Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)

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• Drake T

  
  I really love how this expands the GL lore with short stories from multiple characters within the Corps. Top that off with some of the BEST animation and character designs I've seen from a non-Asian production... you've got yourself quite the winner. I came into this with… More
  I really love how this expands the GL lore with short stories from multiple characters within the Corps. Top that off with some of the BEST animation and character designs I've seen from a non-Asian production... you've got yourself quite the winner. I came into this with a lot of skepticism as I've never appreciated the title character but the lore presented here really fleshes out the concept with a lot of credible ideas. I just wish it wasn't loosely strung into one film. Almost cheapens the experience of the short stories along the way.

• EightThirty .

  
  03/09/2011 (ONLINE)

• Everett J

  
  This cartoon has absolutely nothing to do with the first cartoon, "First Flight." Sinestro was the villian there, here he is just another member of the Lantern Corps. This is really a series of different stories explaining the mythology behind the Green Lantern… More
  This cartoon has absolutely nothing to do with the first cartoon, "First Flight." Sinestro was the villian there, here he is just another member of the Lantern Corps. This is really a series of different stories explaining the mythology behind the Green Lantern Corps(pretty much every character except the main character, Hal Jordan). If your like me and don't really know much about any of the characters, then this is a perfect introduction. Not sure if it will have anything to do with the story of the live action movie about to come out, but it's still very entertaining. The animation is good, parts reminded me of older cartoons like "Voltron". The stories are told at a good, brisk pace and are easy to follow. Overall, a pretty decent cartoon movie, better that "First Flight" and a good introduction for possible future installments.

• Michael G

  
  Emerald Knights is a pretty cool Green Lantern anthology that not only stands up pretty well on its own but also serves as a nice companion piece/history lesson for the upcoming live action movie. And for as much as I liked Green Lantern: First Flight, Emerald Knights stands alone… More
  Emerald Knights is a pretty cool Green Lantern anthology that not only stands up pretty well on its own but also serves as a nice companion piece/history lesson for the upcoming live action movie. And for as much as I liked Green Lantern: First Flight, Emerald Knights stands alone from that as well. All of the stories were great to the point where they all outshine the context in which they're being told. I also liked the voice acting a bit better in this than First Flight. Definitely worth it for any comics fan. Immediate rewatch value might not be there, but still good.

• Luke B

  
  I'm a MASSIVE Green Lantern fan. This is a small release that will introduce a lot of the mythology to newcomers before the release of the main live action film. It's really a series of individual stories being told. This means that each one varies in quality. Most are a lot… More
  I'm a MASSIVE Green Lantern fan. This is a small release that will introduce a lot of the mythology to newcomers before the release of the main live action film. It's really a series of individual stories being told. This means that each one varies in quality. Most are a lot of fun, especially "Mogo Doesn't Socialize". The most distracting thing about this film is that it uses the same character designs from First Flight, but has new voices and a new continuity. This can be overlooked fairly quickly. What's harder to overlook is some of the disappointing vocal work. Fillion, a fan favorite, isn't given enough to do and Jason Isaacs puts in next to zero effort. Rollins is also not gruff enough as Killowog. Vosloo and Rowdy Roddy Piper do excellent stuff. It's a great introduction to such a vast universe, and will preview what a Green Lantern franchise is capable of.

• Jason V

  
  Emerald Knights is like a movie or TV show which shows an event in the present during its first few moments and then flashes back to show how the characters arrived where they were when we first see them. The overarching story of Oa being threatened by an enemy comes second to… More
  Emerald Knights is like a movie or TV show which shows an event in the present during its first few moments and then flashes back to show how the characters arrived where they were when we first see them. The overarching story of Oa being threatened by an enemy comes second to developing the Lantern universe, partly because there are exciting adventures to be had and partly to help audiences become accustomed to the characters in preparation for this summer's movie. Normally, I'd rail against the flashback plot. Here, though, it works since not much could have been done for the present day plot. It's fairly standard and would have felt unnecessarily elongated with filler information. Add to this the usual stunning animation and voice cast (in the easily digestable mini-stories) and we finally have an animated DC film which doesn't run too fast or leave important story elements out. Easily the most engrossing of this line of films since, perhaps, Wonder Woman.

• Marcus W

  
  The film may have failed but that's no reason to give up on "the corp". Like they did with Batman, here are six interlinking stories about the origin of the Green Lanterns, and it goes to show that there is potential for this franchise after all. Worth a watch.

• Sean S

  
  This is just awesome! It takes some of the best stories from the GL universe and translates it for this movie. Fun and interesting. DC does it again.

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