Ryan's Movie Blog: Movie Review: Power Rangers (2017)

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Now I will start this off by saying that I was actually a pretty big fan of the mighty morphin series growing up. Hell my sister and I both were, to the point that we had power ranger everything. Personally I was a big fan of the blue ranger, and watched the show basically religiously. I will admit, as an adult, it’s hard to look back on the show now knowing what happened to the actor who played while he was on set, so admittedly, I don’t really have rose coloured glasses for the series anymore. Sure, the nostalgia factor is still there, and it’s still dumb fun to watch, but I was actually quite keen on a clean reboot when I heard there was one coming.

Now I know that some reboots lately have been awful, but some have been actually rather solid. Yes, they changed a lot of it from the original show, but isn’t that the point of a reboot? So where does this one fall in place? Let’s find out together shall we?

Plot Summary - Five Teenagers from the small town of Angel Grove are brought together to form the next team of warriors known as The Power Rangers. When they are threatened by a great evil, they must band together to save the world.

Pros - So the big thing people probably want to know is how the cast is, and I’m glad to say they are pretty good. The changes are nice, and each character do get both their own moments, and great moments as a team. I know a lot of people don’t like them, but I really do like the design of everything, especially the morph suits and the zords. The best upgrade though is to Rita and Goldar, as Rita comes across more as a creepy witch in this one. The story has some great scenes, and the team chemistry is actually spot on from the actors as well. At some points it does try to capture the fun of the original show with some success as well. The rest of the cast is great, especially Bryan Cranston as Zordon.

Cons - The movie suffers from a classic case of Origin Story Syndrome. The plot is predictable, and the key moments can be seen from space. It also does suffer from tonal problems, not quite being super goofy, while also not quite being gritty and serious. You can also tell that the editing might have been slightly more haphazard than intended. There’s also huge Krispy Kreme Donut product placement near the end, so just be weary.

Final Score - 7/10

It’s a soft seven, and admittedly it is a flawed film. If you’re a fan, I’d say enter with caution, same for casual moviegoers. I would love to see a sequel that irons these problems out, so who knows?

Next: Life - We’re aiming for tomorrow, or in my case at the time of writing this, later today.

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