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01-25-2021, 05:12 AM | #471 |
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I thought about it, and I actually can't remember the Rangers eating any flavor other than "vanilla with toppings" so yeah, actually, you're most likely right.
Makes sense considering the guy who ordered it.
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02-03-2021, 06:29 PM | #472 |
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I've been watching MMPR Season 2 while I work recently. Gosh it's fun. It feels like if you took a slice-of-life teen sitcom and mashed it with a teen superhero show. It's not fine art, but it brings me joy. (Especially Bulk and Skull! They're such plops; I love them.)
I'd actually argue it being a bit wonky is better, since it makes things unexpected. Aisha's being a bit of a twerp and taking her newfound interest too seriously? Nevermind learning a lesson about chilling out a bit and being patient with people. Moral about teamwork, that'll do! |
02-06-2021, 10:29 AM | #473 |
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If anyone wants an example of how obnoxious the "Remastered" version of MMPR season 1 was with its "improved effects" skip to 14:27.
There's a reason the comments are disabled on this video, haha.
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02-11-2021, 05:56 PM | #474 |
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I have something to contribute! For the first time in a while, I saw an episode of "new" Power Rangers whilst staying with my brother's family these past few days, and I thought it was... okay?
For the curious, it was an episode of Beast Morphers in which Space Sheriff Gavan portrayed a policeman named Charo (maybe?), and they teamed up to defeat a rhino with what might possibly have been an Australian accent, but probably was an attempt at a "British accent." I don't really remember the original episode of Go-Busters this was based on, despite my great love of that show, but I was impressed at how blurred the lines were between the original footage and the new footage. It was interesting to see Putties from the original show back, although they didn't seem to serve a purpose other than to make people such as me, who were faintly aware of Power Rangers when younger, go, "Hey, look, it's those guys." This kind of did make me wonder why, if they're putting so much effort into the new material and Hasbro are making the toys now, they're not just making a totally original series. Oh well, it was a fun episode, I thought. I think my only really complaint with it was based on the knowledge of Beet Buster's charisma, by which standards, I felt his boyish counterpart in this series did not measure up, but I fully accept that this is possibly a matter of personal taste. |
02-11-2021, 06:08 PM | #475 |
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I have something to contribute! For the first time in a while, I saw an episode of "new" Power Rangers whilst staying with my brother's family these past few days, and I thought it was... okay?
For the curious, it was an episode of Beast Morphers in which Space Sheriff Gavan portrayed a policeman named Charo (maybe?), and they teamed up to defeat a rhino with what might possibly have been an Australian accent, but probably was an attempt at a "British accent." I don't really remember the original episode of Go-Busters this was based on, despite my great love of that show, but I was impressed at how blurred the lines were between the original footage and the new footage. It was interesting to see Putties from the original show back, although they didn't seem to serve a purpose other than to make people such as me, who were faintly aware of Power Rangers when younger, go, "Hey, look, it's those guys." This kind of did make me wonder why, if they're putting so much effort into the new material and Hasbro are making the toys now, they're not just making a totally original series. Oh well, it was a fun episode, I thought. I think my only really complaint with it was based on the knowledge of Beet Buster's charisma, by which standards, I felt his boyish counterpart in this series did not measure up, but I fully accept that this is possibly a matter of personal taste. Last edited by Sunred; 02-11-2021 at 06:10 PM.. |
02-11-2021, 06:21 PM | #476 |
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Good point about the film cameras, that probably accounts for a lot of the similarity in footage. I remember that even after the levelling out of technology, you could tell newer footage as New Zealand was so recognisable in the newer shows and I believe Sakamoto Koichi was really into wire-fu at the time—allow me a moment to pause and smile as I remember the bewildered reaction to his work on Magiranger—but now I'm assuming they're filming in America again and Sakamoto has been pinched by Toei so everything seems to be a bit more evened out. I always find it difficult with Power Rangers as I have no fondness for it from my youth, being simply aware of it but not a fan of it, but if the characters are engaging, I'm happy to watch a season. Not that I disliked it, but Beast Morphers, however, doesn't really have what I'm looking for. |
02-11-2021, 06:24 PM | #477 |
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I was 50% right, then.
Good point about the film cameras, that probably accounts for a lot of the similarity in footage. I remember that even after the levelling out of technology, you could tell newer footage as New Zealand was so recognisable in the newer shows and I believe Sakamoto Koichi was really into wire-fu at the time—allow me a moment to pause and smile as I remember the bewildered reaction to his work on Magiranger—but now I'm assuming they're filming in America again and Sakamoto has been pinched by Toei so everything seems to be a bit more evened out. I always find it difficult with Power Rangers as I have no fondness for it from my youth, being simply aware of it but not a fan of it, but if the characters are engaging, I'm happy to watch a season. Not that I disliked it, but Beast Morphers, however, doesn't really have what I'm looking for. Makes sense though; great scenery, cheaper to film there too probably, and I think it has something to do with the show being a great way to promote New Zealand for tourism reasons, etc. Last edited by Sunred; 02-11-2021 at 06:35 PM.. |
02-11-2021, 06:28 PM | #478 |
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I always find it difficult with Power Rangers as I have no fondness for it from my youth, being simply aware of it but not a fan of it, but if the characters are engaging, I'm happy to watch a season. Not that I disliked it, but Beast Morphers, however, doesn't really have what I'm looking for.
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02-11-2021, 07:49 PM | #479 |
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An instance of that which has always really stuck out to me, probably because it was the adaptation of Gokaiger, which was the first Sentai I actually watched, was in Super Megaforce, where they made the Silver Ranger a fairly serious character with a tragic backstory about his planet being destroyed... and then that's just completely at odds with the stock footage of Gokai Silver flailing around like the goofball Gai was. Megaforce tried to cover for that to an extent by having some more comedic moments for their version too, but the body language was always so glaringly different it gave me a newfound appreciation for Gokai Silver's suit acting. It was fitting its new context so poorly I realized how specific and perfect it actually was for Gokaiger.
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02-12-2021, 05:13 AM | #480 |
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Oh! That's a surprise! I guess they got better at making it look like America in the years since. Do they still cast actors from New Zealand, or are they shipping out American actors for the cast now?
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I guess I really like shows that feature characters who have doubts? Not overly angsty stuff, but I really like it when characters are conflicted about what is the right thing to do. Quote:
An instance of that which has always really stuck out to me, probably because it was the adaptation of Gokaiger, which was the first Sentai I actually watched, was in Super Megaforce, where they made the Silver Ranger a fairly serious character with a tragic backstory about his planet being destroyed.
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