It’s not quite the origin I was expecting. Being a fan of the old 1960s GL, I was expecting more of Hal trying to keep his identity secret from Carol Ferris.

That being said, I have never read Emerald Dawn I or II- the retcons of Hal Jordan’s origin. And this may have been what this movie followed.

But, it was nice to see Green Lantern finally getting the respect he deserves to headlight his own movie. Now, if only that long rumored Green Lantern Corps anitmated series would ever see the light of day…

Worth Consuming!

All my friends told me I would hate this, and while I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it either. There are a lot of changes from the comics to the film, some of which were interesting, while some were simply unnecessary and therefore left me wondering why they had changed them (which was distracting). I was kind of intrigued by the Training Day vibe I got at the beginning of the movie, but that was quickly abandoned. And there were a lot of internal inconsistencies: I have no problems with space cops powered by magic wishing rings, but you had better have the world those space cops inhabit be consistent, dammit. An interesting re-interpretation of the Green Lantern story; if it was any longer I wouldn’t recommend watching it, but at just over 70 minutes it’s worth it.

Big, big hype for GL, who some consider a B-List character – this dtv (direct to video) saved me hours of reading, I love comics though – and get caught up on the sprawling GL mythos. Did you know that there’s a power ring for all the colors on the rainbow? That sounded shallow. Don’t get me wrong though. I’m excited about Blackest Night and the upcoming live-action movie. But for right now this one, Batman: Gotham Knight, and Wonder Woman should get you started on a DC comic-video marathon, and just in time for the weekend.