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Pilot Hal Jordan is transformed into a Green Lantern when he accepts a ring from a dying alien and then joins the Green Lantern Corps under the tutela

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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. A second DVD packed with special features includes background on Sinestro, a Justice League short, a featurette on the making of Green Lantern: First Flight , and, best of all, "Duck Dodgers: The Green Loontern." --Tom Keogh

Date: 09/06/2010
Summary: Extras Format
Rating: 4
Two of the five bonus episodes of the Justice League animated series are letterboxed rather than anamorphic. (This means the image is surounded by dead black space on all for sides - it's formatted to display as widescreen on a 4:3 screen but does not fill a 16:9 screen at all.) It's always annoying when DVD extra features are formatted this way, but it's simply inexcusable on Blu-ray. (A set of the Justice League DVDs was intentionally formatted this way, for absolutely no good reason.) Perhaps they *couldn't* remaster the image and maintain the definition; that should be stated.

Date: 07/10/2010
Summary: Good flick, but consistency wouldn't hurt.
Rating: 3
First Flight covers the Green Lantern basics well, but those who are unfamiliar with GL will probably be confused near the end. It introduces the setting nicely; Hal Jordan as the first human, Sinestro as the rising villain, the GL Corps, the Green Element, and the Guardians as a frustratingly ineffective authority. However, they seem to leave their explanations at half-mast, telling you just enough so you understand but not enough to develop it into something really unique and interesting. It's a little like "here's the ring, here's the battery, it's powered by this green rock. Got it? Let's go kick alien butt!" Seeing as it takes place almost entirely in outer space, First Flight is unique when compared to the other animated features. I liked the character development, I really believed it was Hal Jordan's human ingenuity and determination that made him so powerful. Sinestro is handled very well and his character arc is one of the best things in the film.

While an entertaining space opera adventure, First Flight simply lacks the congruency to make it a great animated feature. I was willing to cut it some slack, but my wife made a good argument that the audience needed more explanation about how the Green Lantern and Yellow Lantern batteries work, how they can fly around and shoot stuff, and how they're related to the individual rings themselves. Apparently this discrepancy is because First Flight draws on knowledge and events from the comic series, which is okay, but it goes largely unexplained. Don't get me wrong, First Flight is entertaining and a fun watch, but some more consistency wouldn't have hurt.

Date: 06/11/2010
Summary: Disappointing...
Rating: 2
As a GL fan as well as a DCAU and DCU fan, I was extremely excited when I heard that Green Lantern was going to get his own animated movie. I made it through little more than half way when I realized that this movie isn't exactly all I was hoping it would be. After struggling though the rest of this "masterpiece", I came to the conclusion that, to me, this was a really boring movie!

I could go on and on about what I didn't like about this, but I'll spare you all. One thing I did enjoy was the voice acting; Christopher Meloni as GL was especially inspiring, as was Victor Garber as Sinestro and Michael Madsen as Kilowog.

Other than that, the story was underdeveloped and dull, and the characters themselves were as well. Plenty of action, but not much of anything else.

"Green Lantern: First Flight". This flight needs to be grounded, permantently.

Date: 05/30/2010
Summary: GL - and especially Hal Jordan! - fans will like this one!
Rating: 5
Hardcore GL fans will like this one! The voice acting was well done and it was entertaining to watch. I was much more a Superman and Batman fan before this, but I am swiftly becoming a convert to the Green Lantern camp!

Date: 05/23/2010
Summary: Greatest Green Lantern Movie
Rating: 5
Just like my title says, but I think its the only Green Lanter film out there. Nonetheless it is fantastic. When Hal Jordan recites the Green Lantern oath, it gave me goose bumps.