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They were supposed to inspire a whole new legion of fans, but the Power Rangers' new costumes are the laughing stock of the internet.
Debuting in an Entertainment Weekly interview on Friday, the over-the-top costumes have been dismissed by both Twitter and sites such as the Los Angeles Times as insulting, sexist and just plain ridiculous.
From "Iron Man's cheap looking children" to "Iron Man, the Robocop remake and Nolan's Batman in a blender", the insults and outrage came in thick and fast from fans of the 1990s series.
Drawing particular umbrage are the heeled boots and overt cleavage the female Power Rangers have been gifted with.
"Why do the new girl power rangers have heels on their suits? THEY'RE POWER RANGERS. HEELS FOR WHAT!?!" one exasperated fan tweeted.
Wrote another person of the new 'boob armour': "It's so cheap and tacky and rather insulting."
A remake of the 1990s live action television series hits cinemas in 2017, with the film's creators hoping to leave the franchise's lycra-clad origins firmly in the past.
"You can't win everyone over, but we are trying to appeal to a more mature audience and gain new fans," production designer Andrew Menzies told Entertainment Weekly.
Added director Dean Israelite: "The show was about kids coming of age, about metamorphosis."
"These suits needed to feel like they were catalysed by these kids and their energy, their spirit."
Yellow Ranger actress Becky G appeared unfazed by her impractical costume, calling it: "The coolest costume ever".
go go power....WEDGES????? pic.twitter.com/Lam5s8X9NJ— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 5, 2016
My reaction to the new #PowerRangers costume pic.twitter.com/vxv3L7agxF— Kyle O'Connor [IGN] (@KyleThatKyle) May 5, 2016
The new Power Rangers costumes look like Iron Man, the Robocop remake and Nolan's Batman in a blender.— Pat Torfe (@pattorfe) May 5, 2016
The original series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, ran from 1993 to 1995 and centred on a group of teenagers given the ability to transform into super-powered warriors in order to protect the Earth from alien invaders.
The franchise was rebranded to Power Rangers in 1996 and ran several spin-offs until 2001.
The latest Hollywood production is the third Power Rangers film and will star The Hunger Games' Elizabeth Banks as the lead villain. The movie has been given a budget of $US120 million ($162.26 million).
@ThePowerRangers @EW And WHAT is up with the moulded boob armour? It's so cheap and tacky and rather insulting.— Christy Gallinger (@crgallinger) May 5, 2016
"OK, we're rebooting the Power Rangers! What fresh new ideas can we bring to this franchise?"
"...Boob armor?" pic.twitter.com/SieG9wilkN— Hannah Shaw-Williams (@HSW3K) May 5, 2016
Congrats to Tony Stark for creating the new Power Rangers costumes. pic.twitter.com/V9x0N8UTXq— Gentlemen (@TheObscureGents) May 5, 2016
Perth-born actor Dacre Montgomery has been cast to play Jason, the Red Ranger.
Pictures have emerged online of Banks on set in a mangled green ranger costume, leading to fan theories about the origins of her character.
An unauthorised 15-minute fan film based on the franchise was released on YouTube last year starring CSI: Cyber actor James Van Der Beek, drawing the ire of owners, Saban Brands.
The video has been viewed 18 million times, proving an appetite for the Power Rangers endures more than 20 years later.
Power Rangers' directors and producers may want to reconsider those breast plates and heeled boots though, if they're hoping to provide viewers with some 21st-century heroes.