This. Looks. Awesome!!!!

God, that looks bad. Like B-movie level bad.

THE Green Lantern? Can’t they read the title of the movie? And who’s the nerdy guy with Hal? Did they replace Thomas Kalmaku?

this looks really bad, i was hoping for so much better

Can anything save this turkey?!!! xD

I think the the nerdy guy is Hal’s younger brother James. He wears glasses in the comics and knows Hal’s secret indentity.

Uh…that didn’t look that great…no epic shots…no, WOW! scenes that set it apart from anything else I’ve seen before…I’m smelling dud on this one…and I’m a HUGE DC fan…!

Oh my God. “Epic shots”? It’s not a trailer. It’s just the first publicly released footage. Probably some of the first that FX has finished production on. You know how I know? Because of the big headline that says “first footage”. But, you know, don’t let the facts get in the way of condemning something which you don’t know anything about. For me, that shot of Kilowog and Hal is straight cash, homey.

The suit almost looks closer to the design Jim Lee gave to Kyle Rayner’s costume rather than Hal’s normal uniform.

I REALLY want this to be good, but every new reveal (except for the Oa concept art) just looks worse and worse…

The goofy charm of Ryan Reynolds just doesn’t read “Hal” too me. Of everyone in the DCU, Hal takes himself almost as seriously as Bruce, and I could never see Reynolds as Batman. I like Ryan Reynolds, I just always thought he was miscast in this and this early footage seems to support that. I don’t care about the level of the effects (and, yes, effects houses will still be working months on this), it’s the non-effects scenes I’m not getting. Burntredwaffle is right. FX can’t redeem crappy dialog.

this looks so corny.

Dear God in Heaven people, you are already declaring it a failure from ET FOOTAGE!

AND YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE CALL FAN BOYS ALL THE NASTY LITTLE NAMES THEY DO?!?!?!?!

Now, I’m not saying that you should be declaring it the second coming of Christ. I am saying that you should realize that these are released shots, from a film due out in over 6 months. Dialouge you can’t judge either…not in context. And besides, Hal is not Batman. He is snarky, he is a horn dog.

Personally, I liked it. But I am not ready to begin claiming this is amazing or it will sell millions. But it is alot better than all of you that are screaming foul…80% doing it most liekly because everyone else is.

GET….A…GRIP.

You want to say you don’t like what you see. Fine. Do that. But as a rational adult, not like a 2 year old. And also keep your argument in context, for Pete’s sake. It is a youtube video… of a promo…for the first look…at footage…from a tabloid news show. That’s 6 degrees of separation for the film.

@LegionLover
I don’t really think of Hal as a serious character like Bruce. For Bruce it’s all business all the time. Hal has a great deal more humor to him than Bruce does. Of course I am referencing the Post-Rebirth Hal. I’m not saying that there aren’t serious moments, but when there’s not a great deal of trouble, Hal is a rather comedic character. With that being said, I do agree that something seemed off in the clips we just saw. It feels more like Kyle right now than it does Hal.

As for the footage, I think the suit looks better than the first image we got from the magazine. I’m going to wait until I see it on the big screen before I make any serious condemnation on the suit.

@Kevin. LMFAO I think you popped a couple of veins in your head. You sound like just as much of a weenis as everyone you’re calling out and ripping on. Here’s a hug big guy, sounds like you need one. I saw some good and bad. Bad writing, some bad FX but some good too. Killowog looks pretty cool at least. GL is a tough one to pull off on the bigscreen. Sweet jumpin mother of heavenly Jesus!

@Hal

Yeah, I did. But I am sick of people reacting like this to everything. I saw the same thing happen with the Star Trek Trailer (OMG! ITS LIKE DAWSONS’ CREEK IN SPACE! THE MOVIE IS GOING TO BLOW! THAT LITTLE KID IS AN IDIOT, HE SAID SIBERIOUS INSTEAD OF TIBERIOUS! I HEARD IT CLEARLY, YOU CAN’T, BUT I DID!)

Heck…anyone remember a little movie called Spider-Man? And I quote: Organic webshooters!?!? That isn’t my Spider-Man! This movie will blow.

Or…”The Joker’s makeup is makeup!? It’s suppose to be caused by chemicals! This movie is going to suck! And why cast Heath Ledger, he should go back to making teen flicks!”

And I am not blaming you for your opinion, Gasser. All I am saying is that the comic community has a long, sad history of going nuts over things, then suddenly growing silent when the film does billions. Keep it in perspective. They are first looks…

The trailer looks like this, then yes, I will be with you 100% in being worried. And if the film is like this, I will be with you in hating it. But intill then, I am not going to be making myself a prophet, like so many are, in claiming the film is ruined. Because this has happened before, and in the end it makes the comic community look like fools when we get it wrong.

Well, since the full trailer is due with the next Harry Potter film (opening in one week) it’s a safe bet to say that all of this footage was cribbed from said trailer. It’ll be interesting to see if EW shows the full trailer on Tuesday or just some scattered shots from it with interviews from the cast.

Personally, what I see reminds me most of the “Fantastic Four” films… Kind of sitcomy with an artificial look to the world. However, since this film can’t possibly screw up Doctor Doom to the extent those films did, then there’s still a chance this one could be good.

Oh, frak me…

Apart from the really, really cheap looking special effects, the corny attempts at ‘humour’ just make me cringe – it’s looking ‘Fantastic Four’ levels of awful. And I’m not even going to bother feining surprise that it’s just Ryan Reynold doing his usual wiseass schtick, same as he does in EVERY other smegging movie he’s ever in…

To hell with it – it’s going to make money regardless, and all the self-flagellating nerds out there will still fall overthemselves in their need to gush how ‘faithful’ it is to the books, just to keep up with the crowd. No thanks – better to write it off, ignore it, and dust off the old Gil Kane-drawn classics. Y’know, the ones with ‘Green Lantern’ actually in them? :p

@Kevin – while I agree with your logic, I can’t help but disagree with your choices of films to make your point:

Star Trek – mean-spirited piss-take of the original. Dumb movie that panders to it’s audience, hoping they don’t notice the gaping holes in plot logic and the tissue paper-thing characterisation.

Spider-Man – see above.

The Dark Night – and again…

OK I’ll admit I’m a little worried, however I was also worried about 2008 The Incredible Hulk but ended up really enjoying that film once I saw it in person. So I will reserve final judgment after seeing the full trailer. BTW: Folks…us fan boys also believed Ledger would suck as the Joker! Also 4 those of u that want Hal to be a serious character….Hal has never supposed to have been! Non of the GL are like Batman! So wise up! And freaking read a GL comic book!

From what was shown you really can’t tell if the movie is a hit or a dud. The effects looked pretty good. But the writing in these scenes was kinda lame.

If the rest of the movie is like the clip, we should worry. I know Reynolds likes to crack jokes, but Hal is not a kidder. He’s one of the most serios guys in the DCU.

Still, it’s only a 15 second clip so I’ll save my opinion for after the first viewing of the whole shebang.

well said Kevin. Don’t people also realize that promo footage like this (and on many trailers) contain different takes than the ones seen in a final film?? Dialogue delivery may be different, lines may be different, etc. Anyone who looks at this 10 second sampler and says the film will suck is completely out of their minds or a troll. Who knows what it’ll be like – I’m hoping it’s good, just as I hope all comic book movies are going to be good.

Looks great. I am so glad they are keeping to the spirit of the original GL which had a lot of humor.

Guys, can you honestly say that you saw the whole preview in a few clips? Stop being judgmental for a minute. It’s 32 seconds and not even 32 seconds of the trailer. ET hasn’t shown the good stuff yet. How about giving it a chance before trashing it?

I’ll reserve final judgement until I see the trailer on the big screen or in HD. But it looks a fun, family film.

And the only comparisons to Iron Man I can see is that they are fitting the character to the actor’s personality and not the other way around. Reynolds and Downey Jnr are very charismatic actors, but limited in their acting ability – all their characters are just variations on themselves. And that’s just an observation – not a criticism.

@ Excelsior: Sure, The Dark KNIGHT was “stupid”… So stupid it was nearly universally acclaimed by the critics, considered a serious Oscar contender that year (and cited as the primary reason why the Academy expanded the number of films nominated after it got snubbed), and it went on to be one of the biggest hits in movie history.

It’s fine if you didn’t like it. But you’re clearly in the minority with your opinion. That’s also true about Spider-Man (the first two movies in the series, at least) and Star Trek.

Truthfully, I agree with you about the Trek movie. I thought it ridiculous. But I also understand that my view is not prevailing one.

Just put it out on BetaMax with Thor, Captain America, Ghost Rider 2 and The Avengers so we can move on.

As a film fan (not a comics nerd), I have to admit these initial scenes looks really cheesy.

The outfit looks fine, the flying looks fine, and the ring effect looks fine. And Kilowog looks really good, actually.

But the dialogue? And the way these bits are put together? Well, it makes this film look to be a goofy and forgettable “we’re not taking this stuff too seriously” (unlike, say, Batman Begins and Dark Knight) superhero slugfest.

My guess is it will do great in its first week, but trail off pretty fast after that. In fact, the kiddies might just be the ones to save this one … that is, if the merchandising catches on (alien action figures and whatnot) as well as the planned CGI cartoon.

However, I just can’t see this one becoming a favorite with the adult action-oriented crowd.

I disagree with OtisTfirefly. I’m collect mostly Marvel but that doesn’t mean I’m not rooting for this movie to succeed. Just as I rooted for the Batman movies, Watchmen, and The Losers to be successful. Anyone who roots against a comic movie because they dislike the company (Marvel, DC, Image etc) is missing the point. The more these movies do well, the more we will see them being made. The more comic book movie flops you see will make Hollywood antsy about producing them and they will put their focus more on pretty teen vampire flicks. Unlike other established movie genres like romantic comedies, horror, and drama, comic book movies are on a shorter leash.

This footage just makes me want to see an actual trailer more. Thsi footage is poor to judge the quality of the whole film. Unless you are into snap judgments which most of you are it seems.

The effects don’t bother me as much as the dialog. It’s early, so you really shouldn’t make a judgment, but I’m worried about the tone…a lot.

And like others, I do like Reynolds but think he’s not quite right for the role. I think Matthew Fox would be much better.

@Letterman23

Wow, I have a power that has caused people to stop giving knee jerk reactions to this footage? That is so cool!

In seriousness, you will notice I only singled out one person, and I did not go and attack him or anything. And you will also notice that I have not attacked anyone below my posts who have stated their dislike of the footage…because, as you can see from reading them, they are for the most part focused on the footage, not trumpeting that the movie is now doomed.

I am all for complaints. You will see I was the first to knock JMS for leaving Superman and Wonder Woman when the news broke here. What I did here was say that we should keep this in perspective. This isn’t like viewing the trailer, made by the director himself, and going, “God, that sucked.” It was a promo for a first look segment on a tabloid show. That’s like saying I can judge who you are based on a single post you make on a message board (If I did have to judge you on that, I would say you had a good level of maturity when it came to your reaction).

Over on other boards, they are eating this up with a spoon. “The suit is amazing!” “The CGI looks great!” “THe best part was the take off these pants line!” (these aren’t word for word quotes,but close). I haven’t commented there yet, but if I hear one person proclaim this to be the next The Dark Knight, I will post the same comments there that I did here…that you can’t judge a film based on a grainy 1 minute promo clip.

@Kevin

Well said. That footage is just the teaser for Tuesday. Should get a better look then. The trailer is supposed to be shown with Harry Potter anyway (unless that plan changed), so that will be out for all soon enough.

@Gwarshow

Now, if the trailer is as choppy and silly as this promo was…then yeah,I will be INCREDIBLY worried. But even then, I won’t write off the movie 100% until I see it. I’ve taken too much joy in rubbing it in the faces of my friends who did that with The Dark Knight, Spider-Man, and X-Men (Hugh Jackman…he’s a tall pretty boy! He can’t be Logan!) to have it happen to me.

Victor Says: I know Reynolds likes to crack jokes, but Hal is not a kidder. He’s one of the most serios guys in the DCU.

Don Winslow Says: Ryan Reynolds, the quirky, funny Van Wilder, as a serious minded military pilot? Yeah, doesn’t work for me.

A “serious minded military pilot”? You mean like Maverick and Goose in Top-Gun? Or do you mean serious like Gordon Cooper as seen in The Right Stuff? Or Mel Gibson’s character in Air America? Test pilot Howard Hughes in the beginning of The Aviator?

Did any of you even read Emerald Dawn? The Secret Origins arc by Geoff Johns in the monthly Green Lantern title? New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke? This movie would take place before Hal became a more experienced interstellar peace officer. The depiction as devil-may-care test pilot and fighter jock is very consistent with his depiction in current continuity.

No…he’s the dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!

I love the people who try to tell us to chill “it’s the movie not the comic” like THAT means anything. If it wasn’t for the comics there wouldn’t be a movie so why not actually take more from the comics instead of making Kilowog look like a shaved mutant poodle. This is why I walked away from Marvel and DC live action movies after Iron Man.
Let’s just stick with animated or even computer animation and stop these lame looking movies.
I think it’s funny how you have to go to lesser known independent comics to get movies that actually respect the source material AND the fans.

Worst.First Footage.Ever!

Reynolds acts like he channeling ben stiller

Sweet Finally a real comic book movie move over batman

Guys, it’s just a bit of ET Footage. A movie can’t be judged on 1-2 minutes of footage. And for gods sake stop being so precious, have you ever talked to anyone who reads books and tells you about how the movie doesn’t live up to the book, well guess what, that’s the same situation with comics / graphic novels too. Let’s just hope for good movies rather than perfect adaptations. Let’s face it the best comic based movies of all time have been loose adaptations or original stories rather than transcribing comic stories. So let’s see how the lantern does when it shines for an hour and a half and not just a minute.

I don’t get how people can judge a movie as huge in scope as Green Lantern based on a 30 second clip from Entertainment Tonight, who, by the by, have been known to string safe clips together for their family-friendly show, hence, no dead aliens laying around at Project Cadmus.

I guess Marvel Zombies are like Republicans.
Oh! Yeah, I did.

Better then TDK

Looks fantastic !

Kilowog too !

hes not very Hal Jordan.. and im not that big a GL fan but its more like a comedy with special effects.

It looks awesome to me I can’t wait for this. Ryan Reynolds totally gives me the feeling of Hal and they definitely picked the right person here. And the Special Effects look amazing!

GL is my favorite comic character, and I didn’t think this was that bad. The effects look…unfinished. Is it possible they still have touch ups to make on these things like the suit and whatnot? Maybe they just wanted to start buzz and have work left to do. I don’t know about these types of things.

@Flinstone Have I used my quota of question marks? What kind of question is that? Is there a limit? And what’s this about a restraining order? Am I a stalker? Or did I just do some quick research on IMDB? And why aren’t you being snarky or petty or mean-spirited like so many others on the Internet? How can I look down my nose at you if you’re going to respond with a sense of humor????? (Thanks. I really appreciated your response. )

This looked like crap.

Kevin,

I agree with you completely.

Fanboys often seem far more likely to hate the things they should like than anyone else because they have such a narrow view of how things should be, and they are unbelievably quick to judge.

Not only judging an entire movie based on a fifteen second promo of a promo featuring CGI that is not yet complete for a movie that is still being worked on and won’t come out for six or seven months, but claiming to know the quality of the whole movie (including effects, dialogue, and writing) is ridiculous.

It’s like going to a book store, randomly opening a nine hundred page book to three different locations, reading a paragraph or a line of dialogue from each of those three pages, then claiming you can talk accurately about the whole book.

Despite what some other posters have written, I by no means consider your reasoned arguments to assess the material being presented for what it is and to wait to judge the whole movie to be in any way the same as the knee-jerk reactions of the doomsayers.

Personally I love comic movies. I want them to be good, I want them to be accurate, and I want them to capture the spirit of the character and stories as much as possible. And that’s the direction the movies seem to be going. With Marvel and DC more hands-on than ever and with studios realizing how much they stand to make by taking these movies seriously, I think it’s a great time to be a comic (and comic movie) fan.

Warner Bros. needs to learn how to promote a movie.

First they release an unfinished picture of the “Hal” in costume so they have something to show at the San Diago ComicCon and now they put out a mash-up trailer (probably rushed so they have something to attach to the new “Harry Potter” movie).

Rushing pieces out like this builds a lot of negative publicity, as shown here.

One thing I hope they adjust is the way “Hal” changes into costume. I think it should be a slower process so you can see a bit of what’s happening. The way it appears in the clip, it’s like he said a magic word and BAM, his cloths become a costume.

On a side note, I don’t know who is doing the woice for Kilowog, but I think Adam Baldwin (from Chuck) should be doing this role.

I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for this movie but my expectations keep dropping every time they release something about it. (not thrilled with the redesigned lanterns either)

Ron Catapano

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I expected a british narrator overshadowing the montage of extraordinary visual footage ala Lord of the rings. Just disappointed. This shouldnt be iron man. Instead of ryans quirky goofy voice ( i like him but not in this movie). That Hamm guy from Madmen would have been perfect.

@nillyville

What? You wanted a British voiceover…for a promo for an ET spot?

Did you think this was the trailer? Because it ain’t.

As a longtime reader of GL, dating back to the late 80′s, my perspective on this clip is that it looks like crap. I have been less than pleased with anything I have seen from this movie, with the exception of the shot of Kilowog, which was excellent. I am a big fan of Ryan Reynold’s sarcastic humor and his timing of delivery. I thought he was an excellent choice for Deadpool and a horrible choice for Hal Jordan. He conversely would have been great as Kyle Rainer. I also like Martin Campbell as a director. I had fun with the Zorro movie’s and enjoyed Casino Royal. I want this movie to be great, my gut says that it won’t be. It’s really hard to gauge at this point, everything we’ve seen thus far has been still shots and production art work. This was the first footage and we are about a week away from the first trailer. Judging JUST from this footage though, there was a good deal, NOT to like.

It looks pretty bad to me. Discounting the special effects (because they still have months to work on it), the design, characterization, and action all look/feel cheesy to me. A lot of it has to do with the fact that Ryan Reynolds personality and acting range is more suited for Wally West than for Hal Jordan. I’ll reserve judgment until it comes out, but my expectations just got lowered a lot. The action scenes should be good, at least.

Obtuse,

Comparing politican’s passing laws/making fun of someone with Down’s Syndrome is quite a bit different than being offended by other people’s comments about a friggin’ 30 second movie trailer.

Trailer’s and teasers are released for a single purpose: to generate interest in something. They are specifically designed and released to create buzz and to get people talking. If people are talking about it negatively, it’s the fault of the production, not the audience.

If you or anyone else wants to get mad at other people because they didn’t like something, the problem is with you, not them.

And if reading about these comments gets you so hot and bothered, again don’t read them.

Didn’t your mother ever teach you not to put your hand in a pot of boiling water? You know the water in the pot is hot yet you put your hand in there anyway — yelling at the water for being hot is not going to make the water any less scalding… but yelling at it anyway makes you sound like a mental case.

@brett

My mother taught me never to judge a book by its cover…or a movie by a 30 second clip.

@brett

I’m not mad, nor am I “hot and bothered.” What I am is curious. Why is it that you and others have the right to comment on the teaser footage, but you feel that Kevin and I don’t have the right to comment on the comments of others. If you don’t appreciate our views, don’t read them.

Everything but Kilowog looks dreadful. I hope this movie doesn’t tank the GL franchise.

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