Even in the brainless world of cinematic comic books gone bad, it's as bad as it gets -- a dumb, pointless, ugly, moronic and incomprehensible jumble of botched effects, technical blunders, and cluttered chaos.
Is this the shitty looking movie with Seth Rogen in it?
I asked my wife if we're just getting older because the trailer does absolutely nothing for me and it seems like something only a 12 year old could find interesting.
yeah, just another mess of incomprehensible CGI and bullshit. Who keeps paying to go see these garbage films? What happened to good movies? I remember moviegoing in the 90's so fondly. You'd go to a film, and it would be awesome. You'd see shit like Johnny Mnemonic and Broken Arrow and stuff. Shit films still came out of course but action flicks were generally a safe bet.
there sure have been a lot of posts about this movie, despite no-one professing to give a shit about it
for a second there I thought I was in a Tron Legacy thread
for a second there I thought I was in a Tron Legacy thread
hmmm. Tron was actually quite good visually, I thought. I'll add that to my list. That makes 3 WHOLE MOVIES
Green Lantern is a new primer on how not to make a comicbook movie unless you want to screw shit up. Flat FX, smirky acting, clunky writing and clueless direction. WTF?
Gleefully pulpy dialogue that evaporates on the comics page -- lines like, "You can't give in to fear! I know what it's like to be afraid to be afraid!" -- land with a series of heavy wet thuds on the cement floor of the cineplex.
More "Daredevil" than "Dark Knight."
"Green Lantern" does not intend to be plausible. It intends to be a sound-and-light show, assaulting the audience with sensational special effects. If that's what you want, that's what you get.
A mind-numbing, misguided pandemonium that ranks as the biggest comic book misfire since "Batman & Robin" battled Poison Ivy.
"Green Lantern" is bad.
"Green Lantern" does not intend to be plausible.
Sounds to me like this is a very 'DC' project i.e. a kitchen-sink fanservice project that blindly assumes that what makes for a moderately successful comic will appeal to the masses. From what I've seen of it, it is probably impossible for Joe Sixpack to give a reasonable synopsis of this movie to his buddy and make is sound appealing. So, fail.
i know two kids who are nearly shitting in their pants in excitement over going to see this, and to be honest were i between the ages of 13-15 i probably would too
personally, i would have loved to see a guy gardner green lantern movie - two hours of a fucking asshole with a moe haircut and a white turtleneck bearing nearly unlimited power, then at the very end an unexplained cameo where batman steps into frame and knocks him out while blue beetle and booster gold "bwahaha" in the background, and the words "FUCK EVERYONE, READ COMICS" appear on the screen
personally, i would have loved to see a guy gardner green lantern movie - two hours of a fucking asshole with a moe haircut and a white turtleneck bearing nearly unlimited power, then at the very end an unexplained cameo where batman steps into frame and knocks him out while blue beetle and booster gold "bwahaha" in the background, and the words "FUCK EVERYONE, READ COMICS" appear on the screen
Knew this flick would be horrible.
What do you expect when a movie studio gets its hands on one of the dumbest comic book characters of all time? It failed the same reason every Superman movie and every Hulk movie failed: overpowered super heroes without any clearly defined limitations to their abilities. Superman - unstoppable unless you're one of the very rare few who managed to smuggle rare kryptonite through customs. Hulk - invincible, especially when he's pissed. Green Lantern - a corny looking weirdo whose ring can generate virtually anything from a mini-gun to a live action porn movie. Wolverine probably falls into the same trap, as we've witnessed his inability to carry an entire movie alone.
Sorry, DC Comics fan, because as far as Hollywood is concerned, you only have one character worth banking on at the box office.
Knew this flick would be horrible.
What do you expect when a movie studio gets its hands on one of the dumbest comic book characters of all time? It failed the same reason every Superman movie and every Hulk movie failed: overpowered super heroes without any clearly defined limitations to their abilities. Superman - unstoppable unless you're one of the very rare few who managed to smuggle rare kryptonite through customs. Hulk - invincible, especially when he's pissed. Green Lantern - a corny looking weirdo whose ring can generate virtually anything from a mini-gun to a live action porn movie. Wolverine probably falls into the same trap, as we've witnessed his inability to carry an entire movie alone.
Sorry, DC Comics fan, because as far as Hollywood is concerned, you only have one character worth banking on at the box office.
Wow you are dumb :lol
You do know that it is possible to make great movies out of those characters, comics have proven that time and time again. The only real problem is that Hollywood has its own by the numbers way of making superhero films that churns out mediocrity that only Batman truly avoided. The Spider-man movies suck beyond belief and I'm almost sure that the new one will suck too even if I'm looking forward to it, X-Men was meh and X2 was decent but otherwise Marvel has much worse movie offerings than DC. Superman 1, 2 and even 3 plus Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins and the Dark Knight are the best superhero movies out there and Watchmen is flawed but the ultimate cut is still pretty good.
Don't blame Marvel and DC for the shitty movies, blame hollywood.What cast member of Dark Knight Rises must die to ensure strong sympathy box office?
:rofl
Quote from: New York ObserverEven in the brainless world of cinematic comic books gone bad, it's as bad as it gets -- a dumb, pointless, ugly, moronic and incomprehensible jumble of botched effects, technical blunders, and cluttered chaos.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/
22%, 4.6/10 average. Only 27 reviews so far, but it's not like the movie's going to pull some huge turnaround when more reviews come in.
Anyone who thinks it's as bad as Batman & Robin, Ghost Rider, Catwoman, Daredevil, Wolverine, X-Men 3, or Scott Pilgrim doesn't know what they're talking about.
Quote from: New York ObserverEven in the brainless world of cinematic comic books gone bad, it's as bad as it gets -- a dumb, pointless, ugly, moronic and incomprehensible jumble of botched effects, technical blunders, and cluttered chaos.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/
22%, 4.6/10 average. Only 27 reviews so far, but it's not like the movie's going to pull some huge turnaround when more reviews come in.
Why is the movie reviewing so poorly? The billboards looked awesome. :'(
Someone should have made a Booster Gold movie starring Bruce Campbell when he was young. Woulda been great!spoiler (click to show/hide)Probably would have been terrible, but that's still great casting, right?[close]
Anyone who thinks it's as bad as Batman & Robin, Ghost Rider, Catwoman, Daredevil, Wolverine, X-Men 3, or Scott Pilgrim doesn't know what they're talking about.
GL fans will faint from 90% of what they put on screen. General public will wonder where the dick and fart jokes are.
Errbody better enjoy Avengers - won't be getting any superhero movies for a while after that
Errbody better enjoy Avengers - won't be getting any superhero movies for a while after that
We still have Captain America up to bat.
Let's not get optimistic about comic book movies dying. When Catwoman, The Punisher, and Elektra bombed, studios reacted by saying "Yes, Ghostrider sounds like a great idea!"
Let's not get optimistic about comic book movies dying. When Catwoman, The Punisher, and Elektra bombed, studios reacted by saying "Yes, Ghostrider sounds like a great idea!"
I'm already dreading The Flash (Summer 2013) starring Boring Allen in another Geoff Johns-fueled continuity-porn plot
I honestly am not sure how I'd dress up most of DC Comics' B-listers for general moviegoers. Iron Man and even Thor have some semi-plausible hooks, but all The Flash is is a guy who vibrates really fast (so he captures the lucrative female market amirite)
Let's not get optimistic about comic book movies dying. When Catwoman, The Punisher, and Elektra bombed, studios reacted by saying "Yes, Ghostrider sounds like a great idea!"
I'm already dreading The Flash (Summer 2013) starring Boring Allen in another Geoff Johns-fueled continuity-porn plot
I honestly am not sure how I'd dress up most of DC Comics' B-listers for general moviegoers. Iron Man and even Thor have some semi-plausible hooks, but all The Flash is is a guy who vibrates really fast (so he captures the lucrative female market amirite)
Wow, I actually agree with Booger on something, although I do think Superman is a viable film property.
Of course it's still a viable film property - it's one of the most recognizable brands on the planet. You could wear a Superman t-shirt in Alaska and the eskimos would know what it meant. How they keep fucking it up is beyond me.
Let's not get optimistic about comic book movies dying. When Catwoman, The Punisher, and Elektra bombed, studios reacted by saying "Yes, Ghostrider sounds like a great idea!"
I'm already dreading The Flash (Summer 2013) starring Boring Allen in another Geoff Johns-fueled continuity-porn plot
I honestly am not sure how I'd dress up most of DC Comics' B-listers for general moviegoers. Iron Man and even Thor have some semi-plausible hooks, but all The Flash is is a guy who vibrates really fast (so he captures the lucrative female market amirite)