I don't quite know where to begin, or whether this deserves a 1/10 or 10/10. It is on my Netflix queue, so...
This show is one of the most terrible things you will ever see. The incredibly poor acting and worse writing (Who can forget gems like "Wow. He's so sparkly.") are complimented beautifully by the nonsense plots (In one episode a character is turned into a fish and almost eaten by a cat. It's revealed in a following episode that this has given him a fear of fish. He is cured of this fear 20 minutes later by someone sneaking up on him from behind and stuffing a piece of sushi into his mouth.), random things going on in the background (a character sitting on the sofa, with random food on the coffee table, stirring a bowl of pink milk) and painful special effects. The Nighlok monsters are played clumsily by people in chunky foam rubber suits with obvious zippers, with tentacles and parts hanging off that bob in the wind. No effort was made to give the monsters any lip syncing. Their mouths remain closed. Always. WHILE THEY ARE SPEAKING. Combine this with the fact that the rangers mouths' cannot be seen when they are in ranger mode, and it adds up to the hilarious effect of 7-10 mute actors on screen at once, gesturing wildly while a voice-over plays. The true beauty of this is really beyond description, it's something that has to be seen. To top all this off, at the end of almost every episode, the monster of the week will grow to massive size, the rangers will combine their powers into their own giant robot, and suddenly you're watching a Godzilla film, with 2 actors in clunky suits throwing each other around on a poorly made miniature set. And then there's the acting. Oh Lord, the acting. It's impossible to do justice in words, but suffice it to say that lines are frequently delivered with all the enthusiasm of a fast food order and the acting finesse of "You're tearing me apart Lisa!".
And with all that said, if you love cheesy/bad TV & Movies, you'll love this. This show, due to its painfulness, manages to be one of the most entertaining things ever made. It brings joy through its ineptitude.
This show is one of the most terrible things you will ever see. The incredibly poor acting and worse writing (Who can forget gems like "Wow. He's so sparkly.") are complimented beautifully by the nonsense plots (In one episode a character is turned into a fish and almost eaten by a cat. It's revealed in a following episode that this has given him a fear of fish. He is cured of this fear 20 minutes later by someone sneaking up on him from behind and stuffing a piece of sushi into his mouth.), random things going on in the background (a character sitting on the sofa, with random food on the coffee table, stirring a bowl of pink milk) and painful special effects. The Nighlok monsters are played clumsily by people in chunky foam rubber suits with obvious zippers, with tentacles and parts hanging off that bob in the wind. No effort was made to give the monsters any lip syncing. Their mouths remain closed. Always. WHILE THEY ARE SPEAKING. Combine this with the fact that the rangers mouths' cannot be seen when they are in ranger mode, and it adds up to the hilarious effect of 7-10 mute actors on screen at once, gesturing wildly while a voice-over plays. The true beauty of this is really beyond description, it's something that has to be seen. To top all this off, at the end of almost every episode, the monster of the week will grow to massive size, the rangers will combine their powers into their own giant robot, and suddenly you're watching a Godzilla film, with 2 actors in clunky suits throwing each other around on a poorly made miniature set. And then there's the acting. Oh Lord, the acting. It's impossible to do justice in words, but suffice it to say that lines are frequently delivered with all the enthusiasm of a fast food order and the acting finesse of "You're tearing me apart Lisa!".
And with all that said, if you love cheesy/bad TV & Movies, you'll love this. This show, due to its painfulness, manages to be one of the most entertaining things ever made. It brings joy through its ineptitude.