As production gears up on the live-action Green Lantern movie, we're getting a cool look at what looks like concept art for the film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan,
The art, acquired and authenticated by Cosmic Book News, shows what appear to be alien members of the Green Lantern Corps, including Kilowog, the alien trainer of new recruits; Tomar-Re, another trainer; and Abin Sur, the Lantern in charge of the space sector that includes Earth, who recruits Hal Jordan into the corps.
Nice to see they're going ahead with what appears to be the real story of the Lantern Corps and Jordan's origins as Sur's replacement, based on the DC Comics.
The film also reportedly stars Blake Lively as Carol Ferris and Mark Strong as Sinestro.
It's set for debut in 2011.
http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/awesome-green-lantern-con.php (http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/awesome-green-lantern-con.php)
Here's a fan made poster.. showing Ryan as Green Lantern
Cool! Thanks Kenny. I am looking forward to this one.
Casting Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern is a great choice. I think he'll do a great job in that role. Makes me want to see it.
I like how David Boreanaz did the voice of Green Lantern/ Hal Jordan in Justice League New Frontier. I think he would be better because in my opinion Ryan Reynolds always seems to play the smart mouthed guy where I never saw Hal Jordan that way. But that is just my opinion.
I found a photo of Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern costume.
Looking forward to this movie. This is really a great time for comic fans. The studios seem very willing to do comic based films.
Lol im sorry I have to say it, I will defiantly watch this but he looks like such a nerd!
also.... lookie at Sarsgaard
(http://api.ning.com/files/XZ3aUHbEnn2EsRNc1U1NQwCzJhp*5iW4hSLELwrQQtS-OAfa0pi7BDDOZANRIlxh38iJ5Skf-uwpiXSONNzjMBj1KGbUaHy3/sarsgaardhammond.jpg)
The costume on RR looks pretty good. I've read the Green Lantern comic off and on but not a huge fan of the book. But still looking forward to the movie.
Quote from: Darkmolerman on May 11, 2010, 02:24:25 PM
Lol im sorry I have to say it, I will defiantly watch this but he looks like such a nerd!
also.... lookie at Sarsgaard
(http://api.ning.com/files/XZ3aUHbEnn2EsRNc1U1NQwCzJhp*5iW4hSLELwrQQtS-OAfa0pi7BDDOZANRIlxh38iJ5Skf-uwpiXSONNzjMBj1KGbUaHy3/sarsgaardhammond.jpg)
Eric Stoltz from Mask? :)
Lol I too am a on off Green Lantern reader and it's only after reading Last Stand of Krypton ivevgit more into him.
I just hope they don't include G'nort in the cast. Not a fan of G'nort.
Article in Entertainment Weekly this week with some pics. Here are a couple...
(more here: http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/07/15/more-green-lantern-pics-arrive/ (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/07/15/more-green-lantern-pics-arrive/))
From Comic Con! Very cool.
Comic-Con: Exclusive Green Lantern Video from Comic-Con (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPWJDA1JV5M#ws)
Looks cool! A lot of negative feedback on the flick though. But, critics always say that....I for one will be in line to see it!
Quote from: QuadShot on July 30, 2010, 08:55:13 PM
Looks cool! A lot of negative feedback on the flick though. But, critics always say that....I for one will be in line to see it!
How can there be negative feedback when the movie isn't even done yet? I can't blame that on critics. Maybe disgruntled fanboys, but critics are a bit more professional.
Quote from: ChadH on May 11, 2010, 10:31:50 AM
I found a photo of Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern costume.
Looking forward to this movie. This is really a great time for comic fans. The studios seem very willing to do comic based films.
So I'm guessing that this is photoshoped from something else
Quote from: X on July 30, 2010, 09:35:56 PM
Quote from: QuadShot on July 30, 2010, 08:55:13 PM
Looks cool! A lot of negative feedback on the flick though. But, critics always say that....I for one will be in line to see it!
How can there be negative feedback when the movie isn't even done yet? I can't blame that on critics. Maybe disgruntled fanboys, but critics are a bit more professional.
Really? Since when are critics professional? I mean, lets be honest here. The only difference between a critic and a non-critic is that they get paid a LOT to give their biased opinion on something. Period. Besides, in my post, I use the term critic as one who is critical of something, not necessarily as a "professional" movie critic. :) And X, doesn't matter that the film isn't finished yet, when has that ever stopped critics, both of the professional and amateur persuasion, from making comments on a project?
My comment was based on this article about Comic Con: http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/is-comiccon-bad-for-your-movie.html#more (http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/07/is-comiccon-bad-for-your-movie.html#more)
Take it for what it's worth...:) Peace out...
I guess you could have negative critics on the film if the screenplay is bad. You can definetly read a screenplay and say you don't like it as it's no different from reading a book.
I for one hold little on what critics have to say about a film. I've never been one to go with the floe anyway, and generally like to decide for myself. Now, I'm not poohing on critics at all, I think they serve a very real and useful purpose, but because most of them are "classically" trained, that is, most prefer artsy type of films, I don't listen too carefully to what they say. Just my opinion.
Negative feedback - already? I haven't really heard that. Plus the movie is like a year away. Lets not jump to any conclusions quite yet.
Just a strange observation...
One of the posted pics re this movie - the one from a magazine with a woman's hand on the guy's chest - right below her hand there appears some lettering - looks as if on the inside of his shirt. Can't really make it out. Thought at first it was from the opposite side of the magazine page but it seems to flow with the contour of his shirt. Just saying - perhaps its a code... a message.
Green Lantern Trailer Set for November Debut
Source: Edward Douglas
October 8, 2010
The trailer for Green Lantern will debut before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, according to DC writer and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, announcing the plan moments ago at the New York Comic Con.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 is scheduled to hit theaters on November 19th of this year. Green Lantern will follow next summer on June 17th.
Read more: Green Lantern Trailer Set for November Debut - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70521#ixzz11nK3iBNX (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70521#ixzz11nK3iBNX)
Check it out.. a first look at actual footage from the upcoming movie.. looks pretty cool
ET - Green Lantern Pre-Preview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrBwKMxhtXQ#ws)
That looks pretty cool! The effects look great. Hope they don't over use the humor though.
Quote from: Rico on November 13, 2010, 05:20:58 AM
That looks pretty cool! The effects look great. Hope they don't over use the humor though.
Yeah I think that it the route they are going down.. humor mixed with action.. kind of like Fantastic Four.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on November 13, 2010, 09:35:43 AM
Quote from: Rico on November 13, 2010, 05:20:58 AM
That looks pretty cool! The effects look great. Hope they don't over use the humor though.
Yeah I think that it the route they are going down.. humor mixed with action.. kind of like Fantastic Four.
LOL BITE YOUR TONGUE! Please; NOT like Fantastic Four! :P :D
Quote from: wraith1701 on November 13, 2010, 07:49:39 PM
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on November 13, 2010, 09:35:43 AM
Quote from: Rico on November 13, 2010, 05:20:58 AM
That looks pretty cool! The effects look great. Hope they don't over use the humor though.
Yeah I think that it the route they are going down.. humor mixed with action.. kind of like Fantastic Four.
LOL BITE YOUR TONGUE! Please; NOT like Fantastic Four! :P :D
I don't know what everyones problem is with Fantastic Four.. I enjoyed both movies.
The problem Kenny, is the FF movies don't do the comic justice. I kind of enjoyed the films for some of the fun moments, but I really want to see a more faithful version sometime. And frankly, the Green Lantern comics have even less humor for the most part.
Quote from: Rico on November 15, 2010, 05:33:11 PM
The problem Kenny, is the FF movies don't do the comic justice. I kind of enjoyed the films for some of the fun moments, but I really want to see a more faithful version sometime. And frankly, the Green Lantern comics have even less humor for the most part.
Guess it's good then that I haven't read the comic books.. :)
Full trailer is up..
Green Lantern (2011) - Trailer (HQ) Exclusive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJABsJQCZHA#)
That looks great!
Every movie I ever see Ryan Reynolds in he always seems to play a pretty boy loser (Waiting, Adventureland) seems like his character is a bit like that in this one. I suspect by the end of the Movie his Character will grow and hopefully I change my viewpoint on the Characters he plays :) .
Certainly looks good and I'm happy there seems to be a serious tone to it as well. Could be really good. Here's another YouTube entry of it at a little higher res. I think.
Green Lantern Movie Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWGl_A3b60#ws)
On one hand I like the way it looks, on the other I question the "off world" stuff. It will be interesting to see how that translates to film. He was always a favorite of mine in the comics!
I think this movie looks ROCKIN'!
Cool poster I found...
Is that a fan made poster Rico?? I really like it.
I wish I was Ryan Reynolds. He gets to be Green Lantern (awesome). He gets to makeout with Blake Lively (double awesome). Then after making out with Blake Lively he returns home to Scarlett Jo (badass).
Oh and he's the sexiest man on the planet. Life is rough for him.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on November 22, 2010, 11:45:18 AM
Is that a fan made poster Rico?? I really like it.
Don't think it's fan made. You can view more here:
http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/40980/green-lantern/images/green-lantern-20101118031308818.html?page=mediaFull (http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/40980/green-lantern/images/green-lantern-20101118031308818.html?page=mediaFull)
Awesome.. thanks Rico
Really good interview here with Ryan Reynolds about the GL movie from Wondercon. This makes me even more excited to see this.
So far, Green Lantern seems to be the big hit of WonderCon. As you can check out in our photo gallery, the exhibit floor is littered with toys, props and other tie-ins to the upcoming Warner Bros. feature film. The panel, meanwhile, met with a full house of con-goers and the footage (which we described here) met with a very enthusiastic response from excited fans.
A good deal of the applause, naturally, was owed to the very special appearance of both Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Reynolds, who takes center stage as Hal Jordan, an Air Force pilot turned intergalactic superhero, spoke with press in a special backstage interview following the panel. Read his thoughts below on the character, the film and the fans and check back soon for another interview with Lively.
Q: You said you weren't too familiar with the character of Green Lantern going in. As you got familiar with Hal Jordan, what was it about him that made him stand out to you as opposed to Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne?
Ryan Reynolds: Never heard of those other guys! (laughs) But for me, it was that transformation. It was having this guy who is arrogant, cocky and reckless and could be given a higher calling and really rise to that purpose and, in that process, find it humbling. I though that was really, really interesting. That transformation that happens early on in the film is really great. This guy that really has to make the effort. He has to do something with his life in a huge way and, in turn, saves countless other people's lives.
Q: The film relies heavily on CGI. How much pressure does that add on-set, not knowing exactly what everything is going to look like?
Reynolds: Well, it's never good to get in a plane unless you know that you've got a good pilot. Part of that challenge is just having Martin Campbell. Look, I've got enough miles under me to be savvy about those things. To say, "Who did Warner Brothers hire? Who did they hire to do the production design? Who did they hire to do the costumes? Who did they hire to shoot the movie?" Those are all really important questions that you don't think about when you're starting your career. We're in good hands. They're spending the money on the right people to do this the right way. At some point, you've just got to surrender. You say, "I'm going to take care of my end of the bargain and they're going to take care of theirs." Then you see the end result. Or the 90% finished result, as I saw today, and you go, "Okay. They're doing it. They're creating that world." It's exciting. You hear he audience roar with applause you realize that this is what we do this for. People bitch and whine and moan on-set because it's 180 degrees and you're wearing a lycra costume that you'd much rather just light on fire and never see again, but you're here. You're seeing it in front of its core audience. It's pretty exciting.
Q: Have you seen anything in the film that has really blown you away with what they've done in post?
Reynolds: I've been in South Africa for the past two-and-a-half months. In "Green Lantern" months, that's like 30 years in terms of post-production. Things happen in leaps and bounds in that amount of time. I saw that a day and half ago and I just now got rid of my drool cup. The footage has just incredible. But nothing as far along as what we just saw now.
Q: So it's sort of like seeing the film for the first time?
Reynolds: It's all seeing it for the first time. It's amazing. You go from a soundstage that's four walls and a blue screen and you're in a totally different world.
Q: This isn't your first time playing a superhero on the big screen. Did those past works help you prepare for this one?
Reynolds: Not really. I never really played a superhero before. I was Deadpool in "Wolverine," but I wouldn't really classify that guy as a superhero. Years and years and years ago, I was in "Blade," but that was as a human being as well. This is all kind of new for me. None of it really informed me. Most of it was just finding the character's voice early on. That was always a trick. You approach it like every other film.
Q: Does it make much of a difference how thoroughly everything is scrutinized on a film like this?
Reynolds: Oh, it's huge. I mean, I'm also a fan. I want it to be good just primarily from that level. It's a huge weight. It buoys you in a really big way. It's a totally different experience, seeing it with an audience that it's designed for. Seeing it with that group of people out there was just electrifying. If it had gone the other way, it would have been a huge disaster. So it's really great to see that they're getting it right.
Q: How hard is it to weather that? When the Entertainment Weekly cover came out, people were very mixed in their reactions to the costume.
Reynolds: Well, it's twofold. I mean, I'm already two movies away from "Green Lantern," so I forget some of those little things. But I also expect all that. I didn't think that an average audience would know that the suit, in the mythology of the film, is made of energy. It's not made of spandex or luge-wear. So it's a whole different kind of approach that we have to have to it. I always knew it was going to be CGI from the first time I met the entire gang. I think you just have to remind the audience that this is what it is. This is what's actually happening. But part of that is that the audience wants to see themselves in that role. So when you have a suit that's made of energy, it's not something that they can go pick up at Target. It's a different thing. It requires a little bit of time.
Q: You mentioned in the panel that Hal Jordan isn't really a funny guy. Did you find that you had to suppress a big part of yourself?
Reynolds: Well, you hope so. If I'm not suppressing myself in any movie I did, things could go horribly wrong.
Q: You made a Han Solo meets Chuck Yeager reference. Is there a ratio there?
Reynolds: Well, I don't know. This is a reference that's mostly for me. I'm only sharing it with you guys because I'm being grilled about my process. I don't know what the ratio is. It's not a cake I'm baking... But any guy who wakes on a planet called Oa, you're going to have a moment of apoplectic disbelief. You're going to have that moment. And however it comes about or however it manifests itself organically is how it happens. So I don't know. If you put Chuck Yeager in that situation, what would he do? Maybe the same thing. I don't know.
Q: Can you talk about the balance of comedy with the more serious elements?
Reynolds: In terms of the overall film, I would say that Hal is far more aggressive in the movie than he is funny. Once we get in to the middle of that second act, everything is pretty serious. It's just tough, when you're dealing with so much exposition of an origin story, to service an audience with it in a very analytical way. It's sort of dangerous. You have to find a way to make that entertaining and palatable. They did such a great job with doing that and allowing the movie to start in the first act instead of it starting in the third act like it does in a lot of origin stories. That will oftentimes leave an audience unsatisfied. But that's all in there. You feel this guy's rage and purpose halfway through the second act. That's what drew me to the movie to begin with.
Q: How dark is it?
Reynolds: It never goes super dark or anything like that. But it has its moments. I would say that it sort of walks that tight-rope in terms of maybe "The Dark Knight" tones and some of the other recent iterations of stories from the comic book world. Tony Stark and those kind of things. It sort of walks that tight-rope somewhere in the middle of those things.
Q: There's a lot of talk of CGI as a hindrance, but it's interesting that it's the story of a guy whose world is built out of willpower and imagination and the film literally does just that. Did having to imagine this world help you click into that mindset?
Reynolds: Yeah. I mean, some actors just can't do it. They need to have that world in front of them in order to do it. But I would have felt like an ***hole asking them to build a lifesize version of Oa with an 18-story power battery in the middle of it. And there's the budget. So you really have to embrace the make-believe and pretend. It's really like being a kid again and actually having that power manifest itself is really pretty exciting and would be for anybody. We get to experience that through Hal. Working with a greenscreen stage for six months, you're literally in the world of make-believe and pretend. In a typical drama movie where you have all this elements right in front of you, all you're doing is believing. In this, you're having to do both. You're having to believe and you're having to pretend. It's like a muscle that has atrophied and once it's back, it's there and it's exciting and fun. You invent things. When you invent things -- when I turn my head and look at something -- Martin [Campbell] doesn't question what I'm doing. When I watch the film, suddenly the character Bzzt is cruising by. It's so great to see that.
Q: If the film spawns sequels, is there anything specific from the mythology that you'd like to see? Would you want to explore the dark side of Hal?
Reynolds: Yeah, I'm game for that. If we were to do a second film, I know where that's going. But a third, I have no idea. That would be very exciting. I'd love to maybe hand it over to one of the others. Guy Gardner or John Stewart or something.
Q: What does Martin Campbell bring to the filmmaking process?
Reynolds: He brings an immense range of talent. He's done serious dramas and action films and even some lighthearted stuff. He was also a shooter. He started out as a shooter, or cinematographer. You couple that with the power of Dion Beebe, who's one of the best in the business, and you've really got something. But he knows what it's like to put a knife fight in a phone booth on the screen. He's not even here and when he's done with the movie, he's going to sleep for 200 years. He lives in a little dungeon and I'm sure his family is incredibly angry at him since they haven't seen him in years.
Q: Can you talk about working with Peter Sarsgaard?
Reynolds: Peter's great. One thing about working with Hector Hammond is that he created a sympathetic character out of what could, ostensibly, just be a villain. So we actually feel empathy for this guy who is wreaking havoc in Hal's life. And they're childhood friends as well, so you sort of feel a sense of loyalty for Hal and for Hector and you hope that these guys don't come to blows. But Peter's amazing and to see some of the work that he's done throughout his career and onstage with us was really a privilege.
Q: This is your first 3D film. Have you seen any of the footage in 3D yet?
Reynolds: I haven't seen anything in 3D yet, but I think that a movie like this really lends itself to being a 3D film. The constructions and the alien worlds and all the stuff on Oa really lends itself to the format.
Q: Do you know what's going to be happened with "R.I.P.D."? Is that going to be your next project?
Reynolds: I don't know. I hope so. I always think that you're not really doing a movie until you break for lunch on the fifth day. But it would be fantastic. We're still trying to work it out with cast and crew. We'll see.
Q: Since you never wore the suit on-set, does it only now feel like it's paying off all the work you did, getting to see yourself on-screen?
Reynolds: Yeah, but what's weird is that when I found out how they were doing the suit, I said, "So why do I have to be in shape? You're putting the thing over my damned body! What am I doing, killing myself every morning?" But then I found out that they bodyscan you every two weeks. They laser-scan you. Which is something. You think, "I look pretty good!" and then you see the three-dimensional views and go, "I have work to do." So it was kind of a weird experience to see that. But yeah, I was kind of wondering if, for the next movie, they could just use the old scans. Then I could eat human food instead of, you know, dog kibble.
Q: How does Oa and Earth balance out in the film?
Reynolds: You're after ratios? I'd say 50/50. 50 on Earth, 50 on Oa. 50 on other stuff. My math's terrible. I'm an actor.
Green Lantern hits theaters on June 17th in both 2D and 3D.
Read more: WonderCon: Ryan Reynolds on Green Lantern - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/wonderconnews.php?id=75868#ixzz1IN81F7iv (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/wonderconnews.php?id=75868#ixzz1IN81F7iv)
WOW!!!
Green Lantern Wondercon Footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbyJSbimX0Y#ws)
sounds like it'll be a great movie!
I like the latest trailor. Looks like it has come along quite nicely. We'll have to see this one in the theater.
Kevin
that was incredible. I will see it in theaters. WOW.
Wow indeed.. finally getting around to watching this.. OMG.. I enjoyed the first trailer but gave you an entirely different feel then the latest trailer.. WOW.. is all I can say.
Looks great. I can do without the 3d though.
Just so you guys know, the latest footage isn't really a trailer. It's just some clips they put together for Wondercon.
I groked that, but it still looked freaking awesome.
Here are some new photos of Ryan Reynolds
Awesome! Thanks Kenny!!
He looks GREAT in his costume, exactly like I picture Hal Jordan from the comics. That being said, I've never been a big GL fan. I mean, why hasn't someone just walked up behind him and stabbed him with a yellow number two pencil? That's got to be the dumbest vulnerability ever.
edit: Is it me or do his feet look kind of weird?
Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on April 12, 2011, 12:14:30 PM
He looks GREAT in his costume, exactly like I picture Hal Jordan from the comics. That being said, I've never been a big GL fan. I mean, why hasn't someone just walked up behind him and stabbed him with a yellow number two pencil? That's got to be the dumbest vulnerability ever.
edit: Is it me or do his feet look kind of weird?
you can see his toes under the energy.
New TV spot.
Green Lantern - TV Spot #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11TIrae_ag#ws)
A few new stills from the movie are up here: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76690 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76690)
Example below:
New extended TV spot. Looking good!
Green Lantern movie - extended TV Spot [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVbBsf4akXY#ws)
New trailer was just released..
Green Lantern Trailer 2 (2011) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9dR8h0830Q#ws)
I like that trailer a lot. Getting more geeked for this one.
started off bad in previews, but the oreviews are getting better and better.
You know what has been interesting about the ad campaign for this one is initially it focused on the stuff on Earth and the more personal and jokey moments. These newer trailers make it look more like a sci-fi movie set on another planet. I wonder how it will all play out.
Quote from: Bryancd on May 04, 2011, 04:34:44 PM
You know what has been interesting about the ad campaign for this one is initially it focused on the stuff on Earth and the more personal and jokey moments. These newer trailers make it look more like a sci-fi movie set on another planet. I wonder how it will all play out.
Yeah I think that's because most of the Scifi stuff is CG and wasn't ready.
Ah, that makes sense!
I love the green gattling gun and the Bird like character.
Each trailer looks more and more amazing. From what I'm seeing now with the Green Lantern CGI, and CGI apes in the new Apes film, along with Avatar, it all might mark a new CGI age of sorts. That is to say, the technology leaps forward now and then. It appears to be leaping rapidly. It makes me want to see a CGI Darkseid(or is the Darkside?), or maybe Doomsday, or even a CGI Gorilla Grodd would be very cool.
:D
Some new stills from the movie here:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78381 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78381)
Still unsure about going to cinema to see this or wait for dvd.
Because of the Special effects in this I was kinda thinking of seeing it in the 3D. Still not sure what I'm going to do.
Great new clip from movie. Here's a link.
www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2260311065/ (http://www.imdb.com/video/indb/vi2260311065/)
Checking out an afternoon show Friday. We decided to check it out in 3D. Not a huge 3D fan by any means but this just seemed to fit for 3D. I guess I'll find out. I really want to see the things they come up with that his ring can do. I have seen some pretty cool things already.
My son and I are going to see it tomorrow at 11AM (I am taking the day off). We are looking forward to it. We are not going to see the 3D version -- my son is not a fan of 3D because it bothers his eyes.
Sadly this is getting very poor reviews and ratings (Rotten Tomatoes 27). I really like the Green Lantern character, and had plans to see this one, but I guess I'll now wait for the Blu-Ray release.
Kevin
they have been doing the rounds over here with interviews and so on to raise awareness of the film.
One of the lesser actors said that they are worried about movie fatigue.
So many things for people to see this year that there will be losers.
As for me with all the clips i have now seen it is one that i will not see at the movies.
The wife and I did see this yesterday in 3D. I am going to send my comments about the movie to Rico.
So the people who have seen this, what do they Think? My Wife wants me to take her to see it, but I am sort of on the fence with so many Movies coming out this summer that I want to see. With all the special theaters and 3D movies, the price gets up there, so I have started to get a bit more selective on what I go to.
Here are the items the guy who runs the comic shop was giving out at the Green Lantern movie. pretty cool. But, I don't know what I'll do with the heroclix figure. Check these out.
Saw the movie yesterday and I thought it was good. A little cliche at times, but it was pretty fun to watch.
Saw the movie Yesterday evening, picture house was kinda quiet,but then i am guessing the rush has died down.
It was ok a lot of action and the ring effects where great. But it lacked character, never really grabbed me.
Just got back from Green Lantern. It wasn't as bad as people have been saying. I mean some of the script was a tad bit silly, but the effects were great. I was surprised at how good it was.
Finally watched this today (Extended Edition on BluRay) and all the extras and totally loved it. I don't understand why folks bashed it so much. It was entertaining, cool SFX, good acting and I enjoyed the introduction of Green Lantern.
And so my movie catch up continues. I'll be honest, I went into this, knowing not a jot, bar the basics of the ring, about Green Lantern. I don't know why, but I felt deeply saddened to see Tim Robbins and his sub par performance, in this. This was more than alleviated by Peter Sarsgaard's performance, chewing scenery and stealing scenes. Ryan Reynolds' performance, both with and without the ring, is vanilla. Again, I don't know if this is true to the character's comic book origins or just the acting range of Reynolds, but this lack of range made it hard for me to connect or care about his character and the recharge scene with his supposedly 'best friend' was borderline cringeworthy and had no emotional resonance at all. I must say though, the voice work is very good, I believe I heard the (ahem) dulcet tones of Clancy Brown, but this is downplayed by my feeling that a lot of the supporting cast, Tim Robbins and Hal's family especially, phoned in a performance or maybe were just poorly directed.
Reading this back, it seems like I hated the film, it's no so much that, it has a lot of good elements, the CGI is great, I liked the story, even if it's a bit thin and the film could be 15-20 minutes shorter and feel tighter and better for it and as I said already, Sarsgaard is a joy to behold in this and alone raised my rating by half a star. Plus Blake Lively nearly makes you believe Hal/Ryan has emotions and will one day be a real boy.
3 out of 5 stars, save it for a rainy Saturday afternoon, when you've got nothing else better to do.