^Agreed. A very good comparison to what can be called bombs specially Prince of Persia, still though it looks like GL will make least of all the superhero movies and in that battle will come out loser. Definitely not in the terms that BKB would go an explain it to be.

Capone says GREEN LANTERN fails, despite the clearly ethusiastic effort to get it right!!!

Published at: Jun 17, 2011 7:43:22 AM CDT


Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.

If there was even an outside chance of you caring about this movie based on your already established love of the comic book source material or even just the progressively more interesting trailers that have been released over the last few months, then you've already likely read a half-dozen or more reviews of this film that have warned you to stay far, far away from GREEN LANTERN. I have not read any reviews of this film, but I've seen the headlines, so I'm aware of somewhat-justified piling on this film has received. But let me warn you about some terminology that you may stumble upon variation of while reading any positive reaction to this film.

"It's not perfect." No shit. Here's a newsflash: no film is perfect. This is an empty statement that critics and people use to mean "This movie is equal to or less than 50 percent shit."

"It good for what it is." Wait a second. If the movie is shit, are you saying it's good shit? In certain circles, this may be considered the ultimate slam on any movie. What I think this also empty statement is that the film isn't designated High Art, so it should be given a pass for its shortcomings on elements like plot and character development. My response: Bullshit. Every movie should strive to be great, and just because a film is designated a summer blockbuster or somehow feeding into the pop culture doesn't mean it gets to skate by in areas that wouldn't have cost any extra money to get right.

"I didn't hate it." Gee, aren't you generous. Guess what folks, you aren't supposed to hate it. This statement is not a compliment. The mission of the filmmakers was not to construct a movie that you didn't hate. You either liked it or you didn't. This statement reminds me of another favorite, "My expectations were low, therefore [something positive]." Again, not really a rousing endorsement. Just because a film met or didn't meet your expectations isn't really a gauge of its quality. Ideally, you walk into every film with neutral expectations (which is not the same as no expectations); let the film guide you through its good and bad moments on its own merits. I realize we all bring a certain level of expectational baggage into every film, but at least allow a movie to be something different than what you thought. Just because a movie is different from what you thought it would be doesn't mean it's bad; it's just unexpected, which is often quite fun.

Stamped and sealed success

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA BKB you are a total failure.

Captain America and The Avengers are going to be huge boxoffice disappointments because of your constant support for those properties.

Admit it. You are a curse. How does your wife or gf put up with you? If you have one, that is!

A) That really sucks that the movie forum Bozo the Clown has latched onto Captain America. I really like Chris Evans' screen charisma and want to see it do well. I hope this is the one time that the curse skips a generation of film.

B) Wife? GF? are you on crack? As if. No self respecting woman would ever. Try cat...i am pretty sure its the only kind of pussy he will ever get near...well unless much cash is involved...or rohypnol rope and a sound proof basement.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA BKB you are a total failure.

Captain America and The Avengers are going to be huge boxoffice disappointments because of your constant support for those properties.

Admit it. You are a curse. How does your wife or gf put up with you? If you have one, that is!

^ and you got that from the fat asshole, who runs badshit digest?

He is a fucking moron, who tries to hype movies that he has vested interest in. He, just like you, is a total failure.

He is a fucking moron, who tries to hype movies that he has vested interest in. He, just like you, is a total failure.

At least he doesn't change the name of the site to "badshit" and think he's clever doing it. God, I hate when people on the internet do that. It makes you look eleven.

Who the fuck am I? Who the fuck are you mall cop? Go fuck yourself on your segway while you do your rounds...you stupid fat fuck.

Lol hotel security. Your mom must be so proud of all you have accomplished.

I know it's BKB but I hate this kind of attitude. It really is disgusting.

Don't you have some crying to do about how the US military is a huge tyrannical force?