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- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Once and Always is the 30-year anniversary reunion special. It's no secret that it's a tribute to former Yellow Ranger Thuy Trang who played Trini Kwan. But as the franchise's tentpole celebration piece, does it do a good job on it's own as media meant for older fans? Or is it just more of the same?
While this technically counts as a Once and Always review, I'd say it's closer to a Once and Always essay. I hope you enjoy my commentary on some of the requisite Power Rangers cringe and also some of the strengths in the special!
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Once and Always is More of the Same? The Power Rangers Netflix Special | Power Rangers 30th Anniversary
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I really loved it! I like Trini's daughter coming in and all the character interactions and development. I think it's the best anniversary special we've gotten....not that that isn’t a high bar lol.
Now it's No Sleep Till Cosmic Fury!
That's a lot of nights of lost sleep haha
It's Cosmic Fury, and I loved Dino Fury. Totally worth it.
The best anniversary power rangers have gotten was Dino thunder
I thought it was ok. I don’t think we needed a CGI Megazord. Upgrading the original Megazord suit would have worked for me. It was nice to see some of the old rangers
Here's hoping that if they did another, they'd use the original suit (or even making a new one is fine) cause PR does practical well. CGI can be done well too, but PR should stick to what it knows if they can't turn in quality.
I’m just hoping that the positive reviews will make Power Rangers wanna do more reunion specials like this in the future
Oh yeah, It's getting some good ratings. I think either way, it's generating quite a lot of buzz that I hope they take it as their cue to keep going.
@@mintbari i want to see some more of "Cranston tech" i'd love this to be a way of doing Hexagon
SPD when. 2025 IS COMIN, HASBRO!
@@twilliamspro That would be cool! I'd love to see more of the original cast as well.
Trini hovering after getting hit I assumed was just an effect of the killing spell before causing her to explode.
"Rows and rows of human graves, its so beautiful."
I don't know why but that line gives me chills...
Yup that stood out to me too. .some good writing at points.
I liked that line! It was very dark but it does a little more to establish these villains as a threat. They relish in the death of humans.
"at points" lol
@@mintbari yeah man i jumped up and said "oh shit" no lie haha
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I really did as well. OF COURSE, there are things that I wish could have been different, but I really liked the passion that everyone involved brought to the project. It would be very nice to see the MMPR cast make more cameos in the upcoming PR seasons.
I'd like to see them make more cameos too! :)
I think it's done a great job as a tribute to Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank... Other than that, the movie felt like an attempt to bridge together children and their parents, if they both love power rangers.. I'd like to think that it succeeded!
It absolutely accomplished that!
For the Megazord I do agree with you, honestly the best way to describe it to me is that it has the detail and textures of Kingohger but it has the movements of Don Onitaijin when he is CGI 💀
Outside of that, I think I enjoyed the special a lot, even though I don't have the biggest nostalgia for MMPR, I really liked how this special felt like an episode with just more breathing room, it was just nice to see basically a real reunion special on PR and I hope the success of this leads them to make more of those with other seasons.
My only real gripe is the lack of a true climax imo, like, I felt the entire special was leading to a big exciting very well choreographed fight with the new rangers against Robo Rita or we would have the Megazord fight be the climax, but....none really did it, it felt like a really underwhelming whimper after so much buildup, I still think it would have been very cool to emphasize at least a bit of the anniversary aspect of the special by making it so that after destroying the machine, the rangers that Rita captured became their normal selves again and we had a little crossover to finish things off in a very cool way
Yeah, I felt a bit baited for a big battle. It's at least narratively sound. But your Don Onitaijin comparison 💀
@@mintbari hahaha, yeah, the Megazord I think it's stepping to a right direction, but it was very rough around the edges, let's hope at the next time PR attempts full on original mech footage we get something Kingohger level
The special was so good, not going to say it's perfect but I enjoyed it and found that Minh was very relatable.
Can't tell for certain with the OG cast who didn't return since it was questionable with Tommy and Jason BUT it's very obvious that Kimberly and Trini's clips are audio clips from old eps since they have very distinctive voices.
Was anyone cutting onions? Minh seeing Trini's memories is what broke me.
Simon actually responded to someone regarding the use of the Dino Megazord suit basically it was a just a matter of time and space which if they had both then they would've just made a new suit since the old ones have wear and tear and can break down after so many years.
I'm not crying. You are. 😭
@@mintbari I think everyone was tearing up at some point.
I liked the special. It did what needed to be done overall. Of course there were a few things that were jarring for me (some of the acting and CGI Megazord) but for the entire special? It was great!
Now with that being said I dont think people realize the success of what this special means for the future of the brand. It’s top #10 in the United States and in multiple countries worldwide in Netflix so eyes are DEFINITELY on the brand which is what I hoped for.
Catherine Sutherland (Kat) did an interview with Nakia Burrise (Tanya) stating how at the showing in California both the Netflix execs and Hasbro were quite surprised at how well the special did. This to me suggests 1) from a business perspective there’s money to be made with the brand (obviously) and 2) More money could quite potentially be put towards the brand to polish and give more quality content down the line.
If Hasbro/EOne & Netflix were smart they’d capitalize off of this “Once & Always” buzz and release news on what’s to come in the next couple months because Cosmic Fury doesn’t come out until the end of this year. Since this special left off a semi tease this isn’t the last of Minh as the new yellow ranger we could see a full series of this same crew.
Me personally? I’d much rather Hasbro and Netflix invest in this “Once & Always” motif and turn it into an anthology series like American Horror Story or Pokémon Generations but instead focus on a different team of rangers especially with the better writing (RPM, SPD, Dino Thunder, Timeforce, etc.) to flesh out the mythology, give an update or tie up loose ends. That’s wishful thinking but a guy can dream lol
Lastly the success of “Once and Always” also rehashes an already known problem with the brand of PR and it’s the simple fact that the higher ups just simply don’t know what to do with this brand and really underestimate the potential they have. Hopefully now given the visible support and attention it still has over 30 years will warrant them to actually invest in it. Netflix was a good medium to test the waters instead of giving a full film and it fail (2017) but instead lay the groundwork & proper foundation to continue on.
I totally agree on turning it into an anthology series! Though I hope the quality is much better than American Horror Story lol. A Batman Brave and the Bold kinda deal would be cool too.
@@mintbari Batman Brave & the Bold had those sweet teamups with miscellaneous heroes. The same could be done with Once & Always where they mix and match different Rangers from different teams. Which would be fun. Which now makes me bummed we didn’t see suited up Rangers from other teams when Alpha put out the alert they were getting tracked by Robo Rita. A missed opportunity
Gerard Pinckney Interactions between rangers from different teams is always the best. I just my Taylor and Eric service 😭
8:40 that’s been a thing since they moved to New Zealand with ninja storm back in 2003 and never fully went away
This is actually an oversimplification. Yes, audio quality inconsistencies were present in Ninja Storm through about Dino Thunder (and maybe a bit during SPD). And overall the audio for the rest of the Disney era was for sure lower than the post-Zordon era. But this was never an issue for Neo-Saban onward. Disney did their ADR in New Zealand while Saban/Hasbro did ADR in the US. Dino Fury sounded fine, so this is an anomaly.
@@mintbari they definitely did have less audio issues when saban bought the rights back but if you listen close at least once during a season they have that audio issue
Personally I thought it was pretty good, and while I know this is more of a celebration of MMPR, I feel like it shouldn't be treated that way.
MMPR was the stepping stone to better content that everybody had grown up with. They seem to forget that it isn't just MMPR fans that are adults now, Disney fans are adults now too. Hell, some of the neo saban fans will be adults now.
We should be celebrating the entire history of the show.
30 year anniversary and still focusing on the first few years only. I'm honestly okay as we haven't seen many of these characters/actors in a while as well as being a tribute to Thuy Trang. But I want something that truly celebrates the complete history of the show while still being of decent quality.
I really loved this special. It was delightfully cheesy, but surprisingly heartfelt. I wish Rocky and Kat did more here, and that CG Megazord was pretty bad even by most PR standards, but aside from that I had a great time watching it. I even teared up a couple times. It’s an 8/10 for me.
I wonder if the Megazord was an order from up top to include. I'd have much rather they cut it.
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I haven't really watched Power Rangers since around Forever Red but I still enjoy the franchise. So I do honestly agree with the reviews in that it's alright and totally just for fans. While I would have loved to see Tommy, Jason, and Kimberly actually back I've got to say that my only real complaint was how New Zealand looked nothing like Angel Grove and they didn't even really try to hide it and I'm hoping that CGI Zord scene was a wink and nod to the theatrical movie cause it looked bad! Would have been nice to see an actual suit for that.
Yeah, I think they should've went back to California where they shot the original episodes, because the Command Center building is shot over there. They also still have the same locations in the park where they would always fight the putties etc. That would've been a great way to bring it full circle.
That'd be a pretty terrible wink and nod haha. I think Simon Bennett said they were pressed for time. I can understand that. Although personally, I'd have cut the zords and put in more ranger time.
“It’s cheesy.” Yes. In the end it is power rangers.
Killing off Trini was UNnecessary, especially when Tommy Oliver wasn't.
The actor was still alive while they initially filmed the movie. They couldn't have possibly anticipated his death. RIP
This needed Jason and Kimberly and thirty more minutes to add more fun mixes of 'where are they now' 'why does that make them argue with each other' and 'how do they use that to save the world.' No part was stronger than Billy and Zack going back and forth arguing. If you doubled that core cast, you could triple the dynamics and add some really really great payoffs in that final fight.
Getting actors and actresses back is sometimes just not possible. Even at the time they couldn't JDF back (as this was filmed while he was still alive). Also, the runtime was set by Netflix according to Simon Bennett (and they even ran over it). Rather than adding things, I think the special would've been stronger by removing elements such as the Megazord fight to give more time to focus on the characters.
I enjoyed it for the most part, for the nostalgia. And I appreciated that they treated Trini's role in the story with respect to Thuy Trang. I've seen too many fanfictions where Trini dies, but it seems so disrespectful to Thuy Trang. Like the author is just going for sensationalism. Anyway, I'll be following you on Twitter. Cheers!
Yeah, here it was fine and they did her character justice. Thanks for the follow! ☺
How is it disrespectful that's what heroes do they sacrifice their lives to protect their friends don't know what your talking about I wish people would stop saying it's disrespectful to Thuy Trang stop it
my only 2 complaints for the special was i would have liked to see a scene with rita catching the rangers from other series (even if just stunt people in suits) and i wish the megazord fight was longer / the dragon zord was there but other than that i loved it reminded me of a classic mmpr episode
I personally would've cut the zord fight in order to shoot some footage of the other rangers getting captured, even if it's just in-suit.
Regarding the Megazord suit - It's very likely that Toei only has the one new suit for Daizyujin from GoBusters to Zenkaiger and they likely don't want a repeat of what happened back in Season 3 where Saban damaged the only Dairenoh & Won Tiger suits beyond repair/Hence why you never see those Zords again in team-ups.
Simon Bennett did also confirm that they didn't have the largest sets to use to make a lunar surface but if they did have the extra budget, they definitely would have built a moon surface set & created a new Dino Megazord suit from scratch.
But yeah, this special was incredible. I bawled my eyes out when Trini died/My fave of the OG cast.
Fair on the reasoning, but they were happy to lend them the DaiZyujin suit for a ToyFair event before Beast Morphers came out. Granted it's not filming, but I feel like they'd have kept it under lock and key if they cared that much. Interesting to hear about the Dairenoh and Wontiger suits, I haven't heard that story personally and I'd love to read up on that! 😀
I did see Pooki's tweets but it was after I made the video. That's all sound, his explanation, but then why have a megazord fight at all and not just cut it entirely? Or use a different set? I'd rather sacrifice the zord stuff for more time with the rangers.
I just find it weird how the Youth Center look's exactly the same in Mighty Morphin because in Zeo they renovate it.
Tbh Adele's Surf Spot > Youth Center. Who wants to eat and drink food in a sweaty stinky gym lol 😂
And then went retro with it….27 years is a long time
I overall liked Minh but that "not a ranger, not YET YOU MEAN" was rough. Line shouldve been rewritten to make the delivery less forced feeling.
It's one of those moments where it would've just been better if there was no line there at all. This just happens far too often in PR now.
I absolutely loved this special, even if it did draw attention to a lot of questions about the show:
Do people over here the Rangers calling out their dinosaur names? Yes
Why is it considered an effective plan to kill the Rangers in their sleep before we come Rangers? Couldn't they have done that sooner?
How come Trini's daughter isn't punished by the narrative when she ran over the putties? Isn't there a rule about not escalating a fight?
Did the peace conference mean anything to the overall narrative? Yes, Zack eventually became a congressperson
Did Kat and Tommy actually have JJ? Yes, they did and this made the show acknowledge that the characters aren't sexless
What would happen when the putties actually attacked civilians and not the Rangers directly?
I had watched this special when it came out and enjoyed it tremendously. I hope they do a follow up to it soon. I remember when MMPR came out in 1993. I watched that show when I was in my 20's and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
I really like what they did with billys off screen progression the way they pushed brought all the past growth in his understanding of the morphing grid his ability to make zords it just worked well glad he still working on zord technology that one my favourite aspects of his growth
Once and always just feels like a random episode in mmpr season 1
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I would have loved to at least see glimpses of past rangers getting captured overall I'd give it 7/10.
Well… I liked it, especially the attention to detail that the writers paid.
Once and Always was so awesome this was totally worth the wait in my opinion 🤘⚡⚡⚡ , I mean have a few nitpicks like they could have gone a bit further in the violence just a little bit and the yeah the CGI with the megazord not good at all and 55 minutes still felt too short i wanted this to be longer but all in all I'm still satisfied with what we got, I really enjoyed Once and Always I hope we get more specials after this one
Right on! Despite my critiques of it, I made sure to just enjoy and I had plenty of fun all three times I went through the special. 🙂
@@mintbari awesome dude ! , I've watched Once and Always 4 times so far once with a group of my friends and the other 3 times on my own I want this special to do great numbers for Netflix so we can more so I'm watching it a lot 😅🙌🔥🔥
Them being able to use kill and die was probably due to the fact that it was airing on Netflix and not regular tv.
And remember that in two years Power Rangers SPD happen.
hey mintbari, idk if you're aware of it but your Music of Power Rangers video is unavailable to view. I was gonna watch it next when you mentioned it in this video but i'm not able to watch it
It's unavailable in certain countries. Copyright reasons, sorry about that! Just the unfortunate downside of doing any music-related content.
You should be able to view it if you use a VPN set to the US or UK.
Absolutely loved it. This is what i've wanted from a follow up.
They need to keep doing this Alongside the main series.
JJ Oliver in the green suit will have to happen eventually (he's canon or i'd have said get jenna frank in)
I mean with ASJ's legal problems, there's a spot for red. Jenna Frank doesn't have to be Tommy's kid. Maybe she could play his niece? Tommy had a brother in S3 and Zeo.
@@mintbari She's said she wants to at least once wear the green suit. And I'd be for it.
Love the OGs but i'm ready for Young Justice mmpr
This could end up being the bases of an adult version of the IP, as it felt like a return to the original series, while adding genuine and heavy/ life-changing stakes which was missing in the show (for the most part), as well as facial hair.
They can make specials about 8-10 episodes long dedicated to:
>Dairanger Temple discovery (Billy makes them new suits and gear with new zords coming in, then a second special to regain their original Zords)
>Omega Ranger work (Tales of Omega Rangers)
>Bring in a new idea of Zordon's Vault (the storage of Grid creations deemed too powerful or unfixable to be sent out into the Universe) have Andros return for this.
>Billy making and sending Blue Centurion back in time (leading to the creation of Time Force)
>Phantom Ranger Origins
The line Trini's daughter said needed more visual weight. "Not a Ranger...." continues her training, delivers a heavy double blow then says "Not yet.....you mean!"
The special was cheesy, but that was part of the original show. I think the editing was a huge problem, as much as direction and some of the writing.
It felt more like it was originally written to be a 8-10 episode special, rather than a 1 hour special.
You know, I fucking loved the bit where the monster duo gets stuck on the magnet way more than I should have. It's incredibly, lame, dumb, corny and cheesy as all hell, but it was _totally, through and through_ season 1 OG Power Rangers; I think it was that moment that made this feel like the original show more than any other moment in the whole special. I loved it.
I found it especially funny how nonchalant Snizzard and Minotaur were about it. It was kinda like "Oh, bugger. Didn't see that coming. I wish somebody had told me I was going to get stuck on a magnet today when I woke up this morning. I'd have brought a book." You got that kinda vibe from them after it happened and it was hilarious.
I FUCKING LOVED THAT BIT TOO!!! I like when they think out of the box like that and use logic to their advantage. Now why Rita didn't just teleport them off the magnet is anyone's guess but I'll take it.
@@mintbari Billy said something about the electromagnetic field interfering with their ability to teleport. Glad you loved it too !
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Aside from the slight visual wonkiness of the CGI Megazord fight, this special was really great. Could it have been better in places, yeah absolutely, but from what Simon Bennett, David Yost (he was a consultant for the special), and the crew did for it, I think they really did some good homework. My favorite parts were Uncle Zack, Billy being an absolute BOSS of a CEO and a claim genius, and of course the introduction of Minh and her keeping the legacy of Trini’s character/Thuy Trang in general. Look, it still sucks that Thuy died so young and I don’t believe anyone will ever TRULY replace her legacy, not Aisha, not a VA for an animated version of Trini (if a PR cartoon EVER comes out), hell not even Comic Trini, but I sincerely loved what they did with Minh and I REALLY hope this isn’t the last we see of her.
The special’s tone was honestly everything I wanted with a more mature take of MMPR for the screen, yes, really. Characters don’t feel as obnoxiously goody goody or sickeningly sweet as the original series since they’re actually able to breathe, argue and process actual mature personal steaks. Man I really hope this tone carries over for future Power Ranger stuff. Live action, animation, movies, it doesn’t matter to but please TRY keep it this way. We got some REALLY good here that some PR media like the OG movies could’ve used.
Obviously, O&A could’ve been better, but what was there was ultimately great and I HOPE this brings some foresight into how the PR brand can change and grow going forward. And that part near the special’s end, Beautiful. RIP Thuy and Jason.
“Crosses fingers for an action filled/well written and character driven animated series”
Did I say that out loud? No, you didn’t read it. Go away since that’s obviously not gonna happen anytime soon.
I liked that Minh learned off of Trini but wasn't a copy or trying to replace her. I see her like Aisha, she's her own character. In Minh's case, the only similarities are their last name and the suit they wear. The best way to honor the yellow ranger legacy is with a strong, well-written character donning the suit.
There were things I loved about the special and things that I didn't like. There were a few scenes that honestly didn't need to be there whatsoever. One really strange editing choice where we begin with the battle but then later on get the flashback for the set up of the battle. I get that it's for the whole Trini's death impact, but it seems weird to film an entire flashback sequence when it could have been a line like 'if only it was Zordon I brought back and not Rita' or something similar. I know for the special Adam and Aisha are stuck in the station and this anniversary is for Trini and the actor, but why is a new Yellow Ranger needed at all? There's a whole scene where Billy explains the difficulty of trying to get the Zords to work without the Yellow Ranger, but... Aisha is _right_ there! Unlike Rocky, Kat, and Adam, Aisha was _only_ Mighty Morphin' Yellow, so why not? Again, I know why the special was made. It just seems like they needed certain characters out of the way to make it make sense.
Also, why wasn't Minh being trained? It seems pretty hypocritical of the originals to be like 'you're too young' when they too were in High School when they became rangers not to mention all the other newer rangers being Minh's age. I mean why is it wrong for Minh to be a ranger or even trained as a ranger when Billy, especially Billy, watched and sort of mentored Justin Stewart the Blue Turbo Ranger - who I remind you was like 12?
The Megazord was meh. I'm more than fine with the summoning sequence and the assembly, but the fight was only slightly better than the 1995 fight. It felt overly cgi and lacked what made the Megazord fights feel epic. They couldn't've gotten a guy in mocap and then placed the cgi model over him like, say, the late Monty Oum was known for?
Personally, while I do want more of the Mighty Morphin' to return, I'd like it to be actually mature. Like Teen rating. I don't mean cursing or blood or sex, no. I mean, in this special, the mature stuff was mentioning death, having an on-screen death, and one other. But nothing is talked about past 'how are we going to break the news to Trini's daughter' (while standing in an obvious set despite its house appearance it is more than clear that nobody actually lives there). That's it, there is no maturity past the same level as Sky Tate and his late father in SPD.
My big problem with Minh is that I cannot tell if the actress is bad at acting or if the writing for her character is just that bad. She doesn't feel like a real teenager, she feels like a teenager you see in soap operas and Power Rangers. This is where I think the issue of her not being trained is the most obvious. She's clearly trained via martial arts and lives with a ranger full time whether her mom or Zack and yet she still feels like she can win alone. She's overly frustrating and if it wasn't for the returned rangers, I would have turned it off. Then we get the wonderful speech from Billy where he says as a ranger you don't or it's not always about destroying the monsters. I get where that could be going, but Billy, that's all you do! That is every episode of Power Rangers in short! That's literally how this special ends with the destruction of the three monsters. And, yes, I know that the whole point is for Minh to not act selfishly and instead emulate her mother, but how many times has a ranger in any season run off selfishly only to still be able to morph? They didn't seem to have an issue! Not to mention that I guess anyone can just pick up a power coin and morpher and morph. It seems so wierd to keep the beloved Yellow morpher in a box sitting in the open. I don't know. I do know though, that I could've done without Minh altogether.
Overall, I did enjoy the special and really liked the return of Billy, Zack, Rocky, Kat, and Alpha (9 and 8 are the same VA as 5, 7, and 4). I especially enjoyed the Rangers' fights. But what I didn't enjoy such as Minh's entire character, some of the dialogue, and the Megazord fight sequence was that it felt too Power Rangers--too kid in its delivery. You're right, the audience is much older now and they don't have the minds of an audience for a kid's show (even if they watch them with their kids). Your title is more than accurate for me: it was more of the same. And I can only hope that with more reunions it won't stay that way.
Well said. For the Minh stuff and the others being hypocrite, you could assume that now they're older, they realize the true danger of what they've put themselves into... which could hint at a darker perspective on PR, using child soldiers to fight battles. There are things we did as kids that, looking back now, was pretty stupid/dangerous. And maybe they were just unaware until their adulthood. But I doubt that's what the writers were going for. I think, Zack and the other discouraging Minh despite they themselves being teenagers with attitude, would have worked fine if it came with that explanation. Sure, you can use Trini's death, but I think it should've been a bit more outright said. Minh could call them out on being rangers as teens but Zack puts his foot down as a parental-figure and yells at her saying they can't lose her like they lost Trini. They had the stake of a ranger dying but, I feel it could've had a heavier role toward the characters' motivation.
Speaking on Minh herself, again it's the writing. I like to look at Dino Thunder where their bickering and sarcasm was never taken as a negative. I love the whole Uncle Zack dynamic, but I feel Minh's only personality was "I wanna be a ranger!"
Also, Billy never met Justin. Rocky and Kat did though.
The special has maturity, but only when compared to recent PR seasons. Put it up against other teen media and it's definitely still kiddy. Just mentioning death isn't enough.
@@mintbari Exactly on the Minh character; she has no other goals whatsoever.
I didn't know Billy never met Justin, my bad. Turbo was an odd time - I watched the movie, and I know they didn't meet there, but I was aleady off PRs by then. I came back for a few later seasons but yeah - I guess Billy was on Aquitar by then?
I've always enjoyed the concept of PRs, but it's so frustrating when the execution is so lacking and kiddy. Maybe that rumored reboot will more mature or something just prior that like the other possible reunions or Cosmic Fury (I doubt it on that last one).
I gave up on the show years ago, and only keep up through reviews and some clips. To say I think I made the right call is an understatement.
Even the comics have been on the decline since the ending of Shattered Grid (fight me) imo.
This special...while there are bits of awkward dialogue and acting, I thought it was pretty solid. It was nice to actually fully ENJOY something PR again.
You actually put why I liked it best. It's like how things were before the Neo Saban era. This, THIS should be the baseline for PR in terms of tone and writing.
Funny thing is, it's also written by the same people who've been writing the show...but apparently, according to some sources I've seen, David Yost and Walter Jones helped oversee the script/story. So if that is the case, that explains a bunch.
This has not revitalized my interest in the show, but it is nice to get confirmation PR CAN produce good stuff still.
It also helped that Jackie Marchand, long time writer/producer from MMPR S3 to early RPM, was a consultant. She has had her hand in almost every good season of the show imo.
I'm glad you feel the same way that PR has the potential to be really good. Just waiting for them to live up to it is all.
I agree with everything you said! Been a fan since '93 but stopped watching after In Space so I was a little bit out of the loop with some newer PR style things that were added to this special
There was a lot of good for sure, but yeah a lot of the bad is holdover from modern PR.
Special had room for improvement definitely but it hit straight in the feels teared up a few times especially at the end .....
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Surprisingly, so did my wife but she knew that JDF passing was rough on me and just seeing the tribute for them both activated the water works but all in all I hope this opens a well for a more mature and a little dark aspect to power rangers branch out to everyone who has now hit 30 etc
Haven't watched this properly, but in my personal opinion, I think did all they could to honor the ranger legacy within this special
If there's anything to agree on, it's that legacies were definitely honored. But there's always room for improvement imo.
I thought it was just a really fun watch.
Dont be bothered about the cheese, its how it used to be.
Cheese is fine, but for a special like this, it could've been dialed down. Other seasons like SPD and Mystic Force still had cheese but were able to stay more grounded and serious when needed.
It was fun seeing the original and semi but it was the same. Nothing special, and not getting tommy, Kimberly, and Jason, didn’t feel like a reunion.
I can live without seeing Tommy, Kim, and Jason. Wish we did, but I'm happy we got a "full team" at all. I just wish it was a little more "elevated." I want to see these characters in a more "serious" situation that you'd see in other seasons, but they really dropped the ball and did the bare minimum to make it seem like the stakes were higher.
Actually In lost galaxy the original pink ranger is dead for most of the season and the original time force red ranger is dead.
I never said death never happened. But also, those two were eventually resurrected (Kendrix was also only dead for the last third of the show, not most). Death is just skirted around in the show.
Kat' ADR didnt sound like Catherine Sutherland
At time it sounded like a different person. Apparently Kim's grunts from early in the special are ADR'd from a soundalike but I couldn't confirm that. But if that's the case, why is Jason's so off?
@@mintbari I put it down to soundalikes We didnt get Any Tommy fighting noises
I know he was only there for a brief period but we all know what tommy fights sound like
The Megazord felt bulky which i like because it's the OG it's old as heck it's like an 80's cell phone
Bulky for sure, but high quality? Meh.
@@mintbari oh the CGI didn't look right but my hope is they learn from this (lots of talk) and try something else next time
I enjoyed it , it felt a bit rushed though
You’re bugging. Theme songs & music of Disney went CRAZY!!! It’s when they try to revert to MMPR like music quality where the decline started fr
Definitely not bugging. I went to music school and made a whole video about the music, go watch it: th-cam.com/video/tyOzgLc_2k4/w-d-xo.html
Disney music was not the worst, but it didn't have the same level of orchestration put into as In Space-Wild Force. It also refused to use appropriate music in scenes where the mood was more somber or even allow moments to be silent when needed.
Like how you're talking about cringe but you also have cringe one liners in this video
Ouch, why you gotta call me out like that? 😭
@@mintbari lmao 🤣
Loved it as a fan since the beginning it hit on all cylinders. Plus the best thing we’ve gotten tone wise. Didn’t really like Minh tho she felt weird
Minh could've been better lol but yeah, best thing we've gotten (not a high bar)
@@mintbari that’s why I go in with low expectations lol
I liked the special as well. My only thing was cinematography. They could've done so much better in terms of cinematography. Everything looked very flat. Now you could say it is closed to the originals, but if you look at them now in HD, they still(for the most part) look better than the special.
you forgot when this special 1st release there was a voice over verison at the very end the annocer for some stupied reason said Kimberly is singing while Zack Billy Trini Rocky & Tommy are all sitting and they did switch it to Rocky back too Jason but that was my only problem with and fact that billy never explain how he fix Dinomegazord.
solid video
Thank you!!
It would’ve been stronger as a multiparter.
The megazord suit still exists that fight was low budget transformers
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If they really are rebooting after cosmic fury I hope they change up how the show looks overall. If it ends up looking like this but with a new cast it would be a big missed opportunity.
I'd be down for that. I think we need a change of pace from New Zealand imo. Bring filming to Vancouver, Canada or somewhere else. But I can't wait to hear what comes after.
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We stan Twice here on this channel
I wasn't a big fan of this special I thought the story and CGA, VFX could be better. FYI I grew up on the Neo Saban era
It looked so gloomy, so sick of them filming in cloudy ass New Zealand, I live in the UK and most of it looks like it was filmed here, not good tho, it being filmed in LA before Wild Force was nice cos the sunny weather contrasts well with the baddies and just made the show feel good. NZ always felt a bit too meh with the filming locations. Not as interesting. Wish they'd go back to LA. Or at least Sydney like the movie.
I watched it 3 times already been a mighty Morphin power rangers fan since the beginning it had a mature tone yet still cheesy wish it had better CGI though!!!
Feel ya on the CGI! Need to get my third rewatch in myself.
Im here early to say, Hello
the cheesy 90s thing they were going for didnt realy work for me, the low budget look and akward writing, the acting at times felt like i was watching porn , the megazord looks like ass, overall i had fun with it and ill agree with an 7/10
That's quite the comparison hahahahaha
Bro, I’m sorry, but the cgi on the zords, and especially Snizzard look fucking dreadful. There is absolutely no defending that. The only thing they really modernized was specifically for the worse.
I quite enjoyed this. The story was like, a lot better than the trailers made it seem. Zack and Billy were especial standouts, I love that Rocky was as goofy as always, Cat was pretty enjoyable, and Mihn was a good addition. Billy and Alpha’s relationship made me weirdly really happy. The callbacks, semi explanations, and continuations were great. I’m very mad S.P.A wasn’t explained. Specifically Adam having MET an S.P.D ranger. I assumed that was WHY they did it in the first place.
Adam has previous connections. But what can you do? I’m really happy they didn’t just ignore billy’s farewell in the original, they pretty well explained how that went.
Overall, good. But i sure hope it can lead to GREAT if it’s successful.
Oh yeah, there's no defending the CGI zord battle. I mentioned this in another comment but Simon Bennett says it came down to time, but in that case, they should've just cut it entirely and put that budget into something else imo.
@@mintbari I guess why waste what was already made when I assume they didn’t always know they wouldn’t have enough time? But I do appreciate that it was explained and is known to be shoddy. That’s always good.
It’s supposed to be the same that was the goal.
I take it you didn't watch the video and the reasons I put as for why it shouldn't be the same?
@@mintbari I saw the video myself and that's how I feel myself, it's not supposed to be a massive change since it's still within the same continuity that the main Rangerverse such as MMPR-Jungle, Samurai-Megaforce and Ninja Steel-Cosmic Fury are all part of.
needed more bulk and skull
I liked that they did a reference to them at least. But I thought they weren't necessary considering the story, which happens. But I hope they can come back in a future project!
@@mintbari do a Bulk and Skull spin off
More of the same
More of the same
I enjoyed the show
Glad you did!
i loved the special but the cgi was bad imo. this is what power ranger should be good acting, good writing. honestly hasbro need to take a lesson from this special.
power rangers need to take the gloves off. still kid friendly but more matured as well
Yeah, it is haha. It's like they took the kid glove off one hand. What they did give us was REALLY GOOD. But it felt like a tease cause it would just revert back to the same Neo-Saban schtick right after. I loved when Rocky and Kat saying "Different red, different pink." But when they said "same powers" in unison, I buried my face in my palms. You were so good, why'd you guys have to ruin it! 😭
I really enjoyed the character stuff in this. I just wish they could do it more often
The Megazord, sigh. It was nice to see the original design, but maan that cgi. I know there are plenty of issues with the design of the 2017 Megazord, but man it spoiled me when it comes to the weight and movement of megazords. The fluidity and speed of movement that megazords have lost their shine for me, and I’d love to see them have more of a weighty feeling that they likely would have, not.. jumping and doing quick flips and other movement. Surely there is some way they could do that even on a lower budget?
the megazord from the smosh parodie looked better than this one (maybe I'm exaggerating)
For sure. I think the 2017 movie megazord and the Once and Always megazord are on two different sides of the spectrum when it comes to CGI problems. 2017's problem is design. The animation is great on it. Once and Always is animation, a bit of design, and maybe the shading on it.
The Brandon Rogers' parody looked better hahahaha
Personally I think the quality of the actual texture and models on the individual Zords, looked fairly good, the summoning sequence was great (and shiny) and the Megazord itself...well...incorrect proportions aside...looked...fine. Not great but passable. It was the quality (or lack thereof) of the animation that let them down, I think.
There was this guy on TH-cam that used to make CGI Megazord fights. Those looked fairly decent. Perhaps they should have hired him. Wonder if I can find those videos again?
That being said, I enjoyed the special overall, including the Megazord fight (was just happy to see it TBH), and the poor CGI animation quality didn't ruin it for me.
Power Rangers:: Fat & Old.
Voltes V Legacy > this
I thought it sucked...
Are you breakdancing fighting get a pass,cause wouldn’t you ask that
The line gets a pass... but that delivery doesn't.
Having a heart in the right place doesn't make a very good script writing
I think it works here. They could've just gone with her learning her lesson and magically being able to morph, but instead, it's like Trini's power coin/morpher responded to her. I think lore-wise, it's reminiscent of Kendrix's spirit living in her Quasar Saber and choosing Karone. Minh being able to morph felt like Trini's last gift, but in a very motherly way, she gave it once she knew she was brave and selfless.
@@mintbari yes but she was very annoying at times and was the weakest acting wise as well
@@darkschneider5269she is a teenager, they are pretty annoying
@@arkanamaster4961 but this isn't reality now is it a show and not a very good one and kou from dairanger was also annoying but had a fun personality she has nothing
In all honesty I did not like it
The story was confusing the acting was dry and the choreography was horrible
I grew up watching the series as a kid and loved it as an adult now it is corny
I can understand leaning into corn, but they need to recognize that the fans who are watching this special are specifically much older and can't look past that. Age up the writing.
I got nothing against the special, but I think I've reached a point in my adulthood where I overcorrect my reaction to cheesy nostalgic content. Nowadays, certain cheesy aspects are just cringe to me. Honestly, It was my own perspective on things that held me back from liking the special as much as I could have. Also doesn't help that I pay attention to WAY too much. If I notice some acting or voice work feels off (like how Mihn sounded during her first training scene), I can't unhear it. But hey, I admit it's decent for what we got in the end.
IT'S SNOOZING TIME!!!!!!!
So cheap , why are they still doing this
That's what we've been saying for years lol
@@mintbari it’s sad , I hate that . Whose the dinosaurs running this ? Don’t they see how cool shattered grid is ? How much everyone loved that independent ranger film on TH-cam . Like cmon
Brother they put so much money into remaking the juice bar, making a new command center, remaking the MMPR suits, the weapons and designing new monster suits. It definitely wasn’t cheap
@@arkanamaster4961 indeed plus this is still the main universe, they don't want to age the show up too much.
Shattered Grid if they ever adapt that can be its own alternate story.
@@arkanamaster4961 lol yea ? After 30 years ? Stop bro , I can get better power ranger costumes for my kids . Knock it off , y’all sound like paid actors right now . No way independent TH-cam movies are looking better than a show that has been on air since I was 5 ! Pretending there fan base is still 5 years old is disrespectful at this point
Let's not get a twisted buddy from all the trailers and everything that came out it was not really a celebration of the past 30 years we knew it was a celebration of the original now I'm moving forward this is a solid foundation to Build something good without destroying the pass like every Franchise Has done for the last 5 years at least
I love this speciali it was the best im following you on Instagram
Not if you read everybody's you're not a fan club shut down your network