User blog comment:Matt Hadick/Ultimate Battle Final Round/@comment-180.191.239.84-20130711130823/@comment-5951231-20130711143109

CGI is sometimes crap. It shows that some major film studios don't have the imagination or effort of their forefathers. Look at a classic movie like Blade Runner or Alien.

That was practical effects, it took hard work and artistic talent to pull off great cinema once upon a time. Now they hire a bunch of guys to sit on their butts and type coding or use motion capture suits. The best films mix elements of both CG and practical effects to produce good cinema.

We love tokusatsu because it is the last remnant of a dying medium of cinematography. It shows us how film was done long ago and they have still kept it alive and refined it using modern technology...including digital effects.

Anyone who gripes about "men in rubber suits" has no idea how hard the job of a suit actor is. You get burned, dehydrated, injured from doing stunts and limited range of movement or visibility which can cause you to bump into things or feel uncomfortable.

Without those "men in rubber Suits" pioneering the craft, modern superhero films might not exist today or still use cheap costumes.

Yes, the Japanese seem sexist sometimes. (I would love a female lead for a Kamen Rider series but they seem to hate women being superheroes when they don't do a panty shot or wear pink spandex or frilly dresses).

But I can think of a few countries that are a lot worse when it comes to the treatment of women like China, India or parts of the Middle East.