{"id":491,"date":"2017-06-27T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T22:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=491"},"modified":"2017-09-10T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T22:00:00","slug":"movie-power-rangers-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/27\/movie-power-rangers-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Power Rangers (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/7\/78\/Power_Rangers_%282017_Official_Theatrical_Poster%29.png\" alt=\"Power Rangers\" width=\"220\" height=\"339\" \/>Power Rangers<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nYear: 2017<br \/>\nRating: PG-13<br \/>\nLength: 124 minutes \/ 2.06 hours<\/p>\n<p>In one of the many gritty reboots of a nostalgic 1990\u2019s franchise, I didn\u2019t have much expectation for <em>Power Rangers<\/em> (2017). The original show was pretty campy, with a tried-and-true plot structure that didn\u2019t change much from episode to episode. In fact, I probably couldn\u2019t tell you the specific plot of any of the episodes. They\u2019d usually follow this format: the main villain would go about trying to obtain some goal via their minions\/henchmen, the Power Rangers would morph and fight the minions\/henchmen, the minions\/henchmen would grow large and start destroying everything, the Power Rangers would call their Zords out to battle, and (finally) the Zords would combine into the Megazord and the foe would be vanquished.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>Power Rangers<\/em> did follow some of the structure of the television show format, it also managed to create characters with some depth and background to them. From a disgraced football star to an autistic teen who doesn\u2019t get jokes to a cyber-bully cheerleader to a (possibly) bisexual loner to a reckless mother\u2019s boy, the five teenagers certainly have their share of angst and diversity. I do give kudos to the scriptwriters for including characters that feel distinctly modern without being too preachy about it.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, while <em>Power Rangers<\/em> has a lot going for it, including plenty of action and a modicum of nostalgia, there are still a few flaws. Some of the humor is a bit juvenile, especially for a PG-13 film. I also couldn\u2019t help but recognize the quite familiar setup of <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> (1985), even to the point where I wanted the film to end with the Red Ranger holding a defiant fist in the air while \u201cDon\u2019t You (Forget About Me)\u201d plays in the background. Was this supposed to be a reboot of <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> instead of <em>Mighty Morphin\u2019<\/em> <em>Power Rangers<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>A surprisingly well-done nostalgic reboot, I give <em>Power Rangers<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/strong><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power Rangers Year: 2017 Rating: PG-13 Length: 124 minutes \/ 2.06 hours In one of the many gritty reboots of a nostalgic 1990\u2019s franchise, I didn\u2019t have much expectation for Power Rangers (2017). The original show was pretty campy, with a tried-and-true plot structure that didn\u2019t change much from episode to episode. 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