2/10
"MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGER: ONCE AND ALWAYS" REVIEW
22 April 2023
Directed by Charlie Haskell. A runtime of fifty-five minutes. Streaming on Netflix with a TV-Y7 rating.

The original "Power Rangers" came out in '93. Some thirty years ago. With some of the original cast members from the first two renditions of the show. "Billy"(the blue ranger) played by David Yost and "Zack"(The Black ranger) played by Walter Jones.

They are older now and living their lives but like the title once a "Power Ranger" always a "Power Ranger". After coming in contact with an enhanced version of an old enemy. Now "Robo Rita" played by Barbra Goodson wants her revenge.

With a master plan that calls for the destruction of all "Power Rangers" across the planet. "Billy", and "Zack" will have to enlist the help of some other "Power Rangers" like "Rocky"(Red Ranger) played by Steve Cardenas, and "Kat"(Pink Ranger) played by Catherine Sutherland.

They'll even have unwanted help from "Minh" played by Charlie Kersh. The daughter of the original Yellow Ranger. "Zack" is supposed to be her guardian but he's not doing the best job. Whether he likes it or not he will need all hands on deck to defeat "Robo Rita" and stop her plan of destruction across the planet. In this nostalgic mashup of some of the original "Power Rangers".

"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always" wasn't what I expected. I feel kind of robbed. They gave us the feel of the original but not all the way. They had the same cheesy stuff that was in the series but when they made the films they always took it up a notch.

I felt like they put extra cheese on this meal. I don't know if they were purposely acting bad but "Billy" seemed to take that to the next level. Everyone contributed to that honestly.

I like "Zack" going old school with his dancing karate. It's like they touched on things from the original that I loved but didn't go all the way. I loved that they blended a lot of the popular original renditions. But some characters should have been in the film but weren't.

It wasn't even an hour long. That told me everything I needed to know. It didn't get the proper funding or script it deserved. I loved seeing some of the original cast but as a whole, they dropped the ball. Unfortunately, even if they do it right Jason David Frank won't be in it. Rest in Peace Jason. Also, Rest in peace to Thuy Trang.

It saddens me to say this. I'm one of the biggest "Power Ranger" fans. I loved this series as a kid and the films were always fun. Seeing the trailer for this brought back a lot of fond memories but what they gave us wasn't right. I give this film more like one long episode one mor fire 🔥.

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