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Kamen Raidâ: The First (2005)
The scarves, among other things, have returned!
Kamen Rider the First is remake, or something, of the original Kamen Rider series. While not the best movie ever made, certainly not being able to outshine the current series', it does have many good points. Most of these good points have to do with reviving old rider traditions and aspects of the original. The scarves, for instance, are an awesome token that we have not seen since, ZX appeared. I must say, the movie is more enjoyable if you have done your homework on the original series. So many things are from the original. The Double Riders, the Cyclone (motorcycle), the first two Kamen Rider villains (i.e., Spider and Bat), even the rider mentor, Tachibana Tobei. Although, some of these are hard to notice. Unless you really, really have an open mind, you probably wouldn't think that the spider and bat mutants from the series have any connection to the spider and bat in this movie. Also, Tobei is kind of swept under the rug. But the movie is still good. My one problem is the confusing sub-plot that details the origin of Cobra and Snake. It's boring, and doesn't make much sense. The music is good, though, especially the theme. It's simple and easy to remember. Also, I love the redesigned Rider suits. They actually look like bikers. Overall, not too shabby.
Chôhen kaijû eiga: Urutoraman (1967)
A great show, but a horrible movie
I got this film at G-fest in 2006. I was excited, but I was hopelessly let down. I enjoyed the action, even though there were only three fights. The thing that I hated was how the movie was only 4 episodes of the series spliced together. That is stupid. I'm just glad that I wasn't some kid in the '60s and saved all my allowance to just go to the movie theater and see something I've already seen on TV. I really hated how they used scenes from the first episode, and they used them all, except for the fight between Bemular and Ultraman! That was the most important part of the show! Instead, Hayata kills Bemular with a missile. They made it seem like the Science Patrol could carry on very well without Ultraman. It was just a waste of time.