Power Rangers (2017)

Such a frustrating disappointment

Let's be realistic.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

This could have been the coolest reboot in history. The writing was bland and cliche and the design was too "shiny" and smooth. Not much else to say other than I was bored.

No plot, no message, no decent fights, no decent zords. This reboot makes the 1995 movie look awesome.

The 2017 Power Rangers film based off the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV show which in itself is based off the Japanese TV Series (Super Sentai) is a bit of a letdown to say the least. The film is partly inspired by the 2015 short film of the same name which was a gritty and dark retelling of the classic TV show. The 2017 version does start pretty similar to the 2015 with nearly all of the rangers getting killed off by Rita Repulsa with Zordon hiding the power crystals from Rita's grasp. This scene is then ruined by the next scene when our main hero (Jason later the Red Ranger) sneaks a cow into his school only to then realize it's a bull and then shows us (the audience) that yes this is indeed a bull by flashing the light at its genitals. The indecisive tone of this film is one of the many problems it has, in one moment it's trying to be serious but because it's aim towards kids as well as a PG-13 rating the seriousness of the scene is altered. Not only that but the Power Rangers are barely in the film, you only see glimpses of them until the climax of the film, most of the time we are focus on five teenagers whom stumble upon five glowing rocks things which will morph them into Power Rangers (once you get past the boring training montage). The only redeeming quality that this movie has is the cast, they do pretty well with what they are given however their backstories slow the film down to a snail's pace.It doesn't get any better once the five of the main protagonists become power rangers, as the next 20 minutes becomes a commercial for Krispy Kremes as Rita Repulsa is creating her giant monster made out of gold using a power crystal conveniently located underneath a Krispy Kremes store. I was struggling to hold back laughter hearing the rangers along with Repulsa repeatedly saying Krispy Kremes. You know this film is bad when the film becomes a commercial. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece when I watch this film at the cinemas last year but I was expected this to be at least entertaining. Say what you like about the Mighty Morphin TV show but at least that had more to do with Power Rangers then this film and also didn't become a stupid donut ad at the end. The film fails in every single way, from the confusing plot to the bad pacing to the clunky combat scenes. It's trying to appease to both Children and people like myself who use to enjoy the TV show, however I don't think anybody would enjoy it, as one Reviewer puts it "Too stupid for adults, to boring for kids." In conclusion if you're a fan of Power Rangers and want to see, watch the Mighty Morphin TV show it's dumb but it's charming unlike this which is forgettable.

I thought it was a fun reboot. Clever and well done. Not sure why it gets so much hate.