POWER RANGERS: SHATTERED GRID Official Trailer Sees Jason David Frank Suit Up As The Evil Lord Drakkon

@TheLight - It would have made a good Netflix series

@Luminus - The action was ok for a certain standing point. But overall to me, it was about them thrusting the original heroes into new faces when the focus should've been having the new faces make legends of themselves. Nostalgia truly works when its aimed in the right direction instead of throwing it to empty corners.

@TheLight - The actress who played Trini is dead. The actor who played Jason is fat. The actor who played Tommy still can’t act worth a damn. And bringing back all the original actors would not work anyway. The current, kid fans wouldn’t see it: they didn’t watch the original and aren’t nostalgia-fueled. The original, adult fans wouldn’t see it: I’ve tried to re-watch the reruns and the original movie, they’re [frick]ing cringey as an adult. And it would do nothing to bring in new fans.

They’re only hope is to do a reimagining in the tone of the Marvel movies (i.e., fun for kids and adults). The new “personalities” for the characters weren’t a big problem for me; I actually rather enjoyed them. The personalities’ of the original rangers—absent superficial differences (e.g., Billy’s nerdiness)—were interchangeable. Sure, Jason was “cooler” than Billy, but their morals, values, and how they would react to a problem was identical. All of the original rangers were (and I hate using this term, but in this case it actually applies) Mary-Sues. They were perfect! But, then again, it was a kids’ show: it could get away with it.

The problem with the new movie was pacing and tone. It didn’t take itself seriously enough for fans of the original, and it was too dark for kids. And there was no action peppered throughout (which wasn’t something I minded—I like more dramatic superhero movies—but it’s kinda hard to make a Power Rangers movie for mass audiences when the rangers don’t show up until the last five minutes).

@newhire13 - Oh I'll fully agree the original where waking talking stereotypes. But that didn't mean you needed to so drastically alter their personality.
The comic does a great job flushing the characters out and making them more 3d while still keeping their main personality in tact.
A good example is Jason. The comic gives us backstory that Jason used to be a bully when he was young but changed and it's why he tries so hard to defend those weaker then him and teaches kids martial arts.

@TheLight - They kind of had to though. Since Jason is the only one able to go toe to toe with Tommy Jason would to lose to Tommy eventually and be killed for it to make scene Tommy had such a level of control.

@Canon108 - Tommy being on Rita's side allowed her to drive the rangers to the brink.
Zordon then created the white rangers powers to give to Jason to turn the tide of the war.
Tommy and Rita's army invited the command center as the process was happening and Tommy killed Jason and took the white ranger powers for himself.