14 Years Later, 'Green Lantern' Still Does One Thing Better Than 'Lanterns'

Thanks to HBO's reinterpretation of Green Lantern comic book lore with Lanterns, folks are reevaluating the 2011 Green Lantern film for the first time in over a decade. In fact, the film is currently in the top 10 on HBO Max, coming in just above the animated movie Green Lantern: Beware My Power. Considering all the jabs thrown at the movie over the years, it's surprising to see the Ryan Reynolds adaptation return to the forefront of pop culture. But for all the issues that plagued Green Lantern, there is one thing that the feature actually does better than Lanterns thus far: alien-centric intergalactic stakes.