Green Lantern (2011)
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Critics Consensus: Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.
Critics Consensus: Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.
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In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal … More
- Rating:
- PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action)
- Genre:
- Action & Adventure , Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Directed By:
- Greg Berlanti , Martin Campbell
- Written By:
- Michael Green (VII) , Michael Greene , Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim , Michael Green
- In Theaters:
- Jun 17, 2011 Wide
- On DVD:
- Oct 14, 2011
- US Box Office:
- $116.6M
- Runtime:
Cast
as Hal Jordan/Green Lan...
as Carol Ferris
as Dr. Hector Hammond
as Sinestro
as Senator Hammond
as Carl Ferris
as Tom Kalmaku
as Dr. Amanda Waller
as Abin Sur
as Martin Jordan
as Jack Jordan
as Jim Jordan
as Jason Jordan
as Young Hal
as Janice Jordan
as Bob Banks
as Senator's Assistant
as Young Carol
as Four Star General Ca...
as UCAV Operator #1
as UCAV Operator #2
as Bunker Doctor
as Beautiful Girl
as DEO Agent #1
as DEO Agent #2
as Avionics Tech #1
as Avionics Tech #2
as Ferris Security Guar...
as News Reporter #1
as News Reporter (F-35 ...
as Two Star General
as Party Guest #1
as Party Guest #2
as Football Jock
as First Guardian
as Female Guardian
as Bartender
as Singer
as Additional Party Gue...
as Mom
as Bus Driver
as Cop
as Sinestro
as Jim Jordan
as DEO Agent #2
as Tomar-Re
as Kilowog
as Parallax
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All Critics (227) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (168) | DVD (8)
It often feels like there are two separate stories featured in this comic book flick but neither of them is particularly interesting.
This is a blue-light special version of a superhero movie. This is what happens when they go wrong. This is what happens when they don't care.
Across the board Green Lantern is an average experience. There is zero character development, an overly confusing plot and way too much dodgy CGI assaulting the screen.
Not "Jonah Hex" bad...but almost.
"Green Lantern" does have a fair share of problems and yet is not quite as bad as some are making it out to be. It merely gets added to the long list of superhero films as one of the more forgettable ones
I would say that this film is 50/50 good and bad. The stuff that works really works, but the stuff that doesn't work doesn't really work.
There's a bit more character in the extended cut, but the film is still a mess of tones, driven by a Star Wars-like narrative but cut down by a sloppy Transformers feel.
Thinks it is more impressive than it actually is. Faced with over-blown effects, characters look flat and disappear into the background without a whimper, thanks to an insipid script and the film-makers' unwillingness to flesh out anyone but Hal Jordan.
While it doesn't reach the heady heights of Iron Man, it's a worthy addition to DC's movie universe.
In an attempt by the script to be both epic and snarky, director Martin Campbell and actor Ryan Reynolds did the best they could with what they were given to work with.
More science-fiction-y than most superhero films with some cool intergalactic visuals, the story can't quite make the most of Ryan Reynolds' charisma...
How many more of these superheroes can we take?
It drones on, needlessly complicating the story line with too many character relationships and too many dull stretches.
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You'll need all the navigational help you can get, lantern or otherwise, to make it through this unfocused, CGI-driven mess of a movie.
whereas Marvel's summer movie Thor revelled in its outlandish setting, Green Lantern dithers between realism and all-out fantasy.
I've always considered DC's Green Lantern to be one step too far over the line into "come on, that's just silly" territory. (Fresh, but only just)
Acaba se revelando um passatempo relativamente divertido e agradável.
Before Hal Jordan's big-screen debut, I'd never heard of the guy. And now, having sat through the confused mess that is Green Lantern, I don't mind if I never hear of him again.
Green Lantern is all CGI sheen and no soul, taking the comic book movie one giant leap backwards in its inept attempt at creating a would be dazzling adventure.
Audience Reviews for Green Lantern
After reading a handful of bad reviews i went into this expecting a giant pile of turd. Now granted I don't dislike many movies. Everything has its good qualities. And I have enjoyed several recent movies that others have disliked. That said my expectations had been seriously lowered going in and well, it wasnt as bad as I expected.
The movie had somewhat decent acting across the board. Nothing great, just good enough for what the actors were given with.
The movie relied heavily on CGI for its otherworldly Corp Members and settings. These were not bad just a huge chunk of the movie.
Up against both Thor and X-Men First Class the movie had little to no deeper story. Both of those two movies this summer had a bit more going for them story wise.. There seemed to be some parts that did feel a bit rushed.
overall though I enjoyed the movie.
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This movie will be good if the viewer decides to leave his/her brain at home. The human brain naturally finds faults with or can pick apart things that are wrong. At times we overlook these kinds of mistakes if something is truly spectacular over all. These mistakes are too prevalent in Green Lantern. For instance, gravity effects the heroes in space but oxygen doesn't? Apart from that the plot is very thin and antagonists were not developed. Characters in general were badly developed, aside from Hal. Something with so much promise as the Green Lantern ended up being something slip-shoddily made and ultimately forgettable. I'm sorry Armand White, you got this one right.
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Green Lantern seems to be that one superhero movie that everyone seemed to hate and was extremely panned by critics, and to be honest I don't really see anything really insanely bad about it like everyone else. While yes I think Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan is a strange choice and feel more like he could play the Flash more than the Green Lantern, one of my favorite Superheroes but he does the role actually pretty well in my mind and he is pretty funny IMO. Many of the actors actually do pretty good jobs too, except for two, Tim Robbins and Peter Sarsgaard. While I love Robbins in films like Shawshank Redemption, he really is given almost nothing to work with in this film at all, he is mainly just there and does almost nothing the whole film and Sarsgaard is just so obnoxious in the movie and really just feels almost pointless and especially since he was not really as involved or as big of a villain in the comics (I did like how he had a Pokemon Sapphire game in his house which was pretty funny). The effects in the film also all look great especially the fantastic designs of all of the different Lanterns during the scene where all the lanterns meet to discuss the problem of Parallax, which he is a fantastic effect in and of itself (plus it was awesome to have Clancy "Mr. Krabs, Mr. Freeze" Brown play him).
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Green Lantern Quotes
- Dr. Hector Hammond:
- Well, I used to fight my fears. But now that I've tasted its true power, I'll never go back!
- Parallax:
- You are afraid. Good.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern:
- Hey, Carol. Was gonna do a little flying today. What do you think?
- Carol Ferris:
- I think you're late.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern:
- Yes, that's only because I slept in.
- Carol Ferris:
- I used to sleep in. Then I turned 11. Let me give you a little heads-up. I've gone up against these Sabres all week and they have smoked me every time. There isn't anything that you can do that they can't do better, faster and without disappointing women everywhere.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern:
- I, uh, think we both know that's not true.
- Carol Ferris:
- This is exactly why I didn't want you for this. My father did. I would've gone with Jensen.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern:
- I'd have gone for Jensen too. But unfortunately, he's busy not being good enough.
- Carol Ferris:
- At least he shows up. Hal, this test today, it's important.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern:
- I got it. I'm gonna make you look good up there. Don't worry, okay? Now let's get these pants off and fly some planes.
- Tom Kalmaku:
- That's the best you could come up with for your first big appearance? Racetrack.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern:
- Oh, I'm sorry. Did I disappoint you?
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