Well, I recently saw the first four episodes / the first movie on Crunchyroll. My reaction.....it's good! The real world setting does wonders to keep it fresh, and I like how they didn't just age up the characters but have some of them confronting realities of growing up. This is best illustrated by Joe, who's burdened by the pressure of cram school and getting into a good University. That's a genuine real life issue over in Japan. Then there's the Taichi v. Yamato (Matt) thing, which delivers double duty angst with the (mercifully understated) relationship triangle with Sora and Taichi's hangup over they damage they cause when they take on monsters.
Frankly, the argument is heavily one-sided in Yamato's favor - yes, if you fight the monsters you're going to cause property damage, and people might get hurt. But if you DON'T do it, well, digital monsters run amok and......cause property damage and get people hurt. All the more reason to knuckle down and neutralize the threat ASAP. It's nobody's fault monsters are pouring in (that we know of...). That said, while Taichi's angst may not make a lot of sense, well, he's a teenager, and I find it all too understandable and believable. He needs to just bloody get over it though. The other six get it.
On other fronts, TK and Kairi are kinda in the background so far, but I love that Mimi's the comic relief and yet not a stupid character. She's basically just what the group needs for them (and the show) to not get too moody and serious and down in the dumps about everything. And of course, the digimon do their part to keep things light...I love how they pull a TMNT thing and just get accepted into a restaurant because they put trenchcoats and stuff on. Yeah, it's ridiculous, but whatever. It's funny, this is a sequel to a kid show, I don't care. More stuff like that!
The action part is so-so to date. Not bad, but also kinda in the reintroduction phase. I look forward to more Megaforms so the whole team can put up a better fight against opponents like Alphamon. The champion levels getting the Worf Effect treatment isn't interesting.
So yeah, it's good, and there's the promise of more underneath the surface considering this group of adults that seems to know a whole lot more than the kids do (memories of Digimon Tamers here). This is one I'll stick with.
