Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Nov 1, 2017 12:58:11 GMT -5
At least Disney had the decency to run some of the older episodes
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I'm honestly not surprised that there's not going to be a sequel to the movie. Personally while the movie certainly better than anticipated (after the first trailer), the changes they made to the series lore and the campiness that drove the fun were mostly stripped away to make room for "Breakfast Club: the 21st Century". They developed a story aimed at a weird audience level as well. Whereas the original was aimed at 10-13 year olds who dreamt of what high school was like (with bright colors and fun extracurriculars), the movie was aimed at the 13-16 year old that made the Rangers more outcasts than leaders. In my personal opinion, it would've been a great bonus to the movie to set the timeline in the early/mid 90s (similar to the early 80s backdrop of 'Stranger Things'), adding the fun of nostalgic easter eggs for older audiences while providing an excuse to add the color and fun that was missing in the movie.
When I showed the original MMPR to my then 6-year-old daughter, she was completely enamored with the show and binge watched it as much as possible. By the time this movie came out when she turned 8, the fun she expected just wasn't there until like the last 15-20 minutes. No kid wants to worry about peer pressure, not fitting in, or being bullied by classmates. They want to imagine being superheroes, fighting bad guys, saving the world!
I mean, at least Super Sentai still holds those ideals in their productions. But what does it know...they've only been on the air for 42+ years...
As i've been saying they should have done it like the comic. While that storyline is mostly serious as well there's still the same heart to it. I get what they were going for in the movie and plan on watching it myself soon but I can understand kids will be disinterested with a movie not really aimed at fun
In regards to Super Sentai yeah they always have a great mix of fun and serious storylines. There's only a few seasons I don't like over the years but they always rebound with something better (see this season)