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11-11-2016, 05:08 PM | #7341 |
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Hiromu, Ryuji, and Yoko are all refreshingly down to earth characters who feel like real people because they have their flaws and stupid quirks. They're a lot more nuanced than your usual Sentai team and have slightly more subtle character growth as a result, but that's just another thing that makes them cool.
The core three Go-Busters never left an impression on me, but it's not like I have active contempt for them. It's not even that I don't like them -- Hiromu is pretty alright toward the end of the show -- it's more that none of them felt particularly unique. I just feel like, even series that I like a lot less than Go-Busters, like Magiranger and Ninninger, have more idiosyncratic hero casts. Quote:
The other big thing making them work is their relationships with the Buddyroids and how they sort of reflect one another. Especially Hiromu, whose initial abrasive attitude contrasts really nicely with Nick's considerate personality. Honestly, the Buddyroids in general are basically the show's secret weapon. They took what could've been lame gimmicky sidekicks and made them main characters in their own right.
I will say, it feels pretty strange to be on the critical end of a Go-Busters conversation. I've spent so much time in the past defending the show from legit haters! Though not one of my favorites overall, it's still a really good show. The episodes in the middle where they defeat Messiah, thus sacrificing all of their family members for the greater good and the finale arc where Enter becomes Dark Buster after making Hiromu into a horcrux--err, I mean "Messiah backup" are legit some of the best stretches of Super Sentai I've seen. The Metaloid/Megazord delay concept is truly fresh and original. And the villains are excellent! It's just that the show has so many interminably boring stretches, and a dullsville cast of lead heroes (IMO), that I can't say it's fantastic as a whole. Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 11-11-2016 at 05:10 PM.. |
11-11-2016, 05:53 PM | #7342 |
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Go-Busters is such a wonderfully unique show I barely even think about it in context of the larger series but yeah, I can see how the team would come off boring. Their lack of charisma sort of IS their charisma to me but, especially if you're expecting something different in the first place, it could easily make them seem uninteresting. It probably helped me a lot that, not really being a big Sentai fan going in, I welcomed the change of pace. I think Kyoryuger is actually kind of the show that got me into Sentai for the first time, and it was my third series.
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11-11-2016, 06:07 PM | #7343 |
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While I'm happy to cause argum, er, discussion, I think I'm going to keep doing one off, first EP reviews until I find one that really clicks. It's probably Jetman, but I want to try them all. I'd do Ninninger, but it's a bit soon for the thread.
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11-11-2016, 06:51 PM | #7344 |
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Sure enough, I actually tend to gravitate towards more "bland" casts like that.
Go-Busters is such a wonderfully unique show I barely even think about it in context of the larger series but yeah, I can see how the team would come off boring. Their lack of charisma sort of IS their charisma to me but, especially if you're expecting something different in the first place, it could easily make them seem uninteresting. It probably helped me a lot that, not really being a big Sentai fan going in, I welcomed the change of pace. I think Kyoryuger is actually kind of the show that got me into Sentai for the first time, and it was my third series. This isn't some kind of blow to you or your tastes, but just a general observation.
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11-11-2016, 07:39 PM | #7345 |
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I swear I don't go out of my way to have unpopular opinions, it just sort of happens a lot. Such is life, I guess. Besides, it's not like I'm from the mirror universe or something. I still like tons of stuff people like and believe it or not sometimes I even dislike things other people dislike. I just calls 'em like I sees 'em is all.
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11-11-2016, 08:27 PM | #7346 |
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If we all agreed, we'd only have henshin and vin13ish's random questions to spur on conversation. While I definitely think you're a contrarian, I think it's a good thing.
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11-11-2016, 11:59 PM | #7347 |
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I watched Carranger vs Ohranger today. Just like with OvsK, this was my first time seeing this subbed. However, it's been a while since I watched this movie, so it felt brand new for the most part. I think it was 2005 the last time I watched it. It's all right. The Carranger bits are hilarious as they should be, but the seriousness of the Ohranger cast rarely meshed well with it. There were a few solid scenes, especially when Miura asks Dappu for permission to train the rangers and the initial encounter between the two teams, but overall, the movie just felt lacking and it did not need to be 45 minutes long. Still better than most of the team ups have been over the last several years that aren't named Gokaiger, but not great overall.
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11-12-2016, 12:12 AM | #7348 |
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Gingaman 45 and 46.
I'mma be honest, these two were really underwhelming. Like, seriously. For being in the end game, these two episodes really didn't need to be here. Barban is now on a quest to grow the Earth Monster giant. So now Batbass's mission is to send out monsters to it's current location, dig into the ground, and inject it with the growth extract. It's literally the same formula as every other episode. "It's Sentai, though. You should be used to it" I'm fine with it for most of the series, but when there's less than 5 episodes left, that's when things should be shaken up, antes raised, and episodes should be tying together a lot more as we reach the finale. Not just go back to the same old formula for a few more episodes... Whatever. 45: Flower fairy comes to give a plant that can help. She can't speak very loud so Saya couldn't understand her. Plant turns out to be an ancient flower that wards away evil, but Barban destroyed them 3000 years ago. The new flowers were destroyed, but Saya gets a crystal that she uses to keep the Earth monster from growing. Done. 46: Hayate reminisces on his would be wife. Shellinda gets pissy so she goes down for revenge. He writes her off, so she creates a clone of Hayate's wife to attack her (From some good luck charm Hayate has that he happened to drop). Clone is beaten, Shellinda is written off again (She vows that their next encounter will be their last...Fucking hell, THIS should've been their final encounter), and the Earth monster is prevented from growing again. Hyuuga news: He still sucks with the axe.
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11-12-2016, 10:49 AM | #7349 |
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I really need to get through Victory Gundam some I can watch PRiS so I can get to Gingaman. You are making me really want to watch that show already.
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11-12-2016, 11:07 AM | #7350 |
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Gingaman is pretty solid, though the middle of each general's arcs tend to stagnate (Including apparent fan favorite Budo's).
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