Portion of IGN’s review:
This series eventually evolved into Ultraman, a show about a giant, skyscraper-sized extraterrestrial being that protects us from equally gigantic monsters, aliens, dinosaurs and other nefarious foes. Each week, Ultraman faces off against fantastically fun villains, destroying towns, villages, forests and cities along the way.
A portion of a gaijiINside review…
I have been watching Super Sentai regularly for 10 years now. (Wow, I didn’t even realize it’s been that long now!) I have had put up with cute robots, talking dinosaur mechas, a singing plant, and Gaoranger! It takes a lot for me to not like a Sentai series, and Engine Sentai Go-Onger seemed to take all the bad elements from previous Sentai series and removed what I actually liked! I for one did not want an American adaptation of Go-Onger seeing how the past Power Rangers series were just inferior to the original source since Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. The hour premiere of Power Rangers RPM not only proved me wrong, it has restored my faith in Power Rangers that was lost as it got moved to New Zealand.
Henshin Grid caught the 5AM premiere of RPM and has posted a review for the first two episodes.
Toy reviews are interesting – I never thought there was a whole heck of alot to talk about as opposed to VHS tapes or DVDs.
A portion of a Dork Dimension review…
Bandai did a great job capturing the look and feel of a real actor wearing Power Rangers spandex with this figure. A Power Rangers suit isn’t particularly complicated, but this figure has nice detailing in the boots and gloves, and the helmet sculpt seems perfect (especially in its scale compared with the rest of the body).
The paint apps are pretty nice. There’s a bit of slop around the teeth on the visor, but nothing too bad. The really cool thing, though, is that the plastic of the suit has a different finish to that of the helmet, so there’s contrast between the shiny helmet and the matte suit.
My main complaint is that the pegs for the joints are metal, which is a bit distracting. But overall, this is a fantastic looking figure.
A snippet of a ossai review…
Being the 9th installment in the Heisei Kamen Rider era, I am finding it increasingly hard to compare and rank each series. Although during the series run I was considering placing Kiva as my second favorite Heisei Kamen Rider series after Agito but after the ending and a deep look back, I believe I cannot rank shows anymore. Kiva has some pros and cons; some parts of the show are extremely well done while some do drag the series down. This is perhaps my greatest problem with Kiva, the things it does well in, it manages to excel at but the little flaws are also full blown and has affected my enjoyment of the show.
SciFi Japan has written reviews for Jungle Fury – Into The Jungle (Volume 1) and Way Of The Master (Volume 2). They also publish additional content on Jungle Fury as an introduction. Read what they have to say here.
A portion of a DVD Verdict review…
Presented in 1.33:1 full frame, the picture has bright colors, though it also suffers from a CGI overdose. The audio is in DD 2.0 Stereo, which is satisfactory, and subtitles are provided in English. No extras, despite the fact the second half of the season (Power Rangers Jungle Fury: Way Of The Master) provided some trading cards. The only thing you get is a mail-in rebate for a Red Ranger action figure. If you ask me, splitting the season in two DVDs is cheap on Disney’s part, as they want to make as much moola as they can of this franchise.
A portion of a Superheroes-R-Us review…
The series is back for the 2008 season with a action-packed 6 episode arc that gives us a new set of power rangers and a cool, if not zen-like master. This season we have a new villain by the name of Dai Shi, a master of evil who is assisted by Camille, chameleon and warrior. The writing was good and the plots were not stupid. To my surprise, I found myself glued to the TV.
I would have shot PRangerX an email about this, but I’m hopeful he will visit the site soon and read this post. I also write this as I would have posted a snippet of the review here, as I did with Way Of The Master a few days ago. In anycase PRangerX updated Kamen Rider Online and provided a link to a submitted fan review of the first episode of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (American adaptation of Kamen Rider Ryuki). The link is broken. Do not hesitate to submit your own reviews though!
Update 1/3/08 7:06PM EDT – PRangerX just informed me of the corrected link so here it is!
A portion of a Blogger News Network review…
Starting this December 16th, now available on DVD from Buena Vista Home Entertainment comes the second chapter of the next re-imagining of the classic tale of high school ninjas, crazy monsters and brightly colored jumpsuits. Power Rangers – Jungle Fury – Way Of The Master is ready to teach the world of evil a lesson about being good and how to beat people up in a socially responsible way. This next adventure is ready to roll out once again!
