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DreamSword
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Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Once & Always
Listen to me, En-chan, and Androzani watch and talk about the movie
HERE.
I'll admit, I am the exact sucker that this anniversary special is aiming to please.
It's got alot of things that make me take a shine to it pretty much immediately; The return of one of my all time favorite characters in Zack being the biggest one.
Even besides Zack and his amazing hip-hop kido though, I can't help but smile at the return of all these old characters and locations(the Juice Bar!) who I literally grew up with coming back, ontop of all the great callbacks and lampshades.
Heck, a very big part of the movie in general is honoring the legacy of the franchise as a whole, and especially that of Thui Trang, whom the cast always remembered fondly, and you can tell they really wanted to showcase their love for her all throughout the film.
And that is perhaps the thing that impressed me most about this movie too. None of the nostalgic bits feel like pandering, and working Trini's' death and the rise of her daughter Minh never once came across as tasteless. It's a movie all about moving forward and birthing something new while still remembering where we all began.
Minh herself has a very strong character arc too. She's not just "the new Trini" she has her set of motivations, growth, and personality traits that really sell her as her own unique person. Going from a teenager full of vengeance and hatred to someone who understands the self-sacrifice of being a hero, Minh really does grow into her while never once coming across as annoying or undeserving of the mantle of Yellow Ranger.
The overall tone and writing of the film handles this all wonderfully too. Managing to go back and forth from serious to silly while never once coming off a pretentious or being ashamed of the original show. It helps that there are some genuinely funny lines and moments throughout the film's' run time! Sure, some of it is referential humor("Thanks, I hate it"), but even then it's pulled off in such a way that I couldn't help but laugh along rather than groan in annoyance like alot of other media that tries to pull it off make me do.
Sure, I could do a point for point breakdown of everything I love about this movie, just as I have various episodes of
Power Rangers
proper, but really, if you at all consider yourself a fan of the franchise, then you owe it to yourself to check it out. I don't know if I'd call it my favorite movie in the franchise, but if it's not, then it's second only to the 1995 movie, and coming from me that is very high praise. It's a great ride from start to finish, and I highly recommend it. Here's to hoping more seasons can get reunion movies even half as good as this one. I give this special a very strong
5/6
. I think the only way it could've been any better is if they'd managed to get literally the whole cast back, Bulk and Skull included.
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