The Green Hornet movie

Saw an advanced screening tonight. It was decent enough. Took a while to get going, though, but the last third had plenty of action.

It's a Seth Rogen movie, and all that that implies, so if you're not a fan of his work, this probably won't change your mind about him. If you are a fan, go see it. There were several moments that had the whole theater laughing.

I've not seen any of the old Green Hornet TV shows, but I know that Rogen's portrayal is probably different than you're used to, so be warned.

It also has a good amount of language in it, so if you're thinking of taking younger kids, you may want to see it first yourself and decide if it's appropriate. I saw it in 3D, and there's not a lot that's worth the extra money, so hit the 2D.

Here is an appalling review of the movie!

I'm looking forward to it

Seth Rogan is on Mythbusters tonight for their Green Hornet episode. Wonder if they plan to flip a car upside down, then flip it back and see if it runs.

44% on Metacritic. 40% on Rotten Tomatoes. Not really screaming "I need to see this in the theaters." Looks more Redbox, Netflix.

Probably seeing this with the wife Sunday. I like cheesy action flicks, so hopefully it's not too bad.

One thing that bugs me about the current generation of movie reviewers is the disparity between the written review and the score.

'A rhino and muskox had sex, and the abortion that resulted was this movie. I give it a 3/5.'

Too much pandering? Maybe just an unwillingness to really rate a movie the way they feel? Maybe just trying to show off their 'scathing vocabulary' or something? Just something that's been bugging me lately, not specific to this movie in any way.

Pushed back from a summer release date to January...that's never a good sign. Admittedly part of that was due to them wanting to convert it to 3D (which is another bad sign) but going from blockbuster season to the dumping ground indicates that the studio itself doesn't have a real high opinion of this movie. Maybe I'll catch it when it hits basic cable.

The Green Hornet is being touted as a "Funny Comedy" and "Gonzo Action-Comedy" by many reviewers.

In short, it's nothing except cosmetically like the 75-year old franchise has been until now, which is what Rogan and Gondrey had been shooting for since the beginning. They basically pulled a Joel Schumacher; taking one of the serious and darker-toned classic characters and crapping "camp" all over it. (Something even the 1966 series managed to avoid)

Don't take my word for it though, I recommend "accidentally" downloading it and taking it for a test drive. If you like it, anti up the bucks and go support it in the theater (or buy the disc when it comes out.) If you don't, pass the disc to someone else to let them test-drive it as well.

Personally, I'll stick to the "real" Green Hornet, thanks.

It's 106 miles to Grandville, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing faceless helmets

... Hit it ...

Saw it liked it. Alot of fun and suprisingly good pacing 2 hours flew by without even noticing.

I dont reccomend seeing in3D as while the 3ds not badly done it jsut doesnt add anything to the movie.

Seth Rogan was ok as white hot flash said if your not a fan of him you wont be blown away by his performance and Rogans part is really the only complaint I have in the movie.

Rogans doesnt seem to understand story telling and character development in it. The Britt Character is basically a major league @ss and also an immature child. He seems to think the entire Green hornet thing is a big game and even after people start dieing for real he barely seems shocked by the revelation that his actions have consequences. What should have been a moment where the character develops -- even granting the semi comedic tone-- and grows some maturity he still doesnt grow up, and continues to act like its all one big joke.

While Rogan didnt ham it up and over do the campiness liem i feared he might, he didnt take the opportunity to play a character with growth potential and run with it like he could have.

Jay Chou was awesome as Kato and while he didnt quite channel the spirit of Bruce Lee was very solid and appropriate for the role. Kato and by proxy Chou pretty well holds the entire story together, and makes it go down a lot easier.

All told a worthwhile 2 hours spent, and a lot fo fun had.

Warnings as previously stated, are language, and mostly comic bookish violence except for a few deaths of bad guys that are fairly extreme.

The best I can say is it's a terrible but fun movie. If that makes any sense.

To me it seems they really wanted to show off Kato, possibly for it's release overseas.

If it can get a sequal, I think it can be saved, by the fact, that this can easily be seen as the origin film, where in the second they take things more serious.

And that could be the flaw. Except for at the end fight, the Green Hornet seems to be a bumbling idiot, then on the end fight a good "Okay he's getting into his own...and...now he lost it." moment.

Watched it in 3D, and not worth the 3D. It's not that it was so much terrible, as just not needed. It was a waste of an extra 2 dollars. Which btw, I only saw it in 3D as that was my only option.

Just came back, and thought it was a good popcorn flick. Unfortunately the only version my theater had was the 3D one, and it wasn't not really worth seeing it in 3D, just see the 2D version if it's available in your area.

Just got back from seeing it.

I am not a Seth Rogen fan, but I had a good time.

Saw it in 2d. Went expecting a campy popcorn flick, and got it. (And I admit it, I went to see Jay Chou, aka Kato - and no, I had no idea he was this huge music/acting star in the Asian arts world.) Went with hubby and other gaming friends, and it was a hoot, reminding John and me of some of our Champions RPG games of days past. I'm not a Seth Rogen fan, nor have I really seen any of his stuff, so no preconceived notions about him going into it. All in all, I thought it was fun.

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Saw it tonight. Honestly felt like the film started one way and ended another. In the beginning they almost seemed to be going for a certain level of realism, not like super real but believable and there was a kind of weight to the violence and the idea that he and Kato were novices to the world of crime and fighting crime.

The last half or third of the movie just seemed to get too involved in it's own action, it got cartoonish and lost the sort of weight associated with the violence in the first half of the movie.


Not a bad flick but it could have been a little more consistent, and the last half felt too long, the action sequences kind of drug on in places, longer action sequences isn't always better.

I lucked out with my theater, they had 3 showings of the film that weren't 3D (compared to the 9 showings that are.....)

The movie was longer than I thought it would be, not that it's a bad thing, but a pleasant surprise. I found the movie to be pretty good, despite Rogan's character, he could of been better. I am a Seth Rogan fan, though I loathed Observe and Report...

Kato's fights were excellent to watch. It seemed Rogan was going to finally come into his own at the end, but kinda faltered...but he still is a developing hero who just a little while ago was a drunken fool.

and yeah...some of the villain deaths were pretty graphic o_O

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I wish at towards the end when Scanlon basically confessed to killing Britt's father, that Britt actually had the recording and was able to upload it to the internet. They're basically going for a anti-hero with Hornet and Kato, they could of let them have that much before the killed Scanlon.

I knew nothing of the Green Hornet other than a few snippets about the old TV series I had read and their appearance on Batman in the 60s.

I was mostly unfamiliar with Rogen. I looked at his list on IMDB and it seems most of his work I've encountered has been voice acting. After seeing him in the movie I can see people not liking him. I was indifferent to him. Kato was awesome.

I saw it in 3D because 2D wasn't an option at our theater and the 3D was unnecessary. It was interesting (first 3D movie I've seen in decades) but not beneficial to telling the story. The Thor trailer in 3D seemed to make more use of 3D than the entire Hornet movie.

I enjoyed it quite a bit and will be adding it to my DVD collection when it comes out.