The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 3

[Denny67]

I don't need any convincing, I'm already planning on seeing it. I don't turn on a movie just because the critics don't like it. But telling people "It's even better than Ghost Rider!" isn't doing GL any favors and makes you sound like you're in denial. But I'm glad you had a good time, I expect I will as well sinbce I liked those other movies you mentioned.

Again, though, it doesn't change the fact that GL should have aspired to something better.

Ghost Rider is one of a list of films I sited. If you disagree with my views, that's fine but lets keep it real... kay?

 

[Milkman95]

Not sure about Thor, but XFC was ~ 150-170...

Seriously, loling at your comments

And I'm LOLING at your nonsense and uneducated guesses. It goes both ways.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I know the new defense of GL now and I'm going to try to ignore it. "But those Raimi movies that I either dislike or kinda liked but not loved was just like GL."

Bringing up Raimi's films is just an excuse to bash his films to make GL look better. Compare it to a recent film like Thor and I will start listening.

But why Thor? Thor wasn't a bit cheesy, imo. It had humor similar to the Iron Man films.

I'm not saying Raimi's films were bad because they were more directed to kids, I'm just stating that it's similar to what GL seems to be doing. Or at least that's what I thought of after watching it, I immediately thought of the Star Wars prequels and Raimi's films. Again, that is not directly a bad thing; it's just the choice of what audience they're targeting. You can't say Sam Raimi was not making his films directed towards kids.

 

[dark_b]

I know the new defense of GL now and I'm going to try to ignore it. "But those Raimi movies that I either dislike or kinda liked but not loved was just like GL."

Bringing up Raimi's films is just an excuse to bash his films to make GL look better. Compare it to a recent film like Thor and I will start listening.

we all know that Thor in 2 years will not be praised like today. for example if Captain America is as good as everyone is saying then i think fans will start complaining about Thor even in august hehehehheheh

in 6 years i am 100% sure that Thor will be used like SPiderman today. those will be fun times. t:
how can fans start hating Spiderman 1 and 2 because of 3.......is somthing i will never understand .

 

[Anno_Domini]

lol no they just started flashing the symbol on the ceiling for a couple of seconds every 5 mins or so.

Hrm. Didn't even get anything like that. It would've been cool though.

 

[Quetzal]

Milk....

115 for marketing on XFC...

Were you in a coma?

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

But why Thor? Thor wasn't a bit cheesy, imo. It had humor similar to the Iron Man films.

I'm not saying Raimi's films were bad because they were more directed to kids, I'm just stating that it's similar to what GL seems to be doing. Or at least that's what I thought of after watching it, I immediately thought of the Star Wars prequels and Raimi's films. Again, that is not directly a bad thing; it's just the choice of what audience they're targeting. You can't say Sam Raimi was not making his films directed towards kids.

I thought Thor was cheesy as f**k but to each his/her own.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I thought Thor was cheesy as f**k but to each his/her own.

This we can agree on.

But, I mean, I was not bashing Raimi's films at all with that statement, lol. If you thought so, I apologize.

 

[Milkman95]

Milk....

115 for marketing on XFC...

Were you in a coma?

Along with the rest of the world thinking GL doubled what everyone else spent.

 

[Quetzal]

Where is it written that XFC budget was 160 million?

What i've read it was around 140 million, BEFORE tax discounts. After discounts it's around 120 million.

And if First Class' marketing campaign cost 115 million, GLs must have cost 200 million. It DWARFS First Class and Thor's marketing. It dwarfs any movies marketing ever.

^

This + actual marketing ~ 150-170.

Even with your ridic estimate of 115... thats just 235. Simple you cant do math or have no common sense

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm going to calm down for a moment.

 

[mr jinx]

Going to see it tomorrow.


Which is better THIS FILM or the animated Film Green Lantern First Flight???

First Flight, but for what its worth, I really liked that movie.

 

[Anno_Domini]

So...I'm getting off in a bit and heading out...should I watch out for a Dark Knight Rises trailer tonight? Lol.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm not a huge fan of most of DC's new animated films. Ofcourse anything is better than Marvel's animated films but I still don't like em.

 

[DarKush]

I wasn't too jazzed when I saw First Flight at first, but after seeing Green Lantern, I think FF was the better origin story.

 

[Crimson King]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Mark Millar did not like the movie.

From his Twitter:

I hereby declare Green Lantern the worst superhero movie ever made. And yes I count The Phantom and The Shadow as superhero movies.

Green Lantern was the cheapest-looking 300 million dollar movie I've ever seen. Why didn't they give that money Africa?

It had a couple of good moments, all coming from Mark Strong. But oh man.

It was just such an ODD movie. Like it travelled here from a parallel universe where they made a Green Lantern movie in 1995.

 

[Milkman95]

^

This + actual marketing ~ 150-170.

Even with your ridic estimate of 115... thats just 235. Simple you cant do math or have no common sense

Fine, I'll drop it to $235-$250m - my point was to look at it from the production budget and I overreacted a bit, LOL, I apologize.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I'm not a huge fan of most of DC's new animated films. Ofcourse anything is better than Marvel's animated films but I still don't like em.

Marvel's animated movie suck drastically. I don't know if it's the writing or maybe the input of Lionsgate.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Ghost Rider is one of a list of films I sited. If you disagree with my views, that's fine but lets keep it real... kay?

I'm aware and I could have substituted any or several of those movies you mentioned. Doesn't change anything. Those movies are still held in low regard (some of them, like Daredevil and GR - but you include X2 but it's many people's favorite) So that's a bad example on your part.

 

[craigdbfan]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Mark Millar did not like the movie.

From his Twitter:

Someone needs to remind him about The Spirit.

 

[TheIncredibleSk]

21% critic rating
72% audience rating
6.6/10 on IMDB

Seems audience are reacting more positively than critics.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Mark Millar did not like the movie.

From his Twitter:

If you created something as dumb as Wanted, you shouldn't have any opinions.

 

[Milkman95]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Mark Millar did not like the movie.

From his Twitter:

Man, this guy has a big mouth - probably bitterness from never getting a real job, aka, Superman instead of his little bitty flicks.

 

[The Morningstar]

Someone needs to remind him about The Spirit.

lol, that was Frank Miller man. Mark Millar is the guy behind Wanted and Kick Ass.

 

[craigdbfan]

21% critic rating
72% audience rating
6.6/10 on IMDB

Seems audience are reacting more positively than critics.

It's just been released, I'm sure it'll start plummeting very soon.