But does anyone else find that, over the last say .. 15 episodes or so, that they have really improved the fight choreography?
When I watched the first five episodes, I laughed at how lame the fights were. The youma would wind up and punch or dash or whatever and the senshi would just spin and frolick away like some fairy, occasionally doing some slow as hell cartwheels or whatever in which the youma stood by and watched.
Now, I've been thinking this for a long time but after seeing ep 21 where Jupiter fights Kunzite, I really am sure now that whoever was doing it (or perhaps a new person) directing the combat scenes got their act together. The fight between these two was probably (although short) the best looking fight scene I saw. And it wasn't lame as in, kick - spin - pose - jump - slow punch - twirl away and look pretty. It was rather fast paced and when they got close Jupiter let some punches fly and one part even looked real, the part where Jupiter threw a jab or hook (couldnt tell) and Kunzite parried it then slapped down her other punch. I thought that short scene was very well done.
Another one that kind of stuck out was when Jadeite took on .. Mars and Jupiter was it? Before his teleporting thing from Zoicite got to him. That was done pretty well too I found, especially how Jadeite handled those crystal blades.
Just my random direlect thoughts on it .. it doesn't seem quite so cheesy and corny anymore. It seems as if its slowly geared itself towards a slightly more older audience too. Jupiter telling Kunzite not to [BLEEP] with her, well hot damn, Jupiter kicks ass just for being a tough son of a gun.
Thoughts?
When I watched the first five episodes, I laughed at how lame the fights were. The youma would wind up and punch or dash or whatever and the senshi would just spin and frolick away like some fairy, occasionally doing some slow as hell cartwheels or whatever in which the youma stood by and watched.
Now, I've been thinking this for a long time but after seeing ep 21 where Jupiter fights Kunzite, I really am sure now that whoever was doing it (or perhaps a new person) directing the combat scenes got their act together. The fight between these two was probably (although short) the best looking fight scene I saw. And it wasn't lame as in, kick - spin - pose - jump - slow punch - twirl away and look pretty. It was rather fast paced and when they got close Jupiter let some punches fly and one part even looked real, the part where Jupiter threw a jab or hook (couldnt tell) and Kunzite parried it then slapped down her other punch. I thought that short scene was very well done.
Another one that kind of stuck out was when Jadeite took on .. Mars and Jupiter was it? Before his teleporting thing from Zoicite got to him. That was done pretty well too I found, especially how Jadeite handled those crystal blades.
Just my random direlect thoughts on it .. it doesn't seem quite so cheesy and corny anymore. It seems as if its slowly geared itself towards a slightly more older audience too. Jupiter telling Kunzite not to [BLEEP] with her, well hot damn, Jupiter kicks ass just for being a tough son of a gun.
Thoughts?