I still don't quite get quite why everyone got so ass-blazingly upset about Green Lantern. There have been far worse movies that have come and gone from theaters without inspiring a hundredth of the ire that people seemed to relish directing at GL, but then I suppose those are the stakes you're playing at when you make a huge summer blockbuster. There's no mistaking the huge bomb the film is, though: despite earning over $200 million for the movie at the box office, WB only gets half of that, and they probably spent $300 million on the movie itself and all its marketing.
So, yeah: that's a lot of money to lose on a single film. We'll see how it affects WB's willingness to bankroll another big D.C. film that isn't a Batman or Superman title. They've stuck their hands in the fire, but will they do it again?
 | 1. Horrible Bosses "This movie is not so horrible!" - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone. Actually, I'm lying; he didn't say that. But he might as well have. I'm not sure what any of what I'm typing means, but I know that I enjoyed Horrible Bosses, even if most of the best moments were in the trailer. |
 | 2. Green Lantern This actually made slightly less money domestically than Horrible Bosses, did, despite not being rated R. I still think the reaction to it was fairly vitriolic and out of proportion to its actual demerits (or, if you prefer, "it wasn't THAT bad"), but to each his/her own. |
 | 3. Zookeeper Fun fact: Up until 2011, no movie that Kevin James had been in (not including voice roles) had made less than $100 million in the U.S. Now he's had two in a year, between this and The Dilemma. Is our long national nightmare finally coming to a close? |
 | 4. The Tree of Life This is certainly one of the more unique films to come along in the past few years, eclipsing even the last couple of Terrence Malick films for sheer abstract weirdness. Still, entirely worth watching if you don't mind challenging filmmaking. |
 | 5. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer Everything about this movie's marketing struck me as something that a particularly sheltered 40-year-old man would imagine tween girls would find appealing. I'm guessing that they didn't, considering that no one went to see it. |
 | 6. The Trip I hear good things about this one! One of the guys on the poster is laughing up a riot, and that usually means that good times are right around the corner! |
 | 7. Terri I think I'm done with awkward high school movies. Although I hear this is probably excellent. |
 | 8. Arena The majestic star power of Kellan Lutz leaps across the screen! Shield your eyes against the white-hot acting brilliance! |
 | 9. Beautiful Boy I may at some point do a Sidegrades on the two "hey our son killed a bunch of people in a school shooting" movies that are coming out this year (this and We Need To Talk About Kevin), but hey, probably not: that sounds fucking depressing. |
 | 10. Lucky The Colin Hanks-is-a-serial-killer-after-he-wins-the-lottery movie. Dark comedies are such a goddamn minefield, and everything I've seen of this one makes it seem...less than appealing. Maybe that starts with Colin Hanks, whom I don't think I've ever liked in anything. |
 | 11. Leap Year I think this movie's poster is pretty much the only reason it came to America at all. Imagine the marketer's train of thought: "Naked girl touching herself? Yeah, I can sell that." |
 | 12. Mr. Nice Scumbag Rhys Ifans: stars in a movie called Mr. Nice, gets arrested at Comic-Con for pushing a security lady around. |
 | 13. Bones In TV news, we have: Bones: Season Six, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad: Season One, Chuck: Season Four, Dr. Who: The David Tennant Years, Ghost Hunters: Season Six, Part Two, Jem And The Holograms: Complete Series. |
I meant to see Terri only because it had John C. Reiley in it.
Also, while I never saw Tree of Life, I did listen to two of my friends (one of whom is a Colombia film student) argue over if that film had any meaning at all.
I will definitively purchase Tree of Life and maybe Horrible Bosses or The Trip but I will get extremely hungry if I watch that film again
Don't watch Terri Rorie, it's not that great
I liked Green Lantern. I know I'm in the minority, but I thought it was decent. At least good enough that a sequel could be great if they...I dunno, made it better than the first one. Yes, I am very specific.
So was this Lucky movie basically preparation for Colin Hanks to be in this season of Dexter? I might check it out and maybe finally see Green Lantern even if it got a resounding "meh" from the internet.
Will be picking up The Tree of Life.
Nothing that interests me, you should have made this post about Emma Stone :(.
@MooseyMcMan: I liked Green Lantern too. Sure it has it's faults but it's not a bad movie. Hell, I actually liked Green Lantern a lot more then Thor.
@Dr_Cassidy said:
Me too, actually. Well, not a lot more, but still more (not to say I didn't like Thor).
Green Latnern wasn't that bad! I enjoyed most of it! It was just...disappointing
I would like to point out that Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil Season 1 also came out today. It's a fun little Canadian show that's like a mix of Buffy and gory b-movies. If you like horror comedy check it out, and the DVD is pretty cheap too.
"I still don't quite get quite why everyone got so ass-blazingly upset about Green Lantern. There have been far worse movies that have come and gone from theaters without inspiring a hundredth of the ire that people seemed to relish directing at GL, but then I suppose those are the stakes you're playing at when you make a huge summer blockbuster."
Because a beloved character was contorted and shaped into a role entirely unlike what he was ever beloved for. Same reason why adaptations of Transformers and G.I. Joe evoke such rage: it's Hollywood making fun of you for what you like.
That's not to spark an argument, it's just your answer.
Also yes, I enjoyed Green Lantern quite a bit.
Nothing here to pick up for me. Thank god. My wallet hurts.
Got my copy of the Tree of Life. In a stupid Blu-ray/dvd/digital copy set though. nothing else. i hate those things.
I haven't seen Green Lantern yet and since everyone has just unloaded their bowels all over it again and again I bet I'll end up thinking, "this is better than I thought it was gonna be."
Rented The Tree of Life and plan on renting Green Lantern on Friday. Hope to get through them both this weekend.
I'm not a comics guy. Is Green Lantern really that popular of a character outside of his fans? I think a lot of people know the X-Men, Hulk, Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman, but $300 million sounds like an awful lot to spend on GL.