Kamen Rider Blade: pretty awesome

[Psychotime]

Yeah, Blade was very enjoyable. I liked the ending.

Not sure if I'll ever bother with the movie, though. I keep hearing it's crappy. Plus it's alternate ending stuff anyway.

Oh wait: Glaive, Larc, and Lance. I forgot about them.

...Fine.

 

[Oblivion]

I think it was great. One of the few alternative universe rider movies that I was actually pleased with. (Haven't watch G4 and didn't like Hibiki's movie much.)

It shows what happens when Kenzaki made the other decision at the end of the series.

 

[Igadevil]

It's not the popular opinion (see the unpopular opinions thread!) but I think Missing Ace is pretty good. I prefer it to any 2000~2008 Rider movie except Hibiki's and Saraba Den-O.

I think you sort of have to view it in the context of what it is: a sequel to the end of the series long before they really had the end of the series planned out. It's more in-line with how the series played out early on I think, in regards to how the Kenzaki/Hajime thing works (Up to a certain point, even when they were kinda buddy-buddy, Kenzaki still would have sealed Hajime if he absolutely had no other alternative. By the end of the TV series, that becomes almost unthinkable. The movie basically works on the premise that during the final battle, Blade did seal Joker- and to its credit, it doesn't treat that like it's a great thing.)

There are some things about it I prefer to the TV ending, and there are some things the TV ending handled better. Having more time is the big one- Missing Ace feels pretty rushed. There are some awesome ideas that just fly on by, and I defy anyone to explain what the hell's up with Tachibana in most of the movie (although if you look at it as him working an angle to try and draw the villain out, it makes a lot of sense, right down to his plan getting screwed up because Tachibana is a lovable loser.) There's a lot about it that appeals to me though, particularly how it gets into the idea of life-after-series, which TV Rider rarely does. The classic shows kinda did it with their own Tachibana and some of the Riders, but that's about it. Even in the sequels of Den-O and Double, it's more like "more adventures!" rather than any kind of serious examination of how fictional characters are defined by their series and without that series, they just sort of drift and pine for the good 'ol days. Missing Ace sorta goes there. I've probably gleaned a lot from very little, but I really like what it has to say.

It's definitely an acquired taste though. Most people don't like it, so don't go in expecting to. But I think it's got some seriously good stuff going on in it.

 

[Painted_Outlaw]

Last I saw Missing Ace, I was mostly okay with it [hide]until the final fight where Kenzaki just did everything himself and destroyed 14 just because - "lol king form"; Also (maybe it's different in the DC for Missing), say what you will about Femme's death, swan chick got a much better sendoff than L'arc's whole "Oh uh, we just stumbled onto this body [...] Ok then, moving on with the movie!"[/hide]

 

[Psychotime]

Halfway through the movie and I just had to stop for a minute.

They made Shima evil. No...just no. I know this movie was made before the show was even halfway done, but c'mon.

The idea of getting a glimpse into the Rider's lives after they save the word is cool in itself, though, as short as it was.

 

[Smilodon]

I always thought that Missing Ace was great. I guess I really liked it for the opening fight in the rain, even though in the drama version, King Form could barely beat Joker. However, I really liked the clash between the old BOARD riders vs the new BOARD riders, as well as the 'Life after being a Kamen Rider' thing that they tackled. We never really see what happens afterwards the series ends. It's pretty open ended like Godai continuing to travel or Shoichi cooking, but Missing Ace really made them resume normal civilian lives and it really grounded the movie down a lot.

 

[Psychotime]

Meh, it was ok. Honestly, I rarely like any of the movies.

What was the point of the new riders and hyping them up if they were just gonna die halfway through the movie anyway? It's not like I cared about those stuck up jackasses, but still. I was thinking they'd be much more likable characters given the prologue shorts they played before the movie came out.

Moving on, I did like how they had a giant monster as the final boss. I love when they set up normal sized heroes against giant monsters. It's the best way to show off just how awesome they're supposed to be. Yeah, Blade stole the show, but of course he was going to.

I also think the scene where teenage Amane and her friends pull pranks on the mall cops was pretty fun.

I'm so disappointed that we didn't find out who Hirose's fiance was. I wanted to see! He was obviously an American, given his name was Johnson. Hell, it could have even been a black dude with a name like that!

Anyway, done with Blade. Decent show, best OP ever. I think I'll finish Kabuto next, because I'm already almost halfway done with it. I was up to where Sasword showed up and they ended that STUPID as hell two-parter where Tendou joins ZECT just to quit the next day (which is what made me give up on the show at that point, actually).

Oh wait, I should watch the two Decade episodes first. It's fun to do that when the original show is still fresh in my mind.

EDIT: Wow, was that so not worth my time.

 

[KingRanger]

I thought missing ace was terrible. The way they made high level undead able to be captured in just a few moments was stupid. I loved the blade series, but the the movie was garbage.

 

[Oblivion]

Well the movie didn't had enough time. It was rushed. A spin off Blade series with the movie's story and script might had worked wonders. Honestly Missing Ace is one of my favorite movies beside the W movies. The new riders' short stay in the movie never really bothered me actually, since I hated all of them and still haven't really grown to like any of their designs.

 

[planetxleader]

I was really buuurned by Missing Ace. The beginning was awesome, and I watched it a couple times before I got to sit down with the whole movie. It had the unfortunate effect of pumping me up and setting me up for dissapointment.

I liked the "life after the show" angle in the beginning, but as the story developed, I found it lazily written and pointless. Tachibana wasn't given much to do (like the new look he was rocking, though), but I can see that they were faking him out to be the villain, which actually fooled me.

The whole process in discovering the villain was just retarted, though, as was the whole switcharoo thing towards the end. And the Hajime/Amane relationship was one of my favorite things from the show. Here I hardly felt any emotion from it, save briefly with that scene by the river. The whole affair felt forced.