Movie Review: Green Latern

Title: Green Lantern

Year Of Release: 2011

Review Date: November 30, 2011

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 114 minutes

Box Office Gross: $219,851,172

Site Rating: 3 out of 10 stars

"Green Lantern" is one of the superhero movies launched this year, based on the Marvel comic book of the same name. Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, who was clearly hired as eye candy, stars as the Green Lantern, who is an aviator struggling with memories of his deceased dad.

He is chosen as a superhero by a wait for it..."Green Lantern" from another planet that is really fond of the color green. "Gossip Girl" television actress Blake Lively, hired as additional eye candy, stars as the Lantern’s love interest and co-worker that the bad guys go after.

First off, I saw so much green in this move, I started getting tired of the color. Everywhere you look green…green…green. We get the point. It’s GREEN Latern. The special EFX were better than average though, but it made the movie a little too slick.

When I saw this scene, especially the forehead, I thought "Oh, I didn't know Rihanna was in this film" (LOL)

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Movie Review: The Green Hornet

Title: The Green Hornet

Year Of Release: 2011

Review Date: October 31, 2011

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 108 minutes

Box Office Gross: $227,817, 248

Site Rating: 1 out of 10 stars

Family Warning: contains a lot of unnecessary violence and bad language

"Green Hornet" is possibly one of the worst superhero movies ever. An expensive mess. Drivel that just goes on and on. A complete waste of a big budget. It is one of the most tedious films I have ever watched. I kept falling asleep during the movie, then waking back up and having to rewind it to the last part of the movie I remember seeing and no not because of my allergy medicine (I didn't take any that day) but because the film was boring and nonsensical. Yes, it was that weird.

The movie is about a lazy young man, Britt Reid, who inherits his dad's fortune and decides to become a superhero. Hardly original. Seth Rogen was the weakest link in this film. What should have been a good action role, was turned into unfunny jokes, gross out moments and irritating ideas that did not pan out, pardon the pun. Rogen's character was irritating like the lead in Arthur, but less likable.

Jay Chou was good as his sidekick and butler, Kato, adding some texture to the film, with a sensible character, but it was not enough to make this movie work. This is how Hollywood sucks people in. You think "A superhero movie, oh cool!" then you watch it and it's like, "Oh no! I want the past two hours of my life back!"

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