Thread: Power Rangers

Hahahahahahahahahaha. Holy shit, Shark.

The absolute hilariousness of that opening post actually warrants a serious reply of what I think of the Power Rangers.

So, yeah. Power Rangers. Big fan of Voltron, as a kid, so there was a bit of nostalgia that brought me into a mild appreciation of the Power Rangers. Take away the silly costumes, the cliche villians, the completely forgettable Saved by the Bell atmosphere of their normal lives and the unbelievable Cheese Factor and what it really all about?

Of course...the Martial Arts.

I have to admit, there was a lot of ass-kicking going on in that show. I liked how they each had their own style and whatnot. Everything about the "Zords" was laughable, but it was the kinda laugh you didn't mind having every once in a while, watching these "megazords" (aka people in cardboard robot costumes) fall all over cardboard cities like a low(er)-budget Godzilla movie. Haha.
But anyway, yeah the pink Ranger. A strange coincidence is that I had a little thing going with a chick in my middle school, named Kimberly, that looked just like the Pink Ranger Kimberly (but younger) around the same time that she was on the show. Lol.

And yeah, as childish as it may be, I actually enjoyed the first movie, where they first turned into Ninjas.

Never saw much of the show after that, though.

tmnt > mmpr

Well, The Might Morphin' Power Rangers are far from the "original" power rangers. Do a search on sentai, you'll find that the real Power Rangers (the original Japanese version of the series) have had far more seasons, began far longer ago and all together - the original sentai is far better and more serious than the Americanised versions.

I love watching Power Rangers. I've always liked campy movies and TV, like the old Godzilla movies and the old Batman TV show -- I like it when entertainment doesn't take itself too seriously. Of course, I don't consider it high-quality entertainment, but it's fun. The past few incarnation have been, I think, particularly fun: Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, S.P.D. (so-so), and especially Mystic Force. They seem to be deviating more and more from the "everyplot" these days (though that's still a big part of it), which makes it that much more interesting.

Legend has it that the power rangers were created when God was shined through a prism.

Yeah the Power Rangers were fun, although I only ever watched the first series (when I was young enough). The episodes were 'systematic' to say the least, though. Minor adolsecence related problem, go to power ranger HQ, fight monster normal size, fight monster as a zord, then reflect and resolve High School drama.

Originally Posted by TygrHawk

I've always liked campy movies and TV, like the old Godzilla movies and the old Batman TV show[/b]

Oh man, I love the old batman TV show. They do reruns here on siundays on one of our crappier candles. BRILLIANT. I mean, such film brilliance as:

*Robin sees a cat in Catwoman's lare.*
Robin: "Holy Cats! It's a CAT, Batman!"
Cat: "MEOOOOWWWWW!"
*Cat attacks robin, throwing him to the floor*

Holy hamster cages, Batman!

Zyuranger Zyuranger
Densetsu no senshi-tachi yo
Zyuranger Zyuranger
Toki wo kakeru kibou
Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger

Ashioto ga kikoenai ka
Haruka na daichi wo fumishimete
Itsutsu no kiba ga yatte kuru
Misete kure mirai e no fantajii

Zyuranger Zyuranger
Eien no senshi-tachi yo
Zyuranger Zyuranger
Itsu mo kimi no soba ni
Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger

Ougon ni hikaru medaru
Kokoro wo hitotsu ni tsunagu toki
Shouri no asu ga matte iru
Yakusoku sa owaranai fantajii

Zyuranger Zyuranger
Jounetsu no senshi-tachi yo
Zyuranger Zyuranger
Niji wo koete yukou
Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger

[Instrumental]

Zyuranger Zyuranger
Eien no senshi-tachi yo
Zyuranger Zyuranger
Itsu mo kimi no soba ni
Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPUUgmmMHg

i wish that the power rangers had showed up on dec. 8th and stopped mark david chapman from killing john lennon.maybe we could dress up like power rangers and go kick his ass right now

I watch Japanese ones Zyuranger, Dieranger, Kakuranger, ohranger, carrange, megaranger... Oh I can go on and on :_D

I also first got in to power rangers because I was a huge voltron fan. (though I was only 5 when the first power rangers came out in the US so it might be better to say I was a fan of them at the same time) Man those were the days, the only thing that made me mad when I was little was that they turned the green ranger white! The green outfit was a million times cooler. lol, anyways, nice reminicing.

power rangers are awesome.
'nuff said.

There were so many series...it was like a new set 'o' rangers every episode.

Still, I loved it and always will. The surprise on their faces when the monster guy grey really big EVERY TIME rocked.

ah, Power Rangers I loved the show when I was kid. I always thought I was alone but only recently I've discovered that everyone at one point in their lives watched Power Rangers.

Go Go Power Rangers!

Mighty Morphin all the way....