So in geordieland we viewed Ryan Renyolds latest offering. As previously mentioned in other blogs my knowledge of superhero's hasn't really progressed from Batman and Superman that much and most of that was only researched to try impress someone a while ago. I have a vague understanding of some of the Xmen and think I may have watched the cartoon when younger but the superhero's that are coming out this year ready for the big movie in 2012 are all new too me.
So I liked Thor. Really liked Thor. Probably more so for his yummy muscular offerings but I did enjoy the story. It was pretty much the same with the Green Lantern. I liked Ryan Reynolds or should I say Hal Jordan. Very much so. Probably a lot of that was Mr Reynolds delicious body. And to whoever it was who clicked No to my poll on is Ryan Reynolds a sexy beast - WHAT??????????
Anyhoo onwards with the review - and so Ian won't yell at me
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SPOILERS!!!!!!
Hal Jordan starts off a cocky womanising pilot. He is part of a test exercise against some missiles in which he pulls a pretty dumb stunt going to far up in the atmosphere it knocks out the instruments of his plane (he still beats the missiles like) but nearly kills himself reuniting everything falling back down as he has a tramatic flashback to when his dad died. He gets fired. Even the girl he grew up with, flys with and truelly loves cannot help him out and he in true man style can't open up and talk to her.
Meanwhile out in deep space there are tons of alien races and there exists something called the green lantern corps who have harnessed the energy of will (which is green - yeah hence the name lol). They are the peacekeepers of the galaxy. A group of immortals put them together and keep an eye on things. The Green lantern charged with looking after Earth and everyone else in that sector engages a newly freed big bad called Parallax who seems to me as a big grumpy evil floating head who eats peoples souls and grows bigger powered by the power of fear! Which incidently is yellow. Anyway this green lantern gets mortally wounded and has to jetison and escape to Earth where he crash lands and the ring chooses Hal Jordan to be its successor.
Hal is magically transported via the ring through space to the Lanterns main base in which he encounters alien species, is pretty much insulted for being a weak human and endures some rather funny training and then gets narked and quits. The Alien had been infected by a parasite and the authorities find the body do tests and this scientist who also knew Hal and the lass growing up gets infected. He also wants to bang Hals love.
Meanwhile on the Lantern planet they decide that the only way to fight parallax is to use fear itself which is pretty stupid as it was one person not being able to control that power that created the bad guy in the first place.
Hal returns and has to use his superpowers at a fancy event. The scientist starts channeling Parallax and it becomes clear the super bad is going to destroy earth and uses him for that making him mighty ugly on top. Hal encouraged by his gal and his mate who knows his now secret or not so secret identity goes back to the lanterns asking for their help. He tells them that the fear ring will not defeat him.
Hal goes off on his own and promptly kicks Parallax's arse, the other lanterns turning up right at the end to ensure he doesn't float into the sun. Typical alien timing, arrive after the big battle. And then all the other lanterns respect him despite being a human. Oh and he gets the girl!
Pros - Ryan Reynolds. Ryan Reynolds half naked in places. Okayish storyline. Could have been better. Good that it goes into the history of the Lanterns planet and Parallax.
Cons - Not enough time Hal being trained. I really enjoyed the brief time with the aliens tormenting him and trying to train him. He quit way to easily. Also he found his courage way to easily as well being kissed by his love . . . . . . Blagh!
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