Where did DC/WB go wrong? - Part 1

[HighFivingMF]

According to Rotten Tomatoes, Wolverine = Fantastic Four II. 37%

and

Green Lantern = Fantastic Four. 27%

All bad films.

I agree. Besides Green Lantern.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Oh of course, it's all about execution.

But i mean the idea of a bright green ring that gives the user powers is just inherently cheesier and more "out there" than a guy with a big hammer who batters people round the face with it.

Power rings haven't been cool since Captain frickin Planet. lol

Captain Planet was never cool.

 

[The Morningstar]

You know, i was actually going to say "and even that was questionable" heh.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Captain Planet was never cool.

Captain Planet's hair, however....

 

[The Morningstar]

... was a sight to behold indeed.

 

[Tobias]

Let me say this about FF.

It was a huge missed opportunity by the studio in terms of the sequel.

FF itself did gangbusters. Raking in almost 100 million in profit from theatre showings alone. Going by The Numbers.

GL and SR both lost a ton of money for WB from theatre alone numbers. Going by The Numbers. Neither GL or SR got a sequel but FF did.

Even Thor and Cap made "just" tens of millions from theatre showings.

So the ball was in the court for the studio after and given FF's numbers. And the potential they portended.

An FF sequel could have, should have been huge but for the failure of the studio to leverage the sucsess of the first film. It killed this installment of the franchise. But the potential is there for a revival.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

What they should've done is just used Hector Hammond as the sole villain, and made the story about Sinestro helping Hal defeat Hammond, perhaps with Sinestro starting to turn evil slowly in the process. Then ending the movie with a trip to Oa, having Hal earning his place to be amongst the Lanterns. I would've largely confined the first two acts to Earth, saved the trip to Oa for the end, and made Sinestro the only other Lantern we saw or heard from. I would've also had Sinestro stay in Hal's apartment, maybe make a running gag out of him trying to conceal who this person is from his friends and family. That way, in the next film, they could've really fleshed out the other Lanterns and the Guardians. Green Lantern is far too ambitious with all it tries to cram in. They spread themselves way too thin, and the result is what we all saw.

To be honest, I would have preferred if Hector wasn't even featured in the film at all. He was a waste, in my opinion. Parallax was more than enough for Hal, Sinestro and the rest of the Lanterns to worry about it. I also hated the fact that the training for Hal on Oa was much too short. It was, hands down, one of (if not the best) parts of the movie. Yet, the training, and exploration of Oa and The Green Lantern Corps was reduced to the minimum.

Oh of course, it's all about execution.

But i mean the idea of a bright green ring that gives the user powers is just inherently cheesier and more "out there" than a guy with a big hammer who batters people round the face with it.

Power rings haven't been cool since Captain frickin Planet. lol

Oh please, is a Power Ring really more cheesier than a Shield that acts like a boomerang or a term like SHAZAM!?

 

[craigdbfan]

Parallax also looked like a nasty case of diarrhea. Literally.

Another giant missed opportunity that is on the level of cloud Galactus.

 

[Lily Adler]

Wow, critics were not kidding when they said he resembled fecal matter.

 

[Lord]

Parallax also looked like a nasty case of diarrhea. Literally.

Another giant missed opportunity that is on the level of cloud Galactus.

Cloud Galactus didn't make people laugh, and besides comic-book fans, people didn't find him ridiculous

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Yeah, they did.

 

[Lord]

Galactus? Nah, people didn't find him ridiculous, Parasite yes, but not cloud galactus, that was more of a thing comic book fans b***d about

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Parallax also looked like a nasty case of diarrhea. Literally.

Another giant missed opportunity that is on the level of cloud Galactus.

I had forgotten Parallax's appearance. Shame.

 

[HighFivingMF]

I seriously think all of you should get to a doctor if you think that's what poo is supposed to look like...

 

[The Morningstar]

Oh please, is a Power Ring really more cheesier than a Shield that acts like a boomerang or a term like SHAZAM!?

Yes. Well, maybe not cheesier than someone shouting SHAZAM.

 

[The Morningstar]

I seriously think all of you should get to a doctor if you think that's what poo is supposed to look like...

Take away Krona's face then... yea, kinda. The yellow bits even look like sweet corn

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Yes. Well, maybe not cheesier than someone shouting SHAZAM.

Well, that is your opinion but I personally dig the ring so long as I see similar feats of this nature in the comics, shows and and games:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/222/glgame11.jpg/sr=1

 

[The Morningstar]

Oh so do i. I love the GL mythos.

My point is, a "magic green ring" is a bit harder to sell than a "big **** off hammer".

 

[craigdbfan]

At least we have GL: First Flight. Essentially everything the movie should have been and then some.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Take away Krona's face then... yea, kinda. The yellow bits even look like sweet corn

No, my poo has faces in it. They're just smiling usually.

 

[CConn]

**** anyone who insults Captain Planet.

 

[Micromind]

GL is at the same place where Hulk was after failure of Ang Lee's Hulk.

 

[CConn]

You mean Marvel will buy GL's rights back and make one last solo movie for him so he can appear in the Avengers?

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

GL is at the same place where Hulk was after failure of Ang Lee's Hulk.

Ang Lee's film is far superior though.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Ang Lee's film is far superior though.

Not really even sort of.