Warner Bros. was already in development for a Green Lantern sequel
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665719/green-lantern-sequel-ryan-reynolds.jhtml
Ryan Reynolds was still busy in a blue-screen studio bringing the starry magic of "Green Lantern" to life when Warner Bros. started moving ahead with plans for a sequel.
But with the first flick not hitting theaters until this Friday, the actor isn't going to spill all the details.
"I'm not throwing that out there at all," he said.
He did, nonetheless, toss us a few clues — most tantalizingly about what's in store for Jordan and Sinestro, an ally who eventually becomes one of Jordan's greatest enemies. "There's such a rich history with this character, so you get really excited about the possibility," Reynolds explained. "The inevitable war between Hal and Sinestro is something that will have to be dealt with in the second movie for sure, but there's always subplots and a lot of other interesting things going on that are setting up a possible third film."
"IGN" review says this movie gave no hope of seeing "The Flash" or "Justice League" movies come true:Green Lantern is not the start of a blockbuster franchise
There are two kinds of people I pity this weekend: the people who are already Green Lantern fans and the people who aren’t. People who love the comics are going to be mighty disappointed by this movie’s mish-mash of disparate plot points, clunky action sequences and rushed storytelling. People who wouldn’t know a Green Lantern from a beige flashlight probably won’t know what the Sam Hell is going on.
Green Lantern doesn’t tell a story. It gives you the gist of it. What’s more, it changes just enough elements of the original story that worked that it makes you lose interest in learning more. It flies along at quick enough pace to keep you distracted for a couple hours but it doesn’t do its job. This is not the start of a great new blockbuster franchise. It may have already put an end to it.
"Ain't it Cool News" another great comic book movie site was disappointed in the film too and possible sequels:DC's latest superhero is a Cosmic Fail
Last summer gave us the DC bomb that was Jonah Hex and this summer offers the colossal disappointment that is Green Lantern. The epitome of spectacle over substance, Green Lantern is a cosmic mess and a huge letdown given the source material it had to draw from. Indeed, X-Men: The Last Stand and Wolverine are better than Green Lantern. This was DC and Warner Bros.' best bet yet at establishing a deeper bullpen of big screen superheroes beyond Batman and Superman, but the film is bad enough to possibly kill any hope for ever seeing The Flash or Justice League.
I can't stress enough what a setback the creative failure of Green Lantern is for DC and Warners' plans for a broader DC cinematic universe akin to Marvel's. Even if the movie makes money (I'm sure it will open strongly and probably do well overseas), it's not a film that DC or Warners can honestly say they're happy with. If DC and Warners had hoped this would be their Star Wars (a comparison the filmmakers have been all too happy to make for months now) then Green Lantern only offers fans the wonder of the creature-filled cantina scene, but none of the thrill of the Death Star run or the emotional resonance of any of its iconic characters. No, this isn't DC's Star Wars. It's not even their Last Starfighter; it's their Flash Gordon, but without the cool tunes or self-aware cheesiness. It's a frustrating, deeply flawed film rife with missed story opportunities and squandered potential. Green Lantern deserved better.
"Bleedingcool" has a semi-positive review but reiterates this as a "Kids Movie":A lifeless superhero film
There are moments when GREEN LANTERN comes to life - the first 20 minutes and the last 20 minutes the film rouses itself enough for the audience to begin to care what they are seeing - but there's so much fat, so much wasted time that it doesn't earn those moments at the end that want to be triumphant. It shouldn't have been this way.
GREEN LANTERN needed to embrace the wacky, weird, silly nature of the comic, and not waste so much time getting to the point. You could feel the audience wanting the film to take them to those places, but it refuses, insisting on going the cliched superhero origin route. Martin Campbell never really lets the film go where it and the audience want it to go, except in brief moments. The film strains to be let free to soar, but the terrible script, the direction, and the editing keep this bird grounded. It's a real wasted opportunity. If a sequel does happen, Warner Brothers needs to find a way to let the movie go as big as it wants, and as silly as it wants. Otherwise, it's just another bland, lifeless superhero film.
"Superhero Hype" called it a big disappointment for the summer.Green Lantern is a kid's movie, fanboys can enjoy
What are we doing for the original comic book audience? My 8-year-old wouldn’t enjoy a Nolanverse movie, even if I let her watch one. Green Lantern is crafted from the ground up as a daft, entertaining romp that’s a hell of a lot closer to Rise of the Silver Surfer than The Dark Knight Rises. You can get a sense of the demographic the studio might be after when the first trailer before Green Lantern is Happy Feet 2.
Green Lantern is a kid's movie. It's a kids movie that fanboys can enjoy. If they can just lighten up a little.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/Green Lantern one of the bigger disappointments of the summer
As a life-long comic book fanboy and a more recent Martin Campbell apologist, there was a strong chance my expectations and hope "Green Lantern" would do for DC Entertainment what Marvel Studios has done for Marvel Comics characters could very well have superseded my critical judgment.
Unfortunately, the idea that Geoff Johns' "Secret Origins" would be used as a template are dashed fairly early in favor of a blueprint that comes from previous comic book hits "Iron Man" and "Spider-Man."
There's sure to be someone out there in the cosmos who enjoys this take on Green Lantern -- small children and those without overly-critical tastes in entertainment -- but it just fails on so many levels, both as a movie and as a comics adaptation, that it's easily one of the bigger disappointments of the summer.
"Comic Vine"Green Lantern one of the bigger disappointments of the summer
As a life-long comic book fanboy and a more recent Martin Campbell apologist, there was a strong chance my expectations and hope "Green Lantern" would do for DC Entertainment what Marvel Studios has done for Marvel Comics characters could very well have superseded my critical judgment.
Unfortunately, the idea that Geoff Johns' "Secret Origins" would be used as a template are dashed fairly early in favor of a blueprint that comes from previous comic book hits "Iron Man" and "Spider-Man."
There's sure to be someone out there in the cosmos who enjoys this take on Green Lantern -- small children and those without overly-critical tastes in entertainment -- but it just fails on so many levels, both as a movie and as a comics adaptation, that it's easily one of the bigger disappointments of the summer.
"IGN"Green Lantern Fails to Shine Brightly
If you're looking for the big summer blockbuster movie, sadly, it will not be Green Lantern. There's no question that everyone should be aware of this movie. You can't walk the city streets without seeing bus posters, billboards or ads on the sides of busses for the movie. Commercials have flooded television with images of what Warner Bros. hopes is their next big movie franchise.
I won't say it was a horrible movie. There were moments I did enjoy. Unfortunately they were overshadowed by the bad parts. I think the movie is worth watching for comic fans, as long as you can watch without getting angry.
"Bleeding Cool"DC's latest superhero is a Cosmic Fail
Last summer gave us the DC bomb that was Jonah Hex and this summer offers the colossal disappointment that is Green Lantern. The epitome of spectacle over substance, Green Lantern is a cosmic mess and a huge letdown given the source material it had to draw from. Indeed, X-Men: The Last Stand and Wolverine are better than Green Lantern. This was DC and Warner Bros.' best bet yet at establishing a deeper bullpen of big screen superheroes beyond Batman and Superman, but the film is bad enough to possibly kill any hope for ever seeing The Flash or Justice League.
I can't stress enough what a setback the creative failure of Green Lantern is for DC and Warners' plans for a broader DC cinematic universe akin to Marvel's. Even if the movie makes money (I'm sure it will open strongly and probably do well overseas), it's not a film that DC or Warners can honestly say they're happy with. If DC and Warners had hoped this would be their Star Wars (a comparison the filmmakers have been all too happy to make for months now) then Green Lantern only offers fans the wonder of the creature-filled cantina scene, but none of the thrill of the Death Star run or the emotional resonance of any of its iconic characters. No, this isn't DC's Star Wars. It's not even their Last Starfighter; it's their Flash Gordon, but without the cool tunes or self-aware cheesiness. It's a frustrating, deeply flawed film rife with missed story opportunities and squandered potential. Green Lantern deserved better.
"Ain't it Cool News"Green Lantern is a kid's movie, fanboys can enjoy
What are we doing for the original comic book audience? My 8-year-old wouldn’t enjoy a Nolanverse movie, even if I let her watch one. Green Lantern is crafted from the ground up as a daft, entertaining romp that’s a hell of a lot closer to Rise of the Silver Surfer than The Dark Knight Rises. You can get a sense of the demographic the studio might be after when the first trailer before Green Lantern is Happy Feet 2.
Green Lantern is a kid's movie. It's a kids movie that fanboys can enjoy. If they can just lighten up a little.
"Crave Online"A lifeless superhero film
There are moments when GREEN LANTERN comes to life - the first 20 minutes and the last 20 minutes the film rouses itself enough for the audience to begin to care what they are seeing - but there's so much fat, so much wasted time that it doesn't earn those moments at the end that want to be triumphant. It shouldn't have been this way.
GREEN LANTERN needed to embrace the wacky, weird, silly nature of the comic, and not waste so much time getting to the point. You could feel the audience wanting the film to take them to those places, but it refuses, insisting on going the cliched superhero origin route. Martin Campbell never really lets the film go where it and the audience want it to go, except in brief moments. The film strains to be let free to soar, but the terrible script, the direction, and the editing keep this bird grounded. It's a real wasted opportunity. If a sequel does happen, Warner Brothers needs to find a way to let the movie go as big as it wants, and as silly as it wants. Otherwise, it's just another bland, lifeless superhero film.
Green Lantern is not the start of a blockbuster franchise
There are two kinds of people I pity this weekend: the people who are already Green Lantern fans and the people who aren’t. People who love the comics are going to be mighty disappointed by this movie’s mish-mash of disparate plot points, clunky action sequences and rushed storytelling. People who wouldn’t know a Green Lantern from a beige flashlight probably won’t know what the Sam Hell is going on.
Green Lantern doesn’t tell a story. It gives you the gist of it. What’s more, it changes just enough elements of the original story that worked that it makes you lose interest in learning more. It flies along at quick enough pace to keep you distracted for a couple hours but it doesn’t do its job. This is not the start of a great new blockbuster franchise. It may have already put an end to it.
Curiously had to see it just because I had $8 in movie cash.
What I really HATED was the final battle.Near beginning, you had Sinestro gathering the 3,000 Lantern Corps to prepare to battle the Parallax as the galaxy's greatest threat who has already killed 5-6 Green Lanterns including Abin Sur.
Fast forward 50 minutes later, you have a Rookie Hal Jordan defeat Parallax all by himself in less than 5 minutes movie time by constucting a boxing glove and punching Phallanx into the sun!
That's it. Where the hell were the other 3,000 Green Lanterns!!?
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LAME.
Stupid build up for the lamest final battle ever.
Thank God I didn't waste a whole $12 to see this CRAP.
Warner Bros' 3D Green Lantern ($21.6M Friday, dropping -21% for $17.1M Saturday, and only a $53M weekend) underperforms, unable to meet even the studio's lowered expectation for North America despite the higher 3D ticket prices.
Green Lantern had well-known actor Ryan Reynolds playing the superhero, yet won't come near that other non-sequel Thor's recent $65.7M opening weekend for Marvel yet starring a complete unknown. Even though for weeks now, Green Lantern had been tracking better than Thor, which also was tasked with introducing a superhero to moviegoers.
Warner Bros and DC Entertainment began freaking out Friday about the continuing negative buzz around Green Lantern especially the bad reviews.
The movie went $50 million over budget, and cost Warner Bros over $200 million to produce with an overall $300 million total after marketing.