Parts of it were really fun, but the rest was a let down
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The first half was actually pretty good, seeing the returning actors was definitely the highlight of the movie for me. It's pretty special when you realize how long it's been since we've seen them in Rider. Sends chills when you see these returning actors henshin again (Shotaro <3), absolutely loved those parts. Shame there wasn't a group henshin scene though (all of them together).
But god do I hate Kamiya Hiroshi's voice in this. Voices like a third of the characters, and it's still blatantly Kamiya Hiroshi every time. From watching alot of anime, his voice is really recognizable so its disconcerting, especially for Fourze- even if it is a stand-in. At least Tomokazu Seki's stuff isn't distracting (Badan Leader, Stronger, Amazon etc)
The 555/X storyline was great, I really wish future Rider films would follow that formula, it makes actors returning a lot more meaningful than simple cameos. They can always bring the suit back and give it a voice (every taisen movie -_-), but it's rare that they get actors from 10, 20 years ago. So when they use the opportunity to make their appearance meaningful to their respective series, it makes it a lot more special.
Annnd then it collapsed in the 2nd half. Commence checklist of mandatory taisen film tropes. Fake killing/revival of characters? check. Pointless cameos? check. Giant robot fights b/c why not? check.
I love TOQger but their cameo was utterly pointless, took me out of the film completely. Same with the other Gaim riders, I know they're pushing it since it's their "latest" series, but I'd have been fine with Decade and 555 leading the movie. But that's the way it's always gonna be I suppose.
The endings made me laugh, I can't even believe those are real. Hope they do better with the next one. There's some great character moments in these films with the interactions, it just gets completely overshadowed by their insistence to incorporate these awful tropes. It should be meaningful for the actors to come back, give them something meaningful to do T_T, otherwise it's just a waste. They won't always be able to bring people back, so make the best of it when you can :/ it should be about their characters, not about the suits, the suits can always be used. The actors can't be.