The Mayhem Critic
Hello, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you a brand-new chapter of The Mayhem Critic. It's 2018 and it's time for the first review of 2018. And today's review, Sean and his friend Brian look back at the 1995 film Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. Is the film worth the watch or does it suck major balls? We'll find out today in the Mayhem Critic's review of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. Sit back, relax and enjoy as he takes you back to your childhood.
P.S.: As before, I do not own anything involved in this story and all material belongs to their respective sources.
Episode Six: Power Rangers: The Movie Part I
Sean is seen once again sitting in front of his desk, this time he's holding the Dinozord Megazord from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. And sitting next to him is a man at the age of 30 with brown hair and blue eyes who's sipping a glass of root beer. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am Sean the Mayhem Critic, the critic that rips movies a new one. Today's review is a very special one because this is my first ever co-review for 2018 and today's co-host is my friend Brian." Sean says before we're introduced to his friend Brian.
"Thank you, Sean. Hello, I am Brian and it's nice to be here. Thank you for having me here, Sean." Brian said.
"You're welcome, Brian. Before we begin today's review, let's talk about the biggest part of our childhood." Sean said before cutting to the title screen for Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
(Clips from the show starts playing)
Sean: (V/O) Mighty Morphin' fucking Power Rangers. This is the SHIT. When we were growing up, it became a pop culture phenomenon in the 1990s alongside a large line of action figures and other merchandise. If there was anything that brought back that old early nineties nostalgia, it would be this.
(A clip from Batman: The Animated Series plays)
Sean: (V/O) And Batman.
(More clips from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers starts playing)
Brian: (V/O) The show is about five teenagers, make that six since Tommy joined the Power Rangers in later episodes and together they save the world from the evil Rita Repulsa and in season two Lord Zedd. With the help of Japanese stock footage. And as kids, we enjoyed watching the show and other shows from Saban Entertainment.
(Posters of Masked Rider, Big Bad Beetleborgs and VR Troopers pop up)
"The show became a huge hit on Fox Kids Network and it's rising toy sales, that in 1995 20th Century Fox and Saban Entertainment struck a deal to make a big-budget live-action movie that unlike the show has 100% American footage and release it in theaters." Sean said as a clip from the trailer plays. "A movie like that is going to be the biggest phenomenon in the summer of 1995. I was three years old at the time and Brian was seven years old but still this was big."
"The question now is how well does the movie hold up capturing the spirit of the show? Well, the show was pretty campy at times but screw it, it's Power Rangers." Brian said.
"So without further ado, it's reviewin' time!" Sean said before cutting to the title card.
(The title card shows Sean, as the White Ranger and Brian as the Red Ranger getting ready to fight Ivan Ooze)
Sean: (Narrating) Our film opens in the most clichéd way possible, rolling text crawl in space telling us the exact premise of the show. Man, if there was one way to make this opening better.
(The Star Wars theme by John Williams starts playing)
Brian: (V/O) Well, for those who are new to Power Rangers, they can get a little backstory on the show.
Sean: (Narrating) And then we get the title of the movie.
(The title says Power Rangers: The Movie, instead of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie)
"Uh, where's the "Mighty Morphin'" part of the title? I mean, it's on the DVD, the VHS, the posters, the video games, the soundtrack, the comic, the trading cards and the toys but yet it's not in the movie? You cheap bastards." Sean said.
Brian: (Narrating) After our opening title, we then open the movie properly where our six teenagers with attitude participating in a charity skydive for the Angel Grove observatory.
"Seriously? That's how we're going to start the movie? This film has a budget and they use it to go skydiving? They are some cheap bastards." Sean said.
"Skydiving? Really?" Brian asked.
"Skydiving does not go well. Trust me, I've seen World's Dumbest Partiers 3." Sean said.
(A clip from World's Dumbest Partiers 3 starts playing the clip of the groom and the best man skydiving into the wedding but with the best man landing on someone's car)
Sean: (Narrating) We're introduced to our characters of the movie: Tommy Oliver played by Jason David Frank, Rocky DeSantos played by Steve Cardenas, Kimberly Hart played by Amy Jo Johnson, Billy Cranston played by David Yost, Aisha Campbell played by Karan Ashley and Adam Park played by Johnny Yong Bosch.
"Now, I know what you're thinking. Who's Rocky, Aisha and Adam? Where the hell is Jason, Trini and Zach? Following production of the first 20 episodes of season two, Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Jones left the show over a contract dispute."
Brian: (Narrating) Aside from Power Rangers, joining them in the charity skydive are Bulk and Skull, played by Paul Schrier and Jason Narvy.
Bulk (Played by Paul Schrier): Alright, pinheads. The Stealth Eagle is about to fly.
Skull (Played by Jason Narvy): Ditto for the Swooping Swallow.
(Sean and Brian start laughing)
Aisha (Played by Karan Ashley): Well lead on, flyboys.
(Bulk and Skull open the plane door and look down, their jaws drop and their eyes widened in shock)
Skull: That's a lot of air!
Bulk: After you, Skull!
Skull: What are you crazy? This was your idea!
Kimberly (Played by Amy Jo Johnson): Hey guys, you might want to slip those on. (Points to the parachutes)
Bulk and Skull: (Turn to each other) Good idea.
"Let me guess, first time skydiving, eh, dummies?" Brian asked.
Sean: (Narrating) After our heroes make their grand entrance, we're introduced to an important character in the movie named Fred.
(A picture of Fred Flinstone pops up)
Sean: (V/O) No, not that Fred.
(A picture of Fred, played by Lucas Cruickshank, pops up)
Sean: (V/O) Definitely not that Fred.
(A picture of Fred Fredburger from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy pops)
Sean: (V/O) Oh, Christ. You're not even trying.
(A picture of Fred, played by Jamie Croft, pops up)
Sean: (V/O) Thank you.
Brian: (Narrating) This is Fred Kelman, played by Australian actor Jamie Croft. Fred here is friends with the Power Rangers. Despite the fact that Fred wasn't even in the show.
Sean: (Narrating) And speaking of characters on the show, Bulk and Skull miss the target zone and ends up landing on a construction site where a group of construction workers unearth a giant purple egg from underground.
"Now, whatever you do, do not touch the giant purple egg from underground." Sean said.
(The construction worker walks up the egg and reaches for it to touch it)
"Do not touch the giant purple egg from underground." Brian said.
(The construction worker reaches over to the egg)
"DO NOT TOUCH THE GIANT PURPLE EGG FROM UNDERGRO….!" Sean and Brian both yelled out.
(The construction worker gets zapped after touching the giant purple egg)
"What did we say? What did we fucking just say?" Sean asked while Brian shook his head.
Brian: (Narrating) Meanwhile, we cut to the Rangers in what they do best….rollerblading.
Sean: (Narrating) Jesus Christ, what the hell are they doing? Rollerblading, seriously? First, they're skydiving for charity and now they're rollerblading. Oh, my God! You guys are the Power Rangers! Teenagers with attitude! And these are the heroes that Zordon entrusted us with? And they're rollerblanding!
"Fuck, this movie's gonna suck!" Sean exclaimed.
"Relax, it'll get better, dude. Trust me." Brian told him.
Sean: (Narrating) The Rangers are then summoned by their wise and giant head-in-the tube-mentor Zordon, who's played by Nicholas Bell. A British actor. And he's voiced by the late Robert L. Manahan. And his assistant Alpha 5, played by Peta-Maree Rixon and is voiced by Richard Horvitz from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Horvitz is credited as Richard Wood.
Brian: (Narrating) Zordon then tells the Rangers about a morphological being known as Ivan Ooze, who ruled the world with an iron fist until he was overthrown by Zordon and a group of young warriors.
Zordon (Voiced by the late Robert L. Manahan): You are dealing with an evil that's beyond all imagination.
(A clip from Airplane! plays)
Dr. Rumack (Played by the late Leslie Nielsen): I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you.
Brian: (Narrating) Back at the construction site, we find the villains of the show arriving to crack the giant purple egg to release Ivan Ooze. Here we get Lord Zedd played by Mark Ginther and voiced by Robert Axelrod, Rita Repulsa played by Julia Cortez and voiced by Barbara Goodson, Goldar played by Kerry Casey and voiced by Kerrigan Mahan and uh….uh….uh…
Sean makes a look and points at the boar henchman. "Who the hell is the pig?"
(A clip from The Lion King plays)
Pumbaa (Voiced by Ernie Sabella): Are you talking to me?
Timon (Voiced by Nathan Lane): Uh-oh, they called him a pig.
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?
Timon: Shouldn't have done that.
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?!
Timon: Now they're in for it.
Pumbaa: They call me Mr. Pig! (Yells)
"Wait a minute, was he even on the show? The only pig that I remembered was Pudgy Pig." Sean said as a picture of Pudgy Pig from the episode Food Fight pops up. "I've never seen this guy in any of the episodes. Where the hell is Squatt, Baboo, Finster? Hell, even Scorpina and Rito Revolto? Why are they replaced by this damn pig?! It's just so weird and confusing!"
"Blame the director. He didn't do the research." Brian said as Sean picked up his DVD copy of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers The Movie and looked to see who directed the film.
"You're on my list of directors to punch in the face, Bryan Spicer." Sean points and glares at the camera.
Sean: (Narrating) Actually, this boar henchman is named Mordant. He's played by Jean Paul Bell and is voiced by Martin G. Metcalf. And before you ask. No, he did not appear in the show. This movie is an alternate version of the "Ninja Quest" season in season three.
Brian: (Narrating) Lord Zedd then cracks the giant purple egg and releases Ivan Ooze. He is played by Paul Freeman. Who you might recognize him from this movie.
(A clip from Raiders of the Lost Ark plays)
Rene Belloq (Played by Paul Freeman): Dr. Jones, again we see there is nothing you can possess which I can take away.
Ivan Ooze (Played by Paul Freeman): (After being release by Lord Zedd) Ladies and gentlemen, the Ooze is back!
Goldar (Played by Kerry Casey and voiced by Kerrigan Mahan): Yeah!
Rita Repulsa (Played by Julia Cortez and voiced by Barbara Goodson): He's so handsome.
(Lord Zedd turns to his wife)
Ivan Ooze: Why, thank you.
"Hey kids, look! It's the guy who opened the Ark of the Covenant and had his head blown off." Sean smiled as a bunch of kids start cheering.
Ivan Ooze: How can I ever repay you?
Lord Zedd (Played by Mark Ginther and voiced by Robert Axelrod): Do you recall the name Zordon of Eltar?
Ivan Ooze: (Yells) Raaahhhaarrr!
"And apparently hearing the name Zordon made him extremely pissed off." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) The Rangers finally arrive at the construction site where they then encounter the purple slimebag himself.
Ivan Ooze: They call me Ivan Ooze.
Rocky (Played by Steve Cardenas): Well pack your bags 'cause we're sending you back where you came from.
Ivan Ooze: Gee. A teenager with a big mouth.
Kimberly: You obviously don't know who you're dealing with, Mr. Raisin Head.
Ivan Ooze: Really?
Tommy (Played by Jason David Frank): Yeah. We're the Power Rangers.
Ivan Ooze: Whoo! Where's my autograph book? Ha!
Sean and Brian both chuckle a bit at the Ivan Ooze character. "Oh, man. Paul Freeman is having a ball at playing this character. I mean he just hams it up like Ian McDiarmid from the Star Wars movies.
Brian: (Narrating) He then unleashes his purple dreadlocked putties to deal with the Rangers before he goes after Zordon.
Ivan Ooze: Welcome to my nightmare! (Laughs) Ha ha ha ha!
"Dude, you are not Alice Cooper." Brian said as a photo of the character Alice Cooper from The CW show Riverdale pops up.
"Wrong Alice Cooper. That's Madchen Amick as Alice Cooper from Riverdale." Sean said as a photo of Alice Cooper, the rock singer, pops up. "There we go."
Sean: (Narrating) And then we get our first fight scene for the movie.
Tommy: Welcome to my nightmare.
Sean: (Narrating) And I have to say, this fight scene is not that bad. I thought it was pretty awesome and….
Adam (Played by Johnny Yong Bosch): Ever play kick the can?
(Adam kicks the can at the oozeman)
Aisha: Kiss and make up.
(Aisha slams the oozemen against each other)
Adam: Let me get the door.
(Adam hits the oozeman with a door. A cartoony sound effect is heard)
(Billy throws the oozeman on the ground and punches it in the chest, then he sees purple ooze on his hand)
Billy (Played by David Yost): You ooze, you lose.
Kimberly: Sit down.
(Kimberly kicks the oozeman to the ground)
"Oookay, who wrote this stuff and who worked on the audio mixing?" Brian asked.
"I mean this isn't the freaking Batman & Robin movie. There's no need for cartoony sound effects and bad one-liners." Sean said as a clip from Batman & Robin plays.
(A clip from Batman & Robin starts playing)
Robin (Played by Chris O'Donnell): It's the hockey team from Hell.
"SHUT UP!" Sean and Brian both yelled out.
Brian: (Narrating) After getting their asses handed to 'em on a silver platter by the Oozemen, there's only one thing left to do.
Tommy: It's morphin' time.
(The Power Rangers theme starts playing while they morph into the Power Rangers)
Sean: (Narrating) Yeah! Now, we're talking. The Oozemen are in for it now. Let me talk about the suits, they look awesome. It's better than the ones on the series. Meanwhile, back at the Command Center, Zordon warns Alpha that Ivan Ooze is on his way here.
Alpha (Played by Peta-Maree Rixon and is voiced by Richard Horvitz): Don't worry. Nobody enters the command center without a power coin.
(Alpha sees purple ooze oozing through the door)
"So, I guess Ivan Ooze is allowed in the command center?" Brian asked. "Uh, Alpha, take this piece of slime out of here."
(Alpha hits Ivan Ooze in the chest. Ivan Ooze burps and zaps Alpha)
Sean: (V/O as Zordon) Most. Useless. Character. Ever.
Brian: (Narrating) And then what happens next would scar children in theaters.
Ivan Ooze: And now it's time to pay the piper.
(Ivan blows on a pipe flute and causes destruction to the command center)
"Whoa! Oh! Oh, sweet Jesus!" Sean exclaimed.
Ivan Ooze: Oh, the things that I have missed: the black plague. The Spanish Inquisition…
(A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus plays)
(The door flies open and in come three Cardinals in red robes)
Cardinal Ximinez (Played by Michael Palin): NOBY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise!... Surprise and fear… fear and surprise… Our two weapons are fear and surprise… and ruthless efficiency! Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency… and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope… Our four… no… Amongst our weapons… Hmf… Amongst our weaponry… are such elements as fear, surpr… I'll come in again.
Ivan Ooze: The Brady Bunch reunion.
Sean and Brian start laughing at Ivan Ooze's line. "Okay, that was pretty funny but how the fuck does he know about the Brady Bunch reunion? What did he have a TV Guide in that egg he was imprisoned in?"
"Ad-lib." Brian said.
"Oh, Paul came up with that line." Sean said.
"Yep." Brian said.
Brian: (Narrating) Ivan Ooze destroys the command center and incapacitates Zordon while back at the construction site, the Rangers search for the Oozemen and Sean you're right about the costumes for the movie. They look pretty awesome. They're much better than the spandex suits from the show. I mean there's no way that they can ruin it by…
Aisha: Activating power beam.
(Aisha activates the power beam on her helmet)
Brian: (V/O) D'oh!
"Ahhh! God damn it! Bright light! Bright light!" Sean exclaimed as he covered his eyes.
"Oh, my eyes! My beautiful eyes!" Brian exclaimed.
Sean: (Narrating) Are you kidding me? Why would you ruin their awesome suits by adding a power light feature to it? What's next, you're going to have one of the Rangers activate a power scope to their helmet?
Rocky: Activating power scope.
(Rocky activates the power scope on his helmet)
Sean: (V/O) I should've kept my big mouth shut.
Brian: (Narrating) Rocky spots one of the Oozemen and then we get another fight sequence and this is a pretty cool fight scene. It makes you forget of the film's plot inconsentenc…
(Tommy kicks the oozeman and sends it flying to the wall, causing it to splat)
"Ohhh!" Sean exclaimed and covered his mouth in shock.
"That never happened to the putties on the show." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) My God. Did you just see that? They just exploded that guy literally! He's nothing but a purple puddle of blood and….
(Aisha kicks another oozeman into a crane)
Sean: (V/O) Oh, my God! There goes another one!
"Christ! It's bad enough that parents are angry about that show being too violent for children. This is some Mortal Kombat-type stuff." Brian said.
(The Liu Kang bicycle kick sound plays as Tommy kicks the oozeman to the wall, causing it to splat)
Sean: (V/O as the Mortal Kombat announcer) Tommy Oliver wins. Flawless Victory. Fatality.
Brian: (Narrating) So after crushing their enemies literally, the Rangers begin to lose their powers and return to the Command Center and witness the destruction left by Ivan and also find Zordon, who's outside his time-warp and is rapidly aging and dying.
Zordon: The power has been destroyed. It is gone… the zords, the weapons, all of it. The Power Rangers are no more. Ivan Ooze has won.
Kimberly: Zordon, you can't leave us! Ever since you came into our lives, you've been like a father to us all.
"That's true. Zordon has been like a father to you. Uh, just one quick question, where the hell are these kids' parents? I mean, do they ever show up? What? They don't know that their kids are about to travel to another planet to find the great power? Do they even know that their kids are Power Rangers?" Sean asked.
"Well, we did see their parents in the two-part episode Return of an Old Friend back in season one and no they don't know that they're Power Rangers." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) Alpha then tells the Rangers that there's a great power that can save Zordon and it's on the distant planet of Phaedos and using the last of the Command Center's power, the Rangers are teleported to Phaedos racing in the nick of time to save Zordon.
Brian: (Narrating) Back on the moon, Ivan Ooze returns to Lord Zedd's palace and Rita has some choice words for him.
Rita Repulsa: You egg-sucking purple pinhead! The Rangers are going after the Great Power! I thought you said this guy was the master of disaster.
"Son of a bitch, I'm getting sick and tired of her big mouth. Can someone please shut her up?" Brian asked, getting annoyed with Rita Repulsa's mouth.
(Ivan oozes Rita's mouth shut)
"Thank you, sir." Brian said.
Ivan Ooze: The bogeyman is taking over.
Lord Zedd: No one double-crosses Lord Zedd and lives!
(Lord Zedd zaps Ivan with his Z Staff)
Ivan Ooze: (While being zapped) Aah! Aah! Ooh! Aah! Oh, stop it! It tickles! (Laughs) Ha ha ha! My turn.
(Ivan Ooze traps Lord Zedd and Rita in a snowglobe)
"Remember when Lord Zedd was menacing?" Sean asked as clips from the show start playing.
(A clip from The Mutiny Part 1 plays)
Lord Zedd: Quiet! Those Power Rangers are nothing but mere infants! You were defeated by children! You dare call yourself an empress of evil?! You're not fit to destroy a cockroach!
(A clip from Changing of the Zords Part 1 plays)
Alpha: I don't like you E-Ed.
Lord Zedd: It's Zedd, you blinking bucket of bolts! Lord Zedd!
"And because of you parents complaining about how menacing Lord Zedd looks and that he scares your children, you turned him into a bumbling idiot!" Sean yelled.
Rita Repulsa: Way to go, bonehead.
Sean: (Narrating) Ivan gives Goldar and Mordant the choice to either serve with him or be trapped in the snowglobe with Rita and Zedd. So, they end up serving him just to save their asses. Then Ivan creates an army of Tengu Warriors made from his own purple loogie. Eww. And sends them down to Phaedos to destroy the Rangers.
Brian: (Narrating) Meanwhile, the Rangers arrive on Phaedos and they come across a goat, alien thingy and Kimberly found an ocean.
"Oh, man. These teens with attitude are fucked." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) But hey, for those of you who are fans of Tommy/Kimberly, we get a little Timberly moment for the movie.
Kimberly: I was just thinking about Zordon. You know, everything we've been through together.
Tommy: Look, he's gonna make it. We'll find this power and then send that slimeball Ivan Ooze back to the sewer he crawled out of.
(Kimberly smiles at Tommy)
"Awww, well isn't that precious. I bet Tommy and Kimberly are going to have a long and healthy relationship throughout the series." Sean said with a smile on his face.
(A clip from the Power Rangers Zeo episode There's No Business Like Snow Business plays)
Adam (Played by Johnny Yong Bosch): (Reading Kimberly's letter) Tommy, this is the hardest letter I've ever had to write. You've always been my best friend and in someways like my brother. But something has happened here that I can explain. It's both been wonderful and painful at the same time. Timmy, I've met someone else.
Sean stays silent for a moment. "Uh, well at least I started shipping Tommy and Kat after Timbery broke up. I mean, it's not like you could have Kimberly and Jason kiss in the reboot…" Sean said as a clip from the 2017 version of Power Rangers starts playing, and in the scene shows Jason and Kimberly kiss in a deleted scene. "Really? Do you have to show us that?"
Brian: (Narrating) But character development is put on hold as the Tengas arrive to fight the Rangers and without their powers, well it was at that moment that the Power Rangers knew that they fucked up.
"Fun fact: originally, this fight scene was much more brutal and gruesome. It involved one of the Tengas putting Kimberly in a chokehold, another Tenga pecking Tommy with it's beak and another one throwing Adam into a creek. This was toned down because they thought that it would be too gruesome for child audiences." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) But luckily a female warrior arrives and saves the Rangers and scaring the Tengas off and then orders the Rangers to leave with their lives while they can.
Brian: (Narrating) The female warrior's name is Dulcea, Master Warrior of Phaedos, played by Gabrielle Fitzpatrick.
Dulcea (Played by Gabrielle Fitzpatrick): Leave Phaedos before it's too late.
Aisha: Look, we don't want any trouble. Our leader Zordon…
Dulcea: Zordon? Did you say Zordon?
"Apparently, Zordon is the safe word for her." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) The Rangers tell Dulcea that Zordon was attacked by Ivan Ooze and that he is free, so she agrees to help the Rangers find the great power. Meanwhile, back in Angel Grove, Ivan establishes an abandoned factory as his personal lair and comes up with a plan to build a pair of weapons that Zordon buried long ago. These weapons are the Ectomorphicon Titans, but by digging up the Titans, he needs a little more manpower to dig them out. And how does he do that?
(A clip from Spaceballs plays)
Yogurt (Played by Mel Brooks): Merchandising.
"What? Merchandising? What kind of silly plan is he going to come up with? Is he going to disguise himself as a wizard and sell his ooze to kids and teens so when their parents touch the ooze it brainwashes them and turns them into his obedient slave laborers?" Sean asked.
(Ivan is shown disguised as a wizard)
Ivan Ooze: Guys and girls, girls and guys, gather around and feast your eyes. I promise you all you just can't lose when you've got your own supply of Ivan's ooze.
Sean and Brian are both looking dumbfounded after hearing about Ivan Ooze's plan.
(A clip from the Seinfeld episode The Pez Dispenser plays)
Steve D'Giff (Played by Bill Applebaum): That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard.
Kramer (Played by Michael Richards): Whoa. Wait a minute.
"Oh, brother." Brian said, making a facepalm. "What's next? Is he going to advertise his ooze on televisi…."
(Ivan's AD starts playing)
Ivan Ooze: Hi, folks. Ivan Ooze here. Are you bored with your work? Are you bored with your life? Then come on down to Ooze City and let's get sticky!
Alpha: Ayeyaiyaiyaiyai!
"You've gotta be kidding me." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) Back on Phaedos, Dulcea teaches the Rangers about Ninjetti. Sounds like the name of an Italian sportscar that drives on land and water. A chick magnet car.
(A clip from World's Smartest Inventions plays)
John Enos: This it the most (beep) awesome car ever. Who do I have to blow to get in one of these?
Sean: (Narrating) Dulcea cannot join them on their journey, so she gives them new powers based on the Ninjetti animals: the red Ape, the black Frog, the blue Wolf, the yellow Bear, the pink Crane and the white Falcon. And poor Adam, he's upset that he's a frog.
Adam: I'm a frog.
Dulcea: Yes, a frog! Like the one you kiss. (She kisses Adam) To get a handsome prince.
"Play the clip." Sean sighed.
(A clip from the Nostalgia Critic's Power Rangers: A Look Back plays)
Nostalgia Critic (Played by Doug Walker): What the hell is that? Kissing is my superpower? You shittin' me? They get the strength and the swift and I get kissing? What kinda bullshit is that? Don't let her get away with that, stand up for yourself maggot! Hey! Hey bitch, get back here! Where's my real superpower? Hey! Hey! HEY! Fuck this man, I'm gonna go into anime.
Brian: (Narrating) After Dulcea gives them their ninja powers and turns into an owl. Weird. Ninjor never turned into an owl in the show. Although, he did sound like Dudley Do-Right. On their way to the Great Power, they face a giant living dinosaur skeleton and four Gatekeepers of the temple and they have another fight scene.
(After one of the Gatekeepers get cut in half)
Billy: (Breaking the fourth wall) Talk about a splitting headache.
(Cutaway Gag)
(Sean walks into the movie and points at Billy after his cheesy one-liner)
Sean: No, stop! Billy, no! Don't! Don't go there.
(Cutaway Gag Ends)
Tommy: Ninjetti corkscrew kick.
(Tommy kicks the last Gatekeeper, sending it flying to the door)
Tommy: Eightball, corner pocket.
"Oh, Christ." Sean said, taking off his glasses and making a facepalm after hearing Tommy's line.
"A reference to pool. Really, Tommy? Really?" Brian asked.
Sean: (Narrating) After defeating the Gatekeepers of the temple, the Great Power is bestowed upon them, allowing them to morph into the Power Rangers again and return to Earth. Meanwhile, back in Angel Grove, Ivan's Ectomorphicon Titans Sorpitron and Hornitor are fully rebuilt as they wreck havoc in Angel Grove.
Reporter (Played by Paula Morrell): The mayor has declared a state of emergency. He's asked that the city be immediately evacuated. Angel Grove has never before known….
"Wait, wait, wait a minute. Hold on. Are you trying to tell us that Angel Grove, a city that's always getting terrorized by giant monsters every weekday at three on Fox Kids considers two giant Insecticon rejects from Transformers the worst disaster ever experienced? So, you don't think that this was the worst disaster ever?" Sean asked.
(A clip from the season two episode Goldar's Vice-Versa plays, showing a giant Goldar and a giant Scorpina, who's transformed into a giant scorpion monster, terrorizing Angel Grove)
"Or what about the time when the Dragonzord wrecked havoc in Angel Grove?" Sean asked.
(A clip from the season one episode Green With Evil starts playing, showing the Dragonzord wrecking havoc in Angel Grove)
"Hell, even Blue Globbor!" Sean exclaimed.
(A clip from the season three episode Master Vile and the Metallic Armor plays, showing a giant Blue Globbor in his final form)
"But yet they call this a disaster that made everyone flee in terror. Uh, I'm sorry I'm gonna have to call bullshit on this one." Sean said.
(A clip from Pineapple Express plays)
Dale Denton (Played by Seth Rogen): Bullshit!
Brian: (Narrating) The Power Rangers return to Angel Grove and they call upon their new Ninjazords to battle the Titans. Okay, I don't care if the CGI in this movie sucks but the Zords look pretty cool.
Sean: (Narrating) The Rangers destroy Scorpitron and corner Hornitor. Ivan gets angry and he….
(Ivan starts fusing with Hornitor to increase his power)
Ivan Ooze: I feel big again!
(A clip from The Office plays)
Michael Scott (Played by Steve Carrell): That's what she said!
Kimberly: Oh, I'm gonna be sick!
Brian: (Narrating) Meanwhile, Fred…
(A clip from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy plays)
Fred Fredburger (Voiced by C.H. Greenblatt): Yes.
"Not you." Sean said.
Brian: (Narrating) Fred gathers up all of the kids of Angel Grove to save their parents from leaping to their doom. In a race against time, they operate a monorail?
"Ooookay, I don't think these things go very fast." Sean said. "How does this kid even know how to work a monorail? He's only twelve. I mean, it's just like saying that Fred knows how to operate a crane."
(Fred is seen operating a cherry picker with a firehose, spraying at the parents to push them back further)
"No way." Sean shook his head.
"And to quote Kimberly Hart in Day of the Dumpster in season one, "Excuse me, but will like somebody come back to Earth and pick me up because I am totally confused."." Brian said.
Sean: (Narrating) The Rangers lure Ivan off of Earth and into space where they have a plan to lure Ivan into Ryan's Comet. But when Ivan grabs onto the Ninja Megazord, the Rangers are unable to break free from his grip as the comet draws near.
Ivan Ooze: Have you hugged your zords today? (Laughing)
Aisha: Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Kimberly: What are you doing?
(Aisha breaks the glass that says "For Emergency Use Only")
Aisha: Taking care of business.
"Okay. Unless that button you're about to press involves bringing in the Ark of the Covenant and opening it up so it could make his head explode then you better press it right now, Aisha." Sean said.
(Aisha presses the button, throwing Ivan off their Megazord with a knee to the groin)
Ivan Ooze: Uhh! Ohh!
"Ooh. Ouch, that had to hurt." Sean starts cringing a bit.
"I didn't expect the Rangers to be dirty fighters but damn." Brian said.
"Well, that's another villain who got kicked in the nuts. Don't believe me, take a look at Mask of the Phantasm." Sean said.
(A clip from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm starts playing)
(Andrea knees The Joker in the groin)
Brian: (Narrating) Ivan crashes into the comet and the parents of Angel Grove are back to normal. The Rangers return to the Command Center but Alpha gives them the bad news.
Alpha: I'm afraid you're too late.
Billy: Too late?
Kimberly: This can't be happening.
"Oh, my god. Zordon died. Farewell, Zordon." Sean said.
Tommy: Remember what we learned? To those who possess the Great Power, all things are possible.
Brian: (Narrating) They can find a way to bring Zordon back.
Sean: (Narrating) So, they form a circle around Zordon and infuse him with the energy of their new powers. And as a result, the energy of their new powers brings Zordon back to life and repairs the Command Center. And with Zordon saved, the Rangers celebrate their victory with a well-deserved victory party and fireworks and they thank Fred….
(A clip from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy plays)
Fred Fredburger: Yes.
"Shut up!" Sean yelled.
Sean: (Narrating) They thank Fred for his role in saving the parents.
Aisha: I heard you're in line to be a Ranger yourself one of these days.
Fred (Played by Jamie Croft): Nah. That's impossible.
Tommy: Hey, anything's possible.
Sean and Brian almost spit out their root beer.
"Tommy, don't fucking jinx it for us Power Rangers fans." Sean said.
Fred: Fred Kellman, the Silver Ranger.
Billy: It does have a certain ring to it.
Fred: Fred Kellman, the Gold Ranger.
"Ha! Jason beat you to it, ya little bastard! Besides, there's no way in hell that there will be a kid Power Ranger." Sean said.
"Dude, Turbo?" Brian said.
"Ugh! Why did you have to bring up Turbo?" Sean asked, rolling his eyes in disgust.
Brian: Then we get this awesome fireworks display for the Power Rangers, and when a message thanking the Power Rangers is lit, Bulk and Skull are offended.
Skull: Power Rangers?
Bulk: Bulk and Skull.
Sean: (Narrating) And thus, Angel Grove is once again saved, thanks to the Power Rangers. Roll credits and play me off Van Halen with that awesome song!
(The credits roll as Van Halen's Dreams starts playing)
"And that was Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers The Movie. And what do we think of it…." Sean said before being interrupted by the mid-credits scene.
Goldar: I am King Goldar the Ruler of the Universe! Ha ha ha ha!
(Goldar and Mordant turn to see that Rita and Lord Zedd returned)
Goldar and Mordant: Huh?
(Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa enter the throne room)
Goldar and Mordant: Uh-oh!
"Oh, you're in for it now." Brian said.
(The credits roll as Shampoo's Trouble starts playing)
"And that was Power Rangers The Movie. We really enjoyed it." Sean said as clips from the movie start playing. "Now don't get me wrong, it doesn't make it a good movie. I mean, it has some of it's faults like the padding in the film, the corny jokes and the bad CGI. Even though Ivan Ooze is a lame villain, I still find him enjoyable."
"Me too. I feel that this movie captures the essence of the show. The show could be a bit cheesy at some times. The show and the movie is a big part of our childhood just like other nostalgic shows but this movie brings back great memories." Brian said.
"This film is a guilty pleasure to watch every time. If you're in for a good riff or if you want to introduce this movie to your kids who are new to Power Rangers, check it out. We're gonna give this film three Sabas out of five. Well, that's it for today's review. I would like to thank my friend Brian for joining me for this review." Sean said.
"Thank you, Sean. It was an honor to be here." Brian said.
"I'm Sean the Mayhem Critic and I'll see you guys next time. Now, if you excuse us, we're going to binge on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers on Netflix." Sean said before leaving.
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And that was episode six of The Mayhem Critic. I would like to thank fellow writer Boris Yeltsin for helping me out with this review. Next time on The Mayhem Critic, Sean pays tribute to director Tobe Hooper by taking a look at the 1986 science fiction movie Invaders From Mars. Is this one of Hooper's best films yet? Don't forget to review this story, add this to your favorites and follow it for future updates. By the way, if you're interested in co-reviewing a movie or a TV show with me, feel free to PM me. I'll see you guys next time. Till next time, my fellow readers.