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NGW 11-30-2016 04:29 PM
It looks like a decidedly more alien version of the original. It's actually really similar other than the stylistic changes. I like it.

Klonoahedgehog 11-30-2016 04:36 PM
Aside from the eyes I'm actually okay with it.

XW1n5t0nX 11-30-2016 04:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Den-O (Post 653266)
Why even bother to base this movie on the original series at all? Why not just go with totally original characters and concepts instead of taking notable ones and running them through the hollywood blockbuster blender until they appear totally unrecognizable? I just don't get it anymore. If this is supposed to be a movie for "fans" then it should have at least taken what they've seen before into consideration. At this point it seems only the ranger suits have done that and that's still a pretty big stretch to me.
Sadly because then it wouldn't have a lot of brand recognition. Yes it would have the name Power Rangers, but going in a new and different direction wouldn't grab as many onlookers. If they use the Zyu/MMPR suits, mecha, and characters than the average person can immediately know and probably connect to it and have an interest. It sucks because I would have preferred some new fresh take on Power Rangers in general, not this generic "We found otherworldly powers and are heroes now" plot. But alas, in terms of business, Hollywood, and marketing/sales we were always bound to get this generic, uninspired, ugly looking film.

Deus 11-30-2016 05:15 PM
I actually like it. Maybe a bit more "organic" looking than I expected, but after seeing the zords I was definitely prepared for worse.

SPLIT LIP 11-30-2016 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Den-O (Post 653266)
I don't care if I'm being "whiny" or "missing the point" of what they're going for or "can't appreciate the design" like some people have said online today, this design is garbage. It's ugly, it's devoid of character, and I don't like it.

It absolutely misses the mark in every way possible. Like just about everything else design wise from this movie. The designs have been consistently weird and bad coming out of this movie, from the ground up this world has been built very poorly in my eyes. Alpha just looks too alien. And I get it, that's a DUMB thing to say. He's an alien robot. The problem is that he's totally devoid of any of the things that made him memorable, he's that kind of alien to me now.

Why even bother to base this movie on the original series at all? Why not just go with totally original characters and concepts instead of taking notable ones and running them through the hollywood blockbuster blender until they appear totally unrecognizable? I just don't get it anymore. If this is supposed to be a movie for "fans" then it should have at least taken what they've seen before into consideration. At this point it seems only the ranger suits have done that and that's still a pretty big stretch to me.

I hate to feel so disappointed & be so negative, but I just can't find anything to be excited about with this movie :(
Nailed it, on every point. I cannot fathom the thought behind this, or the appreciation for what is a really lazy, uninspired design. There's no character being conveyed, it's not a unique aesthetic, it doesn't look like Alpha, and it doesn't look especially appealing with how creepy and goblin-like it is.

What does this have going for it?

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX (Post 653319)
Sadly because then it wouldn't have a lot of brand recognition.
Too bad the movie couldn't just have faith in it's own characters and concepts.

I mean, they've changed so much, the inspiration from MMPR seems token at this point. People are going to be just as confused as to why everything's so different as if it were entirely original anyway.

Switchblade 11-30-2016 06:18 PM
That is certainly a, um... yeah. :eyebrow

Dr Kain 11-30-2016 06:37 PM
:eyebrow:confused::eek::cry:rolleyes:thumbdown

Zadvent 11-30-2016 06:52 PM
I first saw this on Instagram and scrolled past it thinking it was an Ultraman villain .

Deus 11-30-2016 07:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Den-O (Post 653266)
Why even bother to base this movie on the original series at all? Why not just go with totally original characters and concepts instead of taking notable ones and running them through the hollywood blockbuster blender until they appear totally unrecognizable? I just don't get it anymore. If this is supposed to be a movie for "fans" then it should have at least taken what they've seen before into consideration. At this point it seems only the ranger suits have done that and that's still a pretty big stretch to me.
The biggest reason is likely the nostalgia factor. Without being (arguably) tied to the original series, I don't know how well generic "Power Rangers" with a new team, villain, and theme would sell. I've said before that this movie's Achilles heel will be its middle of the road approach: afraid to leave behind the original series, yet also wanting to create something new.

That being said, I honestly feel like this Alpha more closely resembles his original design than anything else we've seen so far.

MST3KFan 11-30-2016 07:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Den-O (Post 653266)
I don't care if I'm being "whiny" or "missing the point" of what they're going for or "can't appreciate the design" like some people have said online today, this design is garbage. It's ugly, it's devoid of character, and I don't like it.

It absolutely misses the mark in every way possible. Like just about everything else design wise from this movie. The designs have been consistently weird and bad coming out of this movie, from the ground up this world has been built very poorly in my eyes. Alpha just looks too alien. And I get it, that's a DUMB thing to say. He's an alien robot. The problem is that he's totally devoid of any of the things that made him memorable, he's that kind of alien to me now.

Why even bother to base this movie on the original series at all? Why not just go with totally original characters and concepts instead of taking notable ones and running them through the hollywood blockbuster blender until they appear totally unrecognizable? I just don't get it anymore. If this is supposed to be a movie for "fans" then it should have at least taken what they've seen before into consideration. At this point it seems only the ranger suits have done that and that's still a pretty big stretch to me.

I hate to feel so disappointed & be so negative, but I just can't find anything to be excited about with this movie :(
I think this movie is becoming what Jem and the Holograms was for Jem fans now. And we know how well that all turned out.
Loosely...LOOSELY based off the property its based on in some bland attempt to attract 'new' fans and hope to cash in on 'old' fans if possible with nostalgic names and stuff.

Yes, it's not the Power Rangers we know from our childhood outside of borrowed names and locations really, but Hollywood just ran WAY too much with the 'alien' theme for this. Just way too much.

The suits looking like a combo of Green lantern meets Iron Man, the zords with their weird looks (Mastodon is a Dung Beetle now it seems), and now we see Alpha and...yikes.
I don't even think I want to see Zordon or Goldar at this point because I think they're not going to look good.

If anything at this point, I'd guess Zordon will look like this...

http://www.crystalinks.com/greyhead.jpg

with Bryan Cranston's voice coming out of it.

I hate to say it, but this movie is screaming box office bomb all over. Doesn't help that it comes out in March, which isn't a big movie release month.


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