EW Go go gritty Power Rangers? While a big screen reboot is in the works, director Joseph Kahn, whose most recent work includes Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video, debuted his fan film take on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and he has some surprising star power on hand to help. James Van Der Beek and Katee Sackhoff star in this 14-minute short film that takes the goofy, colorful fun of the original Power Rangers series and plays it as straight and serious as possible. The thing is, though, Power/Rangers works.

It was awesome when they announced Power Rangers would return to the silver screen in Summer 2016. Granted, Hollywood has a history of crushing nostalgia and trying too hard to monetize the good times, but after Pacific Rim, it was clear a Power Rangers movie could work.

Then today, this little 14 minute piece of pure excellence hit the internet. Some have called referred to it as the Michael Bay version of Power Rangers, but that is a farce. It has special effects but doesn’t rely on them because the story line kicks ass. Offers a practical spin to the Power Rangers.

What happened to Bulk and Skull? Oh they became for hire mercenaries.

Zach? Of course he’s doing blow with naked hotties in his bed.

Tommy and Kim obviously are married with little Power Ranger kids right? Au contraire mon frere.

Spoiler alert if you didn’t watch…. Kim died in Tommy’s arms long ago and was the first of the Rangers to be offed one by one setting up a superfan’s wet dream of Tommy vs Rita. Every second of this makes sense and unfortunately set’s the bar way to high for whatever Hollywood is cooking up. The only thing that could have made this better is if they actually pulled in the original Green Ranger.

Tommy absolutely still has it