The bigger, the better

(photo credit: Den of Geek!)

If someone asks you "what movies do they have now?" and you answer Doctor Strange or Moana, tell yourself to be smart enough to ignore the current movies and talk about March 2017 movies because Lionsgate's Power Rangers is on its way. I'd be greater if you even mention the robots that will appear.

The upcoming movie revolves around five teenagers in high school who discover the Power Coins, the source that provides them with super powers, by chance at a quarry and are chosen to save the world from Rita Repulsa's threat. But the kids must first deal with their daily-life issues and bond together as a team.

The movie was announced in 2014 to be released in 2016, but got postponed to Mar. 24, 2017. As much as I was worried about the release because of the prolonged production, my worries faded as good information was revealed gradually one year ago, including the cast, suits, and robots.

The robot designs were revealed just last month online through their toy versions. One of the dinosaur-themed robots, the T-Rex Battle Zord, was released in stores just this month.

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The T-Rex is sold for $39.99 and is about 21 inches in length, which is bigger than the size of an average Power Rangers robot toy. No wonder the price! This gigantic mechanical dinosaur can even combine with four other mechas, which are estimated to be sold for $19.99, to form the all mighty Megazord.

Who would have thought a toy targeted for a young audience above the age of four would be so big? I really like the approach toy company Bandai Co., Ltd. is making with the movie merchandises because a big size is something that definitely appeals to an adult audience too, which is part of the main audience of the movie.

To be honest, as a fan, I thought we would be getting more legitimate collector items for the movie other than the Toys"R"Us exclusive action figures in the picture below, but if this is the case I'm happy buying the kids toys. And since Christmas is around the corner, now is time to spend all the money on those morphenomenal items.

(photo credit: Tokunation)

By now you may think that I am very excited about the robots as well as the other toys. That's not a lie, but I do have one issue: the design of some of the other mechas!

That will be covered in the next and final article for this blog....