Green Lantern 3D
Right off the bat I am not sold on the 3D for this. It shows in some places that it was converted after filming. And some scenes that would have benefited from the 3D treatment were in 2D.
The film is campy at times, not horrendously, but it needs to be campy to tell this story. I don't think you could enjoy a movie where the central character can make his thoughts into reality without a little dance into Campytown.
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds for the most part and that's not a bad thing. And seriously what do Canadians feed their children! Some of his performance seems tongue in cheek especially when it comes to serious moments in the suit, you can rel he's smiling on the inside. I give him a lot of credit since I would guess 80 to 90% of what he did was in front of a green screen by himself.
Blake Lively plays Blake Lively and I am beginning to think her last name is a misnomer, there wasn't much in the way of 'lively' in her performance. Whether she is playing Serena on Gossip Girl or that chick from the Traveling Pants movie (and yes I saw it), or the Senator's daughter here, she acts like she just took a pill or did a shot of Nyquil.
Peter Sarsgaard hopefully was not playing himself. His character is creepy and insecure. His performance pulled me in and I wonder if I would react any differently if I were handed some super powers after touching an alien.
The best of the CGI money was spent on bringing Paralac to life. There is one scene, that didn't look 3D, where it really appeared as though this creature made of smoke and fire is moving around a city. Creepily life like if such a thing exists and this is one person who is hoping it doesn't.
Not sure about this, I even checked IMDB, but I think I heard Majel Barrett's voice coming out of one of the immortals.
I think it would be fun if you heard Michael Clarke Duncan's voice come out of the not so big and brawny character. It's like he gets voice typecast.
And it wouldn't be a movie made in this new millenium if you couldn't spot the setup for the sequel. A sequel that I imagine will be green-lighted on Monday after the box office receipts are in. And when they make I will go, hopefully to see something that was filmed in 3D not converted after.
I totally feel ya on the Blake Lively acting.LOL I barely noticed she was there. It was like floating cleavage. She wasn't quite as bad as Thor's girlfriend (don't even remember the actress) but she was terrible too.
ReplyDeleteI actually did NOT see the film in 3D. I get too distracted and forget to pay attention to the movie. :)