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Androzani84 Watches Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
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03-12-2021, 10:34 AM
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Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto the Movie
Sentai movies are criminally underrated.
Seriously, everyone knocks them for the short runtime and prefers to talk about Rider movies. Well the truth is, Sentai movies are an unskippable part of the main viewing experience (which makes watching the series as its airing rather, for lack of a better term, missing something), whereas with four exceptions (Den-O, W, Gaim and Ghost), Rider movies can be skipped with nothing of value lost (They’ve tried to rectify that in later years by adding in retcons to the plot of the show, but many of them have no bearing on either the plot of the show or the movie). This movie is no exception to that creed as, despite being incredibly important to the events of the series (it comes up again in episodes 37 and 39), it’s only mention on TV Tropes is a brief bullet point on the page for Non-Serial Movie (which this film most definitely is not). Indeed the movie exclusive item here is not an exclusive, more a sneak peek at what’s to come. And now, we conclude Tenkuu Gattai week in style with the one combination that video DIDN’T show you.
We open with Tenkuujin (and by extension, Shurikenger) under attack by a mysterious spaceship for reason he in his infinite resources cannot fathom (they’re aliens, do they need a reason?)
In this ship are our two movie-only antagonists, Hisaru (hi = fire, saru = monkey) and Blizaru, who are carrying an important package… which has legs. (Apparently, they’d felt the need to goof off during a job. Some professionals they are).
Oboro alerts the Hurricanegers of Shurikenger’s peril and they transform and race to the scene… using horses (because the producers actually have a budget to work with and they’re gonna use it).
Elsewhere, Tenkuujin seems to blow the enemy ship to pieces… but it reassembles (rather like a toy, I might add) and launches its own attack, causing a crash.
The two space chimps (not to be confused with the movie Space Chimps) celebrate their minor victory and prepare to make their delivery… but their hostage breaks free with a knife (why didn’t she use that before?) and causes THEM to crash (karma right there, folks), which the Hurricanegers investigate.
Before our heroes arrive on the scene, the Princess uses an amulet to make the ship disappear (by which I mean, it’s no longer there, not that it’s invisible). Upon observing them, she decides that Yosuke will be the one she wants to bang - er, protect her. But then Hisaru and Blizaru show up and beat back the Hurricanegers, taking the girl’s amulet with them as they leave, observed by the Kasumi Bros.
At Ninja Base, the girl seems to have gotten over the trauma of being kidnapped remarkably quickly and has made herself at home.
While Yosuke refuses to acknowledge this b*tch, Oboro tries asking her her name and where she comes from (slow down, that’s second date knowledge). The girl doesn’t answer, instead noticing Hamster Headmaster (somehow, for the first time) and kisses him. She then gives an introduction when trying to get Yosuke to do her bidding.
Hamster Headmaster wonders where Astram could be… but Nanami, Kouta and Oboro are too busy noticing something different about him to think about that.
Yosuke couldn’t care less about Mugensai being back to normal, instead reiterating to the Princess that he won’t be her servant. Annoyed, Laina storms off, dropping another of her jewels… which turns out to be a mini robot named Knuckle (voiced by Yuko Miyamura, whose other major Sentai role was as Kyoko in GoGoV). They narrowly stop him from escaping so they can wring some answers out of him.
Knuckle narrates that Laina is known for being the most stubborn princess in the universe (that’s not a surprise), and that she was kidnapped by those two monkeys three days ago for the Jakanja (why they’d want her, I don’t know. It certainly isn’t for a ransom demand). As Ikkou and Isshu watch, Laina turns seaweed into a flower as Knuckle gets to the dark part of the story.
At the Centipede, Hisaru and Blizaru get a frosty reception since they didn’t bring back Princess Laina for the “Soul-Eating Ceremony” (evidently, the Tricondor isn’t as necessary as it was made out to be).
The two then admit that they think Satarakura is the greatest master of puns in the universe. Satarakura falls for it and shows them where the Soul-Eating Ceremony will take place, despite Tau Zant using his requisite line (seriously, he seems to only say one thing a day at this point) to warn him against it. Sure enough, Hisaru was expecting for the flattery to result in that.
He then has Blizaru freeze the Jakanja in place before they can do anything, before leaving. (I’ll admit. It’s unique to see the bounty hunter betray the big bad. Normally, it’s the other way around)
The Kasumi Bros meet with Laina, suggesting that she go back to her home planet for her own protection (to be fair, they didn’t know her that well), to which Laina, true to her title as the most stubborn princess in the universe, says no. The two monkeys then appear, beat up the Kasumi Bros and abduct the princess before the Hurricanegers arrive, having learned of the Soul-Eating Ceremony from Knuckle. The Kasumi Bros insist on joining in, to get back at the monkeys for beating the Gouraigers, as Oboro and Mugensai locate the best place for the Soul-Eating Ceremony.
The heroes then depart for the island, as Knuckle explains the Soul-Eating Ceremony to the viewers.
On the island, the Hurricanegers put on their ninja masks while the Gouraigers adjust their Gourai Changers… but their arrival hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Hisaru has Blizaru use his Uchuu Ninpo: Sama Saru to summon the Magerappas. When that doesn’t work (why would he think it would?), he summons a bigger fish.
The Kasumi Bros bid the Hurricanegers go on, before transforming to hold off Manmarva and the Space Kunoichi.
Manmarva discards his cloak and summons his bike, the Honoo Kiba (Fire Fang), which Ikkou counters with his BariThunder.
After a brief joust, Ikkou ends the fight by shooting Manmarva off his bike (if Manmarva was in control, he would’ve uttered a chant to make the scorpion egg inside Ikkou affect him). Meanwhile Isshu faces Wendinu and Furabijo, who even on a fantastic movie budget which can afford to have the human actors fight still relies on special effects (admittedly, beefed up ones, but still).
Isshu manages to win by beating them at their own game: using his own special effects based attack.
As the first barrel of gunpowder used for the Ceremony explodes, the Hurricanegers run into their second obstacles.
But before anything serious can happen, Shurikenger appears to clear this, allowing our heroes to continue (even on a fantastic movie budget, he’s stuck using stock footage).
Satarakura uses his Uchuu Ninpo: Yomi no Houou to revive Higenamezukin, Orlin, Kekkaibo, Copy Ninja and Two-Pig, all wearing masks (a lot of revived monsters lately).
Shurikenger defeats the monsters and the two Spears using his Fire Mode attacks. In spite of being thrown off by Hisaru’s Uchuu Ninpo: Carcer, the Hurricanegers aren’t licked yet, transforming and rescuing Laina before the last barrel of gunpowder can explode. They take her to safety and discuss how she and Yosuke aren’t so different after all (one’s a fabulously wealthy princess with no friends, ones a relatively poor ninja with two friends and three acquaintances. Yep, lot of similarities there). They then go to face the two monkeys (and my terrible camerawork reaches its apex, as I crop Nanami out of the shot)
After a fight where Yosuke and Nanami overpower Hisaru and Kouta uses his Mai Jishi to outnumber Blizaru, the two space chimps combine their powers for an attack… which causes the theme song to kick in, allowing a Kage no Mai to be used to kick their asses. The Hurricanegers then form the Victory Gadget and blast the monkeys (in real time), defeating them.
The Tricondor then flies back to Laina’s hand, to her relief.
However, Hisaru and Blizaru have survived, now fusing into the gargantuan Combined Nin-key Ashurasaru.
The heroes gather and summon their Shinobi Machines, combining into their three robots and summoning their weapons, to Laina’s surprise (with some foreshadowing to boot).
When none of their attacks can phase Ashurasaru, Laina uses her Tricondor to create three blank Karakuri Balls.
The balls knock Ashurasaru down, before opening and combining into the ship from earlier. Laina explains that Tricondor has the power to combine their three Karakuri Giants (I’d say this is convenient, but it was implied they have similar giants on Astram, so).
And so Senpuujin, Gouraijin and Tenkuujin use the Tricondor to do a Ginga Choetsu Sanjin Gattai (Galaxy Transcendent Three-god combination), forming TenraiSenpuujin.
The heroes are all teleported into one cockpit.
Oboro and Mugensai wonder how another planet can have compatibility with the Karakuri system (maybe because they’re much more advanced). Ashurasaru summons a naginata to do battle, which TenraiSenpuujin blacks using the Tenkuu Shuriken as a sword.
When Ashurasaru tries hitting them directly, they block him with the Cross Formation.
They then destroy the enemy once and for all with the Zettai Kyukyoku Ougi: Ultima Storm.
With all said and done, Laina and Knuckle return to Astram, having taken Yosuke’s words to heart. But with her gone, Mugensai turns back into Hamster Headmaster. We then get something special for the credits.
Final thoughts: A pretty alright movie, all things considered. Laina did come off as slightly annoying, but given her one-off status, she avoids becoming unbearable. And as stated, I like the Space Monkeys turning on the Jakanja.
Normal updates will resume beginning this Sunday (and there may be some issues later this month, as I am moving house and will probably have to, at best, post a picture-less review using my mobile data.
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Last edited by Androzani84; 05-24-2021 at
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