Category: Power Rangers

Yes, I Have Seen It…

Due to it being a short work day last night, I was able to catch a screening of the new Power Rangers movie before heading off home. And while I will reserve my full thoughts on the film for a later time, I will say that the movie far exceeded my admittedly low expectations.

I really liked the film. While there were some bits that I found odd or questionable, it was a really smooth, easy going film that hit that fine balance between a grounded mature approach and just upfront silly fun that seems to be lacking in a lot of these “uber-serious” reboots. The action bits were well done, the characters were decent, and the whole thing was an easy watch with very few dull moments.
All in all, perfectly fine film. I enjoyed it a lot.

Regarding The MMPR Comic From Boom Studios

So I promised a write-up on the comic some time ago… and well, this isn’t it… but for those curious (for whatever reason) about my thoughts on Boom Studios’ current Mighty Morphin comic book, I’ll just say what I said on the DTM-Cast last month and expand on it a bit here.

For the most part, I think it’s well written fanfiction, with a couple ideas I’ve seen done better, but honestly, the current Green Ranger wankfest that this comic is on is boring the shit out of me. So you start with a new heavy that last eight issues and then all of a sudden, two Rangers are trapped in another dimension where they get to conveniently meet faces from futures seasons of the show and… you know, the funny thing is that the ideas that they had going on here were ideas that a couple buddies and I were toying around with when we were thinking of new fanfic ideas to put together back when we were brainstorming fanfics years ago and… well, fucking hell, man.

See, it started off well and with some potential, but it just fell off the rails. And when they introduced that new hybrid Ranger a couple issues prior – first thought that comes to mind is “that’s probably evil Tommy” and it never occurred to me that it might be anyone else because the writers have such huge fucking boners for the character that they had to go with the cliche “What if Tommy stayed evil?” Something that has been before in numerous fanfics good and bad.

This isn’t anything new. I like the idea of the two coins combined to make one Ranger; I thought that was kinda cool, but… I don’t know, man. I’m just holding out for something better to come along.

One Incentive Cover You’ll Never See Published…

For what it’s worth, the image itself was done years ago – it’s even been used as a thumbnail for one of my older video reviews. It’s essentially someone sitting on the john with a Green Ranger helmet added on and the tie recolored green. (I believe it’s from a poster for a George W. Bush biopic or something; can’t recall which one, but the cowboy boots are a dead giveaway.) However, with Boom Studios offering blank cover editions of their MMPR comics, it seems like a no-brainer to produce a custom cover of my own.

To the three people who might have the inclination to ask, I do have a write-up planned in regards to the current comic series being published. It’s going to take a while since I do need to play catch-up on a couple things, but hopefully, sooner than later, it’ll be up in some form or fashion.

The cover, however, should provide a hint as to my feelings on the current run, but not necessarily the whole story.

About That MMPRFanFilm Thing?

Anyone remember that MMPR Fan Film thing that caused a ruckus ages ago? The one that had a crowdfunding campaign then announced the release of their first episode, only to continually delay it again and again? The one fanfilm that is barred from discussions on Rangerboard?

The one I did a commentary on one of the trailers?

In a sudden burst of mild curiosity, I went ahead and visited their Facebook page, which hasn’t been updated since May of last year. Almost curiously, I decided to click on the link to their main website, wondering if that was still active.

The domain still works. Only now, it leads to a SimCity fan page that also hasn’t been updated in a while.

So I guess this project is dead and buried… and that sucks for the people who donated money to this thing.

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

Silly Doodle – Go Go Pee In That Cup (Prime Edition Doodle)

This was done very quickly and very crudely… but for those wanting to believe that one kiss in the movie trailer meant the same for the “prime” universe versions of that particular pairing, you’d have to also believe that soft-spoken Trini had to… well, you know.

You could probably paint a better mental image in your brain.

Go Go Pee In That Cup (The Power Rangers 2017 Trailer)

Yeah, so I’m holding off restarting YouTube stuff until Friday. That way, I only have to worry about a “quick” DTM Rambles video and a pick-up video before starting reviews in February again.

Instead of a video for today, here’s the new trailer for that upcoming Power Rangers movie due in March. Where we get to see the suits in action for a brief instance… and they look okay. Nothing more, nothing less.

This looks somewhat promising, which is surprising to me considering how lukewarm I was to the idea initially. This has upgraded those feelings to somewhat cautiously optimistic. I may very well see this in the cinema – might as well since I saw the other two flicks and may as well keep that tradition going. If nothing else, the cup gag earned a chuckle, so that has to be worth something.

Power Rangers is due March 23.

Your New Megazord… It Sucks Ass.

So let me get this out of the way; I’m not completely sold on the new suits, but I can give them a shot if they look good in motion. And the symbiotic nature of the morphing effect means that the designs make sense. So you know what? The suits are on the verge of so-so, but I’m fine with that. I’m not hoping for anything “traditional” or closer to the show. It should feel different without leaving a horrible taste in one’s mouth.

But good lord, does this Megazord design look like ass. Just an absolutely horrible abomination of a creative black hole. This is such a ghastly and unappealing design that it makes the cruddy CGI looking Ninja Megazord featured in the original Power Rangers movie from 1995 look like a work of art, for fuck’s sake.

Funny thing is that I was fine with that one Dinozord design that looked somewhat okay-ish, but this Megazord configuration? Goddamn, kid, this looks like shit.