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Harry Potter 7
I had expected a movie this close to the end of the series, and one derived from the final book, to not feel so much like the middle book of a trilogy. I don't know what's coming in the second part, not having read the book, but it felt like the film-makers were just filling time in this movie, same as in the last one. Did the final book need two movies, or is that just the business arm of the franchise speaking? It wasn't a bad movie and it definitely had some nice touches (I've wanted a bag like that for a while; for that I'd actually carry one :-) ), but it felt slow to me for where it was in the series. $5 was a fair price to pay.
I particularly noticed the sound this time -- effective placement, so it sounded like things were coming from the right parts of the room. The visual effects were well-done (not the best we've seen from this series), and I could see some of the places where they were presumably planning 3D enhancements before they ditched 3D. I counted five visual-effects companies in the closing credits, but there was no indication of how the work was divided up. (They all had pretty much the same job descriptions.)
Spoiler comment #1: What do they mean, "three left"? They've gotten two, right? Even if we presume that #7 is V himself, that leaves four others. Did I miss one?
Spoiler comment #2: Hedwig deserved better. That wasn't valiant or glorious or plot-changing; that was just pointless. :-(
Trailers:
- Kung-Fu Panda II: presumably targeted for the kids?
- Yogi Bear: definitely targeted for the kids.
- Voyage of the Dawn-Treader: maybe. I didn't recognize a lot of the trailer from the book; hmm.
- Green Hornet: looks like it could be entertaining if you like that sort of thing, but I'm not sure I do. Netflix, maybe.
- Red Riding Hood: um, what?
- Green Lantern: looks like they're having fun with it, which is promising. Does it at all resemble the comic book, out of curiosity? And did I hear someone in the trailer refer to the job of being a green lantern? He's not a singleton?
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The two most unusual GL Corps officers are Rot Lop Fan, a member of a blind race who could not understand the oath:
In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!
and so substituted the following:
"In loudest din or hush profound,
My ears catch evil's slightest sound.
Let those who toll out evil's knell,
Beware my power: The F-Sharp Bell!"
and then there's the sentient planet Mogo.
The basic GL power is the power to do anything at all, countered only by yellow objects. As a direct result, the Green Lanterns are recruited only from the least imaginative honorable people of the universe.
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As for Earth's (well, okay, Sector 2814's) GL, we can start with Alan Scott, the GL from the 40's. Still around, mentoring the rest.
The canonical GL is Hal Jordan, who'll we'll meet in the movie. He's always been drawn as a dead ringer for Nathan Fillion, but we're getting Ryan Reynolds.
John Stewart is a successful architect with some major baggage, having inadvertently destroyed a planet.
Guy Gardner is a serious chaotic badass. But he's chaotic *good*, enough to be in the GL Honor Guard.
Kyle Rayner was given the last Ring by the last Guardian, Ganthet, after the Parallax incident. He's now an Honor Guard in the restored Corps.
Jade was Kyle's girlfriend. She's green. She wasn't a Corps member, but essentially had the powers. Another long story. Oh, and she's Alan Scott's daughter.
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I had no idea of the diversity of Green Lanterns before this thread. Thank you. I think. :-)