Power Rangers, Independence Day, Toy Story, Casper, & Jurassic Park...these were just some of the films I watched at the old Odean cinema opposite Queen St station in Cardiff. I was only a kid at the time and loved the place. So many of my childhood memories featured around that cinema and I was gutted when it closed back in 2001.
So imagine my delight when it reopened 2 months ago under Premier cinemas at just £4 a ticket! I knew it wasn't going to be long before I returned there so last weekend my friend and I paid a visit and what better film to go and see than Jurassic World???
Exactly.
If Power Rangers was an anime then this would be it. I knew little of this old one from the 80's until my friend in work told me about it and lent me the first season to try. It's good but not my favourite anime.
The similarities to Power Rangers are undeniable though. The Voltron Force consists of five pilots sent to protect planet Arus from alien forces. They each command a robot lion which then combine together to create a giant robot known as Voltron. Didn't guess that did you? The Japanese love their robots after all. Each pilot also wears a different colour uniform just like the Power Rangers costumes.
If you grew up in the 90s like moi then it is likely you would have owned at least one sticker book and spent your pocket money on packs of stickers at your local newsagents. I owned several and probably spent a good amount of my parents money on them too.
S was originally going to be Sword Art Online but Lovefilm didn't have the next disc I required so I haven't finished watching the series yet.
Fortunately one of my friends brought up the topic of sticker books in work and bingo! Here we are. I don't know how the conversation started but it brought back some good memories.
It's called Toys R Us!
Wait...
Is that right?
Well anyway Toys R Us was the place to be when I was a kid. Every trip to Cardiff had to include a visit to my favourite toy shop otherwise I wouldn't be a happy bunny. Seriously, being dragged around clothes shops with your parents is ultra boring. It was Toys R Us or no go!
I often find that the media tends to focus on bad and negative news rather than good and positive news. You only have to switch on the TV or flick a page of the paper to discover there's been another several tragedies around the world.
Sometimes video games are blamed for their levels of violence and foul language and are said to be the cause of some crimes. Well I can say I have played some of the most violent games out there and they have never made me want to go and rob a store or punch some random stranger in the face. Maybe Super Mario Bros made me jump on a mushroom once but that was it!
It's morphin time!
On the way to watch Thor 2 the other night, which by the way is very good, I was pondering what to write about next for Matropolis. Then my best friend mentioned Power Rangers and seeing as a group of us were all singing the 'Go, Go, Power Rangers' theme a few nights earlier it was sealed.
Yes I'm a geek. Live with it :)
