I made it three episodes in and got really, really annoyed really fast. Actually, it annoyed me a ton in episode ONE but I pressed on to give it the good ol' three-episode-try, to be fair. Too much terrible CGI, too many forms (even though Luna Joker was HILARIOUSLY AWESOME, I will admit), too many unnecessary gadgets, annoying CGI megavehicle, more unnecessary CGI, obnoxious female lead with a stupid gimmick (the slipper in place of Natsumi's pressure point), giant monsters where none were really needed, MORE unnecessary CGI, etc., etc., etc. Oh my GOD did it annoy me. I tried to like Double, honest, but it just wasn't connecting for me, man. I tried watching more clips of it a few days later to see if it had improved any. Nope, not really.
What I hate even more is this AWESOME rider design they've created in the form of Skull. I have no intention of continuing Double at all but Skull looks so cool I'm seriously tempted to pick up the Figuarts figure they put out. Really. If they wanted to really do a noir-themed series they ought to have used Skull as the main and ONLY rider with only one form and just the gun as his weapon. Loose the unnecessary CGI and useless gadgets and stick to simple, down-to-Earth fisticuffs for the action, lower the color palette and film it real stylishly instead of Toei's usual, "We're trying to be stylish but we're really just pointing and shooting" cinematography...
Basically, it'd take a miracle for Toei to EVER consider doing something I'd like to see them do. But whatever. Whatever! I'll shut up, this is the wrong thread for this rant anyway.
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Yay, Ultra Galaxy Legends! Yay, Tsuburaya! The only major tokusatsu-producing company that's worth a **** in this day and age!
Jared, you couldn't have put it any better.
I gave up on Toei for the same, exact reason.
But people have to remember: Toei, like Toho, is a corporation. But unlike the economically conservative Toho, Toei is far more liberal, today more than ever. So much so that they allow Bandai to have as much control as they want, and go on creative autopilot. And the results are an eyesore and betrayal to the original creations. And economically, more is less.
On the other hand, even under the umbrella of TYO, Tsuburaya is, first and foremost, a special effects studio, not a big corporation. They have the final say in what Bandai can and cannot do. Tsuburaya has their own designers on monsters and heroes, and work with Bandai on other aspects (Science Patrol mecha, Ultraman henshin instruments, etc.). Bandai's merchandise is built around indestructible, iconic characters that were never made simply to sell! They're works of art! The key to Tsuburaya's success is creativity, story, and simplicity. And economically, less is more.
It's no surprise.
Actually, that's what happen when the movie is not as good as Ultra Galaxy. A friend of mine who live in Japan, who considered both Ultraman and Kamen Rider as a personal hero, still think the DoublexDecade movie suck. He called the DoublexDecade movie: "An embarassment to the name Kamen Rider"
On the other hand he called Ultra Galaxy: "A beautiful movie, a sci-fi/space opera so good, it's the first one since the new Star Trek movie came that excites me so much"
What I hate even more is this AWESOME rider design they've created in the form of Skull. I have no intention of continuing Double at all but Skull looks so cool I'm seriously tempted to pick up the Figuarts figure they put out. Really. If they wanted to really do a noir-themed series they ought to have used Skull as the main and ONLY rider with only one form and just the gun as his weapon. Loose the unnecessary CGI and useless gadgets and stick to simple, down-to-Earth fisticuffs for the action, lower the color palette and film it real stylishly instead of Toei's usual, "We're trying to be stylish but we're really just pointing and shooting" cinematography...
Basically, it'd take a miracle for Toei to EVER consider doing something I'd like to see them do. But whatever. Whatever! I'll shut up, this is the wrong thread for this rant anyway.
...
Yay, Ultra Galaxy Legends! Yay, Tsuburaya! The only major tokusatsu-producing company that's worth a **** in this day and age!
Jared, you couldn't have put it any better.
I gave up on Toei for the same, exact reason.
But people have to remember: Toei, like Toho, is a corporation. But unlike the economically conservative Toho, Toei is far more liberal, today more than ever. So much so that they allow Bandai to have as much control as they want, and go on creative autopilot. And the results are an eyesore and betrayal to the original creations. And economically, more is less.
On the other hand, even under the umbrella of TYO, Tsuburaya is, first and foremost, a special effects studio, not a big corporation. They have the final say in what Bandai can and cannot do. Tsuburaya has their own designers on monsters and heroes, and work with Bandai on other aspects (Science Patrol mecha, Ultraman henshin instruments, etc.). Bandai's merchandise is built around indestructible, iconic characters that were never made simply to sell! They're works of art! The key to Tsuburaya's success is creativity, story, and simplicity. And economically, less is more.
It's no surprise.
Actually, that's what happen when the movie is not as good as Ultra Galaxy. A friend of mine who live in Japan, who considered both Ultraman and Kamen Rider as a personal hero, still think the DoublexDecade movie suck. He called the DoublexDecade movie: "An embarassment to the name Kamen Rider"
On the other hand he called Ultra Galaxy: "A beautiful movie, a sci-fi/space opera so good, it's the first one since the new Star Trek movie came that excites me so much"