The TV show may have never been "good" by most metrics, but it was charming at least. I suppose the biggest part of that charm was how the show was created, a late-80s Japanese TV show with decent practical miniature effects and super cheesy costumes cut up and mixed up with mid-90s Californian surfer crap.Xsjadoblayde said:So still better than the TV show then?
I'm probably a bit alone in this, but I prefer the bonding and early character exploration of superhero origin stories more than their action. Like with X-men: Apocalypse, it was most interesting as it was setting up characters until the CGI shit hit the fan and everything got a bit dull. There never seems to be any stake in the action, the CGI will always see to it our heroes will not face harm unless a less important, disposable hero needs to be killed or thought to be killed to enforce more emotion onto the main heroes quest for success.
The show may not be good at all, but it had more heart and charm than this sterilized corporate product that was shat out.Xsjadoblayde said:So still better than the TV show then?
I'm probably a bit alone in this, but I prefer the bonding and early character exploration of superhero origin stories more than their action. Like with X-men: Apocalypse, it was most interesting as it was setting up characters until the CGI shit hit the fan and everything got a bit dull. There never seems to be any stake in the action, the CGI will always see to it our heroes will not face harm unless a less important, disposable hero needs to be killed or thought to be killed to enforce more emotion onto the main heroes quest for success.
By doing a new origin story that's in a new continuity.Zontar said:I've been asking this since the movie was announced and still no one has managed to answer me.
How do you reboot something that's still active? Hell if this movie isn't successful enough for a sequel it'll leave the original source material active after the reboot. Sort of like Star Trek only without the years on end of nothing being made.
But the old continuity is still active. You just don't see that with other IPs. Star Wars, Star Trek, and, uh, I'd say Stargate but that's been shelved because of ID2.Marter said:By doing a new origin story that's in a new continuity.Zontar said:I've been asking this since the movie was announced and still no one has managed to answer me.
How do you reboot something that's still active? Hell if this movie isn't successful enough for a sequel it'll leave the original source material active after the reboot. Sort of like Star Trek only without the years on end of nothing being made.
I think thats the problem with a lot of these movies Hollywood is making at the moment, they just don't seem to understand what made the originals popular and just want to make a generic action movie dressed up as something they hope will come with a built in brand.JemothSkarii said:He did wind up seeing the trailer eventually, and bless him at 3 years old he proclaimed 'That's not Power Rangers'.
I know you wont read this but...Zontar said:But the old continuity is still active. You just don't see that with other IPs. Star Wars, Star Trek, and, uh, I'd say Stargate but that's been shelved because of ID2.Marter said:By doing a new origin story that's in a new continuity.Zontar said:I've been asking this since the movie was announced and still no one has managed to answer me.
How do you reboot something that's still active? Hell if this movie isn't successful enough for a sequel it'll leave the original source material active after the reboot. Sort of like Star Trek only without the years on end of nothing being made.
It's interesting that they made one of the characters sexuality ambiguous, considering that in the original series, the actor who played Billy was gay, and he was mercilessly tormented by the rest of the cast and crew.Marter said:The new Power Rangers will make you hungry for donuts.
Depends which season.Xsjadoblayde said:So still better than the TV show then?
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12371531/1/Yellow-Ranger (shameless plug)McElroy said:Watching the trailer again, it still looks disastrously bad. "Pee in that cup" was pretty fun, though.
I could see myself enjoying it. Thing is, while I'm not really a PR fan, while MMPR is the most memorable season, it's by no means the best season. If you asked me to list the three best seasons, they'd go:hentropy said:I would probably disagree with Marter in a small sense, I'm not sure if anyone who truly loved the original will find any nostalgia pleasure out of this. It's hard to say it's for kids, either. I'm completely baffled as to who they had this movie in mind for, or who I would recommend it to. The Chinese maybe?