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Will GREEN LANTERN be victim of the the ever weakening dollar?
Hey folks, Harry here with a pair of stories regarding GREEN LANTERN and the Australian media. On foreign productions we're often dependent upon our colleagues overseas to do a good job in reporting film related news. But, as always, you must consider the source. Early today I received a link to this story about economic woes with GREEN LANTERN due to the strong Aussie Greenback, of course it also mentioned for a short time that James Cameron was directing (that was corrected to Martin Campbell, who really is directing). But that one blemish in the fact checking doesn't get in the way of the fact that GREEN LANTERN may be facing problems with green.
The more serious factor mentioned in the article is the scriptwork to secure the financing. I love GREEN LANTERN as a comic character and as a potential movie character. This is a very big science fiction version of GREEN LANTERN - including the Green Lantern Corps storyline. I've heard there has been some concern regarding some of the more comical aspects of the odd Green Lantern Corps characters - and just how alien they can be. PERSONALLY, I feel they have to 100% embrace and go with the crazyness of the Green Lantern Corps... This isn't IRON MAN or BATMAN where dialing the comic book in, to make everything Ultra-Realistic is necessary. This is GREEN LANTERN, and while he may exist in the same universe as BATMAN, he exists in a MUCH LARGER Universe. In fact he exists upon a Multi-verse of incredibly possibilities.
And that is what MAKES him and the Corps so amazing. That you can let your imagination go. What has to be serious or dark is the THREAT. That the Threat create concern and tension amongst all these strange entities. DISTRICT 9 clearly shows that audiences crave and can sympathize with all manners of disgusting, odd or inhuman things. Now with this film truly go for it.
Hopefully that's what they're doing with the script. I have a lot of hope for this film, even though Martin Campbell has never proven himself with this type of material... I think we'll see GREEN LANTERN move forward - unless there really is a Ryan Reynolds/Superhero curse that just won't allow him to be a hero. In which case... they're fucked.
The real question is will this film shoot in Australia or pick up and go elsewhere? Warners knows full well the potential value these films have and a great GREEN LANTERN movie can be something that expands the realm of Superhero film possibilities. Ultimately, they'd probably get better value for their money by shooting in Ireland - where the benefits being offered to studios are greater than in Australia - and ultimately... shooting GREEN LANTERN on the Emerald Isle is just way cooler... personally. Who knows. The coming weeks will spell out what happens with GREEN LANTERN - it has had a bit of script trouble, now some money issues. I'm a cautious optimist about this project though, and I'm hoping for the best.
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...that came up with this one?
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He knows how to solve the problem in Australia. He's swimming there to tell you.
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Yessir he did. It was far better than 'Quantum of Whatever'.
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so that they can recast..ryan reynolds is so cocky, he really puts me off. please..anyone but him
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And for that, I hope this movie is a false start and goes with a better and more formidable lead. Ryan Reynolds just rehashes his character from Blade: Trinity over and over again. And the shtick is LONG past entertaining.
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I think GL should take advantage of the tax incentives that are available in places like NOLA, Chicago, Atlanta, and keep this project IN COUNTRY!
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"Hey, Elaine, maybe his girlfriend is Lois Loan!"
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No more please! There were far too many in 'Blade Trinity'. Meanwhile, Jessica Biel's crotch got ZERO camera love. WTF is up with that SON?!
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The Green Lantern is unfilmable.
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Not were I live
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Sorry, can't spell: where
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Aug 26, 2009 11:00:48 PM CDT
Spielberg making Michael Crichton" Pirate " movie
by trannyformers_apologist
nothing. else. matters.
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Damn you to hell, I wanted to quote that....:(
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These days, it's all pirates.
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GL needs to be epic. He's super powerful. This could very easily be done half assed forever destroying the franchise. Go big or go home, do it right. (BJN74LOL)
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What book is that based on? And whatever happened to Jurrasic Park 4?
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available at all airport stores. Actually, it's an unreleased book I hear.
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...RR is perfect to play the cocky, self-assured ringslinger Hal Jordan. He's the one DC hero who actually enjoys what he does. Can the writers infuse that in the character? Because Reynolds can.
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These dinomen armed to the teeth. Imagine a brontosaur with missiles on it back running across the countryside. Nothing else matters wawawa
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You could expand through the entire Corp, interplanetary journeys, etc. Could have potential...
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Ok, so although Campbell proves time and time again that he is a great director of Bond movies, I'm not sold on the idea of him directing a sci-fi epic.
I'm new to the character of GL but I recently watched First Flight and although it is rushed in places and flawed in others, I really dig the universe that it created. A universe full of bizarre technology and strange looking aliens.
So, who do I think should direct? Well, Del Toro would be my number one choice but he is kinda busy so how's about giving a certain Mr Paul Verhoeven a call? The guy has a track record of great sci-fi under his belt and his slate is looking pretty clean as of late. He is sadly off the A list of directors now so his fee aint gonna break the bank either.
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I can see the appeal of Verhoeven for sci-fi but dude'll probably make Carol Ferris a whore!
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If they can make Thor (aiming for a Lord of the Rings feel) why can't they make GL? It can be done. Reynolds is busy that summer with Deadpool AND GL.
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I meant he'd make Hal a creep. Carol could be a timid creature intrigued by the sleazy bastard.
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says slash film.
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But after watching Black Book, I think that Verhoeven is trying to change his image somewhat.
Not everything that he makes is overtly sexual and from watching and reading interviews with the guy he seems like he has a keen sense of fun. Something which Campbell seems to be lacking.
But hey, I could be wrong, I have been before, I actually thought that Oscar winning director Gavin Hood would make a good Wolverine movie. -
Some runt begging the gods for some deltoids and shit.
Plus I recently saw Ryan Reynolds in "Definitely, Maybe" -the young man is simply delightful! Utterly charming! -
is he covering up some freakish Commander Adama marks on his face or something? I doubt that because he wouldn't have gotten Scarlett Johannsson. Pure sexbomb she is. I'd take her over Megan Fox any day. Also I'm not a fan of the casting choice. I don't really have problems with Reynolds, but they could have picked someone better.
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I'm just kidding around (I think). Verhoeven has made some great sci-fi.
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it's tan makeup I think. Dude's pale. Translucent almost.
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Couldn't they save a little money by making the CGI ring constructs a bit abstract? You don't need note-perfect rendering and skins for a fucking giant transparent green hammer. Hell, they could use wireframe constructs and pull it off in many cases.
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It's cool man, I was laughing my ass off anyway because I 100% know where you are coming from
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watch and you'll thank me all.
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keep eating bud.
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I hope this doesn't go down the same road that failed Justice League movie did (you know the one where all of our heroes were teenagers?) Yeah...
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As the utter destruction of the economy at the hands of the statist Dems continues unchecked, devaluing our money to the point where even comic book movies can't survive, all I want to ask you schmucks who voted for these clowns is: How's that hopey changey stuff working out for you?
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some pennies for this gem is a chump. People will eat up a super piece of shit as long as it has a cape.
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it's partial due to a rather prickly male lead. He already bailed on Comic Con last minute due to a spate with his wife. Interesting how she still managed to keep her commitments.
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He's propelled by his will to carry out the orders of little blue aliens who worship a giant lamp thank you very much
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were not fighting at COmicCon that was a horrible rumor made up by Fox to sabotage WB
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We're losing so many quality productions because of lame filming incentives. Justice League hit the scrap heap because George Miller wouldn't move the production to Vancouver, honorably enough he wouldn't do it because he's trying to help the film economy here but the industry wouldn't help him back. It's sad but deserved, if the AFFC would stop handing coin out to horrible comedies and arthouse cockshit productions and reinvested that money into incentives people would actually film here. Last figure I heard was that they'd lost over $20mil in investments over 8 years, considering their average input is less than a million dollars per film thats a hideous record.
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(Not sure about the freemasons)
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he's propelled by a big green cock.
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I'm sorry. I had to.
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Yeah Justice League of America was Australian.
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Is the fucking worst. Throwing away money to art house films that wouldn't make a profit even if they had the best marketers out there. Hell i like indie films here but when an entire film industry is dead smarter choices need to be made. Fuck we should of just spent money on making Zombies vs Robots and getting a huge world wide profit.
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wasn't Fucked before Obama got in office, right? WOW republicans sure have a short memory.
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about genre films I agree.
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while I don't disagree with you. Please, let's spare one thread. K buddy?
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= Fail.
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So the issue is now done. With that answered, nothing more to see in this topic.
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C'mon, how has nobody pulled Harry up on that yet? The US dollar is nicknamed the Greenback because it's green. The Aussie dollar is just called the Aussie dollar. The only green note we have is the hundred dollar note. Our money's so multicoloured, if anything it should be called the "gay pride back" - we've got pink, blue, red yellow and green notes.
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...aliens.
Even when I was a kid, the notion of "realistic" hero Batman and moderately outlandish Superman having to interact with the Green Lantern Corp of gay disco superstars always gave me a headache...sometimes crossovers are a really bad idea. -
Care plan.
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Then you can assume that anything they ever do with their DC characters is purely by accident. Maybe they'll get the urge to try and develop this stuff again after Avengers makes a billion dollars.
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I figure this whole site would shut down if that news broke...
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Aug 27, 2009 12:30:48 AM CDT
Open Letter To Warner Bros: Green Lantern Is Star Wars
by media messiah
"Green Lantern" appears to be very much based upon "Lensmen" (a literary science fiction legend)...and the Jedi Knights of "Star Wars", just like the Green Lantern Corps, appear to all be based upon Lensmen (or Lensman). To nail Green Lantern accurately, you must embrace the context of how the aliens appear, their vast numbers, and their universe--which is akin to Star Wars, and its rules, as I previously said--due to their shared inspiration (again, Lensmen). On that note, I would urge you to take a look at "The Last Starfighter" which is also somewhat inspired by both Star Wars and Green Lantern. Like Star Wars, the Last Starfighter does not stray away from the concept of a universe full of infinite and strange looking alien species, but was clever enough, however, to do it in an economical manner. It is all in the script, the method to accomplishing this feat, and in the written word, therein. If it is clever, it can be economical, by simply saving the full expanse of the Green Lantern Corps, and its capabilties, until the climax of the film, when all of the bells and whistles can be shown to the audience.I hope you consider this in your budgeting of the film. So many filmmakers spend unnecessarily...without smartly planning a film, but one of the most brilliantly planned films of all time is Star Wars, which saved the big fireworks for the final 20 minutes of the movie--somethng for you to think about!!!Thanks for listening.--MM
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By the numbers:
http://tinyurl.com/w-debt
Dubya totaled the family car, and now you're screaming bloody murder at the body shop. Fucking tools. -
an Alan Scott GL or an original line-up JSA flick anyway... I loves me some Golden Age. Can't help it.
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Aug 27, 2009 12:40:08 AM CDT
The Brains "Justice League of America was Australian"
by outlawsdelejos
It was going to be shot in Sydney, I never said it was an Australian produced property.
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Kilowog, Salaak, Tomar-Re, Abin Sur, Ch'p & Arisia, with maybe a John Stewart of Guy Gardner cameo, I will be satisfied. Oh, and for the love of god, SINESTRO!!!!!
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So this talkback can hit 100 replies in 3 minutes.
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story lines (like GL) and they prove that again and again. The Dark Knight succeeded because it was more crime movie then comic book; Iron Man succeeded because it was about military tech; Watchmen which played up the fantasy and suffered the consequences. People said the same thing about Star Wars when it came out: "that people would be more open to Sci-Fiction and fantasy" all that happened is that filmmakers made a lot movies that Geeks enjoyed but failed at the box office. Again, I would love all these movies, but mainstream audiences aren't ready for the expanded DC universe and never will be.
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Stupid. I never understood the appeal to Green Lantern. He ranks up there with Wonder Woman as completely ridiculous and not ready for the big screen.
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How do you explain the successes of LOTR, Star Trek, etc. You're full of it.
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had very humanoid characters for the majority of the movie (orcs, Gollum not with standing); Star Trek did as well. The only "alien" in Star Trek is Eric Bana with some make-up on his forehead. People said the same things in the eighties and all you got was a bunch of Geek movies that failed. Name the most successful sci-fi of the eighties and you will get Back to Future, and Batman -- the rest failed. History seems to repeat itself.
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hit the scrapheap for many different reasons. That included the success of Nolan's Batman, the shared universe idea, casting, the script, the strike etc. It was ready to be filmed here in Sydney until the strike and then the change of strategy by WB/DC re: its superhero movies. It wasn't just because Miller wanted to get that tax offset by trying to have it be classified as an Australian production (which is what I was referring to.)
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Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Terminator, Star Trek movies, Aliens - you're full of it.
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Reynolds is too comical to be taken seriously. And who gives a fuck about Green Lantern? Only devoted fanboys will find this any good, just like the Green Hornet (is there any fans of the original series left alive today to care).
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Remember when I predicted Hollywood would have nothing to do with this project? When I said this would go the same way as the aborted JUSTICE LEAGUE movie and everything else DC touches? What. Do. You. Know? The reason for the prediction - and the reality - is simple. You have to remember that Hollywood has nothing but utter contempt for any comic book or genre character. They HATE them. They HATE the fans (that means they hate you, too). These executive fucks don't care about anything except money. If you can present a comic book idea to them in the context of money and how to make it, you're gold. "It's a story about REVENGE, and a guy who fights a TERRRRRORIST!" (Dark Kmight) or "It's about a guy who builds weapons for evil corporations, and then FIGHTS THEM with his weapons!" (Iron Man). If either of those movies had been sold as "It's the story of a comic boo-" that's as far as the guy selling would've gotten before he'd been shown the door - except maybe for marketing. "We already know kids love this stuff!" And selling toys is a good way to make back money. "We can market it!" The trouble with GREEN LANTERN is that he is UNMISTAKABLY a comic book. He's the very epitome of being a comic book, and as a result that means he's going to be despised by the people who make movies.
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Besides Star Trek (and were they really THAT popular?) none of those films were exclusively sci-fi/fantasy. Ghostbusters was a comedy first and foremost, Gremlins was a family movie, Terminator and Aliens were action movies first, sci-fi second. The reaction against Avatar is evidence enough that a decent chunk of the audience can't handle straight up sci-fi/fantasy. They need something to dilute it - comedy, big explosions, a human cast.
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Yes, that blood and guts was perfect for family viewing. Damn, you're a weird ass.
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It had fucking time travel in it.
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to bad that was the height of GL "possibilities".If Hollywood is hung up on green based superheros why not make the Green Arrow? granted there won't be a giant green fist involved but there is a green boxing glove.
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accept a *little* bit of fantasy and sci-fi if it primarily about humans. When you start getting into the too fantastical -- you will lose them -- as you have many times in past and future. I'm glad you have so much faith in audiences -- I don't.
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We have the crews and the cast can relax here.
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Fair points, I wasn't alluding that that was the only reason the project was cancelled, (though after re-reading my post I can see why you'd think that)but I do believe Millers unwillingness to relocate was the final nail in the coffin. Though I'm open to the possibility of being wrong, it has happened before. Once.
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You're missing the point. Audiences enjoy a good story. Look at all the top movies of this year. Story comes first.
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I have ZERO faith in audiences, and in producers. Remember the famous story about the making of the movie PHONE BOOTH which, when presented to a producer, got the reply "I _LOVE_ IT! SO ... how soon can you rewrite it to get him out of the phonebooth?" To me, that's deserving of one of those cigar-cutter guillotines to the balls. Prevent the guy from ever breeding. Anyway, American audiences have absolutely no imagintion whatsoever any more - it's totally gone. I don't just mean that it's suppressed. I mean it's flat out gone. I honestly think that if you put 10 average Americans into a room and told them to come up with a creative story, the result would be whatever was on NASCAR last week. I mean this. This isn't hyperbole. I honestly think that all 10 would simply sit and drool and "think" - or, rather, TRY to "think," and would say "Uh ... what about ... uh ... a ... a ... a car? That ... uh ... goes ... around ... uh ... MAN, _I don't know!_" That's honestly my view on humanity right now in the USA.
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Is nothing sacred anymore.
"Ya know, if it wasn't for the Bush Administration, then Katy Perry's boobs would have been bigger! Fucking Republicans"
"Oh yeah? Well if it wasn't for Obama, then Brett Favre would have stayed retired! Fucking Democrats, they're in bed with the Vikings I tell ya!"
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Please - American audiences are too DIM to know a story. They can sort of sense emotions, though not quite feel them themselves, outright, a lot like Man-Thing. If you were to make the average US moviegoer into a superhero, the tagline would read WHOSOEVER KNOWS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY LIKE ... THE DIP-SHIT.
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I'm not talking politics so much as brain capacity. And no, absolutely nothing is sacred. Consider - Ted Kennedy died today, and conservative radio can only talk about an incident with a car on a bridge. That's all he is to them, all he'll ever be, and all he's ever doen.
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out well. I want everything to be pitch perfect. Have Geoff Johns come in and have a script overview, just get the damn thing right. GL could be fucking HUGE, like Star Wars HUGE, there is SO much potential with character, stories, space, aliens, and just the whole DCU to work with. Epic....
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That's exactly what I'm saying (though you technically said it first cuz I'm a slow typer). GL can be an amazingly epic space fantasy if done right
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and didn't read your post til after I posted the first one....
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Yes, exactly. Which is why Hollywood will do absolutely EVERYTHING it can think of to make sure that doesn't happen.
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American audiences are a cancer to genre films normally. BUT the last two weeks give me hope. Two AMAZING R rated genre pictures have dominated the box office and hte word of mouth seems to keep spreading for both of them. Inglourious Basterds and District 9 have saved the summer. Both are minor masterpieces with LARGE heady themes and both connected with audiences. It warms my black heart. Now that people seem to be at least somewhat interested ing ood movies again, let's see if we can get them to STOP seeing the bad ones.
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sadly this IS true......
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Where the fuck do the get their god damn information from. The Sydney Daily Telegraph and The Morning Show on channel 7 both reported thos "fact". Idiots!
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I'm using a computer that is also used by the Australian media. Types what it wants...
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will be reporting that Jeff Goldblum is dead. Fuck Jeff Goldblum man!
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I mean besides Leo Wanker and Poida.
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happening more and more, the second mortgage crisis is heating up and California has a shit load of bad loans getting ready to default. Get ready for the "double dip" depression folks.
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Is a tabloid piece of shit. The almost equivalent of Entertainment Tonight in print. So take anything they're reporting with a grain of salt.
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I don't think Warner Bros. understands what they have in "Green Lantern"--they just don't get it, it would appear, and no one at DC Comics has apparently enlightened them??? I sought to explain the property to them, as the press report seems to suggest, at least, to me, that the studio is confused as to just what direction to go with, in respect to the character, and his back-story...and are wholly unaware of the grand epic scope of the story, and how it is meant to translate on-screen. All they have to do is set their collective minds on making their own version of "Star Wars", in feel (a cross between science fiction and fantasy space opera)...and they will more than successfully capture the essence of "Green Lantern".
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Yeah, I know...alot of threw up a little when I posted this, but I absentmindedly watched SWROTS on tv while @ work today, and say what you will, but I think ol' George could do a great GL Corps movie....at least he'd have the balls to make the Corps members weird, creative looking aliens, and it'd be a fun, mega-space-advenure. *dodges incoming projectiles*
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well, said.
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I do find it interesting though that the DC universe feels so different than the Marvel universe. Each have their pros and cons, but I always found that Marvel characters were much more relatable, they felt more like real people, and their universe felt like our Earth. The DC 'Earth' never really felt like it's our Earth, it always felt slightly alien with it's non-existant cities and locales...in that respect I wish they'd followed Marvel's footsteps in primarily basing their world in real cities and locales.
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Aug 27, 2009 3:50:08 AM CDT
Idonotseekabanning: Lanterns Powers Seem Perfectly Made For Digi
by media messiah
I think people get that they, Lanterns scientfic/mystical powers are manifestations of his power ring, and are very much akin to the light sabers, but with a far greater wealthy and range of power, and weaponry, therein. Green Lantern is ironically the perfect super hero for the CGI digital filmmaking age, as if he were specifically created for it? Fans won't bitch, they will rave at finally witnessing a seamless merger between a fantastical character, and CGI!!!
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Aug 27, 2009 3:52:36 AM CDT
IDNSAB: Lantern's Powers Seem Perfectly Made 4 Digital FX
by media messiah
I think people get that they, Lanterns scientfic/mystical powers are manifestations of his power ring, and are very much akin to the light sabers, but with a far greater wealthy and range of power, and weaponry, therein. Green Lantern is ironically the perfect super hero for the CGI digital filmmaking age, as if he were specifically created for it? Fans won't bitch, they will rave at finally witnessing a seamless merger between a fantastical character, and CGI!!!
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I'm from Ireland. Being a film student, having a massive production come here could be of massive benefit to me (I actually wrote an outline for a GL trilogy a while back but that's beside the point).
But while it would be a great boost to the failing economy and while it would be of great benefit to me personally, Ireland is the wrong place to shoot Green Lantern.
When Singer shot Superman Returns in Sydney, he could scout locations around the city to double for Metropolis. The style of cities in Ireland is very different to what you have in America. We don't have skyscrapers etc.
There is nowhere in Ireland to double for Coast City.
Also, we get a lot of rain here, so natural lighting wouldn't be feasible. We get sunny days between June and August but they're sporadic.
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Fuck you Harry. Future visas declined!
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boning Scarjo
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and 90% of them are shit. Give it a rest for a while Hollywood!
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Not true, im working in Dublin now,looking outside and the sun is splitting the trees! oh no.. wait it raining again!Sorry!
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Obama is so evil he screwed up the economy months before he even got into office, the bastard. There isn't a big enough *rolleyes* in the world to handle that kind of logic. Same kind of logic where you people say get the gov's hand off your Medicare, or get hurt protesting healthcare reform then complain you don't have insurance. cheyne_stoking_DMS, like Obama Phategod2 didn't start this war, but he should be left to his own devices to end it. If you want to complain about someone, blame the conservative whiner who started it (and no, I didn't mean Bush, but he sucked ass too). On topic, I like Reynolds (in small doses), but he's not right for GL and it's probably going to suck anyway. Like the pussy Dems, who stink too, but not for the reason you far right wackos seem to think, and are still no where near as bad as the idiots and assholes you elect.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPyipuT-Jg
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I'm in Cork right now and it's pissing from the heavens.
I always imagined Coast City to be like Miami or Malibu..,the Irish equivalent is...Waterford? Hahaha
I certainly think there are parts of Ireland, especially in the west, that could double for alien worlds. But while shooting the Normandy Landings or Braveheart works quite well, we don't have a Coast City equivalent, we don't have the weather and frankly we probably don't have the facilities or expertise. -
Ryn Reynolds? Van Wilder? Are you fucking kidding me? This project died a swift, ignoble death as soon as that fratboy doofus was pegged. Hopefully this project will die now so we won't have to suffer. I don't want to see GL ruined.
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Can't blame Obama for what Bush did to the country, and anyone who tries is both insane and idiotic.
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Ireland's Film board is about to be dissolved and moved into a different government agency. All indigenous production companies have put future slates on hold until 2010 because they don't even know what Tax incentives if any will survive this years budget reshuffle in December.
In case you don't know Ireland is in economic free fall and no major production has come here for years due to the high costs of shooting. Goods and services here simply are not competitively priced. If you are leaving OZ because of a strong dollar there what sense is there to loose even more money on a way stronger Euro?
Lastly we have one studio in the country. Currently The Tudors are on it's only serious stage which is even too small for a Hollywood production and they don't strike the Tudors set because they have another production 'Camelot' slated for Spring next year. -
I might think this is a good thing. Maybe story can be developed better instead of throwing a bunch of CGI on a screen and hope it sticks. Makes me sad we have to go overseas to film anyway if the screen is supposed to be a US one.
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... NO Lantern movie? Yawn. Zzzzzzzzz.
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His only weakness is yellow after all.
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That would make more sense if you did.
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Take a name actor and pay him to hide behind a mask, sure, that will happen. He's a stupid character anyway that was destroyed in a bad movie, think Elektra. How did that turn out again?
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He never should have happened in the comix, either. He's a TERRIBLE character. I think he's Marvels worst, and a serious contender for Worst Character Ever.
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Aug 27, 2009 7:08:16 AM CDT
Would anyone actually mind if this didn't happen?
by chronicallydepressedlemming
I mean people into Green Lantern have got to be a dying breed, right? I can't see it being anytihng but comical live-action. A magic ring from aliens? Seriously? Even for comics that's a little too cheesy for my tastes.
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Let me adjust my nerdhat. Apparently, the weakness to yellow was due to an impurity in the green power battery. This impurity was this crazy monster thingee called Parallax. Parallax, at one point, possessed Hal Jordan who in turn killed all the Lanterns and blew up the power battery. Then, though some magical hoobajoo, the GLs managed to be reborn (deaths and resurrections being no big deal in the world of superhero comics) kill Parallax, thereby removing the Yellow Impurity which made the GLs susceptible to yellow. Long story short: if you peed on a Green Lantern, and your pee was so yellow it looked like a melted crayola crayon, he or she wouldn't be weakened in the slightest, and he or she would most like either kill you, or beat you so bad you'll wish he had.
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or drink it.
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GL and GL Corps are VERY popular right now. Probably the most popular of the current mainstream comix (due in no small part to Johns' and Tomasi's fantastic writing). The only reason I want to see this movie happen is because I HATE Van Wilder and I don't trust Whoreywood not to royally fuck this up and either go "realistic" (aka everyone wears black leather) or too cornball / slapstick. I think GL may very well be a project left to the pages, not the screen.
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Estupenda pelicula de lo super herue!
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We all love those
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Aug 27, 2009 7:23:15 AM CDT
I Mean, "The only reason I DON'T want to see this movie happen..
by laserpants
Duh.
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Thay could use the Waterford crystal building seeing as everyone getting made redundant in a months time and the whole county will soon be looking for work!
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I mean I love 3 month-old film reviews as much as the next guy, but here's some actual fucking Aussie news. What's he doing?
Anyway, I think WB is making a bigger stink then is necessary. This may be the studio's way of pushing for better tax treatment in Oz. AUSTRALIA (the movie) had about $52 million (USD) in tax credits given to it by Australia (the nation). That basically amounted to almost 1/3 it's production budget. If GL is budgeted at $150 million, eggads they stand to lose a lot of tax benefits if they move elsewhere. But I'm no expert on this subject... Lauturo however would probably have more to say... if he wasn't busy writing his review of WATCHMEN. -
Its looks so lame!
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ironic
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Any time someone uses 'ultimately' twice in one long run on sentence, you know they mean business.
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Speaking as a film professional, Ive worked as a camera assistant in Ireland for over 15 years I find your comments re shooting in ireland to be both factually inaccurate and disheartening. Firstly the Film Board is not going to be dissolved in December, that is a possible recommendation by a committee and is very unlikely to happen. irelands tax breaks for filmmakers under section 481 are guaranteed for another three years no matter what. Even if the Film Board were dissolved its operations would be taken up by Enterprise Ireland. Secondly as regards a lack of expertise in relation to big budget SFX movies being made here, perhaps you guys are unaware that Reign Of Fire was filmed here or that extensive FX work has been used in films from Count Of Monte Cristo to King Arthur. Also Ireland has a hugely experienced level of crew in all departments who are hard at work again this year thanks to Hollywood studio movies such as Leap Year and Your Highness and Tv projects such as The Tudors and A Game Of Thrones. To say that Ardmore studios has only one useful stage is the talk of a muppet who has no film experience. Also Camelot will not be shooting at Ardmore but at a brand new facility in Wicklow.
Coast City doesnt need to be real - it can be built entirely in CG. For ground level live action shooting Dublin has doubled for New York, Chicago, London and Manchester in recent productions here. As for weather conditions anyone familiar with actual film production knows that shooting takes place rain or shine and there is a little thing called weather cover which on a large studio based shoot is pretty easy to schedule.
Personally I would love to see a superhero movie come here and shoot - it would be a great thing for the industry here and a really cool movie to work on. Ireland is more than capable of resourcing a production of this scale.
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Green Lantern tokusatsu.
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Makes more sense, financially and in terms of crews.
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Makes more sense, financially and in terms of crews.
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Makes more sense, financially and in terms of crews.
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Sorry, browser was acting up.
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thanks as always for the laugh.. and your "open letter"...
Could you be more full of yourself?
Worst superhero ever btw, and totally not a bigscreen movie.. he can make giant green vacuum cleaners with a magic ring. good lord.. -
Aug 27, 2009 9:23:44 AM CDT
How about shooting it in California and helping the U.S. economy
by spyguy
You've got Schwarzenegger hocking stuff on eBay to shore up California's budget and you want to shoot films overseas? Let Coast City be on the coast, dammit!
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Well I might be biased a *bit*, but I can't disagree more. There's no other character quite like Deadpool, and to see him rocket up from relative obscurity to his newfound popularity has been awesome. I mean, the dude has two monthly titles out now, and pretty soon it'll be three. Few characters get that many titles to themselves (well, one is a team-up book deal, but still). Even if he did suck, Deadpool #11 of the first ongoing would still make it all worthwhile, just for that one issue.
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But the Green Lantern UNIVERSE isn't that COOL. Okay, HARRY? Power RINGS are found in cereal BOXES, and they don't seem that DRAMATIC. Alright, enough.
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"DISTRICT 9 clearly shows that audiences crave and can sympathize with all manners of disgusting, odd or inhuman things."
I believe E.T. broke this ground back in 1982. Not really a new concept. -
and make it all about his origin, complete with oh, I dunno, Megan Whore as the female standee for the kiss scene and voila, movie done. There, I just gave the "Green Lantern" franchise way more thought than 90% of the comic book movies that we get stuck with these days.
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Two of the productions you mention are not being filmed in Ireland and one of the other ones didn't use Ardmore so I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Ireland does have some good crew but in reality it's a very small pool of people compared to other European countries. Compare what you get for value for money in terms of wages and union pressure compared to filming in Eastern Europe and you can see why the major SFX films are going to Hungary and Poland where they now have equally experienced crews for a fraction of the price.
I can see I have offended the fact you work on the floor of films and are defending probably the great people who do work in the industry in Ireland but the fact is in purely economic and logistical terms it makes no sense. Harry would have been talking about Northern Ireland not the Republic where they have better incentives and a slate of movies coming in from Walden Media and other companies.
Although tax breaks are signed as I am sure you are well aware this December all bets are off and without doubt the Film Board will be moved into the Enterprise Board. In the long term a great move for the country but until everything is set up how could you expect a company to come in with tens of millions with so much uncertainty? -
I disagree that audiences can't handle anything as fantastic or comic-booky as GREEN LANTERN.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN? HARRY POTTER? TRANSFORMERS?
If modern audiences can make hits out of ghost pirates, magical British schoolboys, and giant alien robots that turn into cars, I think they can handle alien space cops with magic rings! -
Though he may be cursed to work with shitty directors. Seriously, he's a wasted talent that was the only thing that made the agony of Blade: Trinity into something resembling bearable.
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do it.
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Aug 27, 2009 11:43:45 AM CDT
Ireland is over - one complaint of blasphemy and filming ends
by flipster
don;t waste your money there
"Ireland's new blasphemy law labeled return to Middle Ages"
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Perhaps your unaware of this but even though Your Highness and Game Of Thrones are filming in Northern Ireland they are extensively using crew from the South. Leap Year was also extensively filmed at Ardmore primarily on D Stage so again incorrect. There is no union pressure on inward productions in this country as exemplified by the new SPI/SIPTU agreement awaiting ratification. Crews in Ireland are prepared to do very favourable deals in return for long term employment - rates here have already been significantly cut to help both indigineous and inward production. As for a small pool of people as per the last film board study Ireland can currently supply at least 3 "A" crews covering all major departments. Ireland is as beneficial a shoot location as the North and in many ways better off - ie there are far more experienced line producers based here than in the North where they have to bring in people from the UK. As I have said before Section 481 is guaranteed for another 3 years therefore there is no uncertainty for that period.
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If they can't film this in the California desert (where the did Ang Lee hulk) do it in Nevada or Arizona at an actual test range. Cause most of this movie will deal with Hal the test pilot right.
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The Australian dollar is worth about 83 cents where as the Euro that Ireald uses take $1.42 US dollars to eaqual one. Ireland may be offering incentives but it doesn't have as diverse locals and Australia is still cheaper.
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I don't know about green, but I can tell you about three other colors that don't run, motherfucker! YEAH! WOOOOOOO! Oh yeah, by the way, Ryan Reynolds blows massive dick.
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the Sinestro Corps. War, War of Light, and Blackest Night story arcs have been AWESOME, with some really beautiful artwork. I'd like to these adapted at some point...Of course, I'm easily impressed by lots of pretty colors! Except in the case of "Avatar", Cameron you bulbous bitch!
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I wanted to see a universe spaning epic sci-fi adventure with the GL and the Corps!
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Ryan Reynolds is a terrible choice for Green Lantern. He's made his living doing the smirky-smug "condescending asshole" thing, which would work fine for Deadpool or Guy Gardner, but not Hal. Hal may be cocky sometimes, but he's no douchebag. May as well dust off Chevy Chase's boring old bones and have him do it.
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you GREEN-SCREEN this motherfucker? Sky Captain this shit! Film it in a dirty warehouse for god's sakes!-then just add everything into post.bam!
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it to sell the concept to the deep-pocketed venture capitalists in the middle east. There are plenty of investors that will throw millions at a much lesser movie. This movie has epic potential in the right hands. It's like a realm of magic & science fiction all in one. I will agree that it should be shot in a place like Detroit. keep the money at home and bring it to an area that needs it.
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Aug 27, 2009 12:59:46 PM CDT
i predict there will be no green lantern movie
by nerd_rage_retard_strength
DC can't make a superhero movie (besides batman) to save its investors lives. no justice league movie. no superman movie. no wonder woman movie and no green lantern movie.
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Boxing gloves, my ass. Time to join the 21st century, douchebags.
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He also has economic VD, so all of you liberal talkbackers might want to check your mouths (and your wallets) for sores.
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'Nuff said!
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worst. superhero. ever. Please don't make a film.. if only not to listen to MM ramble on and on...
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Best. Superhero. ever. Please make a film. Unlimited possibilities from an unlimited weapon. Dumb fucks that don't like it, stay home and fuck your dogs as usual.
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sowwies.
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That Deadpool will be better? Lol. Even after Gayman: Origins?You think FOX will put a budget on a deadpool movie? Do him justice when they clearly have failed on every attempt (on purpose) at bringing these comic book characters to life. Reynolds no doubt said yes to Lantern because he it was a better opportunity. Im sure he seen the direction FOX was trying to take Deadpool and he said fuck that. Deadpool should not get made even if he is assuring that it will be done right. FOX wont let that happen. A deadpool movie will have a budget less than a SAW movie like Wolverine did. Go GREEN LANTERN. Fucking eye balls in 2011
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You'd get the social commentary with the weight of the '70s comic, and you'd have more to do than just wave a bunch of green CGI energy weapons around the whole time. There was a reason DC paired the 2 back in the day, they knew they couldn't carry their own titles separately in a heavier universe, and these movies have taken place in their own heavier universes. This ain't gonna be like Fantastic Four where everything's totally ridiculous, nobody would go see a GL movie like that because GL doesn't have enough recognition with the kiddies.
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throw in the Hulk and u have a hit.really.
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yes im still banging that old drum, first time i heard Ian Somerhalder for green lantern.. i could have gone for that as well.and now they have reynolds, im wondering why they just didnt go for thomas jane, if it wasn't a problem to have an actor whos already played a comic book character
these fucking execs dont get it, this if done right has the potential for a star wars type franchise gig ( obviously though dc will ring in the profits thru merchandising)and if money is the problem, dont do the movie, cause if it ends up being a turd i will be very upset. -
Come on, his weakness used to be wood and later the color yellow.taxi-cab driver could kick his ass.
Dc recognised the lameness of his weakness and tried to fix it.First by releaving that the guardians of OA had deliberately gave to the rings such a weakness,in order to make the lanterns become better heroes by facing and beating this weakness.
imho that explanation of the deliberate weakness was good,but they fucked it all later by the reveal of the Phalanx entity which was supposed to be the incarnation of fear and fear had the colour of yellow,and since phalanx was imprisoned in the power source of the rings,the rings were sensitive to yellow.fucking lame.
and then they threw in the idea of the emotions being represented with different colors and now everything has gone to hell.blue vs yellow vs green,the lanters should be painters not cops.
But what is the most lame thing about the Lanter is the power of his ring.that thing can virtually do anything,only restricted by the lanterns imagination.and for a mysterious reason the ring knows how to make even a machine that hasnt existed before.
for instance: -Lantern: ring,i want a machine that will reverse the polarity of earth and then amplify the energy of the electrons of the upper atmosphere and move them to moon where they will transform into water and fill its craters.
-ring: u got it.
and people whine that superman is overpowered? or there are no rules concerning magic in the comics? jesus. -
Nuff said. Shoot there.
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The constructs relate to the user's personality, expertise, etc., but I think the difference is this: Since the GL Ring is a superpower, it can compensate for the lack of its bearer's technical knowledge in creating a machine. Ok, if Kyle or Hal run out of ring juice, that's it. John at least makes things he knows can work outside the ring.
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Come on, his weakness used to be wood and later the color yellow.taxi-cab driver could kick his ass.
--You are *way* out of date and totally wrong. There are 1,000 ways around the weakness and it has been proven. GL lost his weakness to yellow with Kyle Rayner in the 90's. Just because some idiot in a yellow robot suit attacks him, doesn't mean he can' superheat the air with his ring and vaporize the attacker. That's only one, 999 more ways to go.
Dc recognised the lameness of his weakness and tried to fix it.First by releaving that the guardians of OA had deliberately gave to the rings such a weakness,in order to make the lanterns become better heroes by facing and beating this weakness.
--That's so he wasn't fucking omnipotent. Notice they tuned down superman many times? You can't be all powerful or these is no story. Despite the fact the ring has destroyed and moved planets, and taken out kryptonian villains.
imho that explanation of the deliberate weakness was good,but they fucked it all later by the reveal of the Phalanx entity which was supposed to be the incarnation of fear and fear had the colour of yellow,and since phalanx was imprisoned in the power source of the rings,the rings were sensitive to yellow.fucking lame.
-- That was Ron Marz and who the fuck is phalanx??? You mean PARALLAX? It was a mistake, as has been made with all charcters at one point.
and then they threw in the idea of the emotions being represented with different colors and now everything has gone to hell.blue vs yellow vs green,the lanters should be painters not cops.
--It's a new angle...deal with it.
But what is the most lame thing about the Lanter is the power of his ring.that thing can virtually do anything,only restricted by the lanterns imagination.and for a mysterious reason the ring knows how to make even a machine that hasnt existed before.
--Again, you missed the point. If they don't limit him, he could make galactus his bitch every time, and they had to do something. His "weakness" is now concentration and willpower level...but again, if it wasn't there....you have God.
for instance: -Lantern: ring,i want a machine that will reverse the polarity of earth and then amplify the energy of the electrons of the upper atmosphere and move them to moon where they will transform into water and fill its craters. -ring: u got it.
--Yes...it's part of "anything within willpower" As if Silver surfer has not done controversial things.
and people whine that superman is overpowered? or there are no rules concerning magic in the comics? jesus.
-- No, it's inconsistencies on mostly the Dc side over the years. Even Marvel has gotten wildly vague. They don't come out and say Thor is the best because he has gotten his ass kicked, so has Gladiator, hulk and silver surfer, but they are a bit more consistent and explained than DC/GL.
Modern GL has come a long way in defining what he can do/can't do. So what? That doesn't make him any less great, but some writers are lame. -
writing.use the code (without the spaces) to create paragraphs.
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EXACTLY, and no prob. They have SO much great material to use, it's astounding. He's like the fantasy/Sci Fi version of Batman. He is stubborn as all hell and a great warrior and leader, and has lady problems cuz of his profession. But Star Wars of the DCU this movie most surely should be. Can't express that enough. I think Ryan can pull it off if directed correctly, and just praying that they have a good script to run with. Everything else should fall into place after that.
The First Flight animated movie was pretty cool. They took a lot of liberties with the whole origin/Sinestro Corp deal, but I was just happy to have a decent telling of GL and being able to watch it and enjoy it. -
Ok, I d/n know this talkback was anything more than plain text. I originally had spaces. An WYSIWYG interface like other forums would be grand.
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Come on, his weakness used to be wood and later the color yellow.taxi-cab driver could kick his ass. You are *way* out of date and making a bad assumption. It’s been made many times before. There are 1,000 ways around the weakness and it has been proven. GL lost his weakness to yellow with Kyle Rayner in the 90's. Just because some idiot in a yellow robot suit attacks him, doesn't mean he can't superheat the air with his ring and vaporize the attacker. That's only one, 999 more ways to go. Dc recognised the lameness of his weakness and tried to fix it.First by releaving that the guardians of OA had deliberately gave to the rings such a weakness,in order to make the lanterns become better heroes by facing and beating this weakness. --That's so he wasn't omnipotent. Notice they tuned down superman many times? You can't be all powerful or there is no story. Despite the fact the ring has destroyed and moved planets, and taken out kryptonian villains. Other writers have made the ring more easily defeatable by low level villans. He is in no way as consistant as silver sufer imho that explanation of the deliberate weakness was good,but they fucked it all later by the reveal of the Phalanx entity which was supposed to be the incarnation of fear and fear had the colour of yellow,and since phalanx was imprisoned in the power source of the rings,the rings were sensitive to yellow.fucking lame. -- That was Ron Marz…bad idea, bad writing. Who is phalanx??? You mean PARALLAX? It was a mistake, as has been made with all characters at one point. and then they threw in the idea of the emotions being represented with different colors and now everything has gone to hell.blue vs yellow vs green,the lanters should be painters not cops. --It's a new angle...deal with it. But what is the most lame thing about the Lanter is the power of his ring.that thing can virtually do anything,only restricted by the lanterns imagination.and for a mysterious reason the ring knows how to make even a machine that hasnt existed before. --Again, you missed the point. If they don't limit him, he could make galactus his bitch every time, and they had to do something. His "weakness" is now concentration and willpower level...but again, if it wasn't there....you have God. for instance: -Lantern: ring,i want a machine that will reverse the polarity of earth and then amplify the energy of the electrons of the upper atmosphere and move them to moon where they will transform into water and fill its craters. -ring: u got it. --Yes...it's part of "anything within willpower" As if Silver surfer has not done impossible things. and people whine that superman is overpowered? or there are no rules concerning magic in the comics? jesus. -- No, it's inconsistencies on mostly the Dc side over the years. Even Marvel has gotten wildly vague. They don't come out and say Thor is the best because he has gotten his ass kicked, so has Gladiator, hulk and silver surfer, but they are a bit more consistent and explained than DC/GL. Modern GL has come a long way in defining what he can do/can't do. So what? That doesn't make him any less great, but some writers are lame.
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Our dollars weaker, we have an incentive programme with tax breaks for large productions, and we finally have some local talent in the crew department.
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Give me Mighty Mouse.
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Oh God yes, lets get Billy back for "The phantom part II" or Alec Baldwin for "The shadow: part 1 sucked"
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His weakness will be the color orange, not yellow.
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Hal Jordan was test pilot. In the desert. The Nevada desert. I don't expect you to push for movies to be shot in L.A. since you live in Austin but at least push for them being shot here in America, for crying out loud! Thanks for contributing to runaway productions, Harry! GFY!
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...nobody gives a fuck. Sorry fan boys.
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There is no problem...it's just incredibly expensive to film here (and the unions have been know to cause production hell when they're feeling squirrely). It's also much harder to close down areas to filming in this country (s if you want to use real scenery instead of sets, you go through huge beauracratic hurdles).
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The fan trailer is terrific and all, yes - but. Really. It wouldn't have made a dime.
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with John as GL, on the Justice League toon. They'll be perplexed as to why GL isn't black. And kids these days are really, REALLY brainless, so you don't won't to also see them perplexed.
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I just cant see this working live action at all.
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Following up on the film's financial woes, Slashfilm mentions the production was scouting locations in New Orleans and suggests that city may be the back-up plan if things in Australia cannot be resolved.
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Is that to a lot of folks he is unknown. That didn't stop a secondary character like blade being a hit trilogy. I still don't care much about blade, but it is a good example of an unknown hitting it big. GL can win an audience and make it big in the right hands. Perhaps the animated version is too ambitious and the corps unnecessary. But a standalone GL story would work very well. Again, if you don't care, stay the fuck home.
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Being a proud union member myself,it's not the unions causing production hell when we get squirrely.We don't get squirrely,we merely seek what's contractually obligate to us. We, the crew, the below the line, are still the CHEAPEST part of production. What is expensive is the massive studio infrastructure and unholy number of producers on a given big-budget film. So, where do they look to cut costs first? The crew. And what's an easy way to do that? Go out of state or out of the country where they can pay crews less(Canadians being known as Mexicans with sweaters for their cheap labor).As for the union causing problems, it's easy for studios and production to blame us since they also control publicity.Los Angeles still gives the audiences the best production value for their dollar.What you call bureaucratic hurdles is merely a tough balancing act between making movies and respecting the landscape and our neighbors, unlike other states where studios are allowed to run roughshod over citizenry and landscape alike, and also the much more lax(and unsafe) labor laws the average right-to-work state offers.I'm not saying our IATSE isn't squeaky clean and not a busybody. But, we've lost more(benefits, wages, homes,.etc) than we've gained in recent years while studios have only lost revenue and stock market value. Warner Bros. keeps mega-expensive hitless wonder Joel Silver on their books while laying off a few thousand rank-and-file studio employees.It's the union that's done what it can to bring back jobs to L.A., certainly not the corporate bottom-line studios.
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Or Danger Mouse. As long as the US dosen't fuck with it. Something is wrong with directors and studios that tweek cartoons to make them real world. Fucking Under Dog was turned into a beagle or something. I'm not sure what he was in the cartoon except a shoe shine boy. Fucking jack-asses don't understand the imagination of something so silly, actually being cool
As for GL I used to think he sucked too. Until I read Johns' Gl. He gave him a solid foundation and heart. Also the constructs don't make stuff that the wearer can't envision. If it's be on their scope it's not going to work to good. And whom ever said GL is well known obviosly you didn't watch the Justice League and JL Unlimtied. Those two shows made GL be one of the biggest bad asses in the universe. And he was black, which made me happy. Because we don't get to many heroes. At least ones that don't have electricity as a power. So weak. WHY ALWAYS FUCKING ELECTRICITY!!
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are the reason it's not filmed in the U.S.! Although I hear they are looking at New Orleans as an alterantive location. Seems odd to me, given what I know about the character. Loved the GL: First Flight direct to video. My only beef? Too short. Seemed a bit rushed.
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Is his jizz green? Cause I thought that was Nickolodeon Slime in Harry's hobo beard.
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