Let's imagine that you and I had known each other for years -- since we were children. Now, imagine that one day I walk in wearing a big green glowing ring. Wouldn't you notice it and say something? Wouldn't you say, "What's with the ring?" or "Been by the gumball machine, huh?"? And what if you were a pilot who was supposed to have very keen vision? Something would be very wrong. And that's just one of the problems with Green Lantern, one of the more disappointing comic book adaptations.

Ryan Reynolds stars in Green Lantern as Hal Jordan, a test pilot who lives on the edge and has never gotten over seeing his father die in a plane crash. His reckless nature infuriates his life-long friend and fellow pilot, Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), especially when Hal jeopardizes her Dad's (Jay O. Sanders) new project, which is supported by Senator Hammond (Tim Robbins). Meanwhile, Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison), a member of the Green Lantern Corps, chasing a vicious creature call Parallax across the cosmos. Following their battle, Abin Sur's spaceship crashes on Earth. Abin Sur's Green Lantern ring seeks out a fearless individual and finds Hal, who is transported to Abin Sur's side as the alien dies. Hal takes the ring and quickly learns that it gives him superhuman abilities. He travels to the planet Oa, the home of the Green Lantern Corps, and meets Sinestro (Mark Strong), one of the commanders of the Corps. Learning that the Green Lanterns are the guardians of the galaxy, Hal feels that he isn't right for the job. But, when Parallax threatens Earth, Hal must learn to accept his responsibility as a Green Lantern.

Warner Bros. positioned Green Lantern as tentpole summer movie, and while it's $53 million opening weekend was nothing to sneeze at, it didn't live up to some expectations. And it's final gross was a disappointment. Unlike many films of this nature, it's only takes a few minutes to see why this one didn't exactly catch on with audiences.

Those audiences most likely consisted of two kinds of people, those who were familiar with Green Lantern and those who weren't. Those who weren't most likely expected the typical Earth-bound superhero movie. Just imagine their reaction when they found that Green Lantern deals with a group of aliens (some of whom are very odd looking) who are basically the police for outer space. (I don't have to imagine, as I watched my wife's reaction to all of this.) If you think about it, it's admirable that Green Lantern offers to do something different.

Green Lantern's extended cut offers a flashback of a flashback on Blu-ray Disc courtesy of Warner Home Video. The film has been letterboxed at 2.35:1 and the Disc contains an AVC 1080p HD transfer which runs at an average of 20 Mbps. The image is very sharp and clear, showing no notable grain and no defects from the source material. The colors look good, most notably the greens (oddly enough) and the image is never overly dark or bright. The level of detail is very good, as we can make out the textures on objects. The depth is fine as well, even in this non-3D version. The Disc carries a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which runs at 48 kHz and an average of 4.2 Mbps. The track provides clear dialogue and sound effects. Here we have yet another lackluster movie which offers a great audio track. The surround sound effects are incredibly detailed and don't just blend with the front channels. We can actually make out individual sounds coming from the rear speakers, and the action scenes sound great. The stereo effects are nicely done as well, and show great separation. The subwoofer effects provide much-needed emphasis to the action scenes, but they never overpower the other sounds.

The Green Lantern Blu-ray Disc contains a selection of extras. Viewers can choose "Maximum Movie Mode: Green Lantern's Light", which offers picture-in-picture behind-the-scenes materials which play while you watch the movie. These include insights into the comics and the making of the film. The eight "Focus Points" (47 minutes) from this feature can be watched separately. They cover the comic book art, the plane effects, the costume, the other Green Lantern Corps characters, special effects makeup, and visual effects. These segment contain interviews with the cast and filmmakers, on-set footage, and concept art. "The Universe According to Green Lantern" (20 minutes) explores the world of the Green Lantern comics, most notably the modern inception of the character. This includes interviews and comments from the creative team at DC. "Ryan Reynolds Becomes the Green Lantern" (9 minutes) takes us on-set to see Reynolds acting in his motion-capture suit and he talks about how he approached the character. There are also comments from Director Martin Campbell and the other cast members, who talk about working with Reynolds. The Disc contains four DELETED SCENES which run about 7 minutes. If these were cut from the "Extended Cut", then you know that they were expendable. Actually, they are all mildly interesting, but they don't bring anything new to the story. "Justice League #1 Digital Comic" allows us to browse this new title.