The Green Hornet Recieves Almost Unanimous Praise At Test Screenings Making A Sequel Likely!

Haha! I remember when almost everyone here was talking about how awful it was going to be, worst received CBM of the year etc... I for one have been excited about it since it was announced, and can't wait to see it!

Yes! I reckon this movie will be great!

the casting for these pre-run are made from general audience that don't even know what they are going to see before they enter the room deadpool72. So your theory about it being staged with fans is unlikely.

This being said, It wouldn't hurt if you watch your level of language. We are not all 8 years old like you.

I'm not surprised. After all, it does have Michel Gondry at the helm.

I'd take this over FIST A$$! : P

Hell, as long as its not a total comedy, it should be good!

Hmmmm...

Wasn't there an earlier screen test before where majority of the viewers hated it? Did they re-edit it in the last minute? If they do then I might reconsider. Otherwise this could be just a promotional gimmick wherein viewers are all oblivious who the green hornet really is.

Again the issue for me is not Rogan since I don't mind an ordinary guy playing the green hornet (or maybe because I haven't watch any of his movie yet-- he is not popular in my country). What is important is that it is not campy but be more realistic. Im even open to less dark as long as it has great intelligent plot and intrigue.

They have done everything that they can to get people into the theaters for a movie that we have heard nothing but bad things about. I like Rogen and I could care less who plays the Green Hornet so I was happy with the choice. If anything he would get me into the theater otherwise I probably would have waited for a bootleg or netflix. Reshoots? Converted to 3d? Re-edits? They have done everything that they can to salvage what they have on their hands. The trailer looks all right. I will see the movie but how often do studios release the results of test screenings in this manner? It could be fairly common but to me it just seems like the studio is saying "see, we are gonna make a second one and people love the first so make sure you see it, especially those who doubted it"

LMAO - Danny McBride, what a schlep! It's Will Ferrell syndrome. Actually, that's not fair - there are a slew of 'comedians' out there that are all 'one-trick ponies' (Ferrell, McBride, Rogen, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Vince Vaughn, etc.). They rely on the same tired gag of making asses out of themselves and trying to pass that off as 'humor'! It MIGHT have been funny the first couple of times out the gate, but now it's just old and tired the hundreth time 'round! At least with Sandler, Carrey and Vaughn (and to a lesser extent Ferrell), their careers are FINALLY dying out (though not fast enough for me!)!

The old TV show was always a bit on the corney side even though it was played straight, so turning it into an action/comedy kind of makes sense. However, it is difficult to get an action/comedy just right, with the right kind of balance. As for Rogen, I'm kind of meh on him. I certainly did not see him for this role -- Vince Vaughn or Ryan Reynolds I could see. The trailers look pretty good.

Several of the "comedic" actors have been able to give very good performances when they tone down the "excesses" of the "see how stupid I can be" performances. Sandler and Carrey have actually made some pretty good movies. Ferrell seems to find good projects for himself once in a while, like "Anchorman." Maybe this will be the movie where Rogen really shows that he can act. Nobody thought that Michael Keaton would make a decent Batman . . . maybe Rogen can pull it off.

I have a "wait-n-see" attitude towards this one. I'll see what the reviews and several friend say before I run out to see it.

I'll see this but I was hoping that I would see something more action based with Josh Hartnett or Chris Pine as a bad ass Green Hornet.

loganoneil- Stranger than Fiction, not a typical Ferrell movie. He did quite well and while the humor was Will Ferrell humor(toned down) the movie achieved what it was going for and hit on several emotions. He was all so in a smaller movie years ago called Melinda and Melinda, it was a Woody Allen film so you can only imagine how that went. Ferrell has had quite the career and I believe that he has earned his stay. While it does get annoying at times(or most) every now and then he has something worthwhile that reminds you of why he is where is today.

Well if you are going to take that route, opinions do vary and despite your opinion of Will Ferrell and his acting abilities you are able to name off all of the films that he has starred in in the last five years. Sandler had Punch Drunk Love, Carrey had The Majestic, Eternal Sunshine, and The Man on the Moon. Rogen did great in Observe and Report whether you liked it or not. Whether you like these actors or not they have an audience, make millions and keep raking in audience after audience. It must be because they have no talent or acting abilities. So I guess while we have opinions the numbers are what really say something.

I was referencing these movies not because of there earnings but because these movies showed these actors abilities to act outside of their typical genre. I am sorry that I did not clarify that. These movies did not do so well and they did get mixed reviews. Aside from all of that the movies show that these actors can act without having to make complete idiots of themselves. While these movies maybe not be breaking records at the box office those numbers still really arent that bad.

edit: according to your box office mojo most of the films that I listed saw a limited release in theaters and Melinda and Melinda only saw 76 theaters in its release? Based on the numbers you gave I would actually say that is quite impressive despite the budgets of the films.

We can go back and forth all day. I am not trying to argue on the internet. You just really need to relax when it comes to trashing these actors. I can not really say that I am a huge fan of any of them but I have liked them all at some point for one reason or another. They are movies, they do not need to be made. While hollywood is backwards compared to how we live our life I would like to think that there are producers, writers, directors and film studios that know what they are doing when casting and creating movies. The Green Hornet? I could care less if it was ever made but I might enjoy it because it looks like a fun movie. Sometimes I can stop taking cinema so seriously and just simply enjoy what is before me.
It is sad that movies are made for general audiences and is especially sad that studios do not care to cater whatsoever to those of us who are passionate about things like this. It is what it is, we all have our opinions and tastes but to really go as far as saying Will Ferrell or Jim Carey do not deserve to be where they are? Did you ever see SNL or In living Color? I think that they have worked their asses off to get where they are.

How about we chalk this up to 'agree to disagree'? And for the record, I LOVED 'In Living Color' (Jim Carrey not so much...) As for SNL, aside from a few sketches here and there, in my opinion it hasn't been funny in over 25 years - but that's ANOTHER discussion... (LMAO!)

yeah! Gondry's my boy!

loganoneil-I was kind of disappointed that while listing off comedic actors that were one trick ponys, you didn't list off Jack Black. If I was going to bag on any one of them it would be Jack Black. Maybe Vince Vaughn, I thought his rants were so funny at first and now I am really irritated by him even in the movies that I once liked him in. Danny McBride is funny as shit on Eastbound and Down, but its really the tone that Jody Hill has set for the show that I really appreciate. He did The Foot Fist Way, Observe and Report, and now Eastbound and Down. He has a way of taking something absurdly funny and showing how sad and pathetic it is at the same time. Like Rogens character in Observe and Report. He plays his normal stupid self but he makes him look more pathetic and delusional rather than a harmless funny everyday guy.

To be honest, when Rogen first popped on the scene, I didn't mind him. But as he progresses (or lacko f progression) I find that he plays the same character in every movie. To put him in a starring role in the Green Hornet is blasphemy.

I'm excited. It looks like it will be fun :)