Choujin Sentai Jetman Episode 1 "Seek the Warriors" Review

In honor of the July release of Pacific Rim and August release of Gatchaman, I will be doing reviews of each episode of Chojin/Choujin Sentai Jetman.
The beginning scene is very simple yet gets a lot established. Ryuu Tendo codenamed W6, and Rie Aoi, W3 are great candidates for superheroes based on a robot's out of controlness. Ryuu loses Rie in a scene similar to that of Hikari Sentai Maskman episode 1. Ryuu turns into a Jetman. Rie Aoi turns into a Vyram. Vyram destroys both Earth base and Raita's field. Although, the intro points out that she is not a Jetman, her fate was probably a big reveal back then.
Vyram unnecessarily goofily establishes itself a threat giving a half hearted Pablo Picasso/Salvador Dali Sieg Zeon address to the planet aka urban Japan. However, it and the death of Rie Aoi is effective at establishing hero and enemy. It's pretty awesome seeing Commander Odagiri piloting Jet Hawk, establishing later segments of the series.
Sidenote: I don't see how Jetman has a secret base if it's shown in the middle of the day.
Ryuu establishes himself a bit understandably selfish, attempting to avenge his girlfriend's death, even at the expense of another person's will. It is a bit one sided, but empathetic.
In contrast, Raita is selfish, because he is a vegophile. He is also supposedly against violence. It makes sense as these Jetmen were not chosen out of choice, but rather random chance. They end up being one of the most memorable teams in Sentai history, but it just happens to be written that way. And written quite well.

Stop Super Megaforce has a Change.org site

Saban has screwed up every Power Rangers team since repurchasing the franchise. The shows have been absolute disasters in the history of television. Seriously, I cannot think of a show(s), no- any medium that is worse. (No wonder Nickelodeon does not want to promote their show.)

"But there's going to be a massive teamup with Tommy in it! Tommy, PRPHD! Tommy!"

• Is JDF going to be another boring palentologist again?
• Operation Overdrive had a massive teamup and we still remember how terrible that was.
• They're already using Gokaiger footage and the show is still crap, despite copying from Mighty Morphin.

Here is the site. https://www.change.org/petitions/saban-brands-stop-power-rangers-super-megaforce-from-being-aired

Best Super Sentai films

In homage to the release of Pacific Rim, I am doing a list of best Super Sentai films.
I am excluding Goranger-JAKQ since there were no giant robots in those series.

Most of these get on the list for aesthetic reasons.

Super Sentai World aka Kakuranger vs Dairanger vs Zyuranger vs Jetman vs Fiveman
We actually get to see mechs fight each other. No old teammates really come back, but it brought interest back into the teamup.

Dairanger
It was a little early for a film, but we got to see 4 baddies against 5 rookie good guys. Good intro.

Dekaranger
Ban gets a cool girlfriend who is way too good for his annoying self. At least, we get Doggie Krueger in a helicopter sniping.

Boukenger vs Super Sentai
Was actually one of the worse Boukenger episodes, but Boukenger was full of so many great moments that this film just had to be included on the list.

Magiranger
Kai finally gets the girl.

Boukenger
The beginning of the movie begins with a great Lord of the Ringish CGI fight pre-Ranger War.
The fight is a supposed great threat that is worse than all the others, but not really.
Oh we also get a new Boukenger mecha formation.

Hurricanger vs Gaoranger
Two teams fight although it is really Jakanja in disguise and in command of the Gaoranger's powers.
They win a bit cheap, but both teams are featured pretty well.

Gaoranger vs Super Sentai
It was a first time seeing a mixed teamup of this sort. JAKQ still was unpopular unlike Big One.

GoGoV vs Gingaman
Really well executed. A demon spirit attacks Ryoma. However, he friggin uses fire so off course the undead spirits lose!
They weaken him a lot during the film though as he tries to warn  of GoGoV.
The film ends with a combined effort by Gingaman and GoGoV against the demon thanks to GoGoV's mechs and Gingaman's fire.

Magiranger vs Dekaranger
It's a theme about family that leads from Magiranger into Dekaranger. Also, Ban is less annoying.

Does Tommy Oliver have the Shining?

The Native American origins of Tommy Oliver bother me. Was seriously anyone a big fan of this origin? It was never bad per say, just a bit odd like a few of the storylines in Power Rangers: Turbo. It never really seemed to be related to anything. Power Rangers was very multi or even a cultural when it came to its characters. They never spoke much about of their culture. If they did, there would normally be for comical stupid effects, wow and culture.
They never show his parents, so who can care what his ancestry is?

However, watching Stanley Kubrick's the Shining recently, I cannot help but notice the similarities the film has to Power Rangers: ZEO and that Lost Galaxy made a 2001: A Space Odyssey reference in its opening space scene. Also, there have been countless accounts of the film's connections to Native Americans from the hotel's marking origins to that of Wendy Torrence's outfits.

We never see Tommy's parents. However, there is no indication that his parents had not mistreated him while he was younger.

The opening scene of the Shining opens with Jack Torrance driving all the way to the Overlook hotel through lush green scenery. Tommy has become the Red Zeo Ranger in the series. Red as in Red rum? Also in ZEO, he goes from the White Ranger to the Red Ranger. A white man to a red man?

Tommy in one episode of ZEO goes back to attack his former friends, just like he had to the entire city of Angel Grove in Mighty Morphin like nothing had happened, so much to the fact that it seems like a Stanley Kubrick plot discontinuity.

Happy July 4th everybody!