The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 3

[louiebling$]

Funny how people talk about how he trains for 5 mins then goes to Earth, mopes around and is already the greatest GL.
Have you guys seen the movie? Or just hating for no reason at all?

It was pretty clear that Hal thought he was unworthy of the GL tittle. And that's what makes it so great. He had humility, something Sinestro never had. Sinestro was always so cocky, arrogant that he could conquer any power. This is what corrupts him in the end. Hal, on the other hand, because of all the failures in his life, thought all this responsibility was too much for him. It's the exact opposite of the Thor`s journey. Thor had to learn humility and Hal had to learn to be responsible.

He thought he didnt deserve the ring. It was just too much for him and he was ready to shy away from the responsibility like how he has done in the past because of fear. Fear of failing like his dad failed and died. That's what makes it so compelling.

Then, when people he cared for were in danger, he learned to be a hero. Simple as that.

It was clearly shown in the movie. His journey was perfect. Cheesy? Maybe but that's how it has always been in the comics, imo.

Even the scene "I know right" that everybody hated was great in the movie. It was funny when he tried to transform to GL and nothing happened.

How awesome was when he recited the oath while fighting Parallax! That was pure GL fantasy come to life!!!

Nitpick all you want. Hate all you want. This was a great ride! Nerds are just critical about everything and people forget that these movies are supposed to be fun and childish. I loved that in this movie. I loved it made you feel like being a kid. It was great when Hal played with his nephew`s hotwheels toy and later he made a construct of that in the movie.

Plus, how cool was the fighter jet constructs????!?! That was badass.

Prettu much agree with this


And I got Chills when he recited the Oath...that was an awesome moment in film

 

[EliteF50]

What....

I don't understand this review, I mean.. how is this even possible?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cStx0_dWExk

Guy sounds like an idiot.

 

[Silver Surfer]

If they had they would have had Nolan do GL...because that's they key to that success.

So true. Without Nolan DC movies would be totally irrelevant by now, I just hope he delivers on Man of Steel because I sure as hell don't have faith in Snyder.

 

[DarkSuperman]

Well that would certainly be an issue for me since the rings are supposed to have mental shielding to prevent telepaths from
manipulating a GL. It's been that way as long as I can remember and would make perfect sense for an intergalactic police force that wields one of the most powerful weapons in the universe. Spoiler......... It bothered me when Hammond was able to see Hal's thoughts, so it would've certainly pissed me off if Hal was being controlled by Hammond.

it was like that in the first draft too, in fact sinestro admonishes hal jordan for not completing his traning and thus allowing hector the ability to control him. which is why the guardians turn him down when he asks for help. had he not been a quitter and finished his the GL boot camp he would know how to be immune to hectors powers.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I just for back from this movie. I don't love it, but I don't hate it, it could've been a much stronger movie. One thing that really bothered me a lot was the poor use of Cg. It was over used and just looked terrible in the heavy CGI sequences. The story could've been a lil more interesting. This movie needs an amazing sequel to do the green lantern justice.

 

[C. Lee]

What....

I don't understand this review, I mean.. how is this even possible?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cStx0_dWExk

A blind man....complaining that there was too much special effects in the movie......a.....blind......man..........

 

[Rowsdower!]

A blind man....complaining that there was too much special effects in the movie......a.....blind......man..........

Yeah... I'm sorry but film is primarily a visual medium. Unless this blind guy has Daredevil's radar sense or something, I don't know how he can perform an accurate movie review.

 

[GregComicFan]

Thor is very much a characters relationship driven film. Those are its saving points amid the hasty story and cheaper look (which certainly is a good approach when the middling box office sales goes above the budget).

Now I haven't seen GL yet, but most reviews have said there's no relationship drama to look for in GL.

That's true. According to the movie, Hal's biggest issue with his relationship with Carol Ferris was that, like most women, she wanted commitment and I guess Hal ran away. At least that's what the movie implied.

 

[Rowsdower!]

That's true. According to the movie, Hal's biggest issue with his relationship with Carol Ferris was that, like most women, she wanted commitment and I guess Hal ran away. At least that's what the movie implied.

He also had issues over his father's death and not wanting to admit that there are certain things in life (even in aspects of flying, which he loves) that scare the hell out of him.

It might not be the most profound stuff in the world, but it's believable. I mean, Thor's biggest issue was just that he was an arrogant jerk who always got what he wanted. This stuff isn't as complex as people want it to be.

 

[GregComicFan]

Prettu much agree with this


And I got Chills when he recited the Oath...that was an awesome moment in film

Yeah, everything with Hal/Ryan was good. I have no complaints about the interpretation/writing of Hal's character. The movie's faults are just the overall direction of the storyline and what they decided to do with all the mythos they had, the weak villains, the generic girlfriend, and ho-hum elements we've seen in previous superhero films. GL didn't set itself apart from other comic book films other than taking place in space. Without the space setting, it's generic.

They didn't up-the-ante with the unique elements; they fell back on proven formulas and plot points that have worked in previous superhero movies and didn't focus whole-heartedly on what makes GL different....

I'm not even the biggest of GL fans, but even still I can pin down that GL is unique from other superheroes because...

1. his power is pretty much unlimited and inspires creativity
2. he is in space. you dont even have to have him visit earth ever
3. he's a human among aliens, mostly very strange ones. as such, he is the representative for the entire human race amongst alien police officers.

I'll stop there, but those elements are what should have bombarded the GL movie. Could you imagine GL going into space and finding out that alien life forms from other planets have different morals and philosophies and Hal having to impart the human race's sense of morals/justice upon them?

Okay I'm getting too deep now.

I'll stop.

lol

 

[LadyVader]

Did the movie make any reference to the fact that Green Lanterns are distributed by sectors of the Galaxy? And Hal is the Green Lantern of sector 2814?

 

[LadyVader]

Did you see that the Daily Star in UK gave it a perfect score?
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/film/view/196367/Green-Lantern-12A-/

Well the tabloids seem to love it.

 

[Mace Dolex]

Ok my review while the movie is still fresh in my mind:

Not bad for another DC superhero that's not Superman or Batman, while I don't think the short running time allowed for greater development on Hal or the others it's like they wanted to get everything out quick and onto Hal wearing the costume.

Hammond quick introduction didn't even feel threatening, it was like WHAM! BAM! he gets infected and starts getting a large cranium.

I wasn't expecting much from Blake Lively she played the standard superhero girlfriend, the action was quite good but I was expecting more from the director of Casino Royale.

Really hope the sequel (if there is one anyways) packs more of the GL Corps and I also liked it better than Thor.

 

[Avengers-Report]

How many people were at other's showings? And how did they react?

 

[GregComicFan]

Really hope the sequel (if there is one anyways) packs more of the GL Corps and I also liked it better than Thor.

I think the overall concensus is going to be... for GL 2 more GL Corps and less Earthy relationships.

 

[Mace Dolex]

If they had they would have had Nolan do GL...because that's they key to that success.

Well not every superhero movie can be the next TDK and Green Lantern isn't a dark tormented hero like Batman, I would've preferred if they followed the template laid out with Iron Man.

 

[Episode29]

Well not every superhero movie can be the next TDK and Green Lantern isn't a dark tormented hero like Batman, I would've preferred if they followed the template laid out with Iron Man.

I would say they did try to follow the Iron Man template. They just failed miserably at doing so.

 

[Mace Dolex]

How many people were at other's showings? And how did they react?

I went to a 9:30 p.m. showing and it was full with a few people reacting to some stuff most notably when Hal is first trying out the ring and when Hammond reveals his enlarged head got a few giggles.

 

[mace1]

what do you think of this review? i

THIS REVIEW was not good at all and they know nothing about the green lantern powers.the chick said the wonder twins powers were more interesting.that crap.green lantern power are not boring,they are one of he most interesting powers to have.


check it out.

http://www.ebertpresents.com/movies/green-lantern

 

[KalMart]

Well not every superhero movie can be the next TDK and Green Lantern isn't a dark tormented hero like Batman, I would've preferred if they followed the template laid out with Iron Man.

It's not about being dark or not...and certainly not about looking at any one film and following its 'template'. It's about getting a really good filmmaker/writer and letting him deliver a really good film...they make their own template. That's what made BB and TDK as good as they were...and, as the original poster alluded, what WB should have 'figured out' after the success of TDK.

Unfortunately, it's not necessarily something you can guess right every time. They probably thought the same with Singer and Superman Returns. But Nolan just did a better job with his than Singer did with Supes. Maybe they thought the same with Campbell for that matter. All you can do is choose who you think is right, give them the support they need, and hope for the best.

 

[mace1]

check this out too.

Maltin on Movies - Green Lantern Review


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN7FkWl2jfw

 

[Son of Coul]

So I just watched it so I could check it out before putting it down. Maybe the critics were sorta being *****es to it, right? Nah. It's a shame, but damn this was just not a good movie. So, so much clearly went wrong, it's actually pretty amazing. I guess the weakest point would be the script. Then the editing was off, Blake Lively was miscast, Sarsgaard's Hammond was at times more awkward than anything and the tone was pretty clunky (It feels hokey, then it feels pretty good on Oa, then it gets disturbingly dark with [blackout]Hammond killing his father in cold blood and such a surprisingly dark way.[/blackout] I mean I actually have to give it to them that I was legitimately disturbed by that, and it takes a LOT to disturb me. Or maybe because it's late and I wasn't totally expecting it to go down that way, especially considering the tone before it. So it did inspire some honest emotion there in me I suppose.)

Just... so much... and I'm not even nitpicking, I'm avoiding nitpicking. There were also a few plot holes throughout and the opening totally summarizes why "show don't tell" can be very important in storytelling, especially these movies with worlds colliding. For example, in Thor, as Odin narrates the opening he not only describes Asgard and Jotunheim's relationship with each other and Earth but it's displayed right for us, very clearly and we're immersed in it with some solid visuals so we get it and it's easier to absorb and even buy into. In this, you just hear Tomar-Re giving the concept of Oa and the Corps in a nutshell the way a fan would to their friend in convincing them to see the movie. In fact, there's a buttload of exposition here. Unfortunately a lot on Oa, where some of the best stuff could have happened. And did, actually, as the training sequence was the best part I'd say of the whole movie. And it was cut real short, where it feels like there was more to follow and build up in a montage-like way but you just get the impression they got their budget cut short or something so he's back on Earth soon after, doing very well with the ring, mind you.

I dunno, this could have been SO much more, and I'm not even a DC fan, let alone Green Lantern. But I see such potential. One of the greatest flaws is it feels like Campbell either just didn't give a ****, didn't understand the character, or both.

 

[Episode29]

what do you think of this review? i

THIS REVIEW was not good at all and they know nothing about the green lantern powers.the chick said the wonder twins powers were more interesting.that crap.green lantern power are not boring,they are one of he most interesting powers to have.


check it out.

http://www.ebertpresents.com/movies/green-lantern

Shocker: they probably don't know anything about Green Lantern. No one going in to the movie should be required to have read Green Lantern comics to be able enjoy it. It didn't work for them, flat out.

And, speaking as someone who has never read a GL book, I found his on-screen powers boring. That's not to say they can't be made interesting, only that, as portrayed, they didn't wow me in any way.

The more distance I get from this film, the more I'm convinced it never should have been done in live action. A big budget Pixar-type animated feature film could have translated this property so much better and allowed for much more impressive scope and imagination.

 

[The Morningstar]

I would have thought GL fans would be harsher really.

WB lied to you, they lied to all of us. This was supposed to be an epic cosmic adventure... but the lead spends most of his time moping around being told what to do (instead of figuring it out himself, you know REAL character development).

 

[mace1]

From what i seen the on screen powers looks really interesting to me.







First Fans - Green Lantern Review


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDxEU9EiPjk&NR=1