Customer Reviews
Decent DVD...Good Value...Ok movies. 
2004-03-12
Back in the day, I used to be a huge fan of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. After that series ended, and was turned into Power Rangers Zeo (the incarnation immediately before Turbo), I quickly lost interest. That is, until this DVD was released. I always loved MMPR: The Movie when I was middle school. Now, as an adult, I find that the film still holds up fairly well. Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Arc) as Ivan Ooze is perfect. He brings exactly the right balance of wickedness and humor to the performance, which allows for many of the more memorable moments of the film to involve him. While the actors who play the Rangers may not be the most versatile in the business (look at the wooden delivery of the one-liners during the fight scenes), they still have a certain appeal which makes it easy to watch. Plus, in some key emotional scenes with their leader, Zordon, they do manage to raise their performance quality.
Of course, the true highlights of MMPR: The Movie are the excellent soundtrack/score. The music of the film really helps to tap into the emotional center of the film. Also, the upgraded costumes, and visual effects help raise the bar for what would have otherwise undoubtedly ended up being a horrible film.
With that said, we move on to Turbo: A Power Rangers movie. This film, while entertaining for one viewing, is a total disaster when watched back to back with Mighty Morphin. Everything that made MMPR: The Movie stand out was stripped away in favor of doing a standard television Power Rangers story on the big screen. As I said, it's alright for one viewing, but beyond that, I recommend sticking with the first Power Rangers movie.
The remainder of the DVD is just the trailers for both films as well as a couple of no effort five minute "making of" segments for each of the films.
The only reason I recommend buying this version with both films is because it is a better value than the individual releases of the two films, since the individual releases offer the exact same content, but on separate disks, as opposed to this where it's all on one.
Die hard fan still! 
2003-10-02
Okay, so I'm 18, most say too old to enjoy Power Rangers but who cares! Of course I'm only a die hard fan of the original first few seasons, up to space. Well, turbo was disappointing but...anyway the movies are nice, though I'm annoyed w/ dbl sided discs like this. Anyway the 1st movie is the best, totally kicks, and is what all power rangers is about. The second was less satisfying, and while I don't really find Justin annoying or not, they could have done better. So yeah, for power ranger fans this is great. Now if they'd only release season box sets, I'd be in total morphanominal heaven!
Both Good!! 2003-07-25
I'm 15 years old and I don't watch power rangers no more but I love the two movies! The first one was awesome. It had the best villian in the whole series and I liked the way their suits were. The second one was tight too but it wasn't as good as the first one. As low as they are costing now this is a good buy.
Good films on a so-so DVD 2003-07-24
Ever since 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' came into play around 1993, it spawned a huge hit with American youngsters, and sold a huge amount of toys and had spawned two theatrical movies, 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie' and 'Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'.
While not one of the best family films around, MMPR:TM is far from the bottom of the barrel. The movie is completely different than in the show (nor fits in with the show's storyline), but quite entertaining for its 95 minute running time, with a quick pace and lots of action. The script and the acting needed some work, but otherwise it's guilty fun. Paul Freeman vamps it up as a wonderfully nasty Ivan Ooze, and the movie has a large, epic feel, which adds to the fun.
As for T:APRM, the movie is a big step down from MMPR:TM. While the script is a better one than in 'Mighty Morphin', it suffers from blandness and the movie dragged in the first and second acts, but the third act was invigorated by reappearances of earlier Rangers Jason and Kimberly, and by a hilarious performance by Hilary Shepard Turner as Divatox throughout. The movie is considerably low-budget than the first film (as it was shot in California rather than in Australia), but bombed at the box office, raking in $6 million (MMPR:TM pulled in a respectable $36 million). While the movie isn't so much as a sequel to the first film, it serves more as a branching of shows 'Power Rangers Zeo' and 'Power Rangers Turbo.' While the scripting is better than MMPR:TM, the movie is less enjoyable and less energetic than its first outing, but it's better than what others have accredited it to.
Fox did a good job with this DVD release. Both films are on one dual-layered DVD (each movie is on one side), and both are presented in their original 1.85:1 theatrical format. Although I would've preferred a 2-disc set instead of a two-sided DVD (so it wouldn't get damaged easily), the quality of both films on DVD is good, except for some noticeable grain and speckling in both films. Colors are nicely saturated and black quality is well-defined and, for the most part, sharp. The Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks for both films are good, making the rock music come out especially well. Dialogue comes out well without hisses or snaps, and the background sounds come out good. Both films also include a Dolby Digital 2.0 track in English and a Dolby Digital 2.0 track in French (this is only available for the first movie), along with English subtitles.
The extras on the DVD will probably not satisfy the most die-hard fans of both films or the shows, as the DVD only includes a ten minute making-of-featurette for both MMPR:TM and T:APRM, as well as a theatrical trailer for each movie. While the extras here are slim, they're a big step up above the two other Power Ranger DVDs Buena Vista has released. If you love Power Rangers (or if your kids love it), this DVD is a must buy.
Great buy! 2002-10-13
Power Rangers rule! This is a great DVD for my kids. I just hope they put all the Power Ranger movies on DVD.
Great Movies 2008-06-10
I am now 20, and being only 5 when the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were on TV I still love the originals. If they could bring the first 4 seasons out on DVD I would totally buy them for my nephew to enjoy! These movies bring back old memories.
Great Movies! 2005-04-13
but as usual like in my other reviews on products..GO TO WAL-MART/TARGET FIRST!!! i found both movies on seperate dvd/cases for 5 bucks EACH! just burry ya little head in the $5.00 bin and search you will find them and well worth it! and no double sided disks!!
So much less 
2005-01-13
i just wanted to say that although this is a good movie but not worth the price...i got it for 75% less somewhere else and i wouldnt pay this much here for it. it is a power ranger classic though so if you are into the power rangers this is a mmust have.
The first film is better 2004-06-27
To whomever reads this the reason you are on this page is either you or a friend of yours abolutleyloved MMPR at one time and that being said, so did I. I was a huge fan of the series but as time drug on I grew out of it, but alas the first film is by far the best in the whole series, the film was actually a large scale film, it had special effects that were brand new in those days, an amazing story, and above all it was filmed in exotic locals, mainly set in Australia, but alas it was a great film, if they re-release the first film with more special features I would buy it. but as for Turbo: APRM It sucked and had a lower budget, not to mention they brought a kid in and made it ever worse with his acting. but by far the first film is the best and I still watch it on vhs.
Even though this film is old, it does prove that the PR have a lasting power, and have for nearly a decade, last year (2003) marked their 10th year anniversary and with nearly 200 episodes it will still be on as long as the simpsons, wow!
I wish another one would come out 2004-06-27
I am a huge fan of the show i have seen almost all the episodes. I think they did a great job making both movies. That would be nice if they had mad a third movie from the pris (power rangers in space). Know since they show new episodes i still don't know how are they getting there powers since zordon was destroyed. He was the only one who created the pr.
