If I'm rating just the 3D blu ray Green Lantern, it wins the best 3D Blu Ray released this year that I've seen. The only 3D Blu Ray done better imo is Avatar, which was filmed specifically for 3D. Thor was a close second with the Asgard scenes being awesome, but Green Lantern takes the cake.
I haven't fully seen the special features on Captain America, Thor, or X-Men blu rays to compare, but the "Maximum mode: Green Lantern's Light" version waaaay surpasses the normal commentary tracks for other movies. The other extra featurettes are also really cool and give a lot of insight into the making of the movie. Just by looking at the amount of content, there seems to be much more extra features on this Blu Ray than the other super hero movies this year.
As for the movie itself, it is a tie for me with X-Men First Class as the best superhero movie of the year. This movie was the most anticipated movie of the year, therefore, it was the most unfairly treated by critics.
Those who dislike this movie or leave a negative review most likely saw the first trailer and jumped on the bandwagon deciding before the movie was released it wasn't good, or just had too lofty expectations for any movie to meet.
Sure, there was room for improvement, but no more so than all the other comic book adaptations this Summer. There hasn't been a more comic accurate origin story since Superman. It's like the comic walked straight off the page. The acting, including voice acting, was excellent, especially Geoffry Rush, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong.
The story was somewhat short and sweet, though cliche for many comic heroes: origin>> learning curve>> saves the Universe. While I was completely happy with the final product, if I could have changed anything about the movie, I would have given about 20-30 more minutes to the "learning curve" phase, and maybe another 5 minutes to the final battle.
The speciall effects were breathtaking, and I don't think I've seen a movie to date with as visually stunning effects. Avatar and Tron are the only two that are in the same league.
The only real weak spot to this movie was the fact that the script could have really been worked on or tweaked better, and better editing really could have improved the final product.
All that being said, I encourage everyone not to be influenced away from this movie from any negative reviews and see it to judge for yourself. This movie may not be for everyone. Heck, some people just don't enjoy Star Wars, others can't get into Lord of the Rings, even though both of those series' are up there with the greatest of all time. However, I can say with confidence, though, that if you like Star Wars and Superhero movies, and if you go in with an open mind an imagination, you will enjoy this movie.
