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The critics may have panned it at 22% over on Rotten Tomatoes, but it seems the fans are loving it at 82% over there.

Yeah, I was just over there looking at that. Sometimes I think the critics have outlasted their usefulness. Everything I like they pan.

Yeah, I was just over there looking at that. Sometimes I think the critics have outlasted their usefulness. Everything I like they pan.

They have, if they were objective about stuff like how I remember long ago then it wouldn't be a problem but now more and more reviewers are tossing in their own views more and more and making a review totaly onesided, they'll either really hate something or really like it, there's no nice middle ground or w/e.

Hell the only people you should be asking is the diehard comic fans I say. If they don't hate it "as much" then it's a good movie. :laugh:

Yeah, I was just over there looking at that. Sometimes I think the critics have outlasted their usefulness. Everything I like they pan.

You too 'eh? Sometimes they synch with the real world, but more often they swoon over art house fare no normal person in their right mind would spend money on.

Audience: it was being shown in 3 theaters - two 2D and one in 3D. The parking lot was packed and our 5:00 PM 2D showing was a sellout. They enjoyed it - especially when Hal prevailed - and at the end it got some applause, especially from the kids.

Me: this is Martin Campbell film - meaning it has a few too many inter-cuts (back & forth between scenes) which hurts continuity. I think that put off professional reviewers and a few others. Expected.

Other than that the eye candy was great, the story adequate (it's an origin story fer chrissake) and it had a few laughs. Ryan Reynolds was good, coming through when things had to get serious. Blake Lively was good enough as Carol Ferris (not her fault - a script issue) and will be a hot Star Sapphire, Mark Strong was spot-on as Sinestro, but Peter Sarsgaard was just adequate as Hector Hammond (again, script issues.)

NOT as bad as the 23% RottenTomatoes score would indicate.

I'd score it 7.5 to 8/10.

I just saw it (in 2D) and I thought it was pretty good. As an origin story, it was very good. They did a fairly good job explained *some* things.

It's certainly better than a 23% on RT. I'd probably give it an 8 or so. As a comic geek, the movie was made for me though so I am biased a little bit :D

Also, the Parralax fight was to short. But then again, they couldn't really make it super long either. Hammond was just screaming the entire time heh. But I REALLY love how Sinestro had the Yellow power ring made, Hal makes this speech on how they can't use it ever etc, and then Sinestro never destroys the ring :D Hmmmmmmmmmm

Awesome movie. I enjoyed every bit of it. I really hope they make a sequel and judging by the post-credits scene, it seems like they will make one. :)

It will depend on money taken at BO and critical response (which has been very poor)

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