Just saw AVATAR, first time, what the?

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[The-Clayster]

Totally overrated movie.

 

[DarkHelmet]

I guess that makes me the last one on the planet that hasn't seen it, nor do I intend to.

 

[Rotwang]

Avatar is a very competently made bad movie. I see it as a good example of a popcorn movie. Just watch the pretty pictures and don't bother about anything else.

 

[tanand]

I second that, it was what my friend describes as an "orgasm for your eyes or: eye-gasm" but the story was already done and didn't really deserve a rerelease with an extra hour of pointless footage, just to boost dear old Cameron's ego.

 

[Nwerke]

Well said Rotwang. It's a beautifully assembled pastiche.

tanand, it's really not anything like an hour...I thought something like 17 minutes, wasn't it? The scene with Tsu-tey lying dying was really misconceived, and would likely have provoked controversy if it had been left in the theatrical cut.

 

[Boomer]

It was visually stunning but still a god awful movie.

 

[cayman shen]

I thought the plot was stupid, the dialogue atrocious, and I can't wrap my head around the praise for the visuals. It was still patently a cartoon. Maybe a step up from the Mary Poppins inside a cartoon sequence, but still completely unconvincing as something occuring in the physical world. Just an awful, pretentous, silly, silly film.

 

[tanand]

Nwerke, I tend to over-exaggerate sometimes, but I still stand by it, it was kind of a silly thing to bring the movie back to cinemas (at least for us in Australia)

 

[SSgt Burton]

I guess that makes me the last one on the planet that hasn't seen it, nor do I intend to.

Second last.


I still haven't either. Definitely no plans to now.


Kevin

 

[AParrette]

it's only good if your high....

....did i just say that?

 

[Nwerke]

Nwerke, I tend to over-exaggerate sometimes, but I still stand by it, it was kind of a silly thing to bring the movie back to cinemas (at least for us in Australia)

Oh THAT part I have NO disagreement with! :lol

 

[Boomer]

Wait it came back to cinemas here?

 

[Nwerke]

Yeah, for a brief run, with extra footage. I actually was going to go see it with a friend, but we never got our act together. I ended up seeing the extra-extra-super-duper version with a different friend on his projector tv.

 

[Jedi2016]

I don't think it was any worse than a lot of the other stuff that's coming out nowadays. Transformers, anyone? And it's a hell of a way to show off your Blu-ray player.

 

[Boomer]

Man that's stupid, just for extra footage. Wasn't it the same with the DVD release as well? Came out and then christmas last year they release an uber uber blu ray edition.

 

[Sigma-LS]

The thing that always gets me is that tech is all negated by biological BS.


"We have giant mechanical suits that give us the power of 10,000 men!"

"We have super strong carbon fiber bodies that can throw spears through steel."

"We have guns that can penetrate inches of hardened steel!"

"We have ultra tough bodies that can shrug off a few of those hits instead of exploding into blue goo."

"We have Gunships! We can fly! Kneel before your betters you heathens!"

"We have giant flying birds that do the same thing."

"...Well damn it all! I guess you guys have some convenient critter to fly into space too?"

"Don't need one. We have a tree god we worship that gives us lightspeed communication and intel across the entire planet."

"Guys what else do we have? Nukes? Yeah, nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

 

[robstyle]

Avatar is one of those rare things that makes me red hot angry. Its like toxic waste in movie form. Just terrible. It makes me want to punch puppies.

 

[Boomer]

Ahh Sigma that was awesome. I can sleep happily now :lol

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

I saw it about a month ago. Thought it was 'meh' at best.