![]() The story starts with a stunning action sequence set in the Cenozoic Era before transitioning to the present day and introducing us to all-star quarter back Jason Lee Scott as he’s explaining to his friend the difference between milking a cow and, well, let’s just say working the wrong udder. The long-awaited cinematic reboot is finally upon us and even though it’s not quite in line with what I said I wanted to see in an unapologetically self-indulgent blog post three years ago, I’m delighted to declare that director Dean Israelite has delivered a Power Rangers movie that excels on every level. Despite being a full grown adult, I resolved to revisit the Mighty Morphin’ seasons on Netflix in 2014 and if I’m being honest, I enjoyed re-watching them so much that I decided to pass my original stopping point and continue through to the conclusion of In Space and the end of the so-called “Zordon era”.īut enough about my nostalgic Netflix binging. Then came the news that Haim Saban would be rebooting the franchise for the big screen and suddenly I found myself drawn towards the morphin’ grid again. An abrupt end to a four year love affair with Power Rangers that can probably be attributed to the fact that I first discovered Star Wars around the same time as the onset of Zeo and got distracted by the goings on in a galaxy far, far away for the subsequent seventeen years or so. I have a very vivid recollection of turning to my sister after watching the episode of Alien Rangers in which – spoiler alert! – the command centre is destroyed and telling her I couldn’t wait to see what happened next, but never actually tuning in to find out. Stronger than before, go Zeo! Powered up for more, go Zeo! Rangers at the core, Zeo Power Rangers…yeah, I know those lyrics aren’t related to the iteration of the franchise upon which this film is based, but for some reason I just haven’t been able to get that damned theme out of my head all week! Which is weird because I never even got as far as Zeo when I was a kid. Back to action! – a Power Rangers reboot review
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