POWER RANGERS
Directed by Dean Israelite
Screenplay by John Gatins
Starring Dacre Montgomery; Naomi Scott; RJ Cyler; Ludi Lin; Becky G; and Elizabeth Banks
Voice work by Bryan Cranston and Bill Hader
Power Rangers Return.
There is a delay here of a review because, to be honest, I was not looking forward to seeing The Power Rangers. However after a week of really no strong releases...I gave in, and I was pleasantly surprised.
The Power Rangers of 2017 did a lot right....
-They had a really good idea for a script. Kudos to script writer John Gatins, what he did right is take his time with character development. In a film that last a little over two hours we really do not see these teenagers as Power Rangers until there was about thirty minutes left in the film. We get to know these teens, highlighted by RJ Cyler as Billy the Blue Ranger, who steals the film with his nervousness and humor and kindness. I really liked everyone of these kids.
-Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa (Great Name!) is over the top funny and evil. Great casting.
Of course it had problems....
-The last half hour was close to unwatchable. The final battle was silly. It felt like it was made up as it went on. It also felt like there may have been some reshoots, it seemed like there was two endings in the final battle.. They fell into a trap that is the problem with most big superhero films have...relying to heavy on special effects. Also...they do not have police in this town???!! I felt so disappointed after the surprisingly good start, they finished with what looked like a video game.
Before I finish, maybe the best product placement in years in a film featuring Krispy Kreme Donuts.
3 stars out of 5 for the new Power Rangers they could not close....however I would like to see these characters again.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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