The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 3

[Lone]

I watched the movie earlier. I liked it. So did the crowd. All the talk about this movie sucking was pretty much ******** IMO.

Was this movie perfect? No. Editing seemed weird to me and as has been mentioned, there seems to be a lot cut out. With regards to the characters, some liberties were taken and I felt that some of them were underused and should've been fleshed out more. Blake Lively was really good in this so **** the haters.

Spoiler

Sinestro putting on the yellow ring at the end was unnecessary and felt out of character for him especially since he is portrayed as being THE Green Lantern in the movie. The final fight was a bit of a letdown due to the absence of the Corps. Very un-Corps like IMO.

This film suffered from the short running time and lacked the epic scope of the comics. Then again, that's what sequels are for. Fans will have issues with it. The average Joe will love it.

 

[TheIncredibleSk]

TDK is one of the only Superhero films people actually talk about and discuss it politically themes. It had deep themes as well.

 

[The Morningstar]

TDK is one of the only Superhero films people actually talk about and discuss it politically themes. It had deep themes as well.

That were about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the knee caps...

 

[Rocketman]

You look at a movie like TDK which everybody talks about as some deep movie, but it's actually pretty simple. Good guy vs. Bad guy.

 

[DieSmiling]

That were about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the knee caps...

Was it a steaming pile?

 

[moviedoors]

i have never picked up a comic book to actually laugh. smurk at atimes but never laugh. i pick them up cause they actually tackle deeper concepts than most other fantasy genres.

Oh come on. Have you never read a Marvel comic from the 60's? They're very on-the-nose, goofball fun long before they're "deep". A Stan Lee comic is hardly Hemingway .

 

[The Morningstar]

Was it a steaming pile?

Oh it was a pile alright. Not exactly steaming though.

 

[KalMart]

X-Men
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: First Class
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Hellboy
Thor
Iron Man 2


Superman Returns
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Watchmen
Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Blade II
Hancock
Kick-Ass
The Green Hornet

X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Unbreakable
Spider-Man 3
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Punisher
Punisher: War Zone
Blade: Trinity
Daredevil
Elektra
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Catwoman
Ghost Rider
Jonah Hex
The Spirit

My version of the rankings.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Spoiler

Sinestro putting on the yellow ring at the end was unnecessary and felt out of character for him especially since he is portrayed as being THE Green Lantern in the movie. The final fight was a bit of a letdown due to the absence of the Corps. Very un-Corps like IMO.

He was the one who got the guardians to create the yellow ring in the first place and said he would be testing it out. So im not surprised he put it on out of curiosity.

 

[The Guard]

I'm a bit troubled by the fact that no one seems to think that dealing with ideas about fear and overcoming fear, and the concept of finding a balance between reckless disregard of fear and respect for it to be depth, or an important concept.

 

[Marvin]

So after watching that scene, you didn't think Tony Stark was a prick who had lost the plot? Because that is what the scene intended to show.

sure it did, but it did it in a very lame way.
favreau's calling card.
and everyone approves.

"...hey 'dj A.M' drop some lame music while I beat up my friend here"

better idea,how bout you show don't tell, how about your composer to score the scene appropriately, have the sprinklers turn on, have some real pain in the scene, have armor being striped, have shame and embarrassment and have someone left for dead.

only then will I accept fan boys look me in the face and say it was awesome, till then, it's just another marvel movie that people treat as if it's better than it is.

the racing track scene...

 

[The Morningstar]

I'm a bit troubled by the fact that no one seems to think that dealing with ideas about fear and overcoming fear, and the concept of finding a balance between reckless disregard of fear and respect for it to be depth, or an important concept.

Because it was handled in a flimsy, uninteresting way? Because the characters involved were one dimensional cardboard cut outs?

 

[moviedoors]

I'm a bit troubled by the fact that no one seems to think that dealing with ideas about fear and overcoming fear, and the concept of finding a balance between reckless disregard of fear and respect for it to be depth, or an important concept.

It can be meaningful and important thematically, like Batman Begins. Or, it can be a clothesline, which it was in Green Lantern.

 

[KalMart]

I'm a bit troubled by the fact that no one seems to think that dealing with ideas about fear and overcoming fear, and the concept of finding a balance between reckless disregard of fear and respect for it to be depth, or an important concept.

It seems that people are more put off by the delivery/execution than the actual concept.

 

[DieSmiling]

I'm a bit troubled by the fact that no one seems to think that dealing with ideas about fear and overcoming fear, and the concept of finding a balance between reckless disregard of fear and respect for it to be depth, or an important concept.

It appears there are some people who were determined to absolutley hate the film before they saw it and troll the board relentlessly so that nobody else could have an interesting discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the film.

 

[Marvin]

I'm a bit troubled by the fact that no one seems to think that dealing with ideas about fear and overcoming fear, and the concept of finding a balance between reckless disregard of fear and respect for it to be depth, or an important concept.

hey guard have you put up a review of any sort on this yet?

 

[Tacit Ronin]

This replaces Batman Begins as the hokiest exploration of F E A R on film.

 

[Sith Scotti]

Oh it was a pile alright. Not exactly steaming though.

Do you work for Marvel ? You want to talk about an overrated steaming pile , Spiderman 2 fits the bill more than any comic book film

 

[Lone]

He was the one who got the guardians to create the yellow ring in the first place and said he would be testing it out. So im not surprised he put it on out of curiosity.

I know. But he was playing it by the book the whole movie so him breaking it out and putting it on out of curiosity does seem out of character. That's what made the scene in question feel weird IMO.

 

[Tony Stark]

Yeah it was pretty contrived. But really it looks as if someone gave up caring in the middle of this project and just said, "hey let's ship a product".

A perfect example was turning the helicopter into a hotwheels race track. A whole idea proabably contrived to sell some toys. In the comics/cartoons, he probably would have formed a giant catcher's mit and set the thing down instead of further endangering them by sending them on a rollercoaster ride.

 

[ElMariachi]

Why do I get a facepalm? TDK was essentially a tale of good versus evil. There is never any reason given to the Joker's evil, he just is. Take away the great acting by Heath Ledger and brilliant direction by Chris Nolan--the Joker is just pure evil. No different really than Parallax. That is why BB is the much deeper movie with Ras as the villain.

 

[Godman]

How was the drunk dancing scene in IM2 nonsense? It wasn't meant to be funny, or entertaining, it was meant to be sad. It was meant to be pitiful, to show how low Stark has dropped to.

it was cheesy and distracting from the tone of a man dealing with alcohol abuse, and an internal illness. I think one of my main issues is that he has been revealed as tony stark too soon. maybe at the middle of this movie it would have sufficed cause for some reason it made for a very campy and cheesy second run. By the way...Batman arguing with Robin about who's got more money and which credit card to use was supposed to be funny. I didnt laught...it was stupid and campy nonsense.

We get it RJD is a hilarious man, but the script doesnt have to have full out scenes that play as a parody within themselves.

 

[WormyT]

Finally watched it last night.
My god, what a horribly edited movie. It looked good and the action was great, but it felt like they were so terrified of making a movie over 90minutes that they gutted a lot of scenes. The audience was gasping and going "huh?"at some of the transitioning scenes.
Really Bizzare editing. And VERY forgetful soundtrack.
What a mess. C-

 

[Tony Stark]

Which brings up a point, that if they inteded humor to be in this movie, it failed. I went to a showing that was at least 80% full, and there was a meager chuckle here and there, but no one last. There was no "I need a horse!" moment in this film, not one. The movie was not funny.

 

[Marvin]

This replaces Batman Begins as the hokiest exploration of F E A R on film.

Scarecrow does become a yellow lantern in Geoff Johns universe(DC)
Look out for it in Johns JLA treatment, in which Reynolds will be the head of league.

Do you work for Marvel ? You want to talk about an overrated steaming pile , Spiderman 2 fits the bill more than any comic book film

oh now it's on.