Ten Already? The Green Lantern

I went to see this in the Dendy Cineplex.  GOSH DARN how i like going to the cineplex.  I ate a mint choc-top, and had a Light beer, because i am being good.

Now, there's nothing left at the cineplex worth watching. WTF cineplex? I hate the fact that the so-called 'arthouse cinema' in canberra is actually just a blockbuster.

Anyhow:

The Movie:

I have major issues with Ryan Reynolds. Nothing personal - I'm sure he's a great guy.   But I have an irrational loathing of him. I think it comes from watching 'Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place' (which from memory turned into 'Two Guys and a Girl' which sounds more like porn than a really limp comedy).  I can't even remember any details of this show, other than that i THINK i watched it only because i had a crush on a guy who also watched it, and it was my way of feeling closer to him. Elizabeth! Being Creepy since 14 years of age.  He also liked Sandra Bullock.  I watched that hideous movie where a man gets hit by a train and she pretends to be his fiancee SO MANY times. oh god.

Anyway.

The movie probably would have been good, if it didn't seem like about 60% of the narrative had been randomly hacked out.  It would move from one scene to another, appearing as though something major had transcribed without providing even an ounce of context for the viewer. 

Also, my dislike of DC, compared to Mavel, grows.  There's a little bit of sacrifice but Hal gets to be super strong, keep all of the things he has in his life, and make magical green things out of his imagination.  Yeah, his father died at a young age: I've realised though that this is a given.  The lack of two parents, with one or both dying in some sort of gory, memorable, life-shifting way, seems to be par for the course.  What is more interesting is when Genuine sacrifice is required - where Genuine suffering is felt, and when the whole film isn't just a vague plastic cover for a Rom-Com. 

I really dislike rom-coms. 

But i think what frustrated me the most was that this actually could have been a good movie, Ryan Reynolds and all, if not for the really terrible editing.