Comments on: ‘Green Lantern’ WonderCon Footage Impresses; New Posters Released Too

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:04 +0000

Still looks lame…
But my magic lantern has a prediction: fanboy boners will show up in droves and we will get two more of these and then a… wait for it… reboot with a brand new… wait for it… origin story.

By: Michael.

Michael. — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:04 +0000

You guys are fucking crazy man, you\’re crazy.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:04 +0000

I agree this looks better, but…all that terrible stuff from the first trailer is still going to be in the movie, right?

By: BuntyHoven

BuntyHoven — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:04 +0000

Eh. Looks better than the trailer did, but still not convinced. The big CGI landscapes look poor (just like the ones in Thor trailers) and the mask is a joke.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:04 +0000

So now the picky netnerds will change their tune.

Either way, looks like a very compelling summer blockbuster. Only things that need work in my opinion is everything concerning the suit & Ryan Reynold\’s face. The mask doesn\’t feel right (that\’s a problem with CG right on someone\’s eyes) & the neckline of his suit looks very dodgy.

Still, I honestly like the look of this film more than the washed out digital look of Captain America which I haven\’t been sold on yet.

By: PM

PM — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:04 +0000

I\’m feeling somewhat relieved. I earlier commented here how, being a GL fan, I\’ve pretty much written off this movie, but this is encouraging. I can see by what they\’ve chosen to show that yes, they\’ve listened to geekdom and overall critics by showing action and toning down the comedy. The CGI looks more finished (though I agree about that mask – needs work) and impressive.

Let\’s just hope the rest of the film is as promising.

By: walktheearth

walktheearth — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:03 +0000

This still looks terrible. I saw a thread that mentioned how good the CGI looks. It looks like a bad Sci-Fi series. The kick in the first trailer was Ryan Reynolds saying \”I know, right\”. I like GL, but I am in no way a fanboy. I just want a good visual telling of a solid story. This film looks like it is going to have neither.

By: Nik

Nik — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:03 +0000

Looks better than the first trailer .. much better .. but it still hasn\’t won me over completely. I\’m looking forward to X-Men, Captain America and even Thor more than I am this. I still think Reynolds is a funny cat and the fact that 50% of this film will be on another planet/space certainly makes it different than most (all?) of the other super hero movies we\’ve seen but for a non-Latern fanboy like myself they\’re not making the concept very interesting and the comic aspect of it might actually end up hurting its credibility at the end.

Nice visuals though. As long as it can entertain and the space storyline can be swallowed without too much salt, I\’m game.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:03 +0000

@ John

\”it still looks like a big screen video game.\”

Just like Avatar did. That\’s becoming less and less derogatory… As long as they create a sense of immersion in that world that\’s all I care about. That\’s a tricky thing that very few have pulled off. But it\’s a popcorn movie, the more extravagant the better.

Whenever I think about summer movies, I can\’t not think about this Eddie Izzard bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC3R6jOtUo

By: John

John — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:03 +0000

Honestly, as impressive as the CGI is, and as much as it has improved substantially since the first trailer in November, it still looks like a big screen video game. Fake. This is not a knock as much as I see it as truth. Considering 50% of this movie takes place on Oa or on other planets, I just don\’t see as of this moment how that wont be a distraction to say the least. But then people like Watchmen and Starwars, so maybe it won\’t be as big an issue as I think. But I could care less about Star Wars and the Watchmen so it didn\’t bother me like this does, because I like the Lantern.I think it COULD bother Lantern fans, more then the general viewer I\’m not saying I won\’t see it or that it won\’t be even that much better in two and a half months on the big screen. I just can\’t help but wonder what this thing could look like in five to ten years.

By: Mark J.

Mark J. — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:03 +0000

Looks much more promising indeed! I dont know if I will ever be sold on the neon fruit roll up suit, but I am much happier from this footage then the stuff in November. Still not as excited for this as I am for Thor or Cap, but the full trailer with Thor on the big screen could move it up the list for sure. I never was worried about the comedy bits from the first trailer, I knew that was blown out of proportion. It was the Unfinished/ unrealized CGI. Great improvement! June 17th I\’m there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:49:03 +0000

lol it looks pretty bad to me