# Green Lantern trailer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958 "2010-11-17T08:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/1 "2010-11-17T08:51:17Z")
[Here.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWGl_A3b60&feature=player_embedded) I’m not that familar with the comic (I prefer my comic books in movie form), but I like Reynolds and it looks, um, energetic. What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/2 "2010-11-17T09:30:16Z")
Could go either way. The edits are a bit too quick for my taste and, sometimes, that means that a preview can’t stand on anything other than ultra-short soundbytes. Time will tell. ---
**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/3 "2010-11-17T10:22:46Z")
Was that Kryten who gave him the ring? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/4 "2010-11-17T11:21:37Z")
Looks… weird. Maybe too weird. I don’t know thing one about Green Lantern, or really anything about any superheroes beyond the main four (Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman) so something that is this bizarre doesn’t really appeal. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/5 "2010-11-17T11:48:11Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > Could go either way. The edits are a bit too quick for my taste and, sometimes, that means that a preview can’t stand on anything other than ultra-short soundbytes. Time will tell. The film is being directed by Martin Campbell, who made the best two James Bond films of at least the past 20 years (\*Goldeneye \*and _Casino Royale_). So he knows his way around an action sequence. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/6 "2010-11-17T12:13:09Z")
Fair enough, Royale was pretty badass.\* Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut…\* I’m still not sold. [Ip Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220719/) has some of the most awesome action sequences I’ve ever seen, but I’m also glad that I netflix’d it instead of seeing it at the theatre somewhere. I guess whether or not I see it will depend on how well they’ve used 3D and how well the movie as a whole hangs together while Greenie isn’t cutting people in half with gigantic scissors, or what have you. Was cool to see the trailer though and I’ve forwarded it to my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/7 "2010-11-17T12:32:43Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > [Here.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWGl_A3b60&feature=player_embedded) > > I’m not that familar with the comic (I prefer my comic books in movie form), but I like Reynolds and it looks, um, energetic. What do you guys think? Wow the trailer looks really shitty. It’s like anything that might look ridiculous to a non-Green Lantern fan has been underlined in it, whether it’s Abin Sur (the dying Aline that gives the ring to Reynolds), the Lantern effects, and clearly way too much time wasted trying to establish the character before he gets the ring. Sorry, but GL is a DC character not a Marvel one, he’s an icon, who he was before he became GL is irrelevant. Too bad, Martin Campbell, though not an auteur, has proven several times that he can really handle well action movies or Hollywood blockbusters, and Green Lantern is a fantastic character concept (basically the whole Jedi thing is heavily based on the Lanterns). Looks like it gonna suck, who cares about 3D if the movie isnt good in the first place? Bit pissed off here. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/8 "2010-11-17T14:10:56Z")
The trailer had a real Will Ferrel feel to it. That does not bode well. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/9 "2010-11-17T15:28:47Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > Sorry, but GL is a DC character not a Marvel one, he’s an icon, who he was before he became GL is irrelevant. I disagree. The reason _any_ superhero is interesting, and especially _stays_ interesting, is because of who they are under the costume. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/10 "2010-11-17T15:30:34Z")
The thing I kept thinking, as I watched the trailer, was “I don’t remember Hal Jordan being a screw-up.” Was I just reading in the wrong era? The one I remember was chosen because he was fearless. This guy is saying “that’s not me.” We’ll see. GL is the franchise that absolutely requires that the CG is right. Hard to tell from the trailer whether they got it or not. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/11 "2010-11-17T15:40:36Z")
> [@FlyingDragonFan](#): > > I disagree. The reason _any_ superhero is interesting, and especially _stays_ interesting, is because of who they are under the costume. If you look at the best superhero movies of the past few years (_Iron Man, Dark Knight_, etc.), you’ll see that the protagonists spent more time out of costume than in. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/12 "2010-11-17T15:45:04Z")
Looks like a spoof, and a semi-funny one. Is Kato the guy from the _Star Trek_ remake? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/13 "2010-11-17T15:57:16Z")
[Gold standard superhero movie trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyfQ7RMOXs&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/14 "2010-11-17T15:59:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Looks like a spoof, and a semi-funny one. Is Kato the guy from the _Star Trek_ remake? That’s Green _Hornet_. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/15 "2010-11-17T16:09:20Z")
:: Whoosh! :: ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/16 "2010-11-17T16:09:47Z")
2 things: 1. It looks bad. 2. Isn’t Hal Jordan black? > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > [Gold standard superhero movie trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyfQ7RMOXs&feature=related) What is this exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/17 "2010-11-17T16:12:01Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > (basically the whole Jedi thing is heavily based on the Lanterns) Actually the whole Jedi thing is heavily based on Buddhist monks and Samurai, but that’s a different argument. I loves me some Green Lantern and am very excited for the movie. I think the trailer kind of gives off an Iron Man vibe, and I thought the first IM movie was great. Yes, Hal Jordan is chosen because he’s fearless, but that doesn’t me he doesn’t have any self doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/18 "2010-11-17T16:16:18Z")
I don’t know jack about comic books, but I do know that GL was loosely based off of the EE “Doc” Smith Lensman series, so I have a soft spot in my heart for it. I loved those books when I was a young’un. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/19 "2010-11-17T16:16:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > :: Whoosh! :: yes, yes, run along now, dear. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958/20 "2010-11-17T16:19:12Z")
> [@FlyingDragonFan](#): > > I disagree. The reason _any_ superhero is interesting, and especially _stays_ interesting, is because of who they are under the costume. So? You fill in the backstory as needed. Burton’s **Batman** is an example of how it should be done. Start with Jordon getting the ring and fill in from there (the concept does have the potential to fall into **Greatest American Hero** territory). Opening scene: Hal Jordan is doing a test flight, pushing the plane’s limits. People in the control room try to stop him, saying, “that man is completely without fear” (an important point in the original GL). After a couple of minutes of this, the plane crashes and he gets the ring. He doesn’t use it at first, but you sketch out his character in his interactions with others. That’s when you learn who he is. Seeing the trailer gives me no real feel for the character. I also find it difficult to believe that a test pilot wears casual clothes. Also that line reading by (I assume) Carol Ferris at about :19 (“That test today is important”) is one of the worst I’ve heard this side of high school acting (and the way she stands makes her look like she’s never been in front of a camera before). They could have cast it far better. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lantern-trailer/560958.md?page=2)