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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Elano on August 26, 2009, 10:40:16 PM
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The world of cinema will never be the same when this movie will be released.....
http://www.youtube.com/v/fXF2nH4Z9sc
http://www2.avatarmovie.com/
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looks fucking dope! 8)
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I thought it was a live action Smurf movie when I saw the trailer.
It looks sexy as hell. I wanna fuck a Avatar bitch.
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I'm going to take a wait and see approach. The trailer didn't blow me away. I am looking forward to it though.
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I thought it was a live action Smurf movie when I saw the trailer.
It looks sexy as hell. I wanna fuck a Avatar bitch.
that was my initial reaction too. james cameron is a pervert, and that is why he is the master of cinema.
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid for not watching it.
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i saw this trailer, at the movies, and though this looked like the stupidest, gayest, corniest, crappiest shit ever.
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid straight for not watching it.
Trust me, I wont. This shit looks boring/stupid as fuck.
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ew, furries.
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid straight for not watching it.
Trust me, I wont. This shit looks boring/stupid as fuck.
LMAO. You must be retarded as fuck
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i saw this trailer, at the movies, and though this looked like the stupidest, gayest, corniest, crappiest shit ever.
you are full of shit :loser:
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid straight for not watching it.
Trust me, I wont. This shit looks boring/stupid as fuck.
LMAO. You must be retarded as fuck
why is one retarded to think this shit looks wack?
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid straight for not watching it.
Trust me, I wont. This shit looks boring/stupid as fuck.
LMAO. You must be retarded as fuck
why is one retarded to think this shit looks wack?
ok no retarded,maybe just slow
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it looks alright at best.
looks like a rip-off of all the epic movies of the past just together.
The world of cinema will never be the same when this movie will be released.....
LOL!
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The world of cinema will never be the same when this movie will be released.....
LOL! graphics doesnt necessarily mean a good movie.
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I don't see why everyone is geting gassed over this movie. Looks like a bunch of fairy's prancing around.
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I'll be seein' this this movie, my future wife is on it.
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid straight for not watching it.
Trust me, I wont. This shit looks boring/stupid as fuck.
LMAO. You must be retarded as fuck
of all posters to call me retarded lol.
Anyways
I don't see why everyone is geting gassed over this movie. Looks like a bunch of fairy's prancing around.
^ This.
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I don't see why everyone is geting gassed over this movie. Looks like a bunch of fairy's prancing around.
exactly lol
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I think they are hyped just of Camerons past movies. 8)
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trailer didn't do nothing for me too, and I hate 3d animation but I'll still see it cause the man's worked on it for 15 years
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the trailer did nothing for me. I doubt i'll ever see this movie
haha, you're going to feel stupid for saying that one day. and if not then you're stupid straight for not watching it.
Trust me, I wont. This shit looks boring/stupid as fuck.
LMAO. You must be retarded as fuck
of all posters to call me retarded lol.
Uh,like you are the most clever poster ::)
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I don't see why everyone is geting gassed over this movie. Looks like a bunch of fairy's prancing around.
Don't worry,its like you say. Ok ? it's all good
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Ain't this movie in true 3D? It'll be worth seeing for that alone.
I hope the film doesn't drown under its own hype.
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Ain't this movie in true 3D? It'll be worth seeing for that alone.
I hope the film doesn't drown under its own hype.
I don't understand the whole gimmick of 3D, but I'm a still see it. 8) He hasn't made a piece of shit yet, so based off his last I might. Besides the Trailer IMO looks weird lol
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http://www.youtube.com/v/fXF2nH4Z9sc
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i was looking through a newspaper & it said, "first Avatar review".
they gave it three stars, but said it's overhyped; i knew it lol.
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i was looking through a newspaper & it said, "first Avatar review".
they gave it three stars, but said it's overhyped; i knew it lol.
looks overhyped. and the budget is huge. thats a big risk for the director to get that all back.
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i'm going into this with an open mind. the amount of time and budget that has been spent on it should mean a real big experience.
hyped up movies in recent times have been lame though - the dark knight was madly overated.
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i'm going into this with an open mind. the amount of time and budget that has been spent on it should mean a real big experience.
hyped up movies in recent times have been lame though - the dark knight was madly overated.
that was one of my favorites last year.
no denying The Joker made the entire movie, i've watched it over fifteen times lol.
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avatar/
well its sitting at 92% fresh on rottentomatoes right now so thats pretty impressive, i think ill check it out.
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i was looking through a newspaper & it said, "first Avatar review".
they gave it three stars, but said it's overhyped; i knew it lol.
which paper?
i can give 5 others (movie focus one) who gave the highest mark :P
im going this Saturday to see this shit in IMAX gonna be awesome
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Saw the movie yesterday. The visuals are on a whole new level, just amazing. The mix between the computer animated scenes and the filmed scenes makes it so fascinating. The story itself is alright, I guess its exactly what you would expect from such a movie. Thats why it was hard to keep me focused all the way through, I got bored after a while cause its waaaaay too long (total length of 2 hours 40 minutes). It'd describe it as a mix between The Neverending Story, Matrix and Star Wars, that's how complex it's made.
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I wanna see this movie. I hope my future ex-wife doesn't die in the beginning though :-\
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i was looking through a newspaper & it said, "first Avatar review".
they gave it three stars, but said it's overhyped; i knew it lol.
which paper?
i can give 5 others (movie focus one) who gave the highest mark :P
im going this Saturday to see this shit in IMAX gonna be awesome
i think it was the New York Post or the Daily News.
either way, i'm sure people have really good reviews of the movie; but my paper said "the first review", so i'd just thought i'd let you guys know lol.
i'll watch it eventually, i just think it looks like a poor movie; movies were made to give a story & keep you at the edge of your seat just wondering what is going to happen next.
i hate going into movies that i know are dragging me in because of special effects; hopefully it'll be good.
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The world of cinema will never be the same when this movie will be released.....
LMAO
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from what ive seen so far the story looks like trash. why spend billions of the computer effects but have it written by retards for 20 bucks?
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from what ive seen so far the story looks like trash. why spend billions of the computer effects but have it written by retards for 20 bucks?
Cameron wrote it himself, so there's no one to blame but him if the story sucks. I guess his muse is gone. Has he really written anything since T2 (which is just a modified T1)? He had a great 80s as a writer and director, T2 kick started the 90s, but after that it was cookie cutter True Lies and an over rated doesn't stand the test of time Titanic.
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i'm going into this with an open mind. the amount of time and budget that has been spent on it should mean a real big experience.
hyped up movies in recent times have been lame though - the dark knight was madly overated.
that was one of my favorites last year.
no denying The Joker made the entire movie, i've watched it over fifteen times lol.
"The Dark Knight" is one of my favorite movies, ever. To me, it's the best comic book adaptation ever put to film. I can't see how anyone could consider it overhyped. To me, it was deserving of it's hype. I think it delivered on every level that it was supposed to.
As far as "Avatar" I'm not really sure what to expect. I thought the trailer looked cool. And I definitely plan on seeing it. The 3-D should make it even more interesting to watch. I just hope the story is there. James Cameron doesn't usually disappoint though.
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"The Dark Knight" is one of my favorite movies, ever. To me, it's the best comic book adaptation ever put to film. I can't see how anyone could consider it overhyped. To me, it was deserving of it's hype. I think it delivered on every level that it was supposed to.
Exactly. That was one of the few big movies to actually deliver.
I'll ry to catch Avatar tonight. A lot of people are gonna go in with high expectations which is a big mistake. I'll try not to.
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"The Dark Knight" is one of my favorite movies, ever. To me, it's the best comic book adaptation ever put to film. I can't see how anyone could consider it overhyped. To me, it was deserving of it's hype. I think it delivered on every level that it was supposed to.
Exactly. That was one of the few big movies to actually deliver.
I'll ry to catch Avatar tonight. A lot of people are gonna go in with high expectations which is a big mistake. I'll try not to.
Yeah. I think it will be good, but probably won't "reinvent the wheel " (well, maybe on a special effects level, but not overall movie). The reviews I've read for it have been mostly positive. One criticism that I keep hearing is that the story is a little derivative of other movies. But everyone seems to be saying that the effects are amazing. I definitely plan on seeing it sometime over the next few days. I'm sure it will be good. I don't really care if it doesn't quite live up to masterpiece status.
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I think they are hyped just of Camerons past movies. 8)
Camerons' movies from the past were probably hyped...but it did live up to it...didn't it? ;) From Alien 1 and 2, Terminator 1 and 2, to True Lies to Strange Days to Current movies. His movies were considered classics.
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I think they are hyped just of Camerons past movies. 8)
Camerons' movies from the past were probably hyped...but it did live up to it...didn't it? ;) From Alien 1 and 2, Terminator 1 and 2, to True Lies to Strange Days to Current movies. His movies were considered classics.
Alien (the first one) was by Ridley Scott.
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from what i've heard from my friends, it's a good movie; but the effects makes it better than it is.
it's like a 3 star movie, but with the hype & the graphics, it's gives off the appeal of a classic.
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This is one of those films where a bootleg version would be useless. Even if a perfect DVD rip was released I'd still go to the imax and watch it there.
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just got back from this. not a perfect movie or anything, but overall a really brilliant experience and needless to say a visual treat. would be ruining it to watch without the 3d effects.
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Went and saw it.What an overrated overblown aboriton of a movie.The 3d was a fucking gimmick at best.I could count the amount of scenes the 3d came into play on one hand.The story was boring and been done a hundred times before.Everything about it was cliche.From the action,to the love story to the final battle.You could see what was going to happen through the whole movie.It basically was a movie where aliens play the role of first nations and humans are the white man.Invading their homeland and slaughtering them with their superior technology.While the aliens just like first nations are in tune to their planet.While the human sent to infiltrate the india...err aliens falls in love with one of them.YAWN.Idiots will eat this shit up.
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I dont understand the hype around this movie or the critics.If michael Bay made this exact same movie it would be getting panned.
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When I first saw the trailer, I thought it looked horrible. After seeing the actual now, it's visually stunning but it does have a typical storyline. I think the 3d was great, and it was used well within the context of the movie and not used for a cheap pop out here and there. If you plan on seeing it, it has to be in 3d or at least on the big screen.
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anyone think cameron is gonna get his budget back? ;D
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3d and imax = meh = overrated
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anyone think cameron is gonna get his budget back? ;D
I think he almost certainly will. The question is when. Domestically, it made about $73 Million. But world wide it's already made $232.2 Million, which is the best world wide debut ever, for a non-sequal. Apparently 20th Century Fox isn't saying exactly how much they spent to make the movie. But it's rumored to be somewhere between $240 Million and $500 Million. Granted, that's an enormous amount of money. But when you factor in long term ticket sales, dvd sales, and licensing, I think they'll definitely recover their investment. I think how soon they do, depends on whether or not the ticket sales stay strong in the next few following weeks. My opinion is that it will probably do quite well this week, because a lot of people go see movies over the Christmas holiday. But past that, it's hard to say.
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anyone think cameron is gonna get his budget back? ;D
I think he almost certainly will. The question is when. Domestically, it made about $73 Million. But world wide it's already made $232.2 Million, which is the best world wide debut ever, for a non-sequal. Apparently 20th Century Fox isn't saying exactly how much they spent to make the movie. But it's rumored to be somewhere between $240 Million and $500 Million. Granted, that's an enormous amount of money. But when you factor in long term ticket sales, dvd sales, and licensing, I think they'll definitely recover their investment.
Plus, a large part of Avatar's budget was spent on R&D of 3D technology they'll be using from now on. They're already shooting another movie (low-budget this time):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0881320/
Their 3D technology is being used on TRON sequel.
Cameron-produced "Fantastic Voyage" starts shooting next year.
They're also preparing a "Titanic" re-release in 3D.
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anyone think cameron is gonna get his budget back? ;D
I think he almost certainly will. The question is when. Domestically, it made about $73 Million. But world wide it's already made $232.2 Million, which is the best world wide debut ever, for a non-sequal. Apparently 20th Century Fox isn't saying exactly how much they spent to make the movie. But it's rumored to be somewhere between $240 Million and $500 Million. Granted, that's an enormous amount of money. But when you factor in long term ticket sales, dvd sales, and licensing, I think they'll definitely recover their investment.
Plus, a large part of Avatar's budget was spent on R&D of 3D technology they'll be using from now on. They're already shooting another movie (low-budget this time):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0881320/
Their 3D technology is being used on TRON sequel.
Cameron-produced "Fantastic Voyage" starts shooting next year.
They're also preparing a "Titanic" re-release in 3D.
and....
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Lucasfilm Gearing Up Another Star Wars Trilogy In 3D?!?!!
http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2009/10/exclusive-lucasfilm-gearing-up-another.html
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**UPDATE: Oct 27 - Well, well, well! May wonders never cease. Lucasfilm denies the rumors. Like they haven't done that int he past right? Apparently it is ignorant and stupid even lol. There is no way it can be true! Don't believe a word of what the PR for Lucasfilm has to say - they are covering their @sses like anyone would. Oh there is talk of another trilogy, mark my words Internet. We shall see what we shall see. It is going to happen whether Steve Sansweet says so or not :-)
EXCLUSIVE
Jim here. Here is a strong rumor that should whet your appetites! (or sour them if you have had too much of the franchise). I have been hearing rumblings... extremely quiet at first, but now heating up significantly and from a trusted source - that George Lucas is preparing to unleash another STAR WARS trilogy upon us, this time in stereoscopic 3D. This is NOT the TV series, these are brand spankin' new 3D STAR WARS movies.
Yes, the pending 2D to 3D conversions of his six existing STAR WARS properties are still a go as 3D theaters are approaching 3000 (5000 is the number Lucas wants). No word on when this work will be completed.
But here is the shocker: Lucas will be producing and NOT directing these new episodes apparently! Could Steven Spielberg be tapped to direct a STAR WARS movie after all? Yes according to a trusted source of mine! Further, Francis Ford Coppola was mentioned too as a possible director for a future film!
A lot depends on the success of AVATAR this winter - if it takes off like everyone is expecting it to, then you will most likely see three additional STAR WARS movies added.
What an interesting competitive box office landscape that would make over the next 6 to 10 years! James Cameron's AVATAR world vs. George Lucas' STAR WARS world. I could see Lucas getting a little jealous over a successful launch of AVATAR - jealous because it is a fully articulated universe, like his. And if he doesn't act on it - his franchise may well be relegated to a back seat as potentially the records will start falling to Pandora. Heck STAR WARS is still not 3D yet and what better way to try to maintain a lock on bragging rights than to launch into three more in native stereoscopic 3D.
How seriously should you consider these rumors? Well it is coming from a source that SHOULD KNOW. This source is absolutely connected. So odds are it is seriously being talked about at Lucasfilm. Right now. Will it happen? AVATAR will have to hit and hit big and then all the stars have to align properly - all I can do is pass on the info.
Personally I WANT this to happen dearly. I REALLY want to see what the STAR WARS universe looks like in Spielberg's hands *AND* in stereoscopic 3D. You would too, wouldn't you? :-)
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A nice interview of James Cameron himself and the staff of “Avatar”. Enjoy.
James King interviews James Cameron about his career in Hollywood, looking at the films he has directed – including Titanic, Aliens, The Terminator and True Lies – and his latest 3D project Avatar, which stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver.
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Saw this yesterday with my wife and some friends. The special effects were amazing. Having said that, the 3D while impressive, made my eyes sore for about the first half of the movie. Don't know why it seemed to stop later on, except maybe my eyes just adjusted to it after a while. The plot was a bit derivative of other movies. But over all, it was still enjoyable. And for a movie that's nearly 3 hours long, it managed to keep my interest. Personally, I can't say that I think this ranks up there with Cameron's classic movies like the "Terminator" movies or "Aliens," but I did think it was a well done film.
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Saw it on Christmas Day.
Won't be remembered as a classic like Aliens, T1, T2. However it will be remembered for its progression in Technology. Other then that the Story is just a standard Going Native, just within the future and involving aliens.I liked it, and its On par with his others in terms of Effects, Camera Work, and style (Action scenes only). Its done in a very Artsy way, to impose feeling within the world. However It did get Generic at times via The Usual Military evil/Corporation evil IE They just DID stuff without real thought. Now if they made it so the Corporation and Military were in need of what ever it was to Save Humanity or something, it would make it deeper, Instead of a generic payday.
Also yes, its hyped up. People said he got passed the Hulk Syndrome IE Once the Character Changed no one could connect and was considered innovated. However District 9 Came out Earlier, and the Ability to connect to the Prawns was clearly express in various reviews. So how come Cameron gets the gold???
Anyways, dope film. Not going to be groundbreaking, but its better then most of the shit that's out there. Like Taratino, Cameron decided to Genre blend with this film. Taking a generic "going native" story, complied with Space, Sci-fi and wicked CGI (that's literally seemless, despite the fact you know it is) and basing if of previous conflicts (Slavery, Native Americans, and Corporate greed, and Military destruction) It was good.
But fuck the fags who over hyping it. Only groundbreaking element was the Visuals, and the Cameras invented for it. '
Only Camera Work that really seemed Generic was the Slow-Mo when they are getting arrested. lol I mean damn, he must of been watching Black Hawk down or something. 1 montage would of been ok, but he did it like 3 times. :/
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3d and imax = meh = overrated
for 3 $ mor than regular theatre? well stick to your fuckin black and white tv and your vhs fuckin moron
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The praise is clearly from the technology aspect, most of it anyway. Hardly anybody is hyping it because of the story lol
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Saw it on Christmas Day.
Won't be remembered as a classic like Aliens, T1, T2. However it will be remembered for its progression in Technology. Other then that the Story is just a standard Going Native, just within the future and involving aliens.I liked it, and its On par with his others in terms of Effects, Camera Work, and style (Action scenes only). Its done in a very Artsy way, to impose feeling within the world. However It did get Generic at times via The Usual Military evil/Corporation evil IE They just DID stuff without real thought. Now if they made it so the Corporation and Military were in need of what ever it was to Save Humanity or something, it would make it deeper, Instead of a generic payday.
Also yes, its hyped up. People said he got passed the Hulk Syndrome IE Once the Character Changed no one could connect and was considered innovated. However District 9 Came out Earlier, and the Ability to connect to the Prawns was clearly express in various reviews. So how come Cameron gets the gold???
Anyways, dope film. Not going to be groundbreaking, but its better then most of the shit that's out there. Like Taratino, Cameron decided to Genre blend with this film. Taking a generic "going native" story, complied with Space, Sci-fi and wicked CGI (that's literally seemless, despite the fact you know it is) and basing if of previous conflicts (Slavery, Native Americans, and Corporate greed, and Military destruction) It was good.
But fuck the fags who over hyping it. Only groundbreaking element was the Visuals, and the Cameras invented for it. '
Only Camera Work that really seemed Generic was the Slow-Mo when they are getting arrested. lol I mean damn, he must of been watching Black Hawk down or something. 1 montage would of been ok, but he did it like 3 times. :/
I never expected it to be better than District 9. Of course I don't think any of Cameron's films are as good as D9.
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Saw it on Christmas Day.
Won't be remembered as a classic like Aliens, T1, T2. However it will be remembered for its progression in Technology. Other then that the Story is just a standard Going Native, just within the future and involving aliens.I liked it, and its On par with his others in terms of Effects, Camera Work, and style (Action scenes only). Its done in a very Artsy way, to impose feeling within the world. However It did get Generic at times via The Usual Military evil/Corporation evil IE They just DID stuff without real thought. Now if they made it so the Corporation and Military were in need of what ever it was to Save Humanity or something, it would make it deeper, Instead of a generic payday.
Also yes, its hyped up. People said he got passed the Hulk Syndrome IE Once the Character Changed no one could connect and was considered innovated. However District 9 Came out Earlier, and the Ability to connect to the Prawns was clearly express in various reviews. So how come Cameron gets the gold???
Anyways, dope film. Not going to be groundbreaking, but its better then most of the shit that's out there. Like Taratino, Cameron decided to Genre blend with this film. Taking a generic "going native" story, complied with Space, Sci-fi and wicked CGI (that's literally seemless, despite the fact you know it is) and basing if of previous conflicts (Slavery, Native Americans, and Corporate greed, and Military destruction) It was good.
But fuck the fags who over hyping it. Only groundbreaking element was the Visuals, and the Cameras invented for it. '
Only Camera Work that really seemed Generic was the Slow-Mo when they are getting arrested. lol I mean damn, he must of been watching Black Hawk down or something. 1 montage would of been ok, but he did it like 3 times. :/
I never expected it to be better than District 9. Of course I don't think any of Cameron's films are as good as D9.
Really? is that a testament to D9's greatness or Cameron's lack of?
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The praise is clearly from the technology aspect, most of it anyway. Hardly anybody is hyping it because of the story lol
story is good man. It fits the kinda movie, i wouldn't expect a English Patient type of love story or a twisted plot like fight club in a SF movie. Plus the universe is so immense and detailed there was no place in this movie for a complicated story. Maybe they could had gone the matrix 2and 3 way but i hated that i prefer a more simple story to established the license. I'm tired of people not liking something of such little detail, it's not like the movie is completely wack, it's just a simple and efficient story.
I can make the difference between a blockbuster and a repertoire movie and still like em both for what they are. One of my favorite movie, predator, has a scenario that fits on a stamp and i still dont give a shit, it's good for what it is, a pure dose action and schwarzy's makin funny macho face while firing his gun with his arms all pumped up.
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Saw it on Christmas Day.
Won't be remembered as a classic like Aliens, T1, T2. However it will be remembered for its progression in Technology. Other then that the Story is just a standard Going Native, just within the future and involving aliens.I liked it, and its On par with his others in terms of Effects, Camera Work, and style (Action scenes only). Its done in a very Artsy way, to impose feeling within the world. However It did get Generic at times via The Usual Military evil/Corporation evil IE They just DID stuff without real thought. Now if they made it so the Corporation and Military were in need of what ever it was to Save Humanity or something, it would make it deeper, Instead of a generic payday.
Also yes, its hyped up. People said he got passed the Hulk Syndrome IE Once the Character Changed no one could connect and was considered innovated. However District 9 Came out Earlier, and the Ability to connect to the Prawns was clearly express in various reviews. So how come Cameron gets the gold???
Anyways, dope film. Not going to be groundbreaking, but its better then most of the shit that's out there. Like Taratino, Cameron decided to Genre blend with this film. Taking a generic "going native" story, complied with Space, Sci-fi and wicked CGI (that's literally seemless, despite the fact you know it is) and basing if of previous conflicts (Slavery, Native Americans, and Corporate greed, and Military destruction) It was good.
But fuck the fags who over hyping it. Only groundbreaking element was the Visuals, and the Cameras invented for it. '
Only Camera Work that really seemed Generic was the Slow-Mo when they are getting arrested. lol I mean damn, he must of been watching Black Hawk down or something. 1 montage would of been ok, but he did it like 3 times. :/
I never expected it to be better than District 9. Of course I don't think any of Cameron's films are as good as D9.
Really? is that a testament to D9's greatness or Cameron's lack of?
How much I like D9. I'm a huge Aliens and T1 fan, and T2 I'll admit might be one of the best action films ever. I just really liked D9 as a film.
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d9 would be a great movie if the main character was not that annoying.
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d9 would be a great movie if the main character was not that annoying.
i like the fact that he was able to be so nerdy in the begining, and be able to put that switch on when the time called for it
i like d9, im not a huge sci fi guy at all, and i can see why people would love it so much, but its hard for me to do anything but just like it, and not love it
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The praise is clearly from the technology aspect, most of it anyway. Hardly anybody is hyping it because of the story lol
story is good man. It fits the kinda movie, i wouldn't expect a English Patient type of love story or a twisted plot like fight club in a SF movie. Plus the universe is so immense and detailed there was no place in this movie for a complicated story. Maybe they could had gone the matrix 2and 3 way but i hated that i prefer a more simple story to established the license. I'm tired of people not liking something of such little detail, it's not like the movie is completely wack, it's just a simple and efficient story.
I can make the difference between a blockbuster and a repertoire movie and still like em both for what they are. One of my favorite movie, predator, has a scenario that fits on a stamp and i still dont give a shit, it's good for what it is, a pure dose action and schwarzy's makin funny macho face while firing his gun with his arms all pumped up.
Story is okay, stuff that has been done over and over and over. Nothing wrong with that, I'm just stating that the praise is coming from the technological aspect and not the story side of it. Genre doesn't matter, good storytelling can be in any genre. The Bourne Series is a fucking brilliant trilogy, and they're action based movie but those are Oscar-caliber films right there. District 9 should be getting some recognition at the Oscars, and that's a Sci-Fi film. The Dark Knight should have gotten some Oscar love last year.
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d9 would be a great movie if the main character was not that annoying.
i like the fact that he was able to be so nerdy in the begining, and be able to put that switch on when the time called for it
i like d9, im not a huge sci fi guy at all, and i can see why people would love it so much, but its hard for me to do anything but just like it, and not love it
It's not the sci-fi stuff that makes me love it. T1 is better sci-fi than D9. It's the every day human stuff in the first half of the film. I think that stuff is on par with any of the great films of all time human interaction. That's why I like it better than Cameron's work. Titanic is way too hokey for me and his other films were more plot than people. D9 is plot and people.
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i have honestly never heard of this shit
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pretty silly,I guess the new way to sell movies is going to be hype it up for half a year & then give an average plot with ridiculous graphics.
What's new?
They been doing that shit for a long time now.
But who to blame,the producers or the consumers?
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Consumers.But what truely disgusts me is the critical acclaim this movie is getting.Sure its amazing visually but thats it.Hell Micahel Bay movies are amazing visually and the critics trash the fuck out of.Fact is the media has their favorites and they treat whatever they do lile its amazing.Point in case James Cameron and Clint Eastwood.ASnything those two touch gets rave reviews no matter how mediocre the actual product.If michael bay made this exact same movie this movie would be getting panned critically.Same way thaty when spike lee critiszed clint eastwoods films,the next spike lee film was torn apart by critics.
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Consumers.But what truely disgusts me is the critical acclaim this movie is getting.Sure its amazing visually but thats it.Hell Micahel Bay movies are amazing visually and the critics trash the fuck out of.Fact is the media has their favorites and they treat whatever they do lile its amazing.Point in case James Cameron and Clint Eastwood.ASnything those two touch gets rave reviews no matter how mediocre the actual product.If michael bay made this exact same movie this movie would be getting panned critically.Same way thaty when spike lee critiszed clint eastwoods films,the next spike lee film was torn apart by critics.
Haven't seen Avatar yet so no comment but what Eastwood films did Spike Lee criticize? Gran Torino or that other new film with Jolie deserve criticism. Million Dollar Baby (script sucked, direction was amazing), Mystic River, and Unforgiven are outside the reach of Spike Lee. Spike tries way too hard to make a point and his work suffers big time because of it.
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In no way Im a huge spike lee fan but he does have some great films.I loved inside man and 25th hour of hs more recent films.
I believe lee spoke about that war one clint did I cant even remember the name of it.It got nominated and was critically acclaimed and was extrememly mediocre,theirs been much better war films.At least in my opinion.
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In no way Im a huge spike lee fan but he does have some great films.I loved inside man and 25th hour of hs more recent films.
I believe lee spoke about that war one clint did I cant even remember the name of it.It got nominated and was critically acclaimed and was extrememly mediocre,theirs been much better war films.At least in my opinion.
Oh yeah. Never saw those WW2 films. I will download them.
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anyone think cameron is gonna get his budget back? ;D
I think he almost certainly will. The question is when. Domestically, it made about $73 Million. But world wide it's already made $232.2 Million, which is the best world wide debut ever, for a non-sequal. Apparently 20th Century Fox isn't saying exactly how much they spent to make the movie. But it's rumored to be somewhere between $240 Million and $500 Million. Granted, that's an enormous amount of money. But when you factor in long term ticket sales, dvd sales, and licensing, I think they'll definitely recover their investment. I think how soon they do, depends on whether or not the ticket sales stay strong in the next few following weeks. My opinion is that it will probably do quite well this week, because a lot of people go see movies over the Christmas holiday. But past that, it's hard to say.
Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" surged to a box office haul of more than one billion US dollars globally on Sunday, faster than any other movie in history, an industry tracker reported.
Aided by consecutive holiday weekends and pricey 3-D tickets, total domestic sales for the science fiction epic reached 352 million US dollars and an eye-popping 670 million internationally, according to estimated figures by Exhibitor Relations.
The astronomical performance since the movie's debut 17 days ago has already sealed its reputation as one of the most impressive box office performers of all time.
"It was the fastest ever to the one-billion-dollar mark," with "Avatar" now the third biggest grossing film ever, behind "Titanic" (1997) and "The Return of the King" (2003), the final movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, box office analyst Chad Hartigan of Exhibitor Relations told AFP.
"Avatar" tells the story of paralyzed war veteran Jake, who is sent on a mission from Earth to the planet Pandora, where he falls in love with a blue humanoid named Neytiri of the alien Na'vi race.
Its New Year's weekend ticket sales of 68.3 million US dollars easily set a domestic record for the biggest-ever third weekend for a film, while worldwide sales of 66.4 million for "Avatar" at IMAX also broke the record for the mega-screen format, according to Hollywood.com.
"It was expected to do well, but not this well,' Hartigan said.
Optimistic estimates hovered around 350 million domestically over its total run. "But to have that already in 17 days is ridiculous," Hartigan added.
"It's holding so well from week to week, at this point the sky seems to be the limit."
"Avatar" is director James Cameron's first film since the 1997 Oscar-winner "Titanic," which suffered production delays and severe criticism for its bloated budget, but eventually became the highest-grossing film of all time.
His latest masterpiece became the most expensive film ever made, at up to 500 million US dollars.
"That poor guy is up against it every time," Hartigan said. "He seems to encounter serious doubt, and then delivers."
The previous weekend, earning 75.6 million US dollars from Friday to Sunday, the film helped boost the North American box office to the highest-grossing weekend in movie history, at nearly 270 million US dollars.
The figure smashed the previous best weekend mark of 260.3 million set in July 2008, when Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" opened to huge audiences in Canada and the United States.
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pretty silly, i guess the new way to sell movies is going to be hype it up for half a year & then give an average plot with ridiculous graphics.
New way to sell movies? Where have you been?
i can't remember the last movie that had this much hype & was so far away from meeting that hype. :P
How about the last three Star Wars films? Phantom Menace had way more hype than Avatar and it was a huge let down.
i didn't pay much attention to it.
i mean, i saw it; thought it was alright, but didn't pay attention to the hype of it.
I barely heard that much hype for Avatar all things considered.
When Phantom Menace was being released they had cross promotions with Pepsi for can collecting.
They released the old movies again to set it up. They had news coverage of people in line days before the opening.
It was ridiculous.
True,and you know what I totally missed out on the hype around this movie.
(heard about it a couple of weeks before it premiered. :P :P :P)
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pretty silly, i guess the new way to sell movies is going to be hype it up for half a year & then give an average plot with ridiculous graphics.
New way to sell movies? Where have you been?
i can't remember the last movie that had this much hype & was so far away from meeting that hype. :P
How about the last three Star Wars films? Phantom Menace had way more hype than Avatar and it was a huge let down.
i didn't pay much attention to it.
i mean, i saw it; thought it was alright, but didn't pay attention to the hype of it.
I barely heard that much hype for Avatar all things considered.
When Phantom Menace was being released they had cross promotions with Pepsi for can collecting.
They released the old movies again to set it up. They had news coverage of people in line days before the opening.
It was ridiculous.
True,and you know what I totally missed out on the hype around this movie.
(heard about it a couple of weeks before it premiered. :P :P :P)
Dark Knight had way more hype than Avatar. Dark Knight lived up to some of it, but not all of it.
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pretty silly, i guess the new way to sell movies is going to be hype it up for half a year & then give an average plot with ridiculous graphics.
New way to sell movies? Where have you been?
i can't remember the last movie that had this much hype & was so far away from meeting that hype. :P
How about the last three Star Wars films? Phantom Menace had way more hype than Avatar and it was a huge let down.
i didn't pay much attention to it.
i mean, i saw it; thought it was alright, but didn't pay attention to the hype of it.
I barely heard that much hype for Avatar all things considered.
When Phantom Menace was being released they had cross promotions with Pepsi for can collecting.
They released the old movies again to set it up. They had news coverage of people in line days before the opening.
It was ridiculous.
True,and you know what I totally missed out on the hype around this movie.
(heard about it a couple of weeks before it premiered. :P :P :P)
Dark Knight had way more hype than Avatar. Dark Knight lived up to some of it, but not all of it.
i think it lived up to all of it. 8)
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With out changing the thread; I thought Dark Knight dragged on too long. The action scenes were lackluster for an action film. The drama was too 2D for a drama. Heath was incredible as the Joker and most of the Joker scenes were incredible, but at times it was too subtle and then to make up for that it became too blunt with the message. The Two Face origin and storyline was stupid. I still think it's the best Superhero film ever.
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Great film! Loved it!
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Saw it yesterday, AMAZING visuals and special effects, but with that said, I found the story to be corny as fuck.
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Got to agree with the above post, I thought it was way too cliched plot and story wise.Everything else was really amazing tho
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Said this in another thread:
Easily one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.
I had no interest in seeing this movie initially because of all the hype. But then I understood what it was about and wanted to see it.
I mean yall understand that this is no fantasy movie right? I mean this is what is happening right now in our world. The US in particular has murdered MILLIONS of people in the middle east, destroyed their holy land all for some obsolete energy sources which simply equates to them having power and control.
Then again, whitey has been slaughtering indigenous people for thousands of years.
It's got a much better message then damn near all the other psychotic sociopathic destructive mindless killing crap that dirty ass hollywood forces down your throat.
Fantastic movie.
Plus the Vatican and some military cats are condemning this flick. And hopefully yall are smart enough to know that when those corrupt motherfuckers don't like something that it's because it really exposes these evil pigs agendas and makes them nervous that the people will actually wake up to what's really going on.
So that right there should let you know that this flick and it's message is legit.
I'm glad it's doing so well.
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i have no interest in seeing this movie and the special effects dont do shit for me.
id rather see a movie with a good story and NO cgi than a corny ass plot, which most people say it has, with 'amazing' gfx.
and LOL @ people always saying "im waiting 3D to become big". man, 3d been around for a long ass time. its NEVER going to be big. its a gimmick and it wears off after a while.
yall hear about the 3D tv theyre making? lmao. people are gonna drool over that for the first few months then get over it, like usual.
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Got to agree with the above post, I thought it was way too cliched plot and story wise.Everything else was really amazing tho
cliched? explain. Apprently, I didn't see lot of movies that defend planets...doing the right thing type of movies.
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Got to agree with the above post, I thought it was way too cliched plot and story wise.Everything else was really amazing tho
cliched? explain. Apprently, I didn't see lot of movies that defend planets...doing the right thing type of movies.
I don't want to sound fucked up, but are you joking or being serous?
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i have no interest in seeing this movie and the special effects dont do shit for me.
id rather see a movie with a good story and NO cgi than a corny ass plot, which most people say it has, with 'amazing' gfx.
and LOL @ people always saying "im waiting 3D to become big". man, 3d been around for a long ass time. its NEVER going to be big. its a gimmick and it wears off after a while.
yall hear about the 3D tv theyre making? lmao. people are gonna drool over that for the first few months then get over it, like usual.
how do you know it has a corny ass plot if you've never seen it
plus there's more to the movie than what these fools are talking about. I'd say the main theme is nature.
Yeah I'd agree with you there. The 3d and the CGI is more at face value, but if you watch the film its very rewarding and the storyline is strong. I think its a case of when any film gets a ridiculous amount of hype certain people want to hate it. Sometimes I'm like that with big films and I was honestly expecting it to be average but thought it was great. Best film of 2009 for me.
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i have no interest in seeing this movie and the special effects dont do shit for me.
id rather see a movie with a good story and NO cgi than a corny ass plot, which most people say it has, with 'amazing' gfx.
and LOL @ people always saying "im waiting 3D to become big". man, 3d been around for a long ass time. its NEVER going to be big. its a gimmick and it wears off after a while.
yall hear about the 3D tv theyre making? lmao. people are gonna drool over that for the first few months then get over it, like usual.
how do you know it has a corny ass plot if you've never seen it
plus there's more to the movie than what these fools are talking about. I'd say the main theme is nature.
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Avatar Passes ANH On Domestic Charts
http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Avatar_Passes_ANH_On_Domestic_Charts_128830.asp
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With yet another very strong weekend raking in another $41.3 million,
James Cameron's Avatar has surpassed the original Star Wars on the all time domestic box office charts.
A New Hope drops down to #4 as Avatar now holds the #3 spot with a new total of $491.8 million.
From ABC News:
'"Avatar" topped the original "Star Wars," which took in $460.9 million domestically in its original run and several reissues over the years.
But factoring in today's higher admission prices, "Star Wars" remains well ahead of "Avatar" on actual number of tickets sold.
"Avatar" now is closing in on "The Dark Knight," No. 2 domestically with $533.3 million.
After that, only Cameron's "Titanic" at $600 million will remain ahead of "Avatar" domestically."
Click here for the full write-up at ABCNews.com. (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9585856)
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LOL
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Still enjoyed the movie tho...
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AVATAR Goes 4D in Korea!
http://www.collider.com/2010/02/05/avatar-goes-4d-in-korea/
While the world was content to watch Avatar in 3D, in Korea, they’ve taken it to the next level: 4D.
Using moving seats, sprinkling water, laser lights, smells of explosives and wind,
Korea’s leading multiplex chain, CJ-CGV, uses more than 30 effects during the movie and charges a much higher ticket price for the experience ($15.80 versus $6.90).
The 4D experience started last year with Journey to the Center of the Earth in one theater, and now they’ve opened three more 4D theaters and they sell out.
“We (started to) prepared the ‘Avatar’ 4D ride last summer,” says Tom Oh, prexy of 20th Century Fox Korea.
With the success of 4D, Wonderworld Studio has partnered up with L.A.-based Animation Picture Co. to complete 10 4D films this year.
While you may, at first, scoff at the notion of 4D, I could see this format taking off in America.
After all, back in the 50’s, movie theaters used to pump in the smell of popcorn to get theater patrons to buy it and that worked.
Also, back in the late 50’s or early 60’s, I believe some theaters tried Smell-O-Vision, but it proved to be difficult and not cost effective.
Nowadays, with technology easier to implement, I could definitely see some aspects of 4D being used in movie theaters.
The moving seats during an explosion wouldn’t be that hard to do, and also certain smells during key sequences.
But, I’m definitely not on board with sprinkling water as some of us wear glasses.
If you’ve been to California Adventure (Disneyland in Los Angeles) they have an amazing ride called Soarin’ Over California which essentially uses Smell-O-Vision when you’re over certain locations. And you know what…it really works and it’s the best ride in the park.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see 4D in our future.
What do you think about it?
Is 4D a joke and not worth pursuing?
I’m curious what you all think.
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yea, so i finally saw it, it was ok, the lenghth wasnt too bad, in the middle, i got really into it, i was suprised at the happyness of that ending, and way too much aligory to the iraq war, all in all, not my steez, by for the technoligical aspect, pretty cool
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Still enjoyed the movie tho...
LOL.
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hi!
i like this movie!
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Finally got around to watchin it..i know took my time
Firstly id like to say congrats to james cameron for making another huuuge movie lol, dudes a fuckin genius, hate on him all you want but dudes amazing. I cant think of a movie of his i have watched which i didnt like. Damn T2 was like my favourite movie coming up as a kid.
Now to avatar...it was very good...i didnt think it was like some all time classic shit but it was actually a really realy good movie with definate potential to a follow up. Some of the shit reminded me of some lord of the rings type shit but i liked it. Best part of the movie though was the message imo, sure it might have got some kids hurt but the message was great in how it relates so much to the world we live in today.
As for the 3D...real good, not corny at all, but i still am not in a zone where i think ...i cant imagine watchin movies in 2d anymore after watching it..like maybe my expectations were abit to high on the 3d...lol, maybe i was on some 3.5-4D hype lol i dunno but as great as it helped in making the film bigger, i still think its not essential for the audience to see a movie in 3D...maybe it helps in making what the creators of the movie want us to see though, who knows but as a viewer, i dont think it as essential.
Still a great experience, some of the scenes and colours in the film were amazing.
Props to James Cameron, cant wait to see his next shit which he plans on making on a large scale..if im still alive :| haha