Power Rangers (2017)

A group of high-school students, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.

Director:

Dean Israelite

Writers:

John Gatins (screenplay by), Matt Sazama (story by)

Stars:

Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dacre Montgomery	...	Jason (Red Ranger)
Naomi Scott	...	Kimberly (Pink Ranger)
RJ Cyler	...	Billy (Blue Ranger)
Ludi Lin	...	Zack (Black Ranger)
Becky G	...	Trini (Yellow Ranger)
Elizabeth Banks	...	Rita Repulsa
Bryan Cranston	...	Zordon
Bill Hader	...	Alpha 5 (voice)
Matt Shively	...	Damo
Cody Kearsley	...	Hawkeye
David Denman	...	Sam Scott
Robert Moloney	...	Ted Hart
Anjali Jay	...	Maddy Hart
Sarah Grey	...	Amanda
Morgan Taylor Campbell	...	Harper

Storyline

High school outcasts stumble upon an old alien ship, where they acquire superpowers and are dubbed the Power Rangers. Learning that an old enemy of the previous generation has returned to exact vengeance, the group must harness their powers and use them to work together and save the world.

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Plot Keywords:

good versus evil | superhero | reboot | autism | training montage | 

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Taglines:

Back to action!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, language, and for some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Hong Kong Japan Mexico Canada New Zealand

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

24 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shirt

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,300,288, 24 March 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$85,067,486, 19 May 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Saban Brands, Saban Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The watch that Billy wears is the watch from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), which Billy made in that show so that the Rangers can communicate with each other/teleport to Zordon.

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Goofs

In the scene right after sam's brother flips the truck over, the camera shoots from red ranger's view, we can see the steveston whale watch shuttle bus facing south, but in the next shot we see the bus flipped facing north, clearly indicating it was shot on two different days.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Zordon: [to a dying Yellow Ranger] I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
Zordon: Alpha, I'm the last one left. We must stop her. Send the meteor to my coordinates. Seek only those who are worthy. Find only those who are strong.

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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits are set around a rock crystal in the form of a thunderbolt, the Power Rangers logo. The credits for the Power Rangers (past and present) are set within the Rangers' respective Power Coin.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: RoboCop (2014) (2019)

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Soundtracks

Give It All
Written by Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites), Luca Anzilotti (as John Garrett III), Toni C. (as Antoinette Colandreo), Switch (as David Taylor), Santigold (as Santi White) and Vince Staples (as Vincent Staples)
Performed by With You. featuring Santigold and Vince Staples
With You. appears courtesy of For You. Records
Santigold appears courtesy of Little Jerk, Inc.
Vince Staples appears courtesy of Def Jam Records
Contains elements of "The Power"
Written by Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites), Luca Anzilotti (as John Garrett III) and Toni C. (as Antoinette Colandreo)

User Reviews

Impressive. Not bad at all.

Another installment in nostalgia.

When I first heard about the Power Rangers being brought back as a film franchise I was pretty jazzed about it. It does not hurt that the closest thing to bad press I heard about the movie was that they needed to push back the filming, which only allowed them to add the star power of Bryan Cranston and Elisabeth banks.

Only indifference I had towards the movie was that as corny as the TV show was the concept of a group of overachieving teenagers being selected to become the best of the best makes sense (Especially because they are teenagers, they should be the best of the best at lease). Because dark is cool these days, the Rangers needed to have more edge to them, which is why this new team is made of "diamonds in the rough" who society has scrub off as screw-ups. So the idea is that Bryan Cranston who plays the big giant head Zordon, has the power coins pick those who have the potential to be the best of the best.

Out of all the superhero movies that are coming out, Power Rangers is not the best of the best, it's definitely a diamond in the rough that has potential, but still needs more training. I did like the cast of teenagers who had some very distinctive personalities, as they try to even out the characters. I did love the fact that the Blue Ranger was played by a black dude, and The Black Ranger was played by an Asian dude (it's less distracting than what happen in the TV show).

Bryan Cranston's star power did nothing to make his Zordon a better giant head, but Elisabeth Banks was great as Rita Repulsa. In a time with Superhero movies having weak antagonist, I got to say, I enjoyed what Banks did with the character and loved to see her on the screen.

So I went into this really wanting to see this and I was not disappointed. It's not really what I expected as it's not the kung fu spectacular the TV show was, but it is a good movie. Not great just good.

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