Lionsgate "Power Rangers" - - - - - - - - - - - Part 20

[DarthSkywalker]

You know I'm a JJ Abrams nut like you are.

I am no nut. I am a completely objective viewer of film and television.

 

[Frankeh]

While those first two acts were better than the 3rd act, there were times I felt bored.

The only parts I didn't like about the first two acts were the shlocky Rita segments which were edited like a cheap horror movie.

Otherwise I felt the character work flowed pretty well. And the third act was satisfying as a compensation for the lack of Power Rangers-y action and got me cheering as someone who watched every season as a kid until Mystic Force or so.

Admittedly it wasn't enough for the audience because the movie isn't making money but it was for me. Maybe they should've morphed in the second act. But again as it is the movie was satisfying to me.

And not everything you said the movie would be turned out right... I remember you were weirdly adamant that no Alien language would show up on the film. Let's be fair here.

 

[TeeKay]

The only parts I didn't like about the first two acts were the shlocky Rita segments which were edited like a cheap horror movie.

Otherwise I felt the character work flowed pretty well. And the third act was satisfying as a compensation for the lack of Power Rangers-y action and got me cheering as someone who watched every season as a kid until Mystic Force or so.

Admittedly it wasn't enough for the audience because the movie isn't making money but it was for me. Maybe they should've morphed in the second act. But again as it is the movie was satisfying to me.

And not everything you said the movie would be turned out right... I remember you were weirdly adamant that no Alien language would show up on the film. Let's be fair here.

I was wrong about that but I was talking about more of the significant bigger problems. Tone, how it looked derivative etc

http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=34641037&postcount=327

And pretty much echoed what I wrote months ago. They ****ed up real bad with that teaser. I knew exactly what this film would turn out to be.

 

[2kt09]

Except Abrams, for all his flaws, never forgets to entertain. Abrams always remembers that he is making an action adventure movie.

I wasn't even remarking Abrams's flaws. Just that he and Israelite had a similar quick pace/sharp wit approach with character development. They also put a lot of weight to the heavier/more somber moments. I was thoroughly entertained watching Power Rangers as it had dull parts far & few between.

I disagree. Everything was half assed here. There was no vision. The weird tone shifts, editing didn't help. The whole "Power Rangers" portion of the film felt like it belonged in a different movie. That's not being cohesive. There needs to be consistency and there wasn't. It just felt like a different bunch of ideas mashed together. It definitely explains the 4 or 5 writers on the film.

Trank did a better job of portraying teenagers with superpowers in Chronicle. The tone stayed consistent all the way up to the end. I get the need to build up to the finale and make it feel earned but it just dragged. I wasn't sure what Dean was trying to do. Nothing was happening. While those first two acts were better than the 3rd act, there were times I felt bored. The first Avengers was essentially all build up to the finale. Regardless, there was still bits of action sprinkled throughout that were informed by character and by the time we got to the firework display at the end. It felt end.

PR just happens and bam it ends. I was literally going that's it?? The highlight was the cast. Everything that me, ISS, Darth and countless others were saying about this movie before it opened is essentially what it turned out to be.

Everything is a complete and utter exaggeration. The vision was plain and simple: put the focus on the characters and the relatable aspects as the story develops into crazier Power Rangers-related shenanigans.
That buildup to them finally being able to morph was so emotionally charged. Like I said the morphed kung fu fighting just happens really really fast, but as soon as they get into the zords, the pace comes back to a reasonable level.
I just listed all the bits of action sprinkled throughout that were indeed informed by character. The 2nd car chase shows Jason's reckless yet effective lead, Billy's cautious nature, and Zack's "crazy" side. The way they briefly used their powers for the first time (definitely watch that again) actually informed their characters. The training montage showed how well they synched up, but it was obvious afterwards they still had their emotional baggage to hang up.

Trank's Chronicle was a hell of lot simpler story-wise with more development spent on just the 3 characters using their powers and a lot less with their lives outside of that. Isrealite had more characters and he did more as much as I still love Chronicle for how refreshing the premise and execution was.
Isrealite's execution for this kind of movie was refreshing and he really got the most of that cast.

The only parts I didn't like about the first two acts were the shlocky Rita segments which were edited like a cheap horror movie.

Otherwise I felt the character work flowed pretty well. And the third act was satisfying as a compensation for the lack of Power Rangers-y action and got me cheering as someone who watched every season as a kid until Mystic Force or so.

Admittedly it wasn't enough for the audience because the movie isn't making money but it was for me. Maybe they should've morphed in the second act. But again as it is the movie was satisfying to me.

Yup, though even the Rita parts worked for me outside of her first encounter with the hobo.

 

[chaseter]

Yeah I don't think we will be seeing a sequel.

 

[kguillou]

There's a small, naive part of me thats still hopeful, but the larger logical part of me knows that this franchise is done. lol

 

[MadVillainy]

at the very least they shouldve had some good martial arts scenes

 

[DarthSkywalker]

There's a small, naive part of me thats still hopeful, but the larger logical part of me knows that this franchise is done. lol

Well there still is hope. It might seem unlikely, but so was a Pacific Rim sequel. And now I am going to get to see Finn in mech goodness.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Yeah there might be a lower budgeted sequel for all we know. Stranger things have definitely happened.

 

[kguillou]

Pacific Rim made a decent amount of money though ($400 mill +) even though relative to its budget it was just barely breaking even. That amount of money though at least showed the studio that there's interest in the film and potential to mine. PR is likely to finish just under $200 mill. Those numbers tell the studio that there's barely interest.

 

[Frankeh]

And pretty much echoed what I wrote months ago. They ****ed up real bad with that teaser. I knew exactly what this film would turn out to be.

I don't disagree that the teaser was un-Power Rangers. I don't disagree about the color palette (I would've preferred if they chose a more vibrant look to it like Spider-Man: Homecoming) or about the tepid designs which I always thought looked bad especially Alpha. And I'm not saying those things were rectified because I liked the movie, because they remain the same.

But I do disagree that as a reimagining of the property this was unsuccesful (on a creative level), or wrong from the get-go because I thought the foundations of the characters worked well enough and the creative decisions taken on the mythology of it were interesting enough and as a fan the actual Power Rangers elements had me satisfied. The plot is basic as hell (but even with better designs and color palette it would've likely been basic), the designs I still dislike, but the execution won me over to look past those things, on a level of engaging characters, entertainment (humor action etc), pacing, fan-service.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Pacific Rim made a decent amount of money though ($400 mill +) even though relative to its budget it was just barely breaking even. That amount of money though at least showed the studio that there's interest in the film and potential to mine. PR is likely to finish just under $200 mill. Those numbers tell the studio that there's barely interest.

While I don't think it will explode there, the biggest Asian market is still on the board.

 

[kguillou]

Let's hope the charming American actors charm the pants off of them. lol

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Let's hope the charming American actors charm the pants off of them. lol

That is the thing about China. I don't think that helps all that much. I would think most films goers there watch the movie either with subtitles or the V.O. on their native language.

 

[Sithborg]

Pacific Rim made a decent amount of money though ($400 mill +) even though relative to its budget it was just barely breaking even. That amount of money though at least showed the studio that there's interest in the film and potential to mine. PR is likely to finish just under $200 mill. Those numbers tell the studio that there's barely interest.

Look, I love Pacific Rim. And am super hyped for the sequel. But in no way was a sequel justified. I maintain that Thomas Tull is an accounting wizard.

As for China and their preference for actors, I don't know. They seem to have a thing for Vin Diesel.

 

[superhero]

what do you guys think about green rangers is going to be played by girl?

 

[Mysteryman]

Right now, I Think that is nothing more than a preference that the current cast has.
We are a long way from casting.

 

[smallville fan]

what do you guys think about green rangers is going to be played by girl?

Not going to happen if we get one. These are the same people in charge that rejected an extreme change like Max Landis' male Pink Ranger. So a chance that a female 6th Green Ranger happens is pretty abysmal.

 

[Lone]

It was a decent movie. Main gripe is them not using the entire original theme song for the whole action sequence at the end before the final showdown.

 

[Goonie]

Let's hope the charming American actors charm the pants off of them. lol

China is a country that supports movies like

Warcraft
Terminator Genisys
Resident Evil
The Return Of Xander Cage

While movies like Rogue One bomb there

They are not saving this movie with one bad action scene at the end

 

[MydnightPhoenix]

I admit I was dissapointed when I heard they were reusing the characters from the first season of the show. I thought they were just going to do what they always do and have a new set of teenage characters.
Also glad they didn't do any gender swapping by making a boy the pink ranger; must liberal crap be forced into everything?

 

[smallville fan]

I admit I was dissapointed when I heard they were reusing the characters from the first season of the show. I thought they were just going to do what they always do and have a new set of teenage characters.
Also glad they didn't do any gender swapping by making a boy the pink ranger; must liberal crap be forced into everything?

It was always going to be the first/well-known set. And I'm also glad they didn't go with Max Landis as writer.

 

[NotNickFury]

With all the talk of gender swap and character introductions here or there, I wonder if this core group of rangers will be the ones we get throughout at least the 'Mighty Morphin' era of films or if there's a chance we ever see Rocky, Adam, Aisha, or Kat on screen.

 

[kj2005dawn]

Power Rangers has the legs of a movie that has a $30,000,000 Opening Weekend

meaning lionsgate gave away $10,000,000 in free tickets

but since lionsgate owns atom tickets, they may have just used atom tickets marketing budget to by tickets

maybe $93,000,000 Domestic $232,000,000 WW

 

[smallville fan]

With all the talk of gender swap and character introductions here or there, I wonder if this core group of rangers will be the ones we get throughout at least the 'Mighty Morphin' era of films or if there's a chance we ever see Rocky, Adam, Aisha, or Kat on screen.

Given that they were bold enough to kill off Rangers, maybe it's a possibility they take over.