The Chaos & Failure of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - Better Luck Next Time?

[@AdzPower]

This is still my comfort movie. Whenever I'm sick, or down I put this on and it takes me right back to my childhood watching my favorite superheroes skydive, kick some ooze and go on a galactic adventure.

[@Alex_Logan22]

Hell yeah man, me too.

[@matthewb8691]

same tbh

[@ItsStaryy]

Hell Yeah

[@crystalwater505]

I laugh knowing that you saw them sky diving at the beginning every time you felt down.

[@HoTSh0t24]

Haha I always watch Batman the animated series whenever I’m sick till this day. We lived in the best era

[@wstine79]

This movie was crazy, but I will say that the suits, sets, and Ivan Ooze were great. The CGI Zords and Megazords were not so wonderful.

[@Enshohma]

Considering how colorful and strong the rest of the production looked, the CGI Zords / mecha really is the thorn to the film's side especially when they're surrounded by far stronger model sets that make one wished they went with high-end robot puppets or stop-motion animation instead.

[@hindsightpov4218]

The Power Ranger movie suits is one of the few things the movie improved on from the tv show.

[@mukamasa]

The robots where rancid.

[@SuperRodimusPrime]

The technology just wasn’t there yet.

[@findantu]

13 year old me disagrees this was the shit when it came out.

[@hindsightpov4218]

Dang. I had no idea the original American cast was paid so little and then got fired when they wanted to renegotiate their contracts. Those executives should be ashamed of themselves.

[@BadBeepBoy]

They weren't even technically fired; they just walked off the set one day, either realizing their demands weren't going to be met or hoping they'd gain leverage. Saban didn't care and just hired replacements, using old recycled footage, stand-ins shot from behind, and unconvincing voice actor dubbing to keep the characters on the show until replacements could be cast and introduced. After the Turbo movie bombed, what finally got ratings for the show back on the upswing was the near-total replacement of the cast and lead writers midway through the Turbo TV season. Jason David Frank, who played Tommy, had been wanting to leave for a while - but the others didn't, and Saban wasn't planning to tell them he was getting rid of them. They only found out they were going to be kicked off the show when they saw an ad for auditions to be the new Power Rangers in a trade publication.

[@hindsightpov4218]

@@BadBeepBoy Whoah. That’s really f#*ked up.

[@babytoshiro7014]

Yup, I remember this, the show making lots of money and Saban just had to be greedy. Shame the others decided to stay on and basically cosign Saban greediness but maybe they had mouths to feed too.

[@LancerX916]

That is how Saban works. They sign these actors for little pay and when the contract is up they just get a new batch of actors so they don't have to pay high rates to the older actors.

[@darrenhood4033]

@@BadBeepBoy This is what happened. The show made 1 billion in its first year, the actors already having signed their likeness rights away got nothing from those sales. Then a movie deal was done, and the actors were given new contracts, that would give them a small signing bonus for starring in the film, but signing off on royalties and box office takings in the process. They (and this is important) signed the contracts, which is where the mess started. Originally, and this was confirmed by the surviving actors, all 6 intended to press Saban about the contracts but when it came time to actually step up, only three did so, with the remaining 3 backing down for various reasons. They demanded the show go union, have health insurance (Thuy had injured her leg in a stunt, and no insurance meant huge bill) and a share of the wealth made off their faces. Saban said no, and they walked off. They began missing deadlines on voice work and one episode had to be re written entirely around Jason's absence because Austin refused to shoot his scenes. Saban was having none of it and took them to court for breach of contract. Since they signed the contracts, they were legally obligated to complete the work. The court docs are still sealed and everyone involved signed NDAs. We have no official knowledge or source for how that went down, but it was described as brutal. The end result was the actors were released from their contracts and they were subsequently recast with new actors portraying new characters.

[@Julford]

I absolutely LOVED this movie as a child. I always thought the whole skydiving sequence at the start was fantastic, and the quest for the new ranger powers was captivating for 6yo me.

[@wwe682]

Not to mention Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground was a good song to use for that skydiving scene

[@owlbear4928]

@@wwe682 Hearing RHCP in a power rangers movie just blew my 6 year old mind

[@tonyd3752]

Also hearing dreams by van halen at the end, with the fireworks of happy birthday power rangers going on as a send-off to the movie was perfect.

[@possumlodge5368]

The stealth eagle is about to fly!

[@HAFBeast91]

@@wwe682 I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING AT LEAST THEY TURNED US ONTO SOME GOOD MUSIC.

[@tonybell2801]

I saw in theaters it opening day. The absolute best thing the movie does is build up to the moment Tommy finally says “ITS MORPHIN TIME!” Literal cheers in the theater (not just me).

[@Alex_Logan22]

Welcome to my Nightmare.

[@Morgil27]

While the CG zords look awful, I do have to give them props for having them fight individually for a while before combining, something the show rarely ever did.

[@scorpionwins6378]

I loved that also. Made sense since they were battling 2 of Ivan Ooze's ecto machines in separate areas, and also it gave them an opportunity to demonstrate their newly acquired ninja zord powers. For me it was seeing Kim and Tommy pilot their crane and falcon zords over the night sky of angel grove. Awesome theater experience despite the lackluster CGI. Then again it was 1995 and as kids it was a dream come true seeing the power rangers on the big screen.

[@crystalwater505]

I love the music that would play when the Zords combined in the first season of the show.

[@megagene]

I watched it in the theatre with a couple friends. We were also all 19 years old like Dan. We felt a little too old to be watching a movie like Power Rangers, but on the other hand, 25-year-old Amy Jo Johnson was in it, so what were we supposed to do, NOT watch it? Yeah, not bloody likely.

[@comettamer]

Because she was basically every guys crush from the jump.

[@agonleed3841]

idk. seems better to say you liked colors and fun movies instead of saying you're 19 and saw a movie on the strength of just some female...like...there are so many females out here in the world that either look equal or better than ANY celebrity.

[@restricttheopennotes]

@@agonleed3841 yeah you're right..but that guys jazz was Amy Jo. Let him have it.

[@agonleed3841]

@@restricttheopennotes no. as a man, I have to help our side be a bit better than that lol. not hating on who.he fell over for.

[@comettamer]

@@agonleed3841 I mean, he's not the first guy to say it and won't be the last. She was definitely the first crush of many a guy from that era.

[@glazdarklee1683]

My son was 4 when I took him to see this when it came out. Afterward, he was so overwhelmed that he had to pause for a moment to regain his composure. I remember the moment when the female warrier whipped off her cape to reveal her extremely scanty outfit. I could hear many of the fathers in the audience gasp. And some needed to later pause a moment to regain their composure.

[@LeonardoCornelioJr]

Well, as long as they regained their composure respectfully, then it's all good! 😁

[@palody_en-ja]

Awakened!

[@lonesquiff6551]

I still remember the local paper review stating she was only in the movie for the Dads lol

[@eladiocofresi5202]

While it was for Turbo, KZbin channel Pomelo Retro joked the creation of Divatox was for the dads. It can be found in the video speaking of the differences between Turbo and Carranger (who curiously also features a scantily clad villainess.)

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

oh wow lol at least you got a good story out of it XD

[@jaccobmccoy7544]

I thought it was the coolest thing seeing this movie and theaters as a kid and the McDonald’s special figures you could buy still hold a place in my heart. They were surprisingly good and even better then the movie figures Bandai had put out.

[@BugsyFoga]

I love how insanely ambitious the 90s power rangers film was, which makes it all the more sad that Turbo a power rangers movie didn’t really attempt to follow up on that said ambition.

[@patrickangelobalasa]

Yeah... Turbo was just basically a pilot for Power Rangers Turbo put on theaters.

[@genyakozlov1316]

@@patrickangelobalasa Which is why it was way better than whatever this was. Ivan Ooze and the battle with the skeleton monsters were the only parts I enjoyed remotely as much as the tv show, and the movie should be more enjoyable than an average episode, not less.

[@starsurvivor]

@@patrickangelobalasa Honestly, I preferred that method as a kid. They didn't need to put all that money in to get me. I was in from the go!

[@jadedheartsz]

I heard the original version of Turbo was like three hours long.

[@chromemox3319]

The Turbo movie was pretty good though. Jason and Kim coming back was cool

[@daschwah]

I think I was 15 when this came out, which-by 90’s standards-was WAY too old to be geeking out over kid’s crap. Such was my self-shame that I literally bribed my younger sister to go to the theater with me so I had a built-in excuse in case we ran into anyone I knew, a fact that she still flips me sh!t over to this day. All that said, Paul Freeman’s performance as Ivan goes up there with Langella’s Skeletor in the “great actors doing greater work than the material could possibly merit” department.

[@blackphoenix77]

There's no shame in the geek game! 🤓

[@charlesbennett7484]

You're never too old to watch something you love and enjoy!

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

no shame i was too old to be watching Kim Possible when it was around lol, i think i was 11 when this power rangers movie came out though, man that was so long ago lol

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

I was 14 and I had a MAJOR thing for Trini. I went to the movie with the express purpose of seeing her.....and was greatly disappointed when she didn't appear.

[@wstine79]

"Think of all the things I've missed. The black plague, the Spanish Inquisition, The Brady Bunch Reunion."

[@bhodili-3396]

Ivan Ooze Was Hilarious. 😄🤣🤣🤣

[@dramonmaster222]

MMPR The Movie might not have been perfect but it was LEAGUES better than Turbo. The second PR movie felt like it should have gone straight to TV.

[@adambrock3932]

Here in Australia turbo did

[@lacaristide]

Turbo was awesome bro lol u trippin

[@snazzydrew]

I used to watch this movie on VHS over and over again. That opening was everything I needed!

[@patrickaker4380]

I grew up during the robot everything craze of the 80s. My brother, 9 years younger than me, grew up obsessed with anything Power Rangers. We both still love this movie.

[@ComboNation8]

Hargitay stated in an interview that she wanted to be flown back so she could spend the holidays with her family, not alone in Australia. She was flown to America but was told she wouldn't return to the set for being "difficult on set."

[@cobrakainevereverdies6940]

*RIP* Jason David Frank - Unreal

[@maxordman4100]

As a lifelong fan of Power Rangers, this movie will always hold a special place in my heart! I certainly appreciate your work and commitment to covering all the big secrets behind the making of this incredible movie. I also respect your opinion and your own enthusiasm for Super Sentai instead. Ivan Ooze totally deserves merit for being such a wonderful standout villain! This is certainly a very special piece of my childhood. I will never forget the first time I saw this movie in theaters and I will still gladly rewatch it again for years to come.

[@GabMacedoo]

I really liked the movie when I was a kid. ….except for the atrocious CGI robots. Even back then I thought it was awful looking.

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

it's still a fun movie to watch even now

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

yeah same, i liked the movie, my sister even cried when Zordon "died" but looking back it wasn't very good lol

[@adambrock3932]

Turbo A Power rangers movie had a better megazord than this one as it was a guy in a suit

[@Alex_Logan22]

Nah without it we wouldn’t have Pacific Rim.

[@adambrock3932]

@@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 he didn't technically die though as they saved him

[@pr0t34n]

It's interesting how ideas in Hollywood continue to permeate through later movies. I always thought the morphing and general look of the Rangers in the latest movie resembled the Guyver. Another example of this kind of permeation is Batman Begins featuring the Scarecrow as a villain, which the Warners had wanted as a villain for Schumacher's Batman Unchained

[@howlingwolffang2221]

Re-watched this absolute beauty a little under a month ago, had a smile on my face, ear to ear the entire time, the narrative, plot, and progression of stakes was paced perfectly, characters where charismatic in all roles, the music for every scene hit what it needed to hit, honestly, as I was watching it my nestalgia melted away and I found myself watching and enjoying a great super hero movie, the only downside which didn’t really hurt my enjoyment of the movie was the CGI monster/Zord battle and I could genuinely look pass that due to the fact that the characters where still entertaining and it was towards the end of the movie, it was great, and anybody who’s on the fence about re-watching it or watching, do yourself a favor. P.S. To the people who’ll watch it for the first time, I hate you, cause it’s your first time. “May the power protect you”

[@Faceplay2]

Lmfao the movie is horrible cheesy as hell terrible acting bad Props one of the worst CGI jobs ever done. What the hell movie did you watch?

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

This movie is literally more fun than recent comic book movies like the Venom films or Eternals.

[@modernman8967]

as a kid this was massive to see in the theaters. or even on vhs.

[@christiancampagna2229]

I was almost 22 when this was released. My buddy Mike & me saw it in the theater. The entire theater was filled with parents and their young children. We had no shame and had a blast watching it. After nearly 30 years, Tommy & Kimberly are still my favorites.

[@darktoylord]

Given how many times they re-shot this thing, as soon as they saw that CGI they should have known to re-shoot with guys in robot suits 😆

[@Alex_Logan22]

Nah, Power Rangers had to walk so Pacific Rim could run.

[@reloadpsi]

@@Alex_Logan22 Right down to the cringy acting and annoying characters getting in the way of the action.

[@darkhierophant4914]

The weekend box office screen at 14:37 really brought me back to a great time in my life. Good times. Thank you for the memberberries.

[@CowboyPrestige101]

Always blew my mind those son of guns had headlights in their helmets this whole time.

[@pyrobison2002]

Yes

[@IanSmith2814]

I watched this thing on repeat when I was a kid. I watched a couple years ago and kind of think it still holds up. Well, not the CGI obviously. But the actors do their best and the plot is quite fun.

[@dustinherberman3837]

CGI did not age well. Rest of the movie totally

[@Sea-Salt]

The build-up to the movie was honestly the most hyped-up marketing I personally experienced. The local Fox station in my area did a big giveaway of tickets for the movie at a McDonald's, complete with a "guest appearance" by the White Ranger (even back then I knew it wasn't any official suit actor, but it was still cool regardless).

[@Alex_Logan22]

Oh man I would’ve flipped, I was still young enough to be fooled by mascot costumes, I would’ve lost my mind. But yea, I remember the marketing hype from both the Fox channel and McDonalds driving me crazy for it too.

[@dominoeffexx4416]

What City/Fox Station hosted this event?

[@goblinsrevenge]

Ivan Ooze was such a great and fun villian, hope he can be revisited in some form in the future.

[@herringstheseries]

I hated that Jason, Trini or Zack weren’t in the film.

[@babytoshiro7014]

Once they left, I left. Saw some of the In Space episodes but this was dark day for me as a PR fan. It was so unnecessary by Saban

[@Alex_Logan22]

I often wonder had they stayed on, would Tommy had still become the leader upon his white ranger return. It would’ve been weird to have Jason playing 2nd fiddle the whole time, it already was for the few episodes he had left. They were great equals when he was green ranger, but they played up his power as the white ranger.

[@bhodili-3396]

They left because they went on a Mission of Peace.

[@gundambassexe31]

I remember hearing about the 3 characters being recast and I still miss them to this day

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

@GundamBarbtos9 Veterans: Me Too! Once Jason, Zach and Trini left a part of me left with them. I did try to connect with Rocky, Adam and Aishia, but I never quite did. Plus, some of the other changes made in seasons 2 and 3 like retiring the Power Blaster and destroying the Thunder Zords felt like the writers and producers were taking away all of the things I enjoyed in the show originally. The last straw for me was when Kimberly left, I stopped watching. I did enjoy the movie for what it was, especially since I got to see it with a close friend of mine. Until about 2017, I honestly had no idea just how poorly the cast was treated behind the scenes. I feel especially sad learning that both Austin St. John and Thuy Trang had a lot of difficulty finding acting jobs once they left MMPR. At one point, Austin St. John had to live out of his car because he was having difficulty making ends meet. He started teaching martial arts and also became a Firefighter/Paramedic before Haim Saban asked him to comeback for Power Rangers: Zeo and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.

[@gundambassexe31]

@@user-si9fx4xb6v I really miss Kimberly too . I even got her autograph back in 2020 via zobie productions

[@HaasKage]

I saw this in the theater and immediately bought the soundtrack. Which I still listen to to this day. ARE YOU READY!!!

[@Stooboot]

i remember seeing this in theaters and seeing Dulcea made me realize i didnt really want to play with toys anymore

[@EckerKyle]

My mom took me to see this movie during a weekday when I was 4 or 5 and we met 2 high-school girls playing hookie or maybe they were out of school for summer. The cinedome got torn down but I'll always have that memory. RIP mom.

[@DP3com]

I made my dad watch it with me in theaters. It wasn't opening weekend but I remember it being in the middle of the week and the theater was pretty empty. At the time, I honestly couldn't tell you if the movie was good or bad as I was in my teenage phase and PR was "kids stuff" despite my still liking the show. I did also get, thanks to my dad for going to various McDonald's, all the happy meal toys as they were a little easier to find and VERY inexpensive vs any of the regular TV show figures.

[@GromMolotok]

I took my kids to see it in theaters, and we made a point of collecting all the McDonald's toys. And tbh, I liked the movie even as an adult.

[@ekojar3047]

Oh yeah, this was the first movie I was ever stoked to see as a kid and I'm forever grateful for the movie Introducing me to Van Halen

[@masanorininomiya720]

Yes, this is my favorite song.

[@TheTMNTurtle]

Haven't watched the full video yet but as an owner and avid watcher when I was younger, my two take aways were... 1. They walk the entire movie. Different locations, fight, and walk. 2. This movie has an insane amount of quotables

[@bhodili-3396]

"You Ooze, You Lose !"

[@scottsmartky]

The biggest question from this movie and the original series cast. How did Amy never go on to become a well-known actress? She was a good actress and absolutely adorable.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

was Amy the original pink ranger? i think she hosted SNL once, and i'm not sure, its strange none of them ever really became anything big, from any season of the show

[@martianmanhunter37]

While she never became an a-lister, she has a very respectable tv career (still probably the best out of any of the ex-Ranger actors). She was a lead on the 2008 canadian cop show Flashpoint (which lasted 5 seasons).

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@martianmanhunter37 Yeah I remember that that was pretty interesting. I have a lot of respect for Johnny Young Bosch even though his part of the show was not particularly great I have a lot of respect for him as a very good voice actor.

[@anodyneghost]

@@martianmanhunter37 Amy was one of the leads on Flashpoint, which for its time was an excellent show. They really dug into character motivation and the impact of trauma on first responders in a way other shows about cops just didn't. It's not an overly memorable show but certainly worth watching if you haven't seen it.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

Amy Jo Johnson has done many independent films since leaving Power Rangers behind. She also has done many tv shows including Felicity, Flashpoint and Wildfire to name just a few. Recently she branched out into writing and directing as well.

[@zacharygreenawalt7119]

This movie was a defining moment of my childhood. I watch it now with my son. I laugh alot and can't believe I liked it. That being said, it's nostalgic for what it is and my son has a good time watching it.

[@ciscodeer9094]

I loved the MMPR movie from 1995, as crazy as it seems, I have been through every season of the power rangers from Alien to Lost Galaxy. thanks for the memories Dan

[@joeywalsh1949]

Man. I remember watching that commercial as a kid and I absolutely lost my mind.

[@andrejg4136]

As a kid nothing made me happier to get this movie on VHS once it was available for it. As a grown man who now gets his tokusatsu from the source, as it was, I still have fondness for the movie despite its glaring and now obvious to me flaws.

[@masanorininomiya720]

I watched that the movie was a childhood, in 1990s. This movie celebrated 27th years!!

[@genyakozlov1316]

Thanks to RPM's apocalyptic future and Dino Charge's time travel ending, the franchise explained crossovers between teams from different timelines with a multiverse. So if in one universe the dinosaurs never went extinct and hang out at the zoo with other animals, why can't the Movie have happened in another?

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I do think it's funny that with all the crazy shenanigans within the power rangers universe or multi-universe whatever the events of the movie were too much and had to be removed from any and all cannon. I mean it sounds like it was always going to be just a movie thing and never have any effect on the franchise beyond that in any way. Essentially a self-contained one-off movie.

[@BainesMkII]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu I'd guess that they were afraid that kids who didn't see the movie would be lost in the next TV season, and might stop watching the series.

[@Alex_Logan22]

Just say it is, no big deal. It can’t be proven sure, but it can’t be disproven either. Like, I don’t need Multiverse of Madness to have a Wesley Snipes cameo to say his movies happened in the MCU’s multiverse.

[@BagOfMagicFood]

​@@BainesMkII And that's why I didn't bother watching Power Rangers Turbo, because my parents wouldn't take me to the movie that set everything up! Well, that movie wasn't very good anyway...

[@OzzieAstaroth]

I saw it in theaters and loved it at the time. I was an avid watcher of the show and collector of the toys, so I was all over that too. Looking back on it now, the only parts I really think are bad are the Megazord scenes, for obvious reasons. Back then I was confused as to why they would bother to make a movie and not have it be canon with the show. I always wanted them to use the movie suits in the show, but later on I found out how often those suits ripped and broke. Heh, still looked cool though.

[@TheBronyBraeburn]

Of all the movies my parents probably regret taking me to the theaters for when I was a kid, this one they regretted the most. I loved it and they *HATED* it. Hated every single second of it. They won't let me forget how much they hated this movie.

[@Julford]

My parents ended up forgiving me about this movie (eventually), but there is another, darker movie that they still bring up from time to time. Digimon The Movie. I was not allowed to suggest movies for several years after talking my dad into seeing that with me and my younger brother.

[@ScooterinAB]

lol. You should tell them that you spread their tears on your toast every morning. Just mess with them a little.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

lol that must've made you so sad but i get it. my mom once took me to see the power rangers live at her college but it was just Trang and Jones (yellow and black rangers) after leaving the show and i was upset cause in my head they weren't actually power rangers anymore so my mom just took me home, i still feel bad about it lol

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I'm trying to think if there's ever been a movie that I dragged my parent/s to that they still bust my chops over. I don't think there is but then again I went to a lot of movies either by myself or with friends this is the kind of movie you really wouldn't enjoy with parents. Still to be harping on it decades later damn they must have absolutely hated hated hated this movie. I mean holy crap.

[@beipiaosaurus]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu It was Mars Attacks in my case. Can't really blame them although I still find the language translator joke to be funny.

[@jduong99]

Hope we can get a video on Digimon the Movie in the near future as well

[@snoopanoop7705]

I've met all of the original Power rangers at conventions except for the yellow ranger since she past away many years ago. Awesome content as always.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

oh really? i almost met the yellow ranger and the black ranger at a thing back then, but i was upset they weren't actually power rangers anymore so i left pretty quick, but i did did them on stage and hear them talk for a moment

[@snoopanoop7705]

@@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 the original yellow ranger died in a car accident in 2001 so maybe some people did meet her before but I didn't started going to conventions I think around starting of 2007-2019.

[@snoopanoop7705]

@@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 the original actors are still the best to me since I grew up watching the show since 1993 I watched to others ones for a bit but to me the original ones are the real OGs

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

@@snoopanoop7705 oh right, yeah it was sometime between 1995 and 1997 that i went to that meet and greet thing, didn't even remember she'd died until you brought it up

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

@@snoopanoop7705 yeah same, i mean i stopped watching after power rangers in time or the season after, but came back for dino thunder cause Tommy was back and then stopped watching again lol, but i'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the show and original cast

[@sadpixels]

I remember going to a birthday slumber party, based around the idea that we would all "Stay up late and watch Power Rangers: the Movie". Their parents rented the VHS from Blockbuster, had Power Ranger themed Cake, and pizza (what else) and we started the movie "late." I remember falling sleep part way through the movie, waking up right before the credits rolled and proclaiming "that was awesome!", because i wanted to seem cool.

[@organicketchup5171]

I saw this for the first time actually fairly recently and it didn’t disappoint as a 90’s time capsule. Sydney was doing its best to grow and appear modern in the lead up to the millennium Olympics and this movie exhibits that.

[@adambrock3932]

Shame the NSW liberal government tore down the monorail though

[@mr_reborn]

Imagine making tens of millions on a franchise every year, billions in toy sales, and not wanting to give your lead actors a fair pay scale for the insane hours you're working them ... hell with 'fair', when you're on a hit show you ought to be able to feel it in your bank account.

[@bigdoublej74]

Dairanger is one of the best Super Sentai seasons, hands down. It's a shame we didn't get a proper adaptation of it

[@megagrey]

I adored how, due to not being constrained by crafting narratives around Super Sentai footage to cram into a 22-minute slot, the filmmakers could be creative and take their time. The tense search in the construction site for the Oozemen is my favorite example.

[@Natalis7]

As a 10 year old I did not realize it had that much competition at the box office. As a 35 year old hot damn those were all amazing movies in 1996!

[@M2Mil7er]

Hi Dan (and team)! I'm sure there's a section of your audience from the UK, and Japan (of a certain age) that would love you to cover 'Star Fleet', a repurposed 1980 Japanese puppet show called 'X-Bomber' (Ekkusu Bonbā) which aired in the UK in 1982. I think it would be a good one to look into, and at the same time, introduce it to a wider audience.

[@jackdefranco8346]

This was a huge event for me as a kid and I watched this movie to death throughout 95 and 96. This was kind of a last hurrah for me with Power Rangers as I wasn't interested in season 3 since they retold the movie in the series and I almost immediately lost interest altogether.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

It's funny I remember falling out with the series around then as well and what's funny is I definitely don't remember them retelling the whole origin part or I forgot about that part. While watching this it hit me oh they basically just non-canonized the entirety of the movie when they started season 3 and that's why the movie is basically completely forgotten. That just blows my mind the idea of making a movie that served no real purpose besides making money and bringing attention to the franchise and or selling toys/merch. Finding out what what went on behind the scenes is always pretty brutal. And unfortunately I have a feeling that happened quite a bit.

[@Mitsuraga]

It must have happened to me, too, because I don't even remember the series retelling the movie's events.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@Mitsuraga Apparently the retailing in the show was incredibly mundane and boring. They just sort of get their new powers, that's it. Say what you will about the movie but at least it was a way more interesting/dramatic/interesting way of getting rid of the old stuff and introducing the new. The show meanwhile was just so boring and lame the way they introduced it. It's just like whatever new zords, new powers, new ranger suits yada yada yada. And unfortunately that was pretty much what they did for the entire current run up to now.

[@Alex_Logan22]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu I would say the Zeo transition was pretty well done, the rangers actually lost for a change, all their powers were destroyed, the command center blew up and Zordon/Alpha were presumed dead on the season finale, which was super dark at the time. But that Turbo movie went right back to abrupt transitions without much reasoning, which was why it stayed canon (alongside having a similarly low budget production as the show).

[@boscopappas234]

Look at that lineup at 14:40…Spring/Summer 1995 was stacked! Apollo 13, Pocahontas, Batman, Congo, Judge Dredd, Casper, Crimson Tide, Braveheart, Bad Boys, Die Hard 3, Bridges of Madison County, and Clueless. If I remember correctly, Seven was released at the very end of the Summer. There was a record heat wave that Summer so many people chose the air-conditioned movie theaters if at all possible. I probably saw nearly all of those movies that Summer. Simpler times.

[@ciowstopperPH]

There were theaters that aren’t air conditioned?

[@ecanoya]

Man, I'd love an episode on the 2 live action Guyver movies. They were 2 of my favorites growing up, and I only found out they were also based on a Japanese property when I was in high school.

[@bhodili-3396]

DC's Blue Beetle is a Complete Ripoff of this Character.

[@RJBsings]

I’m 29 nearly 30 and this movie will always be in my top 5- the soundtrack- the writing- everything. My childhood ❤️😂

[@aaronorenstein5963]

I remember being all-in on this movie, even renting it on video. Never knew the behind-the-scenes story until now, so thanks!

[@DrCash7]

And Parker Lewis Can't Lose was EPIC.

[@windsweptjoe442]

As a kid who grew up on a strict diet of Power Rangers, the movie was and still is AWESOME! and as a kid from Australia seeing Sydney on the big screen blew my mind, Ivan Ooze ripping apart centre point tower and smash the megazord with it is one of the greatest moments in cinema for many Aussies who grew up in the 90's.

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

Mariska Hargitay started working on Law & Order SVU roughly four years after this movie. SVU debuted in 1999 and is still going.

[@shukilevyandbrookesheildsl2638]

I remember watching the Super Sentai series Battle Fever J from '81 to '83 in Hawai'i. I seem to remember it taking itself more seriously than what Power Rangers did with itself. I guess that's why I actually liked the 2017 reboot.

[@bigedwerd]

Rest in peace Jason David Frank. You will be greatly missed.

[@mattalan6618]

who?

[@jinx1599able]

​@@mattalan6618 Tommy Green white ranger

[@bhodili-3396]

The Star Whackers Got Him. Just like Robin Williams and David Carradine.

[@mattalan6618]

@@bhodili-3396 is a massive Conspiracy Theorist nut case

[@stephentruett]

Saw it in theaters with my grandfather. Come to think of it, it might have been the only movie I saw with him in a theater. BTW, the Game Gear Power Rangers games are legit fighting games. Criminally overlooked.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yeah I saw something about a bunch of the power rangers games recently that really took me by surprise.

[@navibc31]

Sega definitely had awesome Power Rangers games back in the day. I was a Nintendo owner then but my cousin had the game gear version and then I ended up playing the Sega games on emulation. The Nintendo games were good (albeit the SNES "Fighting Edition" being one of the best SNES games out there) but Sega definitely had Nintendo beat on that front.

[@RealmJD]

Watched it via Laserdisc as a kid. Loved every second of it. I actually preferred the more armored suits.

[@roguerifter9724]

I loved Power Rangers when I was young and still occasionally buy old and new seasons digitally. That said I never really liked the first movie which I saw in a theater with my cousins a couple of weeks after it came out (It was part of one of my cousins' birthday party that year.) I don't think that's entirely the movies fault though. Of the original five my three favorites were Trini, Billy, and Zack so losing two of them suddenly made me an unhappy fan. and I never entirely forgave the replacement characters.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Not as a power ranger but I have a lot of respect for Johnny Young Bosch. He is far far better as a voice actor than he ever was on power rangers.

[@julioagua]

The three new characters were so bland...

[@jameshill3403]

Power rangers after season 3 was pure crap

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@jameshill3403 Which is weird because I swear I've heard people say Time Force I think and one other one was really great. But then again who watches power rangers for the plot.

[@Robowil]

I think I remember watching this movie when I was 5 or 6 (somewhere between 2007-2008)? Kinda blends in with my memories of Mystic Force/Operation Overdrive/Jungle Fury (the seasons I grew up on), so I must've watched it on demand at some point.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I saw it in theaters as a kid, and yeah, the CGI was pretty bad even then. I once asked Tony Oliver (a man of many roles on the show) if they'd ever consider redoing the effects for a special edition after Saban bought the franchise rights back from Disney, and he said that he didn't think there was a need and it was just a product of its time. Oh well, at least I found out he had recorded all new lines for the Legacy Collection Saba that was about to come out at the time.

[@peacexlove]

I saw this in theaters too. The Summer of 1995 was also the first time I ever had a real girlfriend but she thought Power Rangers were for little kids so I had to pretend that I only went because my little brothers wanted me to go. The truth was I did AND STILL DO like Power Rangers/Super Sentai.

[@AlmightyCRJ]

They were slightly ahead of their time with the open masks - nowadays you'd CGI the visor/plate in to be semi transparent. Not possible in the early nineties. The Rat costumes did get used in the TV show filmed in Australia, by the Wizard of Deception, to terrorise the powerless rangers & the British colony of Angel Grove. A scene remarkably like the Tengu attack...

[@BagOfMagicFood]

Just a few years later, the '99 Sentai GoGoV had helmets with transparent visors they'd switch to between cuts whenever they wanted to show the characters' faces while suited up, but the Power Rangers take on that, Lightspeed Rescue, had them actually slide the visors open from time to time. (Not sure if this was a practical effect; they seemed to be pressing an imaginary button?) Then just a few years after that, Hurricaneger had its own visors open the same way... and there was a time in between on Timeranger where TimeRed's visor got broken through, and those things also carried over to Power Rangers. Of course there were Sentais before and after that had putting on the visors as the last step of the transformation, like Flashman's "Shut goggle!" and Go-Busters' "Let's morphin'!" ...And Go-Busters was the one borrowing a few terms from Power Rangers just for kicks!

[@PointWithin]

Damn good movie. Theme song stuck in my head. Uh oh you’re in trouble…

[@charlesbennett7484]

I love this movie especially the highly detailed suits! The yellow ranger was my favorite. 😍

[@velociraptor4you3291]

Even today, I still have a soft spot for this film. Heck, Ivan Ooze is still one of my favorite villains to come out of 90s superhero cinema.

[@sdc3536]

I remember being so confused as a kid as to why the show had a completely different story as to how they got their ninja powers and why they didn't remember the events of the movie.

[@BagOfMagicFood]

"Is this bone guy the TV version of Ivan Ooze?" (No, clearly the inspiration for spitting purple goo to make monsters came from the Master Vile footage used later on.)

[@Loudpackjefe]

This was my favorite movie as a kid! I still holds a special place in my heart

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

I was way too old to be into Power Rangers when they came out. I mean, I still watched them and loved them. But I tended to keep it on the down low. I did go see the movie too, even though I didn't have a kid yet and it felt a bit weird being there among so many children and families. But, whatever. Life is short, like what you like. And I tend to like people in silly costumes yelling "HI-YAA!"

[@kosmosfan01]

It's always so strange and interesting to me how much simplier things were as kids where you just enjoyed this show for the fights. Learning things like why three of the rangers were recasted makes these kind of videos a fun watch.

[@andrewbyrne2173]

It was a decent movie, I was surprised it didn't get a direct sequel.

[@adambrock3932]

In a way it did turbo

[@thebest12700]

@@adambrock3932 turbo was ok but it felt like a off brand spin off lol the feeling wasnt the same.

[@adambrock3932]

@@thebest12700 and turbo actually served as the start of the turbo series

[@sdc3536]

@@adambrock3932 not really a direct sequel. This movie isn't in the canon of the show, whereas turbo is

[@truefoodsociety312]

38 year old here. I remember my dad taking me to watching the movie and him falling asleep. I couldn’t fathom how anyone could fall asleep during a power rangers movie but dad was working all day and going to school on the side so dude was grinding and still took the time to watch a bunch of rainbow spandex ninjas

[@MikeKraze]

This may be nostalgia, but I’m 35 and can still watch this movie from beginning to end and find it enjoyably fun. The reboot, I’ve only seen that once…that tells you enough.

[@bhodili-3396]

Not a Fan of Krispy Kreme Rangers ?

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

i saw it in theaters, and loved it. i still love it. so much nostalgia. i don't care if it's badly written, i watch it every summer alongside Newsies, Tron, and The Three Musketeers

[@jayncoke]

I remember growing up and loving the promotion partnership they had with Discovery Zone!

[@Alex-o-tron]

Have been a huge PR fan as long as I can remember. Saw this movie in the theater, was ob. sessed. Watched the VHS more time than I can count. I can literally recite this movie. It is so cheesey and bad and cozy.

[@chrisgangsta]

This was my first movie ever at the theaters, I was 4 years old and I loved it so much.

[@tylermane77]

This movie holds so much powerful nostalgia for me it's almost weird. Like, when I grew out of Power Rangers it was out of sight, out of mind for years and years and years. Going back to it after, gosh, 20 years was like a trippy semi time traveling event. It was weird. For that I can't ever poo-poo on it.

[@Alex_Logan22]

Yea without the Internet thriving like it is today, it was easy to completely move away from things.

[@TimmHenson]

Just like Dan, I saw this day one in the theatre... The CGI was upsetting at best. But I remember loving the ninja outfits. I still feel a thrum of enthusiasm when I think about how cool those were.

[@Clay3613]

Still the best "Power Rangers" movie and best costume designs despite literally falling apart! The soundtrack slaps too, what other 90s movie has Devo, RHCP and Sammy Hagar on it?!

[@chromemox3319]

The costumes were perfect. They should have made more hard lined realistic costumes but using old footage didn’t help with that.

[@scorpionwins6378]

One of the absolute best parts of the film is the opening skydive sequence that was set to RHCPs version of higher ground. Witnessing that in theater on the big screen was a real thrill for any child who loved the show.

[@diamon8125]

Saban Productions did learn from their mistakes in this movie when they started planning Turbo. They learned how Toei actually produced the Sentai shows and also utilizing Alpha Stunts even more.

[@bhodili-3396]

The Zord looked much better in the Second Movie.

[@bjpalm1994]

I remember watching this in theaters. I thought the movie suits were awesome but the CGI Zords & Megazord were horrible. All in all it was still very enjoyable, but it sucks that none of the movie events had any affect on the tv show. Also Dalcia was hot, lol.

[@BatmanPops]

Who Remembers When The Blue Ranger Justin, Played In The Movie Casper Meets Wendy? Starring Hillary Duff 😁

[@mccallosone4903]

Was never a fan of Power Rangers, they were a little after my time. I am, however, a fan of Toy Galaxy, an absolutely fantastic youtube channel

[@asherzerbib3461]

To quote Des Shinta: "It’s not good, but we love it anyway". Makes me wish Ivan and Dulcea had been canon to the show because they’re both very good characters in that otherwise below average film.

[@blackphoenix77]

I went to see this movie with my cousin on opening weekend and I loved it. They really should've incorporated the events of movie into the show. I always hated it that instead of the film armor, they just got lame sparkly variants of their normal suits.

[@DenkSchuldt]

Man I’m one of those kids who saw it after 1995. My father knew how much I loved Power Rangers and I would wait for him to come home renting the vhs to watch it over and over again. I was completely captivated. I even remember crying when Zordon died and jumping of happiness when the rangers revived him. This movie has such a special place in my heart. Great analysis btw.

[@RyanRead]

I remember us going to the movie so early. Thinking it would be packed and… it was so few and far in between. Still enjoy the movie and the sound track was amazing.

[@Showman_87]

I remember seeing this in theaters as a kid and loving it!

[@thereadherring2364]

I remember seeing this in theatres as a kid. This was awesome! Looking back, man that CGI is so very awful. But, it was the early days and it was overly ambitious with the tech at the time. Should have done rubber suits or models.