WE ALL LOSE IF GREEN LANTERN FAILS AT THE BOX OFFICE

WE ALL LOSE IF GREEN LANTERN FAILS AT THE BOX OFFICE

Regardless if you´re a DC or Marvel fan, a lot is at stake with this movie

Editorial Opinion
By ultimatefan1974 - Jun 16, 2011 05:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: ComicBookMovie.com

Sadly, the prospects are less than stellar for the box office performance of the Green Lantern movie. Predictions from experts point to an opening weekend around 50 million, not a promising one for a movie with a reportedly very big production budget. If it pulls off amazing word-of-mouth, maybe it has a shot at pulling a Batman Begins-like performance, but tbe truth is critics are tearing it a new one as well. The chances of the property becoming a serialized film franchise do not look good right now.

I never really cared for the infamous rivalry between DC and Marvel. I love characters from both companies, and pretty much all the best writers and artists have worked for both companies at some point. DC knows the struggling comic book market wouldn´t benefit at all from Marvel disappearing, and vice-versa. Any fanboys who mock WB and DC need to realize that, if GL flops, it´s bad for the whole superhero movie subgenre, for a number of reasons:

A great potential franchise is wasted – The GL comics have a rich mythology and characters that could lend themselves to many great epic movies. It´s the most sci-fi, Star Wars-like superhero universe, one that can add a different flavor to a pretty crowded market.

Less superhero franchises – If GL bombs, we can kiss a Flash or Wonder Woman movie goodbye. If you think it may only affect DC characters, say, Fox could very well think, “hey, Fantastic Four is pretty sci-fi too, do we REALLY want to reboot this thing? Our X-Men prequel/reboot didn´t do that great either”. A Silver Surfer movie? In your dreams.

Studios less willing to spend – GL is a pretty expensive movie. A flop may get studios a little scared to spend the movie needed for really big things, like, the Avengers movie – don´t kid yourselves, studios can cut down a budget while the movie is in production. It doesn´t take much to scare Marvel about spending anyway…

And it´s bad simply cuz there aren´t those many characters with great potential left. Almost all the big guns either have established franchises or are even being rebooted. The failure of such a promising franchise could begin to spell the end of the golden age of comic book/superhero movies.

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comicbookjerk
comicbookjerk - 6/16/2011, 6:17 PM
So far the reviews say its awful...But Surely to god its not going to be as bad as Dragon Ball Evolution!
Coloso
Coloso - 6/16/2011, 7:36 PM
WB/DC have no one to blame but themselves for this fiasco. They had great material to work with and royally f'ed it up from the get go. They never layed out a blue print for their properties. GL and Jonah Hex just seemed like a knee jerk reaction to what Marvel was doing with their shared cinematic universe. And when you don't plan and have a 5 year vision your just shooting yourself in the foot.

GL fans you have a right to be pissed. This is a squandered opportunity and a major setback no doubt. But I sense a lot of misdirected anger at movie critics and your fellow comic book/movie nerds who are bashing this film for a reason. You want to be mad at someone, be mad at the main culprit...W-B/D-C!!!
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 6/16/2011, 7:46 PM
Well said. While I don't think the effects will be as extreme as the movie being the deciding factor, it will have an affect on how CBMs are made if it fails.
Goliath93
Goliath93 - 6/16/2011, 9:09 PM
I haven't seen the movie yet, but from what i hear. It sucks due to bad writing/editing, credit that to Martin Campbell and the four douche bags who wrote the script.

and two out of the four idiots wrote treatments for GL 2 and the Flash.

God I hate WB so much.

aaaarrrrr I'm so pissed.
Paulley
Paulley - 6/17/2011, 3:35 AM
Not at all...

Fox doesnt decide to reboot FF that means Marvel Studios gets the right (which would be the best thing ever)

The fact GL failed mean that Marvel can go ahead with making a Nova movie without it being called a knock-off Green Lantern...
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 6/17/2011, 5:16 AM
"A flop may get studios a little scared to spend the money needed for really big things, like, the Avengers movie"

no offense, but thats a ridiculous statement. They're already filming Avengers right now. If you think they're going to just all of a sudden cut the budget or scrap the movie all together, based solely on GL's shittiness, then you're smoking crack...and i want some.

I understand what you mean by DC being hesitant to go forward with other movies, but like Tea pointed out, there have been terrible, terrible CBM's in the past and they haven't halted anything.
Hellsing
Hellsing - 6/17/2011, 6:27 AM
I fail to see how its going to effect Marvel, yeah it might make them hesitant about making a cosmic movie. The only thing this is going to effect is DC properties, most likely they'll just get a smaller budget which isn't the end of the world. "It doesn´t take much to scare Marvel about spending anyway" lol thats absolutely hilarious there spending pretty lavishly for studio thats been round for what like 5 years or less, If I was incharge I would spend less.

@SKOne seriously bad reviews doesn't mean box office bomb, Transformers got murdered by reviewers yet that still made a shit load of money, same for Spidey 3, Pirates 4 and Hangover 2. Reviews don't effect an average peoples opinion as much as you think they do. and a lot of reviewers are calling it a failed "summer blockbuster" movie. So I guess that means there reviewing it as some art house movie.


claybo4131
claybo4131 - 6/17/2011, 6:36 AM
For once I agree with Teabag about the reviews thing. You want to know if a restaurant is good, you ask people who have been there or read reviews online about it. When you buy a car, don't you research the makes & models before you go to the dealership, and once you are there, don't you test drive it?

It would have an affect on DC/WB more than it would Marvel. I will use a football analogy for DC and Marvel. DC/WB would rather kick or punt on 4th and 5 and Marvel will go for it on 4th and 5. Marvel takes chances, they really hit it big with Iron Man and it did better than even Marvel thought it would, mainly cause the critics loved it and it had a great followup weekend (Speed Racer was not much up to par really in that followup weekend)

@hellsing those other movies you mentioned were already established franchises, somewhat critic proof. Green Lantern has not made a good first impression so far.
thunderforce
thunderforce - 6/17/2011, 8:34 AM
It is no wonder that this movie isnt perfect and it is no wonder that this movie is expensive , alot of this movie is cgi and that is not easy to do or cheap to do . It is to damn bad that cameron was busy because he is the type of guy to make a movie like this . I also think it will be toough for marvel to do a Nova movie also for all the same reasons .
ROBBEATZZZ
ROBBEATZZZ - 6/17/2011, 1:08 PM
THIS ONE MOVIE ISNT GONNA KILL THE GENRE..AS LONG AS THERE ARE COMIC FANS..AND PPL WHO LOVE SCI-FI WITH SPECIAL EFFECTS..CBM'S R HERE 2 STAY..IT WILL EVOLVE..

THEY SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT HIP HOP/ RAP MUSIC..LOL!..I THINK ALOT OF NEW MUSIC SUCKS BUT ITS STILL AROUND N PPL WHO LOVE IT!

I WILL STILL SEE THIS BECAUSE I LOVE CBM'S AND IT WILL HOLD ME OVER TILL CAP COMES OUT...

DC..SIMPLY ISNT MARVEL..BUT THEY WILL BOUNCE BACK NEXT YEAR
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 6/19/2011, 6:02 AM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

In NO WAY WHATSOEVER is the epic failure of this sh!t movie going to affect MARVEL!!!

Dream on DC fanboys.

Oh my god that was too hilarious.

MARVEL fans please do not be fooled into financially supporting this piece of sh!t. Let it die the ignomious death it deserves. This movie is an insult to the CBSM genre, enjoyable only to children < 12 years old and others of equivalent mental developement. It was a spit in the face to CBSM fans. Supporting it will only tell WB that it is ok to make more cinematic diarrhoea (both the space tentacled and non-space tentacled variety).
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 6/19/2011, 6:08 AM
@ Paulley

Great point!!!

I didn't think of that. I would love to see a NOVA movie!
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 6/19/2011, 6:09 AM
This movie only afeects DC. let's look at this realistically.

WB has had all DC properties in their pocket for years, and have until now refused to do anything with them (except Batman and Superman) until now.

Here are the facts: THE SUITS AT WB DO NOT THINK THAT DC SUPERHEROES OTHER THAN BATMAN AND SUPERMAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT MASS MARKET APPEAL FOR BIG BUDGET LIVE ACTION MOVIES.

They took a chance on this probably at the behest and championing of Geoff Johns and a couple others.

Right now at WB there are probably a bunch of smug stuffed shirt suits at WB going 'I told you so.'.

If GL tanks at the BO, which it probably will, WB is going to go back into their safe shell. The sequel will be cancelled, and the the best DC fans can hope for is that they will try the strategy of a Justice League movie with the focus Superman and Batman and maybe use that movie, if it is a resounding success, to launch other characters.
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