Green Lantern: First Flight
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:01 pm
Another great film by DC.
The animation is solid and in the same vein as the WW film and Superman/Batman & JLA TAS shows.
The action began almost immediately in the film. Unlike the WW film, the lag time time between introducing Diana and having Diana go out into the world was about 15-20 minutes (I think); the lag time between introducing Hal and getting him up and running was not that long (0-7, maybe 10 minutes tops).
As I was watching some of the special features, the writers and directors were talking about how they modeled the story of the film after Training Day and it really showed. Sinestro took Hal as his apprentice for a day when he saw that Hal wasn't afraid to question, or even defy authority and might become a potential future asset.
Sinestro's contempt for the Guardians was blatant and he tried his best to influence Hal's view of them. I guess he figured he had a much better chance with Hal considering he didn't know anything about the Guardians and had no bias for them. And speaking of Lantern's, Hal's supporting cast consisted of Abin Sur (RIP) Kilowog, Ch'ip, Boodika & Tomar-Re, Arisa, Salaak and of course Ganthet.
Unfortunately most of aforementioned Lantern's didn't get too much voice time but they were visible and had some moments of their own. The voice casting itself was wonderful. Meloni, Garber, Helfer, & Madsen as Jordan, Sinestro, Boodika & Kilowog respectively was great.
One of the best things about the film was that 95% of it took place off the Earth. The Lantern's visited OA, and many other far off planets. The artists went buck wild creating all manner of alien species and races. Twas "awesome" in a word.
As far as the story itself. It was a good solid story that toed the line with a few choice swear words. And though it was excellent it lacked the dry humor that was prevalent in the Wonder Woman film. Not asking for a lot of cheesy one-liners or ridiculous slap-stick but humor in a film matters to me. The battle sequences were great. Each sequence depicts Hal becoming increasingly adept with the ring and more confident in his role as a Lantern; culminating in a great final battle with Sinestro.
I would highly recommend this to people. It's a great way to kill 70 minutes (maybe a little more or less) and thoroughly enjoyable.
Ranking First Flight, I would put it just underneath the Wonder Woman film. They're both great but I give the WW film the edge because of the humor.
The animation is solid and in the same vein as the WW film and Superman/Batman & JLA TAS shows.
The action began almost immediately in the film. Unlike the WW film, the lag time time between introducing Diana and having Diana go out into the world was about 15-20 minutes (I think); the lag time between introducing Hal and getting him up and running was not that long (0-7, maybe 10 minutes tops).
As I was watching some of the special features, the writers and directors were talking about how they modeled the story of the film after Training Day and it really showed. Sinestro took Hal as his apprentice for a day when he saw that Hal wasn't afraid to question, or even defy authority and might become a potential future asset.
Sinestro's contempt for the Guardians was blatant and he tried his best to influence Hal's view of them. I guess he figured he had a much better chance with Hal considering he didn't know anything about the Guardians and had no bias for them. And speaking of Lantern's, Hal's supporting cast consisted of Abin Sur (RIP) Kilowog, Ch'ip, Boodika & Tomar-Re, Arisa, Salaak and of course Ganthet.
Unfortunately most of aforementioned Lantern's didn't get too much voice time but they were visible and had some moments of their own. The voice casting itself was wonderful. Meloni, Garber, Helfer, & Madsen as Jordan, Sinestro, Boodika & Kilowog respectively was great.
One of the best things about the film was that 95% of it took place off the Earth. The Lantern's visited OA, and many other far off planets. The artists went buck wild creating all manner of alien species and races. Twas "awesome" in a word.
As far as the story itself. It was a good solid story that toed the line with a few choice swear words. And though it was excellent it lacked the dry humor that was prevalent in the Wonder Woman film. Not asking for a lot of cheesy one-liners or ridiculous slap-stick but humor in a film matters to me. The battle sequences were great. Each sequence depicts Hal becoming increasingly adept with the ring and more confident in his role as a Lantern; culminating in a great final battle with Sinestro.
I would highly recommend this to people. It's a great way to kill 70 minutes (maybe a little more or less) and thoroughly enjoyable.
Ranking First Flight, I would put it just underneath the Wonder Woman film. They're both great but I give the WW film the edge because of the humor.