3. Mighty Morphin Power Ranger: The Movie - 1995
There was a time when violence did not seem soviolent. Bad guys fought good guys. Robots crashed into buildings. Mutated animals clashed with ninjas. Aliens beating up minors who have complete lack of variety in the color of their wardrobe was allowed. Hell, even pizza loving giant turtles joined in on the act from time to time. Letting kids enjoy the kicks, punches, and flips of saving the world was just fine with parents. But now we are raising kids to be whiny punks who are always too young to deal with cartoonish carnage in fear of their mental well-being. I miss the good ol days. When one of the largest phenomena of the 1990s morphed into theaters in 95 there was no greater treat than to see the Power Rangers in shinier suits, bigger budget, and higherquality? The hit TV show was now on the big screen with their greatest threat everooze? Kind of like from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Or was it slim, like the stuff from Ghostbusters 2? Well whatever it was, Angel Groove was under attack from cheesy one-liners and insane storylines that once watched as an adult sound just crazy. But at least there were still the fight scenes to mimic. You never get too old for that. The Power Rangers was a film that was forever changed in my mind due to retrospective analysis. The barely passable special-effects, corny villains, and overall immature vibe only could live to expectations in my childhoods eye. And nothing screams you made a childrens movie for cheap laughs like a Megazord having an emergency button for groin shots. I now face palm at the thought. It still has its moments, bridging that gap from then to now. I remember the groovy soundtrack and Ivan Oozes (the villain) occasional comedic retorts stood their ground. And lets not forget the skydiving scene in the opening. Of course Tommy uses a snowboard. Hes the coolest. The Power Rangers movie didn't ruin my memories of the franchise I grew up with at all, but it certainly needed that filter from years past to capture that vigor that brought on so many hilarious backyard, martial art induced injuries.