly serious tone of the show completely clashes with the silliness of the Riders (including the villains). What happened to Riders evolving meaningfully? These shows have always been about selling toys, I get that, but Build is a walking advertisement for himself, nothing more and it is so egregious in its execution, everything just makes so much noise, so much shouting and so many sound effects but it is all low quality, painful, nonsense. I can’t concentrate on the action because the Driver is just shouting away while other props screech out horrible low res loops of the equivalent of an industrial blender being filled with metal. It looks like they are using the literal toys as props, they don’t even bother to paint the props on both sides. Also while I’m here, how is Rider post Gaim? I hear Ghost is garbage but it seems like people quite liked Drive and Ex-Aid. I could never properly get into either of them. Should I push through and try and finish them? |
12-25-2017, 12:22 AM | #33 |
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I liked Season 2 a lot. Just as much as 1. The continuation/evolution of Jin's descent was interesting to me.
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12-25-2017, 02:00 AM | #34 |
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Well, I don't know whether we were posting at the same time but Gaim was the final nail in the coffin for me. I was starting to lose interest in toku anyway but seeing everyone just go nuts for that show... I just didn't see it. I really didn't enjoy Gaim and I didn't bother finishing it. I tried out all the Riders that followed but could never get into them and here we are.
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12-25-2017, 08:33 AM | #35 |
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I'm starting to wonder if many toku fans read or watch much outside the sci-fi/fantasy genre. I feel that I can appreciate things in these shows that others either miss or don't like for whatever reason because I can see the real-life parallels in history, science, or other general fiction. There's much more to a show like Gaim, or any toku, beyond just a story and characters you can watch for pure entertainment and nothing more.
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12-25-2017, 09:20 AM | #36 |
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Push through Ex-Aid. Because Episode 12? Oh man, Episode 12.
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12-25-2017, 01:24 PM | #37 |
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War with the south?
New Riders? |
12-25-2017, 07:14 PM | #38 |
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if you don't like Ex-Aid and Build, i don't know what to tell you. Maybe it's just time to move onto something other than Kamen Rider? Because these two series have been a load of fun
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12-25-2017, 08:20 PM | #39 |
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I just feel that the war is too fast.
I know they need to get out Grease as fast as possible now we already have Cross-Z, but I do hope the next episodes really explain how Stalk managed to make Sclush driver and sentient Smashes. I also got the feeling that the future episodes will be a mess, story wise. Too much moving parts. But we have Otoya's actor back. YAY! I simply love that guy. He is the best part of Kiva. Last edited by zenstrive; 12-25-2017 at 08:24 PM.. |
12-26-2017, 07:06 PM | #40 |
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Well, I don't know whether we were posting at the same time but Gaim was the final nail in the coffin for me. I was starting to lose interest in toku anyway but seeing everyone just go nuts for that show... I just didn't see it. I really didn't enjoy Gaim and I didn't bother finishing it. I tried out all the Riders that followed but could never get into them and here we are.
Drive was like falling in love with Kamen Rider all over again for me. I loved it from episode 1 and it only got better as it went along. The back-to-basics "hero fights monsters" style was just what I needed, and it didn't get stale thanks to the strong characterization and chemistry of the central cast and the more complex plotting in the back half. Obviously I can't claim to know your tastes, but I'd absolutely recommend diving deeper into it.
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