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The first Power Rangers (2017) review is here....
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It has like 3 fighting scenes in the suits. And probably around 15 minutes of Zords action. So yeah, I'm hoping for more fights in the sequel.
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Meus Renaissance
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The last Ninja Turtles film did it right, but nobody saw it. 😢
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Lights and Waves
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Just saw it. It was fucking awesome!
The acting and chemistry between the rangers was A+. The suits looked really good in motionthe zords looked awesome.
Seriously surprised by how funny and clever the writing was. Also surprised that a 7pm showing on a Thursday was packed. All 20-somethings.
Everyone cheered when they played the 90s theme song!
The acting and chemistry between the rangers was A+. The suits looked really good in motionthe zords looked awesome.
Seriously surprised by how funny and clever the writing was. Also surprised that a 7pm showing on a Thursday was packed. All 20-somethings.
Everyone cheered when they played the 90s theme song!
Master Yoshi
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Far better than Batman vs. Superman!
Lights and Waves
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Also I agree with what others are saying in that the movie is far more entertaining than Logan.
Naomi Scott (the pink ranger) is going to have a huge career.
Naomi Scott (the pink ranger) is going to have a huge career.
Maybe if the first movie hadn't been abject garbage people would've given the sequel a chance.
Lights and Waves
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Except it wasn't? Lmao what are you talking about?
Did you see the same film? This movie was dark as fuck for a children's Power Rangers movie.
Lights and Waves
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It was absolutely not dark as fuck for a children's film. The movie is rated PG-13. Sure, it's gritty. But nothing about the film is dark. It's a funny coming of age story.
To even suggest that any thing in this film is darker than what DC has contrived Are you sure you watched the same film?
The film was basically Chronicle and Man of Steel.
I'd say it was darker in toned than any of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.
xXCrazyCostaXX
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Holy hell what a movie! It didn't shit on my childhood and it was fantastic! Get out there and see it I need my damn sequel!
I didn't know 4 year olds see PG-13 movies...
Um, it's really not. It shifted target audience from kids to teenagers I think but never that dark. Unless you mean visual tones?
I don't know about four year olds but there are plenty of children under the age of 10 in the theater. seem to have every demographic for Power Rangers down.
The Sum of Zero
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That was my reaction as well.
BoogieWoogie
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This is....good? Didn't see that coming.
If you have no attachment to the franchise, likely the answer is no. If you enjoyed Chronicle, maybe.
I kind of enjoyed it for what it was. Didn't think it was terrible.
Master Yoshi
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I think I'm on board with preferring everything prior to the morphing sequence as well.
I loved the alien aesthetic of everything related to the Rangers, and Goldar seemed to be a molten, golden distortion of the actual Megazord.
On that subject, the Megazord was either lacking in visual appeal or just not shown well enough in an appealing light. Was hoping for the team to become united inside of the head or torso, instead they were all spread in bubbles a few meters apart, controlling each limb individually.
Do they update the suits and zords for the sequel?
I loved the alien aesthetic of everything related to the Rangers, and Goldar seemed to be a molten, golden distortion of the actual Megazord.
On that subject, the Megazord was either lacking in visual appeal or just not shown well enough in an appealing light. Was hoping for the team to become united inside of the head or torso, instead they were all spread in bubbles a few meters apart, controlling each limb individually.
Rita drifting through space is a huge indicator that Zed is coming, plus her bit of dialogue right before getting slapped off the planet.
Do they update the suits and zords for the sequel?
cj_iwakura
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They sure as hell made Rita scary. She was a hybrid of Scorpina and it worked.
Did this moment feel like it was at a lower volume than it probably should be? IDK I was definitely freaking out a bit when they finally played it but thought the moment didn't feel as impactful as it should have. Might have just been my theater though. All the sound mixing in the last 30 minutes of the movie felt a bit off.
Master Yoshi
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Same issue in my theater.
Also hoping Rita's minions are brought into this Power Rangers universe in some way. Not sure if that's possible seeing as Goldar is an elemental monster who doesn't speak so far.
Let's cast Aaron Paul as Jason Pinkman and harass the fuck out of Zordon.
I thought this was genius and better done than in the original. Them sitting in each their robot commanding each limb makes more sense and is just better for it.
That must have been your theatre.
Haloid1177
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Ironically Logan and Deadpool are like the only two CBM movies in the past few years that I liked better than Power Rangers. Still had a ton of fun with my movie, and my friends were texting me last night that they were surprised how decent of a film it was to open. Really hope we at least get a Green Ranger sequel.
Yes. It's the drugs. Certainly not the fact this property traditionally contains Disney Channel quality characters and content. I have more in the spoiler thread, but the tone was surprisingly dark beyond any reasonable expectation.
Nope.
I think I see where Sanjuro is coming from. The first scene was literally dark. Then there's some scenes with a horrifying Rita Repulsa, and some literally darker tones in the visualization. Add some character stuff too like
and
. But I won't say the whole movie is dark and edgy.
Billy's death
Kimby's secret
I don't think it's trying to be edgy at all. It all feels grounded within the universe it builds, but to a surprising amount.
I'll say upfront that I haven't seen this yet, though I do hope to in the next week or so.
I really doubt it's as mature as The Dark Knight, a film that has mentally challenged character with a bomb that's been surgically inserted into him, a kid with a gun pointed to his head, an allusion to someone having a pencil inserted through their eye socket, on screen deaths, a character who has their face horrifically burnt, someone beaten brutally in an interrogation scene, and honestly a whole lot more.
I really doubt it's as mature as The Dark Knight, a film that has mentally challenged character with a bomb that's been surgically inserted into him, a kid with a gun pointed to his head, an allusion to someone having a pencil inserted through their eye socket, on screen deaths, a character who has their face horrifically burnt, someone beaten brutally in an interrogation scene, and honestly a whole lot more.
I just tried to understand where you were coming from saying this movie is dark as fuck.
It isn't.
That was a Batman film where the tone did not surpass anything I would have expected.
It's also not as mature, you're right.
I loved those parts. Were probably my favorite parts.
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Positive impressions from my circle, which is shocking to me.
AuthenticM
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Tickets bought. I'm seeing it tonight with the girlfriend.
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
Frozenprince
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How you gonna adapt power rangers and have 0 cock rock?
They serious about this 6 movie plan huh.
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