Power Rangers SPD – Volume 2 & 3
Picture: C+
Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: D
How a franchise like Power Rangers is still with us
defies comprehension, but because of its militarism, conformity, corny dialogue
that feigns meaning and that violence and power are the solution to
everything. The SPD (Space
Patrol Delta) series is the worst and most overly junky and technologized mess
yet. Stakeout and Wired
are the second and third volume in the series and each offer five degrading
episodes.
The addition of non-white sis interesting, telling us that
they are only worth including if they are “domesticated” and “assimilated”,
representing some of the worst institutionalized racism in children’s
television today. I never liked this
franchise to begin with, but being forced to watch it, I realize why it is even
repulsive at a distance. No wonder
children are being left behind.
The 1.33 X 1 full frame image is as cheap looking as the
show itself, with a mess of a mix of bad video effects and some of the worst
editing in TV history. The Dolby
Digital 2.0 Stereo has some Pro Logic surrounds, but they are annoying,
pointless and are there to encourage more senselessness. The two extras (“flight simulators” and Power
Rangers Want You, which screams militarism all over) are so dumb that they
should have skipped them.
- Nicholas Sheffo
