Super Task Force One (2013)

Super Task Force One: Directed by Steve Rudzinski. With Dan Christmas, David J. Fielding, John Gillen, Seth Gontkovic. 15 years ago, the Super Task Force Six were shut down in secret by The evil Emperor Zagel. Since then, he has been working on a super weapon powered by all six armors. A former Enforcer smuggles a super suit to an unprepared Jason!

“This love letter to the Power Rangers firmly identifies director Greg Rudzinski as a child of the u0026#39;90s, and is a case of pure wish fulfilment, the director living out his childhood fantasies by turning himself into a power-suited hero and saviour of the planet. Greg plays Jason Oliver, who comes into possession of Unit Green, an A.I. mechanism that has the power to transform the holder into a Super Task Force warrior. The evil Emperor Zagel desperately wants the unit so that he can put into operation his powerful robot Project Rapture, and Jason must do battle to ensure the freedom and safety of Earth.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is only the second film I have seen by Rudzinski (the other being CarousHELL), but it is my favourite by far (despite me being an avid horror fan). I prefer it because it is good-natured, and because it doesnu0026#39;t try too hard to be funny (the comedy in CarousHELL wasnu0026#39;t the greatest). Super Task Force One is technically rough around the edges, the lack of budget obvious, but Rudzinskiu0026#39;s fondness for all things Power Rangers shines through in every scene. He has a lot of fun sending up the showu0026#39;s many tropes, which are obvious even for someone like me who has never sat through an entire episode of the u0026#39;90s show, and itu0026#39;s actually surprisingly entertaining.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn many ways, the cheapness of the whole thing actually works in its favour, the original show not exactly boasting great production values. Rudzinski clearly has to improvise to realise his ambition (and mounting a very low-budget recreation of Power Ranger is most definitely ambitious!) so expect the following: a badly painted motorcycle helmet, homemade weapon props, poorly choreographed martial arts, rubber masks, off-the-shelf After Effects explosions, and unconvincing giant CGI robots that do battle in an entirely digital environment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter this, I feel like Iu0026#39;m warming to Rudzinskiu0026#39;s film-making style (although Iu0026#39;m not sure if Iu0026#39;m ready for A Meowy Christmas just yet).”