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SecretS1xApr 11, 2017

This was one of the most terrible movies I have seen. I'm glad I had a free ticket - even then it wasn't worth it! Tedious, predictable and with the same visual aesthetic as the current Transformers (i.e. it's hard to decipher who or whatThis was one of the most terrible movies I have seen. I'm glad I had a free ticket - even then it wasn't worth it! Tedious, predictable and with the same visual aesthetic as the current Transformers (i.e. it's hard to decipher who or what everything is), this was a massive failure.… Expand

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iCronicAug 7, 2017

The first 20 minutes are straight up breast cancer. The PR suits are terrible. The Music selection is weird like the Kanye West song at the end is so bad, not to mention the cast

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MrMovieBuffJun 21, 2017

I just didn't care for this movie. I didn't care for the one-dimensional characters, I didn't care for the generic plot, nor did I care for anything that I should have cared about to begin with. 'Power Rangers' focuses on five teenage misfitsI just didn't care for this movie. I didn't care for the one-dimensional characters, I didn't care for the generic plot, nor did I care for anything that I should have cared about to begin with. 'Power Rangers' focuses on five teenage misfits who find themselves possessing strange abilities as told by Zordon (Bryan Cranston) to try and stop Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks). All I'm going to say is this, if your movie, in 2017, has a villain whose name is "Rita Repulsa", take it about as seriously as you took the name "Victor Von Doom" in 2015 seriously. You pretty much know the basic plot, five teenagers discover that they are more than who they are, they try to make it work, it doesn't work the first time, but then it miraculously works, and they fight the villain and save the day. The end. Honestly, never have I cared less watching an action movie trying too hard to capitalize on the success of the modern Marvel, Star Trek and Star Wars blockbusters we see, today. If you loved "Power Rangers" as a kid, you'll probably like this enough, or like me, hate it.… Expand

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denzildeanJan 6, 2018

An absolute turd of a movie. Not only is there some of the worst dialogue I have ever heard, it is also spectaculalrly dull. Considering that the entire story is told in a short title sequence on the TV show it's unsurpring that it would be aAn absolute turd of a movie. Not only is there some of the worst dialogue I have ever heard, it is also spectaculalrly dull. Considering that the entire story is told in a short title sequence on the TV show it's unsurpring that it would be a challenge to stretch it out to a few hours. I wouldn't have minded a few hours of brainless action. Instead it's an hour and a half before they even morph into Power Rangers. On a final note, I thought the movie was tonally confusing. It begins with a joke that seems innaproriate for younger children but doesn't really ever seem to commit to aiming at young adults or anybody else either.… Expand

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Ansatsu83Oct 26, 2018

I grew up with the original power rangers, and only really stopped watching it when the green ranger became the white ranger. I still have the first running of the first episode taped on VHS... And I am going to go ahead and say it, asI grew up with the original power rangers, and only really stopped watching it when the green ranger became the white ranger. I still have the first running of the first episode taped on VHS... And I am going to go ahead and say it, as everyone is thinking it... Billy is supposed to be a white nerd/dork, not a black autistic person, where the actor has NO IDEA how autistic people act. The yellow ranger, is an Asian woman, not some white girl. Political correctness automatically warrants a 1 out of 10 from me! Also, not enough Power Rangers in a movie titled "POWER RANGERS"!!!!… Expand

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SpangleOct 27, 2017

Chopped, cut, pasted, and slapped together by a committee of folks studying the latest results from a test screening, Dean Israelite's take on Power Rangers is everything a Power Rangers film should be. It is still rather bad, but it is funChopped, cut, pasted, and slapped together by a committee of folks studying the latest results from a test screening, Dean Israelite's take on Power Rangers is everything a Power Rangers film should be. It is still rather bad, but it is fun with a child-like silliness that lets the audience know the events of the film are hardly serious. I mean, hell, how serious can one expect a film about a villain named Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks) and her plans to create a monster out of gold named Goldar to dig out a crystal that gives life to Earth, which happens to be hidden under a Krispy Kreme? Power Rangers is dumb and poorly written, but is somehow fun to watch in a really immature way. Fortunately, that is exactly what Power Rangers always was since it was first created.

The first act and beginning of the second act is really where the film has most of its fun as the rangers meet for the first time, beginning bonding, and getting to know one another. While it can be a bit cheesy and silly at times, the scenes of them bonding instill the film with this great light and goofy edge that keeps the proceedings moving ahead with a chaotic energy. None of these moments are particularly revolutionary, but they are greatly endearing to the titular heroes and allows the audience to really get a hold on all of the characters and their backgrounds. By the time they begin to discover they have new superpowers, Power Rangers manages to show great constraint. Initially, the kids are just shocked and slowly realize what powers they have. With a fun scene where they all put their colored coins on a table at the lunch line which causes all lunches to explode due to the power in the coins, the film keeps its fun energy going and avoids exposition at the very onset of their power. The film instead shows us some of the neat tricks, the strength they have, and laces the film itself with some decent mystery as to what is going on with these kids.

Unfortunately, this all ends when they find the spaceship with hologram Zordon (Bryan Cranston) and the robot Alpha 5 (Bill Hader). Ignoring the fact that Alpha 5 literally cannot shut up, the film rapidly turns into an exposition machine as Zordon explains who Rita Repulsa is, what she wants, what they means for the Earth, and what she did to his team. The dialogue also gets appallingly on-the-nose at this point. For example, Zordon sends the kids to train in the pit. The film then cuts to Alpha 5 walking into the pit and saying, "So, this is the pit." This horror continues with on-the-nose exposition-filled dialogue throughout the film. Scenes of the kids just coming out and explaining their inner feelings and Rita Repulsa never beating around the bush and always taking the time to remind Goldar she wants to find the crystal under Krispy Kreme. Where the film is not on-the-nose, it becomes annoyingly dense. Acting like a child who has a secret that everybody knows but they continue to pretend nobody knows, Power Rangers tries to build to the rangers morphing by making it a mystery as to how it is achieved. When Billy (RJ Cyler) briefy morphs when defending his friends, the entire crew acts shocked and asks him how he morphed. For the next few scenes, this charade continues with far too many lines of dialogue able to be summed up as, "Woah dude how did you do that? We have the figure out how to morph." By the time the film reaches its sentimental and sappy moments of the rangers swearing they would die for each other, the film has reached its absolute peak of annoyance. Had the film just let the kids morph far sooner, the film could have been shorter, yet it instead opts to obnoxiously beat around the bush and pretend the audience is too stupid to figure out the key to this "secret".

The final battle between the Power Rangers and Rita Repulsa is similarly horrifically written with the dialogue just highlighting exactly what will happen. Rita tells Goldar to push them into a pit, followed by Goldar pushing them into a pit. Jason (Dacre Montgomery) tells another ranger to throw a punch, so they throw a punch. It is team work, yes, but it is annoying. The film cannot help but tell us what is coming next by dedicating line-after-line to the exactly that pursuit. It is a film that trusts its audience so little that it feels the need to just let them know what is about to happen so they can brace themselves for it to happen. When the rangers fall in the aforementioned pit and come out as a single being, Rita Repulsa's reaction of, "How can they do that?!" is horrible and ignores the fact that she was once a ranger and is literally about to step inside Goldar in a similar way. The dialogue in this film feels written for a five-year-old and, as a by-product, it just feels lazy, mashed together, and just stilted. This is a film about a group of teenagers fighting a being called Rita Repulsa, yet the film feels the need to spoon-feed every bit of information to the audience.… Expand

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Akk3d1sMar 14, 2018

Terrible movie. So much potential but extremely poor execution leads to its ultimate downfall. Really not recommended for adults. Probably more suitable for kids.

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LukehatJun 29, 2017

I watched the original power rangers when i was a kid, and i was hoping that it might have grown up, as I have. But no: it's a remake for kids, that has entirely cheesey dialogue and plot, that makes no logical sense. I coudln't take any moreI watched the original power rangers when i was a kid, and i was hoping that it might have grown up, as I have. But no: it's a remake for kids, that has entirely cheesey dialogue and plot, that makes no logical sense. I coudln't take any more after the first fight scene, and turned it off. Karatee kicking aliens to death is hard for me to watch now I'm not 7 years old. If five teenagers had to save the world, every one would be screwed. I gave it a 1 instead of a 0 because there was something engaging about the cheesey coming of age teenager high school drama, until they reached the spaceship, and it was all downhill from there really.… Expand

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EnderDragonApr 5, 2017

Not much to say about this complete failure of a reboot. It is 90 minutes of emo teen depressing rubbish, then 30 minutes of a really sub-par Power Rangers episode. Making the Blue Ranger autistic just to push an agenda was a slap in theNot much to say about this complete failure of a reboot. It is 90 minutes of emo teen depressing rubbish, then 30 minutes of a really sub-par Power Rangers episode. Making the Blue Ranger autistic just to push an agenda was a slap in the face. They put it in just to do it, and not for a real reason, which is hollow and just pandering. Do not waste your time on this.… Expand

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moviestalkerApr 12, 2017

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A 124 minute movie, with a plot that barely fills 20 minutes. -------------------------------------------------------------

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TwinbladeMar 25, 2017

I wish I could like this movie, but honestly it's terrible. Everything about this movie has been terrible, from suits, casting, to zords. This isn't power rangers, this is a knock off.

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GAMERGUYCASUALMar 25, 2017

Holy crap, when I went to see this movie I thought it was going to at least be a good movie like a 7/10 but nope this movie will suck all of your nostalgia out like a black hole leaving you to wonder how the **** this movie even got toHoly crap, when I went to see this movie I thought it was going to at least be a good movie like a 7/10 but nope this movie will suck all of your nostalgia out like a black hole leaving you to wonder how the **** this movie even got to theaters my advice watch like John Wick or hell even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 was better than this ****… Expand

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llamayarmybarMar 25, 2017

Who is reviewing this film? The positive reviews were clearly all written and posted by the cast and writers. This movie is terrible. Terrible pacing, terrible character development, terrible casting, terrible music and you might as wellWho is reviewing this film? The positive reviews were clearly all written and posted by the cast and writers. This movie is terrible. Terrible pacing, terrible character development, terrible casting, terrible music and you might as well throw in a terrible origin story as well. Aliens from space? Who gives a crap. Rita is MURDERING people for gold to make a giant gold monster? Boring. I just wanted to see her and the yellow ranger scissor after that passionate scene in the bedroom, but instead I got bland performances, terrible costumes, terrible character designs, and some of the worst dialogue I've ever heard uttered in a film before. If you're a parent, take your kids to a movie that's ACTUALLY good and at the very least, DOESN'T start with a bestiality joke in the first 5 minutes of the film. This "Power Rangers" movie has a ten minute scene where some bad cgi fights a giant melting gold monster and some dumb looking piles of animated rocks. That's it. Save your money.… Expand

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Nobilis1984Mar 30, 2017

My criticism: Children of the 90th know absolutely still the old series. Though it saw embarrassingly, however, was over funny. Here this is not a primitive bright lustre production more cursorily could be. The time of the power rangers isMy criticism: Children of the 90th know absolutely still the old series. Though it saw embarrassingly, however, was over funny. Here this is not a primitive bright lustre production more cursorily could be. The time of the power rangers is over long. Let them please go to pension and does not break the brand completely.… Expand

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nowisthetimeMar 24, 2017

This film reboot of the 90s hit power rangers is so bad on some level, you think you come up with a better story than this, it's a story about 5 teens are about to save the world from the from the forces of evil and nothing more, theThis film reboot of the 90s hit power rangers is so bad on some level, you think you come up with a better story than this, it's a story about 5 teens are about to save the world from the from the forces of evil and nothing more, the performances are awful, the cgi looks low rent and the plot is useless, poor Bryan Cranston of walking dead fame is truly wasted as zordon and the rest is not good either, for me I'll stick to the first couple of seasons of the show, no offense to my best friend.

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EpicLadySpongeMar 24, 2017

It has been almost 20 years since the last Power Rangers movie and again, they screwed up a big comeback for the Power Rangers. Morphing time has never been this terrible and boring to watch. Skip this one and wait another 20 years for another shot.

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LouismarApr 1, 2017

Film vraiment pas intéressant et sans saveur basé sur une série qui sans compté l'aspect nostalgique bah c'était bien de la merde bon le film de ne mérite pas vraiment cette note mais je pense vraiment qu'il n'a pas de raison d’exister

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NeoReaperMar 24, 2017

If you liked this movie you were either paid off or have terrible taste in movies. I'd rather watch the movie from 20years ago. Max Landis should of got to make this instead of firing him and ripping of Chronicle which he wrote.

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cheeseman585Mar 25, 2019

This movie is an insult to the intelligence of any sentient being, much less the fans of the original series. There is nothing redeemable about the universe that is created in this film, and it has nothing in common with the IP that itThis movie is an insult to the intelligence of any sentient being, much less the fans of the original series. There is nothing redeemable about the universe that is created in this film, and it has nothing in common with the IP that it shamelessly destroys. The dialogue is terrible, the characters are bland and generic, the plot devices make absolutely no sense, and no one in the whole movie makes any reasonable decision under any circumstances. Any enjoyment that can be siphoned from the ten minutes of actual action at the end of the movie is immediately crushed by the sheer stupidity of every decision made by any character.

There is no amount of nostalgia that can save this train wreck. The pieces of 20-year-old Japanese TV show that were stitched together to make the original series were infinitely more cohesive than this frankly insulting disaster of a movie. I couldn't imagine a worse way to ruin the original Power Rangers than this trash.… Expand

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RavinshadowNov 1, 2021

This is not power rangers this is horrible, I grew up on power rangers. Rita repulsa is a hacking crackling witch not some gold stealing murder. Also the big part of power rangers is the zords. They don't use machine guns and you barely seeThis is not power rangers this is horrible, I grew up on power rangers. Rita repulsa is a hacking crackling witch not some gold stealing murder. Also the big part of power rangers is the zords. They don't use machine guns and you barely see them. Goldar is general of the putty army not some half liquid gold thing. The only thing I liked was the twin swords from the pterodactyl. The suite of armor and how they get them was stupid and no were how the should gained and they have power coins not some stupid rock.… Expand

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