The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet was released on January 14, 2011. It was directed by Michael Gondry, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and starred Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, and Cameron Diaz.

Now let me get this straight. I am not a fan of the Green Hornet. It's not that I don't like the serials and the television show from the 60s, I just don't really care for it. Regardless, I do know the basics. Think of the Batman 60s show, if it was less comedic, and more of a superhero story. Based on that, you should immediately realize that Seth Rogen is NOT supposed to be involved with the Green Hornet in anyway. He was one of the funniest men of the last decade, and should stick to that, not superhero stories, unless it's a parody. Regardless, him and frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg made the Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen.

The plot concerns Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the Daily Sentinel, the biggest newspaper in whichever city they live in. His father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, leaving the newspaper to him. He meets his father's mechanic, Kato (Jay Chou), and the two of them decide to become superheroes, pretending to be criminals, in order to get rid of the crime in the city, and take down Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz), the head of crime in the city.

Seth Rogen is laughable as a superhero. He has no skills, can't fight for his life, and would really be dead if he tried this in real life. However, he is funny, and he does have some good jokes in the film. Jay Chou is much better, and it would actually make sense if he was a superhero. Cameron Diaz is not needed in the film. Literally, the film could exist without her. The only reason she's here is probably because more people would come to the film if Cameron Diaz was in it. Christoph Waltz is such an amazing actor, who shouldn't be in this. He had to dumb himself down for this film, for Chrissake's! Originally Nicolas Cage was supposed to be in his role. Why didn't they do that? That would've been amazingly hilarious, and enjoyable!

Michael Gondry directs, the guy who made Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Shocking, how a director can go from a damn good film to damn bad film.

Also, why was this film in 3D? There were no scenes in this film that utilised 3D, or could've utilised 3D at all. There was one scene where some bottle caps fly near the viewer, but that's it. That's really it. There is nothing else. 3D is just a useless gimmick that filmmakers use to make more money off of their films. It depresses me that we live in a time where people do this, and won't learn, because it makes more money, which is good for them. If we want no 3D, the film industry needs to undergo some major changes.

Overall, I give this film a 4/10, and that's only based on the comedy. The only reason you have to check this out is if you are a big Seth Rogen fan. I checked it out mostly cause of Christoph Waltz, and was extremely disappointed.