I think the problem is that no one gives a shit about Green Lantern (except maybe Handsome Stan). Also the previews didn't really do much for me. Has anyone seen it yet?
Haven't seen it, although I do confess to actually giving a shit about the character (being the DC whore that I am).
GL was always cool, though not my favorite (Flash taking the #1 spot), and I've been underwhelmed by the news on this film since the beginning. I still hold out hope of being completely surprised, a la Iron Man, by a well-put-together action movie, with the right blend of humor, action, and overall storytelling, but the news so far on GL is not compelling in any way.
That being said, all of you with children should be stampeding the multiplexes this week to see Mr. Poppers Penguins - a delightful romp with my name in the early part of the credits (2nd AD). Let's help a brother out with some fat residual checks!!!
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My kids are dying to see Popper's, Stan! I will totally look for your name! That's so cool.
June 21, 2011 5:27 PM
[Image] Is it just me or does the Green Lantern resemble Handsomestan in this picture?
From ew, There’s a number of theories as to why Green Lantern, the big screen treatment of the comic book hero, underperformed at the box office this weekend. The effects are too cheesy; the superhero, unlike Batman and Spider-Man before him, wasn’t as well known; or Ryan Reynolds, despite being a charming and likable star, wasn’t the right fit for the part.
While the film did finish first at the box office over Father’s Day weekend, it brought in a rather underwhelming $53.2 million — the movie had a reported budget of $200 million and other comic book films in recent years have fared better. The figure is widely considered a disappointment.
Not if you ask Warner Bros., though. “We’re very happy with it,” says Dan Fellman, head of the studio’s domestic distribution. Fellman cites the film’s “very respectable” CinemaScore of a “B,” and its healthy grosses on Father’s Day (the film took in $500,000 more on Sunday than early projections had indicated) as signs that the film had a stronger showing than media coverage suggests. “Rushing to judgment is easy to do,” he says, “especially when the movie is not well reviewed.”
"'Green Lantern' has lowest superhero opening of the summer, but is it too soon to call it a flop?"
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June 21, 2011 4:23 AM
I think the problem is that no one gives a shit about Green Lantern (except maybe Handsome Stan). Also the previews didn't really do much for me. Has anyone seen it yet?
June 21, 2011 7:56 AM
Haven't seen it, although I do confess to actually giving a shit about the character (being the DC whore that I am).
GL was always cool, though not my favorite (Flash taking the #1 spot), and I've been underwhelmed by the news on this film since the beginning. I still hold out hope of being completely surprised, a la Iron Man, by a well-put-together action movie, with the right blend of humor, action, and overall storytelling, but the news so far on GL is not compelling in any way.
That being said, all of you with children should be stampeding the multiplexes this week to see Mr. Poppers Penguins - a delightful romp with my name in the early part of the credits (2nd AD). Let's help a brother out with some fat residual checks!!!
I am a blog offensive as well. Want to fight about it?
June 21, 2011 8:05 AM
My son Paul gave it a solid, meh.
June 21, 2011 1:39 PM
My kids are dying to see Popper's, Stan! I will totally look for your name! That's so cool.
June 21, 2011 5:27 PM