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New/Rented movies: Here comes the movie to change all movies

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Billy Blanks said:
Avatar is set to be a trilogy
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Oh, god. Really?

It was OK. The plot did enough to keep me watching, but the movie as a whole was lacking in characterization to make me invest in what I was watching. The CGI was pretty and all, but it did nothing for me.

I will also no longer feel the need to waste money on 3D after that.
 
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Anyone see Avatar in IMAX?

I was hoping that's what I'd get to see it in but it's not looking good...

Looks like I'll have to go regular. I'm going with a group of people on Wednesday. Looking forward to it...sounds like the Critics and yahoo users really liked it.
 
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Billy Blanks said:
I think him being left out was intentional. Remember the Na'vi captured Jake, that was the reason we didn't see much of the other guy.
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He was also ****ed at Jake for having so much initial success without spending the years he had training.

Avatar is set to be a trilogy so perhaps we'll see more of the other characters going forward.
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Where was this said?

And it easily could have a sequel that deals with the human reaction to being forcibly shoved off of a planet. But a 3rd?
 
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The Paragon of Virtue said:
Oh, god. Really?

It was OK. The plot did enough to keep me watching, but the movie as a whole was lacking in characterization to make me invest in what I was watching. The CGI was pretty and all, but it did nothing for me.

I will also no longer feel the need to waste money on 3D after that.
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Huh...I got to say I am a little surprised to hear you say that. (I assumed you would love it) Seeing your opinion though makes me want to see the movie even less.
 
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Foxton said:
He was also ****ed at Jake for having so much initial success without spending the years he had training.


Where was this said?

And it easily could have a sequel that deals with the human reaction to being forcibly shoved off of a planet. But a 3rd?
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Cameron has been working on this for 14 years. He mentioned it at Comicon and it several interviews.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Anyone see Avatar in IMAX?

I was hoping that's what I'd get to see it in but it's not looking good...

Looks like I'll have to go regular. I'm going with a group of people on Wednesday. Looking forward to it...sounds like the Critics and yahoo users really liked it.
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I saw it in 3D at the IMAX in Burbank over the weekend. I can't imagine seeing it any other way. At the very least you need to see it in 3D. IMAX just takes it to a whole new level. This movie pretty much transcended anything that's been out in probably 15 years. There really isn't anything that can compare to it. It's completely worth it to spend the extra 5 bucks for IMAX.
 
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The Paragon of Virtue said:
Oh, god. Really?

It was OK. The plot did enough to keep me watching, but the movie as a whole was lacking in characterization to make me invest in what I was watching. The CGI was pretty and all, but it did nothing for me.

I will also no longer feel the need to waste money on 3D after that.
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It's going to change the way movies are made from this point forward.
 
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Billy Blanks said:
It's going to change the way movies are made from this point forward.
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How the movie was made, doesn't change the overall result. Just because it looks pretty doesn't mean you have to like the story.
 
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So...as a person with a biology background I was curious how a colleague of mine would describe things in Avatar. She said while the special effects were good the story was awful (she agreed with the general "Dances with Wolves in space" idea). Also as a scientist it was hard to fully suspend disbelief and that many of the animals were just plain annoying in that there adaptations seemed totally unneccessary IE they made them crazy just to make them crazy. I have a feeling that with my background I too would find it annoying.

I also heard that Cameron wrote the entire movie over a 3 day weekend. Yeah. If a movie only takes that long to write its going to be a little short on plot.
 
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The Paragon of Virtue said:
Is that supposed to make me like it more or something? I'm not sure what you were going for with your reply.
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It was directed at your comment on the CGI and 3D. Meaning, that pretty much all movies in the future will have elements of how this movie was made and produced.
 
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Foxton said:
How the movie was made, doesn't change the overall result. Just because it looks pretty doesn't mean you have to like the story.
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Correct. I was however not inferring that the overall result would change. I was trying to stress that if he didn't care for the movie then he's in for a tough run going forward.
 
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It is amazing to me that some dumbasses can't figure out how to use the multi-quote button. :rolleyes:
 
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