Ok so Most of us have seen Green Lantern by now, and Most of us have our own opinions on whether or not we like it. (Truth be told) it really didnt do Bad. True Fans enjoyed it and some New comers did also even tho they didnt really understand everything going on. But what I dont understand is why everyone is letting these dumb ass nay-sayers and crititcs speak for Everyone on what our opinion was on the movie. Almost every review since the movie came out has been Negative according to a couple critics...Who gives a Damn what they think!? Why didnt they ask the Fanbase what they thought of it? I can pretty much garantee they would have got an Entirely different answer and reaction from US than that they did from critics. Theyr opinion should not out weigh the Fans, because theres about a 99% chance that they're those few select people who dont know the story or whats going on
I myself have just came into the Green Lantern universe not too long ago & fell in love with it almost instantly. and even tho I still dont know EVERYTHING about it, I still know just enough to have been excited about the movie and understand where they were going with the movie.
I just went to see it again, and you know what I noticed the second time around? Its NOT just a fun movie, its a Good Superhero movie! When you start really listening and paying close attention to everything going on & putting the pieces together you notice that it is in fact Well put together for what it is...Not to say that it doesnt have its flaws - will get the that in a moment - but still well put together none the less. The main Problem I kept thinking about as I was watching the 2nd time was that - this was being compared to Star Wars and other Sci-Fi movies. THATS THE PROBLEM!!! Green Lantern is NOT Star Wars, its Not Superman, its NOT Batman, its NOT Iron Man, its NOT Spider Man, its NOT X-men, its NOT Watchmen, its nothing we'v seen before. Its GREEN LANTERN!!! Once I really thought about that concept I found myself getting past all those stupid little things critics say hold the movie back from being Good & started to Really Enjoy it for what it is...a Green Lantern movie.
The Good:
The thing I like most about this movie is that they took a gamble & decided to be different - being with the CGI suit and other planet instead of just earth & so forth.
Id say it was a Good choice in Cast. I have to admitt that I was one of those people who werent sure about Ryan Reynolds playing Hal Jordan due to his silly nature, but to my surprise he actually did grow on me an did a Good job at playing Hal Jordan. He was serious when he needed to be and joked only when it was the right time to be the asshole we was suppose to be. Blake did Good as Carol Ferris, plus shes sexy so that won her a point lol. Mark Strong was Very convincing as Sinestro, at times I kind of forgot that-that was a human playing him & that definitely deserves a point. Parallax looked cool - I liked the concept that it was once a Guardian & made out of thousands of beings fear energy and they're flesh, thats really creative.
The Bad:
Like I was saying before once I stopped comparing this movie I found that most of my bad list shrank significantly! However there were still a few things here and there. One being that some scenes I would have liked to see more time in so things could be more developed. Not the entire movie felt rushed, but it definitely felt like it moved at a good pace at times. I would have liked to have seen a more developed way he wore the costume for the 1st time instead of just waking up with it on lol. Another thing being that I dont think they needed Hector Hammond in it, he got kind of annoying at times especially when he screams like a girl lol. I think the movie would have been fine without adding him into it - it would have given them more time to focus on the Main villan Parallax. Speaking of which I would have liked to see a Longer fight between him and Hal at the end, especially when they were flying through space. It would have been cool to see Hal use more Constructs to hurl at him before deciding to throw him into the sun. But again for what it was it Wasnt that bad, was still pretty cool to see.
All in all - Id give & I think Green Lantern deserves 8.5 out 10 (or 4 and a half stars out of 5). Despite what people who know absolutely nothing about and yet still are voicing they're opinions anyway say. Its a Good movie if you take it for what it is, and Very Much worth checking out...If I was to compare it tho - id say its on the same level as Iron Man 1 and Batman Begins. Its an Origin Story, and just like those two films its a little slow at times, but still action packed and enjoyable, leaving room for the Next film to be its Successor. Which I hope will still happen if we the people who's opinions Should matter speak up for it.
To all the Haters and Nay-sayers (critics included) I say a very passionate and very sincere! "Shut The Hell Up & let people enjoy and speak for themselves".