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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 353632" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>It's taken me <u><em>another</em></u> six years or so, but I have now finally got round to viewing...</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmlpnk72yciwc.i.optimole.com%2Fw%3Aauto%2Fh%3Aauto%2Fq%3A90%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleedingcool.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F%2F2011%2F05%2Fgreem-lantern-movie-banner.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=dcb713c91bb491bfd809150bff1e47f3d03b944c56bd4202ecc92ff1bfcd9576&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Given the film's reputation, expectations were very low. Happily, the film surpassed them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd say I was right on this count. Now I think about it, I actually read more of Guy Gardner's stint as a Lantern due to his membership of the Justice League at a time I was regularly buying that mag, but Hal Jordan is the first image to come to mind for me when I think of the name, and visually the film version is close enough visually to satisfy this casual reader.</p><p></p><p>Having watched the entire MCU, I kept seeing bits and pieces of them in this film and then remembered that actually<em> Green Lantern</em> did it first: Ant Man later did the "irresponsible guy gets the suit" thing and the entire character arc here is uncannily like what we would see in that film (if I remember <em>Ant Man</em> well enough, we even meet both protagonists speeding to a child's birthday party where they find themselves late and somewhat unwelcome). The CGI-heavy alien stuff feels like what we'd later get in <em>Captain Marvel</em>: right down to the mentor becoming the enemy. The alien invasion from the city's skies would later be seen in <em>The Avengers</em>.</p><p></p><p>Not knowing the supporting characters, I was able to watch without any stress about how close they were to their comics counterpart.</p><p></p><p>Some of the visual effects were a little difficult to tune out, but I just told myself they were a deliberate homage to <em>Tron</em> and it became bearable. Meanwhile, some of the other visual effects <em>improved</em> the film. </p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fakns-images.eonline.com%2Feol_images%2FEntire_Site%2F2015922%2Frs_1024x576-151022144836-1024.Ryan-Reynolds-Green-Lantern.2.ms.102215.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=04f3bd3036b6d06233095f0c141208e1716e261b8c3ab73b1ff121e57a70ed3f&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 577px" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wouldn't say it's a great film and I wouldn't be in a rush to watch again. But I don't think it deserves the regular kickings it gets from critics, reviews and its former star. It's far more fun and watchable than a number of the lower-ranking MCU films.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Hmmm. According to Wikipedia, the film's leads met in early 2010 while making this film and separated from their respective long-term partners/spouses almost immediately afterwards... But they didn't start dating one another until the end of 2011 . What are the chances? <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/think/m1703.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":think:" title="Think :think:" data-shortname=":think:" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 353632, member: 23"] It's taken me [U][I]another[/I][/U] six years or so, but I have now finally got round to viewing... [CENTER] [IMG]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmlpnk72yciwc.i.optimole.com%2Fw%3Aauto%2Fh%3Aauto%2Fq%3A90%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleedingcool.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F%2F2011%2F05%2Fgreem-lantern-movie-banner.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=dcb713c91bb491bfd809150bff1e47f3d03b944c56bd4202ecc92ff1bfcd9576&ipo=images[/IMG][/CENTER] Given the film's reputation, expectations were very low. Happily, the film surpassed them. I'd say I was right on this count. Now I think about it, I actually read more of Guy Gardner's stint as a Lantern due to his membership of the Justice League at a time I was regularly buying that mag, but Hal Jordan is the first image to come to mind for me when I think of the name, and visually the film version is close enough visually to satisfy this casual reader. Having watched the entire MCU, I kept seeing bits and pieces of them in this film and then remembered that actually[I] Green Lantern[/I] did it first: Ant Man later did the "irresponsible guy gets the suit" thing and the entire character arc here is uncannily like what we would see in that film (if I remember [I]Ant Man[/I] well enough, we even meet both protagonists speeding to a child's birthday party where they find themselves late and somewhat unwelcome). The CGI-heavy alien stuff feels like what we'd later get in [I]Captain Marvel[/I]: right down to the mentor becoming the enemy. The alien invasion from the city's skies would later be seen in [I]The Avengers[/I]. Not knowing the supporting characters, I was able to watch without any stress about how close they were to their comics counterpart. Some of the visual effects were a little difficult to tune out, but I just told myself they were a deliberate homage to [I]Tron[/I] and it became bearable. Meanwhile, some of the other visual effects [I]improved[/I] the film. [CENTER] [IMG width="577px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fakns-images.eonline.com%2Feol_images%2FEntire_Site%2F2015922%2Frs_1024x576-151022144836-1024.Ryan-Reynolds-Green-Lantern.2.ms.102215.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=04f3bd3036b6d06233095f0c141208e1716e261b8c3ab73b1ff121e57a70ed3f&ipo=images[/IMG][/CENTER] I wouldn't say it's a great film and I wouldn't be in a rush to watch again. But I don't think it deserves the regular kickings it gets from critics, reviews and its former star. It's far more fun and watchable than a number of the lower-ranking MCU films. [SIZE=3]Hmmm. According to Wikipedia, the film's leads met in early 2010 while making this film and separated from their respective long-term partners/spouses almost immediately afterwards... But they didn't start dating one another until the end of 2011 . What are the chances? :think:[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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