Alright then. :x

My lips are sealed on the subject starting...... now.

No, he REALLY isn't. Certainly not as strong as some of the people coming down on him.


Apparently it is, to some people, if you dare have a criticism or negative opinion.

But the thing is, the only critique people seem to give is "it's different" or "it's generic". If that is the only complaint you guys can come up with...

And I still don't get the complaints with the movie version of the ninjazords. Especially looking at that...when did we get that figure? Other than being overly shiny, which I blame on CGI being, not new, but the new big shiny thing to use, it just looks like a slimmed down version of the show suit, which makes sense for, you know, a ninja.

I'm sure "It's ugly" has reared it's head more than once...

Also, do you need more? Why does someone need an essay to dislike something? People feel it looks poorly designed, others agree that it looks poorly designed. That's all someone needs.

The movie version of the Ninja Megazord gets hated on because it looks horrible. The CG aged very poorly, they cut corners by simply stretching models in some areas (The frog in their combined mode is the most apparent), the head change into a giant, clear cockpit was a bad design call that made it's head look too long and thin, and the overly shiny textures made it look too much like chromed plastic, rather than the machine like feel they were aiming for.

It's all subjective, but it's what most people agree on, anyway...

I mean, if people are going to so passionately hate something, something beyond "ugly/generic/different" would be appreciated. Like I said, I like the design, I like the knight-like motif it has going for it and that it looks like an extension of the rangers themselves. I do wish there were a bit more of the individual zords visible or represented color-wise, but this being the kind of toy it is and going off of the differences between it and the actual combining toy we've seen it is very likely the final version we see on screen may have those elements to it.

And other than the bit about the face and stretching the models a bit (it still looks proportionally fine to me), that basically seems like the only issue people have with the movie ninjazord is...well, the cgi, like I said, which isn't really a problem with the design itself, but the execution and that mostly is due to the time.

Oh sorry, I didn't mean to imply Split Lip is the only one who's getting a little heated. Describing his posts as "hate spewing" is a pretty uncalled for exaggeration, for one.

It not just having the opinion, it's how you go about it. It's just like Split Lip was just saying about positive opinions. "I like this" by itself isn't something worth arguing about, but when you dismiss naysayers as "haters" or other stuff like that, it comes off as abrasive.

Coming from TFW2005....Hey guys!

While this design is certainly...different, i think this design has the same problem as AOE Galvatron did... a Design that may look good and powerful in the film, but translates horrible into a toy.

Saying that, why can't the Mastodon fill in the mid section and the Sabertooth fill in it's original position :(

I'll say it directly to him, given the option. It's not about defense or class, it's about you not becoming a poster like him.

As for the hate spewing, no. That's his posting style, not yours. I'm suggesting that you shouldn't go down that road man.

You've always been, in my eyes, logical and thought provoking. More akin to having a discussion instead of trying to prove a point.

For anyone else, I'm not coming down on Split, nor did I say he's "hate-spewing." I said he doesn't need to act that way to get his point across because he can do it better.

What's funny is, I've never given my opinion on this. For all you know, I share his sentiment.

Personally, I'm still on the fence about it. A fence that doesn't look like a fence but instead a Dinozaur fence.

Well put. :lolol

Honestly, it just needs more color to me >_>

Maybe in the movie it will. This figure could be painted even more poorly than we think.

I agree completely and I wish I could show you the combiner figures because one it has so much more color and 2 at least feels like a megazord when you look at it. Again I want to see what it will look like in the movie off to hound Power Ranger movie twitter for a trailer.

I'm actually afraid they'll pull an Age of Extinction and actually remove most of the color in the final version of the film.

I hope not and if you don't mind me asking could you elaborate on the AOE example please because outside of the dinobots and rusted prime that move was purty colorful with the transformers at least i remember it being that way been a while sense i popped in the movie

The Dinobot toys all have vibrant colors. In the movie, they're silver, gunmetal grey, and black.

Yeah I figured that was what you meant. I think that might of been hasbro's call because i believe the designs are finalised before the toys reach production and honestly straight up grey robots kinda falls short as a toy excluding megs of course.

Actually it's the exact opposite. The toys need to be put into production long before the movie is finished. Hence why a lot of the TF movie toys are based off older concept drawings, or suffer from being designed/altered late into production.

Oh wait I'm not supposed to be here.

your not wrong just passionate and thanks for the input

So, basically, Jem and the Holograms.

Oh god now we know how they felt.

Or other bad movies like Godzilla 1998, Dragon Ball Evolution and several others.

Well, the difference is that Jem isn't really a Jem movie. Like, names are used and it's about a band, but there's like, nothing to it. The double life aspect is removed, the conflict came from a bitchy manager rather than any real rivals, and it was about finding bits and pieces of BB 8's younger brother.

Those movies were clearly trying to be what they were named after. Jem was just a story about a band growing, and this robot thing that slapped the name on.

you forgot the part where they took videos of fans talking about how the show changed their lives and applied it to the movie

Ah yes, the big "Fuck You Bitches!" from the filmmakers to their audience.

Nobody asked you, Narutaki! Go back to making vague, unproven statements of blame in your own show!

Aw, come on, don't be so hard on yourself, man... *hug*

Having color might actually help at least show how the things are even combined, but the problem to me is how busy it looks.

lol

I've always thought Narutaki looked like an Asian Eugene Levy.

If....if only you hadn't said it....Dammit, now I see it. :lolol

Yeah, Split. We can do that for you. :D
Lol. :lol

So we get to call him Jim's Asian dad? :lolol

I'm glad I watch SHT shows. So that I don't have to worry about Japan mucking up my giant robots.

"Find your dinosaur voice."

Had a moment to think rationally (thank you espresso). There's a lot of ways this could go. It could be the Breakfast Club with elements of Looper. It could be like Percy Jackson but dark like the Divergent series. It could even be like Enders Game but with Transformers. I mean, those are awesome, right? Someone in Hollywood came up with those designs, and created masterpieces out of rehashed material and they're considered contenders for the Stank awards, right?

:confused:

All snark aside I will reserve judgement for actually attempting to watch this in the theaters. I did with Revenge of the Fallen. Have to be able to give the franchise a chance. Unfortunately it will already fall to the curse of Transformers live action movies just based on the design, the montage trailer footage, and the overriding instinct of long time fans. Love it or hate it, it's the same sentence as the Transformers series.

"It's just not my Power Rangers."

I have long since given up on the fact that original, fresh science fiction can exist. We've hit saturation. There are so many already published short stories and manuscripts that were just so good, and because some Holly-bro exec decided it wouldn't make money just canned it. The best stories are the ones that are NOT messed with so far that you can't recognize the source material. That is why Marvel and DC work (again, perception is everything).

The combination toy version does a better job of that. But I have a feeling this toy is closer to the on-screen model...which does a better job of looking like Maizinkaizer than any Megazord known to us before.

Or Tennis Balls... I dunno.

Stop it!! It's too funny of a coincidence!!

i am so glad that Narutaki never appeared in Gaim....
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/...20150726052608

Oh god he did well that show is now ruined after this thread thanks Asian Eugene Levy

Thats Zordon's body....... Yup. I could totally picture his face being projected in that face shield.

So what's the story? He split up his body to create 5 power gems?

Seriously that megazord should be sold to the Ryukendo creators so that they can make a sequel. The design alone is fine but honestly they messed up to think majority of the fans will tolerate that.

For the people that have a hard time understanding why some of us are criticizing this new take on a Megazord, let me try to explain my viewpoint a bit. Just play along with me for a minute.

Imagine if Dino Thunder was the original show. The Megazord was composed of three dinosaurs (T-Rex, Triceratops, & Pteradon). Then years later, a movie comes along trying to 'reboot' Dino Thunder. They redesign the Megazord to look different. Still made of up 3 dinos, but the Pteradon gets replaced with a Stegosaurus. And the yellow ranger is now pink (cause it sells better to girls or something).

But if you look at the two of these Megazords, you can see just as many similarities as differences. Both are mostly made up of the T-Rex with its head prominently on display. Aux zord becomes arm. Left arm has a drill attachment. Made up of Red, Blue, & Yellow colors. If a person who only casually had heard of Power Rangers was shown the second picture, they would instantly recognize that it is Power Rangers related.

http://i.imgur.com/dEOmiqU.jpg

Now let's looks at MMPR vs Live Action. The departure is too radical. The only similarities are their horns and colors (the combiner toy has more coloring). If you showed this new toy to any layperson, no one would guess it belongs to Power Rangers.

It's one thing to reimage the Megazord, but it is another thing to just say screw it and give us this. ESPECIALLY when they are still putting out TV shows that are still giving us toys in the same vein. Why depart from the franchise so hard when the franchise is still doing great as is? Why would the average person see this thing and think "Power Rangers"?

http://i.imgur.com/FhfqUCR.jpg

In all honesty, the Live Action Megazord has more in common with a mech from Zone of Enders. Seriously, just look at it. Humanoid person just wearing kevlar and occasionally bits of body armor. No actual face. A few glowy bits. Some stubby wings. Thingys on the hips. A stabby arm blade.

http://i.imgur.com/l3TOTzR.jpg