Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie (Reboot Announced)

[jaypesoz]

Nevermind, Fake. Could've sworn the ending was already spoiled a few pages back regarding

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Teasing Tommy in Green, from his back

so they have somebody for the role and everything?

Probably not.

 

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The Hollywood Reporter
For longtime fans, the newest installment preserves some of the most beloved characteristics of the original franchise, updated to reflect technological advances. The Rangers’ color-coded power suits now benefit from nanoparticle properties and the robotic mecha assault vehicles known as Zords that they pilot take on enhanced battle capabilities, while Rita’s menacing sidekicks the Putties and the gigantic warrior Goldar get more polished, fluid CGI representations. (And yes, the “Go Go Power Rangers” theme song makes a triumphant return.)

The Wrap
This quintet of actors is so empathetic and engaging that they more than hold up the John Hughes end of the movie. And if you’re not seeing this for the acting, then at least you get five brightly-clad heroes driving dinosaur-shaped spaceships that eventually meld into one giant, sword-wielding robot. If that’s what you paid to see, then “Power Rangers” delivers it, dollars to donuts.

Variety
Yet it’s all franchise window dressing. It can’t disguise the reality that the characters in “Power Rangers” have all the depth and idiosyncrasy of walking talking robo-teen action figures. The irony is that 25 years ago, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” was launched as superhero diversion “for kids,” and there was a place for it, but we’re so awash in superhero culture that kids no longer need the safe, lame, pandering junior-league version of it. They can just watch “Ant-Man” or the PG-13 “Suicide Squad.” Safe, lame, and pandering have all grown up.

IndieWire
The film is a blast during the few brief moments when it embraces the cartoon craziness that’s made the television show into such a cultural fixture, but it sheepishly backs away from every one of these giddy indulgences as if it’s afraid of getting caught with a hand in the cookie jar; why play the series’ unforgettable theme song (“Go Go, Power Rangers!”) if you’re going to cut it off after just a few bars? If only “Power Rangers” had the courage to put down its mask and work with its audience. It may not be possible to cram a ton of crayons in a butt, but that doesn’t mean we should settle for anonymous photocopies, instead. Grade: C-

ScreenDaily
But the film’s most blatant camp comes from Banks’ colourfully arch performance as the mighty sorceress Rita Repulsa, a former Power Ranger who wants the crystal for herself. Sarcastic and haughty, Rita walks through the film as if she knows that Power Rangers is third-rate Hollywood product, deciding that she might as well have a little fun. Good triumphs over evil on screen, but for the audience, her villain is the clear victor against her overmatched, inexperienced co-stars.

Forbes
As someone with no strong feelings for the Power Rangers franchise (I hated it as a kid and came to appreciate its charms as a parent), this is an interesting attempt to craft a grounded and character-driven adaptation, one that successfully blends genre with larger-than-life superhero spectacle. And if you might find it absurd to have a somber and violent Power Rangers movie, then we should note that it can coexist with the 800-plus episodes of the more kid-friendly televised variation. At its best, Power Rangers is a throwback to the likes of Masters of the Universe and the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. It’s from a time when getting a darker, more serious big-budget feature based on your favorite kid-friendly property, one that felt like a real film, was a rare and splendid thing.

USA Today
There’s an admirable commitment to absurdity, yet it belies the thoughtful coming-of-age journey for the five teens up until they hit “morphin time." The first half boasts a realism reminiscent of Chronicle in how youngsters deal with the responsibility of having nascent superpowers, and John Gatins’ screenplay creates surprisingly touching relationships between the kids. There’s even a discrepancy in color palette — with the initially dark and muted tones moving to a rainbow of vibrancy as the film turns toward the silly — but the film lacks a certain confidence by not taking either tack.

Polygon
Power Rangers is a series of bad decisions broken up with decent moments of adorable interactions between the Rangers and Banks’ Repulsa, but those moments are few and far in-between. Power Rangers had the chance to save itself from becoming the mess that it is, but Israelite needed to take the movie in a single, specific direction. It could have been a dumb, ridiculous movie in the same vein as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers or an origin story like Iron Man, but it ends up being none of those things.

Birth.Movies.Death
The only Ranger who makes much of an impression is RJ Cyler as Billy. Cyler, first seen in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, lends a much-needed twitchy energy to the po-faced profundity and will probably be the one actor to escape this franchise unscathed. It’s never a good sign when your movie’s best performance belongs to a guy voicing a floating CGI head. This is yet another conspicuous movie cameo from Bryan Cranston, after his 10 minutes of screen time in the last Godzilla film. He pops up long enough to imbue the picture with some class, and then he vanishes. At this rate, he’ll be the new Michael Caine — making this Cranston’s version of Beyond the Poseidon Adventure.

Black Girl Nerds
There’s a lot to enjoy in Power Rangers. The young kids cast are fun and adhere to the original camp but give it a Hollywood glamor feel. The adults are all stunning. Bill Hader as Alpha 5 steals nearly every scene he’s in. But, the overall final product is another Transformers, adequate but not stunning.

io9
But once you get past all that the kids finally put on the costumes and jump into action. At this point, the audience I saw the film with cheered, because the movie has finally delivered on its promise. It’s the Power Rangers! Zords! Rita! Goldar! Fighting! But something is off... literally. The kids don’t wear their iconic masks, so we can see their faces almost the whole time. Even in this huge, ludicrous action scene, the film refuses to fully embrace the mystique of the Power Rangers.

Fortress of Solitude
If you enjoy superhero films at all, this is a must watch. Even if you didn’t watch Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Saban’s Power Rangers is a hilarious film. I see myself watching this several times over the next few months.

CinemaBlend
Power Rangers is probably not going to go down as the most beloved superhero movie of 2017, but it's still a good origin story that sets up a potentially even better franchise. It doesn't matter if you're a longtime fan or a complete newcomer; it's morphin time.

 

[Fozz]

^

Don't read if you wanna just wait to see it in theaters.

Spoiler

You don't even see him actually...unless they re-shot it. And there's only the mid-credit scene.

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Which is? 

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[KingParappa]

Interesting to see Black Girl Nerds review in that quote. They are getting bigger and bigger.

 

[edoubled02]

I honestly could care less about the reviewers. I gotta watch the movie and see it for what it is cuz it seems like between games and movies these reviewers just hate everything

 

[Nike Jordan]

Interesting to see Black Girl Nerds review in that quote. They are getting bigger and bigger.

https://blackgirlnerds.com/power-rangers-great-ideas-lackluster-execution/

 

[danikerhino]

It was a decent movie. Didn't push anything new. They just stuck to the old formula with cheesy stuff and kept everything grounded. Don't wanna give too much away but like the old show, it never got too deep/dark and kept things fairly stoic. Rita kinda sucked though, never felt like she was ruthless enough. Son all in all, not ground-breaking but, enjoyable for fans and far from bad, middle was meh too.

 

[djlunchbox]

I'll probably end up going Thursday night. My girl's seeing her uncle perform and so i'll have a free night to rolo dolo. SMH at not finding a dope tee to rock :x I'm surprised by the underwhelming amount of merch aside from toys available.

 

[danikerhino]

SMH at not finding a dope tee to rock :x I'm surprised by the underwhelming amount of merch aside from toys available.

Im surprised too. They should be pumping out merchandise for kids and adults alike. Phone covers, clothes, high-end action figures, comics, etc.

 

[AEA18]

 

[DadNboujee]

 

[streetballer23]

Any end credit (green ranger) scenes?

Will see this weekend, but more so interested in the sequel, if it happens. Don't like the director's previous work as much and figured it will take a while to build up in this first one.

 

[derryj3]

 

[quise2024]

OG yellow ranger never wore a skirt

Still mad at the recycled fight scenes


:x they made one of the ninja turtles a female

 

[jaypesoz]

OG yellow ranger never wore a skirt

Still mad at the recycled fight scenes


:x they made one of the ninja turtles a female

Funny enough, his name in the Japanese version, was Boy

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[blakep267]

Some other tidbits

-Zack was originally cast as the blue ranger but he asked to be black. So they were only partly racist(Trini)

-Space was supposed to be the final season so they went all out

- Lost galaxy's Sentai counterpart isn't even about space. It's about nature. But In Space did so well the American producers forced another space season

- Cassie from Space was supposed to take over for the pink lost galaxy ranger after she got cancer. They even filmed scenes of hers, but she walked off the set when she realized that she was getting paid less than the other actors

- Time force was supposed to get a movie, but Disney bought PR halfway through the season

- they were supposed to have more OG rangers return for PR Megaforce Legendary battle, but Saban and Co sent out generic emails to the past rangers, Billy etc. and they took offense to it so they didn't show up. Cept JDF of course

 

[djlunchbox]

^^^interesting.

and yeah JDF man that guy is a trip. That guy has made the Green/White Ranger his life and he's still riding that wave 25 years later

More power to him man get that money.

 

[rrlegend]

OG yellow ranger never wore a skirt

Still mad at the recycled fight scenes

they made one of the ninja turtles a female

if i remember correctly they had a fifth female turtle named venus for some show 

 

[optimus slime]

if i remember correctly they had a fifth female turtle named venus for some show 

Tmnt the next mutation

 

[Narcissist]

Funny enough, his name in the Japanese version, was Boy

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I always wondered why the yellow ranger didn't have a skirt

 

[Nike Jordan]

^^^interesting.

and yeah JDF man that guy is a trip. That guy has made the Green/White Ranger his life and he's still riding that wave 25 years later

More power to him man get that money.

I guarantee you that JDF has made more money on the convention circuit than he has actually appearing on Power Rangers.

 

[edoubled02]

Tmnt the next mutation

Ugh aka Saban's: Ninja Turtles.

 

[edoubled02]

I actually talked to the yellow ranger Karan Ashley at a Con last year..***** tried to charge me 30 bucks for a photo then place the blame on the folks that had her come out. Smh.....I'd still smash tho. She thick

 

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