For me, that low-tech, Fifties, camp charm wore a mite thin by the second half-hour, but then, I'm not the target audience, am I?
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:3
Rotten:14
Average Rating:3.8/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: When a malevolent intergalactic pirate threatens an innocent and wise alien, the Power Rangers race to the rescue in their Turbo Zords and use their new turbo powers to save the universe for the... When a malevolent intergalactic pirate threatens an innocent and wise alien, the Power Rangers race to the rescue in their Turbo Zords and use their new turbo powers to save the universe for the sake of good. A feature-length rangerrific adventure. [More]
Starring: Johnny Yong Bosch, Amy Jo Johnson, Steve Cardenas, Austin St. John
Starring: Johnny Yong Bosch, Amy Jo Johnson, Steve Cardenas, Austin St. John, Jason Narvy, Paul Schrier, Jason David Frank, Catherine Sutherland, Blake Foster, Hilary Shepard Turner
Director: David Winning, Shuki Levy
Director: David Winning, Shuki Levy
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Reviews for Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
With minimalist and universal fantasies as their points of departure, the superheroic deeds evolve only incrementally beyond the realistic -- a deeply satisfying process.
Works a little better than the first Power Rangers movie but will not extend its appeal beyond the show's fan base.
As the picture finally ended, I found myself musing about poor Amy Jo Johnson. I wondered if, when she was on the set, she was hoping that some producer would see this show, find her hidden talent and save her from having to do this anymore.
Turbo is a solid follow-up to the entertaining 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Five-year-olds who have read their Shakespeare will recognize that Turbo is a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing.
The formula is so unshakeable in its blandness that, within the context of the Rangers universe, the twists Turbo serves up can only be described as ingenious.
It's cheesy-looking and convoluted and has as much character as a bus tire.
The dialogue is atrocious, as are the wretched signature Morphin moves: Someone get these Rangers to a martial-arts school!
Like the TV series, the pic features makeup and special-effects gimmickry that are far less persuasive than what might be found at second-rate theme-park attractions.
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