'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' gets new movie

[scpanther22]

Hollywood’s hunger to match movies with proven brands knows no bounds. Lionsgate has announced it will team with Saban Brands to revive the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the first of what it hopes will be many live action feature films.

 

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http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/lionsgate-saban-brands-reboot-power-rangers-as-pic-franchise/

Making live action films from 80s kids shows hasn't worked out so well for Hollywood. I guess the 90s are up next

 

 

Get your kids ready to be bombarded with non-stop merchandising. 

[Sapper]

Such a guilty pleasure growing up.

I sat next to the original red ranger on a flight to LA about 10 years ago. Really nice guy...he was a bar owner at the time.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Loved them growing up...but I don't see this working. It doesn't have the same appeal to those in their 20s (me) that other things like the Ninja Turtles still hold. I'd actually be damn near embarrassed to tell someone I was going to see a Power Rangers movie now. TMNT, Transformers, etc? Sure. 

 

 

Although Ps...fug Michael Bay 

[TheRumGone]

fug yes!

[Jangler]

man I am so glad I was old enough to miss this

[sharkkiller]

I guess a saved by the bell movie will be next?

 

 

 

Actually.....dibs on the idea. 

[davos]

They should superhero it up like all of these new flicks with the original characters from the first season or two.  

 

Make the money off the nostalgia

[shreddingdefense]

I don't know what to think of this. On one hand it would be nice to see the original costumes done with up to date technology. But how would the zords work? Would they be entirely different? or just a upgraded form of each one? original megazord? dragonzord? Both of which are iconic and if you touch them in any way you'll most likely have alot of people pissed. The dragonzord/ red t-rex zord are good as is. Changing the others to look better could be good, but if it messes up with the look of the megazord, then i dont want it.

 

Story wise...would they be normal teens given powers? if so would zordon be there? If no to both, it takes away what made the original run great. i can see bay making them former marines/fbi agents are something (like pacific rim), having to go through extensive testing by the goverment. Kinda like how astronaunts have to do tons of training to be able to go into space, but instead of a shuttle how to opperate a mechanical sabertooth tiger and get it to combine with the others.  Much rather have them be magical machines, realy no need to explain how they come back fixed after a long battle. (how the agency could afford to fix them etc)

 

Skeptical with this like i am the tmnt movie.

[Rise of The Hive]

man I am so glad I was old enough to miss this

 

I missed it also and I don't plan on catching up.

[Cary Kollins]

Sup pink ranger.

[Captroop]

Sup, White Ranger!

 

I'd watch it, if only to relive my youth a little bit.

[Hugor Hill]

Im still waiting on the M.A.S.K. or Silverhawks movies to come out.

[Cat]

man I am so glad I was old enough to miss this

 

 

It came out when I had just stopped watching cartoons and mostly watched Saved By the Bell.   

 

My son found it on Netflix a few years ago and I begrudgingly watched several episodes with him. It was as horrible as I remembered. 

[Scrumtrilescent]

Im still waiting on the M.A.S.K. or Silverhawks movies to come out.

Or BraveStarr.

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