The Official Green Lantern Review Thread

[Visceral]

Oh please, do we have to go over that type of crap again?

its not untrue, origin stories we will not see many more of.

 

[KalMart]

The opening of the Hollywood Reporter review is what I feared; the fatigue of the genre might be setting in with a lot of people.

This was bound to happen.

Either that...or it just might not be a very good movie. Or both.

Look at it this way, at least in an crowded genre, the bad ones are more easily forgotten.

 

[RoughNTumble]

The Hollywood Reporter is a bit more positive (though not exactly glowing, either):

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/green-lantern-film-review-201389

I have to say I really do love that particular shot of the suit though, very crisp and bright.

 

[Gamma Burst]

@robbiereviews
Robbie Collin (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk)
It's Wednesday 15 June 2011. GREEN LANTERN is out in two days. And I can now tell you it's one of the worst films I've seen this year.

He says his review will be online shortly.

 

[J.Howlett]

Think about, we'll have four this year and we haven't even got to the main events for next summer; Spider-Man, Avengers, and Rises. How could fatigue NOT set in to some people?

Matthew Vaughn spoke about the same issue in interviews for First Class. It's the reason why he did First Class now instead of waiting. He felt the fatigue was going to come sooner rather than later.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Think about, we'll have four this year and we haven't even got to the main events for next summer; Spider-Man, Avengers, and Rises. How could fatigue NOT set in to some people?

Some people? Yes. Alot of people? We don't know and never will know.

 

[RoughNTumble]

I'm gonna predict around 35-40% resting score on rottentomatoes. WB will not be pleased with it's critical reception. I hope they're pleased with it's commercial reception.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

@robbiereviews
Robbie Collin (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk)
It's Wednesday 15 June 2011. GREEN LANTERN is out in two days. And I can now tell you it's one of the worst films I've seen this year.

He says his review will be online shortly.

Oh well, movie critics who are on the english side are really hard to please imo.

 

[flickchick85]

Think about, we'll have four this year and we haven't even got to the main events for next summer; Spider-Man, Avengers, and Rises. How could fatigue NOT set in to some people?

Yeah, but the critics in general seemed to like the last one just fine, which was 2 weeks ago. So either the fatigue hits like whiplash, or maybe it's possible that the movie's just not up to snuff.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

I'm gonna predict around 35-40% resting score on rottentomatoes. WB will not be pleased with it's critical reception. I hope they're pleased with it's commercial reception.

I too still think that it will be around 30 or 40 percent.

 

[chiefchirpa]

"Flash, you're next. Green Lantern, you're back to the dugout..."

But please wait for the box office receipt first. Because at the end of the day, money talks not critics review. Even if it *nearly* breaks even, sequel is still a go.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Yeah, but the critics in general seemed to like the last one just fine, which was 2 weeks ago. So either the fatigue hits like whiplash, or maybe it's possible that the movie's just not up to snuff.

If I had to guess I would say that it is option A and B from some of the movie critics at this juncture.

 

[RoughNTumble]

I think the superhero origin is timeless, it just has to be done well. Not unlike any other genre of film. You won't hear about hero fatigue when TDKR rolls around.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

I think the superhero origin is timeless, it just has to be done well. Not unlike any other genre of film. You won't hear about hero fatigue when TDKR rolls around.

We certainly won't.

 

[kedrell]

I think XMFC's serious tone is part of the reason why it's so well recieved, Thor's a superior film in my opinion as well (I'm not just saying that as a Thor fan).

Yeah, you see to me a film's subject matter(as long as it's able to interest me in the first place) is irrelevant. What matters is execution. At least that's how I see it and how I rate movies. A film being deep or serious earns it no extra brownie points with me just because it tackles those subjects. To me it's all about how well you hit what you're aiming for rather than how high did you aim.

 

[KalMart]

Yeah, but the critics in general seemed to like the last one just fine, which was 2 weeks ago. So either the fatigue hits like whiplash, or maybe it's possible that the movie's just not up to snuff.

Yeah we can't expect every superhero movie to be good, even though they're approached more 'seriously' these days. It may, unfortunately, just be a bad movie. But I would doubt it'd be bad enough to signal the waning days of the entire genre.

A few more bad ones, though, and it could signal a reality check and more 'selective' concentration on fewer key franchises.

 

[RoughNTumble]

There seem to be hints of a DC movieverse in green lantern, and if there's one thing that falls apart because of this movie, I hope it's that.

 

[Lestat74]

Neither the Hollywood Reporter or the Variety reviews were bad, per se (HR seemed to like it more) but clearly...the classic origin story fatigue is setting in...the whole "irresponsible careless guy get great power and becomes a man" story is classic and will always be around, but we just came off Thor, not to mention Iron Man, who have the same story structures. And of course Spidey had it too...the general audience will tire of it after so many back to back.

Still, I've noticed over the years both Variety and Hollywood Reporter set the tone for almost every review that is to come after, so I think this one is essentially gonna be "eh, it was good enough" from most. The general audience (especially kids) might really turn out for this though. We'll see.

All I know is as a DC fanboy, I'm kind of heartbroken...I was hoping this would usher in a new era for DC in movies aside from Superman and Batman, and now it is sinking in that won't ever happen. If GL can't do it, what hope do Flash and Wonder Woman have?

 

[J.Howlett]

Of course, the origin story is timeless.

I'm just commenting on the opening sentence to THR's review. It was a sentiment that was uttered by a lot of journalist when it got closer and closer to this Summer movie season.

It's something I've thought about it. Can critics and general audiences take this much of the genre over the next two summers?

Hell, it could be that Green Lantern is that bad. But, I'm just not seeing it. As thoroughly as I enjoyed Thor, it's not that good. But, being the first one, not the THIRD one out of the gate, does help it.

 

[flickchick85]

If we're hearing about "superhero fatigue" next year, when the superheroes we're dealing with are Batman, Spider-man, The Avengers and Superman, arguably the kings and crowd-favorites of Marvel AND DC, then I'll believe there's something to it. Right now, I think it just gets used when the superhero movie in question appears to be nothing special to the reviewer.

 

[J.Howlett]

Totally agree, Lestat. I'm with you.

 

[KalMart]

If we're hearing about "superhero fatigue" next summer, when the superheroes we're dealing with are Batman, Spider-man, The Avengers and Superman, arguably the kings and crowd-favorites of Marvel AND DC, then I'll believe there's something to it. Right now, I think it just gets used when the superhero movie in question appears to be nothing special to the reviewer.

It could be a healthy thing to pull back and concentrate on fewer, better movies than just trying to cover as many characters as possible.

But this is kinda' throwing the baby out with the bathwater. It could just be one bad movie amongst a lot of superhero movies...and/or it could end up doing okay despite the shaky initial reception.

 

[RoughNTumble]

At least this doesn't seem like a batman and robin/catwoman/jonah hex scenario.

 

[J.Howlett]

No, it doesn't.

 

[Lestat74]

My feeling is if GL just does so-so business, they will throw away any push for a Flash movie (Wonder Woman is already off the table, mostly due to her having a vagina) and just put all their eggs in one basket and do a JLA movie...and maybe, maybe spin-off characters from that.

But if it Speed Racers out this weekend...well, expect nothing but Super-Bat from now from Warners. And that makes me sad, as by the time the Avengers comes out the entire Marvel A-List will have had their movies. Even Ghost Rider will be getting a sequel.

This DC fan needs a drink :/