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BruceLeeRoy
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GhaleonEB said:
That reminds me of when me and my wife walked out. She started off by saying "That was really good I liked it" meanwhile I got this vacant look in my eyes and drool coming out of my mouth and I attempt to put together a normal string of sentences but fail miserably. This movie has firmly taken up residence in my brain like nothing else in a long long time.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Just came back from a second viewing, it really is remarkable how well this movie is put together.
My original complaints are still there though. Shame, really. If only the script received as much attention as the visuals. :lol
The inevitable backlash is going to bum me out, I'm sure of it.
My original complaints are still there though. Shame, really. If only the script received as much attention as the visuals. :lol
The inevitable backlash is going to bum me out, I'm sure of it.
Heh, so I was wondering if this is the case for the genders. Are guys the ones drooling while women are being more subdued with "I liked it"?BruceLeeRoy said:
Oh yeah, and I'm actually happy now that the script and story is not complex at all. It makes it much easier to follow and become enraptured by the experience. Too many plot twists and stuff can make things become disjointed and jar the viewer.
Jamesfrom818 said:
That's right. You'd experience it.
GhaleonEB said:
The feeling I got. Was the same one I had when went to the theatre for the first time as a kid.
mrkgoo said:
Zombie Jack is INSIDE the destructive Abyss forged by uncompromisable amounts of energy.
Giolon
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BruceLeeRoy said:
The last time I felt this way was when I saw Fellowship of the Ring in the theater for the first time. That's like 8 years! There's something about both that movie and Avatar that hooked into my brain in a way no other movies have. I was left with this overwhelming urge to go back and see the movies again after my first viewing. Now that I've seen Avatar a 2nd time, I don't feel the same compulsion any more, but there's still this lingering, nagging feeling that I need to head back to the theater another time. It won't be in two days, but maybe in a week I can see myself with my ass in that chair again.
BruceLeeRoy
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Combine said:
That's definitely likely. Both my wife and my good friends wife were firmly in the camp of "Great movie" while me and my friend were in the camp of "How the fu#$ can we grow a Navi"
Giolon said:
Man this thread is full of kick ass people. That is indeed the last time I felt emotions even close to this. When Frodo sees Gandalf fall | The beginning of Two Towers with Gandalf fighting the balrog | When Aragorn looks up and see the Eagles descending to save him.
Ventrue said:
I propose that Scullibundo henceforth be renamed "Sullybundo"
ryutaro's mama said:
There is no way FOX lets them make Avatar 2 without humans. Its just not happening. Like it or hate it, humans will factor in some how.
Zeliard said:
Thats exactly what I said after my second showing. I love the movie like no other blockbuster in the past 5 years, and even after 2 showings and countless discussions, I still cant align my thoughts in a coherent manner about the movie, and everything Cameron achieved with it. All I know for sure is that I love it, and its going to have the rest of the industry scratching their heads for years to come
Heh, I was going to throw the Predator into the mix, but then I realized that the Na'vi culture is kind of what I imagined the Predator culture to be in some respects. Replace taming the banshee with gathering trophies.mrkgoo said:
That'd be an interesting match-up actually. Both species are tribal hunters with heightened senses and strength, though the Na'vi might be even stronger given their size and how easy they can throw around a human.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Firestorm said:
"You should not be here."
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
rolleyesHasphat6462 said:Firestorm said:
"You should not be here."
Hasphat'sAnts
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XiaNaphryz said:
:lol
It was either that or boo this man.
Jamesfrom818
Banned
Hasphat6462 said:
Tough crowd.
Messypandas
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Just saw this in my local imax. Its a flawed film full of exceptional scenes but something in mind just kept it from breaking safely in brilliant territory.
Saw it opening night. Friends and I had to go to a later showing because the others were SOLD OUT and the line-up (including ours) was HUGE.
Was not expecting it to be that big. (but was pleasantly surprised all the same)
While visually stunning and having some amazingly shot sequences
) the plot and characters never really grabbed me the way I had hoped they would. I mean, I liked Jake and Neytiri but I feel as if they (along with the rest of the cast ) could have used so much more development to emotionally strike you. Norm and Trudy were especially underveloped which is a shame because I liked both actors in their respective roles.
The music was also completely underwhelming which totally sucked considering the epic scope of the film. It really needed something special.
While 3D is essential in the movie's effect (can't wait to see it in IMAX) I also want to see it without the glasses dimness. :lol
At times the picture would look considerable darker and blurrier with them on and when I'd lower them slightly the film had an almost completely different look to it.
Was not expecting it to be that big. (but was pleasantly surprised all the same)
While visually stunning and having some amazingly shot sequences
(particularly the destruction of Home Tree and the big battle
The music was also completely underwhelming which totally sucked considering the epic scope of the film. It really needed something special.
While 3D is essential in the movie's effect (can't wait to see it in IMAX) I also want to see it without the glasses dimness. :lol
At times the picture would look considerable darker and blurrier with them on and when I'd lower them slightly the film had an almost completely different look to it.
Operations
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Same here, I think the unhealthy need of Hollywood directors forMessypandas said:
happy endings almost ruined the movie. Seriously, a bunch of tribes with primitive weapons were no match to those of the Marines/Mercenaries. Thus, this was effectively the biggest and most ridiculous injustice in the history of cinema since the Ewoks defeated the Empire in Endor.
My first time seeing a 'RealD' film at the cinema. Was amazed by how good the 3D was, and how natural it was to watch.
As for the film itself, I fucking loved it. My first viewing, I found myself marvelling at the effects in places, wondering how the hell he achieved this! I will definitely be seeing it for a 2nd time at the cinema, hopefully with a more relaxed approach, but I know there will be some scenes I will still gasp at.
I want to see it again. Now!
As for the film itself, I fucking loved it. My first viewing, I found myself marvelling at the effects in places, wondering how the hell he achieved this! I will definitely be seeing it for a 2nd time at the cinema, hopefully with a more relaxed approach, but I know there will be some scenes I will still gasp at.
I want to see it again. Now!
Solo said:
These various stats and figures about how well Avatar is doing money-wise for the type of movie it is really makes you realize just how rare it is to see a completely original, big-budget movie (and particularly one of such quality). It's practically unheard of now. They're almost always based on some existing IP.
Hopefully the great success that Cameron and Avatar are likely to have will light a fire under Hollywood's ass.
Solo said:I propose that Scullibundo henceforth be renamed "Sullybundo"
There is no way FOX lets them make Avatar 2 without humans. Its just not happening. Like it or hate it, humans will factor in some how.
Thats exactly what I said after my second showing. I love the movie like no other blockbuster in the past 5 years, and even after 2 showings and countless discussions, I still cant align my thoughts in a coherent manner about the movie, and everything Cameron achieved with it. All I know for sure is that I love it, and its going to have the rest of the industry scratching their heads for years to come
I really wish I enjoyed the movie as much as you guys. I am starting to feel like an outcast, like there is something wrong with me for not taking to the movie the way i wanted to. Am I too critical? I don't know, but I just never connected with this movie the way that I had hoped. The story and its messages kind made me tune out a bit. Just wasn't feeling it. Loved a lot about it, though. Probably enough to experience it a 2nd time on the bigscreen and in 3D.
MetalAlien
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shintoki said:
You die, you die and go to hell! T2 is the single greatest Sci-fi action movie ever made. The only one I put above Aliens. Actually ask me next week and Aliens will probably be first. They trade places depending on who I am mad at!
Today, it is you!
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Operations said:
The Na'vi
had to win. The whole movie built up to that point. Had they lost, the movie would have felt completely hollow. Plus, the mercenaries lost because they were attacked by thousands of giant, helicopter-sized animals; they actually WERE beating the tribes rather handily.
Heh, that got me curious so I went to the boxofficemojo page. The day-by-day shows how Avatar's legs are holding up:Dead said:
Avatar has had:
32nd best opening Friday
44th best opening Saturday (ze storm)
19th best opening Sunday
11th best opening Monday
Operations
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Ferrio said:
I suppose I'm troubled with the planet kicking their ass bit, felt rather implausible to me, even if we're to consider the fantasy context of the story.
You're right, in the sense that I did see it coming, it's just that I was hoping to be surprised and the opposite happened, having the movie deliver the message/lesson through a different perspective.Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
Jamesfrom818
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Operations said:
So you wanted it to end like Last Samurai?
ryutaro's mama
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GhaleonEB said:
Haha...about that...what was in theaters, around this time, a dozen years ago?
I see wat you did there.
The weekend storm definitely had a huge impact on the weekend numbers. I went Sunday night and some people trickled into the 6:30 show but the theater was virtually empty. NO ONE was on the roads around here. I passed by the same theater tonight to pick up a gift card and it was packed. Hardly a parking space. Movie is going to do great this coming weekend.
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