Why is everyone hating on Green Lantern?

i always liked the idea of a cgi suit.. but the one in the trailer looked crap.

You make some good points dude, not bad.

- I like it that they've moved him from the desert to a rocky beach. Looking over it.
Almost star gazing. As Hal says: "No matter how bad things get, something good is out there, just over the horizon..."

- Abin Sur looks phenomenal!

- Hal is in shock, who wouldn't? So serious too!

- This picture made me so happy I almost cried. Just look at that ring. Its power, it's blinding brilliance.
Love how they made it like a heavy ring, like a weapon with the emerald inside. Absolutely love it!

- This is by far the most serious and true I've seen Ryan Reynolds. I think this is going to be an amazing and honest Ryan Reynolds.
This will be his best work!

- One of the most iconic and epic images in the history of comicbooks. Hal holding the ring and Abin Sur is dying! I love this picture!
It's so beyond epic!

- Brilliance!

- Kilowog looks just as he should. If you save this picture you might notice he got some stubby hairs on his cheek.

- Somewhat unclearer but tranquil Sinestro decending in awe.

- Just look at it! Look at the bulks, the scratching of its material. Beautiful! Once again, brilliance!

- I love how it's fluid like. I had a better picture which I use as my avatar but I dont want everybody to have it! =p

1. Now, I loved the costume. Why would an intergalactic bunch of aliens wear a spandex like costume? It does not make any sense(South Park reference)! I love that the costume is organic, it looks alien, it feels cold and different. It's like this shield, almost living layer of armour. It's exactly what a Green Lantern in real life would have. And that every single GL got their own take on it is brilliant! You're completely right.
2. Once again you are right.
3. Hal Jordan likes the ladies. And he doesn't try to hide it. He uses them, and they love him. In the comics Hal went on the road because he was afraid of responsibilty with Carol. He wants love but he has a problem with it. And then he just bangs alot of woman.
You dont personally approve of sexuality being injecting into the movies? I dont get that. Sex makes everything great! Hell, I haven't seen Tranformers 2 but I hear that the best part was Megan Fox.
Another grotesque claim is that Green Lantern is replicating Iron Man in it's tone and style. Iron Man is probably the film with the closest tone. We don't know as we havent seen GL yet but just because The Dark Knight was 'dark' means that WB/DC has patened the whole "serious/dark" style? Wtf?
4. I dont really care that much about a Justice League film but it would be cool!
5. It will probably be a box office success. Now, if it doesn't do as good as WB want it to, I wouldn't worry that much. They've know they have a goldmine. They will use it. But they are some sly bastards! And slow as [frick] too!

I also think it's worth to point out that people who troll this film, and do so with utter ignorance, will not change their mind or opinion about it, even if it is a very decent film. People have become dogmatic at this. Even I, a DCfanboy am psyched about watching Thor and Captain America. And though I don't really care that much about them in reality, I will reserve my judgement until I've seen the films. We got one Tier 1 superhero, and two Tier 2 superheroes coming out this summer. We should be excited and wait until we see the films instead of being really dumb. I dont know if this is true or not. Maybe the Green Lantern will be terrible. I think however it's backwards to make up your mind about a film before you've even seen it. I think it will be a great film!
Just to make an assumption based on a trailer when it comes to CBM's is a tad inane. I have never seen Reynolds work this hard before, neither has anyone else probably. He seems to get Hal Jordan very nicely after from the interviews. He even has tears is in eyes, a new feature in the history of the ring passing. I think this film will be great. It's story and mythology is so rich and amazing, it cannot be any less than wonderous.

The trailer could've featured some clips of Parallax, or the Guardians, Kilowog saying poozer or Sinestro showing his skills to Hal. That would've been great! The first trailer is more aimed at the mainstream audience, and also the post-production had just been in development for 2 months. Of course the CGI isnt perfected. No matter what, we won't ever see the exact character adapation we want. Green Lantern will be a modern film. It's absurd to dismis it just because some didn't like the first trailer. There was even some humour in The Dark Knight which supposedly was super serial(South Park, if you don't get it)! This film is gonna be great. So are the other contenders this summer. It's gonna get emerald green this summer! I can't wait!


Please watch it it in hd!
BMP!

It's odd how people point out the few comedic bits of the trailer and ignore the more dramatic ones which, even in just this trailer, show Reynolds' ability. I love the suit, though it could be a tad darker. Bad acting? The name "Mark Strong" and "bad acting" do not even belong in the same dimension. The actors themselves have expressed knowledge of their characters and have made the effort to learn about them. I'm confident that this will be a great and successful franchise.
Okay, c'mon intruder and grif, bring on the negativity!

@Angellus sorry but my religious beliefs keep me from enjoying things like sexual content. Might be pretty to look at but not my game.
@Detbullock okay thanks!

@multipurpose you have a point...I'd rather not have any, but the less the better. At least they're getting Jordan's womanizing in the comics right.

@Golden oops, my bad. I thought I heard something about his having a graphic novel...screw wikipedia.

I just it does better than Swamp thing

im looking forward to this movie. hopefully its not disappointing as jonah hex, catwoman and the spirit.
improve the movies please, DC!

Good article PaulRom.
Anyone saying that Ryan Reynolds can't act hasn't seen Buried. An hour and a half of great acting on his part, he's really good and made me confident about him playing Hal Jordan.
There's a lot of biased hatred from some Marvel fanboys... we have to just let it be, we can't reason with that kind of ranting.
I'm really looking forward to next summer, I have at least three comic book movies to look forward to! If some Marvel fanboys wanna hate on Green Lantern, hey... their F#@*ING loss!

@PaulRom: In all fairness to ninjacarm that editorial basically said TMNT is the best because it stays closest to the source material and still manages to be good. You have to admit that Chris Nolan's films stray very far from the source material. So I think in NinjaCarm's mind Chris Nolan's films have been very good movies but that doesn't classify them as the best CBMs.

@Golden123 I don't think that that's what makes a CBM good. Sure it might help, but what really makes one strong (which works for every movie, of course) is a strong script, convincing acting, and a director who knows what he's doing. Inception and the last two Batfilms have all of that.

Jonah Hex isn't a graphic novel.

Fantastic! You made an excellent point here dude. I think the suit, rind everything in here is absolutely perfect. I hope the second trailer of the movie will change people's comment on Green Lantern.