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Looks awesome. Kilowog @ 26 seconds! This is going to rock so hard core. For the Corps!
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Looks awesome. Kilowog @ 26 seconds! This is going to rock so hard core. For the Corps!
Get the feeling I'll be alone in this, but...it looks terrible. The special effects are horrible (though they might not be done all the proper rendering and what not). And Reynolds looks like he's just playing the usual Reynolds stuff. Not a good sign.
Yeah, colour me still unsold by this.
Yeah, colour me still unsold by this.
:-/
Fan made Nathan Fillion trailer is 10x better...
Fan made Nathan Fillion trailer is 10x better...
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I agree. I think he would have made the perfect Guy Gardner. Hal? Not so much but hey, at least he's a comic fan and wants to try to stay true to the books. I forgive him for Deadpool since he really had no say so in that but I'm going to at least give him the benefit of the doubt for this role. I've enjoyed all his other movies, even the crappy romantic comedies, plus its the best super hero ever (imho).
So if what I'm hearing is right then it's that the cocky, built, handsome dude is the worst pick to play the cocky, built, handsome fighter pilot dude?
I don't get it really. There were really only two people I figured could do this role that had the attitude, the sense of humor, the "can sometimes be a douchebag"-ness and the force of character needed for Jordon: Fillion and Reynolds. Seems perfect to me.
I don't get it really. There were really only two people I figured could do this role that had the attitude, the sense of humor, the "can sometimes be a douchebag"-ness and the force of character needed for Jordon: Fillion and Reynolds. Seems perfect to me.
The problem is that Reynolds has never grown out of the whole frat boy kind of cocky acting. It's too over the top for Hal. Fillon's style of cockiness would have been MUCH better suited, since it was more reserved. A quieter, almost smug kind of cockiness.
Reynolds is perfect for Deadpool (if done right, as we saw in the first half of Wolverine) with that kind of style. Not so much for Hal, especially the way he's doing it here.
Reynolds is perfect for Deadpool (if done right, as we saw in the first half of Wolverine) with that kind of style. Not so much for Hal, especially the way he's doing it here.
I hope the one second jump cuts are not reflected in the film. I am damn near dizzy from watching that. I need to get home to hear what it sounds like.
You mean in the two scenes, roughly totaling about 1 second, where he speaks?
I swear, people are getting even quicker and quicker to judge these days.
*Edit: Sorry, three scenes. Probably about 2 seconds.
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No, it's just that Reynolds doesn't seem to be able to break that character and it's not a fit for Hal. I got to agree, he's a better fit for Deadpool.
I'm glad I came in here. Not knowing much about Green Lantern but being a big fan of Reynolds, I probably would have been suckered in by the two or three seconds of him and gone to see this movie, like the millions of others just like me. Now I can skip the whole thing and not bother with Green Lantern at all.
The comics probably suck anyway.
The comics probably suck anyway.
You were almost suckered into seeing it! Oh snap!
I agree. I think he would have made the perfect Guy Gardner. Hal? Not so much but hey, at least he's a comic fan and wants to try to stay true to the books. I forgive him for Deadpool since he really had no say so in that but I'm going to at least give him the benefit of the doubt for this role. I've enjoyed all his other movies, even the crappy romantic comedies, plus its the best super hero ever (imho).[/QUOTE]
I keep hearing people saying he would make a good Guy Gardner, but I think Kyle Rayner would be a closer approximation of the typical Ryan Reynolds stereotypical acting ability.
Cocky, smart-mouthed artistic-type versus smug violent asshole.
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I have a bad feeling about this.
Ryan Reynolds is not Hal Jordan. I agree that the "frat boy" cockiness is completely wrong. Hal needs test pilot cockiness. Think of Yeager and the astronauts in The Right Stuff -- THAT is Hal Jordan.
Maybe they will surprise me and prove me wrong. I hope so. But that footage should be making my GL Fangirl self squee with glee, but it mostly makes me want to cry.
:sigh: At least we have the animated movie.
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I have a bad feeling about this.
Ryan Reynolds is not Hal Jordan. I agree that the "frat boy" cockiness is completely wrong. Hal needs test pilot cockiness. Think of Yeager and the astronauts in The Right Stuff -- THAT is Hal Jordan.
Maybe they will surprise me and prove me wrong. I hope so. But that footage should be making my GL Fangirl self squee with glee, but it mostly makes me want to cry.
:sigh: At least we have the animated movie.
There was enough in the trailer not to judge the whole move, but at least Reynolds basically doing the same thing he does in every movie. Basically, it's the whole "I KNOW, RIGHT!?" that bugs me.
Still, this is meant to be early Hal, who's a hotshot flyboy.
Most of my beef is how terrible the effects for the movie look. But as we've said, they might not be done yet. But if that's what we're getting, it's not looking good.
Still, this is meant to be early Hal, who's a hotshot flyboy.
Most of my beef is how terrible the effects for the movie look. But as we've said, they might not be done yet. But if that's what we're getting, it's not looking good.
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I'm just not impressed with what they're showing. Doesn't help that there is only one construct shown in the trailer and thats a green fist/boxing glove (can't really tell another thing that makes me underwhelmed).
What is it with the 3-D spfx that they seem so dim in most movies. I think Avatar is the only one that had good looking "glow" effects. That fist looks like it came out of M. Night S********'s The Last Airbender.
He seems a lot more like Kyle than Hal in that trailer. The uncertainty of whether he is capable of living up the legacy was a far, far larger part of Kyle's character than Hal's. Hal's flaw was more about trying to balance the responsibilities of being a lantern with his own personal drive for glory, which is kind of the opposite. Hal ejecting when he has engine trouble in his bird seems a bit out of character.
Still not sold on the visuals so far. Seems very...toy-like.
Both could be the fault of the trailer, though. We still haven't seen very much.
Still not sold on the visuals so far. Seems very...toy-like.
Both could be the fault of the trailer, though. We still haven't seen very much.
I downloaded the 1080p version from Apple and threw it up on my HDTV and... it looks damn nice. The effects look WAY better on a bigger screen (as is very often the case). In fact when I first watched the trailer I went... meh, then after watching it on my TV I went... well alright! That looks more like it.
Personally the trailer is a little to... snappy and poppy, but it's for a broad audience so thats what you get. It was very Iron Man. Thats probably a smart thing.
Personally the trailer is a little to... snappy and poppy, but it's for a broad audience so thats what you get. It was very Iron Man. Thats probably a smart thing.
Ditto.
Yeah... meh.
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Feces?
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Really? I thought it was his best role to date.
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