DARKKNIGHT
Well-Known Member
Just saw it. I have to get up early so I'll keep my thoughts short, and explain more tomorrow.
Good news: it's nowhere near as bad as some of the reviews would lead you to believe. Bad news: It's still not as good as it could, or should, have been.
When it comes down to it the movie's problems are due to it's plot. It almost seems as if bits and pieces of the movie were cut out of the final product. In other words, it jumps around a bit, especially early on, and many plot points are not expanded upon as well as they needed to be. Like Thor, the film suffers from the hero turning from ******* to hero a little too quickly. The transformation doesn't seem earned. And as some have said, more time should have been spent on Oa. I also get the feeling that Campbell didn't really know what to do with a big CGI film. That said, one of the main concerns of fanboys going in, CGI, was solid throughout. There are things here and there that look off, but overall the CGI is great. The suit looks good onscreen, and doesn't have a noticable bacon look that many complained about.
The main actors in the film are solid to very good throughout. I really think Reynolds proved many of his critics wrong. Complain what you will about the movie overall, but Reynolds does a good job as Hal. Additionally, Blake Lively is solid as Carol Ferris and Mark Strong is great as Sinestro. I have read some say that Hammond was a weak villain...to a certain extent I agree. Sarsgaard does a pretty good job at playing the part, I just don't know if they should have made him as pitiful and creepy (not scary creepy...just creepy) as they did. He never comes across as a proper threat.
All in all, I would give it a B-, though that may be a bit too easy. It's a solid C+ at least. No where close to being the train wreck that it seemed like it may be. I hope enough people turn out to see it to warrant a sequel, with a proper conflict between Hal and Sinestro with much more attention paid to making the story great.
Good news: it's nowhere near as bad as some of the reviews would lead you to believe. Bad news: It's still not as good as it could, or should, have been.
When it comes down to it the movie's problems are due to it's plot. It almost seems as if bits and pieces of the movie were cut out of the final product. In other words, it jumps around a bit, especially early on, and many plot points are not expanded upon as well as they needed to be. Like Thor, the film suffers from the hero turning from ******* to hero a little too quickly. The transformation doesn't seem earned. And as some have said, more time should have been spent on Oa. I also get the feeling that Campbell didn't really know what to do with a big CGI film. That said, one of the main concerns of fanboys going in, CGI, was solid throughout. There are things here and there that look off, but overall the CGI is great. The suit looks good onscreen, and doesn't have a noticable bacon look that many complained about.
The main actors in the film are solid to very good throughout. I really think Reynolds proved many of his critics wrong. Complain what you will about the movie overall, but Reynolds does a good job as Hal. Additionally, Blake Lively is solid as Carol Ferris and Mark Strong is great as Sinestro. I have read some say that Hammond was a weak villain...to a certain extent I agree. Sarsgaard does a pretty good job at playing the part, I just don't know if they should have made him as pitiful and creepy (not scary creepy...just creepy) as they did. He never comes across as a proper threat.
All in all, I would give it a B-, though that may be a bit too easy. It's a solid C+ at least. No where close to being the train wreck that it seemed like it may be. I hope enough people turn out to see it to warrant a sequel, with a proper conflict between Hal and Sinestro with much more attention paid to making the story great.