I liked Wolfman and Swamp Thing.
Man Thing, too.
Posted on 06/17/2011 7:32:29 AM PDT by Neoavatara
Green Lantern is a different kind of superhero. Unlike other characters in the DC Universe, he is much more defined by the Universe he exists in than his own personality. Sure, he has the 'reluctant here' thing going on, but that is not the most essential part of his persona. The Green Lanterns, the enemies he faces, and the almost insane, silly and sometime ludicrous nature of the comic books is part of what makes up Green Lantern.
And the makers of this film simply did not get that, in any way.
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Why not just post it here?
Is it your own article? Can you please post it on FR if you want us to read it? Thanks!
The name alone just never sounded right ... Superman, Batman, The Hulk, etc.
The names matched and said something about the character.
The Whistle Stop Signal?
Not so much.
Please post the full review - you won’t sue yourself for copyright infringement, right?
I liked Wolfman and Swamp Thing.
Man Thing, too.
When I was a kid back in the 1960’s, I read all the superhero comic books, and Green Lantern was my favorite. I especially liked his friendship the the Flash, and enjoyed the stories that had the two of them teaming up.
I’m looking forward to seeing the movie.
Is anyone here old enough to remember the comic book heroes The Fly and The Jaguar?
Nope, I played baseball.
Another super hero movie...
I’m a big GL fan too and followed everything from Blackest Night to Brighttest Day, even when Hal Jordan was “resurrected” like what happened to Barry Allen (The Flash).
Plus he’s a patriotic American as he’s not only a Navy pilot but his other lantern are Marines (John Stewart).
Unfortunately, Ryan Reynolds looks like a fag and never liked him.
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First, what is good about this film? Ryan Reynolds. He actually fits this role to a ‘T’. He is funny, lovable, and when it demands, serious.
The depiction of Oa, the Green Lantern’s base world, is fantastic, and everything I could have dreamed of. Oa is a strange, truly alien place, and the film makers were able to convey that. The Kilowog training scene is exactly as it should be. Parallax, the gargantual cosmic cloud that is the villain, is a solid enemy. Sinestro, played by Mark Strong, is solid as well, and anyone knowing the story arc of Green Lantern knows why that is essential.
Other than that, the rest of the movie is mediocre at best, and terrible at worst.
The middle part of the movie is a mixture of irrelevant back stories and of relationships we don’t care about. Yes, we know, the hero doesn’t want to be a hero; he has baggage; he has issues. Been there, done that. This part of the plot could have been handled in five minutes. Blake Lively, as Hal Jordan’s love interest, may be one of the worst parts of the film. She is a horrendous actress, at least in this movie.
And then there is how the Green Lantern Corps handles the existential threat of Parallax. This is a threat that has not been seen, and this powerful plot point…but almost seems to be an afterthought. In fact, I almost wonder if the entire plot is an afterthought. There is no coherence to the storyline, other than the barest concept of “man becomes hero, saves earth’.
This was a complete missed opportunity. DC comics, who owns among other things Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and yes, the Green Lantern, once again blows an opportunity to create a hit series. Yes, they got lucky with Batman…but the rest have been disasters, and this is no exception. The makers of this film completely misunderstood what Green Lantern is and stood for. They didn’t understand the Universe he exists in, nor really what drives him. And that in total makes a film that is virtually unwatchable.
Superman was my fave, Batman pretty good, but I enjoyed an occasional Flash and Green Lantern.
Gonna see it anyway and make up my own mind.
Yes, I remember the Fly and the Jaguar.
Buzz Gun affirmative...
Ok - so the guy linked to his blog... I found the post in “Bloggers & Personal”. So what’s the problem?
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