2017's Power Rangers: The Franchise that Never Was

[@langleymneely]

Apologies for being that guy but Saban is pronounced SUH-bahn. Unlike the sports guy Nick Saban (SAY-bun). Good video though!👍🏾

[@isenhartproductions2677]

Dang, thank you for pointing that out. My mistake.

[@Bored_Barbarian]

Yes. I cringed every time

[@JigglyJuice-sl4mx]

@@Bored_Barbarianwomp womp grow up

[@jollama]

@@JigglyJuice-sl4mxTake your own advice

[@joeseph4040]

​@@isenhartproductions2677 also Dacre rhymes with acre, the -cre part isn't pronounced like start of cre-dibility

[@langleymneely]

Filmmakers stop announcing your intentions for 6 films before the first is released. Also never say “this is my Star Wars” to the press. It’s the kiss of death for so many wannabe film franchises. Lol

[@silashurd3597]

Max Landis when he made Bright:

[@moviesareawesome6581]

The only time should be when you are filming them all together life LotR, The Hobbit, or the last two Matrix. Because they know they will come out regardless

[@800Ms-k6n]

@@moviesareawesome6581 Except, you need to convince the studio that you can filmed all those in simultaneously to work

[@Alucard2091]

tbf Bright 2 greenlit but due to Oscars Will Smith & Chris Rock. It got scrap ​@@silashurd3597

[@BroJo676]

I concur. I’m not one of those people who like to claim the financial and commercial aspect of art and movies is irrelevant because it heavily is. I mean, then bills ain’t get paid by love but by love so good munny honey. However, there needs to be a balance: come with a good and heartfelt story so a good chunk of the audience becomes a dedicated fanbase. Start spamming with sequels and merchandise after people get hooked.

[@stahppls2293]

Power Rangers would have been the perfect thing to do a Guardians of the Galaxy treatment on, full action, full comedy, all heart

[@BlxstThurnace]

That’s what I been saying too

[@daeity1]

EXACTLY

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Cringe

[@koopa3195]

@@Marvelfanatic3658nuh-uh

[@polloduh]

Oh yeah. I can see that

[@sayliyuf3727]

Man, I remember being so hyped for this movie back in 2017. I thought a High budget MCU style Power Rangers movie would be the easiest billion dollar idea in the world. 😅

[@matthewk4912]

I ended up bringing a group of about 6 people because typing in "(insert color) Ranger" on the Atom Tickets app got you a free ticket. Everyone liked it. But before seeing the movie, I remember people not wanting to see the Power Rangers movie because they thought Power Rangers was childish. There was definitely baggage with the Power Rangers brand, was a different story than people actually respecting the Marvel brand back in 2017.

[@matthewhecht9257]

Same.

[@adriel88_]

Yeah the CGI look ass and they did Goldaur dirty 😂😂😂

[@Neiri-qg2wk]

The cheesiness of MMPR is what made it iconic and kickstarted the franchise to be the success that it became. Sometimes money isn't the solution. The 2017 movie had no heart and didn't hype me up

[@RonWeassly]

@@Neiri-qg2wk They didn’t even need to go for 90s cheesy nostalgia. The movie failed because they took way too many liberties with the characters. No one was the same as they were in the original series. Why aren’t Jason and Zack martial artist? And why isn’t Zack doing any of his hip hop karate? Why was Kimberly a reformed mean girl with little athletic ability? Why isn’t Trini soft and caring for everyone and still able to kick ads on her own? Billy was the only one who resembled the original character. And then there’s the actual story, which was awful. I’m not saying they should be perfect teens, but the originals were role models. Even they had their strengths and weaknesses to overcome. Just not stereotypical teen drama ones.

[@madworldproductions855]

I kinda liked this movie lol

[@isenhartproductions2677]

I liked 30 minutes of this movie

[@lokihorse7349]

Same - It was not a great film but definitely should have tried again with a sequel and stop at that if it didn't work. Maybe even do a TV series or a reboot if done at the right time.

[@arkanamaster4961]

I saw it the Friday it came out with 2 friends and legit liked it being an origin story but man wished it had the power ranger insert songs from the show and not just modern prop songs

[@gos_707]

@@isenhartproductions2677same

[@evilpac2327]

Same here. Watched it more times than I'd like to admit. Maybe a bit of nostalgia, but I found it entertaining.

[@skyrogue1977]

It was basically the Breakfast Club, but with superpowers.

[@sirhcgnuoy1657]

🤯

[@notekene]

That concept should be a slam dunk if done right

[@bdubsenjoyer]

That’s the best sales pitch I’ve ever heard

[@michonnewalker4246]

It Chronicle too

[@ZachPrime]

And the depressing part is that if you take out all of the power ranger segments, the movie becomes significantly better.

[@El_Kennevil]

So knowing the writers now, it's no wonder it flopped

[@marzeloperas]

Damn, those fellas never learn 😂😂😂

[@tiglishnobody8750]

Like who the writer?

[@El_Kennevil]

The writers behind Morbius and Madame Web. Those films speak poorly for themselves

[@BranBal]

They're scammers

[@Testimony201]

@@El_Kennevilexactly

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I liked the movie, but it kind of just felt like another superhero movie. In making it more serious, they removed the campiness that made it so fun and iconic.

[@jacobwest7]

Idk man, I think power rangers has the potential to be amazing if it wasn't so goofy in tone and looks, they changed the suits too much in my opinion tho

[@LilyApus]

​@jacobwest7 you're describing the 2000s Kamen rider series, which is basically power Rangers for adults but even that show got silly in the 2010s because people just like that more

[@osmanyousif7849]

Honestly, I feel like that’s one of the biggest issues too. Because I hear many audiences stated that the movie was good when the more dramatic scenes between the actors were going down. Specifically, they were hanging out like the characters in Breakfast Club. Unfortunately, when you’re dealing with the whole Power Rangers part of the story, it seems like the director didn’t know how to mesh them properly.

[@Raximus3000]

So, basicaly super sentai... That already exists!

[@talesyuki]

@@jacobwest7 i get where you're coming from but there's gotta be a balance. It was bland and generic. Change all the names and none of the details and the movie still works.

[@GreekDudeYiannis]

Fun fact about that theme: It's recycled from the 1995 movie. It's not even a new one; it's the same exact track. Not remixed or anything.

[@astrobat1638]

Sometimes you can't remix or replace the very theme that is associated with a franchise.

[@DaveMan1K]

It technically is a remix of Wasserman's original theme song from MMPR.

[@remixchild]

Also ever notice it gave off tattooed teenage alien fighters from Beverly Hills vibes?

[@deathmetal271]

Although they very clearly cut out the Mighty Morphin’ part of the song and tried to distract us from it with slapstick comedy with that Blue Triceratops Zord

[@roberttreacy8271]

2:41 “Merchandising! Where the real money from the movie is made!”

[@FireFury190]

I find the “strong toy sales” part hilarious considering the fact that the movie toys shelf warmed like crazy. They did not sell well at all. Especially compared to other PR toy lines.

[@SansoHumar]

They put the name on everything. Power ranger the doll. Power ranger the lunch box. Power ranger the flamethrower. The kids love that one.

[@MoiveGuy24]

@@FireFury190I agree! The movie toys where Awful

[@PoppyMorreale]

I’m glad Naomi Scott was able to make a little bit of a rebound after this movie

[@fernandachapa]

Yeah! She’s super talented! I love her

[@ZolaRenard_01]

Yeah. Hello, Smile 2 😅

[@mbphilipblack8993]

​@@ZolaRenard_01Loved her in Smile to showing her acting skills for sure, solid performance

[@One.Zero.One101]

Also Dacre Montgomery for Stranger Things. I'm glad their career survived this.

[@MazinGo-1972]

Japan is approaching 50 years of Super Sentai while the US has 30 years of nostalgia towards Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and none of the subsequent series in the franchise. Wasting millions of dollars on a Movie adaptation of a show only seen as "cheesy" or "camp" isnt going to net you hundreds of millions of dollars on its own. Super Sentai has a movie every year too so this bloated cash grab is a hilariously unstable way to make movies.

[@Radio_CosmicRay]

Big facts

[@ashuebot-tabi4449]

Mismatched expectations: fans expected a relatively literal translation of the show's tone to film, while the crew wanted to tone down the series' excess in favor of something with a more dramatic edge.

[@spiderscooby]

The biggest problem with the 2017 version is that it forgot it was a Power Rangers movie for 70% of the movie. Also, the design of the suits and cords were abysmal.

[@notthegreatestdetective]

having not seen it for those reasons, i can agree

[@captainamerica6545]

I don’t think it “forgot” that it was a Power Rangers. They just wanted to build up to it and have the team earn their suits and zords. With that said, i agree that there were some poor design choices. I did like the zords though.

[@notthegreatestdetective]

@@captainamerica6545 i get that, i just mean they didn't implement it properly, it was too slow a burn and too all over the place, just didn't stick the landing it could have

[@rhinuu045]

they look ai generated how did they do that

[@batsaubattler3200]

The pimp slap is something I still laugh at randomly in my head as an adult 😂😂😂

[@omniviewer2115]

I initially skipped out on it because the trailers made it look like an MTV melodrama. When I finally saw it, I thought it was pretty good. Not perfect, but overall solid. Just wait until the reboot does happen. If it's bad, everyone will declare that this movie is owed an apology.

[@Bored_Barbarian]

I really liked it. Plus the cameos were fun, and the Tommy Oliver tease at the end. 8/10 for me.

[@crazziemonkke]

woah

[@ForrestFox626]

It was just okay

[@lunacurtis780]

I'm gonna be real with you: This was good. This was fantastic. This was ahead of it's time. It's STILL ahead of it's time.

[@lunacurtis780]

In ten years, someone will do the exact same thing but with a more **shallow** approach, and it will somehow succeed, and everyone will backtrack to this movie going "but why didn't this work", and it's all because of timing.

[@MauZangetsu]

It's funny how you mentioned they wanted to have a mega franchise like the MCU and the costumes where Iron-Man knock-offs, because that's exactly what they should've done, mimic the first Iron-Man movie! Think about it. The campy dialog but serious themes, the fun of the silly concept combined with the gritty action and aesthetic. It's almost a no-brainer. It's a damn shame they mimic everything BUT the core parts of what made the first MCU films. DC and Warner Bros are guilty of that too.

[@eagc7]

Yeah Studios only see the success, but they never ask themselves what is it made it work.

[@KeeganMcKinney]

8:25 I agree! They looked way too similar and barely represented their zords. They never even busted out their signature weapons; they all had the same gauntlet swords; which were cool but I wanted more.

[@alfredeneuman-l5r]

So little Action in such a Big Waste of a Movie. They even did the Zord Transformation Offscreen.

[@bensneb360]

Still bummer this never got a sequel, so much potential

[@iLLustrious85]

because it was trash and didn't do well

[@alfredeneuman-l5r]

They forgot who their Demographic is... Kids. No Adult wants to be caught in a Theater watching Power Rangers.

[@lonellfletcher]

I think most studios think franchise before the title page of a script is even written.

[@remuslazar2033]

I loved how the alien language sounded when Zordon spoke it

[@odj310388]

Really enjoying your videos. Suggestion for future ones, instead of saying "this year" say what year it is (2024). As the years go by it'll get confusing as if everything is "this year" it'll be outdated.

[@isenhartproductions2677]

Good point, I'll do that for any future videos

[@zakariahborenyi5717]

People complain about how Hollywood preferred spectacle over character driven stories then they get one and complain. This was a great movie with a great cast and the fact we didn’t get a sequel with Tommy is criminal.

[@jayb8934]

You have to read the room though. Power Rangers is not the franchise that people come to looking for a deep character driven story. It’s campy fun action targeted at 10 year olds.

[@connorharnage6697]

⁠@@jayb8934And yet they give you EXACTLY that in every series

[@masterace9543]

Can't please everyone

[@masterace9543]

​@@connorharnage6697 Yes, but it doesn't take itself too seriously 😅

[@connorharnage6697]

@@masterace9543 True but neither does this movie. Like said in the video if wants to be serious but also wants to goof around and joke like MMPR. It wants to have its cake and eat it too and that creates a major tone issue

[@deezyvandross2510]

I really loved this movie. Even with the slow start

[@Gat720Dua]

Unfortunately from what I heard Power Rangers as a whole isn't doing so well, it just seems like Hasbro immediately gave up on the Power Rangers despite being the ones that bought it. The comics adaptation is doing pretty well and there's gonna be a fun arcady beat-em up coming out but aside from those there hasn't been that much news about a new movie or show.

[@Jes9119]

It didn't help this movie either that Hasbro's other giant mecha franchise was suffering as well. People were generally done with giant robots.

[@Gat720Dua]

@@Jes9119 I don't know about people, but big studios sure are.

[@Jes9119]

​@@Gat720Duait wasn't just Transformers that suffered, it was also Pacific Rim as well. The Last Knight and Uprising didn't help themselves by also being awful movies but they also didn't draw in the audiences either.

[@vishnugopalawasthi5888]

Ig you guys need watch tf one. If you won't watch good movies then how would you expect good movies from them ?

[@Gat720Dua]

@@vishnugopalawasthi5888 I have watched TF One, what are you talking about?

[@TimeSyncS]

Fun fact: that theme song needle drop wasn't originally there. It was added in based on test screening audience feedback. That's why it's just an older version of the track--it was much too late in the process to make a new version. Plus, Haim Saban doesn't really care for Ron Wasserman's work and has denigrated it to his face on multiple occasions. That's why Ron didn't score the original movie either

[@Neiri-qg2wk]

Which is wild because Wasserman's music is iconic to the franchise and every millennial can tell you that we get hyped as soon as we hear it.

[@ZenithFilmsMedia]

I did not know this, but I'm honestly not totally shocked since Saban was a music producer. I can see him being so extremely critical of another's music.

[@RoosterMontgomery]

I liked the score for MMPR: The Movie. It had a sense of urgency and sadness not heard in the show. This movie's score is forgettable except for the use of The Movie's version of "Go Go Power Rangers" which wakes up the viewer because it sounds like Power Rangers!

[@jonathanschubert9052]

Serendipitous.

[@edcano2293]

I'm 41. So I remember watching the original Power Rangers. I went on opening weekend and enjoyed it. Still do. Wish there were sequels

[@Makoto03]

I personally really enjoyed the 2017 movie. Billy was incredible and i loved trini in it. Was sad it wasn't much of a success at the box office.

[@JcgLounge]

You can portray this franchise in a serious manner. I mean Transformers did it and even tho those weren’t all good, Bay’s aesthetic did reinvent the series for a new generation.

[@davidcaetano5218]

The "It's Morphing Time" by Brian Tyler still is a masterpiece and makes me think what could have been The Power Rangers Movie!

[@driiifter]

One of those movies that has a really awesome cast that does a really good job. It gave me Chronicle vibes, those teenagers who find an underground rock or whatever and then get powers, it definitely was trying to be dramatic like Chronicle. That movie The Signal had the same type of dynamic happening. But then it also reminded me of an Avengers movie, but just in a small town instead of giant cities. I enjoyed it though.

[@michonnewalker4246]

Agreed

[@allforone3427]

Man, I remember the toys for this movie absolutely FILLING up the shelves my local Ross. Even at second hand store prices nobody wanted them.

[@montenegroafro4454]

I think the want for a gritty/mature tone came from a lot of enthusiasm for the Power/Rangers fan film directed by joseph khan back in 2015. It portrayed older versions of the rangers who were grizzled amd scarred from the intergalactic wars they fought, which caused them to separate from each other and ill-prepared to fight an ancient villain.

[@noahzinar1178]

I’m a casual power rangers fan myself. The only shows I grew up watching were Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, S.P.D., and mystic force. I get why fans couldn’t get into this film, but for ME, the main cast was so charming and likable, I wasn’t constantly looking at my watch saying “ when are they gonna suit up?!” The filmmakers should be commended for at least trying to do something different from the show in terms of tone and style. It’s not for everyone, but in my opinion it’s worth checking out to see if it is.

[@DinoRicky]

Bro I grew up on dragon charge as a child it was great

[@ForrestFox626]

I've been a fan since Lost Galaxy and enjoyed the film, that said this movie is more Breakfast Club than Power Ranger. While I'm sure there is some overlap, but it's minimal

[@after-hours]

The merchandise sales for this film we're also abysmal. No little kid was buying that crap because all the toys were garbage

[@solaris7672]

I have all the zords from this movie, and they were some of my favorite toys, so that's where you're wrong, ig

[@NathanHastings-xl2ot]

The zords were on the shelves long after the movie came and went.

[@BCKammen]

I thought it was pretty decent, but yea, could have done more of the Power Rangers in a Power Rangers movie.

[@ethanmyers4882]

Yeah as a big fan of the rangers/super sentai this just was an absolute gut punch I wanted this franchise to succeed bad

[@NoFakerLP]

I really enjoy the quality of your videos and the consistency of uploads!

[@kolonarulez5222]

Power Rangers are colorful, kinetic, and cheesy. The mistake was a try to make them gritty and serious

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Seriously,where is the bright colors? Power rangers should always be super Bright and Colorful even when you do the darker Storylines like with Lord Drakkon

[@Neiri-qg2wk]

Funny enough there IS a gritty and serious Power Rangers short film on youtube that was made years ago that was actually better than this movie. It can be done, it just wasn't well executed

[@dominiqueodom3099]

@@Neiri-qg2wk I know what your referring too. That one still had a better depiction of the Power Rangers Suits though tbh compared to this one's

[@Neiri-qg2wk]

@@dominiqueodom3099 100, the suits were perfect in that short movie

[@callmejacob3234]

They copied the DCEU more than they copied the MCU.

[@Powherkrangunch]

Thank you for giving this film a fair and open review even though you're not as big a fan of the whole franchise. I would be in the group that says A serious and dramatic Power Rangers story could work but it's also true it doesn't hurt to have a lot of classic humor. Either way you made a good point about this movie mixing the genres too much. I do like this movie and occasionally rewatch it sometimes but It's not a favorite and it's certainly not as good as the original Power Rangers films. Still I believe a serious Power Rangers story could work as long it had some humor in the right places too and was somewhat better written. Also next time they use Goldar in a project like this, "Let him talk!" another thing that will always bother me about this movie is slient Goldar. As a fan of the character I prefer him to have a dramatic and montrous voice.

[@Talesfromtheshelf]

One of my favorite new channels I’ve discovered recently. Been binging all your videos.

[@dandanny2036]

I quite liked the movie and how it tried to develop its characters a little more than what Mighty Morphin did. A thing Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and even later seasons of Power Rangers show us is that this cheesy stories can have serious stories with deep and interesting characters and even dark themes. I do hope that whatever the next big Power Rangers project is embraces how silly the concept is without compromising while still telling a good story.

[@purelysmetalnightcore]

Your thoughts on the movie are the same as mine critique wise, except I'm also a HUGE PR fan so the movie was far below average to me. For some reason instead of adapting Mighty Morphin' properly, the writers made an action-adventure Breakfast Club. I was immediately turned off by it at the very start when the prank was happening. Consistently in every Power Rangers series the Rangers are chosen for being upstanding, moral people. In fact it's kind of a joke that the MM Rangers in particular were almost TOO perfect, always volunteering and raising money for charity. No reason why the movie cast couldn't have the same backgrounds and sweetness of the OGs.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

To be fair, Dino Thunder had a Breakfast Club set up. But that was only in the first episode, and one of them only got detention because the principle was literally evil. Plus we still got a fight scene in it.

[@NathanHastings-xl2ot]

For me it was basically Power Rangers in name only.

[@maxkull2899]

I really enjoyed this movie- it had problems and was a very slow burn, but by the third act it just felt right- the Rangers and Zords in action went harder than it should have. Even in the slow moments, they spent it developing the characters and making them feel "real" instead of just high school stereotypes with one or two key attributes. So I appreciate it for trying.

[@KeeganMcKinney]

One thing that I didn't like about this film was the time skipping; that didn't make any sense. I also didn't like how it was Mighty Morphin in modern day and how the megazord looked sooo different.

[@havocthehobbit]

They messed up on the most important part, the design of the tech, suits and kaijus . The power ranger series where never known for great writing or dialogue but movie got that right. What they got wrong is the concept of memorable tech . If I close my eyes and try to remember one feature of the suites , i wouldn't be able to remember anything but the colors .Same with the Zords and Megazord ,weapons and Goldoon. Within seeing them morph once on the show you could pick out one or two memorable features , the teath , tusks , horns on the helmets seperate the suits and give them character. It doesn't need to be campy to project that just designed well .

[@DominickSpano]

Personally I felt it was a good start. The main problem was there was not much Power Rangers in a power rangers film, but somehow I was okay with it. I liked it and would have loved to see more. As it stands, I give it a see every couple of years and enjoy it. Rita was sort of weird in it and Zordon felt more nasty than a wise mentor type, but that is okay. This was thumbs up in my book.

[@alfie4234]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that remembers seeing the 6 sequels spanning 2019 and 2030 that were announced on IMDB. That was crazy to see. 3:49 Also just a correction, but Letterboxd scores are out of 5, not 10.

[@TheNinjaFam]

This film release inspired me to create a fan series that has earned 2 billion views and the channel has passed 22 million subscribers.

[@DinoRicky]

What’s the channel name?

[@mullaoslo]

I enjoyed this in the cinema. But I never felt the urge to rewatch it

[@unforeseenidiot2254]

I haven’t seen it in a while, but I think the movie is ok. Personally I think the writers should have taken a look at some Disney Era Power Rangers, they had a knack for telling some actually serious and nuanced stories while keeping it campy and colorful. I feel like the vibes of those shows with a blockbuster budget could have been something incredible.

[@Doctor_Odin]

To put it simply they didn’t know what they want to do with it, all they did was scramble potential commercials and sell it as a movie. The biggest example is the heavy-handed use of the Krispy Kreme, when they simply could’ve just had one of them work there. Which would’ve been a decent nod to the juice bar/rec center frequented in OG Series.

[@dereklewis8914]

This movie was way better than it should be! That is what I tell people when I recommend it. It should have been a trainwreck between the changing writers, inconsistent tone, and re-design of the suits/zords. I still watch it once a year. And it must have done something right because, to my surprise, my gf naturally put her phone down to watch it with me pretty early in the movie. It may have felt like The Breakfast Club, but it was a decent rendition of it thanks to the actors.

[@RyanSmith-ts5el]

I’ve said this so many times and I’m glad there’s a video highlighting it. Outside of the obvious financial flop. They used the complete wrong direction and formula for this movie. You don’t need 2 hours of movie for the team to BECOME power rangers, and for them to only be power rangers for literally 25 minutes! It’s a waste! And what’s worse, the correct formula has been shown over and over and over again and they still used the wrong strategy Orgin hero movies where the hero becomes the hero mid way through the film and the big actions starts mid way through the movie and it works: Batman begins Spider-Man 1 (Tobey) Iron Man Man of Steel Superman (Reeve) All these examples and they still used 2 hours to for high schoolers to become power rangers.

[@alfredeneuman-l5r]

It Was Boring.

[@singstreetcar5881]

The series was fun, low budget and camp and thats why we loved it as kids

[@ElwoodElwoodElwood]

I wouldn’t mind a sequel to the 2017 film, but what I really want is an animated reboot of the OG series with an X-Men ‘97 style, edge, and slight crudeness. I love how X-Men ‘97 took a 90’s show that was being held back by its target audience and matured it. Thats what I want from PR. I want it to be in between Invincible and X-Men ‘97 on both a writing quality scale and a maturity scale Edit: yes this would have Tommy Oliver

[@travismiddleton8218]

I remember being hyped for this film especially being a fan of the Power Rangers franchise. Unfortunately this film never felt like it understood Power Rangers in general and tried to do it's own thing

[@marko542]

I love these kinds of videos

[@peterdenten]

Really hope you make one of these videos on "Real Steel." Definitely had the right to become a franchise.

[@isenhartproductions2677]

I remember actually liking that film, I'll have to revisit it

[@Voxabonable]

It was fun. Elizabeth Banks kinda compares admirably to Kyoko Fukada in Yattermen.

[@Rachel4momo]

I watched it for Becky G 💛 & also cause I love Power Rangers ⚡️

[@TheChefComic]

I feel like we should all sign a petition because this movie deserves a sequel.

[@alfredeneuman-l5r]

No It Doesn't.

[@aidankelley2696]

yah i thought the power rangers was ok, the visuals were really cool but it just felt like a very safe story, i would have had no idea they were planning on making more movies if you didnt tell me, cuz it sure didnt feel that way

[@NoirNameless]

So they had the First Class writers for this at one point, and fumbled that? That’s so sad to hear, dude. I actually enjoyed this movie when it dropped. It’s not great, but it was a fun watch and I really believed it could’ve gotten better had it continued. This could’ve been so cool had everything went well.

[@billybarnett9518]

Those same writers also had an unmade script for the 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, but director Josh Trank wanted nothing to do with them.

[@1hiphopnow]

2017 Power Rangers megazord, Goldar looked awful. It could’ve been more grounded without too much change from what already existed.

[@chidieberenwadike4165]

I remember watching this movie in the theaters. It's sad that it never got a franchise.

[@Boulder_Bill]

I saw it in theaters with my brothers since we were huge power ranger fans as kids. We didn't think it was bad, but also thought it wasn't as great as the show was when we were kids.

[@Zictor]

I was a huge Power Rangers fan as a kid, loved the Mighty Morphin era, and some of the newer iterations, usually involving the OG, Tommy Oliver. This film was pretty decent but it was way too slow, they also used the music from the 1995 Power Rangers movie not the Original by Ron Wasserman... in the ONLY MOMENT that felt like the classic series, when the Zords were assembling, and it was very brief. Having the lore as well of Zordon being the ancient Red Ranger and Rita being the Green one was cool, but it wasn't explored at all after the opening scene, which is rather annoying, having the Green Ranger in the film especially as a villain, maybe in the later half would've been the best way to go, because he was and still is the BEST thing the franchise ever did, it would probably have drawn more people in. I think they knew this and tried to tease it for a potential sequel but we're never getting that. Around the same time the BOOM studios comics were doing really well, and they'd managed to bring the Mighty Morphin era into the present and have it feel nostalgic but up to date, they focussed on telling really good stories... especially having their best Ranger, Tommy Oliver being the overarching villain 'Lord Drakkon'. The idea of fusing his two Ranger powers, Green and White into one was great, make him more powerful and more villainous, like he'd never turned back... That made those comics so damn good, and if they have any sense they'd adapt that into any future production they may do. Also I'm so glad you actually pronounced Saban how I would... even if it's wrong. Lol

[@Edwardrabbit]

Fond memories of this, nice one Tom, good video

[@andrewhillary3307]

I love the 3rd act in this movie, but my main problem with the film itself was that it felt like a 2012 film released in 2017.

[@CD-gb5he]

That's because the character dynamics were very much in line with 2012's Chronicle. Also, gritty reboots/adaptations were at an all time high from 2010 to about 2017 (Teen Wolf, Riverdale, etcetera).

[@davisinfin8]

As a big Power Rangres fan, I’m just surprised they haven’t done an animated project for Power Rangers yet. I think it would definitely help the world feel more alive.

[@supablack]

No morphers, no teleportation, needed more fighting scenes.. I just don’t feel like typing the rest

[@michonnewalker4246]

Right

[@remixchild]

It doesn’t feel like power rangers, not even close.

[@alfredeneuman-l5r]

They Alienated their fanbase and didn't attract a Large Audience of Normies and Casuals, Which is what they wanted to do.

[@dime1012]

Being a 13 yr old in 2015 (man what a great time to be a teenager) who grew up on power rangers as a younger child I really enjoyed the cast, the effects, and that’s all I really need personally 😂. Good cast and good effects, ofc the story is 3rd in impact for me

[@thisguy_w0n]

4:20 I usually like when they put a Horse before the Carriage, but not when theres 6 sequels involved.

[@jeffkleist9679]

It's very easy, stop changing things. Make exactly what people are expecting. Continuity is inviolable, it doesn't matter if it's Citizen Kane or Barney, you piss off the fans, and no one else comes either. Star Trek has been learning this lesson for the last 20 years they have failed to grow the audience from 1992 even though they're spending five times more on each film

[@americasteam2112]

I don’t think Power Rangers will work on the silver screen because not many people will care. Many people who watched the series as kids moved on to other things they deemed more mature and now see PR as a child’s thing compared to what they watched later in their youth. I think a big budget tv show would work better.

[@GIMMETHELOOTNOW]

Was 1:17 a joke ??? 😂😂😂😂

[@jevinday]

Lol isn't it incredible? It must take a particular kind of skill to write these types of awful scripts. The other day I was at Wal Mart and saw a Jason Statham $5 DVD that has like 6 of his shitty movies, that reminds me of this

[@BlackKoi321]

I remember seeing the trailer for this film and all my friends who haven’t watched power rangers since the OG were extremely excited. Me tho I wasn’t really feelin it and even after watching it I just thought it was okay. This movie wasn’t for me and I’m okay with that, still wished it got a sequel for the folks who did love it

[@FN-170]

Ironically enough, I think that MCU style humor and quips would actually fit better in a power rangers movie

[@LightningAdrian]

Nice video 👍And well-polished. If you don’t mind me asking a question, how do you script your videos?

[@Joel-nu1ed]

0:54 excuse me you are shooting down the writers of one of the most well received X-Men movies let alone superhero movies of all time! in the Frick studios smoking!

[@MicahMane]

Planning a 6 movie big budget franchise around power rangers is crazy 😂

[@Sparta670]

I don’t even remember this coming out which is surprising because I was younger then and loved power rangers, I just remember seeing it a couple years later on Netflix gave it a go and thought it was just alright.

[@gos_707]

Honestly, I heard from deadline and they’re gonna make a live action in Ninjago film writers who did the show, this might be replacing the Power Rangers sequel, but I doubt it’s not gonna be like the same tone

[@SkySumisu]

I remember that at the time there was a partnership with Twitch where they live-streamed literally all episodes from all seasons of the franchise in order to get people to watch the movie. People still didn't watch the movie.

[@SkySumisu]

@@skatedurr The dates don't line up, I remember being there during college, therefore it must've been at least 2017.

[@williamramos3350]

The only issue I had with the movie is that Goldar was made out of gold. I was like "Goddamm it". That most likely disappointed other die hard power rangers fans. I know it killed it for me.

[@TheRockerX]

3:49 Letterboxd ratings are out of 5, not 10

[@daveblackman816]

I saw it in theaters and didn’t like it much. I liked the reimagined characters sorta. But the product placement was bizarre with the donuts. Also, I didn’t like the zords or the megazord. It just looked like someone had too much time playing with CGI and created a mess with it.

[@giodhuha6771]

What is more interesting about this movie, the main cast actually have some rocket launch to their careers after they starred. The biggest star is Naomi Scott of course, but don't forget about the others. Ludi Lin has Mortal Kombat and Aquaman on his belt, Dacre Montgomery joined Stranger Things, Becky Gomez returned to her singing career, even RJ Cyler build some decent stuff in TV.

[@yudobudhi8428]

tried this : put the original suit and the remake suit side by side, and monochrome it, can you tell the difference? the original's design's pop out beautifully, you can tell which one is which even without knowing the color, the NEW one on the other hand, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM LOOKS THE SAME, boring concept, boring design, they tried too hard on the cool and edgy concept but they forgot how to have fun with it. ....oh and also let's talk about the megazord, like, seriously? the fact that they transmorphing into a blob of nano-tech instead of old school gattai combiner is probably the biggest sin for power ranger franchise, which by the way, what kind of animals are those? six legged mammoth? triceratops that looks like a giant beetle? sabertooth tiger that looks like a honey badger? they really emphasize michael bay-esque weird alien design and not in a good way ivan ooze might be a bad power ranger movie, but it's interestingly bad, be as it may, they still know how to make a cool power ranger scene, and the new one is just a boring mess, i never wanted to go out from the theatre as fast as i could because of how boring the movie is, well, that and pacific rim 2

[@markcruz359]

They completely altered the formula and removed the essence of what fans loved about PR. 1. The camp and the cheesy elements 2. The spandex suits 3. The rubberzords with stuntman inside. Not a fan of the overuse of CGI 4. The rangers are meant to be good not teenagers with a lot of problems and baggage

[@alfredeneuman-l5r]

That's another thing. In this Movie they were Juvenile Delinquents.

[@loco323rhythm]

“Masterminds behind Morbius and Madame Web” yup… that explains a lot actually.

[@muh.andianto]

Yeah I forget it. The only thing I remember is the producer guy said "Oh, growing your monster is TIGHT"

[@BlackMaleSpirituality]

I didn’t see this one theatres but I actually liked this take on Power Rangers. It’s too bad that didn’t go any further.

[@berryblack1992]

I was a hardcore fan of my wee days. It was pretty campy, like you said. I'm sure they should of leaned in with the camp. Buckaroo Banzai comes to mind.

[@soldier629]

There was so much I liked about the movie and was so upset that it was bogged down with some major flaws. As a fan, I was able to look past them, but it was clear that the majority of audience wouldn't stop noting it. (Looking at you Krispy Kreme...) There was so much room to improve upon but first impressions are hard to do again and it's just so aggravating that this movie didn't get the appreciation it's getting now.

[@earlsanders1468]

This movie had to grow on me as I hated it when it first came out, I remember a lot of us being highly disappointed but each time I rewatch it I appreciate it more and more.

[@SpookittyCat]

They think the super sentai genre is cheesy, but the cheesiness is the secret sauce.

[@get_me_the_bonesaw3029]

It failed because they changed the looks of EVERYTHING that was nostalgic! The suits, the helmets, the zords, the villians.. that's what we love, not the characters or story. Hence why we don't care about every iteration of power rangers after the original season.. the original movie had way better auita and helmets, they knew how to upgrade and keep the basic designs