Who's going to see Avatar?

adidasss · 12-29-2009, 03:31 PM

I definitely plan to watch it stoned at home at some point.

FETCHER. · 12-29-2009, 03:34 PM

^ Best. Idea. Ever!

cocopops · 12-30-2009, 02:57 PM

Hoping to watch it soon, but heard mixed reactions

NumberNineDream · 12-30-2009, 04:36 PM

I guess I can say the film was: meh.

Breathtaking visuals, of course, but the story was just one of those stories that you've already seen so many times. Tho I have to say, people that don't know much about films, should just shut up and stop acting so superior. It's like "Omg, I can't believe what the whole fuss is about... it's such an average a movie!" and bla and bla and blah...

What people don't understand is: the big deal is not with how cool the creatures are, and how magnificent this whole new planet is. It's not something technologically new, it's just the grand imagination of our buddy Cameron. What's new, and what's been said to be revolutionary, is a whole new technique used for the first time in the movie-making industry.
If anyone remembers how huge it was with the Planet of the Apes remake. It was the first time, using only make-up on actors, they created these creatures that very much looked genuine, and very human-like. Some years later, it was in The Polar Express, with this whole new technology: there was Tom Hanks wearing this costume that would copy all his movements into a digital animation. And they've been trying to come up with other ways to bring "acting with actors" into this whole surreal world, using technology or just make-up. Finally, this film had just succeeded, and with perfection. Every "blue creature" was just an actor playing, without the whole make-up covering his face expressions, and without him re-dubbing the whole dialogue. It was genuine acting. There was no computers mimicking, it was just them acting on a simple stage, and the whole data was saved for the director to work on it.

You just have to watch the movie, and look closely at those delicate face details, when they're laugh or when they're sad, and especially when they were on the verge of crying, and then just tell me that there was no breakthrough in the world of cinema.

michelle_elle · 01-02-2010, 12:18 PM

I got to see it yesterday. Agree with NumberNine about the 'romantic American hero' plot chewed to death

But the effects were great, and all and all - I had fun watching it (3 hours seemed to pass on like only 1hr).

To sum it up, my expectations were higher, but I think it's a pretty good movie.

boo boo · 01-03-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by +81

Can someone explain why this movie is so wildly popular? Even before it hit theaters it seemed very anticipated. Is because it's James Cameron or is it something more?

It's partly because it's James Cameron but it's also for the ridiculous amount of time and money he put into it, it's not that hard to understand the hype.

FETCHER. · 01-03-2010, 07:45 PM

I think people with eye problems may be able to watch this, the 3D glasses arn't the traditional Red & Blue shitty paper things. It's proper normal looking spex. Well sun glasses anyways. I arranged to go see it with my friend Keri. I'm excited for the graphics mainly

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Sodacake · 01-06-2010, 09:40 AM

I'm a huge Cameron fanboy, boo boo can tell you, but even I didn't expect Avatar to be this big of a hit.

FETCHER. · 01-06-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bungalow

No, it isn't okay when a director tries to pass off recycled, cliché garbage as revolutionary. Cameron spent 12 years making this film and he had to lift the storyline directly from Dances With Wolves? Not that I (or anyone else should have) expected more from James Cameron--he makes easy to digest escapism. You have your hand held throughout the entire film. You know who the good guys are, who the bad guys are, who to root for and what's going to happen within the first 15 minutes of the film. No challenges, no surprises. The film is literally a time-sucker. You watch it to waste 3 hours and take absolutely nothing else from it. If that's your thing, you'll fucking love it.

With graphics like that. I think I'll settle alright

I'm going on Sunday to see it

yay!

boo boo · 01-06-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bungalow

No, it isn't okay when a director tries to pass off recycled, cliché garbage as revolutionary. Cameron spent 12 years making this film and he had to lift the storyline directly from Dances With Wolves? Not that I (or anyone else should have) expected more from James Cameron--he makes easy to digest escapism. You have your hand held throughout the entire film. You know who the good guys are, who the bad guys are, who to root for and what's going to happen within the first 15 minutes of the film. No challenges, no surprises. The film is literally a time-sucker. You watch it to waste 3 hours and take absolutely nothing else from it. If that's your thing, you'll fucking love it.

It's hilarious how we both like film for completely different reasons.

No one ever said that the film would be revolutionary in it's story structure. That's not why it's innovative, it's innovative purely for the fact that it's the first movie to use 3D the way it did. It's more of a technical innovation.

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NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	I guess I can say the film was: meh. Breathtaking visuals, of course, but the story was just one of those stories that you've already seen so many times. Tho I have to say, people that don't know much about films, should just shut up and stop acting so superior. It's like "Omg, I can't believe what the whole fuss is about... it's such an average a movie!" and bla and bla and blah... What people don't understand is: the big deal is not with how cool the creatures are, and how magnificent this whole new planet is. It's not something technologically new, it's just the grand imagination of our buddy Cameron. What's new, and what's been said to be revolutionary, is a whole new technique used for the first time in the movie-making industry. If anyone remembers how huge it was with the Planet of the Apes remake. It was the first time, using only make-up on actors, they created these creatures that very much looked genuine, and very human-like. Some years later, it was in The Polar Express, with this whole new technology: there was Tom Hanks wearing this costume that would copy all his movements into a digital animation. And they've been trying to come up with other ways to bring "acting with actors" into this whole surreal world, using technology or just make-up. Finally, this film had just succeeded, and with perfection. Every "blue creature" was just an actor playing, without the whole make-up covering his face expressions, and without him re-dubbing the whole dialogue. It was genuine acting. There was no computers mimicking, it was just them acting on a simple stage, and the whole data was saved for the director to work on it. You just have to watch the movie, and look closely at those delicate face details, when they're laugh or when they're sad, and especially when they were on the verge of crying, and then just tell me that there was no breakthrough in the world of cinema. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

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michelle_elle Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 21	finally I got to see it yesterday. Agree with NumberNine about the 'romantic American hero' plot chewed to death But the effects were great, and all and all - I had fun watching it (3 hours seemed to pass on like only 1hr). To sum it up, my expectations were higher, but I think it's a pretty good movie.

12-30-2009, 02:57 PM	#113 (permalink)
cocopops Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 7	Hoping to watch it soon, but heard mixed reactions

01-06-2010, 09:40 AM	#118 (permalink)
Sodacake Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 344	I'm a huge Cameron fanboy, boo boo can tell you, but even I didn't expect Avatar to be this big of a hit.