Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)

My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars


The second movie in the series, this sees the passing on of the torch for the Blue Ranger due to a back injury just as Divatox threatens the planet again. As the name might imply, the new zoids are cars instead of the original classic dinosaurs. The original Red and Pink Rangers also make appearances, though they no longer have the ability to morph, having passed those keys on to the new team already. Of course, it's not a superhero action movie if the heroes don't have a couple of close calls before coming out on top.

Saban's Power Rangers

Saban's Power Rangers (2017)

My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars


This is a reboot of the old series, which aired back when I was a child. Somewhere along the way, my kids saw an episode on TV at Nana's house and are now obsessed asking to see more of the series all the time. Given the updates in movies since the series first came out, it appears more high tech and alien in origin than the original. The uniforms are also a lot more form fitting and designed to appear more like armor as they are referred to than just suits. Being a reboot, we're also back to the original dinosaur zoids. Even Alpha and Zordon get facelifts for this reboot. Zordon comes across as being more judgmental and self serving in the beginning, though he slowly shifts to more of the mentor/director personality that is known originally towards the very end of the movie, about when Rita makes her move directly against the team themselves.