What do you say to the critics of Hi-Evo now that it’s over? Do you think some of them had merit in their criticisms or do you just think they’re salty they didn’t get what they wanted?
I strongly believe that people are valid to feel what they feel so long as it doesn't specifically maliciously target, bring harm to someone, or make others feel bad about liking something. I can certainly see the downfalls of the Hi Evo movies (in all honesty with the story that Hi Evo explored, this would've been a killer TV series imo! :D) but the flaws didn't outweigh the good for me personally.
Would they be movies I'll rewatch as much as the OG show? Nah. But did they put an interesting spin on the series? To me, absolutely.
For the record too, over time I realized I was not much of a fan of HE1. HE2 and 3 really upped my engagement with the movies.