It took the characterizations of the original cast and instead replaced them with generic YA novel/movie personas, I don't really see that as "taking risks" personally. It's honestly the point that I can't even see them as different takes on the original cast and instead see them as entirely separate (bland) characters. Whether or not that's good or bad is up to the individual, I guess. The comics do it way better, thankfully.

PR 17 turned the Rangers into can't catch a break losers which was a bad move. That I hated.

I like the PR 2017 movie over the original show, but that's not a high bar in my opinion.

Well speaking as someone on the Autism Spectrum, I'm more than a little biased considering it was nice to have a point of reference for people that wasn't The Big Bang Theory.

That little device Rick threw at Morty so he can suit up is very Kabuto Zector. :lolol

While I don't see that as a high bar, I will agree that yes, it was nice to have, even if I didn't particularly care for that version of Billy.

I did enjoy the 2017 PR film as I do like John Hughes films, and it was very derivative of his works. But I did have problems with it. I did not care for the designs of the suits or the zords. I hate there was no proper transformation sequence. I did not care for the movie's take on Goldar. The morphers served no purpose, which bothered me a bit, and made the toys pointless (which I am glad I never picked it up). And there should have been at least one in-suit fight scene earlier in the film. Other than that the acting was decent, the directing was good. And it had a compelling story. And it had teenagers with attitude fighting an alien being. And I did enjoy the movie's take on Rita. I think if the film had a bit more nostalgic visuals it would have done extremely well at the box office. I mean just look at how successful Beauty and the Beast was that came out the same month. A virtual clone of the original visually speaking, and frankly a worst film compared to PR 2017, but the nostalgia hit hard with that film. It goes to show if you want to remake a popular brand you have to balance the amount of nostalgic factors with new elements. Being too far removed will alienate the establised fan base and gain very little new fans. Maybe it'll get a cult following though. Who knows.

I enjoyed a lot about PR 2017, most especially the characters; but everything about its aesthetic was inherently unappealing to me.

I notice that too. Makes me wonder if the series creators are fans of Kamen Rider or not.

When there'll be a new sentai rumor ? august ?