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#6321 |
Reiei
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 3,691
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And that went down the drain because I got immediately tired of him showing up and just crying his eyes out. There's a line between portraying someone as sad and someone as, simply put, pathetic. I wanted to see him grow past his need for Aguilera and move one, we may head to that someday, but I feel at this point it's too little too late. And now there's this tease of him transforming, of which I already spot may be a red herring. Red belt with a honeycomb cover, not using a dedicated stamp for it, Queen Bee Deadman's suit actress listed as one of the actors (granted Wolf Deadman's is there too but it's much lower ranked). I have no problem with Hana transforming, that would be neat to see. But at the cost of further belittling Tamaki is outright disrespectful. |
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#6322 |
Ex-Weather Three leader
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 10,538
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With Shin Kamen Rider coming next year in Japan what do we think of Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next?
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#6323 |
Showa Girl
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 9,064
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I thought The First was an okay movie. Nothing particularly spectacular and their version of Hayato is exactly what you'd expect out of an Inoue-written character around the time of Kabuto, but I think it's a perfectly serviceable reboot and retelling of the original story. There's some beautifully absurd choices like the Shocker Grunts' deaths updating the old cheesy 'bubble bath disappearing' special effects from the original show, and the use of Dr. Shinigami stock footage as the leader of Shocker that I can't help but smile at. I also distinctly remember coming away with it with a need to watch Spiderman 2? It very much belongs in that era of Superhero films! Not something I'd beg you to check out but if you're vaguely interested and have time to burn there's a lot worse you could do with your time.
The Next is the much worse thing you could be doing with your time. That's maybe slightly unfair as I'm a lot more into action, superhero and drama genres than I am those of J-horrors focusing on idols but Inoue's take here doesn't exactly do much to sell me on them, and I certainly get the feeling I'm looking at a particularly bad entry! It's again hard for me to judge but I absolutely could not get into any of its choices beyond a kind-of charming bit of characterisation from Hongou at the start, and Inoue's brand of directing and writing really does not fit this kind of movie. Something I could only ever recommend if, like, you've got OCD and it's bugging you that you've seen The First but not its sequel.
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#6324 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 905
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I honestly haven't seen either of these two Kamen Rider films outside of EZ Rider's Toku Time video reviews about them. Kind of wanted to check out Kamen Rider The First at some point though.
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#6325 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,417
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I rather like The First, especially the suits. I think it serves as a decent introduction to Kamen Rider and I rather liked alot of the character arcs.
The Next I felt was just okay. Not terrible, but nothing to go nuts over either.
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#6326 |
I have a problematic type
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 10,423
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#6327 |
Kaiju or Hero?
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Even I Don't Know Anymore.
Posts: 1,397
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The Next... Not so much. It feels more like a J-Pop horror movie with Kamen Riders than an actual Kamen Rider movie. The suits and action are still good (darn, do I like V3), but that's about the only positive I have on it, since even barring the killer idol plot, it doesn't really feel like a sequel and more of a spinoff, or even just the Riders guest starring. I'm very interested in Shin (2023, we all remember the real Shin), and look forward to seeing it when it drops, since I hear Shin Ultraman is doing great, even if people are a little mixed on Anno's writing in that one, I hear (still excited for that one). |
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#6328 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 184
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Inoue: "Please let me sleep." Honestly, they're both pretty terrible. They are very much of that era of Japanese cinema where they were trying REALLY HARD to capitalize on big Hollywood trends (in this case, gritty superhero films). But remember: Kamen Rider The Next was so bad that TV-Nihon of all groups put out their own fan edit. Last edited by DaikaijuSokogeki01; 05-20-2022 at 09:49 PM.. |
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#6329 |
Tokusatsu Hero
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Maryland
Posts: 6,223
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The First was alright. It felt like it was trying to the Batman Begins of Kamen Rider by having a more darker and grounded take on the original show. I find it rather boring and not much happens. I still never seen The Next.
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#6330 |
Veteran Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 3,522
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How would Reiwa introduce a new Kamen Rider who's occupation is a firefighter?
We've had cops out of Drive & Accel and doctors out of Ex-Aid. How with a firefighter? |
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