Watch a gritty, hyper-violent Power Rangers reboot

POWER/RANGERS has been rebooted for a short film
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If you remember Power Rangers at all, you probably remember a bunch of people in cheesy, colorful costumes punching people in even cheesier rubber monster costumes. It's not exactly the most fertile ground for a grim re-imagining — but in this reboot-happy movie culture, director Joseph Kahn has taken a crack at it anyway with POWER/RANGERS:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.