Green Lantern

While not as well-known as Batman or Superman, the DC superhero Green Lantern is distinct by having the unique power of having a magic ring (actually alien science) that makes anything out of green light and the user’s imagination.  That being said, now you know why his movie has been greatly anticipated by many a DC comic nerd.  However, the film was met by humongous criticism not only by hardcore fans who could recite the names of every Green Lantern Corpsman by heart, but by the average movie-goer who expected a superhero film with lots of epic fights, explosions and gigantic green baseball bats that could clobber even the largest of space monkeys.  The direction the director was trying to go for it seems to focus more on the emotional connection aspect of the film; some might even call it the “human” aspect, which left us with only a bare minimum for the action, the sci-fi, and the superhero-y aspects.  And despite the power of the ring having endless possibilities for constructs, it appears the writers didn’t have the imagination necessary to wield the rings since not that much thought was put into fights or just using it the ring for the heck of it.  The ultimate enemy was a bit too easily vanquished if it was supposed to be the physical embodiment of Fear and the psychic bighead wasn’t that much of a threat either. 

Overall, a good film for DC comics fans (and fans of Ryan Reynolds in general), and even then, might be a bit disappointed.

Someone's just a tad bit enraged he wasn't even mentioned in the film...just a bit.
Also, even though I am thoroughly disdainful of mashed up pseudo-trailers, the idea of Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan is too good to pass up: