Why so many people hate on Green Hornet(2011)? - Blu-ray Forum

blu-mike · 04-21-2013, 06:53 AM

I don't understand all the hate on this movie. whats so bad about it? I liked the little homage to Bruce Lee in it. but I always think about this, If Brandon Lee was still alive he would have made a amazing Kato.

Drewbee87 · 04-21-2013, 07:02 AM

Seth Rogen........

Visco. · 04-21-2013, 07:04 AM

I liked it even though it wasn't as good as it could have been.

It wasnt paced very well leading to a less effective climax.

I did think it was pretty good and Im glad I own it.

Foggy · 04-21-2013, 07:13 AM

It was just a bit of a naff film, not very funny and quite poorly paced. It wasn't awful, just a strong meh.

Kaiju · 04-21-2013, 07:20 AM

I like Seth Rogen as much as the next guy, but he was just terribly mis-cast in that film.

He's not necessarily superhero material.

Booker Dewitt · 04-21-2013, 07:51 AM

It's a interesting mess, that's why I like it.

DEADP00L · 04-21-2013, 09:36 AM

Well for one the story sucked they had the Green Lantern spend way too much time on Earth when he should have been on Oa to learn the ropes and whatnot and the villain sucked I could go on but I'm tired

cinemaphile · 04-21-2013, 09:57 AM

...and Cameron Diaz. Already not a very good actress, but also about 10 years too old to be a convincing love interest for Seth Rogen.
I don't know why anyone keeps casting her in movies.

blu-mike · 04-21-2013, 10:03 AM

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Well for one the story sucked they had the Green Lantern spend way too much time on Earth when he should have been on Oa to learn the ropes and whatnot and the villain sucked I could go on but I'm tired

We are talking about The Green Hornet

P@t_Mtl · 04-21-2013, 10:10 AM

Not horrible but they change to much of the original traits of the characters for my liking. I was a huge fan of the show has a kid, Britt Reid was a serious newspaper man while with Rogen they turned him into a young, stupid, rich kid with no focus. The TV show look's cheesy today but it never was a comedy, it just was a product of it's time. Today they turn these stories into silly comedies which the original materials were not and that is why I usually don't like many of these movies made from old TV series, I Spy is another example. The Green Hornet would have been a good movie to be made back 15 years ago, into something a bit more solid and serious with George Clooney as Britt Reid and Jet Li as Kato. It would have been a much better movie.

P@t_Mtl · 04-21-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by blu-mike

We are talking about The Green Hornet

Yep he had the wrong Green Guy

cinemaphile · 04-21-2013, 10:23 AM

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Yep he had the wrong Green Guy

and clearly didnt even read the OP, much less any other post, before posting.

EricJ · 04-21-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by blu-mike

I don't understand all the hate on this movie. whats so bad about it?

Uh, because it was made the wrong way?

The people who wanted it to be a Green Hornet movie were disappointed to find out that Seth Rogen had rather severely misinterpreted the rumors about it once being "a Kevin Smith project" (that would be the big-budget comic-book epic that studios kept wanting Kevin Smith to make), and thought it was intended to be that OTHER kind of "Kevin Smith film".
While those who saw Michel Gondry's name on the director credit and did want it to be a goofy slacker Gondry piece--lord knows why--were disappointed that it went mainstream and wasn't enough of one.

Basically, whenever you look at a flop and ask "what went wrong?", you have to take the cold scientific approach and apply the basic Flop Tests:
1) The Godzilla test: Was a recognizable pop-culture property treated with the most anti-intuitively wrong tone contrary to what the audience expected?
2) The Dune test: Was an unsuitably wrong director, with no experience in the genre, chosen for the material?
3) The Hudson Hawk test: Was a quirky indie director, known mostly for offbeat or idiosyncratic projects, chosen to take his cult popularity mainstream, and given free studio reign on a big-budget project intended for mass-market tastes?

...Only three out of seven, but those're usually the big ones, and more than two "Yes" answers is fatal.

slimdude · 04-21-2013, 11:30 AM

I don't hate anything because, hate is a strong word! I may dislike something or someone but, as far as The Green Hornet is concern, the movie was terrible. To me, it was way too silly, it was poorly acted, and the script was juvenile. The Green Hornet was just a hot mess!

Abdrewes · 04-21-2013, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

I don't hate anything because, hate is a strong word! I may dislike something or someone but, as far as The Green Hornet is concern, the movie was terrible. To me, it was way too silly, it was poorly acted, and the script was juvenile. The Green Hornet was just a hot mess!

Agreed. I still have to find a buyer/trader for my Blu.

slimdude · 04-21-2013, 11:46 AM

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Agreed. I still have to find a buyer/trader for my Blu.

Good luck

Abdrewes · 04-21-2013, 12:01 PM

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Good luck

it makes my collection look bad.

Blu-Dog · 04-21-2013, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-mike

I don't understand all the hate on this movie.

Hate is a word reserved for angry emotions. Rogen's movie is too boring to hate.

MovieFanatic2010 · 04-21-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DEADP00L

Well for one the story sucked they had the Green Lantern spend way too much time on Earth when he should have been on Oa to learn the ropes and whatnot and the villain sucked I could go on but I'm tired

And suddenly Deadpool was never heard from again on blu-ray.com..........

crazyBLUE · 04-21-2013, 12:35 PM

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And suddenly Deadpool was never heard from again on Blu-ray.com.........

I fixed it for you

04-21-2013, 06:53 AM	#1
blu-mike Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:440 Blu-ray reviews:2	Why so many people hate on Green Hornet(2011)? I don't understand all the hate on this movie. whats so bad about it? I liked the little homage to Bruce Lee in it. but I always think about this, If Brandon Lee was still alive he would have made a amazing Kato.

04-21-2013, 09:57 AM	#8
cinemaphile Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Illinois Trading Score:322	...and Cameron Diaz. Already not a very good actress, but also about 10 years too old to be a convincing love interest for Seth Rogen. I don't know why anyone keeps casting her in movies. Last edited by cinemaphile; 04-21-2013 at 10:07 AM.

04-21-2013, 10:10 AM	#10
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Not horrible but they change to much of the original traits of the characters for my liking. I was a huge fan of the show has a kid, Britt Reid was a serious newspaper man while with Rogen they turned him into a young, stupid, rich kid with no focus. The TV show look's cheesy today but it never was a comedy, it just was a product of it's time. Today they turn these stories into silly comedies which the original materials were not and that is why I usually don't like many of these movies made from old TV series, I Spy is another example. The Green Hornet would have been a good movie to be made back 15 years ago, into something a bit more solid and serious with George Clooney as Britt Reid and Jet Li as Kato. It would have been a much better movie. Last edited by P@t_Mtl; 04-21-2013 at 10:27 AM.

04-21-2013, 07:02 AM	#2
Drewbee87 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:266 Trading Score:7	Seth Rogen........

04-21-2013, 07:04 AM	#3
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	I liked it even though it wasn't as good as it could have been. It wasnt paced very well leading to a less effective climax. I did think it was pretty good and Im glad I own it.

04-21-2013, 07:13 AM	#4
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3609 DVD collection:47	It was just a bit of a naff film, not very funny and quite poorly paced. It wasn't awful, just a strong meh.

04-21-2013, 07:20 AM	#5
Kaiju Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:449 Blu-ray collection:1234 Trading Score:102	I like Seth Rogen as much as the next guy, but he was just terribly mis-cast in that film. He's not necessarily superhero material.

04-21-2013, 07:51 AM	#6
Booker Dewitt Expert Member Member since:May 2011 Blu-ray collection:462 DVD collection:20	It's a interesting mess, that's why I like it.

04-21-2013, 09:36 AM	#7
DEADP00L Banned Member since:Mar 2013	Well for one the story sucked they had the Green Lantern spend way too much time on Earth when he should have been on Oa to learn the ropes and whatnot and the villain sucked I could go on but I'm tired

04-21-2013, 11:30 AM	#14
slimdude Banned Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:8	I don't hate anything because, hate is a strong word! I may dislike something or someone but, as far as The Green Hornet is concern, the movie was terrible. To me, it was way too silly, it was poorly acted, and the script was juvenile. The Green Hornet was just a hot mess!

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