POWER RANGERS 2017: A Review

Hey guys, I just got back from the movie about a half an hour ago so I figured I better get started. Basically if you are looking for a straight up action movie, you came to the wrong place.  The movie is very character driven and is pretty slow moving at the beginning.  In this review I will put out my pros and cons of the movie.

PROS: As mentioned above the movie is very character driven.  They take about an hour and a half to set up for the action and making a decent story.  Now if you read my last blog post possibly comparing Power Rangers to the Transformers franchise, you are in luck, maybe too much luck.  There is about twenty minutes in the movie where they actually have their suits on, the rest is all building up the story.  The movie has cracked the formula of a balance of dark and humor.  Marvel has had nine years and there movies are still mostly humor.  DC has had four years and their movies are mostly super dark.  Power Rangers is a good mix of humor and darkness.  Rita Repulsa, the Power Rangers movie villain, reminded me a lot of Enchantress from last year's Suicide Squad from DC, but was a better villain.  Also, the Rangers are from different backgrounds and are from different ethnic backgrounds, which means when they are heroes everybody has someone to look up to.

CONS: As I said in the pros, there isn't much action or fighting.  It can be good with a good story but come on this is Power Rangers there should be a lot more fighting.  When you get a better look at the Rangers costumes towards the end of the movie, it looks like the suits are made of plastic.  Also, the fact that Krispy Kreme was a major plot point was kind of dumb.

Overall, I'm torn, in some ways it was better than I expect and in other ways it let me down.  It was more of a drama then an action movie and hopefully the sequels will be better, (yes there will be sequels five I read.)  Anyways go see it and don't forget to stick around for the mid credits scene! Rating 6.5/10