Green Lantern Box Office Prediction Thread - Part 1

[Stephen K. Hone]

Neither was FF. So is it okay to compare GL to FF on a simple, fun level? Maybe FF should get more credit/appreciation than it did.

Or...are we trying to elevate mediocrity in light of some hurt fan pride or something?

I don't need to elevate anything. It was mediocre to you. Clearly you didn't like GL, I did. End of story.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Sooooo, Box Office Prediction Thread.... what are the predictions for this weeknd?

 

[KalMart]

LOL .... the ol' boogeyman critics .... I can't believe anyone is naive enough to ever make that their argument. How does one explain the financial success of Transformers 2 then? Critics roasted that film and yet audiences seemed to like it (me not being one of them).

The first movie had established such a visual spectacle that audiences were willing to at least see that again, despite the painfully silly storyline. I would say that GL had at least the potential/opportunity to make its own unique and unprecedented visual/effects stamp...but without a prior presence/popularity like a preceding movie providing a foundation, it needed a solid story and film as a backdrop...and from most accounts, that's where it failed to deliver.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Sooooo, Box Office Prediction Thread.... what are the predictions for this weeknd?

Prolly 5 million. I heard critics had an emergency meeting last night in their underground lair and have decided to blockade most theaters nationwide with stacks of their printed reviews.

 

[KalMart]

Sooooo, Box Office Prediction Thread.... what are the predictions for this weeknd?

Twenty......








......thousand.

 

[Rock Sexton]

The first movie had established such a visual spectacle that audiences were willing to at least see that again, despite the painfully silly storyline. I would say that GL had at least the potential/opportunity to make its own unique and unprecedented visual/effects stamp...but without a prior presence/popularity like a preceding movie providing a foundation, it needed a solid story and film as a backdrop...and from most accounts, that's where it failed to deliver.

The fanbase has nothing to do with repeat viewings and word of mouth. If it was a crap film (to them), they would've walked away from it not wanting to see it again and telling everybody how bad it was. The film made more money in it's 2nd week than the first.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Twenty......








......thousand.

That's ridiculous

Prolly 5 million. I heard critics had an emergency meeting last night in their underground lair and have decided to blockade most theaters nationwide with stacks of their printed reviews.

That makes more sense

 

[KalMart]

The fanbase has nothing to do with repeat viewings and word of mouth. If it was a crap film (to them), they would've walked away from it not wanting to see it again and telling everybody how bad it was.

Like I said, being a new film/character with little familiarity amongst the general public, it needed a strong film or at least a real roller-coaster of an effects spectacle unlike anything before it. Did it have either...or enough of either?

 

[KalMart]

That's ridiculous

Good thing it was meant as a joke.

 

[Mysteryman]

yeah, but if we stacked all these reviews together we might be able to get into most of those theaters through the ROOF!

 

[Poni_Boy]

Good thing it was meant as a joke.

So was mine

 

[Rock Sexton]

Like I said, being a new film/character with little familiarity amongst the general public, it needed a strong film or at least a real roller-coaster of an effects spectacle. Did it have either?

I'm not arguing against any of those points. The film accomplished nothing it said it would. Marketing was misleading. We knew something was up though when WB was spending extra money rushing to get effects done and then the whole embargo on critics being able to review the film before it came out. If that last part doesn't scream "DANGER WILL ROBINSON", then I don't know what would.

 

[KalMart]

So was mine

Too high a bet?

 

[KalMart]

I'm not arguing against any of those points. The film accomplished nothing it said it would. Marketing was misleading. We knew something was up though when WB was spending extra money rushing to get effects done and then the whole embargo on critics being able to review the film before it came out. If that last part doesn't scream "DANGER WILL ROBINSON", then I don't know what would.

If you saw the movie...did you see any potential in the actual story version they were telling that could have made for a really good movie, with perhaps some more stuff on Oa and some better transitional scenes? Or did you see something that really shouldn't have stood a chance from its inception?

 

[Liam_H]

If you saw the movie...did you see any potential in the actual story version they were telling that could have made for a really good movie, with perhaps some more stuff on Oa and some better transitional scenes? Or did you see something that really shouldn't have stood a chance from its inception?

I know you haven't seen the movie yet so you might want to wait until you do but read the first draft there are many elements in the movie from there.

I found so much enjoyment reading that draft and was pissed off at the same time at what could've been. My mood went from (reading script) to (thinking about movie).

 

[KalMart]

I know you haven't seen the movie yet so you might want to wait until you do but read the first draft there are many elements in the movie from there.

I found so much enjoyment reading that draft and was pissed off at the same time at what could've been. My mood went from (reading script) to (thinking about movie).

You might have been better off not reading the script first.

 

[dnno1]

What do "Green Lantern" and "Harry Potter" Tell us about the Future of Superhero Franchises.

 

[Rock Sexton]

If you saw the movie...did you see any potential in the actual story version they were telling that could have made for a really good movie, with perhaps some more stuff on Oa and some better transitional scenes? Or did you see something that really shouldn't have stood a chance from its inception?

Honestly, my knowledge of Green Lantern is severely limited. I knew who he was, the image, and all that ..... but the whole fear vs. will thing came off campy and it was all over the film. The editing and story telling method can be fixed though .... but given the content angle they decided to go with (fear/will), I'm not surprised that so many have had a hard time taking the film seriously. I've only seen one film successful at doing something similar and that was the original Star Wars trilogy.

 

[KalMart]

What do "Green Lantern" and "Harry Potter" Tell us about the Future of Superhero Franchises.

http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=20703823&postcount=637

 

[Liam_H]

You might have been better off not reading the script first.

I didn't read the script first; what I mean was that while reading the script I kept thinking back to how they did it in the movie and I just kept (though not literally).

 

[Mysteryman]

Glad to hear that,no movie is worth your health.

 

[KalMart]

Honestly, my knowledge of Green Lantern is severely limited. I knew who he was, the image, and all that ..... but the whole fear vs. will thing came off campy and it was all over the film. The editing and story telling method can be fixed though .... but given the content angle they decided to go with, I'm not surprised that so many have had a hard time taking the film seriously. I've only seen one film do it and that was the original Star Wars trilogy.

Well....if there really were so many unfinished effects that kept a lot of footage out of the final cut, what was there might be the best that editing could do for the film, given what they had left to work with. It's too bad that the editing is so noticeably distracting for many...especially since it's someone as accomplished as Baird. He probably feels even worse about it, since he was likely handcuffed by not having a complete canvas to work from. There's only so much you can do with what you have.

 

[KalMart]

I didn't read the script first; what I mean was that while reading the script I kept thinking back to how they did it in the movie and I just kept (though not literally).

You might have been better off not reading the script afterwards, either.

 

[Liam_H]

You might have been better off not reading the script afterwards, either.

You might be right but I can say this: I'll be re-reading that script more times than I'll be seeing the entire movie again. And I didn't completely hate the movie. It's just extremely mediocre peppered in with certain sequences that are enjoyable. But overall a complete mess.

 

[KalMart]

Movies are just movies, y'know? Unless it's our money specifically being invested in the production...just take it if you like it, or leave it if you don't, yo?