The main reason why Green Lantern didn't work for me...

[Hector]

...Ryan Reynolds aside...

Now...I don't pretend to know what the Green Lantern is all about...I never bought the comic...not even as a kid...it never appealed to me like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Hulk, etc...

I'm sure the comic was pretty good...lots of sci-fi stuff...and that's cool...I don't have a problem with that.

His powers in the comic books looked cool enough...but...

...but...

Green Lantern's powers didn't translate well to me on film...it felt like Jim Carrey's The Mask...or Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit...I started snickering to myself when I saw Reynolds doing his "ring" thingie...and I noticed other moviegoers doing the very same thing.

When he's fighting Parallax...he projects his ring into different things such as machine guns, canons, jet fighters, etc...it looked like an ACME arsenal from Loony Tunes...lol.

I know I'm in the minority here...and I don't mean it as an attack...but that's how I feel about the silver screen Green Lantern.

Anybody else has the same feelings?

[BlackKnight]

Now...I don't pretend to know what the Green Lantern is all about...

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[Hector]

Doesn't matter...his powers look silly on screen...

[kingdom warrior]

When he's fighting Parallax...he projects his ring into different things such as machine guns, canons, jet fighters, etc...it looked like an ACME arsenal from Loony Tunes...lol.

Green Lantern was/is a comic book character created for kids, when I was a kid That's how i thought if i had that kinda ring.....make cool things to fight evil.

Plus the artist could draw all kinds of neat things also to appeal to kids.....I as a GL fan would have been totally disappointed had i not seen any of what i think makes GL a fun Hero......

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

I thought that was the whole point. The ring creations. I felt shorted by the animated JLU because all GL ever did with his ring was make shields and beams. I can't wait to see the movie.

[Hector]

I felt shorted by the animated JLU because all GL ever did with his ring was make shields and beams.

Actually that would work a lot better in a live-action film.

[The Toyroom]

Actually that would work a lot better in a live-action film.

You're obviously missing the whole point of "the ring creates whatever your mind can imagine as long as you have the willpower"...Shields and beams are just mundane...

[Hector]

It has nothing to do with points of views...that's not my beef...it just looks silly on the silver screen...that's my point.

[ctc]

>it looked like an ACME arsenal from Loony Tunes

Superheroes are INHERENTLY silly, so I don't know if this is a big problem. From the previews I thought his creations weren't silly ENOUGH. Guns? Really? You can do ANYTHING! The best you can come up with is a WW2 ac-ac? In the comics it was always wire cages and giant hands....

Don C.

[jessica]

Saw the preview at the theater and laughed out loud by accident. I don't think that was the intention of the movie makers. I giggled when the GL said something about his ring and all its might, and it was some kind of rhyme. It was horrible.

[MIB41]

I think it just comes down to unfamiliarity with the character. When I hear the associations people make to other Hollywood characters, I understand their point of view. If I didn't know anything at all about Green Lantern, I might say that too. But I grew up with the Neal Adams issues and then got hooked on the Geoff Johns era which really took the concept to a far greater realm of story telling. So when I see this movie, I'm seeing Green Lantern come to life from the comics, which carries more bang for my buck. I also have the benefit of seeing it's potential and that's what people unfamiliar don't see. The next film is likely to blow everyone's socks off. Whoever thought we would get a $200 million film about Green Lantern? I'm lovin' it.

[HardyGirl]

I haven't seen the movie, but I do have a reprint of an origins DC book, and I've seen GL on SuperFriends eps. I knew about Hal Jordan, but what I was confused about was the Corps, and why there were so many GLs. I sorta get it now.

But seriously, the whole idea of superheroes in general is absurd. People who fly? Stretch? Lift cars? Crawl on walls? Turn green? Wear tights? But that's what makes them fun. The Green Lantern's power is making cool green stuff w/ his ring. Shields and beams would have been boring. And Jessica, lots of superheroes have what I call montras of transformation, hence the rhyme. I didn't wanna really see this, but now this conversation has piqued my interest about this film.

[jessica]

Rhyming mantras of transformation are goofy to me I guess.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Green Lantern is a good movie that is not finding the audience it deserves. It's not the first, and it won't be the last. The Rocketeer is another good example.

And there is nothing in GL that's any sillier than Superman, Spider-Man, X-Men, etc.

Chris

[MIB41]

Rhyming mantras of transformation are goofy to me I guess.

I understand. But coming from someone who likes talking monkeys makes it a harder sell. Sorry. But I think your being a little hard to Lantern fans out there. Sometimes we have to just share in the love even if we don't always understand the bigger picture.