On the eve of its release, the Green Lantern's viability as a blockbuster is being questioned by the entertainment media and critics alike. One article that led the marquee on Yahoo news dared to ask ifGreen Lantern was 'Major Risk' based on the relative popularity—or lack—of the DC Comic's title. This general assessment even formed the basis for a piece from mainstream-media jokesters The Onion, whose lampoon of the movies marketing material portrays a desperate Warner Brothers trying to convince potential movie goers they've actually heard of Green Lantern
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On the review side of things, Green Lantern is being savaged coast-to-coast by critics. One, Christie Lemire from the AP, managed to get the meat of most reviews in one phrase, calling Green Lantern "a joyless amalgamation of expository dialogue and special effects that aren't especially special."
The bottom line seems to be that the entertainment media just does not like this movie, however before you open a can of schadenfreude and drink to Green Lantern's demise you should consider the similar assault of negativity that preceded the release of Battle: Los Angeles a few months back. Un-phased by a critical lashing, B:LA went on to dominate at the box office - a feat that the stunned detractors of the film would later scramble to chalk up to the film's appeal as a 'pop corn' film. If my kids insistence that I take them to Green Lantern, along with the demand that I subject my eyes to the crappy 3D version, is any indication - film critics might be selling stock in Orville Redenbacher once again before the weekend is over.
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