Post by: latinjoe22 on January 03, 2010, 12:01:24 AM
Avatar was by all means a movie that delivered just about everything, including very ultra believable futuristic military technology, ships and weaponry. I will not spoil it for those that didn't see it and are going to. Just go see it for yourselves, even if it's not the 3D screening it is still amazing. Seeing is believing :wink:.
Post by: pdaat on January 03, 2010, 10:07:34 AM
Post by: BHMike on January 03, 2010, 12:35:03 PM
I'm growing tired of movies that depend 100% on it's CGI.
Strange.
I'm sure one day I will see it, but it's not on my immediate plans to do so. Superman 3 is on my immediate plans.... which is sad in itself.
Post by: latinjoe22 on January 03, 2010, 01:30:05 PM
Quote from: "THE Mike?"
I have no urge to see it. Either at home, nor in the theatre.
I'm growing tired of movies that depend 100% on it's CGI.
Strange.
I'm sure one day I will see it, but it's not on my immediate plans to do so. Superman 3 is on my immediate plans.... which is sad in itself.
Maybe that's because a lot of the movies out there are cheaply done to rip us off with overdone and surrealistic special effects that contribute very little to the story or the action.
I felt that the special effects were a necessity to enjoy this movie.
The space ships sets however were not even CGI, and I thought that they made ALIEN, ALIENS or STARSHIP TROOPERS look like things of yesterday's.
When you do end up seeing it one day, I'd want to know what you thought of it....even if it means reopening this tread after a few months or years...
By the way I'm a fan of the four Superman movies ( I'm not counting Superman returns here ). The movie is obviously slapstick by several moments, compliments of Richard Pryor who's actually quite amuzing to see in this one. And The make up special effects are actually quite impressive for the time.
Post by: pdaat on January 03, 2010, 04:41:46 PM
I know now why my Dad knew that Luke was Darth's son after Star Wars. To take a quote from Larry Hama's FB profile:
"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation."
Voltaire
But the CGI was great indeed.
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on January 03, 2010, 05:18:31 PM
Haven't seen a movie that impressed me that much in a while.
Didn't care for the story, but the visual imagery was a spectacle.
Post by: B on January 03, 2010, 07:23:09 PM
Quote from: "pdaat"
Mike - I'm feeling the way it sounds like you do. Nothing really hits me anymore.
I know now why my Dad knew that Luke was Darth's son after Star Wars. To take a quote from Larry Hama's FB profile:
"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation."
Voltaire
But the CGI was great indeed.
WHOA! Wait a minute! Darth Vader is Luke's father!! well thanks mr. movie wrecker. please use spoiler alerts.....
Post by: latinjoe22 on January 03, 2010, 09:15:29 PM
Quote from: "B"
Quote from: "pdaat"Mike - I'm feeling the way it sounds like you do. Nothing really hits me anymore.
I know now why my Dad knew that Luke was Darth's son after Star Wars. To take a quote from Larry Hama's FB profile:
"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation."
Voltaire
But the CGI was great indeed.
WHOA! Wait a minute! Darth Vader is Luke's father!! well thanks mr. movie wrecker. please use spoiler alerts..... :shifty:. There's no mystery anymore since Lucas released the 3 prequels that reveal all on who is really who
Post by: pdaat on January 04, 2010, 04:44:20 AM
Quote from: "B"
Quote from: "pdaat"Mike - I'm feeling the way it sounds like you do. Nothing really hits me anymore.
I know now why my Dad knew that Luke was Darth's son after Star Wars. To take a quote from Larry Hama's FB profile:
"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation."
Voltaire
But the CGI was great indeed.
Gakk! Sorry. I guess I shouldn't mention that the midichlorians are Anakin's father............from a certain point of view.
WHOA! Wait a minute! Darth Vader is Luke's father!! well thanks mr. movie wrecker. please use spoiler alerts.....
Post by: silentdusty on January 04, 2010, 08:09:00 AM
Post by: latinjoe22 on January 04, 2010, 09:13:21 PM
Quote from: "pdaat"
Gakk! Sorry. I guess I shouldn't mention that the midichlorians are Anakin's father............from a certain point of view.
SPOILER ALERT! This also means of course that the Midichlorians are Luke's Grandfather...from another point of view :).
Post by: B on January 05, 2010, 06:20:16 AM
Post by: SnakeEyesOnAPlane on January 05, 2010, 06:00:29 PM
Here's my review of the full movie: http://the-nail-gun.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... html (http://the-nail-gun.blogspot.com/2010/01/accurate-look-at-james-camerons-avatar.html ) It's an overhyped lackluster generic Hollywood blockbuster with few, if any, redeeming qualities and 4D tecmologies that really don't seem to add much.
Post by: latinjoe22 on January 06, 2010, 12:37:05 AM
Quote from: "SnakeEyesOnAPlane"
I got into the free preview screening back in the summer, you can read about that experience here: http://the-nail-gun.blogspot.com/2009/0 ... vatar.html (http://the-nail-gun.blogspot.com/2009/08/early-look-at-james-camerons-avatar.html)
Here's my review of the full movie: http://the-nail-gun.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... html (http://the-nail-gun.blogspot.com/2010/01/accurate-look-at-james-camerons-avatar.html ) It's an overhyped lackluster generic Hollywood blockbuster with few, if any, redeeming qualities and 4D tecmologies that really don't seem to add much.
It seems to me that you forgot to mention the most important character of this movie, or you simply omitted to mention it in your review. She can be seen through many of her facets during all the picture. She is really living:
The planet or Mother Earth, Gaia, or the even better, the living network.
SPOILER: in case some of you thought that the ending was also too "Disney" ( when the wildlife is standing up together as one to protect the PACHAMAMA ( in Andean-Aymara dialect, compliments of Latinjoe22 ) meaning Mother Earth, I didn't see it as such. Ever heard of the Gaia's revenge? Oh yes, she can be mean too if we're mean to her and don't take care of her especially. Don't forget that the whole planet is defined as a living network according to Sigourney Weaver's character. It is not hard to believe that Sigourney's Will (forgot her character's name, sorry) to protect the planet from the milirary/corporation menace, helps the planet's collective nervous system to gain more information on the threat and on Earth's history to finally understand what to do about it...the same can be said of Sully when he reaches out to the Tree to tell it about how he needs its help to fight the Terran threat, and even warns the tree about what humans did before to their own planet and how they will keep doing the same if they're not stopped.