The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 1

[Man of Tomorrow]

Review roundup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xeLO2_Lqtr8#t=27s

 

[co2]

It blows my mind about how incompetent DC/WB are at making superhero movies that don't involve Batman. I think Watchmen being good was a miracle.

This pisses me off. Not only because Green Lantern's first big-screen outing is apparently crappy, but because DC/WB will go back to hiding behind Batman. The chances of a Flash movie are slim to none now.

You are a speaker of the truth!

Good news is Superman sounds like it has a shot! But DC needs to get their act together with their nonbat or non-supes properties.

 

[Spider-X]

And as for the responses to critics and the score on Rotten Tomatoes: If the score were sitting at 80% right now, everybody in this thread--haters and apologists alike--would be saying what a great sign that is. People only dismiss critical reviews when they bash something they love or prop up something they hate.

Yup...and when the critical consensus is against what many hoped and dreamed for...then the people who take these signals are all the sudden "sheep."

It's all pretty immature.

 

[Energist]

Yup...and when the critical consensus is against what many hoped and dreamed for...then the people who take these signs are all the sudden "sheep."

It's all pretty immature.

Thank you. I forgot to mention the whole "sheep" thing as a way of dismissing those who are genuinely bummed (really, is anyone happy the movie is getting panned?) that the reviews are so overwhelmingly negative. Well said.

 

[protocida]

Bleeding Cool mentions that the movie opens the door for other superheroes to appear and interact with eachother, establishing a DC Movieverse, especially when it comes to Amanda Waller and the Department of Extranormal Operations.

 

[Energist]

Bleeding Cool mentions that the movie opens the door for other superheroes to appear and interact with eachother, establishing a DC Movieverse, especially when it comes to Amanda Waller and the Department of Extranormal Operations.

Which is pretty cool, but you have to wonder what that will mean if the film doesn't deliver at the box office. Will they start the process all over in the next DC superhero flick, or migrate what they've created here to their next films despite another Green Lantern film potentially never coming to fruition?

 

[jmc]

Review roundup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xeLO2_Lqtr8#t=27s

At least the girl's pretty!

 

[Chewy]

They will make a Flash movie and if that fails too they will never make a tentpole flick about a superhero whose name isn't Batman or Superman.

 

[jmc]

Bleeding Cool mentions that the movie opens the door for other superheroes to appear and interact with eachother, establishing a DC Movieverse, especially when it comes to Amanda Waller and the Department of Extranormal Operations.

Something tells me that's going to be the least of the issues to worry about.

 

[Chewy]

I can't help but think this is adding insult to injury

 

[Spider-X]

They will make a Flash movie and if that fails too they will never make a tentpole flick about a superhero whose name isn't Batman or Superman.

Here's something to consider...and it's a point that should make you and the DC folk feel better:

I'm pretty sure the general audience doesn't really differentiate between which are DC and which are Marvel superheroes. So if this one flops, I don't think it'll really affect the other possible DC movies because, to the general population, this will just be considered "another bad comic book movie." I don't think the general movie going public will say "wow, DC superheroes aren't very good" or anything like that.

But I could be wrong...and bloggers/the media will most definitely start making that distinction if a trend from DC starts...

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Just to make conversation, MultiPurposePoni didn't like the movie and implied that he is ******* angry about it.

 

[mat-chow]

From the Bleeding Cool review:



I love it. So anyone who's familiar with the comic book but doesn't like the movie is apparently a cynic according this guy. Could it be that maybe fans of the comic book just wanted something better than the shallow tripe they're apparently being offered here instead?

And I'm sorry, but the original Trilogy, Batman '89, and Donner's Superman were not kids movies. They appealed to kids, yes, but they were deeper films than just "kids movies," definitely marketed towards people of all ages.

The guy said "If they can just lighten up a little." I think you're missing his point. GL was never going to be some dark-ass movie. I'm sure it's been made for all ages. I hope it's good, I hope it is a lot of fun, guess I'll find out this weekend!

 

[cronosred]

And as for the responses to critics and the score on Rotten Tomatoes: If the score were sitting at 80% right now, everybody in this thread--haters and apologists alike--would be saying what a great sign that is. People only dismiss critical reviews when they bash something they love or prop up something they hate.

I don't care whether the reviews are negative or positive I don't care what the rating is from this great tomatoe meter as I said I don't let reviews dictate how I feel about a movie especially before it's released and I see it myself

 

[cronosred]

Yup...and when the critical consensus is against what many hoped and dreamed for...then the people who take these signals are all the sudden "sheep."

It's all pretty immature.

As opposed to people hating a movie that isn't released yet because a "tomatoe meter" says to?

 

[Spider-X]

I believe what the reviewer is saying is something people can learn a lesson from around here: just lighten up.

Just because it's not an amazing movie doesn't mean it's not fun or enjoyable. Just lighten up and you'll be able to enjoy it. If you expect too much going in then you will be let down.

That's not to say that you shouldn't want to have high expectations for comic book characters you love...just that if they movie isn't all around fantastic, there can still be enough redeeming found in the movie if you're already a fan of the character.

Hell...at this point I'm expecting that this probably isn't a great movie...put I'm going in expecting to be entertained and I'll probably ultimately enjoy the movie because I'm a major superhero fan.

 

[Spider-X]

As opposed to people hating a movie that isn't released yet because a "tomatoe meter" says to?

That's ridiculous as well. Anyone whose straight up saying this movie is a worthless pile of crap and they won't give it the time of day just because of the reviews are just as lame.

Form your own opinion...but don't lie to yourself when the signs are staring you in the face.

 

[Marvin]

apparently this film cost over $300mill
is that true?

 

[Silver Surfer]

apparently this film cost over $300mill
is that true?

Yeah, they spent about 150 mil on marketing alone.

 

[Spider-X]

apparently this film cost over $300mill
is that true?

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1556-green-lantern-cost-300-million-and-you-know-what-that-means

 

[KRIM]

seems kinda unfair. I mean given there is a big sequence at the end.
People let their expectation define their objectivity. There was no "Death Star" sequence in either of the Batman movies either just a big action scene.(if even that).

No one expects Batman to have a scale as large as that, nor did the production crew constantly reference SW like they were about to unleash a whole new cinematic marvel.

Campbell, Reynolds, and Johns painted themselves into a very tight corner with those lofty comparisons.

 

[protocida]

^ MultiPurposePoni hated the movie? The one he has been gushing over for over two years?

Odd.

 

[protocida]

All movies have overblown comparisons. Green Lantern isn't the first and won't be the last.

 

[Rock Sexton]

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1556-green-lantern-cost-300-million-and-you-know-what-that-means

OMG ..... $300 million?

 

[The Riddler]

i'm sad this movie likely blows.

i'm considering if i should watch it in theaters or not, now.