What a train wreck. I 'get' what the director says he was going for, but it was so dark and so gritty that it turned simply watching it into a chore. These characters shared names with the Rangers and they looked like them, but it was missing elements that has made ANY Ranger series enjoyable to watch. If you want to take a more serious approach fine, but don't skew it so far that it makes your product unrecognizable from the source.

If they wanted to make a 'super-serious' film that you can't take seriously, then yes, they did just that.

exactly. i completely agree.

I'm sorry, but THIS was so dead on lol

http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20140512/

Why must fandoms always be so full of dumb?

As a stand alone film, I think it's very well directed. I think the special effects and cinematography was great. The acting was alright, but I like watching it.

If this was a stand alone feature and not a Power Rangers fan film then I would like it more. Sometimes don't work as dark and gritty. At least they didn't go for a horror movie route like Mortal Kombat Rebirth did.

You know what?

The first 40-or-so seconds look like a battle that happened long before MMPR started, like Zordon got the powers after the battle subsided and merged those powers with fossils or something.

If this was parody then why is it not funny? Parodies are meant to be funny? Calling this a parody would be like calling Mortal Kombat Rebirth a parody. It takes it's self way too seriously in order for it to be a parody.

Fully agree. I commend the production values of this piece, but I am generally against reaction-inducing pieces, and I feel this is one of them. Well, it has succeeded in eliciting a reaction, then. :D

But really, I do find some of the reactions of the general media, about how this was what Power Rangers was meant to be, kind of depressing.

Because humans are flawed?

I tried to watch this but Poe's Law hit me pretty hard. It just was too grimdark without any real style or flair and its connections to PR are shallow.

I understand Hollywood is too fond of black, than it's creatively bankrupt and most of what it spews is black and meaningless in the long run but my Glob this is horrible.

Memo to all fan film makers: While it's tempting try not to paint everything with colors darker than black. The sensible fans will thank you.

the fights where ok. liked the rocky vs. tommy

but the whole time watching i was trying to figure out how this had any thing to do with power rangers at all except names and colored suits

the energy shield for the dragon shield was a nice take though

Parody doesn't always mean funny.
And Rebirth wasn't bad. It spawned Mortal Kombat Legacy. Which has the same director and fight coreographer.

And Legacy is great.

I definitely believe that this is not the type of content that needs to be in the "light of day" so to speak but I loved watching it. I'd be perfectly happy if there were more adult sentai content like this IF it were limited to the correct audience. I'd hate for parents to see something like this and not understand what power rangers, super sentai, and kamen rider are all about.

I don't care what the rest of you haters say. I liked it. It gives Rangers a new feel. If Rangers had been intended as an adult thing, I think this would have done that. But it was kind of vague and yeah that's what they wanted. I give it a 7/10. Simply due to quality of film and acting. Wish they had showed more of the costumes and action scenes with the whole team.

Well, I watched about half of that and I'm not planning on finishing. I didn't find it particularly entertaining, and if there was supposed to be some poignant satire here I didn't really see it. I'm not gonna assert that they're just hiding bad product, but I think it says something about the quality of what you've put out if people are having trouble deciding whether it's satire or just mediocre.

havent seen anyone loosing it over the whole Trini thing yet myself tbh

Just finished it and it felt like generic sci-fi with power rangers terms and costumes thrown in. It would have been a great standalone short film is it built its own world. But this doesn't feel like power rangers. It felt a little blade runner eske with that generic, orange holo touch panel thing sci fi likes to use a lot. I was surprised by the violence too, seems like near Quinten Tarintino levels

I don't even think a Rider concept could fit this tone either. And that actually had an installment that was a similar rating to this (Shin).

I enjoyed it for what it was.
It was really well put together as a nice little self contained stand alone concept and short.

I don't get this fandom...but maybe that is why I mostly stay away from it...
It reminds me of the tmz crowd who stirs shit up just to have something to talk about.

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
Directed by Quinten Tarintino

That would have been... Something...

And yeah, this was needlessly dark for something carrying the name "Power Rangers." And if this managed to he darker than Shin... Oh boy...

Imma just put this here for a comparison...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdkajoLIYiw

Yeah, even the actual Power Rangers in it's worst season is better written, more original, and more mature than this piece of shit.

Mortal Kombat Rebirth wasn't meant to be tongue in cheek. This supposedly is.

It was fun to see the more serious version. Like!

parts of me thought it was pretty good. parts of me thought James Van Deer Beek really needed to get attention and thought this would be a fun vehicle. I applaud them for referencing stuff that happened after mighty morphin. parts of me also think they watched Mortal Kombat Rebirth and took that concept and ran.

on the flipside...if they were going for a serious tone for a PR film we want good acting and RPM, and Timeforce run circles around this. Dino Charge and Jungle Fury actually may even comparably run circles around the acting here. At least in terms of stuff that isn't ADR in those series.

But oh well. For a free youtube short it wasn't terrible. I also don't feel it was super offensive. If anything something like this just promotes the brand and explores what all they could do in a movieuniverse with all of the giant mythos they have.

It was well made and acted. I thought the twist int he end was fun. The "Zack" fight with the Korean General was extremely well done. I enjoyed it but I would not want this as a Power Rangers film or as a direction the franchise should ever go.

The drug stuff was the only thing I took real umbrage with (even in the confines of this one short) because that's a line that should never be crossed in Power Rangers. The ultra violence was fun to see (but again not something I want in an actual Power Rangers film).

BUt I did like the storyline. The Rangers in a world where they had failed and what becomes of them.

THe Trini funeral thing was touching for two reasons 1) all the Rangers died so having issue with Trini's death is a bit odd considering the in universe death of everybody else and 2) it was ( I think) a nod to the original actor who left us way too soon. RIP Thuy Trang.

All in all, it was what it was. ANd I believe this to be a parody of Hollywood more than one of Power Rangers.


And now I'll never look at Goldar the same again. Thank you Goldar; for teaching us about love... again.

Watching the film again, I feel like I get more disgusted each time. Sure it had incredible effects and some nice directing but it's just, to spend so much time and money to create a hyper violent version of power rangers feels like such wasted potential.

I do like some of the ideas of focusing on child soldiers but what annoys me is that it only stuck as an idea for a brief moment. People have been toting this as what PR should be if it was made for mature audiences but what is mature about it? It's just guns, hyper violence and sex and a weak ass story that has a twist worthy of recent M.Night, this reeks of a sad teenager's efforts to make something cool and edgy.

Even if it was intended as a parody, it has done a shit job of it because apparently for a lot of people unless they've read the interview they could hardly tell it was one.

Looks like Saban Brands is getting in on this now as well.

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.co...ssed-by-saban/

Kahn sounds like a spoiled brat.

Maybe he shouldn't have made a film based on an IP someone else owns?

"It is just as if I drew a pic of Power Rangers on a napkin and I gave it to my friend.” That's absolutely hilarious :lol

Taking a known property for children and making a hyper violent, raunchy, supposed parody of it is not the same as drawing like fanart or something. There are plenty of people who'll watch this video casually, assume it actually is a new take on power rangers, and then take a blanket response against the franchise because of it's content. I think Saban has every right to request it's removal, it's harming their brand.

Why can't he go the George Lucas route and instead of trying to use someone else's license and applying other things he loves and create an original world inspired by the mix of ideas?


You guys plan to talk about this on Talkin toku?

I agree since nothing about this comes off as a parody. If it was a parody then it would be more self aware.

Saban taking this down is a good idea. It does not matter if it's MMPR, it's still Power Rangers. Power Rangers is still popular with kids these days and they know about MMPR thanks to Netflix, Super Megaforce and the MMPR toys that are seen at Toys R Us, and Target.

Just got around to watching this, and I didn't like it at all.

Parody laws have always been kinda awkward in the US, but I'd wager (as a armchair lawyer) that this film can definitely be classified as parody. Which may protect it.. or if Saban wins, will create an unfortunate precedent for parody works.

Eh. I think this will get a lot more traction with non-PR fans than actual PR fans. And considering the response I have seen online, that may end up being the case. I thought it was alright for a "fan" film, but ultimately seems to a one joke idea stretched out into 11 minutes or so.

Just to confirm with my seven seconds of research- this is not related to the fanfillm that blessed us with the bullshit of RedRangerDonMoney on the forums, yes?

I loved it, it was funny (in a tongue in cheek way), good production values and gleefully over the top. And it was JUST a fun one off.

I really dont get how people seriously have to make the comment 'oh this isnt how I want the franchise to go...' its a freakin fan film with a budget! This was a gleefully daft one off for fun, for adults who grew up on this stuff to say 'haha that was cool'. Nothing Saban does will EVER get even close to the tone and content of this.

This isnt for the diehard fanboys, but reading a few of the responses, damn, youre adults watching a show for small children, if you cant respect that this is a film that had good production values and competent storytelling, CONTENT ASIDE, then please try and appreciate that its not utter garbage.

I thought it was funny, the acting was decent, it was utterly forgettable and it was nice to see the franchise get some mainstream attention with some recognisable actors involved. Personally I found it so much more interesting than the recent Ranger based fan films, at least it had a bit more soul to it.

It boosts the profile of the franchise at the very least, im cool with it.

So long as the actual movie reboot isn't like this.

The big thing that got me... Why wasn't Tommy the White Ranger? You incorporate Rocky as a villain... (where was Aisha and Adam?) Suggesting that things were past the second season point where Jason, Zack, and Trini were replaced.

Would have been cool at the end with the big villain reveal if Tommy's sword turned into Saba and he all went "It's Morphin Time!" then credits.

Thought it was awesome. Would have liked it to be longer though.

I don't get why people think this movie is funny. I know the creator labeled it as parody, and you can laugh at any movie despite its attempts at trying to be something, but the last thing this movie was is funny. It had a dark tone, and played everything straight. People get straight up shot and stabbed with splatter effects, all in a very serious way.

And thats exactly what I found funny about it. Its so extremely over the top and tries to take it seriously that it really isnt. Nothing in this can be taken seriously at all even if its intended to be.

Some muscle bound ass says "Its morphing time" and starts shooting a bunch of thugs in the most overly violent way possible way is not serious its just absolutely absurd and I cant imagine anyone actually taking this serious.

Just because something is dark, violent and takes itself serious doesnt mean it IS actually serious if thats everything it is about. It was so full of drugs,nudity and violence just for the sake of it. It didnt have a point that went any deeper than that. Its not serioes in any way shape or form.

It's not about anyone taking this seriously, but rather the film seems to take itself seriously. That's the only funny thing I can see. That something's so absolutely awful it's somehow funny. But even then I don't see this supposed tongue-in-cheekness to it that we're apparently supposed to.

That's why. Take a good look at it. It's purposely a cookie cutter gritty reboot. It's got so many Hollywood cliches within it's short running time it's ridiculous.