Star Rating : ✮✮✮✮✰
I was really apprehensive about seeing this movie, as I hated Power Rangers as a kid, the over-exaggerated fighting style just was not my thing, however, Theo was a die hard fan. This movie has definitely changed my mind, I actually left the cinema insanely excited for the next movie.
The story starts in a locker room, where Jason Scott (Darce Montgomery) and friend are attempting to lock a bull inside. Shortly followed by a small police chase and a crash that destroys Jason's future of becoming a pro-quarterback and giving a criminal record. He now has to attend detention every Saturday until he finishes school if he wishes to graduate. Here he meets Kimberly (Naomi Scott), an outcast cheerleader, and Billy (RJ Cyler), who suffers from Autism, causing him to be endlessly bullied, Jason defends Billy from his attacker.
Later Billy convinces Jason to drive him to an undisclosed location in exchange for "tricking out" Jason's ankle bracelet. When they arrive, events so unfold allowing the introduction of Zack (Ludi Lin) and Trini (Becky G.). They eventually discover these glowing "coins" they eventually give them the enhanced abilities of the Power Rangers. They are told they have 11 days before the prior Green Ranger, Rita (Elizabeth Banks), who still posses her coin and has gone rouge, will destroy the earth.
Jason, who has been bestowed with the power of the Red Ranger must lead the group into the fight of their lives.
I'm going to be totally honest, Darce Montgomery bares a startling resemblance to a young Zac Efron, which caused me to get a little distracted during the film, as I find myself ogling him. Sorry Theo...
Outside if that, the did really well at portraying the Power Rangers origin and how their powers work, something I never really got from the TV show, as I would never see the start of the season. Condensed into a 2 hour movie rather than a 60 episode season.
There was a scene where the teens are in water about to discover their "headquarters" for the first time, and they've had to swim down to an air pocket, and the air bubbles from their mouths are going down and not up. It just really annoyed me... Another issue I had was trying to identify the Yellow, Black and Pink Zords as dinosaurs. They've lost the definition they had in the show.
Yet small annoyances can't really bring this film down, with it's not so subtle Transformers reference. There is a promise of a sequel including the Green Ranger, Tommy Oliver. I think that Power Rangers has a potential to rival the Marvel Cinematic Universe, if done right.
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