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Cyrus is Still Deciding What Color He is While Watching "Green Lantern: First Flight"
Here it is: I love superheroes. I don't care how lame that makes a dude my age, I so very much do. As most of you probably know. I've gotten my share of blow-offs and lonely nights because of it but I don't care now, I never have and if any of you out there are like me, you shouldn't either. Comics rule. I read them in all the spare time I have between watching and reviewing movies (and whenever I have to pay attention to the girlfriend, damn her). But, here's the kicker: I've actually watched very little of the animated series based on all these characters I love.
Why?
*shrugs*
That's just how it is. Too busy re-watching 'Buffy' episodes probably. But the new DC animated DVD series has got me all turned around. Ever since "The New Frontier" blew me away, I've been paying attention. When they decided to take on one of my favorite characters, Green Lantern, well, it's on now.
I'm gonna assume at least some of you have absolutely no idea who or what ol' greenie is and does so we'll start from there. Hal Jordan is a test pilot for the military who gets abducted by a mysterious green glow in the middle of a flight. He is levitated out to a downed alien spacecraft in the desert where a dying purple dude gives him a magical green ring saying that Hal has been 'selected' by it to be a Green Lantern, one of the protectors of the universe. Hal digs it but is immediately set upon by Sinestro and several other weird aliens of the Lantern Corps who assume momentarily that Hal was involved in their buddies death. Not under the most auspicious of beginnings, Hal is escorted to the home planet of the Lanterns, Oa, where no one seems to want him (humans aren't especially well-regarded in the universe apparently, racist blue skinned bastards). Sinestro, unexpectedly, volunteers to take Hal under his wing and show him the ways of Lanterning while he investigates the death of Abin Sur, the fella who died in the desert. It doesn't take long for Hal to glom onto the fact that Sinestro isn't exactly pleased by the way the Guardians (GL bosses) run things and that in his interrogation of subjects, he's most certainly the 'bad cop'. It's not hard to see which way this character is going, even with the dead give-away of a name like 'Sinestro' and the porn 'stache. Before you know it, secrets are revealed, the yellow power element (yellow is the one weakness Green Lanterns have) comes into play and a giant flying yellow power ball is reducing property values drastically across the planet. Hal has to prove he's the human bad-ass making all the alien Lanterns look like losers. We all know that's the only reason aliens haven't made contact with us yet, because they know we'd totally beat them up and take their lunch money.
This is based loosely on Geoff Johns' amazing reboot of the Green Lantern comics series and while some of the differences annoyed me a bit (the flying yellow power ball was perhaps over the top) overall I was immensely pleased with this. While I thought voice actor Christopher Meloni did a passable job as Hal, Victor Garber totally nails Sinestro and Michael Madsen as the big hulky Lantern Kilowog is casting genius.
The movie alone is one thing, but the Blu-Ray (which looks stunning, btw) comes nicely packed with extras. Several docs ranging from discussions of the making of the movie to the history of the character are nice, but I especially liked the forward look at "Blackest Night", the major DC comics crossover going on right now (basically, DC zombies with power rings) that has me even more jazzed about it than I already was. There is also a preview of the next DC animated universe movie, "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" that features the beloved Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Clancy Brown voice triad as Supes/Bats/Lex Luthor respectively (but unfortunately is based on the Jeph Loeb graphic novel) and looks at several of the other earlier films released under the banner. But wait, there's more: They add "The Green Loontern" episode of the "Duck Dodgers" animated series as well as five episodes from the "Justice League" series focusing at least partially on Green Lantern that Geoff Johns picked out.
Tell me this isn't a deal? It's a solid package for both long time fans and newbies anxious to find out what all this Green hoopla is all about and why folks are wearing all these different colored 'lantern' shirts. Get on the bandwagon with myself and the lads (and ladies) from LEOG and check out "Green Lantern: First Flight". Sure, there's less probability of sex at first, but eventually you'll find someone actually worth dating, not that heinous bitch who talks down to you just because you like to wear your Bat-cowl to the dinner table. Free yourself and join the ranks of the lantern lovers. Some day you'll look back and be glad you did.
Click Here to Buy Green Lantern: First Flight [Blu-ray]
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Comment by Spider John on August 5, 2009 at 2:59am -
I will probably pick this up tomorrow. I have a little "me money" to spend but I can't get crazy as I have to save up for a Kristin squid ;)
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Comment by Erik on August 5, 2009 at 1:04am -
If I was going to spend 22 bucks on a graphic novel Watchmen is a no brainer, beyond that I can't reccomend A Killing Joke enough. Also Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One are also quality reads.
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Comment by Rusty Shackelford on August 4, 2009 at 7:54pm -
I'll wait for it on Cartoon Network, I'm waiting the Green Arrow DvD
"Damn the blue facists and the fat cats"
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Comment by Mr. E on August 4, 2009 at 7:51pm -
Okay, and I PROMISE, this will be the last time I harp on this, but just a little advice for when you do get around to it. Season 1 of the show, while great, was not even close to its best. They even admit to the growing pains they were going through in the commentaries on the disk. STICK WITH IT THOUGH, because when you get to season two, the show takes off like a fucking rocket, and just keeps up the pace from there all the way to the end of the series. Some of the best story telling I've ever seen "period", not just in animation. It's not just a bunch of stand alone episodes. This is a universe with continuity and consequences. I'm actually jealous you get to watch them for the first time. The only thing your going to regret is that you've waited so long.
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Comment by Hans Wolfgang on August 4, 2009 at 7:00pm -
cant wait too see batman/superman taking on the entire dc universe in public enemies lol. that will probably be DC best animated film, then again i could be wrong because its to early to tell. but all the dc animated movies where good or great, minus the whole half assed superman doomsday.
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Comment by Cyrus on August 4, 2009 at 6:06pm
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Beau has all the box-sets and I just need to borrow them from him, it's just that the reviewing schedule keeps me from watching stuff I just want to watch a lot of the time, I'm afraid. Eventually I WILL get to them.
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Comment by Mr. E on August 4, 2009 at 4:21pm
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Just watched the movie this and LOVED it. I sort of hope you didn't watch the Justice League Episodes, as it could sort of ruin some of the story lines if and when you ever do get around to watching the Bruce Timm Justice League Cartoons, which by the way BLOW THIS MOVIE OUT OF THE WATER, and I loved this movie.
I'll use the opportunity to re-iterate that I'd be happy to burn the whole series to DVD if you want. These would be copies from the originals with all the extras and not crap downloaded from the web. You REALLY need to watch Justice League Cyrus.... : )
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Comment by ghostwriter on August 4, 2009 at 3:15pm -
I rented it from Netflix....I got jipped again!!!!! I can't afford it right now...maybe later when I can fine a good used copy.
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n8: Ah, so it's just like all of Loeb's other books then.
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Comment by Instant Udon on August 4, 2009 at 12:08pm -
I picked this DVD up the other day and enjoyed this movie immensely. If anything this should be a solid template for the live-action film to follow.
I really hope everyone picks this DVD up instead of pirating it, because we really need to support these guys that put such enormous effort into creating these cartoons.
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