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Yoc:
Anyone seen this one yet?
Seems Yahoo is reporting less than good things on it.
Even to the point of lumping it in with turkeys like Catwoman and Daredevil.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/opening-green-lantern-look-5-worst-superhero-movies-224506943.html

Thoughts?

talkytina:
:-/Since Green Lantern was one of my very favorite comis as a kid, I must go see this one. Post my thoughts on it later. [/color]

OtherEric:
I know the trailers I've seen have really, really unimpressed me with the CGI.  It just looks bad.  I'll probably see it eventually, but this weekend I'm planning to catch X-men First Class finally instead.

narfstar:
We went to see Super 8. After the movie there was a storm so we stayed to watch GL in 3D. My wife did not expect to like GL but did and more than me. I liked GL better than Hal Jordan. I did not care for the lead up to him getting the ring. Movie itself was not great but still enjoyable. The 3D was as exciting as I would have liked for the action but the conversations was like they were sitting in the room with you.

KevinP:
I liked it.  It could have been better.  The concept of Hal Jordan not being absolutely without fear, but possessing the ability to overcome fear was a good one and more dramatic.  Could have used a few setup scenes with GL using his powers (like in SUPERMAN 1 where he patrolled Metropolis and rescued kittens and caught burglars) to make him relatable to audiences.  The GL Corps did not appear in the comics till well after GL was established as a superhero on Earth, and though it's a major part of the mythology now it should have been minimized in the first movie.  My problem with its overuse is that GL as a superhero on Earth makes him unique but in the Corps he's just one of thousands with the same ring, even if he is "the greatest Green Lantern of all."

DC will never be as popular in the movies as Marvel until they figure how how to make their heroes sympathetic and relatable to the general public.  Chris Reeves' Superman had this, especially in Superman 2 with the odds stacked against him but refusing to give up.  The current Superman and Batman are mostly self-obsessed characters, and Hal Jordan is only a few steps above the Seth Rogen Green Hornet.  Marvel shows Peter Parker's self-sacrificing, Tony Stark's turn from indulgent rich guy to hero, Professor X's optimism and the X-Men's bonding, Thor's relating to humanity and now Steve Rogers' determination (falling on the grenade was a excellent character bit).

Could also have used more imaginative ring constructs than swords and guns.  I did like the springs to hurl trucks at the monster (who looked like an overgrown 4th of July black snake) and the racetrack, but the latter was a bit overwhelming for his first major use of the ring; that's where a little setup could have helped.

Looks like GL2 is going to be cosmic again, with Sinestro, and did you notice the setup with Carol Ferris - the call sign on her helmet was "Sapphire." 

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