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Power Rangers Ninja Storm

#462: PRNS 1304: "Looming Thunder".

Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Hurricanger, episodes 4 & 9.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:25;14.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
HURRI #04.

A hospital shakes, during surgery, as Terramole digs underground, he talks, then breaks an electricity cable, causing the power to go out in the surgery room.

Trims start to remove pan up from Japanese sign; fades lights in last shot and cuts before it cuts to black.

HURRI #04.

Terramole talks underground.

Trimmed heavily; cuts before water bursts in on him; This whole sequence was pushed ahead of source.

HURRI #04.

Terramole bursts out of the ground and lands in a quarry, then talks and motions arms.

Textless, unlike source; altered to fit monitor; cuts before he talks more and walks off.

HURRI #04.

Terramole talks and motions arms.

Trimmed, partially recycled, but runs fully to end; altered to fit monitor.

PRNS 1301.

The three Wind Rangers' morphing sequences.

Recycled, but first time montage.

HURRI #04.

Terramole strolls, talks, and gestures, when he spark bursts, he turns, looks and sees the Wind Rangers lowering their blasters, Red talking and pointing, then Yellow talking and raising a fist, before the monster replies to the trio.

Shot 1 is textless, unlike source; cuts follow-up side angle of Rangers.

HURRI #04.

Terramole brings his hands together, then spins around and dives into the ground, leaving the Rangers glancing about looking for him.

Shots 1 & 2 are one shot split, with Terramole nod-talking cut between. shots 3 & 4 are trimmed; cuts follow-up of Yellow talking.

HURRI #04.

Terramole surfaces between the three Rangers, sparkily slashing as he spins into the air, then he leaps over and dives back into the ground, leaving the Rangers dazed and talking to each other.

Cuts follow-ups of dust-up passing by, and the Rangers turning to react.

HURRI #04.

Terramole remains subterranean, so Yellow nod-talks, then gestures, and spins into the ground, the two dust-ups from his underground burrowing and Terramole's heads toward one another, the other two Rangers watching, as they collide underground, Yellow ending up flipping out of the ground, landing harshly as his teammates regroup around him, before Terramole surfaces, and talks while gesturing a lot.

Shots 3 & 4 are one shot split, to remove Yellow nod-talking between; cuts last shot before Terramole talks more.

HURRI #04.

Terramole talks up close.

Trimmed heavily; cuts follow-ups of Rangers preparing to use Storm Striker, but Yellow refuses to join them, they argue, then get blasted down, and fight amongst themselves some more.

HURRI #04.

Terramole spin dives into the ground yet again.

US replaces follow-ups of Blue & Red checking out hole, with all three checking out hole.

HURRI #04.

Red & Blue alertly look about.

Cuts prior battle between pair and monster; cuts follow-up of Terramole peeking out of the ground.

HURRI #04.

Blue readies her sword and talks, when Terramole pops up beneath her, grabs her legs, and begins to pull her underground, she struggles, Red turns and spots her peril, he prepares to fire his sword blaster her way, when Terramole pops up under him and grabs his legs.

Trims start to remove Red pacing about before Blue talks; cuts follow-ups of monster slamming Red into ground.

HURRI #04.

Terramole swings Red around and flings him away, he lands next to Blue, who talks.

Cuts before Red replies.

HURRI #04.

Terramole pops out of the ground, and talks.

Cuts before he talks some more; cuts follow-ups of Red & Blue recovering.

HURRI #04.

Red recovers and poses defensively, Blue nod-talks as she begins to get up.

Cuts before she gets up fully; used ahead of source.

HURRI #04.

The camera races to the edge of a quarry cliff, and stops in view of Terramole sparkily striking Red & Blue.

Cuts follow-ups of pair getting beaten by monster, then they use shurikens on him to no avail.

HURRI #04.

Terramole fires electricity at Red & Blue, bursting them down.

Cuts before they writhe some more.

HURRI #04.

Yellow flips over and strikes his Hammer at Terramole, who ducks under and dives underground, so Yellow looks down, gets into position, and begins to slam his Hammer down on the ground with energy ripples and sparks.

Cuts a couple more follow-up hammer smashings.

HURRI #04.

Yellow slams his Hammer down one last time, forcibly sending Terramole into the air.

Cuts later follow-ups of Yellow versus Terramole.

HURRI #04.

Yellow turns and nod-talks.

Trims start.

HURRI #04.

The weapons are connected into Storm Striker, with the Lion Hammer on the front this time.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #04.

Yellow aims Storm Striker forth as Red & Blue brace behind him.

Cuts follow-up of side angle of weapon as Yellow talks.

HURRI #04.

Terramole reacts, as Yellow talks and prepares to fire Storm Striker.

HURRI #04.

In a yellow energy tunnel, the trigger is pulled, and Yellow raises the Storm Striker, firing a yellow beam high, the end of which turns into a huge 100 ton weight.

Recycled, per source; shot 1 runs fully for first time.

HURRI #04.

Terramole reacts, as Yellow lowers the weapon, causing the weight to slam down atop the monster, crushing him explosively.

HURRI #09.

Growth scroll flies in, unfolds, and activates, causing the monster's remains to grow gigantic.

Recycled; Replaces HURRI #04's robotic double method.

HURRI #04.

A jetliner transforms into the Hawkzord in a flash of green energy, before it takes flight.

Recycled, per source; cuts prior shot of Hawkzord teleporting out of hangar.

HURRI #04.

A luxury cruise ship transforms into the Dolphinzord while passing under a bridge.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #04.

A ferris wheel and roller coaster transforms into the Lionzord, which then stomps.

Recycled, per source; cuts prior shot of ferris wheel.

HURRI #04.

Lionzord passes over us.

Recycled, per source, but runs fully.

HURRI #04.

Yellow's boots leap up.

HURRI #04.

The Rangers land in their Zords' cockpits.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #04.

Yellow nod-talks and gestures his hands together in his cockpit.

HURRI #04.

Lionzord transforms into most of a body, Dolphinzord becomes the right arm, and Hawkzord transforms into the head, connecting atop, forming the steam-releasing Storm Megazord.

Recycled,per source; mostly sped-up; cuts shot of Lionzord between shots 1 & 2.

HURRI #04.

The Rangers reach forth in their cockpits, zoom in on Yellow.

Cuts before he does neck roll; cuts follow-ups of Terramole watching Megazord slowly walking forth.

HURRI #04.

Terramole talks, gestures, then leaps up into the air and dives straight down, burrowing underground as Storm Megazord watches, only for him to pop up behind it and sparkily slashes the Megazord's back, it turns around, he sparkily slashes its front, then it tries to strike back, and Terramole ducks.

Cuts follow-ups of Yellow talking, then Megazord looking downward.

HURRI #04.

Terramole dives underground, leaving Storm Megazord looking down where he'd just been.

Cuts before it paces about and looks about; cuts follow-up of it doing that some more.

HURRI #04.

The Rangers glance about in their cockpits, until Yellow talks and shot zooms in on him.

Cuts before he talks more.

HURRI #04.

Storm Megazord morphs into Lightning Mode.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #04.

Storm Megazord in Lightning Mode poses completed with arm flexing gestures.

HURRI #04.

Lightning Mode turns around, prepared.

Cuts before it glances about.

HURRI #04.

Terramole surfaces behind Lightning Mode and swats its leg, causing it to fall over, but rolling back up into a crouched position.

Cuts before it stands up.

HURRI #04.

Lightning Mode leaps up and strikes at Terramole, who ducks underground, leaving the Megazord glancing about, before he pops back up behind it and grabs its legs, dragging it down into the ground.

Shots 7 & 8 are one shot split sloppily; cuts follow-ups of Rangers in cockpit, then Terramole sparkily bashing LM.

HURRI #04.

Red is jolted forth in the cockpit, then talks.

Altered to fit monitor; cuts follow-ups of other Rangers talking, then LM breaking out of monster's grasp.

HURRI #04.

Lightning Mode flips over, Terramole surfaces, they face one another.

HURRI #04.

Storm Megazord demorphs out of Lightning Mode.

Recycled, plays in reverse, per source; cuts follow-ups of monster talking, then Yellow talking.

HURRI #04.

Yellow looks down at his cockpit console.

Trimmed heavily and pushed back from source position.

HURRI #04.

On the cockpit console, zoom in on the mini-portal as a new Power Disc appears, which Yellow picks up.

"New Shinobi Medal" blurred out.

HURRI #04.

Yellow readies the Disc and talks, then inserts it into the slot, and pulls the lever.

HURRI #04.

The Rangers nod-talk all at once.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #04.

Power Sphere 02 pops out of Storm Megazord's chest, and hatches into the Ram Hammer.

HURRI #04.

Storm Megazord poses with the Ram Hammer.

Cuts before it poses some more; cuts follow-up of monster reacting.

HURRI #04.

Terramole talks, gestures, then dives into the ground, Yellow nod-talks and grips his controls, as Storm Megazord raises the Ram Hammer, and slams it down sparkily, quaking the area.

Cuts follow-ups of it hitting the ground two more times.

HURRI #04.

Terramole is ejected from his subterranean hiding place, flipping over in front of the Megazord.

Cuts follow-up of Megazord posing with Hammer.

HURRI #04.

Yellow raises a fist during a zoom-in, before Storm Megazord, against a fading flamed backdrop, rapidly hammers the Ram Hammer, before swirling energies converge around it, and it extends the Ram Hammer forth, squashing Terramole explosively.

Cuts follow-up of Megazord posed in front of flames.

HURRI #04.

Red slaps his hands and victory-signs to his console, Blue cheers and clasps hands, and Yellow merely sits back, and relaxes.

Each shot transitions into the next; fades to black; cuts follow-up of Megazord posing triumphantly.

Ending Credits