The GREEN LANTERN movie thread

[Rhanen]

Everybody seems to be tearing appart the movie and saying that is worse than "Batman & Robin" (Jeez ).
Although, everything not really justified more than saying "Reynolds is lame" or "Blake Lively is hot eye candy but trash every scene that she speaks".

I've lowered my expectations but I'll stick to this review:

http://www.newsarama.com/film/green-...ew-110616.html

Still, 2 weeks for the opening here

[markatisu]

Hello there, People!

I am in Australia, and this movie will not open here until early August. I was wondering if this has opened in the U.S., yet or is still a few hours away? Has anyone here attended a session that was not a free screening for the entire audience? If so, are people seeing many people in their local cinemas? It is very important that this film does well, not only do I want to see a Green Lantern Movie Franchise, but I want to see other heroes within the DC Universe receive their own movie franchises, in a similar fashion to what we have seen with Marvel.

Take Care,
Darren

It opened last night, we are going to see it this weekend for my Birthday!!

I don't really care for what critics and fans say, this may be the older man in me talking but I am tired of everyone else's unreal expectations.

I am going to go in and hope the movie entertains me and does some justice to the character. I am not expecting Batman Begins/The Dark Knight/Iron Man but I am also not expecting The Punisher/Nick Fury/Captain America 1970

Somewhere in the middle along the lines of Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and Blade will be fine for me

[Fisto]

Hello Mark,

I totally agree with you, mate. I do not have expectations that this would be the very best movie ever, but I do think it is important. I truly believe that X-Men 2 is a fine example of how a great sequel can be delivered from a middle-ground original film. I just hope that this movie makes money, I would be happier though if Green Lantern: The Animated Series had debuted on Television a year or more prior to the film's release. I really do not think Hal Jordan-G.L. is that well known, the last series he appeared in would the final Super Friends/ Super Powers cartoon series, a part from a cameo in JLU. I know if this movie does well DC on Film could be great.

Take Care,
Darren

Edit: Mark, Happy Birthday and I hope that you enjoy the film.

[Optimus Prime]

As for the creation of mini-gun, Hal Jordan is not that creative, Kyle could have done it, and possibly John, but something as complex as a mini, Hal is out.

[Mr. Shokoti]

I'm probably not going to see this until Saturday, but I do have one problem with it. There is no 7-11 Slurpee flavor or any collector cups!!! Hell, even Super 8 has a tie-in with 7-11. What was Warner Bros thinking?

[Dave-Man]

Somewhere in the middle along the lines of Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and Blade will be fine for me

I wouldn't mind that either, but I know that many people *hated* those films. I liked all of them, which means I either have really bad taste or I'm not down with the unrealistic expectations either.

[13977]

Just got back from seeing this and as someone who knows nothing about Green Lantern I did enjoy it. Was it up there with Dark Knight, no, was it as bad as Batman and Robin, hell no, but I did like it and am glad I went to see it, all be it was a little short.
Oh and there is a scene halfway through the end credits to set up a possible sequel so stick around for that.

[markatisu]

I'm probably not going to see this until Saturday, but I do have one problem with it. There is no 7-11 Slurpee flavor or any collector cups!!! Hell, even Super 8 has a tie-in with 7-11. What was Warner Bros thinking?

Subway has GL Cups, they are not really collector but I guess that is who Warner went with

[Mr. Shokoti]

Subway has GL Cups, they are not really collector but I guess that is who Warner went with

I see most of my movies at AMC(which only offers Coke products), but I happened to see a movie last month at a chain that offers Pepsi products. When I ordered my Diet Pepsi, it came in a giant Green Lantern collector's cup. Unfortunately, I read GL is only going to be marketed on Pepsi products outisde the US similar to how we saw Iron Man & Thor all over Dr. Pepper products. It just that it seems 7-11 has Slurpee tie-ins with practically every Summer popcorn movie. Maybe since they've done most of the Marvel movies, either Warner Bros or 7-11 didn't feel the need to work with the Distinguished Competition. I was hoping for some oddly flavored green Slurpee this month.

[theblock]

Well I can save my money it seems, all my doubts were in fact verified by my trusted movie geek critic authority I'm a bit depressed now... loosing all faith in DC

The Escapist : Escape to the Movies : Green Lantern

[LesPaulPS2]

I don't agree with a damn thing that critic said. The special effects were fine and the movie was good. Was it the best ever? No, but it wasn't anywhere near bad. People are just getting their fanboy panties in knots because the movie isn't exactly like what they want it to be, and aren't willing to accept minor changes.

[CJ Clifford]

Why do the critics hate this movie so unanimously? It wasn't close to being as bad as it's Rotten Tomatoes score suggests. I seriously don't get it. X-Men First Class has about an 80% critic score, but Green Lantern has a 20% critic score. I think the two movies are about evenly matched.

[TechTrek]

I don't agree with a damn thing that critic said. The special effects were fine and the movie was good. Was it the best ever? No, but it wasn't anywhere near bad. People are just getting their fanboy panties in knots because the movie isn't exactly like what they want it to be, and aren't willing to accept minor changes.

i honestly think, because of how well x-men, and thor were done, critics have been chomping at the bit to get a superhero blockbuster that had cracks in it, big enough for them to go off like they have been. I doubt it is as bad as some of these critics say. I think they just had a lot of pent up anger on not being able to tear apart other movies yet this summer.....

[SCB]

This is the origin of Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. He's a loose cannon pilot, highly talented, but holds back on his true potential when faced with the fear of losing his dad years ago. Being a Green Lantern requires overcoming fear and that's what this movie is really about.

Critics are not a fan of this movie, but I think fans of superheros will be. It's a good superhero movie, nothing great, but nothing certainly bad. It's not going to measure up to the epic feel of Thor and First Class from this year, but it's more X-Men and Spiderman 1 territory. If superhero movies are not your thing, this probably isn't either. It doesn't have mainstream appeal and few years of Green Lantern comic reading is needed to say after the credits, otherwise I don't think it's even worth staying.

How is Ryan Reynolds? Pretty much what you'd expect. He won't surprise you and he's had better performances. I think they could have cast a better actor for Hal, but he's passable. Blake Lively is probably the strongest in performances. Saarsgard is surprisingly unrecognizable as the villain, but nobody too memorable. The movie is dying for Mark Strong as Sinestro to come out and rival Reynolds, but that's for the sequel. I think Reynolds will actually shine in this role next to Mark Strong because they are complete opposites, hopefully a sequel let's us see that.

I saw this in 2D and the special effects weren't bad. There might have been one instance where I thought CGI was not needed, but other than that, CGI is needed to pull off most of the movie.

The main thing holding the movie back to line up next to Thor and First Class is how light the story is. Everything is kind of rushed through and moves along to just to get to the end when Hal is established. Plus the villains don't really play to the strengths of the hero. I think a sequel with Mark Strong will give the movie a better chance to be a fan of this kind of movie.

Despite all that, the movie isn't boring or offensive, like Ghostrider and Wolverine. It's an entertaining popcorn movie, just for the fans.

[theblock]

i honestly think, because of how well x-men, and thor were done, critics have been chomping at the bit to get a superhero blockbuster that had cracks in it, big enough for them to go off like they have been. I doubt it is as bad as some of these critics say. I think they just had a lot of pent up anger on not being able to tear apart other movies yet this summer.....

To be fair, he did give Thor a huge recommendation. But what erks me is when they just make the costume wholly from CGI and I think it really stands out on the planet earth parts of the movie (stood out to me in Spider Man to), what's wrong with just designing an actual costume then adding some green after effects later!? They went the George Lucas route on CGI when modern filmmakers should know better then going overboard on such things !

[heavy-eternium]

I take with tweezers the opinions of critics.
there is a tendency to exaggerate everything, the just good is "the paradise" and the not so good is a total disaster.
neither one thing nor the other.

[wyldman11]

I take with tweezers the opinions of critics.
there is a tendency to exaggerate everything, the just good is "the paradise" and the not so good is a total disaster.
neither one thing nor the other.

I would say that is case with most people. I would say your average viewer is more likely to say they liked a bad movie than a critic is though, but then your average viewer also tends to confuse liking a movie with it being good.

[MegaGearMax]

To be fair, he did give Thor a huge recommendation. But what erks me is when they just make the costume wholly from CGI and I think it really stands out on the planet earth parts of the movie (stood out to me in Spider Man to), what's wrong with just designing an actual costume then adding some green after effects later!? They went the George Lucas route on CGI when modern filmmakers should know better then going overboard on such things !

I think they overthought the costumes, like most Hollywood costume designers tend to do. I believe the thinking might have been that since the aliens aren't wearing "clothes", so neither should Jordan, but he had to retain some modesty so they went to for the bio costumes that everyone is wearing.

[TechTrek]

To be fair, he did give Thor a huge recommendation. But what erks me is when they just make the costume wholly from CGI and I think it really stands out on the planet earth parts of the movie (stood out to me in Spider Man to), what's wrong with just designing an actual costume then adding some green after effects later!? They went the George Lucas route on CGI when modern filmmakers should know better then going overboard on such things !

the thing is, i think they wanted to make it "other worldly" because that is what it is..........

so i think thats why they went this route. do i think they had to.... no. but i can see why they did.

I hope to see it this weekend, looks big enough to see on the big screen...

[Krueger]

I would say that is case with most people. I would say your average viewer is more likely to say they liked a bad movie than a critic is though, but then your average viewer also tends to confuse liking a movie with it being good.

But it is a good movie to them. I’ve been saying this ever since I became a film buff, which was about ten years ago. I don't want to sound like an arty-farty pretentious toff, but at the end of the day film is an art-form. Okay, the process to bring it to life is very technical, maybe more technical than any other art-form out there, but it is still a form of art nonetheless. And, like all forms of art, film is 100% subjective, despite what some “experts” say. If it were not so, then every critic would agree all the time, which as we all know doesn’t happen.

[Mr. Shokoti]

But it is a good movie to them.

Not necessarily. There are movies which I've enjoyed even though I know they were poorly made and/or failed at what they wanted to do. Practically every slasher movie and a lot of the Godzilla movies fall into that category. Even some superhero movies(Superman 3, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Batman & Robin, Howard The Duck, The Return Of Swamp Thing) that I've liked are flicks which I wouldn't recommend without explaining to the person that I had fun with them in spite of their downfalls(or sometimes because of them).

[GeologyMule]

I just watched it. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. Sinestro was a bad ass.

[wyldman11]

And, like all forms of art, film is 100% subjective, despite what some “experts” say. If it were not so, then every critic would agree all the time, which as we all know doesn’t happen.

For the most part shokoti said it, but I will add art isn't evern 100% subjective, there is also part of it which is contextual, and there is some skill involved it might be in more dealing with placement or something else. My main point on that was just because they like it doesn't make it good, they just happen to like it. To me you are more talking taste, not everyone has the same tongue. And I will say the reverse is true, you can dislike a good movie, I have and will probably continue to do so.

But then I also believe Warhol is dead, and Liefeld put him in the grave.

[Krueger]

Deadline.com is reporting that it's made 24 million on Friday. I don't know about these kinds of things. Is that good, bad or pretty average? Regardless, they seem pretty sure that it means it's going to have a 60+ million opening weekend.

For the most part shokoti said it, but I will add art isn't evern 100% subjective, there is also part of it which is contextual, and there is some skill involved it might be in more dealing with placement or something else. My main point on that was just because they like it doesn't make it good, they just happen to like it. To me you are more talking taste, not everyone has the same tongue. And I will say the reverse is true, you can dislike a good movie, I have and will probably continue to do so.

But then I also believe Warhol is dead, and Liefeld put him in the grave.

But art pretty much always comes down to personal taste when all is said and done. I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one. I will say, though, (and I know you didn’t) the word objective should never be used when talking about any form of art, IMO.

[JonWes]

Deadline.com is reporting that it's made 24 million on Friday. I don't know about these kinds of things. Is that good, bad or pretty average? Regardless, they seem pretty sure that it means it's going to have a 60+ million opening weekend.

Well...
X-men First Class made $55m with a budget of $160m on its opening weekend, so it did better than that (although Green Lantern must have had a FAR bigger marketing budget.)

It comes close to Thor, which might be a more useful comparison as they are both heavily-hyped (though I still think GL was more hyped) movies featuring what are generally considered characters with low general-public recognition (though, again I think GL had a bit more of an advantage there too.) Thor made $65m the opening weekend with a budget of $150.

As for whether that's good or bad - Thor is considered a hit... because the worldwide box office is VERY sizeable. It's made almost 60% of it's current total revenue (435m) at the foreign box office. So how well GL does internationally may make or break it.

The other factor is budget. Most estimates place Green Lantern at around $200m (before marketing costs) so it has further to go before being considered profitable.

Still, unless the foreign audience doesn't show up or bad word of mouth kills it next weekend, the film will probably be considered profitable enough to warrant a sequel.