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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 😞

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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!

"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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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".

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I was extremely excited when this movie came out and while it didn't blow me away I still had a ton of fun with it and have researched it twice of my own volition

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.

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

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.

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.

The Power Rangers movie was actually good.

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

"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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

I remembered this movie being a thing a handful of years ago, I think the overall reaction was mixed but yet still positive. Probably not something I'd jump ahead to watch, but I'm all for a Power Rangers 'Into He Spider-Verse' treatment.

This movie felt like an expensive B-Movie

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’

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

I actually forgot this movie existed until this video

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.

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

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.

Yes, good content. Thank you.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I'd like more Power Rangers content from you 😱

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

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

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.

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.

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

Talking about fate, destiny and "Everything happens for a reason" used to be cool 20 years ago Now is just lazy writing Hearing that on the trailer is a red flag

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.

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.

I'm surprised this franchise is still going.

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.

I watched this at the theaters. I enjoyed it. Cast was good. Funny at times. And soundtrack was good. And bummed that there is no sequel.

Power rangers died like decades ago

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

You cant have it be animated, you lose all of the appeal it has from being a toku adaptation. And power rangers is nothing without that

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.

After seeing the suits, I thought it was going to be a dark and gritty mess. The final film ended up having a lot more heart and humor than I was expecting. The humor was great ("I'm black" "No you're not") and it offered a good amount of diversity because even though the original series had racial diversity, this also included characters with mental disorders and of different income levels (the film has a positive reception amongst Asian Americans, as they are most commonly depicted as smart and wealthy whereas this film showed a family of lower income immigrants). I think the biggest criticism, but the reason why I liked it was the limited amount of fan service. It's annoying when I film constantly does things "for the fans" but it ends up being more fan service than telling a good story. It made the ending part with the zords and the theme song all the more exciting than if references to the original show were constantly sprinkled in. It's a shame the movie didn't do well, I would have loved to see what the story involving the green ranger would have been.

Having ambition is all it takes to make an adaptation work Sadly, this movie had almost none of that

Regarding character development. Wasn’t there a large chunk of time dedicated to not being able to fully suit up because the characters needed to develop?

I always liked the idea of a more mature power rangers story, considering that the premise is about normal teenagers being thrown in the role of planetary warriors/defenders. There’s gonna be a LOT of baggage with that. I have a soft spot for this movie because of that but it definitely is missing that vibrant SoCal aesthetic to it. If they try to start a franchise again, to avoid MMPR repetition they could do Zeo, with tommy oliver training them as a veteran in the Rangers, part of the MM in the 90s and the only ranger left after Trini was KIA (this moment treated with tons of respect to the og actress) and the rest of the MM rangers leave because they *are* just kids and not soldiers. That could be a neat premise as long as it’s done right imo