Green Lantern: First Flight [Blu-ray]

Green Lantern: First Flight [Blu-ray]
by Greg Berlanti

Green Lantern: First Flight [Blu-ray]

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Director: Greg Berlanti
Brand: WHV
Producer: Donald De Line
Producer: Andrew Haas
Writer: Michael Green
Writer: Marc Guggenheim
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-07-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:

When Hal Jordan first becomes a Green Lantern, he is put under the supervision of senior Lantern, Sinestro, only to discover that his so-called mentor is part of a secret conspiracy that threatens the entire Green Lantern Corps. Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ANIMATION Rating: PG-13 Age: 883929070633 UPC: 883929070633 Manufacturer No: 1000096626

Movie Reviews of Green Lantern: First Flight [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Green Lantern Done Right
Summary: 5 Stars

As a longtime Green Lantern fan (Hal Jordan being my favorite GL by far), I've been waiting for this one for some time. Happily, its a quality production, a kick-ass animated movie with some very solid voicework and good animation that is all quite true to the Green Lantern mythos. It also scales back the unnecessarily excessive violence of prior DC animated features, making it more accessible to a wider audience.

Featuring a plot that cherry picks characters and events from Green Lantern's long history, the story centers around Hal Jordan, who inherits the mantle of the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 from his predecessor Abin Sur. Though the Guardians of the Universe are leery of letting a human (who they view as an inferior species) wield the ring, the respected Green Lantern Sinestro offers to take Jordan under his wing and evaluate him. Together they set out to avenge Abin Sur's murder and track down Kanjar Ro, who has stolen the Yellow Element - the only power source that is a threat to the Green Lanterns. Of course, any self-respecting GL fan will quickly figure out that Kanjar is only a pawn in a much larger scheme, with control of the universe literally hanging in the balance.

The story references many of the GL mythos I'm familiar with. The origin plays out almost exactly as it did in Hal's first appearance back in 1959 and many familiar characters such Kilowog, Tomar Re and even Ch'p make appearances. The Green Lantern comic is very much a sci-fi book that usually takes place in outer space and this show stays true to that philosophy as we are quickly wisked away to Oa, home of the Guardians and the GL Corps, and other corners of the galaxy including the anti-matter world of Qward.

The film's 75 minute running time means that character development and relationships take a back-seat to the action, as such we don't meet some of Hal's earthbound friends like Tom Kalmaku. Others, like Carol Ferris are introduced and quickly left behind. Likewise, Hal's backstory takes something of a backseat here as the focus is squarely on the action. Given that so much of that material was already explored in Justice League: New Frontier, its an understandable creative decision. In spite of the focus on action, the show does a good job of bringing the viewer up to speed on the mythos of the books without getting bogged down in exposition. For those who want to know more about the characters, there are also some bonus materials on the disc.

The animation is a mix of hand-drawn art augmented with CGI elements like spaceships, giant robots and the like. While clearly not at the level of a Disney or Pixar film, it has a suitably futuristic look that fits well with the subject matter. The BluRay version was very colorful and razor-sharp throughout.

The voicework is uniformly solid; Christopher Meloni and Victor Garber are both quite convincing and earnest as Hal and Sinestro and in a nice touch, classic character actors like William Schallert and Malachi Thorne provide the voices of the ancient Guardians.

As a longtime Green Lantern fan, I just ate this movie up and certain sequences like the recitation of the Green Lantern oath just had me beaming. I've been waiting for a solid treatment of this character where Hal finally got to flex his muscles for a long time and this didn't disappoint. The people tasked with the live action GL movie could do worse than to use this effort as a blueprint, as it gets so many things right.

In my view First Flight is easily the best of WB's direct to DVD animated efforts so far. If you're at all curious about the character by all means check it out. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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Synopsis:
Item Type: BLU-RAY DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 07/28/09
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
Green Lantern: First Flight is an animated and lively origin story about the transformation of test pilot Hal Jordan into a member of an intergalactic society watching over the universe. Flying an experimental jet one day, Jordan (voiced by Law and Order: Special Victims Unit's Christopher Meloni) encounters a dying alien who is a Green Lantern protector of Earth's sector of the cosmos. The alien's ring, a repository of enormous power granted by a council of elders called the Guardians, zips onto Jordan's finger, but neither the Guardians nor other Green Lanterns are ready to accept him as an unproven member. Complicating things for Jordan is the fact that the Green Lantern tasked with mentoring him, Sinestro (Victor Garber), is plotting the destruction of the Guardians with the acquisition of "yellow power," the only force that makes the Lanterns' green power useless.
Jordan's resilience and willingness to throw himself in harm's way for the good of everyone gain respect, but his inevitable showdown with Sinestro is an epic fight. This PG-13 feature is a bit bloody, and there are a few swear words, but most of the violence arises from that familiar, shape-shifting light emanating from Jordan's ring. Happily, there is some of the old DC Comics wit in the way his Green Lantern ring shapes its beam into such imaginative weapons as a golf club and a flyswatter. --Tom Keogh

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