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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

For those interested in Avatar

I'm still not sure what to expect from Avatar, but I definitely want to see it now. After seeing both the short and extended trailers in 3D a couple times now, it definitely looks to be quite spectacular visually. I don't know if the 3D is going to live up to the hype, but much of that hype started to circulate before Hollywood went 3D nuts and all the animated features went gonzo for 3D. So in that respect I think audiences will be desensitized somewhat.

Hopefully there's more to it, but I think the whole premise of humans raping other worlds for special minerals seems a bit thin and shallow and a little too, er.. human. :)
 
"Hopefully there's more to it, but I think the whole premise of humans raping other worlds for special minerals seems a bit thin and shallow and a little too, er.. human. :)"


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not following ya here - how is it shallow exactly?
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
I don't know if the 3D is going to live up to the hype, but much of that hype started to circulate before Hollywood went 3D nuts and all the animated features went gonzo for 3D. So in that respect I think audiences will be desensitized somewhat.
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The movie has to deliver without 3D. 3D is just a heightened experience, the problem in the past is studios think their movie is a success just because it is available in 3D.

But yes, the 3D experience is pretty amazing from what i've seen on Avatar day.
 
Agree that the 60 Mins interview was kinda lame. That New Yorker article was awesome though.
 
No mater how we cut it, we really have seen very little of Avatar and not even in 3D keeping in mind this is a 150 minute film. I personally expect good things, not great, just good. I am hoping for great. One think about James is that he puts the time thats needed into developing and making movies, which could certainly help this film become a classic like his others. Too many movies are rushed now a days to produce a buck rather than make a good film, James tends to make a good movie first and the bucks come after.
 
A story still has to have an emotional hook -characters we can empathize with. Based on the trailers and all the other promo material (including the 60 Minutes piece) I'm not sure the story does that.

But at $400 Million cost including P&A it better do well...although given the personality of Mr. Cameron I don't think it will change a thing for him. He will have tried and if the film fails (i.e. break even or less), so what? He pushed the technological envelope, and that is commendable.
 
Torrie said:
A story still has to have an emotional hook -characters we can empathize with. Based on the trailers and all the other promo material (including the 60 Minutes piece) I'm not sure the story does that.
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That's what I'm wondering -- and getting at with my late-night, tired-mind comment above. It seems to me that the story makes this group of humans (or nearly all humans in general) out to be interplanetary enviro-terrorists. Anyway, just a couple more weeks... Cameron has yet to disappoint me, so I'm anxious to see what he has done with this.
 
Have faith, my friends! In Cameron We Trust.

BTW... I really need to figure out where I am going to be on opening night and book some IMAX 3D tickets!!!
 
Tom L said:
Have faith, my friends! In Cameron We Trust.

BTW... I really need to figure out where I am going to be on opening night and book some IMAX 3D tickets!!!
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Likewise. I'm sure they're all sold out in London. I'm fernickitty about seating in normal theatres let alone 3D movies. If I can't get middle row/centre I'm not booking opening day.
 
I'm going in with an openmind, though I have to admit that I'm not quite sure what to make of this movie yet. On the small screen, it looks like a video game. A bit too digital for my liking. But, if the story is good and the look supports the story I will probably be won over. I respect the effort they are putting in. Four years in the making and a ton of money thrown at it, I'm hoping it's one of those movies that you have to see in the theater to appreciate it. My favorite Cameron movie is The Abyss. followed by Aliens, and Terminator.
 
Cameron's scripts don't have any filler. And 90% of recent films seem to be 10% trailer shots / 90% filler. I see a great trailer these days and I automatically have a sneaking suspicion that the movie will suck.

The reason it will be good will be purely because of story. If the story is thick and sustainable throughout, it will deliver, regardless of style.
 
The amount of work put into this film is just amazing.
 
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