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V: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior!
By JC
Introduction:
I was never really a big fan
of Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. It basically had no spark
or drive to make it a remarkable series for me. Power Rangers
that were... firemen.
GoGo V on the other hand has
fast become one of my favorite Sentai, at least from the two
movies I've seen with them in it. The stories I've seen are
pretty focused on the dark side of the show and their battle
against demons, rather than the bright sunshine side of them
being Rescue Rangers like Lightspeed did. Blood, death, and
revenge powered obsession bring us this latest jam I like
to call....
GoGo V: Sudden Shock! A New Super
Warrior!
Summary:
"The Shadow Sword is crying...."
is how this latest installment opens up, as a new demon threat
from space, Golmoa, continues his search for the most powerful
weapon in the universe; the Shadow Sword's twin blade, the
Dark Sword. The monster's quest leads him to a popular hot
spot for all the cool monsters in the galaxy, Earth.
Tortured Demon Hunter, Jeek Tector
the Last of the Demon Hunters, is hot on his heels though
and has a thing or two to say about that! Driven by his lust
for vengence and desire to destroy Golmoa for killing his
team of Hunters, Jeek is willing to risk it all and destroy
anything that gets in his path to exact his revenge...including,
GoGo V!
Is Jeek friend or foe in the
fight to stop Golmoa and the rest of the Saima Demons of Earth
from retrieving the Dark Sword and plunging our world into
darkness?? Only non-super friend of GoGo V, Kyoko, knows for
sure...
My Opinion:
This is definitely
one of my favorites so far. The performances given by Jeek
alone are phenomenal, not to mention his pimped out, I-was-mean-for-my-own-show,
Tokusatsu costume! He's sawwed off double barrel teched out
shotgun, impressive sword, and gigantic cannon, all speak
that this guy really should've had his own show. The guy even
has his own slish-slash arm moves to transform!
Action is pretty hard hitting
and copious. Blood dripps, and a character actually dies(gee,
can ya guess who?) in this movie.
Special affects were also far
above average in this movie and well use. No gratuitous usage,
just alot at the right places to make you truely feel the
final climactic big robot versus gi-normous super unstoppable
monster.
Another thing that I felt made
this movie great was that it wasn't a sprawling narrative
trying to give two whole teams complete air time. Nope, this
one focused on GoGo V and one other super tight super fighter,
Jeek Tector.... oh, and non-super friend Kyoko who plays a
pretty major role in the final out come.
Final Word:
If you buy it and pick it up
you won't be disappointed. Action, monsters, robots, evil
swords, and a revenge obsessed I-want-my-own-show! Jeek Tector
himself! Excellent use of special effects and to date this
is the deepest and most serious drama I've seen out of Sentai
or Tokusatsu. My experience is kinda limited, but GGV:SS!
ANSW is nothing to sneeze at.
That's my revenge filled JohnCrichton
Opinion, and like Golmoa, "I'm not interested in how it feels
to be a loser," either. ^_-
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