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[sixteen-bit]

I've heard it compared to the original 1990s TMNT film in that way, which is fine by me.

How did they make North Carolina look so much like NYC in that movie?

 

[BBQMan]

Rotten score actualy went up, 50% 7/7 right now

And sitting at an average of 5.3/10 which means its not a bad movie.

 

[kitchenmotors]

Them not turning into the Power Rangers until

Spoiler

an hour and a half

into the movie is a mindbogglingly bad mistake especially considering the intended audience of this movie probably doesn't have the attention span to wait that long before getting some actual Power Ranger action.

Exactly.

The whole thing is a shit show and I stand by my opinion of that since the very first trailer. Tone deaf and totally missing the target audience.

 

[Polarburr]

Man, say more!

I'm watching the original Power Rangers movie and it's much better than I remember.

Rank the characters from best to worst

Best characters are..

Alpha
Rita
Billy

The rest are meh.

But guys! This movie was MADE for the fans. I'm telling you. SO MUCH FAN SERVICE.

 

[Pachimari]

Fuck, I'm gonna be disappointed by my favorites Zack and Trini I can feel it.

 

[Ahasverus]

Do you like the serious tone the movie is taking?

But it doesn't seem to be that serious? Only not campy.

*Gasp*

A reviewer is criticizing a movie for being basically ashamed of itself. The horror.

Art should be judged by its own merits. Not a 90's tv show for kids, in this case.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

For what it's worth, Neogaf favorite reviewer loves it;

That isn't Armond White.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

But it doesn't seem to be that serious? Only not campy.

It looks way too grounded.

 

[Ahasverus]

It looks way too grounded.

What part of alien dino robots and a talking head seems grounded though

 

[Rambaldi]

Hunty he did that to me the other day! I posted on Twitter about him being cute after I saw this photo - and without even tagging him in it, he favorited it. LGBT ally King!

Let's stalk him tbh.

 

[Timu]

And sitting at an average of 5.3/10 which means its not a bad movie.

With that score it's not a good movie either.

 

[teiresias]

They were not good. Why were people excited for this to begin with? I mean, come on. It couldn't possibly be more than a half step above Max Steel.

Not that I think this will be a good movie, but I certainly don't think it's a bad movie simply because they don't "morph into the uniforms" a certain number of times. I mean, seriously, what kind of a story, character development do you get in the scenes of the Rangers calling out their spirit animals and holding up their coins? Having less of that makes this a bad movie? Please.

 

[teiresias]

I've heard it compared to the original 1990s TMNT film in that way, which is fine by me.

To be fair, the 1990s TMNT film was definitely channeling the comic property tonally much more than the animated TV show. It's just that the latter is what most kids were familiar with.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

What part of alien dino robots and a talking head seems grounded though

The tone is giving me serious vibes. It's just me.

I understand they need to appeal to kids and not do something like a Scott Pilgrim where half of the movie is a meta on the Sentai genre.

 

[Sephzilla]

But it doesn't seem to be that serious? Only not campy.

Art should be judged by its own merits. Not a 90's tv show for kids, in this case.

An adaptation should also be judged on how solid of an adaptation it is

 

[kitchenmotors]

The tone is giving me serious vibes. It's just me.

I understand they need to appeal to kids and not do something like a Scott Pilgrim where half of the movie is a meta on the Sentai genre.

But what kids is this supposed to be appealing to? I work with kids and no one cares about Power Rangers or even has mentioned the movie.

The marketing isn't hitting at points that I expected something like this to do. It reminds me of the Fantastic 4 reboot. It's just there.

And comparisons to TMNT 89 are laughable. The franchise was at the height of popularity and from the very first scene you saw the Turtles. That's what kids went into the theater expecting and that's exactly what they got. PR 2017 looks to be trying to go after the YA book base, but is like 5 years late.

 

[slightconfuse]

The last thing power rangers needed was the Zach synder treatment

 

[Polarburr]

Fuck, I'm gonna be disappointed by my favorites Zack and Trini I can feel it.

Zack was pretty good until the camp fire scene. He just completely sucked there. But the 'fuck it's personality in the first and second act were pretty good.

Trini was quiet throughout the entire first and second act. She was easily the worst part of the movie for me.

 

[Cjdamon042]

The real question is, does it have a new version of the theme song?

Because that's all that really matters.

 

[RS4-]

Watching it tomorrow, hope to be surprised.

I haven't actually watching PR since the initial US series and the two movies.

 

[LionPride]

I mean shit, the other two Power Rangers movies are actually terrible.

This physically cannot be worse.

 

[shingi70]

But what kids is this supposed to be appealing to? I work with kids and no one cares about Power Rangers or even has mentioned the movie.

The marketing isn't hitting at points that I expected something like this to do. It reminds me of the Fantastic 4 reboot. It's just there.

And comparisons to TMNT 89 are laughable. The franchise was at the height of popularity and from the very first scene you saw the Turtles. That's what kids went into the theater expecting and that's exactly what they got. PR 2017 looks to be trying to go after the YA book base, but is like 5 years late.

That's what I was wondering, I know a 4 year old who loves power rangers but he isn't interested in the slightest of what o showed him of the movie.

 

[WillyFive]

This doesn't feel like the big Hollywood Blockbuster adaptation of Power Rangers, it doesn't feel like an event, but like a minor studio release in the schedule. I don't see it moving big numbers, or getting a sequel.

 

[Timu]

Back down to 47% now.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Are there any nods or allusions to the fact it was originally a Japanese show?

Also disappointed re: transformations

Spoiler

there's only one. Usually in the average Toku episode the hero transforms like three times.

 

[smokeymicpot]

I mean shit, the other two Power Rangers movies are actually terrible.

This physically cannot be worse.

First one is decent. Turbo on the other hand is horrible.

 

[LionPride]

First one is decent. Turbo on the other hand is horrible.

Nah, they're both pretty fucking bad

 

[smokeymicpot]

Nah, they're both pretty fucking bad

First one has its corny moments which I like. The cgi is shitty and we sadly only get the zords once but I enjoy it.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Power Rangers is a *kids show*. What the fuck do you expect from it?

It's literally action for action sake. The comedy is geared towards 12 year olds. You're looking at it from an adult perspective - it wasn't meant for you. It's like saying "Captain Planet shouldn't have had Ma-Ti because heart isn't an element!"

Every kid I knew wanted to play Power Rangers when I was a kid. We even got the stupid fake weapons and would play fight. That's what it was meant for.

This isn't really an effective criticism when there are kids shows that have genuinely fantastic characters and storytelling. Not to say a light tone isn't valid, but 20-somethings playing teenagers, but while also having to be sanitary as to be appropriate for 6-year-olds makes for some wildly bad performances and wholly uninteresting characters.

 

[Timu]

The 1st Power Rangers movie isn't all that good but at least it tried. Turbo is just plain terrible and I hope the new movie is better than that.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Looks like this is going to be divisive to the core.

 

[Rest]

The martial arts are the only reason people like power rangers.

When I was watching Power Rangers as a kid I had no idea what martial arts were. I liked it for the crazy monsters, people in cool suits with powers, and giant robot fights. This isn't Super Sentai, Power Rangers isn't about martial arts, even if they do ground the insanity.

 

[Boss Doggie]

"masturbation bull jokes"

Turbo has Justin. Everything is better than Turbo.

Justin is actually pretty fine in Turbo upon rewatching.

 

[Glass]

Jeremy Jahns review https://youtu.be/NtB8ae5Wuv8

Spoiler

He liked it!

 

[ramparter]

With that score it's not a good movie either.

But those aren't game reviews. I've seen decent movies with scores around or below 50.

 

[beyond_death]

Looking very divisive. Depends on what you want out of it I guess.

 

[ramparter]

The martial arts are the only reason people like power rangers.

Lol what the f...

Spoiler

 

[Boss Doggie]

So there's a gratuitous shot of donut eating in this movie and donuts are apparently important.

Did Kamen Rider Wizard write this?!

 

[Frumix]

Reading a bunch of reviews, this movie isn't worth my time as a Sentai fan.
The real Western Power Rangers movie remains Pacific Rim.
Absolutely awful that people owning the brand let this happen instead of taking pages out of Del Toro's success.
Go watch/rewatch that instead of giving Lionsgate hacks your money.
Hopefully the sequel turns out to be good as well.

 

[Geno Breaker]

I'm hoping for a Pacific Rim-esque film where it's enjoyable in a ridiculous way but doesn't really hold up to any sort of serious scrutiny.

Pacific Rim holds up just fine though.

I think I'll enjoy this movie. I liked Power Rangers as a kid, I'm sure there'll be something to like in it.

 

[massoluk]

Kinda want to read Japanese reviews.

 

[Frumix]

Kinda want to read Japanese reviews.

Might gonna have to wait a few months, Japan is notorious at staggering releases of imported movies.

 

[Pachimari]

Reading a bunch of reviews, this movie isn't worth my time as a Sentai fan.
The real Western Power Rangers movie remains Pacific Rim.
Absolutely awful that people owning the brand let this happen instead of taking pages out of Del Toro's success.
Go watch/rewatch that instead of giving Lionsgate hacks your money.
Hopefully the sequel turns out to be good as well.

Pacific Rim was shit though.

 

[Frumix]

Pacific Rim was shit though.

Tell us what really bothers you.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Pacific Rim was shit though.

 

[kitchenmotors]

Pacific Rim was shit though.

Pacific Rim at least had robots fighting in the first few minutes.

Power Rangers 2017 has nothing going for it in the first three quarters of the film except for teen drama, and it doesn't even sound like good teen drama.

 

[ForTheFallenDreams]

Can't wait till tomorrow, so hyped!
I'm hoping for a lot of fanservice, so reading these reviews I'm in for something good.

A bit annoying the only showings here in my town are early in the evening and I have to work all day, drive home, pick up the girlfriend and keeping my fingers crossed there's no traffic jam.

 

[soul creator]

might see this movie, although the idea of indirectly funding political parties through this movie makes me chuckle. I already supported Trump by seeing Lego Batman!

 

[ArgyleReptile]

If I could sit through over 20+ hours of Ghost, I could sit through a couple hours of this.

 

[Weetrick]

Pacific Rim at least had robots fighting in the first few minutes.

Power Rangers 2017 has nothing going for it in the first three quarters of the film except for teen drama, and it doesn't even sound like good teen drama.

Sounds like you've already made up your mind before even watching the movie.