@@midstoftwilight $125 being very little, mostly, depends on how much they make from these videos. If they do make a lot more than that, then it's a bit scummy, but I doubt it, as they don't, generally, get all that many views. Also, it depends on where the person doing the work is from. In my country, the minimum monthly wage is 665€, with a 40h per week work schedule, so $125 for 30h doesn't sound too bad.
I swear, Warner Bros. must be one of the worst managed studios in Hollywood. They have SO many great properties that seem to only succeed by chance or after a director fights like hell to make their movie. No other studio has such horrible self-inflicted failures. I don't know why anyone would want to work with them.
As a comic book fan, it’s very frustrating watching them fumble the DCEU so damn badly. I was even praying that the DC property would some how be bought by Disney. As blasphemous that may sound to others. But at least they know what they are doing. And show that they actually care for their Marvel property. Can’t say the same for WB and DC WB’s main issues with the DCEU is that they wanted to catch up with Marvel in a year. When Marvel was building something that took them 4 years (Iron Man 2008 - Avengers 2012) and it didn’t help that they had too many cooks in the kitchen. Each one wanting the property in a different direction. Rather than having a single voice steering the ship. And whenever something didn’t go well, they would “course correct” adding more fuel to the fire of ‘they don’t know what the f^€k they’re doing’ They’re like a Hydra. Each head fighting each other for selfish gain. That’s why Josstice League ended up the way it is. It obviously needed to be pushed back and worked on more. But they didn’t. All for a CEO to cash his pay check before the end of the year.
What's really tragic? Is DC HAS people who know how to make good superhero movies -- they do it in cartoons and on television all the time! They should just hire Greg Berlanti or Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, and give THEM $100M to make a movie....
When I saw this back in 2011 one thing was clear: Nobody involved with this movie gave a shit about what they were making. The lack of interest, respect and enthusiasm is on the screen for all to see.
I remember on my last day of second grade I went to a gas station and saw advertisement of the movie on a candy bar. That is my most memorable memory I have of the movie. And I seen the movie.
That's absolute bullshit. If you've ever seen any interview from this film, you'd know it was made by a lot of talented and very passionate people, it just came together in the worst way. Aspects that looked good on paper were awful in execution, and different sensibilities crashed (E.g. Martin Campbell's grounded approach doesn't match with Geoff Johns' comic book fanboy approach).
I always felt sorry for Green Lantern. It had great director, amazing cast and the CGI wasn't that bad. The problem was lack of love put into the product. Studio just wanted a simple cash-grab and as always (when it comes to WB) didn't care what the director said. Shame. I would love to see Reynolds do a little cameo as GL in any DC project in the future.
What was everyone's problem with this movie I really liked it and so did my son when we watched it. I'm 38 and he's 12. Yeah parallax whatever but the movie was good.
@@Lazrael32 - And Ryan Reynolds isn't Hal Jordan, and while Mark Strong is Sinestro he was...very badly plotted here. It was like the entire movie presents him as Hardass But Fair Mentor Figure...and then the last we see of him he does a heel turn? WTF?!?!? Give the guy at least a movie to turn to the Dark Side (Lucas gave his villain three -- not that I recommend that at all!). After watching this GREEN LANTERN, I would rather watch a Sinestro series, because he's a compelling figure.
I agree with everything said in this thread. This movie was mostly mishandled, cliche and underwhelming but it did a few things okay. and......dare i say it........I actually LIKED the suit. It looks nice especially in high resolution viewing.
The suit doesn't bother me, it being a construct of the ring the cgi made sense though they should have had a practical version that was enhanced with cgi. The mask was what really was bad, it drew your attention in a bad way.
I totally agree with this. The post-credit scene where he puts on the Yellow ring got me all excited for potential sequel/spinoff series. As bad as this movie is I still had fun and enjoyed watching it.
@@jothishprabu8 It was Guillermo del Toro who wanted the money. He wanted around $250m for the third film in a franchise that never made its budget money back at the box office. The original Hellboy cost $66m to make, it took $59m gross at the box office, but it did well enough in dvd sales to get the sequel green lit. Hellboy 2 cost $85m to make and took $75m gross at the box office and didn't do as well as the first in dvd sales. So for him to ask for $250m for a third film based on those figures, the man was crazy and that's why they cheaped out and tried to reboot it with a film that wasn't bad, if the previous two films hadn't existed, I bet people would have enjoyed it, but sadly we were already spoiled buy the right director for the right property. That being said, I would really love someone to give Guillermo del Toro the rights and the money to take on the Nightbreed franchise. As much as I love the original and the Cabal cut, I think he'd be perfect for the job and would happily see him reboot it.
"Studio interference"... Seems to be a common thread in these flops. Makes you wonder what would have happened if the studios were... better... (?) than that? Would we have films that lived or died on the skills of those who made them rather than the whims of the studio?
*11:08** IDK I think Hal only constructing “mundane” things works. He has only had his ring for a few days, it makes sense that he would only be doing basics with it*
The movie, to me works better as a TV series, not a full length movie. By doing that, they can establish character development, and explore the mythos behind the Lantern Corps. It's a good movie, but it's not awful. Again, in my opinion.
Yeah,I didn't mind it either and actually thinks it's alright. Sure it's not the best and some things just looks plain goofy and stupid but what doesn't these days? Even these main marvel movies have a bunch of it in there as well where they use too much cgi or whatever it might be. If you like something then hey,you just like it. Not everyone is the same and we all have different opinions and likes for a reason.
If it’s a choice between director and star, I’m taking Campbell’s side. I’ve never been a ryan Reynolds fan (although I think he’s perfect for Deadpool) and I think his casting was part of the problem. I think Bradley Cooper would’ve worked better. But of course, if you don’t have a script, that’s usually never a recipe for a good movie.
It strikes a chord when he is "You need a visionary". Zack Synder has done his films with a big vision in mind, and like them or hate them, it's worked in its own weird way. If the Green Lantern HBOMax series is legit, they definitely need someone who can look at the bigger picture and envision where it's going whilst also battling studio interference.
My dad gave me the DVD of this film on my 9th birthday and I immediately rejected it in front of everyone. He got mad and said I should appreciate what I am given. Shortly after seeing the film himself, he said the movie was shit and apologized for giving me it.
I just watched it. I dont get the hate. I have seen far wores, I have seen better, but I have seen far far worse. The only problem I had was the epilogue. Sinestro had no reason to try on a Yellow Ring in the end.
Honestly would be brilliant if they made a buddy cop movie between Hal Jordan and Sinestro going after atrocitus. See that slow turn in Sinestro becoming a villain than in the sequel have Sinestro be the villain and change that buddy cop dynamic between Hal Jordan and introduce John Stewart or Guy Gardner.
Really wish eragon whould get the hbo his dark material treatment. Eargon, City of Ember, and Golden Compass 3 movies that had so much potential but failed so spectacularly and to make matters worse they left them off at cliff hanger enddings.
I don't think he wants good parting. He literally publicly trashed GL in two different movies and had been pretty vocal about how much he hates this film. The only reason why he would ever return in the role would be for audience pandering, because he's obviously moved on to better things and is happy departing from it.
Well, I didn't think it was all that bad, granted I have not watched the movie since it first came out. I might think differently today if I re-watched it, but I remember liking it okay, maybe a 5.5 - 6 out of 10 stars. But I certainly would not mind a reboot if someone felt like doing a good one.
This movie had a large list of issues, but I think the backlash against this was way too disproportionate. Had it been released a few years earlier it would have likely generated a more positive reception. The story is easy to follow, the characters properly established and well cast, it's not riddled with plot holes or nonsensical dialogue and it doesn't depend on a Deus Ex Machina. But, of course, it doesn't really make an effort to stand out. Its biggest issue is that it's too generic.
I think the movie reflects the director's feelings. He wanted Bradley Cooper and got Ryan Reynolds so make him look unworthy of the ring thru the choices he made while shooting. The studio just made it completely worse.
It made the mistake of saving its big villain for a sequel that never happened. The first movie was just a setup for the second, but because it was an afterthought, it suffered. To a lesser degree, Justice League made the same mistake.
You know, I really liked this movie. It was a bit campy but Ryan Reynolds is fun to watch and I didn't even mind the CGI suit that much. I bought it on Blu and watch it about once a year. I don't even watch the regular Marvel movies that much. In fact, Iron Man 2 and 3 have only been watched once in my house and sit on a shelf getting dusty. There is a lot to be said about having some fun.
The worst thing about this movie is how it somehow ruined the character of Green Lantern for the foreseeable future. Ever since this movie, D.C has treated Green Lantern like a joke.
I saw it a few years after it came out. I thought it was fine, perfectly okay. I also knew very little about the character, and had nothing invested, which might explain my reaction.
I actually didn't mind the film all that much. All I wanted out of it was the ability to see OA and the Lantern corps on the big screen and I got my wish
I had that book displayed on my living room shelf, along with the entire blackest night, brightest day, GL rebirth, most wanted, sinestro corps war, first lantern... etc.), so i definitely agree with you on that one. I would've loved to see a sinestro corps war on the big screen (saving private ryan style). And alas, WB always finds a way to fuck the film up.
Going into the film I still had hope. All my friends already said it looked shitty. But that damn book of lies (The Making of) duped me. When I walked out, I ranted so much as my friends laughed
"But Goyer passed on both" False, David Goyer actually wrote a Flash script after that offer. It's pretty good, a surprisingly restrained script to come from Goyer. It's kinda like Batman Begins meets Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
Yeah, since I was a "youngster" I found that if the critics didn't like a movie, then I was going to JUST fine, going to see it. It's always been backward for "me". : ) If they didn't like it then "I" would and of course, vice versa. THIS movie brings a HUGE "Truth-Drop" about "FEAR"!! Like, a HUGE one... one that if MOST took to heart, they would literally be "free"... Anyway, just my two-cents and observations, Nothing More, Nothing Less. : ) -EB EDIT: "...going to be JUST fine..."
I still really enjoy it despite all of the ugly warts. It's a shame they couldn't get this movie to work because I truly love Green Lantern. The post-credit scene really got me hyped too. I though Strong kicked ass as Sinestro and the idea of a possible Sinestro Corps movie really sounded amazing.
this was a decent movie. Just dumb popcorn fun. But not the greatest story in the world. But online people like to GroupHate some things so that they can feel special. The Star Wars Prequels were heavily and unjustly criticized by online bulletin boards. But the Disney Trilogy was so bad, it made the Prequel trilogy seem like a timeless work of art :)
"... fabricate his own Brittany Spears for personal use. If you think this idea sounds terrible, well, it is." It might be a terrible idea for part of a Green Lantern movie, but the idea itself is amazing.
I think that if the studio had simply let Martin Campbell do his job, GL would have become a fan favorite among superhero films. That June 2011 day I was at my local theater, the final scene of Sinestro turning yellow comes up to tease a sequel...my brother and I both said "Yeah, that ain't happening."
I did some 3D modeling and texture work in college. Always thought it was interesting that the movie will get credit, the director and actors will get credit, the costume and makeup designer will get credit, but the meticulous detail and hard work put into things like Hals suit, all that animation and painting of those textures... no one gives a shit who did that. Yeah, sure, name at the end of a 5 minute long scrolling list, and I suppose these are mostly outside businesses contracted to do work, like Dreamworks before it was in film, but even then you rarely ever know their names, certainly not awarded anything like "best model or best texture". This movie got crapped on pretty hard, but it still looks neat. Some of what is probably thousands of jobs and people doing brilliant work, but we'll never know who they are despite the quality, even overshadowed because of how a movie is received.
Yo!!! Yo JoBlo Videos. Can you guys make a video for Space Jam: WTF Happened To This Movie? Can you guys make and release it around the time the sequel comes out this July?
Warner Brothers. The studio that always thinks it's smarter than it actually is. The more I watch movie channels the more I get convinced that this studio wants to become the ultimate dumpster fire master.
It’s always comical when a “studio” screws around with the creative processes. A studio will interject their 2 cents into 10 different productions, ruin 9 films and justify their “notes” because 1 film didn’t crap the bed.
The should reboot the franchise and go with John Stewart. After establishing the character, then try bringing back Jordan in a future movie that might lead into a Green Lantern Corps movie.
I like John steward more but the fanbase for comics just favor Hal Jordan more. (I can’t even lie I just prefer John Stewart because the DCAU HOWEVER ever since that show I got more interested in the character and decided to read more of his and even Hal Jordan comics. I still prefer John, a lot had to do with the nostalgia for the animated tv show)
@@somegeekguy I'm a huge GL fan and i prefer hal to john since hal was dubbed the greatest of the lanterns. Also, he has more memorable arcs in the books than john does. But if it was me, I'd very much want to start the story with kyle rayner (having the corps dead and gone), then slowly rebuilding the corps and the rest of the sector 2814 lanterns with it (hal, john, guy).
I feel like people unfairly crap on this film. Was it great, no, but it wasn't as bad as folks claimed it was. It was basically no better or worse than Captain Marvel.
You are doing great videos but it is clear by now that you don’t realise your video titles are incorrect/misleading. Seeing a lot of these videos you probably mean to use “with” instead of “to”. There is a difference
Truly hate how the Green Lantern was so underrated by many. If it was not for that, it would have gotten the attention it deserved. I read most of the comics. What an insult to such a cool concept.
The Real Question Is How Did They Even Put Together A Movie That Was As GOOD As When It Came Out With All Those Insurmountable Obstacles That Were Mentioned In This Eye-Opening Video? I'm More Of A Glasses Half Full Rather than...Well, You Know. Thanks For The Video As I Kinda Like This Movie And Would Like To See Some Continuity Perhaps In HBO/MAX Kinda Deadpooly Way
That is one thing about movies and is always irritated me. A studio will hire a director with a vision. And then will immediately start to eviscerate everything they're doing. I will send in their muscle to cut film, rewrite scripts, hire actors the director did not foresee for that part. And then when it completely fails they point the finger at the director like it's all their fault because the studio doesn't take responsibility for their part in what turned out to be a disaster but what could have been a great film if left primarily alone
What's so sad is that the DC animated movies are so much better than the live action. Green Lantern First Flight was great and would have made a great live action.
Director: I have this brilliant idea for a movie here's my script Studio: That's fantastic let's go with that Director: Awesome, shooting started yesterday Studio: Great, great now we have an idea to change a few things, Director: Ummm, OK. What of my vision are you looking to change? Studio: Oh, not much, just everything
Green Lantern was no better or worse than any of the other DC super hero movie in my opinion. But that's just my opinion, I don't put bums on seats in the cinemas and other factors determine a films success or failure and that is a major problem for any movie.
Martin Cambell is one of my favorite directors and given his track record I doubt this film's failure was his fault. This is not only the director who breathed new life into the Bond IP on 2 different occasions but the director that almost kickstarted a billion dollar franchise with The Mask of Zorro. That movie was incredibly respectful of the source material (as in DECADES of source material) as well as the real historical figures that inspired Zorro. The movie was incredibly successful and made Banderas an A-list star overnight. Banderas was offered 20 million per film to reprise his role as Zorro that were to come out in rapid succession but declined the offer due to wishing to pursue his artistic inclinations. It wasn't until many years later that he reprised the role but by that time the length of time that had passed had materially affected the viability of the franchise (Banderas was older and had had plastic surgery, Catherine Zeta Jones was older, the hype had died down, and so on). The Bond IP was very near bottoming out until Cambell revitalized the franchise with Goldeneye. Bond could have easily gone the way of The Saint IP and fallen into obscurity had it not been for the smash hit that was Goldeneye. Cambell went on to do to the impossible (as far as I was concerned) by not only selling the world on Daniel Craig as Bond but arguably making the best Bond movie to date along with the most impressive performance of Bond in its entire history. I had high hopes for the Green Lantern movie when I heard Cambell was attached to the project and was surprised how hard it bombed. While I have never actually seen the movie, I have a feeling I know why it failed. For starters, Ryan Reynolds was miscast in the role. I agree with Cambell that out of the choices available the only acceptable casting choice was Bradley Cooper. His performance in the film Limitless gives you an idea of his ability to give a character depth as well as make him a badass. Secondly, it was another movie destroyed by incessant studio meddling. Why businessmen think that they can become creatives and artists simply because they analyzed a few charts and statistics beats me. Lastly, the DCEU was poorly thought out, poorly planned, and poorly executed. You need a Kevin Feige type person to be able to pull off an extended universe. The lack of a IP/franchise mastermind who is skilled, gifted, and passionate about the material is what doomed the Dark Universe as well as the DCEU. Cambell is kingmaker when it comes franchises and he is gifted at breathing new life into IPs. He should have been given full control over the film and been left alone to work his magic.
See that's why I hate Rotten Tomatoes.. they literally tried to say the newest Venom movie was pretty much as bad as this movie! In my opinion Venom was awesome yeah it has pacing issues and some actors suck but the people who are good I think do really good Tom Hardy is amazing as both Eddie Brock and Venom the best part is they didn't need Spider-man for a decent origin story either! How can you take RT seriously when they give two movies that aren't even close to each other similar scores??
Is it just me or does wb studios not know how to handle comic book superhero movies? From this to the dceu, it's like they want to make money by doing all the wrong things.
I'm with you as well, but I don't feel any guilt. Oddly enough, Reynolds just admitted, for all his wink-at-the-audience jokes he's had about Green Lantern, he just admitted a week or so ago that he's actually never watched the movie(!). He sat down and watched it recently and said it wasn't bad after all :/
Your facts about how Reynolds got casted are somewhat incorrect/glossed over. David Goyer did not pass on Flash. WB asked him to replicate the success he had, had with Batman Begins and hired him to write and direct a Flash film. His script was 2 hrs, with the first hour being an already established flash in the past, Barry Allen, and a passing of the torch plot, to Wally West who would have the second hour of the film. Goyer cast Reynolds as West thinking he would be perfect having had worked with him on Blade Trinity. However WB got cold feet about the project. And Goyer got tired going back and forth with WB and left the project. Joss Whedon was brought in (I can’t remember if this was before or after his failed wonder woman attempt but it was around the same time) and he eventually got annoyed and left. At this point Green Lantern was well into pre production. Campbell wanted Cooper for Hal, but WB had a signed contract for Reynolds to play Flash. And whatever the PayPal deals were for his contract it would’ve cost WB either the same amount of money it would have to have him play a superhero and just walk away or I would’ve cost more for him to just walk away and not do the contract. They didn’t wanna give Reynolds a payday to do literally nothing because he was so expensive. So they forced him into the Hal Jordoan role against Campbells wishes and Reynolds couldn’t get out of it because he was already contractually obligated it was whatever Warner Bros. wanted to do. They wouldn’t execute his contract so he got stuck playing Jordan.
The movie failed because... actually i don't know, probably because Ryan Reynolds style (not serious) didnt fit with the film (serious). Studio interference, people not getting along, no script, yada yada yada. I'm pretty sure there's movies that are considered great with the same issues.
Man....Where do you get all your info on these things ?
I am impressed. Nice job.
Most of this info can be found in the movie’s IMDB trivia section.
They hire one person to do the research and another to do the editing. They also pay them very little, $125 for around 30 hours of work
@@midstoftwilight typical
@@midstoftwilight $125 being very little, mostly, depends on how much they make from these videos. If they do make a lot more than that, then it's a bit scummy, but I doubt it, as they don't, generally, get all that many views.
Also, it depends on where the person doing the work is from. In my country, the minimum monthly wage is 665€, with a 40h per week work schedule, so $125 for 30h doesn't sound too bad.
@@midstoftwilight how do you know that?
I swear, Warner Bros. must be one of the worst managed studios in Hollywood. They have SO many great properties that seem to only succeed by chance or after a director fights like hell to make their movie. No other studio has such horrible self-inflicted failures. I don't know why anyone would want to work with them.
Lol every studio makes bad movies
I love their stand alone DC movies. They just haven't found that sweet spot for bringing everything together.
As a comic book fan, it’s very frustrating watching them fumble the DCEU so damn badly.
I was even praying that the DC property would some how be bought by Disney. As blasphemous that may sound to others. But at least they know what they are doing. And show that they actually care for their Marvel property. Can’t say the same for WB and DC
WB’s main issues with the DCEU is that they wanted to catch up with Marvel in a year. When Marvel was building something that took them 4 years (Iron Man 2008 - Avengers 2012) and it didn’t help that they had too many cooks in the kitchen. Each one wanting the property in a different direction. Rather than having a single voice steering the ship. And whenever something didn’t go well, they would “course correct” adding more fuel to the fire of ‘they don’t know what the f^€k they’re doing’
They’re like a Hydra. Each head fighting each other for selfish gain. That’s why Josstice League ended up the way it is. It obviously needed to be pushed back and worked on more. But they didn’t. All for a CEO to cash his pay check before the end of the year.
@@jothishprabu8 - NOT like the DCEU does.
What's really tragic? Is DC HAS people who know how to make good superhero movies -- they do it in cartoons and on television all the time!
They should just hire Greg Berlanti or Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, and give THEM $100M to make a movie....
When I saw this back in 2011 one thing was clear: Nobody involved with this movie gave a shit about what they were making. The lack of interest, respect and enthusiasm is on the screen for all to see.
I remember on my last day of second grade I went to a gas station and saw advertisement of the movie on a candy bar. That is my most memorable memory I have of the movie.
And I seen the movie.
@@OvertheHedge06 I feel you bruh
That's absolute bullshit. If you've ever seen any interview from this film, you'd know it was made by a lot of talented and very passionate people, it just came together in the worst way. Aspects that looked good on paper were awful in execution, and different sensibilities crashed (E.g. Martin Campbell's grounded approach doesn't match with Geoff Johns' comic book fanboy approach).
Justin Timberlake?
Wow...it could have been even worse.
Reynolds wasn't quite right for Hal Jordan, either -- now if the movie had been about Guy Gardner? He'd have aced the character!
Jared Leto could have been a better cast
You seen Social Network? Dude's a good actor.
@@charlespuruncajas9663 - as Hal Jordan? Naw, he's too Nutsy-Fagin for that.
Now, Sinestro? I could see Jared Leto doing that.....
Don't say that! Cuz heath ledger was assumed to not be a good joker! But look how that turned out 🤔
I always felt sorry for Green Lantern.
It had great director, amazing cast and the CGI wasn't that bad. The problem was lack of love put into the product. Studio just wanted a simple cash-grab and as always (when it comes to WB) didn't care what the director said. Shame. I would love to see Reynolds do a little cameo as GL in any DC project in the future.
As a kid I really didn't mind this film... Actually wanted a sequel... Haven't seen it since tho
You should re watch it, its way better then Captain Marvel.
I think that a sequel would have been good.
Take all the mistakes and move on from it. I. Think part 2 would have been good.
The world needs more people like you. It's easier to breath when you're around.
A sequel would've been sooooooo good
What was everyone's problem with this movie I really liked it and so did my son when we watched it. I'm 38 and he's 12. Yeah parallax whatever but the movie was good.
This movie wasn’t perfect, but it sure ain’t no cat woman or fant4stick... the guy playing the villain was very creepy
I think the casting for sinestro was VERY good. I think the story and trying to be too much like ironman is what really made this movie fail.
@@Lazrael32 - And Ryan Reynolds isn't Hal Jordan, and while Mark Strong is Sinestro he was...very badly plotted here. It was like the entire movie presents him as Hardass But Fair Mentor Figure...and then the last we see of him he does a heel turn? WTF?!?!? Give the guy at least a movie to turn to the Dark Side (Lucas gave his villain three -- not that I recommend that at all!).
After watching this GREEN LANTERN, I would rather watch a Sinestro series, because he's a compelling figure.
I agree with everything said in this thread.
This movie was mostly mishandled, cliche and underwhelming but it did a few things okay.
and......dare i say it........I actually LIKED the suit. It looks nice especially in high resolution viewing.
Wdym it wasnt perfect ?dude this movie is perfect than your life
But out of the ashes, a phoenix arose. Ryan and Blake found each other. Every cloud has a silver lining.
🎵Can beauty come out of ashes?🎵
That song now has a whole new meaning.
The suit doesn't bother me, it being a construct of the ring the cgi made sense though they should have had a practical version that was enhanced with cgi. The mask was what really was bad, it drew your attention in a bad way.
They should have just did a CGI Ryan Reynolds. It would have matched the rest of the awful CGI suit lol
it was i agree..
It’s one of those movies that while I know it could be considered objectively bad, I still like it!
Mark Strong as Sinestro was the only good thing about the film. He did a good job in my opinion
I totally agree with this. The post-credit scene where he puts on the Yellow ring got me all excited for potential sequel/spinoff series. As bad as this movie is I still had fun and enjoyed watching it.
Has Mark Strong been bad at anything? One of the best actors in Hollywierd.
he was good. i agree
WTF happened to HELLBOY (2019)
Studio wanted money
You just can't replace Ron Perlman
@@jothishprabu8 It was Guillermo del Toro who wanted the money. He wanted around $250m for the third film in a franchise that never made its budget money back at the box office.
The original Hellboy cost $66m to make, it took $59m gross at the box office, but it did well enough in dvd sales to get the sequel green lit. Hellboy 2 cost $85m to make and took $75m gross at the box office and didn't do as well as the first in dvd sales. So for him to ask for $250m for a third film based on those figures, the man was crazy and that's why they cheaped out and tried to reboot it with a film that wasn't bad, if the previous two films hadn't existed, I bet people would have enjoyed it, but sadly we were already spoiled buy the right director for the right property.
That being said, I would really love someone to give Guillermo del Toro the rights and the money to take on the Nightbreed franchise. As much as I love the original and the Cabal cut, I think he'd be perfect for the job and would happily see him reboot it.
ALL the Hellboy movies are hot garbage. A disgrace to the comic book source material.
"Studio interference"...
Seems to be a common thread in these flops. Makes you wonder what would have happened if the studios were... better... (?) than that? Would we have films that lived or died on the skills of those who made them rather than the whims of the studio?
but not always. *The last Jedi*
@@Revkor one of the few exceptions.
*11:08** IDK I think Hal only constructing “mundane” things works. He has only had his ring for a few days, it makes sense that he would only be doing basics with it*
Shh, I actually Dont mind this movie. ...Dont tell anyone.
It’s not the worst movie - it’s fine but it could have been way better.
Fabricate my own Britney Spears? OK.
This movie wasn’t that bad. I just don’t consider it a true DC film. Just like the fantastic four films of Marvel.
That’s not good lol
I enjoy it. I don’t think it’s deep or great, but most superhero movies are not.
The movie, to me works better as a TV series, not a full length movie. By doing that, they can establish character development, and explore the mythos behind the Lantern Corps. It's a good movie, but it's not awful. Again, in my opinion.
Yeah,I didn't mind it either and actually thinks it's alright. Sure it's not the best and some things just looks plain goofy and stupid but what doesn't these days? Even these main marvel movies have a bunch of it in there as well where they use too much cgi or whatever it might be. If you like something then hey,you just like it. Not everyone is the same and we all have different opinions and likes for a reason.
It's been 10 years , wow 😣
If it’s a choice between director and star, I’m taking Campbell’s side. I’ve never been a ryan Reynolds fan (although I think he’s perfect for Deadpool) and I think his casting was part of the problem. I think Bradley Cooper would’ve worked better. But of course, if you don’t have a script, that’s usually never a recipe for a good movie.
Also Blake Lively just felt equally as miscast as Carol Ferris.
Tom Cruise could have been a great Hal Jordan too
Out of the men he mentioned I feel only Sam Worthington comes close to a good Hal Jordan.
It strikes a chord when he is "You need a visionary". Zack Synder has done his films with a big vision in mind, and like them or hate them, it's worked in its own weird way. If the Green Lantern HBOMax series is legit, they definitely need someone who can look at the bigger picture and envision where it's going whilst also battling studio interference.
What happened to it is ???
NO ONE KNOWS EXCEPT RYAN REYNOLDS.
My dad gave me the DVD of this film on my 9th birthday and I immediately rejected it in front of everyone. He got mad and said I should appreciate what I am given.
Shortly after seeing the film himself, he said the movie was shit and apologized for giving me it.
It had scenes its just Ryan Reynolds messed it up for me
Kids know whats crap and whats good. Good call.:)
Bradley Cooper really dodged a bullet with this one
What comic book character would he be good as?
I just watched it. I dont get the hate. I have seen far wores, I have seen better, but I have seen far far worse. The only problem I had was the epilogue. Sinestro had no reason to try on a Yellow Ring in the end.
So spot on. I love Ryan Reynolds but he is no Hal Jordan. They probably needed unknown for Hal.
Honestly would be brilliant if they made a buddy cop movie between Hal Jordan and Sinestro going after atrocitus. See that slow turn in Sinestro becoming a villain than in the sequel have Sinestro be the villain and change that buddy cop dynamic between Hal Jordan and introduce John Stewart or Guy Gardner.
You should do this type of video on Eragon.
I would love that.
I was so disappointed with that movie I cut it off after less than 30 minutes.
I liked that movie 🍿🎥
Really wish eragon whould get the hbo his dark material treatment. Eargon, City of Ember, and Golden Compass 3 movies that had so much potential but failed so spectacularly and to make matters worse they left them off at cliff hanger enddings.
I do really hope Ryan gets a cameo. It would be a good parting
I don’t see how considering Deadpool already killed Ryan Reynolds in the green lantern timeline 😂😂😂😂😂😂
He must have a Harrison Ford like paycheck for the cameo and also getting his character killed off as a trade-off.
Or a great return. There's nothing wrong with a bad movie. You dont need to reboot everything that does poorly. Just write a better sequel.
I don't think he wants good parting. He literally publicly trashed GL in two different movies and had been pretty vocal about how much he hates this film. The only reason why he would ever return in the role would be for audience pandering, because he's obviously moved on to better things and is happy departing from it.
I got to admit, the concept was done well, it's the visuals and storytelling that needs work.
Well, I didn't think it was all that bad, granted I have not watched the movie since it first came out. I might think differently today if I re-watched it, but I remember liking it okay, maybe a 5.5 - 6 out of 10 stars. But I certainly would not mind a reboot if someone felt like doing a good one.
This movie had a large list of issues, but I think the backlash against this was way too disproportionate. Had it been released a few years earlier it would have likely generated a more positive reception. The story is easy to follow, the characters properly established and well cast, it's not riddled with plot holes or nonsensical dialogue and it doesn't depend on a Deus Ex Machina. But, of course, it doesn't really make an effort to stand out. Its biggest issue is that it's too generic.
I think the movie reflects the director's feelings. He wanted Bradley Cooper and got Ryan Reynolds so make him look unworthy of the ring thru the choices he made while shooting. The studio just made it completely worse.
The amplitude of alliteration is amazing.
It made the mistake of saving its big villain for a sequel that never happened. The first movie was just a setup for the second, but because it was an afterthought, it suffered. To a lesser degree, Justice League made the same mistake.
The movie doesn't exist. Deadpool took care of that.
Indeed👍🙂🔫
Good for Deadpool!
I never expected to feel bad for Ryan Reynolds, but it sounds like Martin Campbell had it in for him for the jump.
“You’re welcome Canada” 🇨🇦
Time travel is tight now if we time travel 2016 Hillary Clinton should had vanished so Bernie Sanders would had beaten Donald Trump.
You know, I really liked this movie. It was a bit campy but Ryan Reynolds is fun to watch and I didn't even mind the CGI suit that much. I bought it on Blu and watch it about once a year. I don't even watch the regular Marvel movies that much. In fact, Iron Man 2 and 3 have only been watched once in my house and sit on a shelf getting dusty. There is a lot to be said about having some fun.
Just between you and me - it’s not THAT bad.
Fun fact:Warner brothers planed to use this movie as opening to dceu but then they did it with man of steel because it was success.
The worst thing about this movie is how it somehow ruined the character of Green Lantern for the foreseeable future. Ever since this movie, D.C has treated Green Lantern like a joke.
It sucks because he’s my favourite superhero.
True. As a kid I always thought Green Lantern was a pretty cool looking hero. This movie really hurt his status as a DC character.
I saw it a few years after it came out. I thought it was fine, perfectly okay. I also knew very little about the character, and had nothing invested, which might explain my reaction.
I actually didn't mind the film all that much. All I wanted out of it was the ability to see OA and the Lantern corps on the big screen and I got my wish
Thanks for doing this
Geoff John's 2010 mini-series, which retells Hal Jordan's story, should've been the basis of the plot.
I had that book displayed on my living room shelf, along with the entire blackest night, brightest day, GL rebirth, most wanted, sinestro corps war, first lantern... etc.), so i definitely agree with you on that one. I would've loved to see a sinestro corps war on the big screen (saving private ryan style). And alas, WB always finds a way to fuck the film up.
Going into the film I still had hope. All my friends already said it looked shitty. But that damn book of lies (The Making of) duped me. When I walked out, I ranted so much as my friends laughed
This movie was like a bad parody
It became my favorite movie ever. Maybe the villain had some bad cgi, but it was a great movie.
This movie was fine. Just fine.
The movie was godawful!
@@JudeMarchisio Meh, I've seen worse.
I didn't think it was that bad at all.
Just that it didn't reach it's full potential.
i don't think if it was well done it would've made any difference, just look at ''john carter'', but i still enjoyed both.
I enjoyed this film more than most films, including every Batman film other than the first Tim Burton / Michael Keaton “Batman”.
“Colossally Castigated..... “
Nicely alliterated
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Hannibal King from Blade Trinity happened and Deadpool happened. The End.
"But Goyer passed on both"
False, David Goyer actually wrote a Flash script after that offer. It's pretty good, a surprisingly restrained script to come from Goyer. It's kinda like Batman Begins meets Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
5:56 yeah man I would’ve absolutely loved that casting.
say what you will... i still love this movie. standing alone or not.
Yeah, since I was a "youngster" I found that if the critics didn't like a movie, then I was going to JUST fine, going to see it. It's always been backward for "me". : ) If they didn't like it then "I" would and of course, vice versa. THIS movie brings a HUGE "Truth-Drop" about "FEAR"!! Like, a HUGE one... one that if MOST took to heart, they would literally be "free"... Anyway, just my two-cents and observations, Nothing More, Nothing Less. : ) -EB
EDIT: "...going to be JUST fine..."
I liked it also.
@@NatalayaTube Me too! I think this movie gets too much undeserved criticism. Too bad!
I still really enjoy it despite all of the ugly warts. It's a shame they couldn't get this movie to work because I truly love Green Lantern. The post-credit scene really got me hyped too. I though Strong kicked ass as Sinestro and the idea of a possible Sinestro Corps movie really sounded amazing.
this was a decent movie. Just dumb popcorn fun. But not the greatest story in the world. But online people like to GroupHate some things so that they can feel special. The Star Wars Prequels were heavily and unjustly criticized by online bulletin boards. But the Disney Trilogy was so bad, it made the Prequel trilogy seem like a timeless work of art :)
Hal Jordan mostly using his ring to throw big green punches is true to the source material.
Yea. Even batman told hal, he had no imagination.
Hal Jordan was former military. They're not known for imagination.
"... fabricate his own Brittany Spears for personal use. If you think this idea sounds terrible, well, it is."
It might be a terrible idea for part of a Green Lantern movie, but the idea itself is amazing.
I think that if the studio had simply let Martin Campbell do his job, GL would have become a fan favorite among superhero films. That June 2011 day I was at my local theater, the final scene of Sinestro turning yellow comes up to tease a sequel...my brother and I both said "Yeah, that ain't happening."
@10:17 Blackest Night is easily one of the greatest events in comic book history!!!
I did some 3D modeling and texture work in college. Always thought it was interesting that the movie will get credit, the director and actors will get credit, the costume and makeup designer will get credit, but the meticulous detail and hard work put into things like Hals suit, all that animation and painting of those textures... no one gives a shit who did that. Yeah, sure, name at the end of a 5 minute long scrolling list, and I suppose these are mostly outside businesses contracted to do work, like Dreamworks before it was in film, but even then you rarely ever know their names, certainly not awarded anything like "best model or best texture". This movie got crapped on pretty hard, but it still looks neat. Some of what is probably thousands of jobs and people doing brilliant work, but we'll never know who they are despite the quality, even overshadowed because of how a movie is received.
Yo!!! Yo JoBlo Videos. Can you guys make a video for Space Jam: WTF Happened To This Movie? Can you guys make and release it around the time the sequel comes out this July?
Warner Brothers. The studio that always thinks it's smarter than it actually is. The more I watch movie channels the more I get convinced that this studio wants to become the ultimate dumpster fire master.
It’s always comical when a “studio” screws around with the creative processes.
A studio will interject their 2 cents into 10 different productions, ruin 9 films and justify their “notes” because 1 film didn’t crap the bed.
I've always been a Hal Jordan and Ryan Reynolds fan so I loved it!! I think Hal Jordan be awesome in Justice League.
The only thing that Ryan Reynolds got from this is jokes for future films.
After Fantastic 4 silver surfer making Galactus a giant cloud I often wonder why this movie decided to do the same
Warner has been shitting its franchises since Superman 78
They should've went forward with the John Stewart script.
The should reboot the franchise and go with John Stewart. After establishing the character, then try bringing back Jordan in a future movie that might lead into a Green Lantern Corps movie.
I like John steward more but the fanbase for comics just favor Hal Jordan more. (I can’t even lie I just prefer John Stewart because the DCAU HOWEVER ever since that show I got more interested in the character and decided to read more of his and even Hal Jordan comics. I still prefer John, a lot had to do with the nostalgia for the animated tv show)
John Stewart Green Lantern is much better anyway DC should look into black superheroes since Marvel lost Black Panther.
Fax they should have done that
@@somegeekguy I'm a huge GL fan and i prefer hal to john since hal was dubbed the greatest of the lanterns. Also, he has more memorable arcs in the books than john does. But if it was me, I'd very much want to start the story with kyle rayner (having the corps dead and gone), then slowly rebuilding the corps and the rest of the sector 2814 lanterns with it (hal, john, guy).
Great video, You guys should do WTF Happened to Suicide Squad (2016)!
Abrams and Pine should have done this instead of the Star Trek reboot.
Ryan Reynolds is like Will Smith and Kristen Wiig. No matter the role they always play themselves
If your good at something that pays well. Why do something different and risk losing your career?
I feel like people unfairly crap on this film. Was it great, no, but it wasn't as bad as folks claimed it was. It was basically no better or worse than Captain Marvel.
If only other DCU films were as fun.
This was one of my favorite movie's it was so good but others don't realise that
I'll give you that it has some moments, but the ENTIRE third act was hot, steaming garbage.
CGI was the worst. Green Lantern's 'Nosey' Mask and Green Slime Colored suit ruined the movie.
"as young Hal Jordan's father"
Ahh, I remember when I turned 18 and got a new dad.
You are doing great videos but it is clear by now that you don’t realise your video titles are incorrect/misleading. Seeing a lot of these videos you probably mean to use “with” instead of “to”. There is a difference
Truly hate how the Green Lantern was so underrated by many. If it was not for that, it would have gotten the attention it deserved. I read most of the comics. What an insult to such a cool concept.
The Real Question Is How Did They Even Put Together A Movie That Was As GOOD As When It Came Out With All Those Insurmountable Obstacles That Were Mentioned In This Eye-Opening Video? I'm More Of A Glasses Half Full Rather than...Well, You Know. Thanks For The Video As I Kinda Like This Movie And Would Like To See Some Continuity Perhaps In HBO/MAX Kinda Deadpooly Way
In some alternate universe, they actually got to see Tarantino's Green Lantern...
I see it as Kill Bill with Uma's outfit being green instead of yellow and the ring replacing the sword.
@@HangTimeDeluxe or it could have bedn Quentin's chance to doing some thing other than gernric blackmcomedy zcthion films co 70s acthion homage
I just want to know...
Who, at Warner Bros, was so damn adamant to have this movie?
That is one thing about movies and is always irritated me. A studio will hire a director with a vision. And then will immediately start to eviscerate everything they're doing. I will send in their muscle to cut film, rewrite scripts, hire actors the director did not foresee for that part. And then when it completely fails they point the finger at the director like it's all their fault because the studio doesn't take responsibility for their part in what turned out to be a disaster but what could have been a great film if left primarily alone
What's so sad is that the DC animated movies are so much better than the live action. Green Lantern First Flight was great and would have made a great live action.
^Spot On-That Should've Been the Green Lantern Movie.
i notice that in all the studio madated projects the .. fan favorite WE GREW UP WITH john stewart is left out ........
Director: I have this brilliant idea for a movie here's my script
Studio: That's fantastic let's go with that
Director: Awesome, shooting started yesterday
Studio: Great, great now we have an idea to change a few things,
Director: Ummm, OK. What of my vision are you looking to change?
Studio: Oh, not much, just everything
The Smigel script with Jack Balck sounds what they should have done to respond to Deadpool instead of Birds of prey...
This movie was HORRIBLY CASTED. Amanda Waller was the best Character lol and had the LEAST time AND got killed🤦🏾♂️
Green Lantern was no better or worse than any of the other DC super hero movie in my opinion.
But that's just my opinion, I don't put bums on seats in the cinemas and other factors determine
a films success or failure and that is a major problem for any movie.
Martin Cambell is one of my favorite directors and given his track record I doubt this film's failure was his fault.
This is not only the director who breathed new life into the Bond IP on 2 different occasions but the director that almost kickstarted a billion dollar franchise with The Mask of Zorro. That movie was incredibly respectful of the source material (as in DECADES of source material) as well as the real historical figures that inspired Zorro. The movie was incredibly successful and made Banderas an A-list star overnight. Banderas was offered 20 million per film to reprise his role as Zorro that were to come out in rapid succession but declined the offer due to wishing to pursue his artistic inclinations. It wasn't until many years later that he reprised the role but by that time the length of time that had passed had materially affected the viability of the franchise (Banderas was older and had had plastic surgery, Catherine Zeta Jones was older, the hype had died down, and so on).
The Bond IP was very near bottoming out until Cambell revitalized the franchise with Goldeneye. Bond could have easily gone the way of The Saint IP and fallen into obscurity had it not been for the smash hit that was Goldeneye. Cambell went on to do to the impossible (as far as I was concerned) by not only selling the world on Daniel Craig as Bond but arguably making the best Bond movie to date along with the most impressive performance of Bond in its entire history.
I had high hopes for the Green Lantern movie when I heard Cambell was attached to the project and was surprised how hard it bombed.
While I have never actually seen the movie, I have a feeling I know why it failed. For starters, Ryan Reynolds was miscast in the role. I agree with Cambell that out of the choices available the only acceptable casting choice was Bradley Cooper. His performance in the film Limitless gives you an idea of his ability to give a character depth as well as make him a badass. Secondly, it was another movie destroyed by incessant studio meddling. Why businessmen think that they can become creatives and artists simply because they analyzed a few charts and statistics beats me. Lastly, the DCEU was poorly thought out, poorly planned, and poorly executed. You need a Kevin Feige type person to be able to pull off an extended universe. The lack of a IP/franchise mastermind who is skilled, gifted, and passionate about the material is what doomed the Dark Universe as well as the DCEU.
Cambell is kingmaker when it comes franchises and he is gifted at breathing new life into IPs. He should have been given full control over the film and been left alone to work his magic.
Martin Campbell expressed his regret over directing this film saying superhero and comic book movies aren’t his “Cup of tea”
I loved this movie. Never got the issues with it.
Not a terrible movie. But, for a $200 million movie, very lackluster.
Still want a sequel. Improve the action sequences and have Sinestro as the top villain. Reynolds did well as GL.
Nick Cage as Superman!? That would have been awful.
I know. They wasted a Fortune Developing that Stupid Superman Movie, and they never made It.
😆Ryan Renolds play VanWilder/Deadpool in this. Which is what he usually plays in almost every movie
See that's why I hate Rotten Tomatoes.. they literally tried to say the newest Venom movie was pretty much as bad as this movie! In my opinion Venom was awesome yeah it has pacing issues and some actors suck but the people who are good I think do really good Tom Hardy is amazing as both Eddie Brock and Venom the best part is they didn't need Spider-man for a decent origin story either! How can you take RT seriously when they give two movies that aren't even close to each other similar scores??
The birth of a hero
Sounds Epic!
Wouldn't been great movie
For a sometimes underated
Lantern.
Bradley Cooper lost the part because he didn’t take the screen test seriously and did an imitation of Christian Bale’s Batman voice.
Ryan Reynolds indeed got the last laugh, he married Blake Lively.
Is it just me or does wb studios not know how to handle comic book superhero movies?
From this to the dceu, it's like they want to make money by doing all the wrong things.
I'm one of probably 5 or so people who genuinely enjoyed this movie; a weird guilty pleasure.
I'm with you. Was ok. Not horrible not Birds of prey trash come on people!
I'm with you
Why is it wierd and why guilty? Sod what anyone else thinks - personally I liked it quite a bit.
I think more people hate it just to be part of "the crowd" than actually hate it for legitimate reasons.
I'm with you as well, but I don't feel any guilt. Oddly enough, Reynolds just admitted, for all his wink-at-the-audience jokes he's had about Green Lantern, he just admitted a week or so ago that he's actually never watched the movie(!). He sat down and watched it recently and said it wasn't bad after all :/
Your facts about how Reynolds got casted are somewhat incorrect/glossed over.
David Goyer did not pass on Flash. WB asked him to replicate the success he had, had with Batman Begins and hired him to write and direct a Flash film. His script was 2 hrs, with the first hour being an already established flash in the past, Barry Allen, and a passing of the torch plot, to Wally West who would have the second hour of the film. Goyer cast Reynolds as West thinking he would be perfect having had worked with him on Blade Trinity. However WB got cold feet about the project. And Goyer got tired going back and forth with WB and left the project. Joss Whedon was brought in (I can’t remember if this was before or after his failed wonder woman attempt but it was around the same time) and he eventually got annoyed and left. At this point Green Lantern was well into pre production. Campbell wanted Cooper for Hal, but WB had a signed contract for Reynolds to play Flash. And whatever the PayPal deals were for his contract it would’ve cost WB either the same amount of money it would have to have him play a superhero and just walk away or I would’ve cost more for him to just walk away and not do the contract. They didn’t wanna give Reynolds a payday to do literally nothing because he was so expensive. So they forced him into the Hal Jordoan role against Campbells wishes and Reynolds couldn’t get out of it because he was already contractually obligated it was whatever Warner Bros. wanted to do. They wouldn’t execute his contract so he got stuck playing Jordan.
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The movie failed because... actually i don't know, probably because Ryan Reynolds style (not serious) didnt fit with the film (serious). Studio interference, people not getting along, no script, yada yada yada. I'm pretty sure there's movies that are considered great with the same issues.