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Saw Green Lantern this afternoon. The movie's not great, but it is certainly better than what some of the reviews would lead one to believe.
If you go into it to have a good time and don't nitpick it to death, you'll likely have a good time if you are a fan of the character and concepts and super heroes in general.
I think Reynolds is fine in the part and effects are excellent. If you have problems with Reynolds going into the movie, you'll probably have them coming out. But as I stated before I thought he was fine.
I had no problem with the costume. It looks good on screen. i figured Blake Lively would be a major liability, but she's actually decent.
The script plays Hal Jordan's cocksure attitude as a front or a coping mechanism for underlying fear. I guess that goes along with Geoff Johns' reinterpretation of the character but it comes off as a Raynor-ization of the character that doesn't really work for me, but may make him more compelling to a larger audience. To me, Jordan is a bit like Wolverine. He's the best and he knows it and doesn't try to hide it. That's not the Jordan of this film, though.
The film is one of those movies where the pieces are better than the whole. It doesn't really flow that well as some critics noted. I'm guessing director Martin Campbell and the film's editor could have use more time in post production to work out some of the kinks. The script does seem a little patchwork. But some of the individual pieces are so good that I really didn't mind. There really are some very cool mind-blowing sequences in the movie that I've never seen on the big screen before.
Abin Sur, Kilowog, Tomar-Re and Sinestro are excellent and the opening scenes were quite unexpected by me. The film has a serious tone and could be scary for kids under the age of 8 and even for ones who are older depending on their disposition. Hector Hammond is creepy and has a transformation scene that could scare some little kids with his head growing and bones cracking, reminiscent of the key transformation scene in "The Howling."
I do think the film suffers from being the third super hero film in a 6- to 8-week period. Had GL opened when Thor did, I believe the reviews wouldn't have been as tough. I think critics are suffering from a bit of super-hero fatigue.
But if you are a Green Lantern fan, it's really cool to see all the concepts you've read about over the years played out on the screen. It's very true to the lore, particularly as retooled by Johns. Stay for an excellent teaser scene following the credits.
It reminds me a lot of the first X-Men movie in that so much of it was right, but other things could have been better. I think GL 2 will be better and I think it's a good thing Campbell is bowing out after this one to open the door for another director who is more adept at working with fantasy elements and CGI.
If you are a Green Lantern fan, I suggest you go to movie and just have a good time. Take the movie for what it's worth and unlike me, don't try to be an arm-chair critic.
There is a ton of cool stuff in this movie and whatever it lacks, the final after-the-credit scene will fire you up for the sequel.
If you go into it to have a good time and don't nitpick it to death, you'll likely have a good time if you are a fan of the character and concepts and super heroes in general.
I think Reynolds is fine in the part and effects are excellent. If you have problems with Reynolds going into the movie, you'll probably have them coming out. But as I stated before I thought he was fine.
I had no problem with the costume. It looks good on screen. i figured Blake Lively would be a major liability, but she's actually decent.
The script plays Hal Jordan's cocksure attitude as a front or a coping mechanism for underlying fear. I guess that goes along with Geoff Johns' reinterpretation of the character but it comes off as a Raynor-ization of the character that doesn't really work for me, but may make him more compelling to a larger audience. To me, Jordan is a bit like Wolverine. He's the best and he knows it and doesn't try to hide it. That's not the Jordan of this film, though.
The film is one of those movies where the pieces are better than the whole. It doesn't really flow that well as some critics noted. I'm guessing director Martin Campbell and the film's editor could have use more time in post production to work out some of the kinks. The script does seem a little patchwork. But some of the individual pieces are so good that I really didn't mind. There really are some very cool mind-blowing sequences in the movie that I've never seen on the big screen before.
Abin Sur, Kilowog, Tomar-Re and Sinestro are excellent and the opening scenes were quite unexpected by me. The film has a serious tone and could be scary for kids under the age of 8 and even for ones who are older depending on their disposition. Hector Hammond is creepy and has a transformation scene that could scare some little kids with his head growing and bones cracking, reminiscent of the key transformation scene in "The Howling."
I do think the film suffers from being the third super hero film in a 6- to 8-week period. Had GL opened when Thor did, I believe the reviews wouldn't have been as tough. I think critics are suffering from a bit of super-hero fatigue.
But if you are a Green Lantern fan, it's really cool to see all the concepts you've read about over the years played out on the screen. It's very true to the lore, particularly as retooled by Johns. Stay for an excellent teaser scene following the credits.
It reminds me a lot of the first X-Men movie in that so much of it was right, but other things could have been better. I think GL 2 will be better and I think it's a good thing Campbell is bowing out after this one to open the door for another director who is more adept at working with fantasy elements and CGI.
If you are a Green Lantern fan, I suggest you go to movie and just have a good time. Take the movie for what it's worth and unlike me, don't try to be an arm-chair critic.
There is a ton of cool stuff in this movie and whatever it lacks, the final after-the-credit scene will fire you up for the sequel.
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