AVATAR... Thoughts?

[odupianist]

I've pretty much given up on finding a decent big movie with story these days unless it's a small independent kind of film. I've heard mixed reviews on this Avatar movie of which you speak. Some people have echoed what I heard and most have echoed what I expected: it looks pretty but no substance. I'm not surprised. And please, for the love of all that is holy Canadian, please learn how to spell some of the words you use. If you're in the film industry, please know when to use "weak" over "week" or "new" over "knew". Nothing personal, just a pet peeve of mine.

[Mecha Cow]

Did you not realize 98.9 % of what you see on screen was completely manufactured in a computer...? Did you not realize he invented totally new technologies to capture this movie?

Yeah. So?

I don't think James Cameron reads this forum, dude. You can relax.

[Canadian Turtle]

Originally Posted by odupianist

And please, for the love of all that is holy Canadian, please learn how to spell some of the words you use. If you're in the film industry, please know when to use "weak" over "week" or "new" over "knew". Nothing personal, just a pet peeve of mine.

hahaha dude! Your all to right there! I can't argue with that. I am a camera guy, not a writer hahaha, there is good reason for that. I try my best to check grammar and spelling, but sometimes I miss it because I am actually not good at it, nor have I ever been. That and I get lost in heated discussion. Sorry to all for that!! hahah

On another note, although I pointed out the importance of the visuals, I did not intend to imply visuals are more important than the story. I feel quite the opposite actually. That said, in my opinion I feel that the story was not toooo lacking. basic to some degree yes, but I felt the thematic lines, plot depth and believability within the world was all nicely done, but again personal opinion.

Spoiler:

In regards to the sex scene... not sure if it was actual sex in that part, just loving intensely hahaha. I just didn't think of it that way as I really like the visual design of the characters so I guess I "bought it". I can see how it would be different if you were weirded out to begin with.

[plastroncafe]

Add me to the ranks of people most likely going to see this over the holiday weekend. To be honest I'm not really all that jazzed for it due to some of the issues I have with the overall plot, but...it is awful pretty and it will get me out of my mother's house for a few hours.

That right there is more than enough to make it worth the price of admission.

[cqb101]

Saw this at the beginning of the week. The visuals were spectacular. Like, jaw droppingly gorgeous. The 3D blew me away - far better than any 3D I've seen so far. The Na'Vi still didn't come off as realistic as I thought they would considering the amount of hype leading up to this film. Cameron is a great filmmaker that really has a strong grasp on his craft. That said, the story, dialogue, and acting all sucked.

The only real way to experience this movie is in IMAX 3D and for that reason, I'll probably never see it again.

[Warhorse]

I saw it on Monday. It's not a bad movie, but not great either. The special effects were cool when there were the few scenes of the NaVi interacting with the humans, but when it was just the NaVi, it looked like any other CGI fest that I've seen countless times.

[Mr. Snackpants]

Amazing visuals but the story was weak and terribly predictable.

The visuals deserve all the praise in the world, but that won't translate to a home theater setup when it comes out on Blu Ray. I saw it in IMAX 3D earlier this week and I won't bother seeing it again unless it's in IMAX 3D.

[Roseangelo]

Saw it today in 3D IMAX and would pretty much echo what Mr. Snackpants said: See it in 3D IMAX while you can; beyond that experience it is unfortunately predictable.

Definitely not worthy of any Best Picture award. But hopefully the technology can be used to create something else that is equally epic in story as it is in looks.

[lilmotto]

Movie was decent but the visuals were just beautiful all around. I know echo echo!

[That Matt Guy]

Saw it in 3D last night, and yeah it was a good movie. Not the greatest thing in the world and certainly not the most original idea ever, but it was good. Way, way too much hype though.

[Sewer Bull]

Just watched the trailer... this looks like a movie furries would love, isn't it?

[Raph's Girl]

Just got back from seeing it (non-3D version) and Wow! It was visually stunning and I genuenly loved every min of it. Yes there were some parts of the story that reminded me of Fern Gully and even other parts that reminded me of Braveheart. But other then that I loved it. The horse things were way cool as were the dragon creatures.

I loved how everything on the planet intertwined. All creatures were part of another...one body. That was really neat.

Spoiler:

Best part is when Eywa sent all the creatures to help in the battle.

[The Stryker]

That part bothered me. They all had USB ports.

[ooglafina]

I've always been a little wary of James Cameron for some reason. He can't make a movie unless it's the movie to break all movies, like Titanic. Maybe I'm wrong and he's done several small budget, character based movies that I don't know about. That's probably hypocritical of me since I like and defend Michael Bay. I don't really feel motivated to see a movie because it has the biggest pricetag of all time.

Will this new 3D technology be of any use in the future? I mean will it be a one off kind of technology, never really used again? I'm asking because I'm not sure; not to sound philosophical.

[PAAATE]

As a lot of people already said: Looks good, but boring and predictable.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vid...ws/15043-ep036

Bum Reviews pretty much says what I wanna say about the movie, but in a funnier way.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by PAAATE

As a lot of people already said: Looks good, but boring and predictable.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vid...ws/15043-ep036

Bum Reviews pretty much says what I wanna say about the movie, but in a funnier way.

Atlantis the Lost Empire?!

Spoiler:

Which is seemingly part of the Gargoyles timeline now. Gee thanks Greg Weisman!

Smurfy cats.

I can see where Pocahontas, Fern Gully, Atlantis the Lost Empire, Pocahontas, and Dances With Wolves comes in....but I saw some of Braveheart in it too. But I still liked it. *shrugs*.

[Spitfire]

I saw it in 3-D Imax. It was impressive to say the least. It had a great message, which is probably the movies shining point. The story was predictable but I found myself not caring. I'm normally really anal about story. That 3 hours brisked away too which shows how well it was paced.

That's some amazing tech they invented. The movies already at a billion and it's only been out 17 days. It's currently the 4th highest grossing movie of all time. Insane.

[Canadian Turtle]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I saw it in 3-D Imax. It was impressive to say the least. It had a great message, which is probably the movies shining point. The story was predictable but I found myself not caring. I'm normally really anal about story. That 3 hours brisked away too which shows how well it was paced.

That's some amazing tech they invented. The movies already at a billion and it's only been out 17 days. It's currently the 4th highest grossing movie of all time. Insane.

Nice! you put it a way I wish I could have. I am not very good with getting my point across on here sometimes. Your comments on the story are exactly what I feel. Good message, age old story, paced and executed really well. Why spend the highest budget in history on some risky story that your not sure people will like.

[NinjaVanish]

After I got over how there is no relation to the other Avatar I loved the movie. The detail was incredible and I liked the story although it reminded me of Pocahontas in a weird way. I do believe though it was long, but for 15bucks to watch movies nowadays, they better make movies longer. lol!

[Cure]