Green Lantern, and this time lets not suck

Second trailer is an order of magnitude better than the first and I certainly hope this movie doesn't suck.

Second trailer is made of win. I let my son watch it yesterday. He sat with his mouth hanging open and all he could say for sometime was 'AWESOME!'

I just checked it out. Yes, awesome is appropriate. Of course, I could watch Ryan Reynolds pick his nose for two hours and leave the theater feeling like it was the best eight bucks I'd ever spent. I'm easy.

That's more like it.

The first trailer put me in a bad mood when I watched it, but when I watched the new one the other day, I got chills.

It is completely and totally made of win. (Though I am still really iffy about that damn mask) And it was only in this new trailer that I picked up on Mark Strong and Geoffrey Rush's amazing voices too.

In Brightest Day,
In Darkest Night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's Light!

Oh, yes. OH, yes. Mind you, Hal Jordan's never been my favorite GL -- I prefer John Stewart -- but I would be lying if I said I wasn't mouthing the words of the oath with a little shiver upon seeing that new trailer.

AlexPiper said:

In Brightest Day,
In Darkest Night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's Light!

Oh, yes. OH, yes. Mind you, Hal Jordan's never been my favorite GL -- I prefer John Stewart -- but I would be lying if I said I wasn't mouthing the words of the oath with a little shiver upon seeing that new trailer.

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This.

I may be more pro-Stewart because of the JL Unlimited cartoons though. I was always a GL fan, but it was my brother who was the comic-reader (I'm more of a Batman kind of girl)

I like Hal best, because I grew up with him. I'd have been okay with John. No problem. Just keep Guy Gardner out of things, please.

GL will rock. He's always been DC's most powerful hero. I think he could take Superman if it came down to it. I'm sure that ring could make some kryptonite, but quick.

What always appealed to me about Green Lantern is that the effectiveness of the ring is dependent upon the courage, character and imagination of the bearer.

Yeah, that first trailer made me think, "Oh great, another self-centered, womanizing Super Hero that we're supposed to love. No thanks."

The second trailer, however, is a huge improvement. I know absolutely nothing about the Green Lantern, but it looks pretty good!

schadenfreude said:

I may be more pro-Stewart because of the JL Unlimited cartoons though. I was always a GL fan, but it was my brother who was the comic-reader (I'm more of a Batman kind of girl)

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I'd be lying if I said Phil LaMarr's portrayal of Stewart in the Timmverse cartoons wasn't a factor in his being my favorite Lantern. But I always thought he was one of the better-rounded and more believable characters to bear that mantle in the comics, too. He didn't think of himself as infallible, but neither did he agonize and angst endlessly over the mistakes he made.

Plus, unlike many of the Lantern Corps, if you took away his ring you still had John Stewart, USMC. I loved the JL time-travel episode where John, minus ring, ended up behind enemy lines in WWII... and still kicked ass.

I like this, Ryan Reynolds, how I remember you from 90s sitcoms, how things have changed.

First trailer really annoyed me. It was like everything I didn't like about Iron Man, KickAss and The Green Hornet all meshed into one video of absolute blandness.

The second one: I MUST SEE THIS MOVIE.

"Hal Jordan...you have the power to conquer fear...."

don't believe the hype

So just because they finally came up with a trailer that doesn't feature Green Lantern's fluorescent green unitard or Ryan Reynolds cracking jokes like he's in a slob comedy does that mean all that crap hit the floor of the editing room and it's no longer one big ball of Suck?

It's a better trailer, but I still have the nagging feeling I've seen the best Green Lantern has to offer.

And Hector Hammond as the bad guy? Seriously?

I was really happy to see that new trailer. The first one looked like a rip-off of Iron Man.

A good trailer can cover up a multitude of sins. Let's hope that is not the case this time.

Completely awesome. My summer is mapped with more movies than usual. It's such a happy thing.

Oh wow! That trailer is actually kind of great. I'm dubious about Blake Lively's presence but...you know.
Peter Sarsgaard however

Mmmmmmme not convinced. This trailer basically just showcased the film's CG awesomeness. Didn't even touch on plot or character. I'm not a GL fan to begin with, so this movie will have to be PURE AWESOME to win me over.

I will say, however, that they actually managed to make the host of GL aliens NOT look totally, utterly absurd. Which is what they look like in every other incarnation.

Hmm, but why does everything apart from Ryan Reynold's unquenchably punchable face hail from the Uncanny Valley? And when his CGI mask is on it even makes that look weird and fakey. (Shuffles off, muttering darkly.)

Torgo said:

Ryan Reynold's unquenchably punchable face

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New favorite phrase.