As a movie buff myself there is no way i will go see avatar, and will just wait 4 monthes to the dvd hit's the shelves. If i want to watch real james cameron work i'll just throw in titanic for the time being.
As a huge James Cameron fan, and movie fan in general...there is perhaps no other movie this year I am looking forward to more than AVATAR, which opens next Friday!
I'm just hoping it is as great as I hope it will be. It's getting a great response so far:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091211/REVIEWS/912119998
Any other Cameron, Avatar, Aliens, T2, Titanic fans out there? Bueller?
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This movie is a rip off of Ernest Goes to Camp. Seriously there are numerous similarities.
That's an insult to Ernest Goes to Camp! I still remember this scene after all these years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw_8j3MwfZo
Avatar, in 3D.
A mixture of excitement and an unpleasant anxiety filled me when I went to the cinema. I really, really wanted to relax and let the movie take me to a trip in an unimaginable world and I feared that it would ultimately fail, as did so many motion pictures before it.
You see, it's not easy to make me pay attention, it's kind of hard for me to lose myself in an artificial world presented to me on the big screen. Books, no problem. But not many movies make me stay silent and focused, caring for what happens.
So there I was, almost three hours later, and I couldn't believe my eyes. Wow. The film was exactly what it had to be. Pandora was alive, it was there, almost waiting for me to smell a flower, to feel the wind, to hear the jungle living around me. There were the Navi, glorious and powerful, and they seemed totally convincing. Everything seemed to click into place.
This movie is not about deep questions, it's not about making you think (despite some good ideas, namely the "way" of the Navi), but making you live with the characters in this utterly beautiful world. It succeeds.
I completely understand why someone might not like this film. But one shouldn't expect too much from it really - at least not too much outside of the CGI and the atmosphere, which is so vivid and alive you can almost touch it. Sometimes I hear people complaining how the film is dull, there are reviews on IMDB about the film being a "turning point for the worse", but it isn't. It's simply the old story told in this new, beautiful voice. As such, one can't expect great plot complexity, amazing character development and so on. The movie is fine for what it is and what it set out to be. I thoroughly enjoyed it, I'm glad I watched it and was able to free my mind for a couple of hours.
How can you not root for that bad-@ss military guy sippin' coffee and blowin' up Navi trees?One thing I found though, was that I didn't find myself really cheering for the Navi. I was sort of indifferent as to who would win the war.. I think it's because it had sort of a cheap storyline to it and because it was kind of cliche how they portrayed the military.
How can you not root for that bad-@ss military guy sippin' coffee and blowin' up Navi trees?
On the subject of avatars...
How do I upload one?
Avatar, The Hurt Locker, and Inglorious Basterds were all good movies but Avatar is the best movie of the year. The best scenes in Inglorious Basterds was when all the Germans died in the theater and the one scene where the German soldier had his brains bashed in by a baseball bat. The Hurt Locker was good but Avatar put the "hurt" in Hurt Locker.
I'll have to say The Hurt Locker was a great true story and one of the best and most realistic war movies I ever saw. It almost feels like your fighting in combat when you watch this movie. Also playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 feels like fighting in war.
One thing I found though, was that I didn't find myself really cheering for the Navi. I was sort of indifferent as to who would win the war.. I think it's because it had sort of a cheap storyline to it and because it was kind of cliche how they portrayed the military.
Avatar, The Hurt Locker, and Inglorious Basterds were all good movies but Avatar is the best movie of the year. The best scenes in Inglorious Basterds was when all the Germans died in the theater and the one scene where the German soldier had his brains bashed in by a baseball bat. The Hurt Locker was good but Avatar put the "hurt" in Hurt Locker.
I'll have to say The Hurt Locker was a great true story and one of the best and most realistic war movies I ever saw. It almost feels like your fighting in combat when you watch this movie. Also playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 feels like fighting in war.
Sounds like one of those cliche lines delivered by movie critics, you wouldn't so happen be one of those people would you?
Did anyone experience eye strain or headaches while watching the movie? I had a constant eye strain throughout the whole movie that hindered the experience. I wore contacts. If I watch it again I want to do my best to minimize eye strain and headache. I read that you should focus on the 3D part that is intentionally sticking out because the background will be blurry (I noticed this while watching) which contributes to the strain.
Did you guys wear contacts, or glasses? Where did you sit in the theatre? Did you see the IMAX version? Just trying to see if anyone experienced eye strain.
Did anyone experience eye strain or headaches while watching the movie? I had a constant eye strain throughout the whole movie that hindered the experience. I wore contacts. If I watch it again I want to do my best to minimize eye strain and headache. I read that you should focus on the 3D part that is intentionally sticking out because the background will be blurry (I noticed this while watching) which contributes to the strain.
Did you guys wear contacts, or glasses? Where did you sit in the theatre? Did you see the IMAX version? Just trying to see if anyone experienced eye strain.
Avatar was very very mixed imo...the planet was BEAUTIFUL, and I ended up envying the Na'vi A LOT, but the plot was terribly weak. Plain and simple. It's straight from Pocahantas, no lie.
I honestly don't understand what Titanic achieved - was the story or special effects anything revolutionary?
However, Avatar was something else.
LOL...Alright, you're entitled to your own opinion. I can't see it as anything more than a pathetic chick flick.