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02-02-2014, 11:45 PM | #91 |
The Wanabee Chaser
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02-17-2014, 01:36 AM | #92 |
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Started watching Time Force. It's pretty good so far and what look like to be original footage in episode one was pretty amazing! Hopefully it's as good as people say it is.
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03-02-2014, 01:47 PM | #93 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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With everyone watching Megaranger, I decided to be edgy and watch In Space.
After Megaforce, it was amazing to have what I think appears to be an episode made up entirely of original footage. Those were the days, huh? The acting could use some work, but I'm grateful it's bound in continuity without shutting out someone like me, who hasn't seen the first four iterations to completion in over a decade. Weirdest for me though? All the sexiness like when Divatox drops her coat to reveal a revealing outfit and then remarks to Dark Spector as to how much he reminds her of her fiancée. If that was enough to go over my head as a kid, what about Astronema pushing her ass out at the camera as she struts around in her Catwoman clothes? Stupid sexy Melody Perkins.
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03-02-2014, 03:02 PM | #94 |
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You're gonna love In Space, Locke. Trust me.
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03-02-2014, 03:55 PM | #95 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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It's certainly a massive nostalgia trip!
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03-02-2014, 04:51 PM | #96 |
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Okay, part two of erm...episode one. Fucking Alpha.
Oh the wasted potential of KO-35. That could have been the perfect explanation for why the Dairanger suits exist as keys, but well FUCK THAT. Still though, taking it for what it is, I love the idea that there are Rangers fighting across space this whole time it just feels really epic, shame they're grounding the Rangers already next episode. This was still quite early in Saban's lifespan and as such some of the original fight scenes leave a lot to be desired. I'm grateful that we actually HAVE unique footage but although the unmorphed fighting is fine, I got very little sense of power from the Rangers when they were fighting morphed. This seemed largely down to the editing, there was a clear lack of impact from the hits, although they bothered to add special effects for Cassie's and Ashley's weapons they didn't actually add effects for summoning them so it looked TERRIBLE and during the priming of the Astro Megazord I loved watching Andros apparently power down and then up again between frames. That isn't to say the sentai footage is without sin, either. The transformation for In Space has to be one of the worst ever. Not only is it just lame visually, the Megaranger footage they splice in has half a screen of complete gibberish in English and utterly pointless stats. Characterwise, they're all a pretty mixed bag. Andros seems cool, if his acting leaves a fair bit to be desired but I'm already getting a Daigo feel from him with how Ashley immediately began to drool over him and he utterly overshadowed Carlos, who right now seems the most deserving of Red. Biggest disappointment is TJ though, how does a former Red have so little presence?
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03-02-2014, 07:06 PM | #97 |
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Episode Three of In Space. Wow look even these days Saban couldn't be bothered to edit out the references to the original sentai.
I love how Andros tries to pretend he doesn't fit in, while being the most of his time looking out of the whole room. I bet when he gets sad and stuff, he doesn't cry, he gets his guitar out and sings about it. I know he's not an "alien" but couldn't he at least feel slightly...disconnected? Even if you ignore the question of where the hell his 90s clothes came from (complete with being completely the wrong size, so totally the right size for the fashion at the time) he also has the most 90s hair and accessories out of the lot of them as well - unless wearing hooped earrings of that style is some cross universe accepted fashion statement. I also can't wait for his civilian power to never be used for fight scenes. Oh God, this reminded me of two things I hated about early Saban, Alpha and Bulk and Skull. Do they really need to waste half of every episode on shitty comedy stuff that pads the episode but serves no wider purpose at all? Man Ecliptor's introduction is really, really bad. His voice actor sounds like he should be on Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged and he just sorta...appears out of absolutely nowhere and then just immediately leaves again in what I can only assume is extremely condensed footage because I thought I leant on the fast forward button for a second. And honestly with how quickly they kick his ass in the tacked on Zord battle of the week, I don't even believe Andros' Troy level of delivery when he tells the audience the crucial bit of information that he is 'bad news'. Even the dramatic escape as the Dark Fortress rains down hell kinda fell flat because the quality of the editing was so poor. Seriously the actual quality of the film seemed to change with every cut, ranging from blurry, to grainy to completely washed out. It was also frustrating because they bothered to establish they were at Nasada which is what NONE of the signs said, why not just use the same name in the footage to avoid this shit? It isn't like it matters. Lightstar Helmet mode?! Where the hell did that come from?! What the hell even is that?! Look, I don't HATE In Space before someone starts, when you compare it to Megaforce In Space is mind blowing in terms of story, characterisation, ratio of American footage to Japanese. But even more than that, I've actually quite liked In Space so far, but my frustrations are that pretty much everything I've listed here is so easily fixed, and so difficult to get wrong in the first place. Maybe you could say Saban are still finding their feet after Turbo almost crippled the franchise but was it so hard to not make Andros the height of 90s fashion? Was it so hard to introduce Ecliptor properly? Was it so hard to at least edit your show cohesively? Was it so hard not to waste yet MORE screen time on Bulk and Skull? No, I really don't think it is. OH GOD THE NINJA TURTLES.
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03-02-2014, 07:34 PM | #98 |
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The English is entirely pointless and just random gibberish. But the stats are a hold over from the Megaranger footage (The Megarangers are characters in a video game). They're solely used to hammer in the "They're video game characters" fact, and nothing more.
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03-02-2014, 07:37 PM | #99 |
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03-02-2014, 07:37 PM | #100 |
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Been watching RPM on Netflix so I can actually say "I've seen every episode of Power Rangers". So far I'm on episode 29.
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