[Patryn]

I hated this fucking movie. I walked out of an opening day showing of it apologizing to my girlfriend for dragging her to it, but she actually liked it.

I thought it was total horseshit. I agree that the Corps should have been saved for a sequel. Should have just done a movie of him getting the ring and figuring it out on Earth. Then go to space for part 2, and back to Earth for part 3.

[Boombloxer]

It's on the same level as Daredevil/Ghost Rider if you ask me. Story made no sense, effects were cool I guess

Director's Cut of Daredevil is actually pretty good. It's not A tier, but its more enjoyable.

[ZoddGutts]

Don't worry guys after the success of the Avengers, WB will do a Justice League movie with a Green Lantern in it. Shame WB will find a way to fuck it up.

[Slayven]

Aren't they doing a sequel. Crazy.

They said they were, but I think they were saving face.

Why I don't think it will work is because of his powers not aliens and space. CGI constructs just don't look right meshed with real people.

Acutally I think that is one of the few things the movie got right, the constructs should have an "otherness" to them.

[The Broken Ska Record]

"Yeah, Green Lantern! Why not?" I don't think any future superhero film will ever be capable of being as awful as Green Lantern. It makes me feel terrible that Mark Strong was in it, and he was possibly the only good thing about a film where the main antagonist is space diarrhea.

Strong was an amazing cast as Sinestro, but misused.

Why I don't think it will work is because of his powers not aliens and space. CGI constructs just don't look right meshed with real people.

I think it can be done. It's a matter of the group tasked with actually making the CG that matters.

[Angelus Errare]

it's not a GAF movie thread until someone suggests casting Idris Elba in something.

Because he fits EVERY ROLE!

[Patryn]

Aren't they doing a sequel. Crazy.

If they do it, it'll probably be like Incredible Hulk was: Entirely new cast, no real strong story connections, just the most basic origin stuff tying it together.

But I think the brand is too poisoned for the general public. Movie lost a fuckton of money.

[Fezan]

even thought i liked the cast and was hyped for movie the movie turned out utter shit.
bad cg really bad cg! like if it was budget movie and no creativity at all.and everything about the movie was shit from story to acting to gfx. not even a single redeeming factor.

dont read comics but new TGL seires is great.just go watch that and forget that it ever existed

[Chichikov]

Speaking the oath should have been a "Hulk Smash" moment but it sounded like he was just reciting a shopping list.

I don't think that text is salvageable, it might work better on different mediums, but on film, you can let the ghost of Alec Guinness say it and it will still be cringeworthy.

[Kagari]

Although entirely predictable, it was okay. I don't think I'd watch it a second time, however.

[Escape Goat]

it's not a GAF movie thread until someone suggests casting Idris Elba in something.

Hes everyones favorite black actor. Fassbender has supplanted Christian Bale as GAF's favorite white actor.

[PhoncipleBone]

Ben Browder still would make the perfect Hal Jordan.

[jett]

Bump cuz I just suffered through this movie.

I don't understand how you put out something like this. The tone is all over the place, a horrible mishmash of SERIOUS BUSINESS and ridiculous cartoon-like visuals. Terrible "villains" and no action set-pieces worth speaking about. Story is simply dumb and the characters dull and bland. This can't have been the screenplay people signed on. And some of the CG looked woefully unfinished and rushed out. An exceedingly poor effort, this is worse than any movie Marvel Studios has put out.

I kind of liked the suit though. I'm largely unfamiliar with Green Lantern but I think there is potential for the this ip. This film is just a disaster.

Beware of movies solo has blind faith in!

[Slayven]

Bump cuz I just suffered through this movie. I don't understand how you put out something like this. The tone is all over the place, a horrible mishmash of SERIOUS BUSINESS and ridiculous cartoon-like visuals. Terrible "villains" and no action set-pieces worth speaking about. Story is simply dumb and the characters dull and bland. This can't have been the screenplay people signed on. And some of the CG looked woefully unfinished and rushed out. An exceedingly poor effort, this is worse than any movie Marvel Studios has put out. I kind of liked the suit though. I'm largely unfamiliar with Green Lantern but I think there is potential for the this ip. This film is just a disaster. Beware of movies solo has blind faith in!

They were still working on the SFX 3 weeks before the movie released.

[Dead]

worse than Batman & Robin

[PhoncipleBone]

worse than Batman & Robin

Whoa, whoa, whoa...let's not get mean when talking about this movie.

At least it was better than Steel and Catwoman.

[MrPink93485]

The only worthwhile thing about this movie was Mark Strong.

If only we could have got to see more of him as Sinestro. And if only he got a proper GL film to be in.

[Razgriz-Specter]

costume was horrible
wish they went with something like

[Scirrocco]

Director's Cut of Daredevil is actually pretty good. It's not A tier, but its more enjoyable.

Everyone says this but i always thought it was worse. At least having a close connection to the priest from the beginning was at least some unique characterization to separate him from other heroes. The added sub plot of the defendant Matt was helping was pointless.

[Spike Spiegel]

worse than Batman & Robin

Whoa, whoa, whoa...let's not get mean when talking about this movie. At least it was better than Steel and Catwoman.

Batman & Robin at least had camp going for it.

[Dead]

Yeah, I can laugh at B&R

GL is just bad-bad. Nothing redeeming.

[XiaNaphryz]

They were still working on the SFX 3 weeks before the movie released.

If I remember right, our bid for the FX was turned down because it was way too high for them despite our insistence that it was realistic for what they wanted done right. I think they ended up paying around the same amount in the end due to extending the work and rushing things just to get it done in time.

[Fezan]

If I remember right, our bid for the FX was turned down because it was way too high for them despite our insistence that it was realistic for what they wanted done right. I think they ended up paying around the same amount in the end due to extending the work and rushing things just to get it done in time.

who was responsible for the vfx then ?

[KevinCow]

I watched this a few days ago because it was free on demand.

And god damn. I expected to be disappointed in it, but I was kinda shocked at how bad it turned out. How? How did it turn out so bad? Did nobody read the script before they started shooting?

[Log4Girlz]

If I remember right, our bid for the FX was turned down because it was way too high for them despite our insistence that it was realistic for what they wanted done right. I think they ended up paying around the same amount in the end due to extending the work and rushing things just to get it done in time.

Jeez, how many movies/projects do you folks work on at any given time?

[PhoncipleBone]

who was responsible for the vfx then ?

Mostly Sony Imageworks I think.

I can only dream of the crazy shit ILM could have done with GL.

[XiaNaphryz]

who was responsible for the vfx then ?

I believe Sony Imageworks was the primary vendor for that one, with a number of other vendors signed on later for 911 work.

[MC Safety]

I watched this a few days ago because it was free on demand. And god damn. I expected to be disappointed in it, but I was kinda shocked at how bad it turned out. How? How did it turn out so bad? Did nobody read the script before they started shooting?

Comic book movies are really formulaic, and this one hit all the right beats: the origin story, the love interest, two supervillains, the great space army, special effects, etc. When you add it up to the bean counters, it seems as if it's got all its ducks in a row, when really it's just a mess in the making.

[Nesotenso]

I believe Sony Imageworks was the primary vendor for that one.

Personnel wise they are smaller right ? WB fucked big time with their post production schedule on this one.

[Fezan]

I believe Sony Imageworks was the primary vendor for that one, with a number of other vendors signed on later for 911 work.

dosent bode well for the new spidey movie.

edit : Some in in new spiderman trailer said that budget was around 200 for new spider man film! how can be this so high when sony have inhouse CGI studio

[KevinCow]

Comic book movies are really formulaic, and this one hit all the right beats: the origin story, the love interest, two supervillains, the great space army, special effects, etc. When you add it up to the bean counters, it seems as if it's got all its ducks in a row, when really it's just a mess in the making.

I guess that makes sense. Everything about the writing and directing felt like someone trying to hit all the bullet-points that other superhero movies hit, and not like someone with a vision trying to tell a good story.

Still, you have basic things like Hal's character schizophrenically flopping back and forth between generic Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Reynolds trying (and failing) to sound like a superhero.

[MC Safety]

I guess that makes sense. Everything about the writing and directing felt like someone trying to hit all the bullet-points that other superhero movies hit, and not like someone with a vision trying to tell a good story. Still, you have basic things like Hal's character schizophrenically flopping back and forth between generic Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Reynolds trying (and failing) to sound like a superhero.

Yeah, that's a combination of bad directing, bad acting, and poor editing. A good cast and crew can do a lot to salvage a movie.

[Mike Works]

I was really mad about how mediocre this movie was, but then I started laughing at how they put such a huge moment as a post-credits scene so it's got that going for it at least.

But seriously, I remember watching the scene at the party where he saves a helicopter by putting it on train tracks or something and thinking, Jesus, what a fucking mess.

[LiquidSolid]

Yeah, that's a combination of bad directing, bad acting, and poor editing. A good cast and crew can do a lot to salvage a movie.

Hard to blame the director when WB took over the film and completely changed it in post-production. I blame Geoff Johns.

[ReiGun]

The only parts I enjoyed were on Oa. The other Lanterns were so much more likable than Hal, even with the tiny amount of screen time they had. Such a shame.

Also, I know the oath is cheesy, but geez did Reynolds do an awful job reciting it.

[Black_Stride]

it's not a GAF movie thread until someone suggests casting Idris Elba in something.

Hahaha, this got me laughing hard.
Its funny cuz its so true.

[massoluk]

I didn't think it was so bad. I thought Ryan was a big miscast, and the ending fight scene is just horrible, but it was ok movie. Parallax has no business being in the first movie. They nailed Sinestro.

[WillyFive]

One of the most utterly useless superhero movies to ever come out. It was like My First Superhero Movie. It would have been somewhat decent in the 90's when there were barely no superhero movies out there, but it's absolutely incredible a movie like that came out this past decade.

[JGS]

Strongly disliked it despite thinking the acting in it was pretty good. The story was horrible and I hate movies that overpower the villian only to depower by large quanities when it matters.

[Enco]

I am a huge green lantern fan. I fell asleep during most of the movie. I was glad I didnt actually pay to see it.

Going to sleep is the best indicator of whether or not a movie sucks*. I fell asleep during Alice in Wonderland. Dat Burton sucked.

*Unless if you're the type of guy who sleeps in all movies because you have no attention span.

[Patryn]

At least Batman and Robin was trying to be campy and stupid. Green Lantern doesn't have that defense.

I knew the movie had no shot when they flashed back to Hal's dad dying. I seriously thought it was a scene from Hot Shots! it was that bad. I busted out laughing, and I wasn't the only one in the theater to do so.