iCrazyDavey

So, I saw this over the weekend, and I'll say that I don't think it's as bad as most of the critics made it out to be... Maybe that's the reason I enjoyed the movie? All those horrible reviews got my expectations lowers... or maybe it just simply wasn't as bad as most had suggested in general. Not to say that the movie was perfect. This is no Dark Knight or Iron Man. Not even close.

Firstly, I think the casting in this film was really good. Ryan Reynolds was perfect as Hal Jordan, Mark Strong was amazing as always as Sinestro, and I didn't think Blake Lively was that bad as the love interest. Peter Sarsgaard was also great, I just thought his character Hector Hammond was a bit too weird for my tastes... but I guess that was the point?

The story was pretty much your simple superhero origin story, which is not a bad thing, considering this is Green Lantern. I can see future sequels going to the next level if this film does well in the box-office. It seemed the writers wanted to make a simple story for the first film to get the origin out of the way, so it would give them more freedom on where to take the character in other films.

the SFX were top notch. I know many people that complained about the suit being in CGI, but I thought it was an interesting idea from the beginning. It gave the suit an "aline-ish" feel to it, which is what the suit was supposed to be, right?

The movie did have it's problems though. The pacing of the film could be much better and score wasn't memorable like John Williams Superman score or badass like Hans Zimmer's The Dark Knight. It's very forgettable. I also thought the two main villains were pretty weak and not as interesting as villains like The Joker, Lex Luthor, Doc Ock, Magneto, etc.

Again, hopefully the problems in this film, will help improve the quality of the next Green Lantern film, if there is one. I hope so. Though, for Green Lantern, i'd have to admit it's only worth renting.... unless you're a crazed superhero fan such as myself!

We're rooting for you DC! It would be nice to get more DC superheroes other then Batman or Superman!

I thought this movie was very well done and well written. Defiantly one of the best that Bruce Timm and his team have done so far. Though, I really wish Mark Hamill would've voiced the Joker. I can totally see him owning this performance and could've topped his "Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker" if he did.

Bruce Greenwood was actually very good as Batman. I actually wasn't sure if I was going to like him, because I was re-watching the new Star Trek film recently and was wondering how he was going to pull it off. There are actually moments when he almost did sound like Kevin Conroy.

I also have to say something about Jensen Ackles. The dude is totally talented. The final moment with Batman, Joker and Jason was great and it's because all 3 actors pulled it off greatly... especially Jensen. Hopefully we'll hear him in some future animated projects in the future. He can really pull off those dramatic roles.

after almost 20 years away from the big screen, the Man of Steel is back! I haven't been a huge fan of Superman (I'm a bigger Batman fan) but I have always enjoyed the Christopher Reeve's Superman films. (Well, except 4) Brandon Routh takes over as Superman and does an incredible job. He reminds me s much of Christopher Reeves but at the same time, brings something new.

The film is much darker then I was expecting. It's lighter then Batman Begins, but it's darker then Spider-Man... but even then, there are moments where the movie does get a little darker the Batman Begins... The film is very dramatic and emotional and it's not really your normal average superhero film. It's more less action and more on story.

Anyways, I enjoyed the film a lot and I really hope Bryan Singer brings in a villain who could hit Superman without using Kryptonite in the next film.