Another thrilling adventure of The Green Hornet!

Jet Beetle said:
Pure garbage.
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Well, leaving aside that "pure garbage" might be admirable, at least, for its purity, the question is begged: how would you, as a professional screenwriter, have updated the Hornet? The main tenets are kind of creaky for the twenty-teens, ya gotta admit.
 
Rogan put me off the film to be honest. Never found him or his movies funny and i even tend to like films aimed at stoners but this just seemed like they went for the cheapest lead they could hire. Heck the Rock would have probably made a cooler Green Hornet.
 
My 76 year old mother would have made a cooler Hornet than Seth Rogen; The Rock needs to work on MONSTER ATTACK NETWORK. :)
 
Thought you guys might like this.
I whipped up the GH business card from the movie:

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I went to see it Saturday with very low expectations, and it failed to meet even those. I knew it was gonna be bad, but I didn't think it was gonna be that bad. The movie's biggest problems are Rogen and the script, neither of which work for this kind of movie. It's like Rogen and his writing buddies decided to brainstorm the script while they were stoned and used every bad idea that came to mind. Rogen's Britt Reid is a dim-witted/spoiled rich kid/party guy who apparently still hasn't outgrown his early college days, and Rogen's performance isn't too dissimilar from his appearances in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Pineapple Express. "Stoned" would also explain the "comedy", 95% of which simply isn't funny. Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, and even Cameron Diaz (who I don't think much of, to be honest) turn in good performances considering how little they have to do in the film, but these thankless roles could have been played by almost any other actors and it wouldn't have made any difference.

IMO there are only two good things about the movie--Jay Chou as Kato, and the Black Beauty. Like the more experienced actors I mentioned above, Chou's performance is better than this horrid movie deserves; reminiscent of Bruce Lee in the '66 television series without being a direct imitation. And the Black Beauty looks better in this movie than it ever did in the television series--slightly updated, it looks lower and sleeker, and it's simply a gorgeous car.

My recommendation: Wait for The Green Hornet to come to cable, then watch something else.
 
Don't care for Seth Rogen at all... The guy just strikes me as way too self-important, egotistical, and just a nasty all-around piece of work. That's very typical of the many recent comedians that have made it to Hollywood. That's what generally makes this current generation of comedic actors and writers a lot less appealing to me. They just look down on audiences and average Joes in general. Very pessimistic view of the world and humanity. If that's not negative, I don't know what is.

As much as I don't generally care for Diaz what I've heard of specific dialogue aimed at her character ("Ewwww! She's 36 -- she could be my grandma!") was very petty and ageist. You can bet this has Rogen written all over it... he co-wrote the film script. After all, he's 12 years younger than Diaz!

Big pass on this film from me until it hits Red Box DVD for $1. No need for 3D or Blu ray for me on the rental.

I did catch the Green Hornet TV series marathon on SyFy last week and recorded a good portion of it on my DVD-Recorder's HD. Although I found the writing stiff and the under-use of Bruce Lee criminal it was still enjoyable to watch it. No doubt the leads were cast very well in this series. Besides Lee, I liked Van Williams and Wende Wagner. Too bad it aired during the height of the camp craze. It was in many ways well ahead of its time. Batman (1966) still had a better opening title sequence, though... :)
 
I made myself a promise after Observe and Report. Seth Rogen will never get another box office dollar of mine. This movie could well be box office gold, but after that turd...and others...nope. I will wait for the Redbox on this one.

As to reviews, I usually check the guys at Spill.com. They are pretty much right where I am with movies.
 
Larry Young said:
I think you missed Nicky's point: you can have a hundred negative reviews, and if Box Office Mojo says you're #1 for the weekend and the #1 superhero comedy by far... well, money talks and reviews walk. :lol

Of course, this will drop 40-60% next weekend, but this kind of flick is all about the opening.
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ALL flicks are about the opening these days, it seems. Arthouse stuff notwithstanding.
 
BEATLEPAUL said:
It could have been another Batman Begins OR Better!!!!
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Just for the record, no Green Hornet movie could ever be Batman Begins. The Hornet's similarities with the Bat have always been the least interesting aspects that seem to have been curtailed for the purposes of Begins.
 
nickytea said:
Just for the record, no Green Hornet movie could ever be Batman Begins. The Hornet's similarities with the Bat have always been the least interesting aspects that seem to have been curtailed for the purposes of Begins.
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Your stating YOUR opinion. So it's your Record.

I believe Green Hornet with the right team behind it, CAN be better than the Dark Night, Or Batman Begins..

Here's what Pros who know the source Material and How to do it Justice have done...Without the Hollwood "Talent" Machine behind them.

YouTube - Green Hornet

The actors in that film are professionals,the part of Kato being played by one of the best known stuntman/martial artist in Europe.In twenty minutes,they captured what we all loved about the characters and the TV show.
 
nickytea said:
Just for the record, no Green Hornet movie could ever be Batman Begins. The Hornet's similarities with the Bat have always been the least interesting aspects that seem to have been curtailed for the purposes of Begins.
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I found the latest Green Hornet on par with Batman Begins. That is, I didn't care for either all that much.

But, I also don't get anyone's love of Batman Begins - I found that flick boring and tedious to watch. I know I'm in a minority, but I'm glad they didn't try to go the Batman Begins route - I'm not totally enamored with the finished product, but the Green Hornet is at least as good as Batman Begins in my book.

Speaking of GH, I seemed to miss the Lone Ranger homage. I caught the Bruce Lee tribute, but heard there was a Lone Ranger mention that I missed. Anyone catch it?
 
I thought the movie was decent for what they were trying to do with it. But I think Kato (Jay Chou) stole the show by far. I also wished

James Franco was in it more, he was great.
 
Well get ready for the goofy hero. Now the lunkheads in hollywood will be goofing up every superhero movie. Just like 3D, they'll think it's the magic answer to success.

"recut the green lantern! Make him a goof!! They're both green. It's sure to work!!" " Put some funny sound effects in Captain America!! "call Jim Carey! Damon Williams!! ADAM SANDLER!!!" " Take a big dump on every concept!!! IT'S GOLD BABY!!!!"
 
I don't think you can call this movie a success just yet. It won the weekend but with very little competition. The only other movie to open was The Dilemma. All the other movies have been out at least a week.

People seem to flock to super hero movies and 3D like moths to a flame so it's no surprise it was number 1 but it really didn't pull in that much comparatively.
 
BEATLEPAUL said:
I believe Green Hornet with the right team behind it, CAN be better than the Dark Night, Or Batman Begins.
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The Batman has that little something that makes him interesting, though; a little something called the human condition. That's why Nolan's Batman worked.

BEATLEPAUL said:
Here's what Pros who know the source Material and How to do it Justice have done...Without the Hollwood "Talent" Machine behind them.
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That comes across like The Matrix sequels: pretentious and, most of all, boring...
 
Mola Rob said:
I don't think you can call this movie a success just yet. It won the weekend but with very little competition.
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I don't think anyone is calling it a "success" just yet (see my 40-60% drop prediction), but winning the weekend and nearly doubling the take of the previous superhero-comedy lead (Kick-Ass) is certainly a reason for enthusiasts to crow and haters to pout. I mean, GH is only 8 mil short of Kick Ass' entire domestic run... on opening weekend.
 
Larry Young said:
I don't think anyone is calling it a "success" just yet (see my 40-60% drop prediction), but winning the weekend and nearly doubling the take of the previous superhero-comedy lead (Kick-Ass) is certainly a reason for enthusiasts to crow and haters to pout. I mean, GH is only 8 mil short of Kick Ass' entire domestic run... on opening weekend.
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But, Green Hornet had someone that's arguably a (rising?) star, if not a name actor. GH also was also available on 5,780 screens and in 3D, something that adds to the tally. Green Hornet also had $120 budget.

Kick Ass, on the other hand, was self financed (for the most part) by the director for about $30 million, it made $37 million during its theatrical run (a success!). It debuted on 3,065 screens and none in 3D. It was also rated R, which eliminates a huge chunk of potential audience. Nicholas Cage was in the movie, but he was not the star, nor was his character seen clearly on posters (or trailers?).

I'm also going to guess based just one what I've seen that Green Hornet's marketing budget far exceeded Kick Ass' budget.

It's not really fair to compare the two films. Yeah, techincally they were both costume superhero flicks.... and Kick Ass is the only one of the two that's truly a comic book character, as the Hornet started here in Detroit on the radio - in 1936, pre-dating Superman and Batman!
 
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