Customer Reviews

Saban's Power Rangers Power Playback Red Ranger Adventure [VHS]

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

It is a good movie. I liked to find out how they all became power rangers in the first episode. The second episode has Tommy too, and a confusing ape monster that Zedd created.

This video is awesome for those who enjoy watching Power Rangers, and especially, for those who loved the original series of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This video has the original Red Ranger, Jason, as played by Austin St. John. He was the best Power Ranger of all because he was tough, a good fighter, and his overacting fit the series and his character perfectly. Watching a show like this just isn't fun when you have bland actors who just barely audibly speak their lines, and with the original series you get to see the best Red Ranger, and to me, the best Power Ranger (besides all of the pretty girl Power Rangers). So if you're looking for a cheesy, fun, fantastic good time, this is the tape to get.

By purchasing this video, you get to see how the Power Ranger Phenominon all started with it's first episode "Day of the Dumpster". This video is actually a compilation of two eps: the one listed before and "The Wanna Be Ranger". This video shows off clasic examples of why Power Rangers is still one of the greatest shows still on TV. If you want more action and excitement, I recomend purchasing both Power Rangers Lost Galaxy tapes here at this site!

When watching a show like "Power Rangers," you have to look at things outside your own worldview. You have to be willing to experience a story that's unique among others. And this video is the perfect way to do it.

Featuring the pilot episode of "Day of the Dumpster," this "Power Playback" edition shows how something unique and different can cause a worldwide phenomenon and can start a chain reaction of relentless success until this very day, 10 years after "Day of the Dumpster" premiered.

In short, this video is a must-have if you're not a mindless drone to society's bias standard of "what's good."

I gave this a low rating because for a "Red Ranger Adventure" tape, there were episodes that showed what Jason was made of a lot better. The first is Day of the Dumpster, the series premiere, which highlights no one as it introduces us to *everyone,* and the second, The Wanna-Be Ranger, is also a good one, but again, Jason doesn't do more than any of the others. There are no shortage of episodes with good character development for Jason... and neither of them are used here. Also, only two episodes is a bit disappointing. There are other PR tapes with four or five.

Nothing against either of the episodes on this tape, though.

I read some of the other reviews here where it sounds like mostly adults giving their opinions about whether or not they like the power rangers. To me if they are watching these as adults, they probably need a little therapy. These tapes are for kids and so my review is based on what my kids think. They love the Power Rangers and we have bought several tapes. I am writing my review on this tape in particular since this seems to be one of their favorites. The Red Ranger is their favorite and the episodes that feature the Red Ranger seem to get played the most. Hope this helps a parent trying to pick one.

It's obvious to a majority of people, (at least here in the United States) that the t.v. show known as the power rangers has to be, quite possibly one of the stupidest television shows ever shown to small children.

The origins of this show goes way back over 27 years ago, as it is known in Japan as Sentai. The Sentai show that the power rangers ripped off in 1993 is known as zyuranger sentai which debuted in Japan several years earlier. The difference between Sentai and power rangers is that at least sentai is watchable, although barely. The characters in the Sentai series weren't silly teenagers, but rather, true martial art superheroes who could transform themselves into Dinosaurs when necessary. The show was also geared for an older audience.

In the summer of 1993, a kid's television producer from America decided to bring the Sentai show to the U.S., albeit with awful, silly teenagers, rather than true martial artists superheros. After my nephew begged me to watch a t.v. show about karate chopping heroes who wear silly, muilti colored leotards who change into dinosaurs, I knew I had to see this, because, as I guessed it, it was ripped off directly from Japan's long running Sentai series. The power rangers are completely ridiculous, (A couple of them can't even fight, they just do these silly gymnastics!) as opposed to the Zyurangers who are true martial artists.

The toyline is awful, (looking like third rate Gundam robot toys, while the power rangers look like the same clowns in different colors, with these heads that flip back and forth!) and thank goodness that my nephew, as well as millions of other children have outgrown the idiotcy of them. Can you believe that this awful show was made into a movie back in 1995?

All I can say for fans of this ridiculous show and for those who feel compelled to stick up for it, is this, watch the Japanese Sentai Zyurangers and you'll see how much better they are over the really irritating american power rangers television show is! Thank goodness, both the American power rangers television show and the toyline has long faded from our exsistence!