Power Rangers (2017) - How to Doom a Franchise

[@captainmidnight]

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[@keandreflowers8488]

I really disliked this movie from the story to the characters this movie did a lot wrong. The only things that are good are the acting, some of the special effects looked okay, and one action scene was kinda cool. But other than that this movie sucked imo and I grew up with the power rangers:(

[@fareedelmasry5824]

I actually loved this movie a lot. I felt like they really focused on the characters rather than the lore.

[@silverslayer6262]

The movie was so forgettable, most of it was cliche teen dramas (which will always be bad to me personally), it barely focuses around the power rangers (not the team themselves, just the concept), and don’t get me started on the designs (who designed Goldar?)

[@davidaston5773]

If the script, plot, characters and overall world presented in the story isn't done properly then it won't matter if it's a well known brand or a fresh new idea: it will fall apart like a house of cards.

[@davidaston5773]

PS The X Files WAS absolutely scary and unnerving in the seasons that were filmed in Vancouver. I remember watching that and many shows in the 90s which were filmed there for it being cheaper and that's also why you saw the same Canadian actors. It simply fit sci fi or any drama. Why the X Files changed where they filmed is a bit odd considering all the advantages?

[@immanuelsuleiman7550]

They wanted the benefit of nostalgia but they were ashamed of the source material That's the best description of that movie

[@justy93]

HANDS DOWN!

[@zyuranger21]

That's true. Everything these days is just nostalgia and reboots. Nothing new, nothing different, nothing innovative. Plus the costumes were so busy, I couldn't even tell what I was looking at. They clearly didn't want a martial arts fight with the putties, which is why it was just lazy and felt so out of place. And they clearly just wanted the zord fight coz it was just Transformers.

[@thanosamazing72]

@@zyuranger21 not necessarily true there’s like more than a hundred movies coming out each year and not all of them are nostalgic driven. Lots of indies have excelled at original ideas.

[@chwenhoou]

So, it's a Michael Bay movie. Yeah, that sounds about right.

[@bmsuperstar1]

@@zyuranger21 Man, they could have made awesome foot soldiers out of putty patrolers. A missed opportunity, along with many others in this film. How hard is to make a giant monkey in a medieval golden armor? I don't get it.

[@thomaspaterson1354]

This film is honestly far better than I thought it was going to be, it's not great but I thought it was going to be an absolute train wreck but its surprisingly coherent

[@Cheesusful]

I really quite enjoyed it (apart from the gratuitous Krispy Kreme kommercial) it hit all the right nostalgia notes

[@dominothealphaandomega5512]

I agree, it’s the only “Edgy Reboot of something for Kids” thats actually Good

[@robertlowe1454]

It was terrible. Who are you kidding 🤣🤣🤣

[@dominothealphaandomega5512]

@@robertlowe1454 Ok, ON ITS OWN it’s great, but as a Power Rangers movie, it’s god awful

[@robertlowe1454]

The trailers were right 😆

[@rogerwilson2113]

I really liked the movie, of course it's not a masterpiece but as a fan I really liked the origin story/ relationship between the rangers... I hoped we could get a sequel that would develop on top of that.

[@Sakattack2023]

The first half of the movie was actually pretty good, but once they got their suits, I just kept sighing.

[@radrno7]

@@Sakattack2023 Yeah, it’s like they made 2 movies. The first half does not communicate at all with the second half. Who wanted to see Power Rangers, got disappointed, and who wanted to see a drama, got disappointed as well.

[@Sakattack2023]

@@radrno7 sounds like studio medaling. “nOt eNoUgH aCtIoN” said a talking suit.

[@justschr]

I wish they’d said fuck it and just made the sequel. Given how sequelbaity the first movie was I have no doubts a follow up would have addressed the major complaints people had with the first movie.

[@Sakattack2023]

@@justschr lol you think hollywood cares.

[@xGasTon87x]

This is a personal feeling but I really hate the over detailed look of both the suits and the Zords. The zords in particular don't really look like something that should fit together to form the Megazord as opposed to the ones in the show where you can see where everything is supposed to fit, like the arms and the legs. Yeah is "toyetic" but it's not like this one was not going to try to sell toys too

[@HaiTharImDavid]

Yeah I hated it.

[@sonicslv6132]

Agree. The Megazord doesn't feel at all like combining the zord, it just like a separate 6th bigger zord. Also I don't like the separated cockpit even though it makes more sense in practicality. Having unified cockpit is the symbolism of they are united and together. It's a subtle thing that reinforces the theme. And they spent too much time to enable and disable their visor helmet. Another hollywood thing that want to sell the actors faces by sacrificing the coherency of the movie. We don't need to see the faces to know how the character feeling if you can communicate it with full body language, just like, uhhh, the TV shows. Or if they want to compromise, Iron Man did it best with putting the camera "inside" IronMan helmet to see Tony's face. That way we knew Iron Man never open his mask until the situation is over.

[@majortom331]

I hate how they try to abandon the tokusatsu style for the suits. I still think the first mighty morphin 95 movie did them the best.

[@nOT_sURE08]

Judging by the stuff I've seen from Hasbro, I don't think they're much interested in selling toys.

[@bdpickett]

The toy version doesn't even look like the movie version. They had to sell a non-transforming megazord separately from the individual zords to get it screen accurate because there's no clear design elements to show which zord forms what part. The biggest fun about combiners is how the pieces fit together to form a bigger machine. They didn't care about that at all.

[@Mexican_Sunbro]

The problem is that they don't wanna embrace the campiness of the original series or its original source material. Some of the shows are honest to God good and it's annoying that something as good as Power Rangers RPM hasn't been matched yet on the big screen.

[@philbattiste9649]

I think this is a big part of the issue. Like Midnight says, this adaption wanted to be taken seriously, so it shot in a super depressing environment with muted color, gave everyone a CW backstory, and made Chronicle meets the Breakfast Club. Power Rangers is bright, colorful, and most often upbeat. I'm not saying it can't be serious, but I'm also not saying it's bad to laugh and smile once in a while.

[@Ocapela215]

@@philbattiste9649 I feel like that's what the sequel would have done. Notice by the end that dark pallet has become brighter and more cheerful just like the kids.

[@saisameer8771]

Dark and serious and power rangers is a combination that is destined to fail. A good power rangers movie would be to take all of the good stuff, the fast paced action, all the cool modes and the transformations and campy and goofy villains, and combine that with some spiderman style drama, like having to balance personal life with hero life while obviously leaving out all the bad stuff. And color full and vibrant environments are a must. Power rangers is not meant to be serious. It was always campy fun and spectacle.

[@kitchean]

Given they wanted to go more dark and serious, Power Rangers RPM would have been the better ranger series to adapt.

[@Ocapela215]

@@saisameer8771 all meant for "the sequel!"

[@Crimson28]

“Each episode costs about $25 and few hand sandwiches to make” felt that burn through my phone 🤣

[@BugsyFoga]

I honestly really enjoyed the 2017 Power Rangers adaptation, kind of bummed it never managed to get a sequel.

[@RetroKidReviews]

Same I thought they at least showed up for shattered grid comic for when the show was turning 25

[@Cheesusful]

Same

[@shealupkes]

I had a few issues with it but I wanted them to try again and hopefully get it right

[@darkcarnival6656]

It wasn't prefect, but I did too. Maybe partially just because of how obsessed I was with the show as a kid

[@davidbeer5015]

I feel like a lot of issues people did have with the film could’ve been eased with a sequel. The suits could’ve evolved or just grown on people, the ranger combat could’ve gotten more martial arts-y as they have more time to learn, get a more properly seen morph (even just reverse of when Jason demorphed at the end) or zord sequence, and maybe seen the other weapons. The CGI, especially for daylight CGI, was pretty good. Felt like they banked a bit on getting a sequel, and that could be part of why the film feels a bit off in some ways.

[@daniellauricella5132]

Execution was definitely not ideal, but I'd really argue that the movie had the right basic idea of how to modernize/reboot the franchise; make it like The Breakfast Club meets The Avengers. Honestly, were I to reboot Power Rangers, that's pretty much how I would think to do it. So again, I think the execution was lacking, but I'd challenge the notion that the project was misguided from the start, at least insofar as their thinking of "let's combine elements of Breakfast Club and Avengers". Again, I would argue that idea at least is actually a good one.

[@EdensukoV]

Agree, the movie had the themes, acting chops and production values...the script was not quite there. I also agree with CM´s first point, the location should have been "LA-esque".

[@darkmyro]

I think the worst thing they did is make this movie "realistic" like the first iteration of the power rangers involved space wizards and advanced alien tech. Plus I think the MCU works best when they start with the crazy comic book look and work backwards to make it more realistic. The costumes have a realistic take, but they are still recognizable iron man or cap. I feel like power rangers did the opposite, where they looked at the the originals and they came up with their own take on it and then painted power rangers on it. Like the look of the zord and the Rangers and even enemies are so far divorced from the original show it might as well not be power rangers at all. You can't really bank on nostalgia if you change the look of everything.

[@timhare9867]

The biggest problem in my opinion was that it was a Power Ranger film that took a full hour for the first character to get his Power Ranger suit, and 90 minutes before they all actually morphed. It was 90 minutes of boring Teen bonding and 30 minutes of actual Power Ranger action. I had no problem with them going dark and gritty with the story, and I really liked the costume designs. They should should have done all the basic setup for all of the characters over the first 30 minutes, then show them actually bonding as uniformed Rangers in combat over the remaining 90 minutes.

[@adeptdamage3669]

Making like The Breakfast Club was a bad idea.

[@thanosamazing72]

@@adeptdamage3669 why not?

[@battleupsaber462]

What i find very interesting about this Power Rangers movie is that it seems to have developed a fanbase completely separate from that of the IP it was adapting. See, I hang around Power Rangers/Sentai fangroups quite often, and while the tv shows new and old are often discussed, this movie rarely, if ever, comes up. And when it does, it's usually in a dismissive "that happened, better luck next time" kind of way. but Power Rangers 2017 also seemingly has managed to develop quite a strong cult fanbase of people who specifically like this movie, and otherwise don't care about Power Rangers as a franchise. Every few months or so I'll see a tweet or post saying "2017 power rangers was underrated, didn't deserve to flop", and people in the comments will agree and say stuff along the lines of "I never watched the shows, but i really liked this movie/found myself relating to the characters/etc" so yeah, I can't think of any other movie like this where its fanbase is seemingly disconnected from the source material it's based off.

[@jaredballoonboy7944]

This is very true! Power Rangers 2017 came out when I was just starting high school, so obviously I didn't grow up or know about the Power Rongers franchise until I found out about this movie. I saw it, I loved it for its characters (especially the character played by Becky G, who was exploring her sexuality like I was at the time) and I wasn't interested in anything else in the franchise. I'm a fan of this movie and that's all I can say when it comes to Power Rangers media.

[@TeamTowers1]

So it's basically Netflix She-Ra?

[@jcaseyjones2829]

I wonder how many people are even aware the show comes from a different, Japanese show? I didn't have any idea for years

[@Wolf10media]

I speak as a fan of the franchise that I really thought I wasn't going to like this film. I went in with an open mind. I was very happy with the result. There some nitpicks and things I didn't like about the film. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and own a Blu-Ray copy of the movie. I was hoping a sequel would have come about to improved on what the first movie lack. And there would be an in universe explanation for any slight changes. But overall I revisit this movie every once in a while.

[@swagnostic132]

@Wes good point. Most mcu fans arent comic readers, but i can tell you right now, that the mcu is a MASSIVE subject among comic book fans. Very litte neutrality 🤣

[@TheRManProds]

My Ideas for the 2017 Sequel: - Tommy as the Green Ranger - Evil Green Ranger Arc - Dragonzord - Rocky, Adam, Aisha and Katherine are Introduced - Lord Zedd as the Main Villain - More Action and Fighting - More Info about Zeo Crystals - End Credit Scene with Zedd retreating into Space and Finding Rita

[@mewdreamer]

Even though the movie didn't do well, I have seen quite a bit of positive reception towards it. Maybe it's more mixed since I'm not too involved with the fanbase, but people have wanted a sequel for years. I'm also surprised that they never tried an animated Power Rangers movie. It could be a great way to capture a lot of the fighting and monster designs in a more interesting way than a live action reboot could do.

[@shealupkes]

get the people who did castlevania to continue the 2017 power rangers, that would be fucking rad

[@CEDEREL]

oh, a properly animated series/movie would be great

[@radrno7]

As much as I think they could do that, I’m afraid an animation might be an issue because we never got any Power Rangers animation. It’s always been live action, so it’s gonna be a really 50/50 chance of succeeding. And I’d rather have a good live action Power Rangers TV show, like we used to have.

[@CEDEREL]

@@radrno7 i mean all it comes down to is animating it/how well it’s supported. what matters most is whether or not the people who would make it would give a shit or if they’d half ass it

[@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV]

@@radrno7 Imo animation has a lot better chance of working there. Yes, it always been live aciton, but it doesn't mean it can't get better.

[@RayOfTruth]

Power Rangers RPM did a more mature and dark Power Rangers series much better while still having some of the funniest comic relief in the franchise.

[@KariTalks]

I’m just happy someone remembers RPM, it was my favorite season and disney didn’t promote it AT ALL

[@sourabhjambale13]

An RPM related storyline would have been better to adapt for this movie instead Sabaan went with the crappy overrated MMPR storyline again....

[@VdeBeltran]

@@sourabhjambale13 amen. So tired of MMPR just use another season.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

Yes! RPM has one of my favorite jokes in the franchise, as well as one of my most nightmare fulled moments

[@jimle1370]

I actually love this movie ahahaha, it felt like it held a lot of potential with its character and interpersonal relationships.

[@Alfonso88279]

Yeah, it was clearly flawed but I saw the potential to improve too. Pretty sad they gave up so soon.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@Alfonso88279 Because its box office was a massive fail. It made $142 million off a $105 million budget which is not good at all.

[@Alfonso88279]

@@RYMAN1321 I suppose it makes sense, but still... it was so close to be good...

[@DoveCalderwood]

As someone who grew up loving Power Rangers, watching it religiously with my cousins, I enjoyed the 2017 movie quite a bit! Still makes me sad it didn't become a franchise. I loved what they did with Billy! Good neurodivergent representation is hard to find, so he brought me a lot of joy

[@rowan7040]

First time watching I was 11 and an undiagnosed afab autistic I didn’t even know what he meant by in the spectrum. He was my favourite character he held the entire group together and when he died it broke them. Even though I didn’t know it at the time it was kind of a love letter to people like me. Especially with the black autistic representation

[@ryotinccg]

For me I truly feel the “fans” is what doomed 2017 power rangers. Because lets be honest the first 2 power ranger films are terrible, its just nostalgic. And this is coming from a huge power rangers fan. 2017 definitely failed in the 3rd act due to “fans” and also budget Saban is cheap. I always say you have two types of power ranger’s, the toy commercial and actual story and thats why i feel space, spd, lost galaxy, timeforce, dino Thunder are so impactful because the story was leading , the other season are just toy commercials aka mega force

[@claudekaneiii2283]

My favorite parts of PR has always been the designs/aesthetic and the fights. Seeing the different suits, zords, weapons, etc. and then seeing them transform and fight is the core of every episode. This movie has awful redesigns, one terrible/forgettable CGI fight near the very end, an ultimately anti-climatic morph sequence, the zords combining was confusing/weird and I think Jason was the only one to get a weapon, which he hardly uses. Major fail 😞

[@arturocas90]

Amazing analysis. I completely agree 100% I’d add is that EVERYONE has been trying to do more “serious” tone, it also failed here IMO

[@lunakingsley.7247]

I'm not sure of either of you are actually fans or just hating on something just to hate on it as both of you comments apply to all of power rangers. And this is coming from someone who was practically raised on the franchise.

[@arturocas90]

@@lunakingsley.7247 This is about the movie as the video is strictly about the movie :-) And so…our comments are just about the 2017 movie

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

I'll agree with some of this yeah.. it really needed probably another draft before it came out. I think it had some of the right ideas but some really weird execution of them

[@lunakingsley.7247]

@@arturocas90 I'm pointing out that you guys are hypocrites.

[@GG1Productions]

I think that the tone the movie should have gone for was similar to the 2009 series, Power Rangers RPM. It was the last season that Disney produced and that series put the rangers in Mad Max/Terminator post apocalyptic setting. It had a darker and more mature tone but it was still a fun and energetic kids show. RPM feels different from other PR series but in a good way.

[@thunderpunks]

loved ur video! the criticisms were different from others i’ve heard before and i really liked that you didn’t just give your opinions but also put the movie up against how it was promoted and how the filmmakers intended for it to be received versus the final product

[@justjohd6565]

I feel like the movie should've already had the main cast as friends already but still have their problems and insecurities and each of them learning to help and build on one another would be awesome for more development for the team and characters than a stranger coming into your life through detention plus I think zordan should've gave a hint to the team as in a line like this " when you all fully understand what it really means to be together with trust , acceptance, respect, courage and leadership then you all will become one" and I feel like that would make the megazord in the end more enjoyable. Even when they already friends there are still secrets or mistrust among them that either can't tell anyone right away or to shameful or embarrassed about. Like true friends stuff

[@darkrai455]

"They're not great shows" I am sorry but I am gonna have to disagree with this. Have we had Power ranger shows that feel weaker than others? sure. Is this franchise very goofy and campy at times? absolutely. However, I feel like writing off most of Powers Rangers as just silly fun is a disrespectful to this franchise. Over the years especially in some of the best seasons like Time Force, Space, or Dino Thunder, Power Rangers has managed to to fine a fine balance of being goofy and over the top at times yet still manage to tell exciting, fun, and serious stories with very memorable characters that still stick with us to this day. Even early seasons like Mighty Morphin had high stakes and emotional rich moments with characters. Serious situations were taken very seriously and that was very surprising for a kid's show. Power rangers is not perfect but I do think people tend to get too comfy oversimplifying its impact on kid's shows or just oversimplifying it in general. We have for sure had more quality shows over the years than lackluster ones and I feel Linkara and Disney brain perfectly understand/break down why very well. I still enjoyed this video though you brought up some very interesting points about this movie.

[@jayDee92133]

Everytime I hear someone try to say Power Rangers was never good or has bad writing I tell them to watch SPD and come back and talk to me.

[@TeamTowers1]

I think the problem is most people's knowledge of PR begins and ends with Mighty Morphin, which lets be honest isn't exactly a great show when you look back on it. And they have no knowledge of the genuinely much better seasons that came later.

[@mg3kiryu1]

Yes. Especially time force, space, Dino thunder, and lost galaxy. Mature themes + good storytelling made those some of the best seasons.

[@aaron_osborne]

SPD was bad ass during my childhood. I even had a video game of that version of Rangers.

[@darkrai455]

@@aaron_osborne SPD is easily one of my favorite seasons.

[@thewhatness]

I unironically *really* dug the 2017 Power Rangers movie. Like. _A lot._ More than I had ever anticipated. It felt like a really grounded superpowered Breakfast Club in the first half, and really got me to care about the Rangers as individuals, especially Billy. I think it justifies its existence in a way that most other IP adaptations fail to do. It had a ton of heart, and I was really on-board with there being more films like it.

[@sparrow8072]

Me too. I didn’t even want to watch it and only did because my housemates put it on. I gotta say that I actually enjoyed it the most out of the group (maybe because I was the only one who had seen the original power rangers series) and was invested right up to the end. I loved when Rita got flung to the moon and the repeated Krispy Kreme bit was my favorite gag. It was so brazen that I couldn’t help but laugh! I guess it’s not for everyone but I’m happy to see others that liked it!

[@Zombiesnyder13]

The "Go Go Power Rangers" moment made me feel like a kid again But then Billy came and ruined the moment, just to remind everyone that was he was the comic relief

[@Wolf10media]

Yea that was not needed. And it cheapens his spectrum too. Reducing it to a goof moment. When it should be him actually piloting it much more efficiently than his peers. They did so well with him in the beginning and now they just didn't know how to keep that same energy in the finale. Worse, the dude just died earlier in the movie. They should be handling his character with care at that point.

[@shealupkes]

@@Wolf10media the mans spent half the movie learning everything related to the rock thing they were looking for and the alien tech they got their powers from, let his zord lead the charge

[@FoxCastleChild]

The biggest problem for me, and it sounds petty, but it's the fact the actual Power Rangers are only in the last 20 minutes of the movie. It would be like making a Spider-Man origin film where Peter only becomes Spider-Man for the final fight.

[@equivalentexchange4256]

Right. It's probably budget reasons but a movie like Power Rangers needs a higher budget because like you said, no one wants to only see the Rangers for 20 minutes in the final act. So either raise the budget or don't make the movie.

[@TheRaider1815]

Really cool to see you do a video on Power Rangers. If you haven't, I'd recommend checking out the Boom Studios Power Rangers comics, they're a much better way of "modernizing" the Power Rangers. They've also got cool stuff for longtime fans too, the Shattered Grid arc was basically Infinity War for Power Rangers

[@zacharystarbuck1842]

I agree. The comics do the darker tone really well

[@warlordsquerk5338]

They're good. Not perfect - should have built up with the original team first instead of focusing on the best ranger first, making the others more of an also-ran. That and with the exception of Tommy they just weren't as likeable or good as the original live action actors. Still I did enjoy it overall

[@radrno7]

Maybe it’s just me but I do not like the comics. They do what Marvel and DC do when they don’t know what to do with their characters, stick them in the multiverse and make them fight evil versions of themselves. That’s such a small way of using Power Rangers, they don’t need all of that to have a good story. They just need to do the basics right, the Rangers in their regular day life, like a Spider-Man story would do, no Spiderverse needed.

[@zacharystarbuck1842]

@@warlordsquerk5338 I take a middle ground on the comics where I REALLY dig them but I get irritated how people talk about the movie having "character development" that the show didnt, primarily because of CaptainMidnight's points and how it felt really dull at times

[@davidbeer5015]

@Raphael Adôrno I gotta ask, how far into the comics did you read? Lord Drakkon and the multiverse are…2 parts? His reveal and first fight from issues 13-16, and then the Shattered Grid arc, which are issues 24-30. The rest are the Rangers trying to struggle either without Zordon, or they are dealing with other problems, outside of Beyond the Grid. Go Go also tackles some other things they dealt with, both pre-Tommy, and later Post Shattered Grid.

[@alexnavarro8196]

Great video! Would love to see you cover other aspects of the franchise as well. ⚡️

[@EVGriffinJr]

To be honest, this film in 2017 turned out to be better than I thought it was going to be. I still prefer the 1995 one though. Though it was corny, it was fun!

[@Rosefire]

Adam: I'm a frog :D

[@ZayTh3God]

That cgi megaforce fight at the end is horrifying

[@DarrenNoFun]

My favourite quote about that movie was "It's the best Power Ranger movie... until they get their suits."

[@bmvthemoviefanatic7282]

Damn. It certainly failed at starting a movie franchise, but I remember LOVING this film! I've always loved how character-driven it was, as the director says, not focusing on the fantastical fights, but more so on the characters and their pretty troubled backstories. It felt raw, and I remember loving that. However, after watching this video I might need to give it a rewatch.

[@Arufonsa1]

I’m confused. The franchise seems to be doing fine as far as I can tell. The show is well received and the toyline got a huge resurgence.

[@logansymmes2193]

The “death of the Blue ranger almost made me cry when I first watched it.

[@aminotarobot7486]

Been playing Battle for the Grid a lot and am neck deep into the Rangers nostalgia, a shame this movie didn't take off

[@shanaedyu]

I think it was a good movie; and some of the power Rangers series that came out in this decade are actually good. I really like when youtubers talk about this somewhat forgotten franchise.

[@Jota_Aniki]

As a big power rangers fan when this movie came out, i pestered my friends to go with me and see it, i lost the excitement on the "milking the boy cow" joke, during intermission i wanted to leave and it was my friends told me to give it a chance, the final nail the coffin for me was the fact i could actually count the 10secs of actual power rangers theme music they played...the zord fight at the end didn't help either. Say what you will about the movies made in the 90's but at least they were power rangers movies, this is a coming of age story about 5 misfits and they use the power rangers stuff as a reason for them to be friends, and seems a bit embarrassed by it since you barely see any of it until the last 20mins of the movie...when they rush through it because "oh yea this IS suppose to be a power rangers movie".

[@RYMAN1321]

Yeah that bull joke was a bit cringey, and too inappropriate. And yeah I feel they didn't suit up till the end because they banked on sequels showing them more in the suits. You should never use your debut film as a setup only.

[@alonvertz]

Me and my friends (who grew up on the MMPR) really loved this movie. We went into the theater with no expectations and we had a blast - the more mature tone and story were interesting and the fights were fun. We were really bummed out when we realized the movie failed and there'll be no sequels

[@Gardy88]

great vid, you pretty much nailed all the issues i had with the movie. hopefully the rumored hasbro movies take a tip from super sentai and realize that you can take an ip like power rangers and make it serious and fun

[@neothefault9969]

Even the bad super sentai and kamen rider movies are more remembred than this movie

[@Jogproof]

I think you should take a look at the Boom! comics they are a great blueprint for a modern MMPR team especially because I think most PR fans have lost hope that they will create their own team unless that 'leak' is true and it'll be a new team with time travel to still pull in the MMPR fans.

[@GenerationWest]

Was never a big Power Rangers fan, but watched enough versions from the late 90's to early 2000's as a kid to know this version wasn't gonna set the world on fire. I know there is a DIE HARD fan base for this movie (I used to know someone who annoyingly never shut up about it, trying to keep it relevant), but it really took the wrong lessons from YA adaptations, the MCU, and Transformers to try and modernize this franchise that maybe around, but a far cry from it's 90's hey day, and yet, they keep trying to make it happen.

[@TeamTowers1]

To be honest the Tokusatsu genre in general is pretty fun. Kamen Rider is great. But for Power Rangers in particular, I don't think the franchise needs to be modernised, because it had already more or less modernised itself on the small screen. Don't forget it's more than a 90's franchise, it's been around since the 70's if you count super sentai.

[@heroicgangster9981]

@@TeamTowers1 Honestly all Power Rangers needs to be modernized is some better voice direction for the suit action scenes and just having some more serious stories now and then between the episodic content. Also for the music to be better because I really do want Power Rangers music to be worthy of getting an actual OST for because music can boost scenes and not just blend in.

[@TeamTowers1]

@@heroicgangster9981 I would say Power Rangers kind of already the whole more serious stories part in the second half of the Saban era and throughout most the Disney era. It wasn't until Neo Saban were it really started to backslide, back to the level it started at.

[@megagrunty1090]

I thought the movie was pretty solid. Nothing amazing. But not as bad as you make it sound. The one thing I’ll agree with is that it could have been more colorful. I think it has potential of being the character driven story it tried to be. Simply saying that it should not have tried to be anything above what it already was with the tv shows is the kind of thinking that keeps franchises from evolving.

[@peterghoulferatu3555]

Word!

[@Noctis198]

For me, its one of the most underrated and underappreciated movies ever. Very awesome film!

[@alexanderkamp3053]

Love to have you talk more power rangers. Good work as always, keep it up man.

[@batshineman174]

As someone who is a HUGE fan of Power Rangers and Super Sentai I can easily say my favorite part of the movie is the very beginning when they showed Zordon and Rita's backstory. SPOILERS!!!!!!!! I thought it was really cool showing that Zordan was the original red ranger, Rita was the Green Ranger, and that she was looking for the Zeo Crystal. It was a really cool way tying all those elements together while giving them backstory in my opinion.

[@JackDanyaKemplin]

I totally agree, I think that should be their backstory in all future adaptations.

[@fanficlover]

sorts., it was really cool since it held so many references and possible future plot details.

[@ElijahsURL]

I'm so sad because this franchise had so much potential if it weren't for corporate greed

[@TeamTowers1]

To be fair the Hasbro era has been way better than the Neo Saban era.

[@NotPatReilly]

Ooooo! I literally said “finally!” when I got the notification!

[@jennyderr1426]

"Each episodes costs like $25 and a few ham sandwiches to make" yeah they do use pre existing costumes, reusable scenes, footage and props. So I guess it would be relatively inexpensive. But I bet the sandwiches were more varied and used the best ham available.

[@yowatchie]

Movie was pretty great for what it was honesty. The cast really helped make it likable. Unfortunately not enough time spent in the suits and even then they had their faces showing too much. Still don’t really want to see another movie without that cast really.

[@jedediahcoulbourne1791]

Would you ever consider covering the Tremors series? I know it may not be in your normal wheel house but there is simply so much to go over that I'd love to see your take on it

[@thanosamazing72]

I don’t mind the fourth tbh. I kinda like the western setting. But the first three were my favs

[@D-Havoc]

Power Rangers 2017 felt fun when I watched it. I even got excited when the Zeo crystals were mentioned because I had hope for sequels. But days after when I had time to process the movie, I realized several issues with it. And yes, the "let's be modern, grimdark etc." take on the movie just didn't mesh well. I'm not saying it can't happen. In fact, many episodes of the Power Rangers' seasons/series got dark and grim during the climax before the season finale like in Time Force, Wild Force, Turbo, In Space and Lost Galaxy.

[@Tarikkb]

This movie had an AMAZING potential , especially with that opening scene , they were planning a multi-movie franchise , sad we didn’t get a sequal

[@eastsidereviews727]

I have a soft spot for this movie and wish we got a sequel to smooth out the issues with this one. I like the direction the franchise is going on all fronts with the recent seasons being fun, the video game being a blast, and the comics being legit some of the best coming of from any publisher. As long as they don't go overly grim or dark with the Netflix films, I think I'll enjoy those as well. Also hoping they give some love to the over seasons aside Mighty Morphin.

[@dexstewart862]

I think the biggest problem with this movie isn't even the movie, it was the audience. After it came out, nearly every review seemed to expect a crappy stupid movie, and they were upset they didn't get it.

[@MisterUnknown707]

I actually really liked this movie. I thought it was a pretty good time.

[@sunumonidas9966]

I miss those days

[@NexusProductions-rz1sv]

Hasbro just released a $130 Megazord toy. The franchise is as alive as ever. Nothing killed it.

[@TehThespian]

I loved this movie. A bit more action and it would have been great. The rangers all felt real and perfectly on point, where even the changes made to Zack and Triny felt very organic and grounded. Super bummed we arent getting the sequel.

[@salmonsdontdie4952]

Beginning the video now, but I kid you not, two days ago I asked my buddy, "whatever happened with that Power Rangers movie?" Perfect timing.

[@bctalicorn809]

Power Rangers is one of my strongest guilty pleasure movies. I literally love everything about it. It's the perfect blend of grounded characters, cheesy one-liners, and wacky action. I was blown away when I saw it back in 2017, and I wanted to see Tommy in the sequel sooooo bad. It was one of my most anticipated movies ever... and now it might not ever happen.

[@TonyQuinn]

Ironically my favorite parts of this movie are when they’re themselves having conversations and growing closer. Once they suit up it’s kinda boring.

[@felipesilva3732]

Just a little correction. Many pr seasons like rpm and time force managed to be more mature and character focused stories, so it's perfectly possible to make a pr media with "darker" themes while keeping the charisma of this franchise. Correct me if I'm wrong

[@KariTalks]

Miscellaneous thoughts: 1. The setting of a rock quarry, tho boring, is a callback to how the later seasons, mainly the Disney ones, heavily used rock quarries for their battles for better or worse. 2. I hated Kimberly destroying the car of the girls SHE wronged. 3. Whoever kept the deleted scenes out of the movie can fight me, they make the movie so much better. 4. I would die for Billy Cranston. 5. When they said “tommy Oliver” in the credit scene made me say OUT LOUD in the theater “WHAT THE FUCK”

[@No-sr5fb]

Wish we got a sequel to this, I think as a foundation going forward they could have improved and found a good balance

[@TooRudeProductions]

I'm 32 so I grew up with Tommy as the green ranger and the rest of the gang and I would love to see you cover the movie with Ivan ooz

[@michaelmulligan8527]

The entire time I was watching this movie I kept saying, "why aren't they playing the theme song?" The music from the show, the theme, the background music, Bulk and Skull's theme, all iconic. All add to, what is otherwise a very cheesy and silly show and legitimize it a little bit. When they finally do play the song, it's for ~10 seconds in the middle of the 3rd act and it's too little too late. This isn't the only problem with the movie... but it's just another example of what they could have done but didn't do to make the movie fun and a little less droll.

[@bluelocimon]

If you want to something epic in Power Rangers, read the comics. They found out how to balance the campiness of the tv show and the serious tone for the older audience

[@TeamTowers1]

Or just watch some of the darker Sentai, like Jetman. Or watch Kamen Rider

[@RGX89]

I really liked the 2017 Power Rangers movie. I think it deserved a sequel

[@49ergoldnugget]

I know it was good people just love to bih about things when it was clearly a good movie probably not the best ending but overall good movie

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

Yeah, I remember thinking, people are going to be disappointed when everyone had high hopes of this being a contender for Marvel and DC movies as the new franchise universe movie they were trying to build.

[@WarpChaos]

The Power Rangers movie was actually good.

[@adeptdamage3669]

Nah it was mediocre.

[@artfire28]

I've ever always favor Super Sentai more than PR. I grew up with it and the plot and characters are even better. From a disjointed and dysfunctional members of Jetman to the anti-heroic Gokaiger, i like how Toei gave us variety of heroes.

[@Gooooofey]

I actually forgot this movie existed until this video

[@donaldwobamajr6550]

I’m just glad that the trend of studios trying to make their own MCU out of whatever properties they happen to own is, for the most part, over.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

This movie felt like an expensive B-Movie

[@17R3W]

Not a fan of the orginal series but I watched the 2017 movie and thought it was fine. I did think it was just less good version of chronical, and wondered why they needed to make it. But it was fine.

[@jackl3in]

As many people did, I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. Didn’t think it was amazing by any means but it definitely was a film that was better than it should’ve been based off many failed attempts with similar situations.

[@heroicgangster9981]

Take some stuff from Kamen Rider Kuuga which is a rather serious but very simple tokusatsu hero story. Where people get injured or killed every episode, it relates back to the lives of the characters and factors into their growth of power throughout the story in someway, and by then you'll have a pumping action scene that you really want to see the heroes struggle and win at. Power Rangers needs a composer also that makes memorable music.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

I love the movie, I think it’s actually a decently made/simple and pretty streamlined story that easily accessible. I had a lot of fun when I watched it. In fact it gave me more the darker vibes of Power Rangers RPM which was effectively the best season of the franchise.

[@g-rated-g]

In France there is a film series called OSS 117, which is based off of the novels it gets its name from. It is similar to a French James Bond, but the books came out before the James Bond books. In 2006 the reintroduced the character, but made him a farce of the original character. I love the first movie (the 2 sequels not as much), and I think PowerRangers could easily replicate this and make it funny/a farce of the superhero landscape in an original way. I know there are a lot of these sort of films, but I think Power Rangers has more pull and capability with its established IP

[@SonicStantz]

I wanted SO BADLY to love this movie. I even convinced myself that it was going to get sequels out the wazoo. Eventually though, I saw it for what it is; a lot of wasted potential. I don't hate it though, and some things about it do really work for me, mainly anything involving their version of Billy. As someone on the spectrum, it was pretty cool seeing him interpreted like that, since many of Billy's tendencies and behaviors in the old show could be viewed that way even though I'm sure that wasn't the show's intention. Plus, Billy was easily the best character in the film, so there's that. The worst parts of this film are both the Megazord design, and Angel Grove being some little nowhere town. The world doesn't seem to be in jeopardy when such a lame and little place is the one being destroyed instead of a major city. They could have used the old stock footage from the original show of buildings blowing up and it would have worked better than what they did. I actually went to the dinky harbor village in British Columbia where they filed the town scenes, and for the record, the Krispy Kreme is actually a drug store. Oh and of course the place is only a few miles away from Lionsgate studios.

[@Oturan20]

Yeah Angel Grove is supposed to be a Los Angeles sized city.

[@ThatRules]

I was and still am a huge power rangers fan. All of my friends kept asking me about the movie and ultimately I had to tell them I wish it embraced the franchise more. You touched on that and really that’s the crux of the argument. I also hate the designs of the zords, goldar, and the putties. I wanted them to take a step down from the hard alien or machine look you’d see in Michael bay transformers or something. What I love about the movie is their take on billy, zordon, alpha, and the cheesiness of Rita and the krispy keem donuts. Hearing the power rangers theme as the zords come stomping through the field to fight goldar still makes me smile.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Maybe if they cut out all the product placements (I mean come on, this ain't suppose to be a Micheal Bay film) and attempted to make the tone and pacing more even, the film could have worked.

[@powerrangertube]

I'd like more Power Rangers content from you 😱

[@Notusingnyrealnamehere]

I don't want more power rangers, but I liked because you deserve it!

[@ChaosMechanica]

I agree that it comes off as a just "meh" movie, but I enjoyed it enough that I would've seen a sequel. I think a lot of adults have said they wanted an "adult" Power Rangers, which is why they went with the direction they went (though I could go for either... or seasons like RPM and SPD that can do a little of both). But I agree, the movie could have benefited from more polish

[@collymolotov]

The lack of Bulk and Skull killed this reboot before it got off the ground. They were the real protagonists, after all.

[@ninjanibba4259]

I was there when it came out and I saw it with friends, we thought it was really weird and we laughed more than we were supposed to, I personally watch these kind of movies more than them so it wasn’t that bad, but it was awkward to sit through and I haven’t seen it since This review may get me to do it This is definitely a different take than what I grew up with

[@poofy1746]

Captain Midnight: I suggest this Finnish spy drama that's really top notch Me: Yeah, I'm watching this video about the 2017 power rangers movie because I sure do have Top notch taste, thanks captain

[@kuul2k]

Well, it was destined for failure because it was destined for young adults.They arent the nostalgia bait target audience.

[@NTWoo95]

I think the next PR movie is gonna be set in the nineties. I love your animated feature idea, I think that could be very visually appealing with the different characters colours’

[@krookedkarma181]

Yes, good content. Thank you.

[@RedRidinghoodK5]

Me finding out 5 years later that there was a Power Rangers movie. And that they had Billy from Stranger Things (Dacre, you handsome son of a gun) as red freakin ranger?

[@StuartLugsden]

I'm surprised this franchise is still going.

[@Mexican_Sunbro]

It still makes money and its Japanese counterpart is still running after 45 years.

[@powerrangertube]

It's been cancelled twice as well

[@TeamTowers1]

@@Mexican_Sunbro To be fair it's Japanese counterpart has been failing for the most the 2010's. That being said similar franchises like Ultraman and Kamen Rider are older and still going strong.

[@heroicgangster9981]

There's nothing like it in the west. Like there is a lack of any live action hero kids shows with toys (that are actually in kids channels) other than maybe Stargirl or recent seasons of The Flash.

[@roncriswell2685]

A big problem is that they wanted to gear it twords the adults who grew up with it and when they went to see it they were like "this isn't the rangers I grew up with" but if they went the other way and stayed faithful to the original they would have said "this is way too silly and my rangers were cool and awesome".. but really that's just how you remember it because you were a kid

[@warlordsquerk5338]

While I haven't seen the movie, this seems like a decent review. I'd just say I didn't think the acting in the original series was not wooden. It did as you said know exactly what it was trying to be and the actors followed through with that perfectly. To be honest I don't know what I'd do for a live action rangers movie. The over the acting, cheesiness, over the top nature, humor, action and bright aesthetic (and typically bright tone) was what and the original series so good. There's only so much of that you can tone down before it STOPS BEING POWER RANGERS. Like I want a more adult version of the show but... how do you that without killing what made power rangers so widely loved in the first place? The comic book series (of what I've seen) has been pretty neat but that too had it's flaws. I didn't connect so much with the original team the way they were written - Tommy shouldn't be the only character I really like.

[@NOTSparkyPants]

Aiming for adults and not kids, or both, is why this movie didn’t stick the landing. The MCU never went “dark” or “adult” it balanced all audiences properly and that’s all Power Rangers has to do.

[@DRoyale1]

I thought Power Rangers 2017 was pretty good…it seemed like a good jumping off point. Going forward, the sequels can improve whatever was done before. You can’t knock it out of the park on your first try every time…lay the ground work and take it from there.

[@adeptdamage3669]

Nah it was bland and generic.

[@MsSumoon]

The movie doesn't allow itself to have fun with the source material. They tried to mimic Zack Snyder, not Marvel, and we got this movie. I do think if they were allowed to have themselves to have fun and embrace the “stupid“ we would have a really refreshing movie. Although I didn't like it very much, Shazam(Captain Marvel) movie is the Power Rangers movie that we should have got from them, is light, but doesn't shy away from heavy stuff, but allows the kids to have fun, allows the stupid aspects of the source material and it knows that, it OWNS that.

[@altiro1005]

i was surprised to see the title of the video and recognizing your name mext to it, so as a huge Power Rangers fan, i would love to see a lot more of you talking about this

[@LukePasqualeCalarco]

i kind of feel the same about this movie as i did about New Mutants: not great execution but i really like what they were going for! i personally enjoy them but i wouldn't recommend them to anyone else haha

[@GanonGhidorah]

I know that no one asked me...But I believe I have the _perfect_ idea to make a modern-day Power Rangers movies that not only pleases fans but opens it up to accessibility to a wider-audience. How? You use similar writing to the original Ghostbusters movie. That to me is the perfect example of a comedic character-driven movie that showcases how normal people can become heroes. Plus it shows _escalation_ in a masterful way; not only of the villainous threat but also as the Heroes grow in competence to combat that threat. Emulate the sarcastic sense of humor and serious devotion to the concept. Take all those concepts and apply them to Power Rangers and you've got not only a hit, you've got a sequel-generator.

[@mijanhoque1740]

They should have gone with the R-rated fan movie on KZbin and gave that a huge budget and make it a live action movie. That would have been huge and popular.

[@spacejam8765]

I actually really enjoyed the 2017 film. The cast did a fantastic job. Having Billy as autistic and the yellow ranger a lesbian, was a fantastic idea. You really do care about these characters. Now do I want a sequel. HELL YES.

[@Owen_005]

The boom studios power rangers comics got me back into the rangers for the first time since I was 4 or 5 The various art styles used were a huge part of that I think Hasbro should definitely try doing something with animation when it comes to the rangers That spider verse Alberto Mielgo idea is perfect.

[@gregheffley4830]

Honestly liked this movie but I’m mainly commenting in support for you Captain Midnight