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10-08-2016, 10:14 PM | #41 |
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Well, it's more that the sequels made the first retroactively crap.
I still like the first one. And the 1st movie toys. Kinda. To an extent. |
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10-08-2016, 10:23 PM | #42 |
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What this trailer did that worked:
- Showed bullying on 3 of the 5 Rangers - - That works because let's face it - EVERYONE has been bullied at one point. Immediately, we all pick one that we relate to (for me it was Billy) - Focused on teenagers being teenagers of today - - The villain was saved till the end - - We now have an interest in the 5 characters (well, at least 3 or 4, poor Zack) - - Detention, car accidents, bullying, romance, angst, etc. ... all things relevant to today - They didn't blow their load (sorry for the use of that phrase) in one teaser trailer - - Half shot of one Ranger half morphed - - No Zords - - No Megazord - - No Zordon - - No Alpha 5 - - No Goldar - - No Putties - - No theme song And yet here we are, making it the #1 and #2 trends worldwide on Twitter. I call that a success. Those of you hoping for Day of the Dumpster made in to an hour and a half long movie will be sorely disappointed. This movie is going to focus on the teenagers first, the Power Rangers second, just like the first Transformers focused on Sam and not the Transformers. And that formula worked. If that's the formula they're going for in this first movie, it'll work. And let's face it - EVERYONE loved the first Transformers movie. It only became popular to hate about 3 years ago. |
10-08-2016, 10:41 PM | #43 |
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Damn, that hyped me up a bit.
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10-09-2016, 12:09 AM | #44 |
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I watched the trailer of Chronicle immediately after I watched this trailer. The only reason I knew this was PR was because it said so at the start.
I wanna be positive, but I can't be here. This movie needs to appeal to a general public audience, not a fandom that's been blue-balling for some dark anything in their children's product. The only people I see happy about this movie are the same folks that say "screw the show". It shouldn't gain praise by putting down something else. It should have its own merits & be measured by them. There's nothing bad in the trailer but it doesn't feel like PR. It was so gloomy & depressing. I felt awkward when watching it. I'm supposed to feel excitement & hype. Not angst & emptiness. Where's the fun? I don't want this to be like the show. We need a change. But I don't want this to copy some SyFy/CW/Teen Novel Film vibe. PR have an identity. It's just not in this trailer. It might be a good movie, but it shouldn't be called PR. Hopefully I'm wrong & this film does better than I think it will. You know it's gonna get a sequel just on name alone. But they talked about building an entire cinematic universe, because everyone & their Mom is trying so hard to have one nowadays. And I can't see that with this current method. You need to have more than "dark", "edgy", "mature", "serious" stuff to be good. You need to use your materials properly no matter what tone they are. Sorry, I'm wishing real hard that I'm wrong, but this doesn't look good to me. |
10-09-2016, 12:40 AM | #45 |
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10-09-2016, 01:15 AM | #46 |
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This movie is going to focus on the teenagers first, the Power Rangers second, just like the first Transformers focused on Sam and not the Transformers. And that formula worked.
And let's face it - EVERYONE loved the first Transformers movie. It only became popular to hate about 3 years ago. And please, don't compare focusing on the teens to focusing on Sam. In a movie called Transformers, the titular characters weren't the main focus. That is equivalent to a movie called Power Rangers being focused on Alpha and Zordon with the actual Power Rangers having about as much character depth as the Putty Patrol. Sorry to rage, but please don't confuse these two properties. You are right though, the producers of Power Rangers clearly understood how to make a good movie. Due to what properties like Transformers did to their original fanbase with their movie(s), I've had extremely low expectations that anyone would do Power Rangers justice. Seeing this trailer has actually given me a glimmer of hope. That said, I've never been a fan of civilian powers. So breaking the sink, ignoring the bully's headbutt and jumping a la the Matrix just don't do much for me. If I wanted to see that movie, I'd watch Spider Man (2002). Last edited by Lucky; 10-09-2016 at 01:30 AM.. |
10-09-2016, 01:49 AM | #47 |
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I'm going to have to disagree with this. I hated the first film when it came out and so did a fair number of my friends. I hated it enough, in fact, to have not wasted my time seeing any of the sequels.
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10-09-2016, 01:54 AM | #48 |
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As a huge transformers fan, no. I did not love the first one. I was happy that it wasn't as awful as I expected it to be. My thoughts can be best summed up in this webcomic.
And please, don't compare focusing on the teens to focusing on Sam. In a movie called Transformers, the titular characters weren't the main focus. That is equivalent to a movie called Power Rangers being focused on Alpha and Zordon with the actual Power Rangers having about as much character depth as the Putty Patrol. Sorry to rage, but please don't confuse these two properties. You are right though, the producers of Power Rangers clearly understood how to make a good movie. Due to what properties like Transformers did to their original fanbase with their movie(s), I've had extremely low expectations that anyone would do Power Rangers justice. Seeing this trailer has actually given me a glimmer of hope. That said, I've never been a fan of civilian powers. So breaking the sink, ignoring the bully's headbutt and jumping a la the Matrix just don't do much for me. If I wanted to see that movie, I'd watch Spider Man (2002). Mainly I agree with you on the Transformers comparison. Though I'd argue it be like focusing on the Zords instead of the teens, in a weird reversal if you will. The only way the comparison will work is if this movie is seen as okay, second is gutter trash, and third is better than the previous but disputed as to whether or not it's good. And yeah, people have been hating on the Transformers movies since ROTF. I still hate the too black-stereotype-bots and the thought that those were okay.
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10-09-2016, 02:29 AM | #49 |
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As time went on, people view it as a okay movie. Also remember people on TFW2005 did dislike too and I remember some of the flame wars was pretty ugly.
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This looks like it could be a legitimately good film. Lots of focus on the teens, and build-up for the full thing. I'm hyped!
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