The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 1

[MadVillainy]

"It's unfair to those who made it"?

By that logic anyone who dislikes a movie should say anything because "it's unfair to those who made it"

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Nah. You just want to disregard them because they are negative.

Prove it. Oh, what's that? You can't. You're dismissed.

You're wrong, 100% wrong.

 

[Kane52630]

Prove it. Oh, what's that? You can't. You're dismissed.

You're wrong, 100% wrong.

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are you for real, man?

 

[S.A.A.D.]

"It's unfair to those who made it"?

By that logic anyone who dislikes a movie should say anything because "it's unfair to those who made it"

Look, people who haven't seen the movie have been all doom and gloom about it. That is why I said that, if they had seen the movie then that would be a different story.

 

[SuperDaniel]

I would take a more serious approach to him, playing up this darkness building up inside of him... similar to Fassbender's Magneto..

And then him eventually becoming Parallax. Do something deep with his character.

I think that storyline is the most recognizable and epic from GL in recent decades, on par with the Death of Superman.

It can fold out like a Shakespearean tragedy, while introducing Kyle and eventually redeeming Hal in the end... like Darth Vader.

Though Ryan Reynolds wouldn't be the right casting choice for a more serious take like that.

Emerald Twilight would be epic.

 

[MadVillainy]

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are you for real, man?

It has to be a dream

 

[Supermanreturns]

http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Green-Lantern-5317.html

Another one negative. I counted 26 reviews. 4 positives, 6 mixed and 16 negatives.

 

[Sith Scotti]

Look, people who haven't seen the movie have been all doom and gloom about it. That is why I said that, if they had seen the movie then that would be a different story.

But the critics hasve seen it . So they are better tio judge the quality at this point than you

 

[Gamma Burst]

LOL. S.A.A.D lives in denial.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

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are you for real, man?

I am. The dude acted as if he had evidence to prove what he said. My problem with the negative reviews have nothing to do with them being negative.

 

[The Morningstar]

I think that the negative reviews are truly bizarre. Lots of them read as filler and don't seem to even have a moderate amount of criticism. I can't put my finger on why they appear to be that way. In my mind I'm like "If the movie is bad then why is your review so light on criticism?"

Nonsense. The IGN review in particular is clear and concise.

 

[moviedoors]

Look, people who haven't seen the movie have been all doom and gloom about it. That is why I said that, if they had seen the movie then that would be a different story.

Apply the same standard to everyone whose already decided that they like it without having seen it. Wanting to like something and already having made up your mind aren't remotely the same thing, and the later is just as disingenuous and intellectually dishonest as deciding to hate something beforehand.

 

[Timstuff]

"It's unfair to those who made it"?

By that logic anyone who dislikes a movie should say anything because "it's unfair to those who made it"

It's unfair to the people who made the movie because we are not even giving it a chance. No-one here has even seen it yet, and yet there is already an expectation that this movie is only a "practice run" for the the "real" Green Lantern movie when Christopher Nolan reboots it, as if rebooting is inevitable before the movie is even out.

If you think the odds of this movie delivering are slim, then that is a valid opinion. However, I always get fed up when fans' first reaction whenever something gets negative reviews is that they are entitled to a reboot.

 

[SuperDaniel]

Oh man. I think it is obvious that is going to be better than Fantastic Four. The clips they released from the movie already make it better than that disgrace.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

LOL. S.A.A.D lives in denial.

Put a lid on it.

 

[MadVillainy]

This thread might as well be Tatooine because theres so much sand

 

[Sith Scotti]

Put a lid on it.

Do you work for WB . Were you the one who greenlighted the GL film , why are you getting up in arms ? The film is what irt is at this point . And WB is ****ting themselves over it

 

[moviedoors]

Put a lid on it.

Dude, you're flat out saying the reviewers who didn't like it aren't doing their jobs right and you're making up a million excuses to discount the opinions you don't want to agree with. How is that not textbook denial?

 

[solidsnake86]

Its too bad its getting blasted and now I'm interested to see if it really is that bad of a film. This talk of rebooting this film is a bit much as I don't exactly see what they can reboot when the concept seems like its more or less on screen. I hope they didn't screw themselves by trying to cater to the fans to much trying to fit in characters instead of concentrating on the story. I had read the original draft of the movie and honestly it read really well so I wonder what changed. Either way its hard for any of us to judge since we havent seen it yet.

This just doesn't bode well for that flash movie at all because it has the same writers. The ign review feels like they wanted more of an all out corps battle which I think we knew that was never going to happen. Maybe they should have stuck with artocitus and made it a smaller film scope wise.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Oh man. I think it is obvious that is going to be better than Fantastic Four. The clips they released from the movie already make it better than that disgrace.

I think that it would have to take alot for the movie to be as boring, bland, and joyless as Fantastic Four.

 

[moviedoors]

I had read the original draft of the movie and honestly it read really well so I wonder what changed.

Actually, it sounds to me like they kept my least favorite things about the first draft: the formulaic origin story and the unbelievably cheesy dialogue.

 

[mace1]

I thought green lantern first flight was really good/great.but half the critics who seen it did not give it high enough rating either and this was a cartoon.so it seems to me it's the concept.

Take a look and us what you think.

green lantern first light

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern_first_flight/

 

[SuperDaniel]

I hope it isnt the case of the first draft being better than the movie because that draft wasnt bad at all.

 

[The Sage]

I'm sorry that some of us aren't so damn weak minded with spirits that can be hurt or crushed so damn easily.

What is your take on these bad reviews The Sage? Has it killed your excitement? Or are you gonna go in there strong like bull?

My excitement is weakened by the reviews, but I still wanna see it. Besides being a GL fan, I personally gotta see if I like it myself.

But it sucks that this is the perception of it, as I was hoping this would open the gates for sequels and other DC films. Maybe they'll happen anyway, who knows.

 

[Donut]

So Ryan Reynolds was Ryan Reynolds & not Hal Jordan ?