I'll just copy and paste my completely ignored post from the comic book movie forum...Seeing as there seems to be a lot of teenage dick wagging going on in there. (Better get over there RJ...That's your kind of thing)
Don't know all that much about the Green Lantern comics so everything story wise and how it relates to the comics isn't something I can speak on so my criticisms are entirely about the stand alone movie.
1st off the CGI was absolutely piss poor. I've seen movies made 10 years ago that look better (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as an example)
There is close on no action...Literally 5 minutes...Not what you expect from a comic book movie at all...As an origin movie you expect it to be slow...But not that slow.
Overall....Not good at all...Hate to say it but Marvel movies are a lot better than DC movies...And DC is leaving their hopes in the hands of Zach Snyder...Hmmm...I worry.
The idea/concept was good, so "Could" have been a good movie. But unfortunately the direction of the movie was very poor. It just didn't flow well. It randomly shifted from Space to Earth. And even on Earth the scenes were pretty random. They should have made it like Green Lantern: First Flight animated. Would have been much better basing the whole thing in space, after the ring finds a human.
There was nothing wrong with the special effects though. GL's powers were portrayed well, and the action sequence at the end was good. But it was too late in the movie to save at that point.
But I wouldn't say Marvel movies are better based on this, and DC shouldn't give up on other superheroes (besides Supes and Bats). They just need to make sure they get good direction, and have a good story not just a good concept.
Oh and not overspend on a first movie just assuming its gna be a hit. They've done that twice now: Superman Returns and Green Lantern. They dnt seem to be learning.
marvel hero movies will always be better. marvel characters always felt more realistic than DC characters for some reason.
so that seems like it would turn out better in live action.
I thought the movie was good. I gave it a 7 out of 10.
That means it was worth seeing in the theater.
How about Peter Sarsgaard's performance as Hector? That guy was just awesome. I believe I found a nice but different replacement for The Joker...
The effects were decent. The CGI wasn't bad, at all.
Sound was at times awesome and at other times lacking. This tells me that it had a rushed post-production with some good talent.
Acting was okay. Reynolds delivered but wasn't his usual awesome smartass self. He seemed rather suppressed in that area but still got several of his smartass lines in.
I liked the story.
Things I didn't like were the motivations for Hector. It was a bit too immature, imo. It didn't seem very realistic.
I really liked Parallax's character design. It was awesome!
Sinistro was a bit too much of an ass.
My hope is that they make a Green Lantern II and don't change much about the film except making the plot a bit better, adding more action...and taking out some of the PIS.
Also....is it me or are most Green (or otherwise) Lantern's lacking in imagination?
I agree. Yeah I love the DC roster but they are too uber. And the fact that the film couldn't capture that.
The film should have shown him performing interesting feats. And not spearheading him into an ultimate showdown.
The Guardians also looked way too fake. Why not get Rick Baker to make animatronic dudes and put CG effects where they are needed.
They based all the scenes in sets with special effects which made the plot development seem too textbook. Thor brought in the small town setting which helped ground the audience in reality.
Yeah I guess that was the whole idea. That a creative and noble human could rise above the top. But the script couldn't capture that.
EDITING!!!
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I've no issue with them trying something that is lesser known in non comic book circles that Superman and Batman. I do have an issue with trying to palm us off with a movie with exceptionally low production values and terrible acting. The only character even remotely good was Sinestro. A genuine likeness and very well cast. The CGI on the Guardians was just laughable though. And when you compare Oa's CGI with the likes of Asgard in the Thor movie it just looks dire and outdated.
The Original Superman films and Nolan's Batman movies are the best superhero movies. Marvel never has and never will make movies of that caliber.
I actually thought the Hector story was a waste of time, and it would have been a much better story just concentrating more on Parallax(one of the things that did work in the movie)
Last edited by Darth Thor on Jun 29th, 2011 at 10:22 AM
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