Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[NinjaPug]

I love Banks. I think she'll kill it. Her role as Effie is just as over the top as Rita was in the old series. This makes me actually want to see the movie now. Unfortunately I'm sure we'll be getting tons of thinkpieces about them casting a white actress to play Rita.

[Krutch]

Love me some Banks. She'll be fantastic.

[MikeandRaph87]

The races of the rangers are all off so why not Rita? It fits the unfortunate trend. As for Elizabeth Banks, she gave a great performance as Melinda Ledbetter-Wilson in Love & Mercy.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

Unfortunately I'm sure we'll be getting tons of thinkpieces about them casting a white actress to play Rita.

I don't think it really matters who plays or voices Rita as long as they do a good job. Barbara Goodsen voiced Rita for years and Carla Perez replaced the stock footage in season 2.

[ranger_scout]

I think Banks is a perfect choice for Rita! I can't wait for this!

[The Deadman]

If Banks can portray the evil side of her self like she did in The Uninvited, then I may have hope that this casting choice won't suck lol. I'll cast final judgment once the actual movie comes out.

[MikeandRaph87]

MMPR #0 gets not just a first print nor a second print, but a third as well. I wonder how many copies it will sell in all including digital?

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/mighty-...221741721.html

Does anyone have #1's solicit? Opinions on #0?

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Hmmm, not my first choice but an interesting one, indeed.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

So today, there was news of the release of the second Dino Charge DVD volume, and the release of the Kakuranger DVD.

The second PRDC DVD volume is subtitled "Resurgence" and has episodes 5-8, and will be released on April 12th. That happens to be the day Shout! Factory scheduled the Wild Force set for release as well.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Pow...Volume-2/21953

Pre-orders for Kakuranger have gone live at Shout! Factory's site, and is scheduled for release on May 17th. It's also confirmed to have ten discs. If you pre-order at their site, you can get it two weeks early. I figured they'd do that since that's what they did with the Dairanger DVD. People who pre-ordered Zyuranger at their site got it early too.

https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/tv-a...omplete-series

This comes out before my birthday. If this year weren't a leap year, it would actually be getting released on my birthday.

I'm stoked to own both of these

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

I don't think it really matters who plays or voices Rita as long as they do a good job. Barbara Goodsen voiced Rita for years and Carla Perez replaced the stock footage in season 2.

Not many people seem to know this, but the actress who played her in the first movie was played by a Filipina.

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

I'm stoked to own both of these

As am I. There will be places where you can order the Kakuranger set for better prices, but I guess I can't pass up a chance to get it early. Also, sales tend to count more if you order from the distributor from what I understand. There are also a lot of things from Kakuranger that didn't get used in PR, such as an all-female ninja team. So I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes. The Kakuranger theme song is also one of my favorite TV theme songs.

[ranger_scout]

Here is Andre the Black Nerd's thoughts on Banks playing Rita.

[Leogeddon]

Poor girl is going to be getting a burst blood vessel trying to keep in character for so long.
BTW, my last post in this thread was waaayyyyyy back in 2008... YOWZA!!!

[sdp]

I don't really care what they do with Rita and Trini, they can be modified a lot and I'd be ok. The rest of the cast I wouldn't be so open. I'm still pissed they race-swapped the rangers.

Talking about race I just noticed that the pink ranger is black in Dino Charge, this is the first time it's happened right? It's really refreshing and now I wonder why it took so long.

[Zak The Neutrino]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

I love Banks. I think she'll kill it. Her role as Effie is just as over the top as Rita was in the old series. This makes me actually want to see the movie now. Unfortunately I'm sure we'll be getting tons of thinkpieces about them casting a white actress to play Rita.

This! I thought the same thing when I saw the news.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by sdp

Talking about race I just noticed that the pink ranger is black in Dino Charge, this is the first time it's happened right? It's really refreshing and now I wonder why it took so long.

I'm only now realizing that there hasn't been an Asian Yellow Ranger since Trini from the very beginning.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

As am I. There will be places where you can order the Kakuranger set for better prices, but I guess I can't pass up a chance to get it early. Also, sales tend to count more if you order from the distributor from what I understand. There are also a lot of things from Kakuranger that didn't get used in PR, such as an all-female ninja team. So I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes. The Kakuranger theme song is also one of my favorite TV theme songs.

Awesome information

[ranger_scout]

Ranger Board posted a photo of R.J. Cyler (Billy the Blue Ranger) shared on his Twitter. I cannot wait to see how will he and the others will do in the unmorphed fighting scenes.

[ranger_scout]

Elizabeth Banks shared this article about why she is perfect for Rita Repulsa.

http://www.eonline.com/news/736377/5...n-rita-repulsa

Naomi Scott (Kimberly, the Pink Ranger) also had a special going away party. Her brother shared this on Instagram.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Great pics

[ranger_scout]

Dacre Montgomery (Jason, the Red Ranger) is on his way to Vancouver to begin filming.



https://twitter.com/dacremontgomery/...94848672092160