Green Lantern (2011)

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• John M

  
  After reading a handful of bad reviews i went into this expecting a giant pile of turd. Now granted I don't dislike many movies. Everything has its good qualities. And I have enjoyed several recent movies that others have disliked. That said my expectations had been seriously… More
  After reading a handful of bad reviews i went into this expecting a giant pile of turd. Now granted I don't dislike many movies. Everything has its good qualities. And I have enjoyed several recent movies that others have disliked. That said my expectations had been seriously lowered going in and well, it wasnt as bad as I expected. The movie had somewhat decent acting across the board. Nothing great, just good enough for what the actors were given with. The movie relied heavily on CGI for its otherworldly Corp Members and settings. These were not bad just a huge chunk of the movie. Up against both Thor and X-Men First Class the movie had little to no deeper story. Both of those two movies this summer had a bit more going for them story wise.. There seemed to be some parts that did feel a bit rushed. overall though I enjoyed the movie.

• Christopher H

  
  How does a superhero movie with a $200 million budget end up looking like a $30 million TV movie? A lot of the CGI-heavy scenes look like video game cut scenes, and a lot of the scenes with Ryan Reynolds flying look like his head is awkwardly floating around. It also perplexes me… More
  How does a superhero movie with a $200 million budget end up looking like a $30 million TV movie? A lot of the CGI-heavy scenes look like video game cut scenes, and a lot of the scenes with Ryan Reynolds flying look like his head is awkwardly floating around. It also perplexes me why they had the Green Lantern costume all computer generated. Why didn't they just make an actual costume? This movie had five writers, which shows because the plot is so thin, clustered, un-focused, and incoherent that it becomes hard to emotionally connect to anything. The Parallax story is not given enough attention and the Hector Hammond storyline could have been deleted all together. The film tries to balance realism with fantastic science fiction elements but fails miserably. If the movie had just been Green Lanterns training on the planet Oa, it could have been decent. Reynolds does a decent job for what he is given (despite being miss-casted) along with Mark strong and Peter Sarsgaard. It is just a shame that a better script wasn't written for them. This feels like the type of superhero movie that would have been made before the Christopher Nolan Batman series or the first two X-men films, not after. Instead of taking inspiration from the characters vast comic book mythology, the filmmakers made a "Top-Gun" rip-off. In this age of superhero movies, an ill-conceived mess such as this is un-acceptable.

• Albert K

  
  With all the smack-talking-word-of-mouth I've been hearing from "Green Lantern", it surprisingly didn't live up to be such a big pile of crap. Though I absolutely agree that it was littered with problems, at the end of the day, "Green Lantern" has… More
  With all the smack-talking-word-of-mouth I've been hearing from "Green Lantern", it surprisingly didn't live up to be such a big pile of crap. Though I absolutely agree that it was littered with problems, at the end of the day, "Green Lantern" has inventive and flashy action that is enough to entertain and a narrative that carries a presence of a well-rounded theme. Nevertheless, it isn't to say that the rest of the movie doesn't cohesively fit together; the ideas that were written out in paper is easy to spot and good-intentioned, but it isn't executed correctly. Everything gets pretty sloppy, but it's worth a watch

• Alexander D

  
  ***WARNING: MASSIVE RANT AHEAD*** So for all we know, Hal can control the entire universe. But after five minutes, it doesnâ(TM)t matter. GREEN LANTERN is possibly the biggest misfire of 2011. Iâ(TM)ve never walked out of a movie theater before, but I wouldnâ(TM)t be saying that… More
  ***WARNING: MASSIVE RANT AHEAD*** So for all we know, Hal can control the entire universe. But after five minutes, it doesnâ(TM)t matter. GREEN LANTERN is possibly the biggest misfire of 2011. Iâ(TM)ve never walked out of a movie theater before, but I wouldnâ(TM)t be saying that if Iâ(TM)d seen it in theaters. Iâ(TM)ve been to bad movies (and bad theatersâ"you know who you are), and I have wanted to ask for my money back, but I always remind myself Iâ(TM)m better than that. I can imagine my experience going to see GREEN LANTERN in theaters: I sit down for five minutes, and one of two things happen. A) I fall asleep for ninety minutes. (Hey, at least Iâ(TM)m sleeping somewhere cozy.) B) I walk out of the theater. If value B is true, the next thing is I ask for my money back at the ticket booth. The person there obviously hasnâ(TM)t seen the movie (and probably avoided it for his life), so he says, âImpossible.â? I donâ(TM)t want to imagine what happens next. Ranked #1 worst of 2011. http://themoviefreakblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/review-green-lantern/

• Letitia L

  
  Convoluted, emotionless and weird but visually pleasing and entertaining enough.

• Jason O

  
  Run of the mill & mediocre. The abilities of the green lantern are very cool, but the film seems rushed and uninspired for the most part.

• Dean !

  
  It starts out pretty well but I think it lost its way about half way through. It's an ok mix of action, comedy but sometimes tries to be too serious and others too funny! There is far too much cgi for me and despite the budget not all of it looks that good. By the time you get to… More
  It starts out pretty well but I think it lost its way about half way through. It's an ok mix of action, comedy but sometimes tries to be too serious and others too funny! There is far too much cgi for me and despite the budget not all of it looks that good. By the time you get to the last 15mins it just didn't feel like the right ending for the film? A mix of the Mask with Superman, odd combo!

• Directors C

  
  The Green Lantern. Another super hero movie I dislike. By it having the typically average conveyer belt production values of a superhero blockbuster. Essentialy a huge, green, unbalanced turd.

• Thomas J

  
  Other than FEELING how hard this movie tries to be more than it is... it also falls short with the Ryan Reynolds overacting. It still comes off as enjoyable, but fell short of what I hoped for.

• Cynthia S

  
  I wanted to love this. I am a huge fan of Ryan Reynolds. He is the one shining part of this movie. The rest around him was just not up to par. I found the story just not good enough. Not bad, but could have been so much better.

• Sergio G

  
  Wow! I need to review my reviews. 27% the critics? What were you expecting from The Green Lanterns? More drama, suspense? C'mon is Sci-fi for kids! The story of Hal Jordan is very blurry through all the DC timeline. I never expect more, or less. I enjoy it. More than Captain… More
  Wow! I need to review my reviews. 27% the critics? What were you expecting from The Green Lanterns? More drama, suspense? C'mon is Sci-fi for kids! The story of Hal Jordan is very blurry through all the DC timeline. I never expect more, or less. I enjoy it. More than Captain America.

• Douglas W C

  
  Outside of Batman and Superman, hollywood does not know how to make DC Comics into good really good movies

• Chris W

  
  The Green Lantern is by far one of the weirdest, most out there and nerdiest of all comic book properties,or at least mainstream ones. A big budget live action film adaptation, if done right, could have really brought this nique brand of comic book hero to amazing cinematic life.… More
  The Green Lantern is by far one of the weirdest, most out there and nerdiest of all comic book properties,or at least mainstream ones. A big budget live action film adaptation, if done right, could have really brought this nique brand of comic book hero to amazing cinematic life. It's not an easy thing to do though. Given the nutty and difficult nature of the property, I have to kinda take it easy on Martin Campbell and Company. They gave it a good shot, and, even though they didn't quite succeed in doing justice to things or making what had the potential to be a great film, they did at least make something this is fun and entertaining. Cocky, yet insecure and vulnerable test pilot Hal Jordan comes across the remnants of a crashed alien vessel. The dying alien inside gives him a ring and a lantern and tells him that he was chosen to replace him. Replace him to do whatexactly? Well, become the first human intergallatic space cop, that is! A weird space entity named Parallax that thrives on fear is threatening to destory all of known existence across creation, and it is up to Hal to learn the ropes and utilize his newly acquired powers (driven by will power)to conjure up anything he can think of (literally-the limitations are bound only by one's imagination) to prove himself and save the universe. If this all sounds like ridiculous, but interesting, comic book pop entertainment, well...it is. It's not suppose to be taken too seriously, and that's part of the problem with this film's reception. People expect a little too much out of comic book films these days, and I feel like besides the inherent nature of the source material, having too high of expectations turned a lot of people off from this movie. I'll admit that it does have problems: the score is competantly put together, but completely forgettable; the CGI (especially the suit and mask) are a giant mixed bag. Sometimes it looks okay, but mostly it resembles something a little too corny, comic booky, and Lucasesque. Also, the film has A LOT of stuff going on, which is fine, but the film is just under two hours, yet feels and moves at a pretty brisk pace, meaning a lot of scenes feel really truncated and kinda like some important stuff got cut out. The writers could have also come up with a far better story that could have equally appealed to die hards and general audiences alike. So, what does work (ie: why am I giving this a mild pass)? Well, Campbell is a decent director, so he keeps things (mostly) on the right track, and the action scenes are decent. There are some big names here, and some of them, are well cast. Ryan Reynolds is a perfect fit for Hal, bringing the right amount of humor, pathos, and cockiness to the role. Blake Lively is decent as Carol Ferris the love itnerest, though, save for like maybe three scenes, isn't really given much substantial stuff to work with, but she's at least beautiful and spunky. Mark Strong is awesome as SInestro, and I couldn't think of a better choice. Peter Sarsgaard is fun to watch as a truly nutty antagonist, and Jay O. Sanders, Angela Bassett, and Tim Robbins bring some class to the affair, even if the full extent of all of their talents doesn't get fully realized. All in all, it's a shame this film gets dumped on. Yeah, it 's not a great comic book movie, and it's a bit too hammy, especially in the wake of stuff like The Dark Knight, but c'mon, lighten up. This is some fun stuff, and the source material is all kinds of nerdy, awesome, bizarre, and challenging, so you can't fault the makers too much for not quite pulling off a tough job. If you can just relax, ignore the hate, and just be happy to stare at some sweet visuals and unsophisticated yuks, then you might find yourself enjoying this one.

• Sanjaya &

  
  As I already concerned about before, this year DC got surrounded by 3 Marvel's superheroes, and as predicted before DC loses this game.. Not only they can't deliver a movie that a lot better than any of Marvel's superheroes movie this year, but they also lose from the… More
  As I already concerned about before, this year DC got surrounded by 3 Marvel's superheroes, and as predicted before DC loses this game.. Not only they can't deliver a movie that a lot better than any of Marvel's superheroes movie this year, but they also lose from the quality.. Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern for me it's a one-sided victory for DC as they succeed to hijack him from Marvel after Ryan's performance as Deadpool in 'X-Men Origins : Wolverine', especially about the rumors that spread about a single Deadpool movie.. The other cast was awesome I thought, having Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, and Tim Robbins, but the fact they didn't impressed me a lot, probably just Sarsgaard that made me raise my eyebrows while watching him because his appearance definitely different from his usual appearance.. Overall, it's still an enjoyable movie to be watched even though the story contains nothing special on it.. And as I predicted before for the ending, Sinestro will be the rival for Green Lantern if they plan to make a sequel for this movie..

• Anthony L

  
  I have a feeling that the makers of The Green Lantern sacrificed the story for a PG-13 rating - I guess they've got to make money, but the question remains, if you're going to do something, why not do it properly? I'm a big comic fan but not so much a fan of Green… More
  I have a feeling that the makers of The Green Lantern sacrificed the story for a PG-13 rating - I guess they've got to make money, but the question remains, if you're going to do something, why not do it properly? I'm a big comic fan but not so much a fan of Green Lantern. He/they would pop up in other DC publication from time to time and I would buy a few just to answer a few niggling question and to complete various series - eek I'm a geek! I've always liked the idea of many different alien members of The Green Lantern corp and although I'm glad they featured here, they really needed more of them. The film could have been an introduction to the corp only. The sequel could have been the first fight - this just felt too formulaic, we've seen it all before, same film different uniform. The use to the green power here is also appalling, it felt like a cartoon, which is dangerous considering the less than brilliant CGI. Also, Ryan Reynolds is in it. Need I say more?

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Temuera Morrison, Jenna Craig, Jon Tenney, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett, Jay O. Sanders Director: Martin Campbell Summary: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a brash, talented test pilot, is chosen by an alien force of… More
  Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Temuera Morrison, Jenna Craig, Jon Tenney, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett, Jay O. Sanders Director: Martin Campbell Summary: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a brash, talented test pilot, is chosen by an alien force of warriors to become their representative on Earth and use his new powers as the Green Lantern to promote order and justice before conflict destroys his world. Despite being the first human to wear the ring that bestows his abilities, Hal must combat villain Parallax. Fellow pilot Carol Ferris (Blake Lively) aids Hal in his quest to save the galaxy. My Thoughts: "I will admit this isn't by far the most exciting, thrilling, or even well made comic action hero flick I have seen. I was a little disappointed with the lack of action and how bland the storyline was. I am not familiar with the comic or even the story of this action hero, but I assumed it would be great considering most comic flicks are and the film had Ryan Reynolds in it, who I love. I just didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. But I do think Ryan Reynolds did a great job with what he was given. Blake Lively was whatever for me. Just didn't seem to care for her acting and found her forgettable in the whole story even though she plays a somewhat important part. Hopefully these Green Lantern films will get better with sequel after sequel."

• Stuart B

  
  Really don't understand the negativity around this movie. It was pretty much your usual superhero staple with some decent special effects and Ryan Reynolds is always amusing. Also, it was so much better than the terrible Captain America.

• danny d

  
  an absolutely fun movie from start to finish. most of the actors did well, the storyline worked well for a comic book movie, and as a fan of green lantern comics, i was mostly satisfied. the effects were inconsistent, and the story leaped forward too fast a few times, and some of… More
  an absolutely fun movie from start to finish. most of the actors did well, the storyline worked well for a comic book movie, and as a fan of green lantern comics, i was mostly satisfied. the effects were inconsistent, and the story leaped forward too fast a few times, and some of the key lanterns were underused a bit, but the film was exactly what it should have been in terms of mood and scope. perfect summer fun.

• Candy R

  
  The Green Lantern Corp keep the peace. Their first and newest recruit is the first human but can he pull it off. Ryan and Blake make a cute couple.

• Saskia D

  
  I don't know why I keep doing this to myself, but ok... Verdict: pretty lame, the only positive thing about it are Ryan's beautiful.. eyes (yeah right). Please explain the added value of those stupid love interests? Why the trouble if there's no chemistry whatsoever?

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