Green Lantern: The New Star Wars?

[deadpunk]

a much better look. This may be as awesome as it deserves to be...

[darth los]

I don't know how i didn't see this sooner but i like the look. The actor however... I like Reynolds but i just hope he doesn't ham it up too much and takes the role seriously. I'd hate it to be an unintentional comedy. You know, sorta like survival.

[ProfessorChaos]

nothing is on the same level as survival...

[BillyRay]

I'd hate it to be an unintentional comedy. You know, sorta like survival. On that note: green_lantern_release_date.jpg

[darth los]

nothing is on the same level as survival... On that note: green_lantern_release_date.jpg lolz guys. What made the reboots of superman and batman in particular work, when for so long comic and video game movies were just awful, is that they took a darker more serious tone. No deformed penguin men. No rubber nipples. No tongue in cheek stuff.

[bassman]

at the muldoon. Darth - I understand your worries considering that Reynold's career has been mostly comedies, but he's also got acting chops. He's had a few dramatic roles that were great. And I've yet to see it(really want to), but I hear his latest film, Buried is fantastic. Literally....the entire movie is him in a box. And it's getting awesome reviews. Of course Lantern will still have comedy elements, but it's not going to be a parody of the material. I have faith in Reynolds and the director. Dude made Casino Royale. C'mon. And I also really enjoyed Edge of Darkness. The scene with Hal meeting Abin Sur and the overlapped dialogue gave me chills. I think there will be more of this...

[darth los]

at the muldoon. Darth - I understand your worries considering that Reynold's career has been mostly comedies, but he's also got acting chops. He's had a few dramatic roles that were great. And I've yet to see it(really want to), but I hear his latest film, Buried is fantastic. Literally....the entire movie is him in a box. And it's getting awesome reviews. Of course Lantern will still have comedy elements, but it's not going to be a parody of the material. I have faith in Reynolds and the director. Dude made Casino Royale. C'mon. And I also really enjoyed Edge of Darkness. The scene with Hal meeting Abin Sur and the overlapped dialogue gave me chills. I think there will be more of this... Oh I thought he was great in Amityville so the potential is definitely there. Also, me thinks the best movies have a little of everything, thrills, scares, action and comedy. Think of every great movie and I'll bet most of them have all those elements in it, so I'm all for it. I just don't want it to be a farce. Super hero films have definitely stepped it up in recent years and a tongue in cheeker isn't going to cut it for most people. MULDOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!

[bassman]

In this article, this dumbass explains why Green Lantern is a rip off of all other superhero movies. http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-new-...s-so-familiar/

[MoonSylver]

In this article, this dumbass explains why Green Lantern is a rip off of all other superhero movies. http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-new-...s-so-familiar/ You DID see it's from Cracked, which means it's sarcasm/satire...?

[bassman]

Although that used to be the case with cracked, now they also have regular reporting and op-eds.

[MoonSylver]

Although that used to be the case with cracked, now they also have regular reporting and op-eds. Okaaay....huh. That's a weird move, because there's a fine line between sarcasm for the purposes of humor & sarcasm for the purposes of opinion. As the former, that article works, as the latter, not so much, as someone would have to be purposely obtuse to draw some of the parallels they did...

[bassman]

Okaaay....huh. That's a weird move, because there's a fine line between sarcasm for the purposes of humor & sarcasm for the purposes of opinion. As the former, that article works, as the latter, not so much, as someone would have to be purposely obtuse to draw some of the parallels they did... Hey...maybe I'm just not smart enough to get it. But I know the guy's articles and they're not always satirical. He'll often just write about shit that he does or does not like. For instance....look up his article on how Lady Gaga should just go away. Nothing really sarcastic about it. Same with several others. That's why I took this one at face value...

[BillyRay]

I remember when Cracked was "poor-man's Mad", chock full of alimony jokes. Kids love alimony jokes...

[AcesandEights]

So in summation: the Green Lantern film is comparable to the policy boondoggle perpetrated by the military industrial complex and perpetuated as a means to have a blank check to explore the militarization of space? Did I get that right?

[darth los]

So in summation: the Green Lantern film is comparable to the policy boondoggle perpetrated by the military industrial complex and perpetuated as a means to have a blank check to explore the militarization of space? Did I get that right? I'll let you know as soon as i look half of those words up buddy.