The Green Ranger arc was the best arc in the original series (even I remember that), the idea of redemption was a somewhat heavy one. MMPR took itself plenty seriously even if you didn't, that was part of what made it charming. They were all best buds who knew karatee and beat up bad guys with just enough time to teach you a lesson about bullying. Making all the best buds a bunch of insufferable kids who are all cynical and don't like each other at first might work as "Something Something Rangers" but not as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers I remember, which is supposed to be the nostalgia spot they're trying to rub.Hawki said:As I've said elsewhere, Power Rangers has always been at its best when it's allowed to take itself seriously, so in theory, the film seems to be checking off that mark on the list, but not forgetting that it's still Power Rangers.
I guess "my version" would have been the origin which was done quickly like in the show and beating up the gold monster within the first hour, then bringing in the green ranger arc (having him make appearances in the act) and his redemption as a finale. The whole point of spandex uniforms was that they were martial artists and could use the mobility, they never needed armor to protect them from shrapnel and explosions. There's ways you can "modernize" that without making it look like shit.
And as someone above me said, this movie was supposed to be for those like me who loved the MMPR for the few years they were on the top of the world (Pokemon kinda overtook them if I remember correctly) and then stopped caring about the 20 series they did after that.