Does anyone think that Green Lantern is going to end up getting slammed by critics?

[Lucifer Maranda]

I think Lucifer here is trying to take the thread's title literally. Lucifer is trying to be funny.

Haha, Yes........
I couldn't help. It just sounded literal.

I immediately pictured Green Lantern getting beaten up in a dark alley by bunch of frothing angry mob like critics. Well, not just beaten up....
But I kind of have a dark mind

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Why do you care if the critics slam Green Lantern. If you enjoy it, that's all that matters.

What, you need some kind of validation? That the movie you like is liked by others? If so, i feel bad for you.

Oh. My. God!!!!! Way to miss one of the points that I wanted to make.

 

[The Morningstar]

What was your point then? Was it this...

because I don't want to end up knowing that inferior movies did better with the movie critics in general than it. And I also don't want it to be 'Razzie' worthy. Those awards are reserved for awful movies after all.

If so, that doesn't make sense. If it was poorly reviewed compared to other movies, then it IS inferior. Who are you to say that better reviewed movies are inferior to Green Lantern? (if that does happen). If it is razzie worthy, then it IS razzie worthy.

You're showing some inherent bias in favour of this movie. And you haven't even seen it yet.

 

[dark_b]

there are a lot of goofy aliens in this movie. the main bad guy has a big head and a 70's porno mustache.

of course critics will hate it.

 

[The Morningstar]

there are a lot of goofy aliens in this movie. the main bad guy has a big head and a 70's porno mustache.

of course critics will hate it.

Why should anyone who enjoys the movie care though? Unless you need some validation that the movie you like is liked by others. Which i think is a foolish mentality.

 

[Showtime]

You should only care about critics think if you believe it will effect box office, because making bank equals sequel.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Which brings up the question: are the GA listening more to critics these days? Not completely; they'll go see something as big and eye catching as TF or an established franchise because they are familiar with it, loved it before, and want more. Something new like this and the other comic book films this summer have that too.

ST hit because great reviews and WOM. People must have been apprehensive about it, since ST had a stigma for so many years.

If this and the other two comic book films gets good reviews, people will see it because they want their money's worth. The economy does seem to effect movies now.

 

[The Morningstar]

I can agree to an extent. Perhaps more people are taking notice of what critics say.

But then, i still think those people are the minority. I don't think a lot of people research what movie they'll go see at the cinema. I think most people are just like "Ok, whose up for going to the pictures tonight!" then just watching what takes their fancy. More of a spur of the moment kinda thing, not a properly planned and researched thing.

 

[dark_b]

i think the general public never cared about critics. the big group of course.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

there are a lot of goofy aliens in this movie. the main bad guy has a big head and a 70's porno mustache.

of course critics will hate it.

Some of them.

 

[dnno1]

Which brings up the question: are the GA listening more to critics these days? Not completely; they'll go see something as big and eye catching as TF or an established franchise because they are familiar with it, loved it before, and want more. Something new like this and the other comic book films this summer have that too.

ST hit because great reviews and WOM. People must have been apprehensive about it, since ST had a stigma for so many years.

If this and the other two comic book films gets good reviews, people will see it because they want their money's worth. The economy does seem to effect movies now.

Back in 2004, there was a piece by AP writer David Germain, that indicated that movie reviews have virtually no inifluence on the fate of genres like action, horror, sci-fi, and family films. A survey done back in 2003 by some business school researchers found that television ads and recommendations from others were the biggest influences on movie-going habits. The article went on to inidcate that the Internet has more influence on the consumer than film reviews, citing websites like RottenTomatoes and Metacritic.com as more valuable to consumers than the opinions of individual critics (once again, I still maintain my stance that RottenTomatoes is not necessarily scientific). So, what really matters most here is marketing, buzz, and the Internet. Are they doing a good job of that?

 

[terry78]

Some stuff is just critic proof. And the under 18 crowd doesn't give a **** what the critics say unless they're just savvy like that.

 

[dnno1]

Some stuff is just critic proof. And the under 18 crowd doesn't give a **** what the critics say unless they're just savvy like that.

That being said, if you're a film producer or a studio, you've got to watch how much you spend on these types of films. Since you know or at least have an idea what the size of your (loyal) fanbase is, you migt want to budget the film so that you get a good rate of return. That's why you can make a film like "Resident Evil" (a horror film) for about $33 million and get a good return with a $102 million box office or a film like "The Expendables", which was made on an $80 million budget (and was considered horrible by film critics), but made out with a world wide gross of $274 million. It's sounding like "Green Lantern" is spending close to $200 million. For it to be successful, I think the expectation is to see the film make $600 million or more, although a $400 million take would be passable.

 

[DieSmiling]

I think the general public cares more about reviews in the sense that websites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have become more mainstream. I have friends who won't see movies unless they have a certain RT score...

 

[DieSmiling]

That being said, if you're a film producer or a studio, you've got to watch how much you spend on these types of films. Since you know or at least have an idea what the size of your (loyal) fanbase is, you migt want to budget the film so that you get a good rate of return. That's why you can make a film like "Resident Evil" (a horror film) for about $33 million and get a good return with a $102 million box office or a film like "The Expendables", which was made on an $80 million budget (and was considered horrible by film critics), but made out with a world wide gross of $274 million. It's sounding like "Green Lantern" is spending close to $200 million. For it to be successful, I think the expectation is to see the film make $600 million or more, although a $400 million take would be passable.

What makes me nervous is that for a sequel I think GL needs at least $200 mil domestic and I'm not sure it'll make that... Obviously there are other factors at play (I could see GL being a big toy seller) but I'm worried.

 

[dnno1]

What makes me nervous is that for a sequel I think GL needs at least $200 mil domestic and I'm not sure it'll make that... Obviously there are other factors at play (I could see GL being a big toy seller) but I'm worried.

I will get that and more. If it is anything like the last 3 Star Wars films, it should net more than $300 million domestically (better than the recent "Star Trek" film).

 

[dnno1]

I think the general public cares more about reviews in the sense that websites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have become more mainstream. I have friends who won't see movies unless they have a certain RT score...

The general public will go for a good TV trailer or a good recommendation from a friend more so than from a film critic.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I hope it does well with critics (if the movie is good... if it isn't, then it doesn't deserve to). I believe it will be good... epic but still light-hearted like Star Trek, based on what we've seen. Will that resonate with critics? It's tough to tell. I think it just depends on how well critics can accept the concept. Even if it's really faithful to the comics (and it truly looks like it will be) you might have some critics who don't "get" the concept, or think the whole idea is stupid, like that guy at CHUD.

But although that is bound to happen here and there, I think that on the whole, critics have been pretty accepting of good superhero movies so if this one is good, then it should land upwards of 80% or RT.

As for the box office... well, if it gets gouged by critics, then yes. That will likely affect the box office. There are only a few movies (most of which have the words "Fast" and "Furious" in the title) whose box office is apparently immune to scathing reviews.

 

[jmc]

The film will only get slammed if it's down right terrible. If it's good it'll be praised. Not exactly rocket science.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Oooooooook. I have no idea how that response is 'relevant' to what I said, it's obvious that if it's (the movie) bad that it will get slammed and that if it's good that it won't get slammed, and it's also obvious that I wasn't wondering why the movie would get slammed and why it wouldn't get slammed for whatever reasons. If people here had already said that they think that Green Lantern is going to bomb critically then I wouldn't have asked my question to begin with, people don't always tell you what they think.

 

[jmc]

I just think this whole thread is completely pointless.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Ok, if you think that the thread is unworthy of 'attention' then why did you deliberately take the time to contribute to it by submitting a post? If this thread is 'truly' unworthy of your attention, then you wouldn't have said a thing.

 

[jmc]

Take a chill pill mate.

 

[dnno1]

I just think this whole thread is completely pointless.

Ok, if you think that the thread is unworthy of 'attention' then why did you deliberately take the time to contribute to it by submitting a post? If this thread is 'truly' unworthy of your attention, then you wouldn't have said a thing.

He wanted to do a review of Green Lantern (just like he did Thor), but since this thread concludes that nobody is really going to pay any serious attention to a critic and rely more on TV ad spots and word of mouth, he is a little furstrated.

 

[Longshot777]

The trailer alone will get smashed by critics!!!


It's like syfy channel saturday movie.


I just saw Thor and i'm a bigger GL fan but that Thor movie will kill GL.


I mean c'mon!!! When Ryan Reynolds said...."I pledge of allegiance to blah blah B-movie comedic non-sense." just killed it!!!

You don't have to be Mr. Serious....But that kind of childishness is NOT a superhero movie I would expect to be respected by critics like Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, or Spiderman 2 and 1977 Superman.