Wow. I’m not really a lantern fan, but that looks interesting.

I’m not really impressed. This whole retro-fitting a personality on Hal Jordan just rings false to me. It just doesn’t feel right — and I can’t get excited about it. Certainly, it is clear that people put a lot of love into this — but it isn’t what I would have done with it. Best of luck with it DC …

hmmm, certainly better than the ET footage looked, but i’m still leary. Kinda feeling like Rynolds was a bit miscast…

so the good:
Abin Sur looks amazing.
the Oa stuff, while looking a little overly cartoony/CG-y, also looks danged impressive.
The flight effects on Oa with all the various Lanterns looked cool.
First time i can recall seeing an F-35 in a movie.

The Bad:
Again, just having a hard time with Ryan Reynolds overly “goofball” tone ~ can he bring the gravitas?
Sinestro? (yellow eyes, big head?) looks really comical.
Don’t like the “muscle lines” on the costume, they’re really distracting.
the requisite Punks beating up a superhero-to-be moment was pretty cliche.
the flying effect where they show Ryan Reynolds inside the cascading energy effect wasn’t really working for me. (again, he comes off kinda goofy)
Possibly showing too much for a teaser trailer…

The Ugly:
Blake Lively looks absolutely terrible. Her line delivery is tragic.
Kilowog, but i guess he’s supposed to be.

effects do look terrible as do other things but we all know we going to see it anyway, green lantern is such an amazing comic so it could work on film. Blake Lively did seem terrible, never watched gossip girl so she new to me

Certainly willing to wait and see, but I agree with artiepants about Blake Lively: terrible. Beyond terrible. Dear-God-can-you-somehow-digitally-replace-her-before-this-is-released-with-someone-who-can-act terrible.

I dont understand all the complains about how Hal Jordan is shown. Hal is egocentric and confident, specially on early days, what this movie is supposed to be.

He isnt too “Tony Stark”. He is Hal Jordan just fine.

I want this to not suck. Please don’t suck.

But..Ryan should have been Kyle in GL 2 or 3, not Hal. Hal is chosen originally as being fearless. Ryan is a goofy sidekick at best. Kyle works his way up to being worthy of being a GL. I still think Jeremy Remmer should be Guy.

I thought this was amazing. I mean, Abin Sur! Tomar-Re! Kilowog! Sinestro! Oa! It certainly seems to deliver the space epic as promised.

I loved the design of the ring too. Harkens back to the Grell re-design of the late 70′s when the Guardians “upgraded” their equipment, including the rings. Perez still draws it like that.

The negativity of some stuns me. Thank God the internet wasn’t around when Chris Reeve was getting suited up with the blue tights and red cape!

@Crusader k

Yeah, I can see it now: Reeves is too skinny! Superman is suppose to be big and tough! That guy looks more liek Robin that Supes! This movie is going to blow!

Great looking Sinestro – I’m not that impressed with the trailer though. Wow – I can’t decide if the girl or her dialogue was worse. If you are going to write clunky dialogue, you need to get a better actress.
Sinestro looks so good that I do hope there is a sequel.

See these is why DC does not like making movie because every time they do fans bitch and cry that its too cartoonist Hello its a Comic Book Movie not everything need to be stupid and boring like batman.

I love it and would much rather see these then Thor

This trailer looks absolutely awful. Ryan Reynolds is terribly miscast- yay, Van Wilder saves the universe! His gravitas is staring blankly with his eyes wide. I’m not going to pay to see his schtick for two hours.

Blake Lively has zero charisma she can’t act. Even Abin Sur is boring — how can you screw up an alien?? He looks like just a guy in a mask.

Very disappointed. The only cool part was Oa.

The movie comes out in 7-8 months…. Obviously this is still a major work in progress. They cut together some really cool scenes and scenes showing all the major characters. I would guess that what we saw is barely 75% finished CGI work and that it still needs to be polished. Especially that last scene.

Be that as it may, I am truly excited to see this. It shows a LOT of promise. This trailer is on par with the first Iron Man trailer that showed the suit, etc.

People just need to chill and let them actually finish it.

Some of the dialouge does feel a little forced and weak.
But the special effects look great, and Hal has always sort of shifted schizofrenticly between a womanizing, arogent jerk, and a sad sack, introspective, self loather.

The funny/sad thing about this is that they cast him because, just like Chris Pine as the new Captain Kirk character, he is what they think we want to see. Kirk was a military character who worked really hard to get where he was and had achieved the old fashioned way. What did they do? Rewrite him as a wise cracking smart ass. I never thought of the Jordan character this way. He was a pilot. Wasn’t he Air Force in the old days? I don’t think he’s ever been written as this action/comedy wise ass. Maybe Adam Sandler could have played Hal. Chris Rock as Stewart. Dennis O’Leary as Guy Gardner.

Michael said: “Hello its a Comic Book Movie not everything need to be stupid and boring like batman.”

If by “stupid and boring” you mean well written, well acted and great film making, then you’re right. The Nolan Batman movies elevated “comic book movies” to something beyond juvenile, goofy storytelling. There’s no reason a “comic book movie” can’t be a great film, as Nolan (and a few others) proved.

I’m still hoping GL will be a good movie, but this trailer has done nothing to convince me otherwise.

Kevin said: “People just need to chill and let them actually finish it.”

Nice sentiment, but I’d guess it IS pretty much finished.

I mean, unless you think they’re going to go back and re-shoot entire scenes with completely different dialogue and replacing Blake Lively? Unlikely at this point.

Maybe the really good stuff isn’t in the trailer. I hope so. Isn’t Geoff Johns involved with this? His comics are good. But this trailer? Not so much.

Batman well written LOL the dark knight had so many plot wholes they should of call it Batman Cheese

wow. too many people have no idea about Hal Jordan’s personality. He was a cocky, wise-cracking womanizer from the get go. Heck, his whole personality was designed to be the archetypical suave adventurer (ala James Bond). I think too many people may be confusing Hal’s personality from 89 through the 90s as his true personality–which is very not so (and also one of the reasons so many people were upset with Emerald Twilight).

Heck, if you don’t believe me, read Mark Waid’s Justice League: Year One for a more modernist and pre-movie portrayal of Hal.

@Neo Sam: well said!!

…And not just Waid’s run! Read the original stuff! That’s how long I’ve been reading GL, and I don’t have a problem with this, why do y’all?

Why is EVERY movie adaption a crisis for you guys??

I don’t get it!

You nerds make me sick. You’re the reason “Comic Book Guy” was created on The Simpsons and I’m afraid to tell a woman I like comics. I’ve been reading comics for over 25 years and I NEVER thought I would see the day that a Green Lantern movie would be made, let alone one with these kind of effects. Just quit being cynics for ONE F-ING minute and try to think like when you were a kid again. This movie is going to be GREAT! Quit worrying about whether Hal is just right, or if the suits looks too fake and just enjoy it.

I’m done reading comments on this site. You guys need to lighten the hell up.

If this movie is appealing to f#@%!ng kids, then they should just make an animated movie. Oh wait they did and also have a GL cartoon coming out soon. If anyone has seen the RED trailer, then you will remember that trailer was great,even though the actually movie was sh!t. This trailer is sh!t and does not make me want to watch the movie. I really hope this is just bad marketing.

Thanks @BatFan86! I came REAL close to logging out for good, but you brought me back!

Hmmmm… Not sure yet… Definitely has potential, but I thought the same thing when I saw the X-Men: Origins Wolverine trailer and that was the worst movie I saw that year! This trailer was much better than expected, but some of the scenes looked a little too “hollywood” and fake looking (the helicopter crashing into the crowd, the building collapsing, the scenes with Hector Hammond). Some of Ryan Reynolds’ scenes looked okay and some did not. NOT sold on the costume and I agree with everyone else on this!

cray_ws Says:

November 16th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Hal Jordan is supposed to be more James Dean and less Jim Carrey.

Which James Dean are you referring to? The character in Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as a troubled teenager? Or loner Cal Trask in East of Eden? The surly farmer Jett Rink in Giant maybe? The fact that James Dean himself, as well as the three known characters he portrayed in film are NOTHING like the character of Hal Jordan proves one thing.

You know next to nothing about Green Lantern.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO !!!!

Ryan Reynolds is NOT Hal Jordan! Bobby Campo from “Final Destination 4″ is Hal Jordan!

TERRIBLE casting. TERRRRRRRIBLE. Even Carol Ferris is mis-cast.

Just awful. BOOOOOOO!!!

Add me to the ranks of the unimpressed. The FX aren’t good, even for a trailer. The acting is poor. It looks like a generic action film. And while I know Hal can be a jerk, this is taking things way too far. The comparison with new Star Trek’s Kirk is apt.

I think that a lot of nonfans will walk away from this ready to save their money.

People should really relax on the should have no fear thing. Seemed quite obvious from the trailer that Hal overcoming his fear and becoming the Hal we know from the comics, is the story of the film.

Lovin’ it!!! To me it seems they got Hal’s personality just right. Cocky, arrogant, but a bit unsure of himself at first (just like he was originally written!). I skipped the 90s and jumped back in recently, so it’s the Hal I know and love. Kyle Rayner? Come on folks.

I think the CGI looks great, especially Sinestro and Kilowog and the suit’s OK too. It looks a whole lot better than green and black spandex would have! Don’t forget how far CGI has come. Anyone remember the original Tron?

Can I buy my tickets now?

I have to disagree, Flintstone. Hal definitely has a James Dean (the public persona that he cultivated), Bradley Cooper vibe. He’s arrogant and smart alec, but it doesn’t come from a place of insecurity (like Reynold’s does), it comes from a place of “I could take you in a fight OR talk your girlfriend into leaving with me.”

This has been said more times than I can count in the comments here, but I’ll say it again: Ryan Reynolds was terrible casting for Hal Jordan. I’ve liked Reynolds in some things so this is nothing against him personally, he’s just completely wrong for the part. Hal should be more of a stoic badass than an obnoxious goofball.

Someone explain to me why Reynolds would be a good fit for Kyle if he isn’t a good fit for Hal? I’m not seeing this at all.

Do you guys remember what Kyle was when he was found in that alley? He may have been coming out of a bar, but he was an artist with a girlfriend. Not really a stoic goofball either. He’s always been a character unsure of himself, hardly someone like Ryan Reynolds

So you guys are on here complaining and whining about a movie that isn’t out yet, and saying the lead role should be another character in the books whose persona he’s even less like than Hal Jordan. Good times.

I don’t know… the trailer didn’t do it for me. The effects are subpar and the tone is clearly derivative of the Iron Man films. And the actress playing Carol Ferris is weak… I dunno. Of course I’ll see it so that’s what matters.

I’m really trying hard to like the trailer but the music seemed very ‘Flash Gordon-y’ without the coolness of Queen. The costume looks really goofy, like that 1979 Roast of the Superheroes kind of camp. The cringe worthy dialogue is also making it difficult.

Ryan Reynolds sounds like Superman 3: Richard Pryor in that scene where he is showing off to the kid. I hope this scene ends up on the cutting room floor.

The other scene where he tells Blake Lively ‘Let’s get these pants off and fly some planes’ made me embarrassed for the writers.

Other than that, it’s okay.

I love how the people who attacked the much superior Thor trailer with baseless attacks are getting pissed with legitimate complaints about the Green Lantern trailer.

Well, T, I would definitely fall in the latter. I come to this site because I LOVE comics. I always have and always will. I’m pretty old-school with what I like. I’m not too much for the dark stuff. I like to read about someone who just wants to do the right thing. I get enough “dark” watching the news. That’s just my thing and I certainly don’t hate on those that like the dark stuff. Actually…Blackest Night was pretty damn dark and I loved it.

What did I love about the trailer? First off…the visuals looked amazing. Someone on here said it looked like an 80′s movie. REALLY? Look at the scene with Tomar flying up on Oa and Hal watching and tell me what 80′s movie that looked like. Last Starfighter? Gimme a break. I don’t like all the CGI stuff all the time either, but he’s on another FREAKING PLANET. You complain about the costume. Guess what, Christian Bale’s costume wasn’t spandex and you guys think Dark Knight was the second coming. I’m just glad he’s not in a damn leather biker suit.

I think the character will be good. Hal is cocky, and remember, in this movie he’s young. In the comics Hal is more mature, but this is an origin story. It isn’t in modern comic continuity.

All I’m saying is for just a minute, remember what made you love comics in the first place. Quit nitpicking and really take a look at what is happening. A GREEN LANTERN MOVIE!!!! I never in a million years thought I would see this day. Maybe kids will love it. GOOD. The comic industry needs new fans. If this movie gets even one kid to start reading GL then I’m happy.

Of course Blake Lively will suck. Just like every prerequisite female “love interest” sucks in these movies. Deal with it. They need to have something for the women. It’s called give and take people.

I’m not anti-fanboy. Hell, I’m probably a bigger one than a lot of the people on here, but one of the reasons I love comics is because they make me feel like a kid again. I don’t love every superhero movie out there, but if you honestly think that this will be as bad as Daredevil then I think you’re a little wacko.

Someone said they wanted the people who are annoyed by the negative posters to put what they liked. Consider that done now:

My Likes

-Ryan Reynolds. Yes, he doesn’t look like Hal. Its the face, really…its too long. But despite what you all say, Christopher Reeves didn’t look like Superman. Just like Christian Bale doesn’t look like Bruce (Bruce has a square face with black as can be hair…not a long face with dark brown hair).

But Ryan ACTS like Hal. Hal is sarcastic. Hal is a womanizer. Hal likes to walk in, pick up a girl and get in a fight (Remember, that’s how he met John Stewart the first time, according to Secret Origins). He is someone that talks first and thinks later. Is Ryan playing Hal as serious as Hal is currently? Of course not…because this Hal hasn’t watched his mentor and friend turn to evil, hasn’t seen Coast City destroyed. He hasn’t been Parallax yet. Of course he is going to be more carefree…the seriousness will come later.

This is the Hal that decided, because things were getting too serious with Carol, to just pack up and drive with Ollie and see the country. This is the Hal that can’t even remember the name of the girl he just slept with (Just like Hal did in the Revenge of the Green Lanterns arc of Johns’ run). The car scene reminded me of echoes of him with Ollie or even him cutting jokes in the Batmobile as Batman sat their, glowering.

The people that are thinking Hal is a serious stick in the mud…yeah, that isn’t the real Hal Jordan.

-Abin Sur and the rest of the Green Lanterns: I don’t know why people are saying they look so bad. Abin is wonderfully detailed, and seeing Tomar was like seeing a comic page turned to real life.

-Sinestro: He hasn’t sad a word, which is still what makes me the most nervous, as I have such a clear sound in my head for hisvoice. But the look is spot on.

-The Suit: Love…It. Any other film, I’d say it was utterly silly. But it works here for the simple point that it is a creation of the ring.

-Hal’s Brother: I am pretty sure that the character Hal talks too is his younger brother and not Tom. And if that is the case, I am thrilled. One of my favorite things from Johns run is the relationship Hal has with his little brother…the one member of the Jordan family that sticks by him, even when Hal disappoints him.

-The Constructs: Yes, they are a bit fiery. But it isn’t like there isn’t a history of them being like that…they look a bit like a blend of Alan Scott and Hal’s constructs. That said, it actually makes sense that Hal’s would burn. Remember Rebirth: Guy’s is like a firehose, his willpower just shooting out. Stewart’s is detailed, never hollow. Kyle’s never stop changing, being perfected. But Hal…Hal goes for the direct approach…the boxing glove, formed within seconds and used without blinking.

-Fear: I know there will be people screaming, “Hal is Fearless! That is the point! He is the man without Fear!”. Maybe so…but Carol says it in the trailer and the ring says it to every new Lantern: You have the ABILITY to OVERCOME great FEAR.

-The CGI: I’m sorry, I’ve seen crappy CGI. The T-Rex in Jurassic Park 3 is a prime example for me. I’ve seen ok CGI too. And I’ve seen amazing CGI. For me, this was very, very good CGI. I bet you that you show this trailer to anyone outside these boards, and then tell them the suit isn’t real, they will be amazed. Oa is breathtaking, the few lanterns we have seen look amazing and the use of the ring looks just as it should.

The only things I am worried about are Carol (I am hoping that one line is merely the only example of that…and I am hoping they make her the strong, confident woman she’s suppose to be), and Hector (I worry people will laugh when they see him…not realizing that in the comics, his major thing is his giant head.).

Can’t wait. It’s nice to see DC/Warner Bros give one of their heroes that isn’t the Dark Knight or the Big Blue Boy Scout a film.

“Of course Blake Lively will suck. Just like every prerequisite female “love interest” sucks in these movies. Deal with it. They need to have something for the women. It’s called give and take people.”

Wow… that’s sexist and all kinds of offense. ‘For the women’? Really? Because we can’t enjoy a good film without useless frothy romance? Nice, guy. Very nice.

How about a huge problem with Blake Lively sucking lies in the fact that Carol Ferris is one of the very few well developed, mature female characters in a comic featuring a male superhero? If they follow the storyline of her becoming Star Sapphire in a sequel, that would suck a hell of a lot too. If anything, casting Blake Lively was eye candy for men because there are far superior actresses who would fit that role.

With the exception of comedies movie trailers generally contain their best scenes. Also if you’ve seen Buried I think you would agree that Ryan Reynolds is a good actor.

According to the original origin of Green Lantern, not Geoff John’s reimaging, Hal Jordan was chosen as the ring bearer of sector 2814 because he was a man without fear.

Looks good to me.
It is hard to judge the acting and character attitude with the little snipits in the trailer.

The visuals (from what we see here ) look really good

Yea this went about as I thought it would. People are tearing it before they see it. No news there.Damn. At least give it a chance before u kill this movies. u saw 2 and ahalf mins, and was able to assume it sux, looks bad, silly fx. All standard bs from us fanboys. I like what I saw. Alot. This movie will get my 9 bucks with no regrets.

Jane, I appologize for the sexist comment. Yes, I do like Carol Ferris as a character. She takes no #%$& from Hal and ultimately, that’s why he loves and respects her.

My comment was a bit rash. I don’t know what she’ll be like in the movie. Hopefully, she’ll be more like she is in the comic. I guess I was projecting my distaste for Katie Holmes in BB onto her (you gotta admit, she was BAD). Also, I liked Gwenyth in Iron Man. Tony likes her for the same reason. She’s a strong woman who calls him on his B.S.

Now you can add yourself to the list of strong women. You called me out and you were right. I’m man enough to admit it.

I just got tired of all the negative comments and went on a bit of a tirade, which makes me no better than the people I was chastizing. I must have watched the trailer 10 times in a row and got more excited with each time and I just couldn’t believe how many people were being so negative.

Thanks for your candor.

I’m thinking the CG is unfinished. I hope it is. That snippit of Sinestro almost looked like a cartoon.

Feel so sorry now about those Marvel zombies who hoped this would be a failure…

Deep_Shock….it is a failure already….i feel sorry for you DC zombies that actually thought this was going to be better than Thor…..

Everybody quick! Drbludhaven didn’t leave the thread like promised after calling you all pathetic! Give the man your attention!

Trailer was fine. Reserving final call until next June

Cant get enough of this blog. Your opinion and facts truly let people know what its all about.