Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

Name: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family
Released: April 19, 2023
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Benny Joy Smith, Catherine Sutherland, Charlie Kersh, David Yost, Howard Cyster

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 19, 2023 | TV-Y7

Starring: Benny Joy Smith, Catherine Sutherland, Charlie Kersh, David Yost, Howard Cyster, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Richard Steven Horvitz, Steve Cardenas, Walter Jones

Summary: The Rangers come face-to-face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs.

Director: Charlie Haskell

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family

Rating: TV-Y7

Runtime: 55 min

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Kelly Lawler

Apr 19, 2023

Power Rangers belongs to our inner kids, and "Once and Always" remembers that. Read full review

Glenn Rowley

Apr 19, 2023

Without giving any spoilers away, the rest of the Once & Always is both chock full of Easter eggs and callbacks for longtime fans and pays haphazard regard to basic storytelling elements like continuity and history. Read full review

Slashfilm Rafael Motamayor

May 10, 2023

This may not be the epic "Power Rangers" reunion some fans may have hoped for, but Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always is very much the love letter to the last 30 years of this franchise, where it all began, and where it is going. Read full review

Joshua Yehl

Apr 18, 2023

While Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always has a deeply emotional story at its center and plenty of fun nostalgic moments to enjoy during its one-hour runtime, it’s hard to shake the feeling that this special needed better effects and dialogue to make it truly Morphenomenal. Read full review

Collider Erick Massoto

Apr 18, 2023

Power Rangers: Once & Always doesn’t make the same mistake as the 2017 feature film Power Rangers, which took itself way too seriously when it didn’t need to. At the same time, the special is too aware that it should be a little serious, which prevents viewers from having fun with the truly campy moments that, although rare, fire up the screen when they pop. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Apr 18, 2023

It is heartfelt in its embrace of silliness, and for that reason alone, it is worth a watch. Read full review

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nhurr

Jun 22, 2023

Awesome and amazing memorable film. An đeication to childhood fans of power rangers

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big_smile

May 3, 2023

THE MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS ARE BACK! Unlike other revivals, this special stays true to the spirit of the source material. All the energetic posing, explosions, over-the-top villains, and spectacular fight scenes that made the original such compelling viewing are lovingly recreated inTHE MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS ARE BACK! Unlike other revivals, this special stays true to the spirit of the source material. All the energetic posing, explosions, over-the-top villains, and spectacular fight scenes that made the original such compelling viewing are lovingly recreated in all their delightfully cheesy glory. You can genuinely feel all the love that has gone into this special to make it faithful to the original. But there's a fresh modern twist, as the characters are fleshed out more with juicy internal conflicts and a high-stakes story. It's a heady mix of old and new.

There's never a dull moment when watching. The pacing keeps up the thrills, while the action scenes always amaze in that unique Power Rangers way. There are some minor problems. The special should have been longer to give more time for the secondary rangers (especially for Adam and Aisha, and maybe shown more of Kat/Rocky in their civilian lives). The Megazord CGI could have done with a larger budget (It's stunningly beautiful in some places, but in some areas, I wish they had the budget for a physical suit). But there's so much breathtaking action, compelling storytelling, and delightful nostalgia, that it's hard to complain: You'll be thoroughly entertained throughout! A definite must-see! I sincerely hope Hasbro/Netflix turn this into a season. It's just too good to be a one-shot standalone.… Expand

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bradevans

May 9, 2023

Nostalgia done right! Unlike other revivals that change everything, this remains faithful to the original show, keeping all the cheesy fun and even bringing back the original actors.

It was like back being in 1993! AND. I. LOVED. IT. Story was superb, bursting with emotion and tension. TheNostalgia done right! Unlike other revivals that change everything, this remains faithful to the original show, keeping all the cheesy fun and even bringing back the original actors.

It was like back being in 1993! AND. I. LOVED. IT.

Story was superb, bursting with emotion and tension. The action was amazing, much better than the CGI heavy stuff you see in Marvel movies these days.

The 90s cheesy Power Rangers vibe was refreshing and it made a welcome change from other super hero flicks.

Granted, the Megazord CGI was dodgy, and some of the second gen characters need more screen time. But everything else was SO SO good, that I can let that pass.

This put a massive grin on my inner 90s kid.

Hungry for more!… Expand

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triadne

Apr 19, 2023

Loved it. It's just a shame the CGI zords sorta spoiled the fun. I don't know why it was too hard for them to find or recreate the suits.
in any case, this was the best power rangers I've seen since the mid 90s. it was simple and fun, very faithful to the original.

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italoipo

Apr 28, 2023

ahh was a beautiful walk down memory lane. its still cheesy and silly like i remember.
wish it had a bigger budget. rather had big monster un costumes thwn really bad CGI...
Fun Movie...side note..the random gay couole was really random and without any reason..seemed like a checkboxahh was a beautiful walk down memory lane. its still cheesy and silly like i remember.
wish it had a bigger budget. rather had big monster un costumes thwn really bad CGI...
Fun Movie...side note..the random gay couole was really random and without any reason..seemed like a checkbox nowadays..but hey was like a 30 sec random event… Expand

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DCosloff1999

Apr 22, 2023

This is the special I have been wanting for years and delivered. It is great seeing Billy and Zack after so many years. Trini's death was very heroic and emotional. Minh was a great character throughout the writing could've been tidied up I believe her character arc was really good. EvenThis is the special I have been wanting for years and delivered. It is great seeing Billy and Zack after so many years. Trini's death was very heroic and emotional. Minh was a great character throughout the writing could've been tidied up I believe her character arc was really good. Even though Jason, Kimberly, and Tommy weren't there it didn't ruin the experience for me at all. The OG Megazord was really good loved the original formation scene and the battle scene enough it was short. The tribute of Jason David Frank and Thuy Trang got me the most.… Expand

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imthenoob

May 3, 2023

As a longtime fan, I couldn't help but cringe as I suffered through this 50 minutes of trash. To start off with the obvious, This is supposed to be a big reunion/anniversary special and the cast here is extremely limited. They could and should have done better. The second most obvious thingAs a longtime fan, I couldn't help but cringe as I suffered through this 50 minutes of trash. To start off with the obvious, This is supposed to be a big reunion/anniversary special and the cast here is extremely limited. They could and should have done better. The second most obvious thing is that while the cast does try, The script they're given honestly makes you question what passes for quality at Netflix. It's so cringe-worthy and at times when it was supposed to be taken seriously, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. And on top of all that, It ends with one of the cheapest CG zord battles you'll ever see. This is the ultimate slap in the face to every fan of the series. There was zero effort here.… Expand

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