Power Rangers 2017
 

Thought the new Power Rangers 2017 movie deserved it's own thread, now that some official (sort of) concept art making the rounds.

http://imgur.com/uLFYJL8.jpg
http://imgur.com/iHmE39U.jpg
http://imgur.com/MHEuEPE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/htZOd15.jpg

So we know this is from a previous "pitch" but that they might still use it in the reboot.

Personally, while I'm 100% on board with a sexy April, I'm almost 100% AGAINST a sexy Rita.

Thoughts?

Looks pretty cool.

Why against a sexy Rita? She had those ridiculous cones on her chest in the old series.

My first reaction was it's terrible but looking at it again, I don't mind Sexy Rita. The Megazord isn't that bad if you give it a face or something, that window for a face is what's ruining the design. The PR outfits look terrible but they're likely just placeholders. Anywho I guess the point is mute since this pitch wasn't accepted.

I think the soonest we'll see anything official will be SDCC and even then it might only be a poster. From what we know about the movie I don't like the race changing of characters, I'm pretty bummed about that.

I'm cautiously optimistic, I think the only way to make this movie work is to have it be tongue in cheek and fun, not silly for kids and not grim dark either. I think it's going to be very hard to find that balance.

I like sexy - i'm all for sexy - I love sexy anything, but sexy Rita?
I'm not opposed to sexy, but Rita just doesn't seem like a character that I'd make sexy.

So many other characters that should have sex appeal these days, and they don't ... so why spend any sexy credits on Rita?

Seems a waste. :lol:


http://www.morphinlegacy.com/wp-cont...lsa-MMPR-1.jpg

ugh...um no...no-no...no.

I hope the movie makers are not too embarrassed to be working on a movie based off Japanese superheroes, cause this looks like it could turn into the PR's equivalent of Singer's X-Men with a hint of Bayformers based off those artworks.

Roseanne would make a great Rita; Gary Busey for any other role.

Yeah, these look like Platinum Dunes designed 'em. Not a fan whatsoever.

Well I meant why not since they originally made a point to exaggerate her chest. I know its meant to be armor or whatever but they still purposely drew attention to it.

I don't think this movie is entirely meant to be cheesy like the show. The characters aren't gonna be 100% MMPR accurate. They shouldn't imo. A more serious Rita would be nice.

It's good to see Maleficent again there.

Might? I thought this concept art was rejected.

I see more Trakeena than Rita

Maybe I'm alone on this, but Power Rangers is something I can't take seriously. That Joseph Kahn short proved it's just too damned goofy.

I thought it was the pitch that was rejected...either way, this potential trainwreck needed a thread all it's own.

I honestly don't know why they bother with concept art sometimes. All that says to me is, "Remember Power Rangers? Well this is what it would look like if it were created by some guy in Photoshop."

EXACTLY! :lol::lol::lol:

Concept art used to mean something; now it's just paid fan art by a junior artist.

:lol::lol:

So you only made this thread just to mock the show? Do you work for TMZ?

PR was way more interesting when it was Voltron, just saying.:lol::lol:

I'm not a fan, but I like reading what other people have to say on the matter :D !
Besides, the other PR thread was all over the place.

The nerd side of me wishes to point out the origin of Power Rangers existing prior to Golion

Maybe you should have just not posted about this at all. You'd have spared yourself from coming off as a tool. Just saying. LOL.:roll:

So he's a tool for calling out crap as crap?

Then in that case, the man is the f'ing Harbor Freight of all tools.

If he doesn't like it, fine. The vibe I'm getting though is more like "I'm gonna start a discussion about a show I think sucks and make fun of it, because that will make me look kewl, lawl".

He should have just called it "the anti-Power Rangers thread".

It's like you didn't even read his first two posts. Besides, I think C42 would die before he would ever say "kewl" or "lawl."

I admit I was really interested in the concept of reinventing the original six...by fleshing out the characters more, but the race changes seriously cooled me on it. I don't need to make a thread to express that. The new comic though seems to have got things right and Commentator 42 should pick it up to sample. With Batman'66 being scrapped with the line unfortunately I have a hole in my pull list and that might be filled by the new comic. It appears as if they were right and they really are back to cause mischief as the dark reflections.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20120630004544

Btw, can this be merged and edited into the official thread for PR?

I freely admit, I never got into Power Rangers as a kid and I have no intention to start now. The only thing I've ever watched was that gritty reboot fan film they did with Starbuck in it.

They might as well just keep this thread separate. This one was made to badmouth the series.

What the hell ever.

Brotha, you are missing out on Time Force, Dino Thunder, In Space, and maybe SPD? You must watch them someday! :lol:

I personally feel the Power Rangers range from having good series such as In Space and Time Force but do have a good share of plain awful series like Operation Overdrive. Granted, I feel Mighty Morphin is good due to nostalgia, but it's peaked my interest a little. I'm just hoping the concept art isn't the permanent Megazord, it looks awful.

Eh, his mind is made up. Plus like I said, rejected concepts.

So Commenter42 doesn't even like PR or doesn't care either way? Well this was pointless.

Those saying why bother with concept art...that's part of like everything. You start out with concepts and different versions until you finalize it. How can anything not have concept art?

haha OP comes off as a kid trying way too hard to fit in.

I really don't see how.

I freely admit, my mind is indeed made up. I do like to see what you guys have to say about it, though... educate myself a little.

A good season to one might be crap to another. With all original rangers gone and uninteresting replacements I stopped watching thanks to the first few In Space crapisodes, but another former fan or a current one might be obsessed with my final straws. In otherwords it depends on person to person. This should help sort it out at your own discretion.
http://www.powerrangers.com/history/

This is a TMNT forum. Now kindly STFU.

Wow, reading through this thread...idk...smh... like Saban needs it's own clan of SJW's...jesus

I'm pointing out the remake is pretty silly if they're sexing it up and going dark and gritty. Maybe we can get a dark and gritty Mr. Rogers next, or a real world Teletubbies...
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/201...r-rogers-o.gif

"Can we get some more dark here, and some grit!!! Hurry up with that mood and angst people! layer it nice and think, let's make sure the kids never notice just how stupid the entire premise is !!!

That's exactly what I'm saying. He started off seeming like he was somewhat interested. He is, but for all the wrong reasons.

That's more like it.

I can see why others might not like the series, and can respect their opinions, as long as they're not being complete jerk-offs about it. I don't mind pointing out the flaws either, and I'm not sure this movie will do all that great at this point. Also, they won't be making it dark and gritty.

Now, take your own advice.

You're grinding an axe all wrong here champ; take a step back before you hurt yourself.

Mister Rogers giving the middle finger? :tsad:

You broke my childhood, C42. :tlol:

Fair enough, we will tell you what you should avoid when time comes. :lol:

You mean, avoid even more than "good" Power Rangers? :trazz:

I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I'll show myself out. :twink:

If folks can't bring themselves to admit PR is a horribly acted and impossibly cheap show, what hope do the producers have for 2017?

I mean, it's pure unintentional camp, right? It's troma level kids programing, which isn't to say it's meritless, but it sure as hell isn't above reproach.