June 27, 2011
I confess I only wanted to see this because it contains very large amounts of close-up screen time with the scrumptious Ryan Reynolds, but it was rewarding in other ways as well - mainly its 'I can do anything better than you can' CGI approach to the lavish spectacle and off-world high-jinks we first enjoyed in the 1980 Flash Gordon movie, and more recently in Thor.
It's quite funny: tongue-in-cheek and nerdy referential funny, visually awesome, and has an interestingly traditional take on the hero as unpromising youth (cf Beowulf and King Henry V) but I guess that all came from the comic. I loved the scene where new Green Lantern recruit Hal, chuffed to bits with his new suit and superpowers, presents himself to the heroine expecting not to be recognized because his eyes have turned green. Very funny.
It's otherwise fabulously undemanding and has a very silly baddy indeed - basically a big black cloud with a mean face. Kids of all ages - and Ryan Reynolds fans - will love it, but Shakespeare it aint.
It's quite funny: tongue-in-cheek and nerdy referential funny, visually awesome, and has an interestingly traditional take on the hero as unpromising youth (cf Beowulf and King Henry V) but I guess that all came from the comic. I loved the scene where new Green Lantern recruit Hal, chuffed to bits with his new suit and superpowers, presents himself to the heroine expecting not to be recognized because his eyes have turned green. Very funny.
It's otherwise fabulously undemanding and has a very silly baddy indeed - basically a big black cloud with a mean face. Kids of all ages - and Ryan Reynolds fans - will love it, but Shakespeare it aint.