The Official Green Lantern Review Thread - Part 4

[Rev]

You can pretend all you want, but clearly this isn't connecting the way WB wanted. It's okay to admit it.

That much is true about expectations but regarding the 60% drop from Sunday to Monday is that not typical for any big film with the notable exceptions of Dark Knight and Avatar and some others? According to Box Office mojo, Thor had a 68% Sunday to Monday drop, XMFC had a 61% drop and GL 66.1% so it is not surprising for a huge drop going Sunday to Monday.

 

[Stringer]

I don't think the movie was nearly the disaster the critics and some people made it out to be. It's decent and the special effects were great.

 

[Poni_Boy]

That much is true about expectations but regarding the 60% drop from Sunday to Monday is that not typical for any big film with the notable exceptions of Dark Knight and Avatar and some others? According to Box Office mojo, Thor had a 68% Sunday to Monday drop, XMFC had a 61% drop and GL 66.1% so it is not surprising for a huge drop going Sunday to Monday.

No, it's not a bad drop in general but those other films didn't suffer from a 22% Fri-Sat drop. Every percentile drop causes the profit margin to decrease, that's why you need a big opener to allow for buffer room.

 

[Miranda Fox]

I'm used to it by now. I actually had a guy on my site tell me to "stop backing up my statements with facts" two days ago.

I... don't even know how to respond to that

I'd start with laughter, followed by

Seriously though, some people do not like it when you present them with reality.

 

[The Sage]

I don't think the movie was nearly the disaster the critics and some people made it out to be. It's decent and the special effects were great.

I agree, and I like your avatar...

 

[Rev]

No, it's not a bad drop in general but those other films didn't suffer from a 22% Fri-Sat drop. Every percentile drop causes the profit margin to decrease, that's why you need a big opener to allow for buffer room.

Yeah, I see your reasoning. I guess we can only hope to see if the mojo is close to their derby predictions for the upcoming weekend like last one. They peg GL to finish in #2 spot closely followed by Cameron's movie. Even if it is a close finish #2 spot somehow looks better than #3 for a second weekend.

 

[Poni_Boy]

I'd start with laughter, followed by

Seriously though, some people do not like it when you present them with reality.

Noted. Will apply at the next available opportunity

Yeah, I see your reasoning. I guess we can only hope to see if the mojo is close to their derby predictions for the upcoming weekend like last one. They peg GL to finish in #2 spot closely followed by Cameron's movie. Even if it is a close finish #2 spot somehow looks better than #3 for a second weekend.

Considering the competition this weekend: Cars 2, Bad Teacher and Super 8 I'd be happy if GL didn't come in fourth place

 

[Nemi]

I don't know if it's been mentioned but I thought this video by ItsJustSomeRandomGuy was hilarious.

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[DaveMoral]

Yep, facts definitely deserve the ol' eye roll. Let's go back to unfounded opinions! That's science!

Actually chum, it's not the facts you presented... as those obviously corroborated my statement that despite the bashing critics gave it audience opinion on the film averages a B range.

The eyeroll was for you first rather arrogant statement.

Thanks for playing.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

GL isn't as bad as the critics say and isn't worst than Thor (which wasn't a very good movie at all either despite some ridiculously positive reviews) but GL had the misfortune of coming out after First Class, which is a very good movie that the critics pretty much loved and it was the third comicbook movie of the summer movie season. I truely believe that the critics were just looking for a comicbook movie to bash. I think that C.A will avoid this fate for whatever reason but it is what it is.

Does GL deserve mediocre reviews? Sure (and so did Thor) but comparasions to Batman & Robin is hyperbole at best.

My audience seems to be generally entertained by the film and I heard two guys say that "it wasn't as bad as the critics said." And that they "liked it." I don't think that the audience disliked it as much as the critics but I dont think they loved it either. It might drop more decently than I first thought this weekend but it's going to die when Transformers 3 comes out because it's not good enough to not die.

I wish people would stop bringing up Cinema Score though because it doesn't mean s**t one way or the other.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Actually chum, it's not the facts you presented... as those obviously corroborated my statement that despite the bashing critics gave it audience opinion on the film averages a B range.

The eyeroll was for you first rather arrogant statement.

Thanks for playing.

Hey chief. Go back and look at the total user rating count on Yahoo and then look at the one on RT ...... 1,300 yahoo user ratings averaging a B don't mean anything from a standpoint of statistical significance. RT had over 70,000 and the approval rating is now at 61% ... a big fat "D".

 

[Rock Sexton]

GL isn't as bad as the critics say and isn't worst than Thor (which wasn't a very good movie at all either despite some ridiculously positive reviews) but GL had the misfortune of coming out after First Class, which is a very good movie that the critics pretty much loved and it was the third comicbook movie of the summer movie season. I truely believe that the critics were just looking for a comicbook movie to bash. I think that C.A will avoid this fate for whatever reason but it is what it is.

Does GL deserve mediocre reviews? Sure (and so did Thor) but comparasions to Batman & Robin is hyperbole at best.

My audience seems to be generally entertained by the film and I heard two guys say that "it wasn't as bad as the critics said." And that they "liked it." I don't think that the audience disliked it as much as the critics but I dont think they loved it either. It might drop more decently than I first thought this weekend but it's going to die when Transformers 3 comes out because it's not good enough to not die.

I wish people would stop bringing up Cinema Score though because it doesn't mean s**t one way or the other.

More bagging on Thor. It's just futile at this point. It's a better movie. The overall audience agrees. The critics agree. Most importantly the box office does.

Green Lemon should keep Thor's name out of its mouth.

Anyone basing their arguments on "two audience members" or the "boogeymen" of critics needs to give it a rest.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Actually chum, it's not the facts you presented... as those obviously corroborated my statement that despite the bashing critics gave it audience opinion on the film averages a B range.

The eyeroll was for you first rather arrogant statement.

Thanks for playing.

Man states opinion about Green Lantern's success. Man's opinion is proven false by facts garnered from the two most popular movie websites on the internet. Man dismisses facts in exchange for an alternate reality where Green Lantern was a success.

...your skewed sense of reality makes Charlie Sheen seem completely sane. I will now pretend you don't exist.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

More bagging on Thor. It's just futile at this point. It's a better movie. The overall audience agrees. The critics agree. Most importantly the box office does.

Green Lemon should keep Thor's name out of it's mouth.

Anyone basing their arguments on "two audience members" or the "boogeymen" of critics needs to give it a rest.

I didn't know I wasn't allowed to think that Thor was medicore? Thankyou for informing me of that.

Obviously you didn't read my post because you seem to think that I loved GL when I merely said that it was just as medicore as Thor, which it was IMHO.

And if the audience loves Thor so much how come (I believe they liked it but the love it overstated) despite it opening so much lower than Iron Man it's legs haven't been as good? It's not going to get a 3.0 multiplier and it's not getting to 200mil.

I f**king bag on Thor because I think that it was mediocre as hell and is only passable because of the actors performances. It's a cheap ass looking movie thats not big in scope at all and the action scenes are BB/TDK level bad. Plus it's too damn short and the earth scenes go by too fast to make and impression and are handled poorly. That 10 extras only back-lot town was awful.

Yes, Thor is getting a better reception than GL and it's going to make more money. That is true but it's also true that I think that both Thor and GL suffer from the same problems and GL is the only one being called out for them.

You are free to love Thor or GL or hate Thor or GL or whatever but don't tell me that I'm not entitled to my opinion of the film.

 

[wobbly]

Just got back from seeing GL tonight....Disappointing

 

[Rock Sexton]

I didn't know I wasn't allowed to think that Thor was medicore? Thankyou for informing me of that.

Obviously you didn't read my post because you seem to think that I loved GL when I merely said that it was just as medicore as Thor, which it was IMHO.

And if the audience loves Thor so much how come (I believe they liked it but the love it overstated) despite it opening so much lower than Iron Man it's legs haven't been as good? It's not going to get a 3.0 multiplier and it's not getting to 200mil.

Your personal opinion is that it's mediocre and you began comparing it to Green Lemon. An OVERWHELMING number of people do not agree based on facts at hand. Deal with it ... and now you want to compare Thor to Iron Man in an attempt to strip Thor of its results as if it has anything to do with GL's lackthereof.

Stop talking about Thor. It's a false comparison. This thing with GL and Thor is like male jenny envy.

 

[wobbly]

Hmmn....In my own humble opinion Thor was a far better film than GL (Thor is now one of favourite CBM's).

Not discounting the opinions of those who disagree, just adding my own thoughts on that one. A more fitting comparison for me would be Gl/Fantastic Four, and I'd give the FF the edge there for being a lot better edited.

 

[The Sage]

I'm not cursing at anyone. I'm just responding. But that's fine by me.

And in your responses you're telling her to stop comparing certain films to each other as if she doesn't have the right to. She's free to do that, just as everyone else is.

 

[Majik1387]

Other than Ryan Reynolds, this movie was pretty awesome.

Maybe it's because I had low expectations or because I barely watched any of the inside looks or anything, and I will agree there were minor issues in the script, but overall it was decent. 7/10 for me.

 

[ElMariachi]

I didn't know I wasn't allowed to think that Thor was medicore? Thankyou for informing me of that.

Obviously you didn't read my post because you seem to think that I loved GL when I merely said that it was just as medicore as Thor, which it was IMHO.

And if the audience loves Thor so much how come (I believe they liked it but the love it overstated) despite it opening so much lower than Iron Man it's legs haven't been as good? It's not going to get a 3.0 multiplier and it's not getting to 200mil.

I f**king bag on Thor because I think that it was mediocre as hell and is only passable because of the actors performances. It's a cheap ass looking movie thats not big in scope at all and the action scenes are BB/TDK level bad. Plus it's too damn short and the earth scenes go by too fast to make and impression and are handled poorly. That 10 extras only back-lot town was awful.

Yes, Thor is getting a better reception than GL and it's going to make more money. That is true but it's also true that I think that both Thor and GL suffer from the same problems and GL is the only one being called out for them.

You are free to love Thor or GL or hate Thor or GL or whatever but don't tell me that I'm not entitled to my opinion of the film.

No offense, but opinions like these are the difference between an enthusiast and a deluded fanboy/fangirl. The level of nitpicking you are doing is an obvious indicator of bias. You did the same thing last year with IM2. I mean seriously, what comic book movies DO you like? Spider-Man? A trilogy of movies (not just SM3) that I could tear to shreds on how corny they are but I won't because after all----it's a comic book movie. Everything from pointless scenes of Peter eating chocolate cake, laughable CGI, hokey writing, and Uncle Ben appearing in a dream sequence as if the old coot was freaking Obi-Wan Kenobi. I just think it's ridiculous that some of you people hold movies to such standards that they have to be borderline Oscar films. If you have issues with the fight scenes in BB/TDK---it's clear to me that you are going out of your way to find problems in movies. My advice to you is to not watch ANY movies. Well, aside from maybe The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai, 12 Angry Men, There Will Be Blood, and American Beauty. Oh wait, silly me. I am sure you could find flaws in these movies too if you dug deep enough.

Anyways, regarding Thor---I think you are wrong. You can have your opinions but I do think you are so biased that I have to take them with a grain of salt. Comparing GL to Thor is laughable. Thor is a superior movie in every category of movies. I don't mean that to slag off on GL or sound like a Thor fanboy but the difference in quality is huge. The great box office ($435 million) take is evidence of that. Compare Thor to TDK, Iron Man, Watchmen, and Spider-Man. It's that good. Great acting, great story, great villains, a sense of adventure, a musical score as good as TDK (IMO), faithful to the comics action, etc. Thor is everything Green Lantern SHOULD have been. A fun, quality, popcorn flick in the same vein as Iron Man, Star Trek 09, Transfomers 1, Indiana Jones I/III, and Independence Day. Captain America looks like it will be on that list as well. I really enjoyed Green Lantern, but at the end of the day, it should have been much, much better. I would compare it most to Fantastic Four and X-Men 3 because of that.

 

[JAK®]

If you have issues with the fight scenes in BB/TDK---it's clear to me that you are going out of your way to find problems in movies.

It's not that hard of a problem to spot

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Most people have a problem with the action scenes in the Batman movies.

He's on my ignore list so I only know what he said because of you Jax.

 

[DarkSuperman]

I wonder how Ryan Reynolds is taking all this...??

 

[JAK®]

Most people have a problem with the action scenes in the Batman movies.

He's on my ignore list so I only know what he said because of you Jax.

That's only one line from that post, funnily enough.

 

[KalMart]

I wonder how Ryan Reynolds is taking all this...??

If he got paid for his work, and he can keep acting in movies...he's taking it just fine.