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Hello people of the internet, I thought I would just get on and give an update and explaining what I said in my review of Kyoryuger. I have decided to take the path of the video reviewer, doing reviews similar to the Nostalgia Critic and Linkara of Channel Awesome. However, my reviews will not be ripping the movies I choose a new one, and will instead be looking at both the good and bad aspects of the film. Most of the reviews, but not all of them, will have a storyline attached to them pertaining to the film or television show I review. For example (spoiler alert) my Aladdin review (which will serve as the pilot to the series) will center around the Genie in the modern day escaping a descendant of Jafar and requesting the assistance of my reviewer character. I will also be doing multipart retrospectives on television shows from the 70s-90s, such as Full House, Pokémon, Dragon Ball (original, Z and GT), and Power Rangers (Mighty Morphin - Megaforce). The retrospectives will go through each show, season by season, plus any film adaptations they may have had along with the production history of each series and the trials the producers went through to get the show on the air. There are two reasons to these reviews, one, to express my opinions on a form of media, and two, to tide me over until I am ready to film my extended fan remake of Disney's Aladdin. When I start filming and working on Aladdin, I will go back to doing text reviews for a short time, but all film related stuff will go towards the Aladdin remake, such as trailers, behind the scenes, etc.

Disney Infinity, a Disney Skylanders?

As I wake up in the mornings before school, I like to check the news of the day on my 3rd Generation iPad. As I was scrolling through the news I see an article about a game known as "Disney Infinity," which pulled me in just by the title at first, but when I read it, I was turned off because it is the Skylanders series and format, only with Disney characters such as Sulley from Monsters Inc. and Captain Jack Sparrow. According to the articles, each figure contains a different story included in the character that follows the plot of the film it is based on, which is a deviation from Skylanders, and apparently it will have the same online capabilities as Toy Story 3 via their toy-box mode. I only have one thing to say to Disney about this game, if you want a good Disney crossover game, keep working on Kingdom Hearts III. Disney Infinity does not seem that appealing to me, it may seem as such to some, but to me, I focus more on originality. What's next, Sonic Skylanders?

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Alright, today's review is one of two movies that I used to love as a kid, though looking at it now, the positive impact they had on me decreased significantly. The main reasons are mainly due to the history behind them, the plot of the films themselves, and how they hold up and compare to the franchise they represent. What are the two films I am reviewing today, you may ask? None other than the terrible and critically panned films based on the beloved Power Rangers series, with a special guest reviewer, my younger brother, the talented and hyperactive and witty Aidan Lewis. *applause* He watched these movies with me the last time I had to watch him, and his opinions and my own were similar.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, all I can say is that this is one of those films that should have stuck to the style of the television series it adapted instead of changing so much, but hey, at least we still get the White Ranger and fan favorite, Tommy Oliver! *applause* The film begins with (as Linkara of thatguywiththeglasses.com would say) our "unrealistically goody good" heroes participating in a charity skydive event. Meanwhile at a construction site in the city of Angel Grove, California, a group of construction workers uncover an egg shaped prison known as a "hyperlock chamber" which contains either
A. The film's versions of Rita and Zedd, the television show's antagonists (Based on Bandora and Gorma, respectively)

B. A new antagonist made specifically for the film

C. Absolutely nothing and the egg serves no purpose to the plot whatsoever

If you picked B, you are absolutely correct, because the hyperlock chamber, opened by Rita and Zedd, contains none other than our cheesy, comedic, lothor-esque (Power Rangers Ninja Storm reference for those who did not watch past Mighty Morphin/Zyuranger). It seems the motive for Ooze is to get revenge on the rangers' leader and Mentor, a floating head in a time warp known as
Zordon. In my opinion, throughout the course of the entirety of Power Rangers, Zordon was the best mentor character in the series, and they should revive him for the upcoming anniversary season, unless the new mentor character, Gosei, is meant to be his reincarnation or something (Note: He's not, and in my opinion, nice disguise Tommy Oliver, but I figured out it's you behind the tiki head.) Back to the plot of the film, the Rangers explore the construction site and come across Ooze's footsoldiers, which prompts Tommy into saying the iconic phrase "It's Morphing time!" However, in the midst of the battle, the rangers lose their powers due to Zordon being attacked by Ivan Ooze, who infiltrated the command center and completely annihilates it, even going so far as to short circuit Zordon's robotic assistant, Alpha 5, voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz for all the Invader Zim fans out there (sorry, no Zim review anytime soon). Upon arriving at the Command Center, we see Zordon on his deathbed finally in a humanish form, who instructs the rangers to travel to Phados to obtain the "Greater Power", and I do not mean anything you would find in Gokaiger. After obtaining the greater power of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Okay, I made a Gokaiger reference, but that is the only one I shall make) and brand new zords based on the mecha of the sentai "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger", the rangers return to earth to defeat Ooze. The strange thing is that for a kids film, it takes a kick in between the legs to defeat Ooze and send him flying into his own comet. Overall, the film itself does hold up in some aspects, but the plot is dated and it is not canon to the series itself, but it did foreshadow events to come in season three of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

The dark side of Caillou? The Light side of Caillou?

Before we begin this review, I must say... what in the world has happened to children's television nowadays? Especially for the younger ones, the toddlers who are just starting out in the world and are still quite unaware of their surroundings outside the home. Because of this, I feel I must review and address what is known as one of the most controversial children's shows in both America and Canada... Caillou. I also must say, I used to enjoy this show as a younger kid, but looking back, the reaction I have now is the complete opposite to my reaction as a young child. Nowadays, I absolutely despise the show and cannot stand it at all! The main reason is because of the title character himself. Caillou, as the show is advertised, is a typical unknowing four year old. However, there is a darker side to this young child.... he is a bit.... annoying. He sets a negative example for the children who watch his show, by seemingly showing the way to get whatever you want is to just throw a fit until your parents give in and do it. That is not how it works in the real world, trust me. However, there are some other positive lessons the show teaches life lessons such as sharing and frienship, plus the power of (insert spongebob reference here) imaginaaaaation, and it can be argued that the good lessons outweigh the bad hidden messages. However, if I were to create a kids' show for young toddlers and preschoolers, I would not put in the negative lesson Caillou taught children before it got cancelled. Once again, I apologize to those young fans of the show, especially the five year old and the eight year old, well formerly eight year old, he's nine now, for slamming this down, but I felt I must express my thoughts and opinions on this childrens' show in a short review, and in my opinion, I hope this show fades into oblivion and obscurity someday.

First episode impressions: Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger

Alright, for this post, which may be my last text based one for a while before switching to video reviews that parody the nostalgia critic somewhat (no I am not following the example set by that awful Irate Gamer), I am going to be giving my first impression on the first episode of the newest installment of the long running Japanese franchise, Super Sentai. This year, once again for the third time, we are treated to a sentai based around dinosaurs, and judging by the opening, this time there is no yellow ranger! I can probably imagine how this will anger American fans when this series gets adapted into the Power Rangers series around 2017. Overall, the plot of the episode is good, though I cannot get over the fact that they do not do the morphing sequences like they used to, instead it is all done in realtime in the middle of the action, rather than in front of a green screen. Also, the morph, like in the season before, is less detailed than its predecessors, which also makes me mad. Despite the inferior quality morphing sequence, it is a good throwback to the seasons I watched here in America.