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1. Michael J. Tresca "Talien" says:

   January 6, 2012 at 9:51 am

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   Daddy Issues, July 1, 2011

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   Michael J. Tresca “Talien” (Fairfield, CT USA) –
   
     
   
     
   
     

   This assess is from: Green Lantern (+ UltraViolet Digital Copy) (DVD)

   Green Lantern has received quite a morsel of flak from reviewers for not being mainstream enough to relate to modern audiences. And that’s a shame, in view of the fact that if Green Lantern is guilty of whatever thing, it’s of being a SUPERHERO movie.

   Back before all these directors started streamlining films, revising backstories, and taking out Spider-Man’s technologically-advanced web shooters, comic books were a glorious hodge-podge of the virtually possible, the impossible, and the just plain fantastic. In view of the fact that superhero settings include each superhero and villain imaginable, they have to accommodate magic, aliens, superscience, and alternate dimensions in one heady mix. This makes for a very rich comic book series that can be unapproachable for new audiences – which is precisely why movie directors graze out as a result much.

   But you can’t graze all the crazy out of Green Lantern and still stay real to the comics. And as a result, with tons of exposition, Green Lantern rabbit-punches viewers with world-shattering fact after mind-altering fact in the first five summary: aliens continue living, there’s a giant yellow monster imprisoned in a planet, ancient humanoids predating humanity have been guarding the universe with green strength of mind, and there’s a dizzying diversity of highly advanced technological races from across the galaxy. Green Lantern makes Superman’s backstory look quaint. His name doesn’t help either – Emerald Flashlight has to say an oath that activates a ring that’s charged by a lantern that’s powered by a planet that’s really the embodiment of all sentient beings’ will. Thumbs down wonder critics got confused.

   )o()o()o( “I pledge allegiance to a lantern, given to me by a dying purple alien.” – Hal Jordan )o()o()o(

   Director Martin Campbell knows all this. He makes enjoyable of the ridiculous circumstances in which Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds and his fab abs) finds himself, ranging from a dogfight with two robot jets to a dogfight with a giant soul-eating monster. Part of what makes Green Lantern as a result entertaining is that it embraces its pliable roots: there’s the childhood sweetheart (smoking hot Blake Lively as Carol Ferris who just happens to be a successful businesswoman and fighter pilot), the nebbishly awkward villain (Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond), and tough-as-nails “cherry Spock” Sinestro (Mark Strong). The real villain of the piece, Parallax, sounds be fond of a 1980s video game effect – oh wait, it is! This is not a movie to be taken excessively seriously.

   )o()o()o( “It’s not a magic ring–it’s a ring powered by advanced technology!” – Hal Jordan )o()o()o(

   And yet, Green Lantern is thumbs down movie trifle. The challenge with a superhero who has powers be fond of Green Lantern is that the possibilities are literally endless – the rings are powered by the hero’s will, which earnings he can technically imagine whatever thing. This also earnings that an abusive hero might imagine black holes and solve all of his problems that way. Green Lantern cleverly constrains these god-be fond of powers by imposing plot-related restrictions on Hal’s creativity. When all Hal can come up with to stop a helicopter from crashing into partying guests is a Matchbox car in a ramp, it’s in view of the fact that he played with one in his nephew’s room the day before. When he’s tiresome to aid the sun’s gravitational pull as a weapon, it’s in view of the fact that he used the Planet’s gravitational pull as a weapon against the two jets earlier and in view of the fact that his tutor Kilowog points out that gravity is a…uh, harsh mistress. Hal Jordan might always trade show dull weapons honest out of a first-person shooter, but that’s in view of the fact that he’s harboring a ration of guilt over his military daddy’s death.

   )o()o()o( “You thought I wouldn’t recognize you just in view of the fact that I can’t see your cheekbones?” – Carol Ferris )o()o()o(

   Speaking of daddy issues, Green Lantern is one giant ball of forest-colored father/son conflict: Hal and his military pilot father, Hammond and his successful senator father, exhausted Abin Sur and grieving Sinestro, Abin Sur and the newly made Green Lantern, Parallax and his newly adopted avatar Hammond…it’s clear the Green Lantern writers were looking for some emotional hook, and that hook was spelled out D-A-D. Green Lantern tries very hard to be deep.

   Unfortunately, Green Lantern can be pretty shallow at times. Parallax, remember, is an ancient being predating much of humanity’s evolution, but he falls for the oldest trick in the book. We’re held to believe that Parallax really, really, REALLY despises Abin Sur and everything associated with him. After he kills Abin Sur, you have to question why Parallax wants to go after just Hal Jordan when he may possibly be eating as a result loads of other Green Lanterns for breakfast.

   When Green Lantern goes huge, it’s glorious, but when it pulls in tight, the plot turns an planet-shattering battle linking god-be fond of beings into a schoolyard shoving match. But really, that’s pretty habitual from superhero comics. It’s…

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2. The Swanmeister says:

   January 6, 2012 at 9:55 am

   157 of 195 people found the following assess helpful:

   
   Fantastic Movie, July 30, 2011

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   This assess is from: Green Lantern (+ UltraViolet Digital Copy) (DVD)

   I dont know why people despised this movie as a result much. I have been a huge green lantern fan in view of the fact that i was 7 as a result ive been waiting for this movie for 13 years. The visual effects were fantastic. The tale (even though innacurate to the comics) was excellent. Ryan Reynolds played a virtually perfect Hal Jordan. The only conundrum was Hal was kinda whiny in parts in the movie which he never was in the comics. Blake Lively played Carol impeccably. The only conundrum I had witht he movie was the fact it wasnt long enough. The movie was only 1 hour 40 summary. To fit in extra character development and extra tale it should have been atleast a 2 hour movie. Didnt get enough development on the other lanterns, and the only ones you meet are Sinestro, Kilowog, and Tomar-Re. Even at that calculate you didnt get much of them. They need to make a sequel and go extra in depth on extra characters……..the scene during the credits set up the sequel perfectly. Overall I loved this movie I sat in aww with goosebumps the whole movie (possibly in view of the fact that ive been waiting for this for years), but it was a really excellent movie. People complain in view of the fact that it wasnt realistic and goofy…….Has a superhero movie ever been realistic or not goofy in some way thats why we read and watch superhero movies to believe in something unrealistic.

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3. Jamie Wieferman says:

   January 6, 2012 at 10:11 am

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   Digital Copy is not compatible with iTunes, iPads, or iPhones, October 18, 2011

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   Jamie Wieferman –

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   This assess is from: Green Lantern (Two-Album Blu-ray/DVD Combo + UltraViolet Digital Copy) (Blu-ray)

   I seldom if ever take the calculate to write product reviews, but I have to top out that the as a result-called Digital Copy included with this album is completely ill-assorted with iTunes and cannot be downloaded to iOS diplomacy (iPhones, iPads, iPods). The album requires you to sign up for two obscure services (Flixster and UltraViolet) in peacefulness to “stream” the movie to a third-party app on your device… i.e., you have to be connected to the Internet to view it. There is supposedly a way to download the movie to your computer, but this required installation of yet another software application. I cancelled out of all of these useless installations/services as soon as I realized I needed them to watch the movie.

   Amazon needs to warn buyers that this Digital Copy is ill-assorted with iTunes and the very diplomacy the Digital Copy was made to work on. Mission this a “Digital Copy” is blatant bait-and-switch fake advertising.

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