TheVileOne
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Power Rangers failed because they were probably hoping to get by on the nostalgia/superhero/reboot movie craze. Nostalgia for a once titanic mega franchise. A lot of people who watched it or were fond of it as kids were now adults and possibly had kids of their own at this point. Superhero property going for it. Potential for a diverse, multi-cultural cast. From a business standpoint it ticks all the boxes.
The script was way too minimal. There was barely any action in the film. Yes, you need to care about the characters and their story, but in a movie like Power Rangers, you need to actually show the Power Rangers.
The effects and production were rushed. The visuals and effects are low rent and you can tell. Most of the budget likely went to putting the movie together in like five months after they wrapped production.
Designs were uninspired. The zords look like garbage. Goldar looked like garbage. The putties looked like garbage. Not to mention, we barely see any of them and Rita at all. Rita needed some actual minions and monsters to insult and play off of too. Otherwise, it's mainly just Elizabeth Banks creeping around most of the movie on her own.
All this "you need to morph together and sync your emotions BS." I'm fine with morph taking a lot of training and control and focus. But it was a waste of time. You needed basically a midpoint action sequence so we can finally see the Rangers in action and fighting monsters. Maybe the Putties attack a town or factory and put innocents in danger. This is our first chance to see the team in action. Give them an early victory. Maybe they are still having trouble adjusting to the teamwork and their new abilities. Even in Avengers, while we had to wait until the end for the team to finally come together, we got to see them in action frequently before that final act.
Have the rangers morph when they first attempt to fight Rita, but Rita and her monsters/minion overpower them and Rita causes them to de-morph, leading to Billy's death instead of that pathetic attempt for an action sequence.
The script was way too minimal. There was barely any action in the film. Yes, you need to care about the characters and their story, but in a movie like Power Rangers, you need to actually show the Power Rangers.
The effects and production were rushed. The visuals and effects are low rent and you can tell. Most of the budget likely went to putting the movie together in like five months after they wrapped production.
Designs were uninspired. The zords look like garbage. Goldar looked like garbage. The putties looked like garbage. Not to mention, we barely see any of them and Rita at all. Rita needed some actual minions and monsters to insult and play off of too. Otherwise, it's mainly just Elizabeth Banks creeping around most of the movie on her own.
All this "you need to morph together and sync your emotions BS." I'm fine with morph taking a lot of training and control and focus. But it was a waste of time. You needed basically a midpoint action sequence so we can finally see the Rangers in action and fighting monsters. Maybe the Putties attack a town or factory and put innocents in danger. This is our first chance to see the team in action. Give them an early victory. Maybe they are still having trouble adjusting to the teamwork and their new abilities. Even in Avengers, while we had to wait until the end for the team to finally come together, we got to see them in action frequently before that final act.
Have the rangers morph when they first attempt to fight Rita, but Rita and her monsters/minion overpower them and Rita causes them to de-morph, leading to Billy's death instead of that pathetic attempt for an action sequence.
