The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 3

[AndrewGilkison]

I didn't say he had to be perfect I just said that I thought it was rude to publically blast your peers the way some are.

You guys wouldn't be defending a director if they said that Spielberg was hack or Nolan. You'd be crawling up your asses to defend those directors and call the person out.

I am not sure giving a fair-yet negative and honest review of a movie over Twitter is even remotely in the same ball park as calling someone a hack, and even then, that would be Speilberg and Nolan's problem, not mine. They got millions in the bank, so they certainly don't need me to defend them.

 

[Mr.T]

I think the film is on par with FF4SS as far as film quality goes. It should do well at the BO. Hell, those pirates movies seem to do well. GL is definitely better than that....

 

[FreeRadical]

If this fails who know if there will ever be a GL film again . If it does good they can get lucky and make a good film by accident ( if its as bad as the critics are saying my judgement is reserved til tom)



I think all dc fans should see this film in theaters if they ever hope to see a non Batman film

That's like saying go watch Batman and Robin so we can get a Joel Schmacher sequel!

 

[EliteF50]

Rise of the Silver Surfer? Hell no. I liked FF, but FFSS was pretty damn bad.

I'd rank GL up there with Batman Begins, B89, Spider-Man 2, X2, and Watchmen.

 

[Hulk1968]

I just came back from seeing GL, and all I gotta say is... IT WAS AMAZING.

I honestly have no idea what the reviews (and some of you) are talking about... I loved every thing about it. The fights were awesome, Oa looked fantastic, Hector was creepy as hell, Ryan was wonderful, the CGI was great, the pacing was near-perfect and the jokes were spot on! Sure it wasn't 100% faithful to the comics, but what movie is? GL was very fun and exciting.

I went in expected to be disappointed, but I came out with a huge smile on my face. I can't wait to go see it again!

I agree with you 100%.

The so-called fans who have been so "hyped" about this movie for the past year are bashing it, well, the majority are...I loved it myself as well.
Gonna go see it again next week. Plus the theater I saw it in was nearly packed And you're right, no comic book movie I have ever seen (almost all of them) are not 100% perfect. They are entertaining and they get about 80-90% of it right, but it's difficult to take the comic book and put it on the big screen, things need to be tweaked to fit into the flow of the story line. Otherwise most of it would not make any sense....just my 2 cents

 

[Mr.T]

Rise of the Silver Surfer? Hell no. I liked FF, but FFSS was pretty damn bad.

I'd rank GL up there with Batman Begins, B89, Spider-Man 2, X2, and Watchmen.

ReallY???? You thought FF4 was better than FF4SS? Well, to each their own. As I stated earlier, I have very little knowledge of the GL. I grew up reading Marvel, but my top 3 superhero movies are TDK, BB, & IM. I just can't put GL in the same league as BB or X2. That doesn't mean I'm right, just my opinion.

I still think GL is worthy of a sequel. Now that the origin story is out of the way, it has potential to be better...

 

[Sith Scotti]

That's like saying go watch Batman and Robin so we can get a Joel Schmacher sequel!

The difference is Batman is too valuable of a brand name just to stop doing based on one bad turkey. Don't know if WB feels the same way about GL . WB is not happy with the quality of the film that is clear . I expect changes if it does well enough but if the general audience doesn't show interests...we may see nothing.

If there is a sequel Cambell will be gone . That is agiven

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I am not sure giving a fair-yet negative and honest review of a movie over Twitter is even remotely in the same ball park as calling someone a hack, and even then, that would be Speilberg and Nolan's problem, not mine. They got millions in the bank, so they certainly don't need me to defend them.

I'm done with you regarding this topic.

I've spoke my peice on it and I'm moving on.

 

[hame4479]

This films biggest flaw was that it didnt focus on Oa and on Hal's training, and instead just kind of brushed that segment aside. They really should have axed hector, made parallex attacking Oa the underlying story and sent Hal back to earth as little as possible. On the positive side the performances were pretty good, the special effects were decent, guardians not withstanding, and the action was well done. But my god this script just needed alot more work b4 it saw the light of day, that is where most of the films faults lie.

 

[dnno1]

I agree with you 100%.

The so-called fans who have been so "hyped" about this movie for the past year are bashing it, well, the majority are...I loved it myself as well.
Gonna go see it again next week. Plus the theater I saw it in was nearly packed And you're right, no comic book movie I have ever seen (almost all of them) are not 100% perfect. They are entertaining and they get about 80-90% of it right, but it's difficult to take the comic book and put it on the big screen, things need to be tweaked to fit into the flow of the story line. Otherwise most of it would not make any sense....just my 2 cents

I think the critics perceive Green Lantern the character as silly. I heard Public relations director, Harry Medved, of Fandango say on WSJ's Daily Wrap that the film was complete fun, but the idea of a guy being chosen by a dying purple alien to be the space cop of his sector of the universe and being given a ring that allows him to create anything he can imagine is completely silly. I guess for a novice that might be the case, but if you grew up reading the comics, you would not only understand the character (which seem to be the underlying problem with a lot of people) you would be able to appreciate and respect his mythology. Another thing that Medved mentioned was that there wasn't enough scenes in space, which were very interesting. Anyway, I'm getting ready to go catch the show. I'll let everybody know how it came out for me.

 

[The Batman]

I dunno why people accept poor first films either.

Superman: The Movie, the very first superhero blockbuster showed that you can make a great intro movie right out of the gate.

Batman Begins, Spider-Man 1, Iron Man 1....all those are great first movies. If Nolan, Raimi, and Favereau never made a sequel to those there'd be no problem, because those origin movies stand up by themselves, trilogies or no trilogies.

GL dosent do that.

 

[craigdbfan]

Well said.

 

[KalMart]

I dunno why people accept poor first films either.

Superman: The Movie, the very first superhero blockbuster showed that you can make a great intro movie right out of the gate.

Batman Begins, Spider-Man 1, Iron Man 1....all those are great first movies. If Nolan, Raimi, and Favereau never made a sequel to those there'd be no problem, because those origin movies stand up by themselves, trilogies or no trilogies.

GL dosent do that.

Aside for those who actually like the movie, I think there's an element of fan pride that doesn't want their beloved character to be irrelevant in movies when others are enjoying such great success. In that sense, it's supposedly a bit better to have presence with crap, than no presence with anything.

 

[EliteF50]

GL dosent do that.

I disagree. Even though I really, really, really want a 2nd GL film, I'm 100% happy with what I just finished watching.

 

[Milkman95]

I dunno why people accept poor first films either.

Superman: The Movie, the very first superhero blockbuster showed that you can make a great intro movie right out of the gate.

Batman Begins, Spider-Man 1, Iron Man 1....all those are great first movies. If Nolan, Raimi, and Favereau never made a sequel to those there'd be no problem, because those origin movies stand up by themselves, trilogies or no trilogies.

GL dosent do that.

You named 4 films out of over 90 comic book adaptations that have been released - as you can see, it's very tough to catch lightning in a bottle, Iron Man is the best example, it did well with EVERYTHING, and it was considered a second tier character. Green Lantern had the chance to do that as well, but it just didn't happen, for several reasons. I did enjoy GL, but this film was hated from the 1st trailer, wasn't it?

 

[Sith Scotti]

I dunno why people accept poor first films either.

Superman: The Movie, the very first superhero blockbuster showed that you can make a great intro movie right out of the gate.

Batman Begins, Spider-Man 1, Iron Man 1....all those are great first movies. If Nolan, Raimi, and Favereau never made a sequel to those there'd be no problem, because those origin movies stand up by themselves, trilogies or no trilogies.

GL dosent do that.

This doesn't change the fact that if you to see another GL film you need to see it in theaters . So those who want wb t make a Flash and Wonder Woman film have a lot at stake themselves

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

This films biggest flaw was that it didnt focus on Oa and on Hal's training, and instead just kind of brushed that segment aside. They really should have axed hector, made parallex attacking Oa the underlying story and sent Hal back to earth as little as possible. On the positive side the performances were pretty good, the special effects were decent, guardians not withstanding, and the action was well done. But my god this script just needed alot more work b4 it saw the light of day, that is where most of the films faults lie.

You thought the Guardians looked like s**t too!! I thought I was the only one who disliked their special effects.

 

[The Batman]

You named 4 films out of over 90 comic book adaptations that have been released

So?

That should have no bearing on why people choose to accept less than stellar material. I dont care what the average is....if there are only 4 great origin movies and 90 bad ones, you still shouldnt make excuses for the 90 bad ones.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I dunno why people accept poor first films either.

Superman: The Movie, the very first superhero blockbuster showed that you can make a great intro movie right out of the gate.

Batman Begins, Spider-Man 1, Iron Man 1....all those are great first movies. If Nolan, Raimi, and Favereau never made a sequel to those there'd be no problem, because those origin movies stand up by themselves, trilogies or no trilogies.

GL dosent do that.

Agreed. Those movies are considered to be well done by the majority, there is no reason that GL couldn't have attained that.

 

[The Batman]

Aside for those who actually like the movie, I think there's an element of fan pride that doesn't want their beloved character to be irrelevant in movies when others are enjoying such great success. In that sense, it's supposedly a bit better to have presence with crap, than no presence with anything.

Which makes no sense....cause if you're favorite character has a bad movie, its irrelevant anyway...or mocked relentlessly.

 

[Milkman95]

So?

That should have no bearing on why people choose to accept less than stellar material. I dont care what the average is....if there are only 4 great origin movies and 90 bad ones, you still shouldnt make excuses for the 90 bad ones.

I wasn't making any excuses, just pointing out how tough it is to pull it off. Pleasing fans, the GA, critics, execs, box office, it's tough to do, don't you agree?

 

[FreeRadical]

I wasn't making any excuses, just pointing out how tough it is to pull it off. Pleasing fans, the GA, critics, execs, box office, it's tough to do, don't you agree?

The Dark Knight managed to do it, but yeah, it's tough.

 

[KalMart]

Which makes no sense....cause if you're favorite character has a bad movie, its irrelevant anyway...or mocked relentlessly.

Sometimes that's easier to take for some if it's at least at the party....instead of nobly claiming "Yeah? Well, I didn't want to go anyway!" t:

 

[The Batman]

I wasn't making any excuses, just pointing out how tough it is to pull it off. Pleasing fans, the GA, critics, execs, box office, it's tough to do, don't you agree?

Its tough...but not impossible. Especially when you're the company who helped lay the blueprint for a good comic movie. WB had a hand in both Donner's Superman and Burton's Batman...the two, IMO, most influential comic films of all time...they really should have a better track record.

 

[KRIM]

I wasn't making any excuses, just pointing out how tough it is to pull it off. Pleasing fans, the GA, critics, execs, box office, it's tough to do, don't you agree?

With this film, it's not about hitting all the right chords. The most integral cogs responsible for making this product (director and screenwriters) caused the entire platform to collapse. There was no ambition here to raise the bar. I don't know if they thought the material could write itself or they were simply incompetent. But it didn't work in any shape or form.

Superman Returns and Hulk were box office failures/disappointments, but artistically sound. They were ambitious, but misguided. You could still see the talent and effort behind the scenes. With GL I saw something that was on the level of Marvel's mediocre films.