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Green Lantern
Sometimes, just sometimes, I disagree with a majority of people. Green Lantern was released last year and I must admit, I am a fan of both the comic books...and the movie.
Unfortunately not everybody liked Green Lantern as much as I did and it was considered to be a box office flop and an overall bad movie. I for one, disagree.
The film centres around cocky test pilot Hal Jordan (played by Ryan Reynolds, who's probably more suited to play The Flash), who is chosen to join the Green Lantern Core, an intergalactic police force.
A majority of the film follows Hal Jordan's life on Earth, which is probably what pulls the movie down the most, because every so often we see Oa (Green Lantern HQ), the coolest and most entertaining part of the whole movie.
The standout performance in this film is certainly Mark Strong as Sinestro, one of the most respected Green Lantern's in the Core. Strong doesn't have a lot of screen time, but whenever he appears on screen, the movie slowly becomes better and more entertaining with each line of dialogue that slips through is moustache.
An odd choice though was pitting two villains against Hal Jordan, Parallax and Hector Hammond. Parallax is essentially a giant cloud, though don't worry, he's much more entertaining than Galactus from Fantastic Four 2. Hector Hammond however is a normal human who is mutated by the fear energy of Parallax (sounds silly, I know) and had a grudge against his father (played by Tim Robbins). Both villains however, are not particularly threatening at all.
The pacing of the film changes constantly, from boring scenes on Earth to absurdly entertaining training and action sequences on Oa, this makes it all the more difficult to determine whether you like or dislike the movie, and after careful consideration, I went with like.
But possibly the most surprising thing about the movie is that it is directed by Martin Campbell, the guy that did Casino Royale. If his name hadn't popped up during the credits...I would never had known he'd directed.
Overall Green Lantern plays out more like a 90's superhero movie rather than a modern day one (like The Dark Knight or Ironman), but if you're a fan of some of the older Batman films or the first Spider-Man movie, than you may enjoy this. The entire cast give a great performance (although Blake Lively...isn't very ahem...lively as a love interest).Green Lantern is a good time if you're bored or looking for some form of entertainment while you wait for Man Of Steel or something.
Sometimes, just sometimes, I disagree with a majority of people. Green Lantern was released last year and I must admit, I am a fan of both the comic books...and the movie.
Unfortunately not everybody liked Green Lantern as much as I did and it was considered to be a box office flop and an overall bad movie. I for one, disagree.
The film centres around cocky test pilot Hal Jordan (played by Ryan Reynolds, who's probably more suited to play The Flash), who is chosen to join the Green Lantern Core, an intergalactic police force.
A majority of the film follows Hal Jordan's life on Earth, which is probably what pulls the movie down the most, because every so often we see Oa (Green Lantern HQ), the coolest and most entertaining part of the whole movie.
The standout performance in this film is certainly Mark Strong as Sinestro, one of the most respected Green Lantern's in the Core. Strong doesn't have a lot of screen time, but whenever he appears on screen, the movie slowly becomes better and more entertaining with each line of dialogue that slips through is moustache.
An odd choice though was pitting two villains against Hal Jordan, Parallax and Hector Hammond. Parallax is essentially a giant cloud, though don't worry, he's much more entertaining than Galactus from Fantastic Four 2. Hector Hammond however is a normal human who is mutated by the fear energy of Parallax (sounds silly, I know) and had a grudge against his father (played by Tim Robbins). Both villains however, are not particularly threatening at all.
The pacing of the film changes constantly, from boring scenes on Earth to absurdly entertaining training and action sequences on Oa, this makes it all the more difficult to determine whether you like or dislike the movie, and after careful consideration, I went with like.
But possibly the most surprising thing about the movie is that it is directed by Martin Campbell, the guy that did Casino Royale. If his name hadn't popped up during the credits...I would never had known he'd directed.
Overall Green Lantern plays out more like a 90's superhero movie rather than a modern day one (like The Dark Knight or Ironman), but if you're a fan of some of the older Batman films or the first Spider-Man movie, than you may enjoy this. The entire cast give a great performance (although Blake Lively...isn't very ahem...lively as a love interest).Green Lantern is a good time if you're bored or looking for some form of entertainment while you wait for Man Of Steel or something.