Green Lantern 2

[Lord]

I think if Warner Bros were to attempt reviving Green Lantern (which I don't think they're interested in but anyways), they should take inspiration from what Marvel's done with Hulk.

Keep Ryan Reynolds or recast Hal Jordan, change the costume, make sure he has a very good role to play in Justice League - to the point where he is a standout of the film, like Hulk was in Avengers.

At this stage I see that as the only way we'll see another solo Green Lantern film in the future.

Thing is, they don't have to reboot at all. They just need to not directly reference the movie, but let people choose to see it as part of a series if they want to. In some ways (with the exception of the origin), Hulk and The Incredible Hulk can be read this way.

You want him to stand out? Then show him punching Batman t:

 

[KalMart]

Hey. He didn't step on no poo.

No...that was the director and writer's gig.

 

[enterthemadness]

Green Lantern to me is a good b movie, but I like the action scenes and CGI.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenlantern.htm

Better than other flops..battleship and john carter couldn't hit 100 domestic.

 

[kewlmatto]

You want him to stand out? Then show him punching Batman t:

t: Yep, if built up the right way, this could be an awesome scene. If the Justice League movie had Tower of Babel as its basic plot it would work well.

 

[KalMart]

Green Lantern to me is a good b movie, but I like the action scenes and CGI.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenlantern.htm

Better than other flops..battleship and john carter couldn't hit 100 domestic.

GL...one of the less-bad of the flops.

 

[Lord]

John Carter was waaaaay better than Green Lantern, i didn't watch Battleship but i doubt it had worse effects

 

[The Guard]

Hal is supposed to be a Han Solo/Indiana Jones character.

What does that even mean?

No. You got origin Hal. The badass leader space cop stuff comes after he becomes a badass leader space cop.

This. And it was clearly in the film.

Some people act like Green Lantern was going around wisecracking like Spider-Man the whole film, when the film several times quite clearly shows Hal, in moments of true pressure and tension, to be a very serious, stoic presence. That's also what it shows Green Lantern to be, after he accepts his power.

 

[enterthemadness]

John Carter was waaaaay better than Green Lantern, i didn't watch Battleship but i doubt it had worse effects

Cater was boring on planet Mars...I said it. Watchable..but just okay with boring parts. saw it at Sneak Preview.

 

[The Guard]

Yep, if built up the right way, this could be an awesome scene. If the Justice League movie had Tower of Babel as its basic plot it would work well.

I assume you don't know, or you would have mentioned it...but Warner Brothers' abandoned JLA project JUSTICE LEAGUE: MORTAL did, combining Tower of Babel and elements of the OMAC storyline.

 

[Project862006]

What does that even mean?



This. And it was clearly in the film.

Some people act like Green Lantern was going around wisecracking like Spider-Man the whole film, when the film several times quite clearly shows Hal, in moments of true pressure and tension, to be a very serious, stoic presence. That's also what it shows Green Lantern to be, after he accepts his power.

relatable everyman character who is a leader of men i think

 

[Lantern Venom]

What does that even mean?



This. And it was clearly in the film.

Some people act like Green Lantern was going around wisecracking like Spider-Man the whole film, when the film several times quite clearly shows Hal, in moments of true pressure and tension, to be a very serious, stoic presence. That's also what it shows Green Lantern to be, after he accepts his power.

Indeed. The scene where Hal met Abin Sur sticks out in my mind as a showcase for Reynolds' range as an actor. A lot of actors with a goofy element to their persona can't turn it off and command an audience, but Reynolds can and did. Of all the things that can be criticized in GL, I don't think Reynolds' work was one of them. You could tell he really liked being Hal Jordan.

 

[DaveMoral]

I say do a sequel, keep Reynolds, keep Strong, heck keep Lively change the suit to drop the budget down.

Here's what you do with the suit to keep a similar aesthetic to the first film while not going totally CGI. Prosthetic suit. Ala Prometheus and The Flash tv show. Enhanced with CGI.

 

[tekken]

Yeah I was thinking that too - prosthetic suit with CGI enhancements. Whatever they decide to do, I hope they use a physical mask for the next one. The cgi mask just looked like a portion of his face was painted green.

 

[KalMart]

Hopefully they'll get it right for the reboot.

 

[Karelia]

Have that moment of Hal punching Batman in a Justice League movie could be a pretty "AWWWWYEAH" type of a scene.

 

[The Guard]

Pretty sure I'd rather see Batman punch out Green Lantern.

"ONE PUNCH! ONE PUNCH!"

 

[DrCosmic]

Pretty sure I'd rather see Batman punch out Green Lantern.

"ONE PUNCH! ONE PUNCH!"

Yeah, an uber guy punching out a non-powered guy is not 'awww-yeah' without the personal context that made Hal punching Bats satisfying. Nevermind that it was not at all satisfying to the Batman fans, which, in film/the general audience, vastly, VASTLY outnumber GL fans.

 

[Lily Adler]

I say do a sequel, keep Reynolds, keep Strong, heck keep Lively change the suit to drop the budget down.

Here's what you do with the suit to keep a similar aesthetic to the first film while not going totally CGI. Prosthetic suit. Ala Prometheus and The Flash tv show. Enhanced with CGI.

So that's what Lord Voldemort looks like with a nose.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Yeah, an uber guy punching out a non-powered guy is not 'awww-yeah' without the personal context that made Hal punching Bats satisfying. Nevermind that it was not at all satisfying to the Batman fans, which, in film/the general audience, vastly, VASTLY outnumber GL fans.

It would be if Hal wasn't lit up with emerald energy. If it came off as Hal vs. Bruce, a moment like that would be important for GL. Let's face it, most of the JLA characters have an uphill battle in being viewed as equals to Superman and Batman by the non-comic book reading audiences.

 

[Nitrobot]

I say do a sequel, keep Reynolds, keep Strong, heck keep Lively change the suit to drop the budget down.

Here's what you do with the suit to keep a similar aesthetic to the first film while not going totally CGI. Prosthetic suit. Ala Prometheus and The Flash tv show. Enhanced with CGI.

KEEP the suits and the characters too:

 

[MrGreen]

Reynolds' Hal was great. The part where Sinestro pushes him and he says "He he... Don't do that" was great. To me THAT was Hal.
He was reckless as he should be. He goes without a plan as shown against Parallax.

The effects were great. The suit looks alien, Oa is alive, the constructs look real.

 

[Metropolis_Man]

I think Green Lantern definitely deserves another chance on the big screen. This movie had all the elements that form up the universe in the comics, but it was just executed poorly. I think with a different director and a length that stretches out to a little over 2 hrs, things would've been much better. I hope they do redeem him in Justice League so we die hard fans of the character get more of what should be an almost infinite movie franchise. This and X-Men are basically limitless when it comes to stories and characters that could carry a franchise for decades.

 

[Maximus One]

Personally, I think the actors and characters were the best things about the movie. Strong had an awesome presence as Sinestro but the problem was all in the writing and pacing of the film. And honestly, I loved the cgi suit. That's what the GL uniforms are, imagined uniforms. I loved the way the energy flowed through the costume when he was exerting his willpower. The bad thing about the movie is just the writing and overall set designs. Hector Hammond, while an awesome performance wasn't needed AT ALL. One thing that stands out massively any time I've watched the movie is how the hell did Hal just know where to pop up to fight Hammond after he's gone to see Carol? It's so weird how he swoops in out of no where with no explanation as to how he knew to go there. Still though, as bad as this movie was, it was no Elektra or Jonah Hex

 

[The Guard]

One thing that stands out massively any time I've watched the movie is how the hell did Hal just know where to pop up to fight Hammond after he's gone to see Carol? It's so weird how he swoops in out of no where with no explanation as to how he knew to go there.

The movie very clearly states that Hal's ring will alert him to danger. Hal's ring glows and pulses during the sequence right before he confronts Hammond. Its alerting him to the danger.

What the heck was wrong with the set designs?

 

[HighFivingMF]

One thing that stands out massively any time I've watched the movie is how the hell did Hal just know where to pop up to fight Hammond after he's gone to see Carol? It's so weird how he swoops in out of no where with no explanation as to how he knew to go there.

I thought that was pretty obvious. The ring tells him where the threat is. You don't think it blinks to tell him "hey, somewhere in this gigantic sector there's a bad thing. Figure it out."