Why GREEN LANTERN was Actually Good

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Green Lantern is a lot better than you think. It's no masterpiece, but it is one of the most important DC movies ever made.
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Written by Colton Ogburn ( / coltonogburn )
Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
Edited by Randolf Nombrado, Brianna McLarty, Sofien Dami, and Andrew Finkenstaedt
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With the recent flops of films like The Flash, Shazam 2, and Black Adam; DCEU movies have found themselves in a really bad spot. So bad that Blue Beetle and Aquaman 2 are likely destined to suffer similar fates. [clip, Aquaman “fuck you Barry”]
But fortunately we’ll be getting a reboot of DC’s interconnected universe come 2025 with James Gunn’s Superman Legacy. [clip, yay]
But all this got me thinking about another time DC messed up so bad they had to start over. A DC film that was so universally hated and a box office bomb-that even it was excluded from what would eventually become the DCEU. A film that in hindsight may have saved DC movies as we know it. That’s right, I’m talking about Green Lantern. [clip, horror scream]
Now a little later I want to talk about the upcoming series, Lanterns. A show that’s been in development for a while but will officially be a part of Gunn’s new DCU. This will be DC’s first big attempt at revisiting the character of Green Lantern since the 2011 film.
But with the recent failures of many DC movies and even superhero content as a whole, it got me to thinking-was Green Lantern really that bad?
Doug: Yes. Thanks for watching, for ScreenCrush, I’m Doug the Manager. [clip, endslate]
Wait, wait, wait. I really do think this movie may be getting more hate than it deserves. I mean sure-the CGI was awful, the story was clunky, and the villain was a giant fart cloud that made this version of Galactus not look so bad. But this movie actually has a lot of redeeming qualities. The first being Ryan Reynolds, he’s a great Hal Jordan. [clip]
Reynolds is now most known in the superhero world for playing the murk with a mouth. [clip, jesus Bub don’t you ever shut up? Not when I’m awake.]
And that’s a key reason he was so great as Hal. In the comics Hal Jordan wasn’t exactly quiet. He’s a funny, quippy, fast talking guy who was rarely found speechless. [clip, Mobious, we both know you love to talk, talky talky]
Reynolds brought the humor, the wit, and the charm that I’d expect from Hal Jordan. So say what you will about the movie, and believe me there’s plenty to say. But I think Reynolds was perfect casting and it’s honestly a shame that the movie didn’t work.
Well actually I’m not too mad about it because had the Green Lantern been a success, this may have been our only Deadpool. [clip, origins wolverine]
Doug: Wow, those Deadpool movies really were Ryan Reynolds first good comic book movies huh?
They really were. I mean even before Green Lantern and X-Men Origins Wolverine he was in freaking Blade Trinity. [clip, dumb scene from that movie]
Doug: He’s come a long way.
He has. But Reynolds wasn’t the only success story to come from the ashes of Green Lantern. Taika Watiti played Hal Jordan’s best bud Thomas Kalmaku. [clip, Hal shows Tom suit]
Waititi of course went on to direct the best Thor movie, Thor Ragnaok, and does the voice for everyone's favorite rock creature, Korg. [clip, Korg and Deadpool]
Angela Bassett played a very different take on Amanda Waller. [clip]
And then she went on to play the queen- [clip, “of the most powerful nation in the world!”]
Temuera Morrison played the father of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. Clancy Brown voiced a much cooler villain in the fire giant, Surtr. And Sinestro’s Mark Strong went on to play the Shazam villain, Doctor Sivanna. [clip]
Doug: And Ryan Reynolds got to marry Blake Lively.
Yes that’s true, Reynolds and Lively who are now married with children met on the set of this film. And the chemistry between their two characters is one of the best things about the movie.
Lively’s portrayal of Carol Ferris was great and was a real standout for the genre at the time. The character wasn’t your stereotypical damsel in distress. She’s a strong and independent character that challenged Hal and pushed him to be better. [clip]
Another good performance in this film was Peter Sarsgard’s Hector Hammon. His portrayal of a misunderstood mad scientist was actually really impressive. But I’ll admit that things did get a little goofy toward the end when they turned him into Mr. Potato Head. [clip]
And that’s one of the films main problems, it’s goofy. Take this scene for instance. [clip, race track scene]

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[@luckygreentiger]

Aside from the CGI, I always enjoyed the live action Green Lantern. I don't know why it gets so much hate. Though I would've preferred a movie closer to the animated First Flight (which was also good).

[@marcamusprime9513]

More disappointing, you're right. We should've spent way more time in Space!

[@jake6578]

i liked all of the movies mentioned. green lantern was great it just could have used a slightly better script. ryan is just the best

[@quinnsnextstep]

Great take. I am convinced that Green Lantern assisted in the careers of those involved. And better storylines and scale.

[@chrisevans2961]

Any plans for oversized items like 3xl tall?

[@BecomingBoundless]

The thing I liked most about Green Lantern was the casting. It's disappointing we won't get to see Mark Strong as Sinestro again.

[@shanecadden5303]

No it was bad.

[@kendowsland268]

I liked it better than a lot of other DC Comics based movies. I never understood why it gets a bad rap.

[@ShantyIrishman]

It was too comic booky for mainstream audiences, but too unfaithful to the comics for comic book fans, I thought it was ok, it's overhated.

[@mathewkamioka465]

The casting of sinestro was perfect. Such a waste.

[@dangerfly]

@@ShantyIrishman Anytime I see stretchy limbs or giant glowing green baseball mitts in a comic movie trailer I instantly think "lame". The only cool way for MCU Reed Richards to stretch was as a death animation which is very telling... Directors absolutely understand the general perception.

[@vfwarlordforever9589]

Its one part an internet nerd Dog pile, one part Marvel fanboyism, one part a bad third act, and one part kissing Disney's a$$ by putting down their competition. If Marvel movies bombed in the box office, Ryan would be putting them down mercilessly here as well, it has nothing to do with the movie's actual quality. If it makes a lot of money, Ryan will kiss Disney and the fans @$$. Its shilling 101.

[@Josepluss10]

same im so sad they never paid off the Sinestro post credit scene :(

[@starwave8228]

Mark Strong as Sinestro was really good and i think he drew the short straw not getting the opportunity to be the Big Bad Yellow Lantern with Arkillo & Lyssa Drak in part 2. Mark Strong should get another shot at Sinestro

[@Ironlantern723]

Also Michael Clark Duncan (R.I.P) was probably the perfect person to play Kilowog.

[@agiolagon]

@@Ironlantern723Tomar-Re was voiced by Captain Barbossa himself (Geoffrey Rush).. Brie Larson was included in the cast.. couldnt remember the character she played..

[@SYKOPATHeist]

always thought this movie wasn't as bad as people said and deserved a sequel with that classic end credit scene.

[@jasoncase9481]

No it didn’t deserve a sequel because the movie is an objectively terrible movie including the very stupid CGI mask that Hal has which looks more like face paint so it’s pretty damn stupid and very unbelievable that only Carol could recognize Hal Jordan is a Green Lantern.

[@jasoncase9481]

No it didn’t deserve a sequel because the movie is an objectively terrible movie including the very stupid CGI mask that Hal has which looks more like face paint so it’s pretty damn stupid and very unbelievable that only Carol could recognize Hal Jordan is a Green Lantern.

[@VideoJe1]

The lore and stories around the Lanterns are just fascinating, I hope the TV series make them justice.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yeah they are all interesting

[@zakardolsey6615]

I like Watchmen personally

[@Domdrok]

Agreed, I was taken aback lol.

[@tonymata8070]

Same, I think Snyder did the unthinkable and actually did an impressive job on adapting something that was deemed at the time "unfilmable" by the industry back in the 2000s.

[@tonymata8070]

@@LordSaull Well, the guy who made the video brought it up. So... yeah.

[@christophertellez8536]

Green Lantern was my favourite. I Went 3 times to the theater to see it. I bought the DVD on release day (it included a ring with a green light). And I've endure the indirect bullying for years proudly.

[@Myles-YT]

3:43 - The "Hot Wheel Ramp" Construct is one of Green Lantern's go-to ideas and a massive Easter egg to various animated movies and comics.

[@chaff5]

I think we're all getting ahead of ourselves in Gunn saving anything. He's barely even started. We should be taking the "wait and see" approach. We have no idea what he's going to do. He's got a good track record but he's not across the finish line.

[@joshfactor1]

i mean i wouldn't say it falls under the category of masterpiece but i do think it tends to get a bit more vitriol than it deserves

[@julielyles7055]

I liked it well enough. As an origin story it made me interested in learning more (I loved going to find the animated show after watching this movie) so it definitely served its purpose.

[@ChiliJ]

Same here

[@KingReese9k]

I liked the green lantern movie

[@TarinClott]

Prepare for hate king 👑

[@bobthedopeman7327]

I can't read that with a straight face 😅

[@lts_Bubba]

Lol

[@Rrrafael.00]

This is a comment

[@marcamusprime9513]

I like ScreenCrush

[@kevinestrada7227]

My only issue with Green Lantern was that they tried to cover a lot in his first film.

[@nemya9586]

I think if they would've gotten that right, the cgi suit would've been mostly forgiven

[@dreworyan5652]

I mean yes and no…. They should of definitely had him fight sinestro… or parallax shouldn’t of looked SO goofy

[@kevinestrada7227]

@dreworyan5652 Siniestro, as the main villain, it would be perfect. Not killing him is perfection.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

I can agree with this

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this, Doug and Ryan!!! The problem with "Green Lantern" is that they stuck too much to Geoff John's story--and then not enough. Had they gone with the first animated film, it would have worked!

[@williamrosswhite]

I was always much more of a Marvel guy, but I've always wanted to see and learn more about green Lantern. Manhunter as well actually

[@Swordbite]

Agreed on both the Lantern and the Manhunter

[@jmaldo85]

Yeah I do not agree about Watchmen at all. I think Snyder did a fine job with that one.

[@adellis24]

This was a great 'Saturday Morning cartoon' vibe film, along with Aquaman. The hate this film got wasn't justified at the time.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Wait I don’t remember the Saturday cartoon

[@PJ-vf4kf]

I loved the green lantern movie. I still to this day cant understand why its so hated. I watch it like almost every two years and still manages to make me chuckle. Infact off to watch it again

[@jasoncase9481]

Then you are watching this movie with rose colored glasses. Hal Jordan is an unlikable bastard for the entire movie,the very lameass mask that resembles face paint that Hal has, it’s very unbelievable with a very lameass mask that only Carol recognizes Hal Jordan is a Green Lantern, etc.

[@eleven0624]

Green Lantern was the first chance to really dig into a comic movie in the modern era and unleash the ever present hate machine. 2000's X-Men and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy really changed how superhero movies were perceived. Movies like Batman and Robin were forgotten when Green Lantern came out. I remember at the time the trailers were coming out there was a lot of talk among the groups I was in about Ryan Reynolds being the worst choice based on prior romcom showings. There was an expectation from the start that it was going to bomb. From there it just snowballed, every little thing was the end of the world. I suspect some people shouted it down louder because they felt it could have set a trend. As you point out in the video, it did. We got the Snyderverse and comic movies everywhere bow their heads in shame. The very lighthearted and fun characters in Green Lantern were the exact opposite of what we got, even they did break the core of the characters to do so. I thought Cavill was a great pick for Superman but he was never really in a Superman movie. Regardless, you'll never hear me say that Green Lantern was worse than HULK (2003), Jonah Hex, X-Men: Apocalypse, Cowboys & Aliens, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Justice League, Fantastic Four (2015), Black Adam, or Suicide Squad (2016). I'd definitely rather watch Green Lantern over Secret Invasion.

[@sheriffkimbo]

The irony of looking back at something that got slated but you are now looking at with affection, whilst everything that comes out now gets slammed, and even pointing out in this video (and others recently) how perception changes over time is... well, I cannot be the only one who that is not lost on.

[@TrevorCopter]

This movie was the first instance of DC’s “Cart before the Horse” technique of adapting. When they were announcing the film at SDCC, the planned trilogy was going to culminate in Blackest Night, a story that needed 50+ issues to build to and needed DECADES of stories behind it to have any impact.

[@jstein360]

Ugh, for real. Blackest Night should be the culmination of James Gunn's second major saga (like the end of the Multiverse Saga for Marvel) - you need plenty of time for lots of characters to die.

[@taylormadealpha]

I liked Green Lantern. Parallax was creepy to me (at the time) and I still want yellow ring sinestro to be the big bad of a whole movie. Thats soley bc of that performance.

[@christiankurtbertumen9203]

This is better than the Guardians of the Galaxy because this version of the team (Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, & Rocket) weren't even popular prior to the MCU one.

[@hurley0013]

10pts to doug the manager for his beautiful rendition of "faith of the heart"

[@jairlucio1216]

| liked the movie a lot. At the time, GL was a BIG name in the comics because of Rebirth and Sinestro war. The end credits scene points towards this war in the sequel , which also got me pretty excited. Too bad history had other plans.

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this, Ryan and Doug!!!!

[@coryandrum]

Putting my green lantern shirt on, i knew this day would come! I loved this movie.

[@djmrboroReal]

Hi Ryan, could you please pass this along to the manager? Thanx. It would be cool if we could have like a “Manager’s Corner” where you can say an easter egg. I understand that you let Ryan carry the load, but you have some good takes as well. You run a great store Doug, Regards,

[@havocpyro9166]

Did this man just say the watchmen film wasn’t great

[@drasvader1]

He went from being a great host to a total troll.ryans been cloned😂

[@blaze556922]

Glad to see you doing something positive. The thing that bugged me about this movie was just the poor imagination of Hal. Ryan is so sharp and creative but the writing had him see basic imo. Love that he and Lively met on this movie though :)

[@chrisevans2961]

Ryan - I give you the plan to save Marvel ... And other super hero movies. Kevin Smith and Lin Manuel create a character driven, street level story based on the older graphic novel Marvels. Low budget with hero cameos but focus on everyday people trying to get thru the day. Maybe something around Damage Control. Your mention of Kevin Smith working on Green Lantern crystallized the idea. 🎉

[@gregc8831]

I got a cool idea listening to your video, which was great by the way! They make a full blow sequel to Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern and suggest the real issue with the last movie was Hal was just an average dude and didn't have the skills to develop his story. This is when he signs up for art and directing classes with a quick montage of him learning to make his suit cooler and that a good movie just needs cohesion and character development and with a 4th wall shattering wink he zooms off to be ina good movie.

[@alexallen9640]

Nice topic. I think the movie's decent, but I do like how we get see the planet Oa and Green Lanterns of the galaxy. Also I don't know if you're referring to movies when comes to Green Lantern but there was the Green Lantern Animated Series that came out the year after the movie as well as DC animated movies. 🙂👍

[@shisah5544]

Why does Ryan Reynolds in a green lantern mask look so much like Krrish

[@jackdelyea3710]

The irony is Green Lantern has the most potential for adaptation to film/TV

[@C_E_0]

Here they come….all the people who, all of the sudden, come out of the woodwork to tell everyone they thought this movie was criminally underrated this whole time

[@CeeJay591]

Green Lantern was a fine movie, much better than recent stuff from the MCU, primarily due to Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Also, how come this movie had a lot of off-world content and we never see captain marvel doing any off-world heroics at all?

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

I never understood why Green Lantern got so much bad press. I liked it more than so many DC projects.

[@jasoncase9481]

Because it’s an objectively terrible movie including it’s very stupid Parallax can escape from A Prison because the plot has to move forward instead of providing a believable reason for why.

[@Sonicrew2.Vol2]

I know this might be weird but green lantern is one of my favorite movies

[@Josepluss10]

I remember I saw the premier when I was a kid and I absolutely loved it, im still waiting on Sinestro, sad we didnt' get to see that post credit scene pay off.

[@newokstudios]

Angela’s portrayal ofAmanda Waller was the template for Viola’s . Would’ve been cool to see her come back for another movie

[@bjd3707]

Well said Ryan / Colton. There are two more points that can be made - 1. Transformers, Cap The First Avenger AND the final Harry Potter movie came out in the month following GL's release. Look at MI 7! Green Lantern had no chance even if it was good. 2. I doubt Ryan will stick around as the Disney Deadpool forever, he will be three movies in around the time James is casting Green Lantern. It would be a tough signature but getting Reynolds and Lively on screen together would be box office gold. Also Strong was perfect as Sinestro and has always said he would reprise the role.

[@WilliamJames48]

You say Zach Snyder ruined Watchmen, but you could make this same video again about how Watchmen is important and under appreciated.

[@chimericalical]

The suit should have been animated honestly. Cause the suit is made of green hard light. The only way that would appear the way it should appear is by being animated.

[@ethankillion786]

I watched the movie when it came out and still enjoyed it last month. Probably will continue to enjoy it. I think it’s a fun movie

[@PhoenixFire2814]

GL is my favorite hero!! I would say 9 out of 10 times when I tell people that I hear about how much they think this movie sucked 😭

[@cyrene03]

really likes green lantern in the justice league animated series long ago too

[@rhynlock11]

Nathan Fillion should have been casted as green lantern 15 years ago also as Nathan Drake on uncharted. hope its not too late

[@TheJaker5]

Anyone else notice the model plane Hal gave his nephew for his birthday? He said it was a “star fighter “ or something BUT it clearly looks like Wonder Woman’s invincible plane (pun not intended but I’ll take credit 😁)

[@Menstanktop]

I’m very excited for the ‘Lanterns’ series. I, myself, am working hard with my agents to throw my name in the running for Hal Jordan since DC and Gunn have said they want young, new faces to popularize their universe-e.x. David as Superman. Wish me well, or wish me worse, I’ll try my best🙏🏼💪🏼

[@lordraiden5398]

The suit was one if the things I liked about the movie. Some of the other cgi was bad but like Ryan says the movie crashes for me after the race car track scene.

[@robrussell7828]

I honestly didnt mind it.. never have understood the pure hate for it

[@Randy-J]

I liked it. Didn't realize so many hated it until years later. But hey, I like anchovies on my pizza.

[@Bbbhdf]

I didn’t really understood the hate behind that lantern movie.. growing up as a kid i loved it.. i may have watched it more than 10 times.. found nothing wrong

[@Alvin72689]

LOVE the small shoutout to Star Trek: Enterprise. Good boy Doug!

[@ceejeezyCGZ]

It's been a minute Ryan Arey but, I'm glad to agree with one of your videos again. Got to admit, it feels good.

[@drako121986]

Like the video but just want to point out, IF arrow verse is connected, they did play a very small clip of Green Lantern when the "reboot" happened.

[@tsimehcMTG]

I'm a huge GL fan, and loved how the GL Corp was handled in the movie. I remember just grinning like an idiot watching it. However, everytime Parallax showed up, that grin just left.

[@toddwade4943]

Hahaha! Okay, the part where Doug tried to sign off made me actually laugh out loud.

[@joeyskunk]

The problem with Green Lantern was its direction. The director, Martin Campbell, was good in his sequences with his actors. However, the CGI scenes are similar and used in other lesser movies. Apparently, Campbell did not do these scenes and left it to someone else to do them. You see the same sweeping CGI scene again and again. It takes away from the experience. The third act is a very tired CGI battle with little or no emotion. Perhaps it would have turned out better if Mr. Campbell played on his own strengths of actor interaction and gave Hal a humanoid to face off with. Hector Hammond, especially played by the wonderful Peter Scarsgaard, is a great antagonist in the comics and would have worked here.

[@eriklords9432]

Watchmen by Snyder was so awesome, it was what motivated them to hand over the DCEU to him.

[@Chimera9619]

I love this! I get roasted every time I defend this movie, so It's so awesome to see others defend it as well. I know Green Lantern is by no means a perfect film, but the amount of hate it gets feels so unwarranted. I own the Blu-ray of Green Lantern and watch it annually. Personally, I'd rather have more DC films similar to this than the dark and gritty nature of most live-action DC movies these days. Green Lantern is unapologetically my favorite superhero movie.

[@steezyblu]

TBH, I’ve never seen it in its entirety even though I’ve attempted to watch it about 6 times. I got the DVD back in the day and I couldn’t stay awake to watch it. The loud DVD menu would always wake me up.

[@positivevibetec]

I liked it when I saw it and I was a little surprised everyone started hating on it after a little while. The effects might look terrible but at the time it looked pretty good. Growing up reading Justice League Green lantern was definitely one of my favorites and I'm glad he's back. Wish it was Ryan Reynolds ,tho, or Doug.

[@kalkella8822]

Hal Jordan making a hot wheel racetrack is literally the most Hal Jordan thing ever.

[@scoclego6040]

I'd like to see Ryan come back years down the road and do a half Jordan from the most recent green lantern animated movie. That would be great against type for Ryan.

[@Uni_no_ko]

Even Peter Sarsgaard went on to get blown up by Riddler in The Batman lol

[@cmhartman123]

I genuinely like the movie, really like Green lantern, my 1st choice for super power would be a lantern ring. the biggest/best thing I like about this movie was the creativity in the constructs. If the movie & shows I've ever seen a green lantern in, they rarely if ever get very creative with what a green lantern can do compared to the comic book. It's always really basic stuff but not this movie. Sure some of it is goofy but that's partly the point, if you could create anything you can think of, some of it is gonna be pretty crazy and/or goofy.

[@VicRodMolCO]

I think the movie was intentionally goofy and over the top, because that is at the character’s core. A movie about a character whose powers are fueled by imagination and which weakness is the color yellow or despair must be fantastic. This was done before super hero flics turned into gag comedy, and it was refreshing.

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

I used to read Green Lantern corps. When I was young. I loved the idea of all these aliens being a part of the organization. The movie as usual started off hood but then got sidetracked with a weird enemy. I didn’t like that huge mist- thing rather than a solid foe that wiped up the Corps.😊

[@OneMwataK]

When i see what Stars Wars developed into i feel that could have been Green Lantern. An epic space opera spanning so many worlds

[@mossboss6274]

My friend told me that his friend who works in the film industry told him that the strike will be over this fall…

[@christiankurtbertumen9203]

I'd always love the 2011 Green Lantern film because i don't even hate the film despite they made his suit too CGI. If Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern succeeded DC, maybe other DC characters like The Flash, Wonder Woman & Aquaman should be introduced in Green Lantern's universe by casting like Jamie Alexander as Wonder Woman, Zac Efron or Dave Franco (9 years younger to Reynolds) as The Flash.

[@christiankurtbertumen9203]

This would be a great way for DC since DC never got to touch & cast a former Disney Channel star, I could barely see Troy Bolton's actor as The Flash.

[@jamalfitch7849]

Soooooo...I enjoyed the green lantern movie. Green Lantern has always been my favorite super hero (Jon Stewart version to be precise) and I felt Ryan Reynolds was amazing! There were definitely issues but I never disliked the movie as much as most ppl I know! Thanks for the hype Ryan! Bad dog Doug...show the movie some love!

[@suziwolf4830]

For the record, I liked Blade: Trinity... and Watchmen...

[@BeeAssumpcao]

I actually always liked this movie, Just the villain looks not enough scary and its size and death are not plausible, but Hal Jordan outfit and actor are cool and the space scenes beautiful. But I am Just a humble movie lover who wants to dive into a fantasy so I guess being less critical I have more fun. I am excited to watch James Gun version and would be lovely to have Ryan Reynolds in the cast again with his wonderful wife, and perhaps their children too ❤

[@danielchevere]

I actually really liked the green lantern movie when it came out. I definitely understand the criticisms but I was excited by the thought of it getting a sequel back in the day

[@theracingcanucks]

I loved this movie, it’s what got me into Green Lantern, now he’s my favourite hero!

[@TheNaldy3193]

Green Lantern is my favorite hero outside of the Batfamily. Wish he was represented better in the DCEU.

[@herdthinnerb9949]

There were elements that I didn't like, such as making Hal TOO much of a big screw-up in the beginning - "There's water in the tap," and the pathetic birthday gift that he brought. And yeah, "Mr. Potato Head." But I still love watching his final fight with Parallax. Reciting the Oath to get his second wind gave me chills.

[@willreinier]

I’ve liked this movie since it came out. I actually have it on DVD, lol. Granted, I’m not really a huge Lantern fan, or DC fan for that matter, but I’ve always enjoyed this movie.

[@PaulADAigle]

Agreed. I still rewatch it on occasion, although I might shut it off early when the fart shows up.

[@anthonybravo4131]

The director's/ extend cut was better it shows more of Hal's perspective of fear and his father's death. Which I theory complete the green lantern mythology. The sense of being human, making mistakes, fear and happiness..... How life makes a person making them a human with flaws can still be a hero.

[@jasonwells8745]

I always wanted Sean William Scott to play Guy Gardner.

[@JessieCalles]

I bought the dvd and enjoyed the movie back than and still today.

[@keeksoncamera]

Ryan was also in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch that aired before the series.

[@adamcphilpott]

I think GL hurt more than other DC flops. As you said, Reynolds was a great choice for Hal, the trailers looked exciting, and it was being released right after the Blackest Night event, which really breathed new life into the GL Corps. This lead to a lot of high expectations that were simply not met with the film we received.

[@andreveach7520]

They don't 'acknowledge' "Green Lantern"; YET, he's shown during the "DC" movie intros

[@zeth609]

Slow news day? by the way, Watchmen is AMAZING.

[@saiyantwan]

Does anyone else find it weird that Nathan Fillion is playing Guy Gardner when he has voiced Hal in practically every DC animated movie?

[@ChipCain]

I haven’t watched this since I saw it in the cinema despite buying the Blu ray. I still shudder thinking about it…

[@bverrue602]

I never hated this movie. TBH done better than most stuff being pushed out. (DC and Marvel)

[@doktrulok24]

I liked it a lot till the end. You can tell the ending was questionable but I loved that it was going in the direction of the villain going to the yellow and that a squeal would have been the bomb leading into Batman vs Superman where the yellow lantern gives Superman the ring. Yeah yeah I know that’s part of the Injustice League but so good

[@Tech-Sam]

I’m so glad you made this video. I thought I was the only one that actually liked it.

[@xchawk]

Honestly as far as giving an origin story and explaining Oa and the green lantern corp it did it great job. Next lantern movie should NOT include any “how the ring can to ….” Same as we don’t need to know how Bruce the child became Batman after his parents murder. Enough with origin set up and flashbacks, get to the real story.

[@iowashots2467]

I love Mr. Doug Doggo! He's adorable!

[@mikepeoples5595]

I actually liked it and was looking forward to the sequel when Synestro put on the yellow ring.

[@625Angel]

I liked Green lantern movie when it first came out.

[@BERTO3127]

I own both versions. Green lantern always has been my favorite character