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Weekly Ketchup: Green Lights for Green Lantern and... Candy Land?

by Greg Dean Schmitz | February 06, 2009

Summary

This week was chockful of so many movie announcements that the Weekly Ketchup could have been a top 20 instead of a top 10, but these jewels of the week include new movies for acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese and Terry Gilliam, sequels for Sex and the City and Bloodsport and a movie based on the Candy Land board game. Back to Article

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Feb 06 2009 03:29 PM

This is the first I've heard of Zero Theorem. I'm very happy! Just recently Brazil was ranked as the #1 dystopian film (Blade Runner #2. . . I think Blade Runner is better, but meh).

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utkipp1 writes:
on Feb 06 2009 04:10 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing them do the John Stewart character over Hal Jordan.

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shane f. writes:
on Feb 06 2009 05:17 PM

Said Van Damme;

"I am thinking of sequel for long time. After watching 'The Wrestler' and with good review for JCVD, I have desire to fast-track for next awards season. I want some awards for my serious acting, and this is the way in. The 'back door' if you like. I want enterance to people's back doors. At end of career, I want to be up there with Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal. That is how I like to be remembered. please."

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 06 2009 05:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#2304681)
I've heard the script is great, also agree I love Brazil but I would choose Blade Runner. Also John Stewart is better then Hal Jordan.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 06 2009 06:18 PM

I'm anticapating the Green Lantern film. People need to know more DC characters than Batman and Superman.

A "Candy Land" movie? Give me a break.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 06 2009 06:39 PM

Okay retards how is John Stewart BETTER than Hal Jordan? Remember that Hal is named the greatest green lantern within the DC universe. That stupidity is frightening, dumb****s. It is like saying that Bart Allen is the best Flash instead of Barry Allen. It is like saying that Dick Grayson is a better Batman than Bruce Wayne. You guys have lost your right to talk.

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GhostSong writes:
on Feb 06 2009 06:45 PM

In reply to this comment (#2305150)
You're everything I've come to expect from the internet. Thank you.

I'd love to see Green Lantern in all of its glory. Throw in Oa, Sinestro, the Corp - the whole thing. But...is it marketable? I'm a huge comic dork so what I want to see probably isn't what the majority of other people want to see.

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TheInnkeeper writes:
on Feb 06 2009 07:50 PM

The whole Hal vs. John thing only really makes sense if you've only seen JLA cartoons. John's depth in the comics in limited to the fact that he once accidentally destroyed a planet. That's really all there is to John, his unique guilt. Beyond that, there isn't much. And you can't have John without Hal, because Hal was the first. It then spread to John. So... yeah. It's kind of got to be Hal. Bring John in later though, by all means, he is a cool character.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 06 2009 08:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#2305238)
lol well I am sure they wont stick to that methology, and I bet they wont use John Stewart because for many reasons. Seriously you don't have to use that story, I love John Stewart. I loved Justice League Unlimited and I thought he was awesome, so I find it kind of annoying when people state things like there fact while there opinions (cough Team Loyalty cough). I seriouslly don't get why people get so mean when someone says they like Stewart more then Jordan, its an opinion people.

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Speaker for the Films writes:
on Feb 06 2009 08:16 PM

Candy Land is obviously going to be a rip off of Willy Wonka, I mean, duhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm surprised know one has posted this idea yet. I know your thinking it.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 06 2009 09:19 PM

The reason why i get pissed when people say they want John over Hal is because they have no idea who John Stewart is and does not understand that the cartoon used MOST of Hal Jordans history in order to make John from a z level character to a c grade character.

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pinkincide writes:
on Feb 07 2009 01:35 AM

Ugghhh...Green Lantern. Might as well just do Aquaman and get it over with. All those undefined magic ring powers are just perfect for lazy writers. When the hero gets in a bind, he can just --cue big green flash-- WILL himself out of it. Freakin' Ben 10 is a better realized hero, if we're reduced to drawing from the magic jewelry crowd.

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Jacob B. writes:
on Feb 07 2009 06:05 AM

Green Lantern = Good

Candy Land = ??????

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Scott S. writes:
on Feb 07 2009 10:00 AM

DC is going to be running a huge Green Lantern series this summer. It should help bring the interest to the movie and pick up some casual fans.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Feb 07 2009 11:11 AM

I'll only care about CANDY LAND if it's a euphemism for hard-core party drugs.

Then they should advertise it to kids.

I mean, who here has never snorted a pixie stick?

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 07 2009 11:35 AM

In reply to this comment (#2306255)
Everyone here has.

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Solonik -. writes:
on Feb 07 2009 11:54 AM

In reply to this comment (#2305150)
Dude, chill out.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 07 2009 12:47 PM

Hey guys, I saw Coraline. It was really good (9/10), if your a Selick fan you will love it too. My only complaint about it is that the last 5 minutes should have been cut, but besides that I still really like it. GO SEE IT IN 3D!

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joe g. writes:
on Feb 07 2009 04:05 PM

I second that! stewart over jordan.... this is gotta be some joke, or just to break balls!! f*******g stupid retards, never picked up a GL Corps book, just watched cartoons and hollywood crap. even gardner, or kilowog, would make more sense than stewart!!! retards indeed!!! these movies hollywood is crapping on all over, are made for you.

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Launy The Schwartz writes:
on Feb 07 2009 04:05 PM

Sadly no one listens to the original fan base because there is always a new generation of "fans" who have no clue about the cultural or even historical significance of a film. Movies are no longer really art, they are money making vehicles.

Of course I am talking about Slapshot. This is rated as the best sports movie of all time by many magazines. Not just the best hockey movie, but the best SPORTS movie. If you have never seen it, you owe it to yourself to get to the video store and pick it up. Forget the sequels because they were never worth being made.

I promise one of two things if you do decide to watch this classic. You will have an endless supply of quotes to add to the Big Lebowski ones floating around in your gray matter, and you may even become a fan of hockey along the way.

I'd beg for the studio to drop this remake/reboot/prequel/sequel but it will fall on deaf ears because our opinions just don't matter. The only time it will is if it would cost them too much money. In this case, it won't.

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Fantasyfan23 writes:
on Feb 07 2009 06:11 PM

You know Hollywood's running out of ideas when they decide to make a movie about a kid's board game.

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lestatthevampire writes:
on Feb 07 2009 06:18 PM

Guy Gardener was the best lantern ever.

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RidleyFox writes:
on Feb 07 2009 07:10 PM

I like John Stewart. But I have an open mind to see the other characters too. But considering the fact that there's always the possibilities of sequels, if the first one is done right, the GL characters can always be changed.

Ridley Fox

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dlo2012 writes:
on Feb 07 2009 07:29 PM

finally green lantern gets his movie
i thought it would never happen
i'm not much of a DC fan, but green lantern is an awesome super hero
now all we need is a captain america movie from Marvel and a Flash movie from DC

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gm1200 writes:
on Feb 07 2009 07:31 PM

"Ugghhh...Green Lantern. Might as well just do Aquaman and get it over with. All those undefined magic ring powers are just perfect for lazy writers. When the hero gets in a bind, he can just --cue big green flash-- WILL himself out of it. Freakin' Ben 10 is a better realized hero, if we're reduced to drawing from the magic jewelry crowd"

I think you've just described DC's entire stable of characters...

Unlimited power (yes Batman as well..nobody can beat him...ever) and ZERO character development.

Honestly, Hal Jordan is probably their deepest and most interesting character so I'm sure it will be their best movie foray to date.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 07 2009 09:02 PM

Hal Jordan is the deepest character and the most interesting character DC has, he is not a god like Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman, etc. He is the closest to having a Marvel character that their is.

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ZigBallistic writes:
on Feb 07 2009 10:19 PM

I never watched the cartoon, only read the comics so I'm not getting all the fanboy love for John I'm seeing here, sure he's interesting, hes complicated and hes a genius but without Hal(or Guy Gardener for that matter), he would have never become a lantern.

If were going off of "best" lantern I would say it would have to be Guy Gardener.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 07 2009 10:33 PM

In reply to this comment (#2307534)
Batman isn't a God, he's a tormented human who relies on gadgets and ol' fashion detective work...just saying.

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67299709 writes:
on Feb 08 2009 04:32 AM

green latern could be very cool dc needs more characters in the movies than batty and supes i wanna see that badass justice league movie one day. as for candyland who gives a ****,but since they are doing a monopoly movie, what the hell why not candyland right and then they can do operation next.

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greg_dean_schmitz writes:
on Feb 08 2009 09:22 AM

In reply to this comment (#2307616)
Although the one true Green Lantern will always be Hal Jordan to me, if I had to pick my actual "favorite"... yep, I like Guy Gardner too.

After him, probably Hal Jordan #2, Kyle Rayner #3 and then Jade #4, Alan Scott #5, Kilowog #6, Abin Sur #7, Tomar Re #8, G'nort #9, Arisia #10. So, yes, that means John Stewart doesn't even make my top 10. Considering there are dozens of Green Lanterns, I suppose he's at least in my top 50% (maybe) !

Get caught up with your GLC lore here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Lanterns

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 08 2009 09:45 AM

In reply to this comment (#2306758)
Valerian root. Try it. Share some with the Cap. Relax. Think of the world as if seen from the stars. Something!

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 08 2009 01:43 PM

Batman is a god, i mean they finally kill him in the comics but they puss out and not kill just send him back in time or to an alternate world.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 08 2009 04:53 PM

In reply to this comment (#2309331)
Well, comics find cheap ways out of stuff like death. We all know how pathetic the explanation for Green Goblin coming back to life is.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 08 2009 09:09 PM

In reply to this comment (#2310039)
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Jacob K. writes:
on Feb 08 2009 11:04 PM

all of you people who are complaining about John Stewart as a bad character are no real fans of comics or green lantern. I have alwaysed loved green lantern and followed his and all of the green lantern related serise since i started to read comics. John Stewart taught hal a few lessons when hal was still considered the big shot Hal trust john with his life and respects his ability and who is the only living member of the corps to be called brother and treated as an equal to the gaurdians.... John Stewart. so quit bashing a character because when a cartoon came out they decided to use a black green latern over a white kid or characters who in comics were no longer green laterns or dead.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 09 2009 07:18 AM

John Stewart is a joke, Hell Kyle Rayner was considered the Torch Bearer so why not use him? Guy Gardner is part of the honor Guard, why not use him? Everyone was pissed because they used the loser lantern over the GREATEST Green Lantern, hell if John died you think they would have a giant massive rebirth comic? Hell no

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 09 2009 08:50 AM

In reply to this comment (#2310336)
Well said, Jacob. You've a perspective worthy of respect. And you raise an often forgotten point about what real fans are made of.

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 09 2009 09:51 AM

In reply to this comment (#2310336)
To add to that, Jacob, I think a true fan finds something to appreciate about every aspect of the mythology and all its characters. They don't quibble about who is "better" than the other, diminishing them all in the process. They don't let silly irrelevancies like race get in the way of them acknowledging a version of the character (black Nick Fury) or one in honored leagues with the their champion (John Stewart). They celebrate the differences, and honor the brand by not carrying on like obnoxious fools.

That said, I'm in league with the camp that believe that the best way to approach the Green Lantern story would be to set up a story arc that makes it a saga of the corp., rather than just a trilogy focused on one character.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 09 2009 10:09 AM

So using Matanuki's logic why not do the movie about the green lantern squirel? Hey he is just as valid a character as John Stewart. Lets face the facts, the only reason why John was used in the cartoon was because they needed a minority character and thus they stole MOST of Hal Jordan's legacy and used it to build up a Z level character. How would you feel if they used Batman's story yet instead of having Bruce Wayne they used Jason Todd? THAT WOULD BE RETARDED. What was worse was that they f.u.c.k.e.d. over Hal and never even talked about him in the series, he showed up for all of three seconds and that was only after the producers got sick of the HUGE FAN BACKLASH. The Saga of the Corps is CENTERED AROUND HAL JORDAN, hell talk to Geoff Johns and he will agree, hell the almost everysingle Green Lantern Arc was focused on Hal. Just look at the current arcs. Rebirth, Sinestro Corps, Blackest Night, they are all centered on Hal, not John.

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 09 2009 12:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#2310827)
Again, valerian root, Cap. Try it. Green lantern squirrel? I'll bypass that ill advised attempt at a jibe to say that, yes, I agree. Jordan, given his overall popularity and back-story, should in fact be the centerpiece. They could pretty much use any one of them in a Justice League movie, and starting off a solo rendition with John Stewart would be a mistake, But at the same time three movies just about 'Hal Jordan the Green Lantern' would be a waste of potential.

I would like to see them explore his turn to the darkness. It's an opportunity to show an icon go from great hero to formidable villain and back again, rescued, in the end, by his friends' undying faith in him. This is why Stewart is important. A guy who destroyed a planet, Stewart knows the unshakable burden of horrible mistakes. He would play an important role especially in the third film. I can't speak for anyone else, but this is what I mean by epic saga. Dishing on one character just to beef up your favorite really isn't useful. Neither is us going back and forth over who should be the one and only. Because frankly, If it's all about Hal, or John, or Kyle or any one of them, it'll just be more of the same old, same old.

I say, if the filmmakers aren't going to strive to achieve something special, then what the hell is the point? They could easily please us all with this.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 09 2009 12:33 PM

No there is a Green Lantern Squirrel, so my point is valid.

It should be three movies and all of them about Hal. The first is about his obtaining the power ring. THe second about his fall into darkness and his sacrificing his life to save the universe, the final being REBIRTH, and when i say rebirth, i mean they should follow the story word for word.

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 09 2009 01:11 PM

In reply to this comment (#2311028)
How blissfully limited is your appreciation of the GL mythology. Oh well. To each his own. Anyway, I'm intrigued so far by what the filmmakers have in mind. So here's hoping they think big.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Feb 09 2009 01:37 PM

Blissfully limited? Oh i am far from Limited, John is a very boring character, his stories rank up there with the Clone Saga as some of the worst comics of all time.

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