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Post by Walldude on Jan 2, 2010 16:03:52 GMT -5
Ok so it was heavy handed, and the script was a little wonky but there have been 2 movies in my life that were over two and a half hours where I wished they had kept going. Avatar was one of those. I could have sat in the theater all day just flying around Pandora on those "dragons" looking at the beauty in 3D. Cameron's penchant for "bio-luminescent" stuff really worked in his favor here, the beauty was astounding. The 3D was amazing, the CGI seamless, technologically this was the shit. The movie itself was rehashed ideas from other stuff but it came together beautifully. Cameron for all his faults is a master craftsman. I can't wait to see what Speilberg or Jackson do with the technology.
Oh the other looooong movie I could have sat through for another 2 hours.. Return of The King.
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Post by Libby on Jan 2, 2010 18:21:02 GMT -5
Hi Walldude! Happy New Year and all that!
I've booked to see Avatar at our nearest iMax in Birmingham and we're really looking forward to it. They've just introduced a 'handling fee' for the 3-D glasses... 60p each!!!!
Return of the King is also one of our favourites...one of the few films where I was utterly lost in Middle Earth for the duration.
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Post by invisiblescientist on Jan 2, 2010 23:17:33 GMT -5
Although the Avatar movie was well made, I have a complaint about some of the content: In this film the US Military is being depicted as mercenaries without honor.
Let us compare Avatar to the Aliens (also directed by Cameron.) In the Aliens movie, once again the US Military is responsible for the protection of colonies operated by a greedy corporation. But in the Aliens movie despite the evil machinations of the corporation, all the soldiers are good people and they are heroes. On the other hand, in the Avatar movie, this time the same director is taking advantage of the current political atmosphere and lack of contentment about the war in Iraq that did not go well, and he is suggesting that the US Military lost its honor in Iraq when it ended up serving the corporations by projecting it into the future as well. This is a little opportunistic, and it is an insult to all military people.
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Post by lian on Jan 6, 2010 8:53:41 GMT -5
I saw Avatar in 3D "between the years" as we say over here. It was visually stunning (for as long as I was able to enjoy the effects) but I have to say that the story did not work for me at all. The movie was hardly able to make me care about the characters which felt more like walking stereotypes than real individuals. I have not really been able to pinpoint why that is, since I have enjoyed movies of comparable aim and scope like e.g. the old StarWars trilogy. But I will readily concede that my experience may have been influenced by the fact that the 3D effects made me feel so violently sick after the first half hour that I seriously contemplated either running to the bathroom or fainting. I watched it to the end but without 3D glasses on it was a rather... blurry experience. Over here, people mostly did not make any connection between the film and the US, let alone current US policy. They took it just as a general "corporate world culture". In fact, I thought those military guys actually were mercenaries hired by that RDA company and no longer serving in the armed forces of a particular nation?? But then, I was sick... so maybe I got that wrong.
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Post by clericjay on Jan 7, 2010 5:12:52 GMT -5
I saw Avatar in 3D "between the years" as we say over here. It was visually stunning (for as long as I was able to enjoy the effects) but I have to say that the story did not work for me at all. The movie was hardly able to make me care about the characters which felt more like walking stereotypes than real individuals. I have not really been able to pinpoint why that is, since I have enjoyed movies of comparable aim and scope like e.g. the old StarWars trilogy. But I will readily concede that my experience may have been influenced by the fact that the 3D effects made me feel so violently sick after the first half hour that I seriously contemplated either running to the bathroom or fainting. I watched it to the end but without 3D glasses on it was a rather... blurry experience. Over here, people mostly did not make any connection between the film and the US, let alone current US policy. They took it just as a general "corporate world culture". In fact, I thought those military guys actually were mercenaries hired by that RDA company and no longer serving in the armed forces of a particular nation?? But then, I was sick... so maybe I got that wrong. I must agree that the story wasn't new in any kind. The fascination came more from the setting and the wonderful design. I don't know why, but I really liked the characters. I was emotionally involved in their development, which is strange, because I've seen various movies with such an ensamble, which didn't touch me at all. In Avatar it was different. Don't know why, but I'm glad about it, because this way the film was much more enjoyable, then it would have been anyway. ;D Oh, and sorry that you felt sick. This must have spoilt an excelent movie for you. Maybe you should have watched it old-fashioned in 2D like I did.
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Post by Lightfighter on Mar 2, 2011 22:04:55 GMT -5
I thank you for your respectful remarks regarding the US Military. As a soldier with almost 14 years of honorable service, I can honestly say that I am grateful for the support and respect of all the people of the United States. We all swore the oath, to defend the Constitution. As I might not agree with the opinions of certain citizens, which is my right, it is still my duty to defend them. All of the Unalienable Rights, and all the Amendments of The Bill of Rights, were won by the sacrifice of the blood of men so that anyone may share in those freedoms. As they say, it is the citizen that may take down the flag, tarnish the flag, trample the flag, burn the flag. But it is the soldier who defends the citizens' rights to treat the flag as he or she will, to honor the flag, to serve the flag, and upon his death, to be wrapped in the flag and be buried under the flag.
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