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"Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger" is one of the Super Sentai shows that is known to us Americans as the original version of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" Season 1 with no Angel Grove, no Angel Grove Youth Center, no Bulk and Skull, no Command Center, and no Zordon and Alpha 5. You see, "Zyuranger" takes place in the city of Tokyo, Japan, which is getting under attack by the witch Bandora (aka MMPR's Rita Repulsa), who recently sold her soul to Dai Satan (aka MMPR's Lokar) to avenge her son Kai, right after she and her henchmen, Grifforzer (aka MMPR's Goldar), Tottpatt (aka MMPR's Baboo), Bookback (aka MMPR's Squatt), and Pleprechuan (aka MMPR's Finster) from imprisonment by two astronauts.

Bandora's nemesis, the Mysterious Wizard Barza, who wields a scepter that is similar to Bandora's, can disguise himself as an apartment manager working at the Sakura Mansion above his resting place (much like Superman/Clark Kent), and he also serves as an ally to the Zyurangers consisting of Geki/TyrannoRanger (aka MMPR's Red Ranger), Goushi/MammothRanger (aka MMPR's Black Ranger), Dan/TriceraRanger (aka MMPR's Blue Ranger), Boi/TigerRanger (aka MMPR's Yellow Ranger), and Mei/PteraRanger (aka MMPR's Pink Ranger). Grifforzer's wife Lamie/Lamie-Scorpion (aka MMPR's Scorpina) appears later in the show, and so is Geki's brother, Burai/DragonRanger (aka MMPR's Green Ranger).

In each episode, the Zyurangers battle Grifforzer, Lamie, and an army of clay foot soldiers known as the Golems (aka MMPR's Putty Patrollers), and later the Dokiita Golems (aka MMPR's Super Putty Patrollers), as well as the Dora Monsters, and the Zyurangers also battle them with the Guardian Beasts Tyrannosaurus (aka MMPR's Tyrannosaurus Dinozord), ZyuMammoth (aka MMPR's Mastodon Dinozord), Triceratops (aka MMPR's Triceratops Dinozord), SaberTiger (aka MMPR's Saber Toothed Tiger Dinozord), Pteranodon (aka MMPR's Pterodactyl Dinozord), Dragon Caesar (aka MMPR's Dragonzord), and King Brachion (aka MMPR's Titanus) when Grifforzer, Lamie, and each Dora Monster grows to giant size.

These Dora Monsters are not only based on World History, World Folklore (Greek Mythology and such, Fairy Tales we know, etc.), Plant and Animal Life, and such, but they are also classified into three groups: the Regular Dora Monsters, the Dokiita Dora Monsters, and the Zyu2 Dora Monsters. Here's what I remember from them.

REGULAR DORA MONSTERS=Dora Titan (aka MMPR's Giant), Dora Skeleton (aka MMPR's Bones), Dora Minotauros (aka MMPR's Minotaur), Dora Sphinx (aka MMPR's King Sphinx), Dora Goblin (aka MMPR's Gnarly Gnome), Dora Circe (aka MMPR's Pudgy Pig), Dora Cockatrice (aka MMPR's Chunky Chicken), Dora Cockatrice II (aka MMPR's Chunky Chicken), Jin/Dora Jin (aka MMPR's Genie), Dora Argus (aka MMPR's Eye Guy), Dora Ladon (aka MMPR's Snizard), Fairy DonDon (aka MMPR's Mr. Ticklesneezer), Dora Knight (aka MMPR's Knasty Knight), Dora Endos (aka MMPR's Pineoctopus), Dora Pixie (aka MMPR's Babe Ruthless), Dora Tortoise (aka MMPR's Shellshock), Dora Tarantula (aka MMPR's Spidertron), Dora Boogaranan (aka MMPR's Terror Toad), Dora Guzzler (aka MMPR's Spit Flower)

DOKIITA DORA MONSTERS=Dora Franke (aka MMPR's Frankenstein), Zombie Franke (aka MMPR's Mutitus), Satan Franke (aka MMPR's Mutitus), Dora Narcissus (aka MMPR's Octoplant), Dora Reiger (aka MMPR's Madame Woe), Magic Spinning Wheel (aka MMPR's Wheel of Misfortune), Dora Ninja (aka MMPR's Dark Warrior), Dora Ganrock (aka MMPR's Rockstar), Dora Goldhorn (aka MMPR's Samurai Fanman), Dora Silkis (aka MMPR's Weaveworm), Monster Goda (aka MMPR's Fang), Dora Fake (aka MMPR's Cyclops), Dora Antaeus (aka MMPR's Hatchasaurus/Cardiatron), Dora Chimaera (aka MMPR's Goatan), Dora Unicorn (aka MMPR's Polluticorn), Dora Mirage (aka MMPR's Twinman), Dora Talos (aka MMPR's Cyclopsis)

ZYU2 DORA MONSTERS=Goofish (aka MMPR's Goofish), Fleamonster (aka MMPR's Fighting Flea), Jellyfishmonster (aka MMPR's Jellyfish), Mantismonster (aka MMPR's Mantis), Dramole (aka MMPR's Dramole), Bee Monster (aka MMPR's Grumble Bee), Parrot Monster (aka MMPR's Two-Headed Parrot), Peckster (aka MMPR's Peckster), Lysinator (aka MMPR's Lizzinator), Pumpkin Rapper (aka MMPR's Pumpkin Rapper), Speed Shark (aka MMPR's Slippery Shark), Soccadillo (aka MMPR's Soccadillo), Rhinoblaster (aka MMPR's Rhinoblaster), Crayfishmonster (aka MMPR's Commander Crayfish), Oystermonster (aka MMPR's Oysterizer), Piranha Head (aka MMPR's Pirantishead), Pre-Gorilla (aka MMPR's Primator), Galamander (aka MMPR's Salaguana), Flowerbaster (aka MMPR's Bloom of Doom), Octophantom (aka MMPR's Octophantom), HoeSoilBeetle (aka MMPR's Stag Beetle), Venueleon (aka MMPR's Invenusable Flytrap), Robogoat (aka MMPR's Robogoat), MinGuitar (aka MMPR's Guitardo), Turban Shell (aka MMPR's Turban Shell), Pythor (aka MMPR's Pythor)

Overall, "Zyuranger" is the best of the best among other Super Sentai shows being adapted into such Power Rangers shows such as "Zeo", "Turbo", "Wild Force", "Ninja Storm", "Dino Thunder", and such.

Produced by Pacific Data Images, "Bee Movie" is one of the most funniest movies ever released in 2007. At the start of the movie, right after the Dreamworks Animation logo, the PDI logo from "Antz" shows up (you know, it's the PDI logo we all know with a picture of a figure with his hands in the air whilst holding a movie camera), followed by the main titles for this movie.

We are introduced to the main hero of this movie's story, a bee named Barry B. Benson (voiced by Jerry Seinfeld), who had experiences with his mom (voiced by Kathy Bates) and dad (voiced by Barry Levinson), and he recently graduated from college with his best friend, Adam Flayman (voiced by Matthew Broderick of Disney's "The Lion King"), a bee with a toy sword sticking out of his butt.

One day, while making honey with the Pollen Jocks, Barry ran into a nice young woman named Vanessa Bloome (voiced by Renee Zellweger of PDI's "Shark Tale"), who is that much of a florist. Barry and Vanessa became good friends. Barry soon found out that humans stole the honey from the bees ever since many years ago.

Along the way, Barry had several run-ins with various characters, such as Vanessa's partner at tennis, Ken (voiced by Patrick Warburton of Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove"), Mooseblood the Mosquito (voiced by Chris Rock of PDI's "Madagascar"), and a main defense lawyer named Layton T. Montgomery (voiced by John Goodman of Pixar's "Monsters, Inc.") when Barry and Vanessa are in a local Court House.

Afterwards, New York City became desolated. To undo this chaos, Barry and Vanessa must go to Pasadena, California to find a last batch of flowers somewhere in a local parade. Finally, Barry and all of the Pollen Jocks pollinate New York City back to the way it was before whilst the song "Here Comes The Sun" (performed by The Beatles) plays in the background. At one point, a kid shouts, "Mom! The bees are back!" Towards the end of the movie, Vanessa's floral shop, "Vanessa's Flowers", has changed the sign's name to "Vanessa and Barry: Flowers; Honey; Legal Advice".

Vanessa sells and pays her customers not only bouquets of flowers (and some flowers in flowerpots), but also several jars of honey, as Barry runs a law firm inside the same building, and behind Barry's office door marked "Insects at Law", Mooseblood works alongside with Barry in his office when Barry interviews a giraffe (voiced by Wayne Knight of Disney's "Tarzan"). I laughed at the funny lines involving some Toys-R-Us in-jokes and some "Sesame Street" in-jokes that the giraffe is saying to Barry like, "Action figures, dolls, video games. It's all me. And they put my picture on every toy store!" (Barry says "Uh-huh. Uh-huh.") "Everybody thinks my kind are plant eaters, but I'd rather live on ants!" (Barry says "I have no idea.")

There was clearly a hint that being a client that Barry is interviewing him, even when he brought along toys with him, the giraffe was clearly a relative of Melman the Giraffe from PDI's "Madagascar". Now, where was I? Oh, yes! During the end credits, there is a catchy song called "Thinkin' Bee" performed by Jerry Seinfeld and Matthew Broderick. And after the end credits, the Paramount Pictures logo flashes on and off, followed by the PDI logo that flashes on and off with the help of the animated end credit bee.

The scenes in "Bee Movie" are very funny (Adam stinging Layton in the butt for example), as well as the exquisite cameo appearances by Larry King as a Larry King caricatured bee and such, and not to mention the superb dialog as well (Giraffe: You're not another lawyer too, are you? Mooseblood: Sir, I was already a bloodsucking parasite. All I needed was a briefcase.). Also, attached in front of "Bee Movie" in theaters, and as a bonus feature on the "Bee Movie" 2-Disc DVD was the PDI short "Sleepy Guy". For those of you PDI fans out everywhere, be sure to love several PDI cartoons much like "Bee Movie" again and again everyday.

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Rizzo, Bean Bunny, Sam the Eagle, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Statler, Waldorf, and a host of other Muppets starred in the 1992 movie based on Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", which is called "The Muppet Christmas Carol". Academy Award winner Michael Caine stars as Ebenezer Scrooge, a selfish miser who hates Christmas, and he is also a boss to Bob Cratchit (played by Kermit the Frog), who tells him tomorrow is Christmas morning. At one point, when Scrooge gets angry and shouts something funny, the rats (that are working for Scrooge along with Bob) begin to sing the "The Island in the Sun" song.

One night, Scrooge gets haunted by the spirits of his partners, Jacob (played by Statler) and Robert (played by Waldorf) Marley, who both tell Scrooge that he will be haunted by three spirits. When Gonzo shouts "EXPECT THE FIRST GHOST WHEN THE BELL TOLLS ONE!", Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past (played by Waldo C. Graphic from "The Jim Henson Hour" and "Muppet*vision 3-D", AND PLEASE NOTE: this movie marks Waldo's very first big break into movie business just like all the other Muppets did). Scrooge is later visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present, who sings the song "It Feels Like Christmas". When the clock strikes twelve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future, or Yet to Come, and even both Gonzo and Rizzo can be unseen when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is around. At Christmas Morning, Scrooge asks Bob to be his partner, Bean Bunny has brought in the turkey, and Tiny Tim (played by Robin the Frog) says, "God bless us everyone."

The Songs in this Muppet Movie are catchy. Also the gags and scenes are very funny and hilarious to me throughout this movie. For example, Rizzo shouts at Gonzo, "Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the lamp, not the rat!" Overall, I gave "The Muppet Christmas Carol" a two thumbs up, when I laugh during watching this movie at the same time. Everybody loves Muppets doing various roles as various fictional characters just like I did.