[LockonStratos]

So... yeah, finally got to see it...

The criticisms I've had for all the designs are still valid, but they did so much else right... yeah, I'll let it slide for the most part.

Billy is great, he's... he feels right. Like, whoever wrote this has actually dealt with high-functioning autists instead of just reading about them. I cringed but in sympathy... Yes, the Cramston story bit is very much something an aspie could conceivably do. Frankly, every second he was on-screen was a "Yeah, I could see myself doing something like that" thing.

Everyone else wasn't AS good, but they filled the roles adequately.

I think, in a lot of ways, the film actually hits on a lot of what the best Rangers seasons were also good about. Kind of like watching the MMPR storyline, but written more like RPM...

Actually, yeah, RPM is probably the series I feel is most in-line with this, in both good and bad qualities. The character moments are spot-on, but the stunts and action are kind of weak at times.

Also, I heard the phrase "The Power Rangers were a legion," which I'm going to take as meaning that there's more teams out there in the cosmos. If there's not some interaction with another Ranger team in the 3rd or 4th movie, please let it get at least as many sequels as Transformers, I'm going to be seriously disappointed. I don't even care about the details; I just want to see two teams contrasting with each other somehow.

Basically, I liked it. I'm not going so far as some people and wanting it to replace the show or anything like that, but I'm completely okay with accepting this as a worthy part of the franchise.