Ok, well, based upon the feedback I'm getting regarding the previous post about Green Lantern, I guess I should go ahead and give a full pre-release review of the said movie. This is just what I and a few close friends have surmised about this movie based on (A. Our knowledge of Green Lantern comics, and (B. The official trailers, and (C. How we feel about the actors/actresses. Ok, read on, you Klingon:
Ok, so right off the bat I'm seeing a problem with this movie. In the comics, Hal Jordan was a respectable man, but the opening part of the trailer shows him being exceptionally unhospitable to his "lady friend" from the night before, whom he obviously has no intention of keeping, seeing as how Blake Lively is supposed to be his love interest in the film. How shallow.
Speaking of Ms. Lively, she is WAAY hot. Just saying. Moving on.
The alien who gives Hal the ring, Abin Sur, tells him to "protect our universe." What bugs me about this is that Superman is kinda already on that job, right? Like, I know he's mainly involved in protecting the earth, but he fights baddies in space too. And Supe's is like the Boss in the DC universe. That automatically renders Green Lantern invalid. This movie is losing.
The visuals in this movie are really good, I mean, everything looks pretty cool. But I expect that because CGI has been a part of movies for so long now that saying "well the graphics are good" is like saying "well boats float pretty good in water." Its just something you expect and have come to rely on.
That having been said, I have to comment about the costume: Its gay looking. It looks like he was painted in different shades of green then dusted with green glitter. Its laziness really. A real costume probably looked hokey on screen, so the art director probably just said "eff it - just put him in a green unitard and we'll make it digital." Batman has a real costume. Superman had a real costume too. Even the Marvel characters here of late have real costumes (i.e. Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man....wait, scratch that last one...) It just seems lazy to me is all.
Now I could be totally wrong here. The movie could come out and totally blow my mind. But I'm not expecting anything fantastic about Mr. Lantern, especially since they have funnyman Ryan Reynolds starring. Yeah, THAT Ryan Reynolds, the one who ruined Deadpool. Dont even get me started on that one.
Anywho, thats my pre-release review of it all, which is subject to change. Look for my official review of Green Lantern sometime after its official release, or sometime after I feel like it.
If you really want a good one, just wait til I review the Captain America movie. Oh Holy Lord, that movie is going to be such a steamy pile. I cannot even wait for an official trailer. You just wait.
Til then, this has been an entry.
-Lee
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