Parent Previews Podcast

Twenty years ago parents were concerned that the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was causing undue violence in schoolyards as young fans of the franchise imitated the combat style of their favorite characters. Today, a reboot of the Power Rangers is set to take over theaters across the country. Will they create as much of a stir as they did two decades ago? Does anyone even remember these teenaged superheroes? We suspect the answer to both questions will be, "Yes".   Lionsgate Studios is banking on a few nostalgic viewers to be among the moviegoers -- many of whom will be parents themselves by now. And they are the most likely to be pleased by this high-tech resurrection of the fighting five. But just as the spandex-suits have been replaced by suits of armor, so has the violence been toughened up. Flaunting digital effects, this  PG-13 rated reimagining includes a sadistic villainess, numerous battle scenes and depictions of blood and injury. While the film has been boa