Official Green Lantern News & Discussion Thread - Part 10

[thewhyteman]

...see the rest of my post?

I laughed

 

[Tacit Ronin]

The camera work is definitely the unsung hero when it comes to certain scenes. It was partially responsible for the epicness.

The photography sucked and in no way was it "epic".

 

[Project862006]

you know this is a flop when watchmen has made more money LOL

 

[HighFivingMF]

you know this is a flop when watchmen has made more money LOL

That made you laugh out loud?

 

[The Sage]

you know this is a flop when watchmen has made more money LOL

What does Watchmen making more money mean?

 

[Project862006]

rated r gritty crime drama ,unpopular property ,with no big name actors ,not released in the summer made more than a kid friendly CGI heavy sci fi adventure film,summer release with ryan reynolds ,mark strong ,and blake lively.

that is pretty bad imo

 

[Micromind]

The movie itself should be solid, so that it stands a well made movie and not as a comic book movie for it to be successful, but

There are not many Green Lantern fans on this boards, and overall GL movie does not have that many fans to support the movie or get a positive buzz going as compared to Batman or Superman, in case of Marvel most of the fans support movies made by Marvel no matter what Marvel Hero is getting a movie, so it is not a big problem for them, most of the DC fans will not go and watch the movie just because the movie is based on a DC hero, I see Wonder Woman movie facing the same problem as GL did not many fans to support the movie.

Of course for any comic based movie to be successful financially, General Audience has to like to movie enough, fans support alone can never make a movie successful at Box Office, but it is important to have enough number of fans to get the movie going.

 

[jmc]

Oh man this just gets better. They pushed GL back an extra week so they could get Reynolds to come down here to Australia for the premier, now he's cancelled the trip!!! The calamity that is GL never seems to end nor does it cease to amaze, it's just one long cluster**** up after another.

 

[The Sage]

Sigh...what could've and should've been. Oh well...

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Oh man this just gets better. They pushed GL back an extra week so they could get Reynolds to come down here to Australia for the premier, now he's cancelled the trip!!! The calamity that is GL never seems to end nor does it cease to amaze, it's just one long cluster**** up after another.

Surprise surprise, jmc points out that something went wrong with the movie again.

You're reaction is old, tired, and worn out. It's time to send it off to vacationland. Do you like annoying people for the trillionth time by repeating a single opinion?

 

[MadVillainy]

lol

 

[The Morningstar]

haha FRAGGLE!

 

[craigdbfan]

Oh man this just gets better. They pushed GL back an extra week so they could get Reynolds to come down here to Australia for the premier, now he's cancelled the trip!!! The calamity that is GL never seems to end nor does it cease to amaze, it's just one long cluster**** up after another.

Horrific really.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Surprise surprise, jmc points out that something went wrong with the movie again.

You're reaction is old, tired, and worn out. It's time to send it off to vacationland. Do you like annoying people for the trillionth time by repeating a single opinion?

Pot calling Kettle black

 

[HighFivingMF]

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[MadVillainy]

Interesting article about Reynolds' career.

Inside the Ryan Reynolds backlash
The latest buzz around Green Lantern star, Ryan Reynolds, is more flop than hot. So, what happened to the actor dubbed 'the next big thing'? e+ investigates…

Critics have hit out at Ryan Reynolds' apparent inability to carry a hit movie by himself.

Overall, Ryan Reynolds' most recent movie, Green Lantern raked in about Dh200 million at the international box office. Pretty decent amount, you might be thinking? Well, Hollywood studio bigwigs would be purple in the face and foaming at the mouth to hear you say that.

In industry circles, Green Lantern was an unmitigated disaster, garnering poor reviews and failing to reach the heady financial heights of the likes of blockbusters Thor and Iron Man - and naturally, a large portion of the blame has been laid at the feet of its lead actor, Ryan.
And, although every actor experiences at least one flop - whether commercial or critical - throughout their career, this summer, which was supposed to be the "Season of Ryan", has seen the 34-year-old Canadian have his "leading man" status firmly revoked.
e+ reveals why Ryan's recent movies, have seen him sent to the back of the queue in T-town…
"He can't carry a film"


One of the biggest criticisms currently being levied at Ryan, is his apparent inability to carry a hit movie by himself - something the leading man likes of DiCaprio, Clooney, Pitt, Smith and Cruise all can.

"His most successful movie was 2009's The Proposal, a Sandra Bullock vehicle from beginning to end," says movie critic Bill Simmons, in his analysis last week, of Ryan's career on grantland.com. "He's never carried a quality movie that succeeded, unless you want to count the aptly named Definitely, Maybe, which was well-received but made barely enough money to cover its budget."

With a resume of solid work in TV since the age of 14, Ryan popped up in the likes of Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Scrubs and The X-Files, finally finding steady work in the US TV show, Two Guys, A Girl, And A Pizza Place, which ran between 1998 and 2001. But despite landing lead roles in 2005's remake of The Amityville Horror and 2006's celeb-packed mega-fail, Smokin' Aces, critical acclaim still eluded the personable Ryan.

Missed opportunities
With four movies out, 2009 looked to be Ryan's year. The year before, he'd married the object of many men's desires, Scarlett Johansson in a hush-hush ceremony in British Columbia, and 2009 saw the release of the critically acclaimed indie flick, Adventureland, X-Men spin-off, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the Sandra Bullock-starring The Proposal and another quirky indie offering, Paper Man.
"Sadly, this should have been the Year of the Reynolds," insisted critic, Christopher Rosen in the UK's Observer newspaper. "He was the only supporting actor who managed to survive X-Men Origins: Wolverine with his reputation intact... [But] despite the matinee idol good looks and wonderfully quick comedic timing, Mr Reynolds has never carried anything on his very formidable shoulders. And while that's fine for a young actor, Mr Reynolds has been knocking around for the better part of a decade."
"He should be careful"

"… Artistically I don't know why he'd squander the capital from the Sandy Bullock movie to do this (Green Lantern)," one Hollywood agent told New York magazine before the superhero movie came out. "Here, his talents are being [wasted]… He's, like, the best version of Ashton Kutcher, and that's a compliment: he's charming, benign, sophisticated, and he green-lights movies. He should be more careful. The other Ryan - Gosling - would never [do this]."

And with Ryan himself admitting of his career, "[It] has been an inch at a time. There was nothing meteoric about anything I've done," Simmons is more cutthroat, insisting, "[He has] starred in 20 movies over the past ten years. Four went straight to DVD or premiered on TV. Another four made little to no money whatsoever." Adding, "Of his 16 movies that were eligible for a ‘top critics' approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com, nine dipped lower than 30 per cent; only three rose above 50 per cent; and his average score was 36.3… we didn't need them to bang home the point that Ryan Reynolds isn't actually a movie star."
http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/inside-the-ryan-reynolds-backlash-1.844212

Although I dont think any of his movies are unsuccessful because of him.

 

[The Sage]

Same.

 

[HighFivingMF]

He carried Buried...

 

[MadVillainy]

I think they mean he cant carry a blockbuster or a non comedy studio movie

 

[jmc]

Surprise surprise, jmc points out that something went wrong with the movie again.

You're reaction is old, tired, and worn out. It's time to send it off to vacationland. Do you like annoying people for the trillionth time by repeating a single opinion?

The film is a failure and I'm having fun with it now so lighten up at bit.

 

[HighFivingMF]

I think they mean he cant carry a blockbuster or a non comedy studio movie

If that's the case, few people can. I don't see the point in writing an article about one person not being able to do something only Will Smith and Tom Cruise can (Though I doubt they can anymore). People weren't forking over an extra 3 bucks just to see Sam Worthington a bit closer. It's not Reynold's fault the movie let him down (in other people's opinions of course. I still thought it was great.) like it did. He's a great actor who will get his due someday.

 

[The Shape]

This disaster was in no way Reynolds' fault. Anyone who thinks so is simply scapegoating. He's a pretty solid actor who seems game for anything thrown at him ("Buried", for example), but when you've got the guy creating Hot Wheels constructs and making funny voices, it becomes obvious that other forces are at work.

 

[Octoberist]

If that's the case, few people can. I don't see the point in writing an article about one person not being able to do something only Will Smith and Tom Cruise can (Though I doubt they can anymore). People weren't forking over an extra 3 bucks just to see Sam Worthington a bit closer. It's not Reynold's fault the movie let him down (in other people's opinions of course. I still thought it was great.) like it did. He's a great actor who will get his due someday.

In terms of getting his due, I have a feeling that Ryan's career has hit it's apex unless RIPD and Safe House can say otherwise. He might be like Mathew McConehey. He was hyped up but his career neve followed through and got stuck doing rom-coms; it wasn't until Lincoln Lawyer when people started to notice him again.

 

[MadVillainy]

That's a good comparison between McConoghey (or however you spell it) and Reynolds Octoberist. I can see the same thing happening

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

My problem with Reynolds is he seems like Reynolds in every movie. That I've seen anyway. He doesn't 'disappear', he has the same expressions, speaks the same, etc. If Hal had actually seemed like Han Solo, as Reynolds compared Hal to him in every interview, I would've liked him more.

Sinestro is the one that that really stood out to me... I'd see a sequel just for more Mark Strong.