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Power Rangers (Blu-ray Review) – The teen superheroes go big budget & one (almost) comes out

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I’m a bit confused. It’s called Power Rangers, but no one is wearing spandex, there are no men in slightly cardboard looking suits, and no CGI that looks like it was made in 10 minutes on a ZX Spectrum. Perhaps most confusing is that Rita Repulsa’s mouth now moves in time with what she’s saying. It’s all very strange.

It’s time for an origin story though. The film opens with Bryan Cranston causing the end of the dinosaurs. Well, Cranston’s alien Power Ranger, Zordon, does anyway, dying himself in the process of stopping evil former ranger, Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks). [Read more…]

New Power Rangers Trailer – The Mighty Morphers return to fight Elizabeth Banks

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Shiny lycra, men in monster suits, stunningly cheap looking special effects – that’s what Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is all about, right? Well, not any more, as for its movie reboot it’s been given a bigger budget and some far better production values.

Now the new trailer has arrived to give us a fresh look at the new Rangers, as well as Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa, and Bryan Cranston as Zordon. You can take a look below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.’

The movie will be in cinemas in late March. [Read more…]

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Power Rangers Trailer – The Mighty Morphers are back, along with Elizabeth Banks & Bryan Cranston

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Shiny lycra, men in monster suits, stunningly cheap looking special effects – that’s what Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is all about, right? Well, not any more, as for its movie reboot it’s been given a bigger budget and some far better production values.

Now the first full trailer has arrived, which gives us our best look yet at the new Rangers, as well as Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa, and our first view of Bryan Cranston as Zordon. You can take a look below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.’

The movie will be in cinemas in late March. [Read more…]

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Power Rangers Teaser Trailer – The mighty morphers return with a bigger budget

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power-rangers-costumes-slideShiny lycra, men in monster suits, stunningly cheap looking special effects – that’s what Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is all about, right? Well, not any more, as for its movie reboot it’s been given a bigger budget and some far better production values.

While we’ve had a few pictures, that’s now been followed by the first official teaser trailer. Take a look at it below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.’ [Read more…]

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Elizabeth Banks’ Rita Repulsa Gets Trapped In New Power Rangers Image

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power-rangers-elizabeth-banksIt can’t be long until we get a trailer for the new Power Rangers movie, but until then we’ve got a new image featuring Elizabeth Banks as the evil Rita Repula, trapped behind some type of ice or crystal wall. Once again it underlines that this won’t be like the fun but slightly cheesy TV show.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.’

The movie will be in cinemas next February.

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New Power Rangers Pic Unmasks The New Heroes

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power-rangers-picThe makers of the new Power Rangers movie are certainly trying to build the hype, while also attempting to underline that this time around it won’t be so cheesy, the old-style spandex suits are history and, presumably, the special effects won’t be men in suits stomping on models of buildings. Now a new pic has been released giving us a fresh look at the line-up of heroes.

In the pic above, from left to right you have Kimberly the Pink Ranger (Naomi Scott), Billy the Blue Ranger (RJ Cyler), Jason the Red Ranger (Dacre Montgomery), Zack the Black Ranger (Ludi Lin), and Trini the Yellow Ranger (Becky G). What we don’t see are Elizabeth Banks as the new Rita Repulsa and Bryan Cranston as Zordon.

The movie is due in cinemas early next year. Click here to check out the recent character posters.

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Take A Look At The New Power Rangers With A Character Poster Set

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power-rangers-character-poster2-slideWhen it was announced they were planning to make a new Power Rangers movie, a lot of people rolled their eyes. However that’s been turning around, with things such as the news Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston would appear, that it was getting a bigger budget and certainly wouldn’t be as cheesy as the TV show.

Now we can get a look at the new Rangers, with a set of character posters that you can take a look at below. The rangers themselves are made up from singer Becky G as Yellow Ranger Trini, Ludi Lin as Black Ranger Zack, Dacre Montgomery as Red Ranger Jason, Naomi Scott as Pink Ranger Kimberly, and RJ Cyler as Blue Ranger Billy.

The movie is due in cinemas early next year. Click on the images below for larger versions. [Read more…]

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First Look At The New Power Rangers Suits & The Shiny Spandex Is Gone

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power-rangers-suits-1st-lookA new Power Rangers movie has been shooting, which has a bigger budget than previous attempts to the franchise on the big screen, and will be bringing a more cinematic feel, rather than just being a TV spin-off. The movie won’t be in cinemas until next year, but the makers are keen to show us that this won’t be the slightly cheesy Rangers we know from television.

That includes giving the suits a complete makeover. Gone is the spandex-type material and in are superhero inspired robotic-looking suits. They look pretty cool, but it’s certainly noticeable that while the men appear to have lost their genitals, the women have been given ample boob room – but that’s Hollywood for you.

The new pic above comes shortly after we got out first look at Elizabeth Banks as the new Rita Repulsa, who again looked very different from how she looked in the original series.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.’

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First Look At A Rather Green Elizabeth Banks As Rita Repulsa In The Power Rangers Movie

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power-rangers-elizabeth-banksElizabeth Banks can’t have had enough of going to the extremes of fashion as Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games movie, as the first image of her as Rita Repulsa in the new Power Rangers movie is a bit of a Capitol wet dream. She certainly looks better than the original Rita, who often seemed to be wearing a duvet.

Hopefully Banks’ take on the character will also be a bit more ingenious than the original, whose only plan was to take take something small, make it enormous and then the Power Rangers would turn into a giant robot to beat it up. The actress is keen to point out that things have indeed changed, telling People, “I’ve never played a villain before. It’s definitely a modern and edgy re-imagining of the original Rita Repulsa. We wanted to give her a backstory that connects her to the new Rangers.”

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.’

The film also stars R.J. Cyler as Billy (the Blue Ranger), Naomi Scott as Kimberly (the Pink Ranger), Ludi Lin as Zack (the Black Ranger), Becky G as Trini (the Yellow Ranger), and Dacre Montgomery as Jason (the Red Ranger). The film will be out March 2017.

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Take A Look At The New Power Rangers Line-Up With The First Official Pic

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Yep, the Power Rangers are coming (back) to the big screen, this time with a bigger budget and presumably fewer people in robot and monster costumes, or CGI that looks like it was made on a Commodore 64. The movie version has just started shooting, and to give us a look at the new lineup of heroes, the first official pic has been released.

They’re not in costume, but the pic via EW shows us, R.J. Cyler as Billy (the Blue Ranger), Naomi Scott as Kimberly (the Pink Ranger), Ludi Lin as Zack (the Black Ranger), Becky G as Trini (the Yellow Ranger), and Dacre Montgomery as Jason (the Red Ranger).

It appears having a multi-ethnic team was important to them, with Dean Israelite telling EW, “From the very beginning, diversity was a very important part of the whole process. We switched all of the races around, but we made sure that the essence of each of those characters are who they were in the original show, and this really will be an origin story of those characters.”

He’s also excited about having Elizabeth Banks involved, saying, “It’s very exciting that we got [Banks], and I think what she loves is the opportunity to really embrace the insanity and deliciousness of Rita Repulsa in terms of how weird and wonderful that character was, and really dive into and consume that character. You should always be off-balance when you’re watching her. Is she insane? Is she totally calculated? Does she know what she’s doing? Elizabeth can toe that line really well.”

The film is due out March 2017.

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