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[Somnia]

You're nuts if you think FOX will let a sequel fly without humans in them in a major way, regardless of how much money Avatar is making.

Quite possibly, but I do think there will be humans, but they will not be in nearly as large of a role as Avatar 1.

 

[Dante]

Holy Crap at that line!

Holy Crap at #2 all time :O

 

[Chinner]

sorry brah i was a bit dum and misread wot you said.

 

[LoneWolf296]

I'm curious, having missed out on the 250 pages of discussion, so not sure if it came up before but I came across this gif in my photo album that was all I could think about during the Tribal Dance scene:

Anyone else?

 

[bud]

that scene is pretty much a copy of the scene in baraka.

 

[Anth0ny]

Whether it gets #1 or not, I think we can all safely say... good shit Cameron. Goooooood shit.

 

[Somnia]

So something I noticed that was apparent all along but just thought about it...I really like how all of the NA'Vi call Jake jakesully except Neytiri who calls him Jake. Shows that she is the only one that truely knows him. Just a little detail that i liked they put in.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

"Bu-bu-bu-but the Last Airbender is the real Avatar!"

GTFO

 

[Vic]

So something I noticed that was apparent all along but just thought about it...I really like how all of the NA'Vi call Jake jakesully except Neytiri who calls him Jake. Shows that she is the only one that truely knows him. Just a little detail that i liked they put in.

Sometimes, Neytiri even call him Ma'Jake. Didn't spotted that until someone in this thread mentioned it. This movie is fully of little interesting details, quite nice if you're planning to see the movie multiple times.

 

[Count Dookkake]

OHWHATATWIST!

 

[GhaleonEB]

So something I noticed that was apparent all along but just thought about it...I really like how all of the NA'Vi call Jake jakesully except Neytiri who calls him Jake. Shows that she is the only one that truely knows him. Just a little detail that i liked they put in.

Agree. And how she calls him "my Jake" at the very end when

Spoiler

she sees him passed out without the mask on

.

 

[Zoe]

Sometimes, Neytiri even call him Ma'Jake. Didn't spotted that until someone in this thread mentioned it. That movie is fully of little interesting details. Sure helps if you're planning to see the movie multiple times.

I thought she was saying "my" Jake.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I thought she was saying "my" Jake.

She was saying 'My Jake'. Apparently in the subs, the subtitlers put it as ma'jake for international versions.

 

[jett]

She clearly says Ma' Jake, not My Jake.

And she calls him that more than once.

 

[Vic]

I thought she was saying "my" Jake.

I assume it's a pet name in Na'vi language. There was no lest between ma and Jake when she said it.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I assume it's a pet name in Na'vi language. There was no lest between ma and Jake when she said it.

I thought it was "my Jake" pretty clearly, but she says it fast.

 

[Memphis Reigns]

She was saying 'My Jake'. Apparently in the subs, the subtitlers put it as ma'jake for international versions.

This. I paid close attention to that last time. She says it once, when she is cradling him in the trailer at the end.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

She clearly says Ma' Jake, not My Jake.

And she calls him that more than once.

It is her accent I'm telling you. She says the 'J' in 'Jake' like the 'J' in Brajol.

 

[gdt]

It's My Jake.

Ma'Jake is how it sounds because of her accent.

Edit: Like Sculli just said.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Here's a pretty good, short interview Cameron did right before it opened when he talked about the idea of a "three film arc".

I like how he said he thought they'd know the movie would make enough money for sequels about two months after release, since he thought it would have long legs. He got the second part right, but the timeline was off a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTkZ6QSdYA

Great interview though the guy that is conducting the interview annoys the crap out of me.

 

[jett]

This. I paid close attention to that last time. She says it once, when she is cradling him in the trailer at the end.

You people should wash your ears. When she's hiding behind the tree and Jake calls her on their wireless thingy, she says it too.

And it's Ma'Jake, damnit.

 

[Memphis Reigns]

Plus I really don't think they would randomly have her start calling him "ma jake" without some sort of explanation.

 

[Combine]

Here's a pretty good, short interview Cameron did right before it opened when he talked about the idea of a "three film arc".

I like how he said he thought they'd know the movie would make enough money for sequels about two months after release, since he thought it would have long legs. He got the second part right, but the timeline was off a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTkZ6QSdYA

That's definitely the most solid answer you can get from Cameron regarding sequels. The only hesitation he had was regarding how much money the first one would make, and well, hehe, I don't think that's an issue any longer. I'd imagine he must be pleased with the speed in which it made that money too, as he was estimating it'd take a longer time.

I love the point he made about how the world still exists in the computer, and it's not like they tore down the sets and such and would have to put them back together again. Sure it will still take a lot of work, especially for the VFX houses like WETA, but hopefully Cameron will be able to also streamline the process like he wants to.

If he's going to do the sequels before Battle Angel, it'd be cool for him to introduce some robots/cyborgs in one of the sequels as maybe a little practice.

 

[reilo]

I wouldn't mind a 3-5 year gap for the sequel to come out. Hell, it was 8 years between Terminator and Terminator 2, and inbetween those two he did Aliens and The Abyss. Quality over quantity!

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

And if you think about it, if Zombie Quaritch gets a hold of the Almanac, they can very easily re-shoot the scenes that took place in the original AVATAR from different angles! :lol

 

[ymmv]

that scene is pretty much a copy of the scene in baraka.

Baraka wasn't the first film to feature the Balinese monkey chant called kecak (or ketjak). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecak for earlier examples.

I came across it for the first time in a Mike Oldfield music video for The Wind Chimes from 1987 which used samples of Indonesian music.

 

[Sharp]

According to that guy at AICN, Cameron straight-up said "there'll be a sequel" at some Q&A session today, so I guess if there was for some weird reason any doubt in your mind that it would happen, you can put it to rest.

 

[How About No]

According to that guy at AICN, Cameron straight-up said "there'll be a sequel" at some Q&A session today, so I guess if there was for some weird reason any doubt in your mind that it would happen, you can put it to rest.

But will they have PREDATOR?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1118013448

Director's Guild nominates all the expected players.

 

[GhaleonEB]

According to that guy at AICN, Cameron straight-up said "there'll be a sequel" at some Q&A session today, so I guess if there was for some weird reason any doubt in your mind that it would happen, you can put it to rest.

I assume the report is here.

What can I say. I'm 1) not shocked; 2) disappointed; and 3) there day 1.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

JUST GIVE ME BATTLE ANGEL!

I can already feel the disappointment of him announcing some other project as his next film. I'm about 85% sure it won't be BA.

 

[gdt]

What are this week's numbers?

 

[Mik2121]

Great interview though the guy that is conducting the interview annoys the crap out of me.

Definitely. What's up with that guy?...


But anyway, great news. Would love to see a 2nd and 3rd parts!.

 

[adg1034]

JUST GIVE ME BATTLE ANGEL!

I can already feel the disappointment of him announcing some other project as his next film. I'm about 85% sure it won't be BA.

Could be that atomic bomb endeavor he apparently talked to that recently-deceased Japanese survivor about. Which would be... powerful, no doubt.

 

[Shrennin]

And if you think about it, if Zombie Quaritch gets a hold of the Almanac, they can very easily re-shoot the scenes that took place in the original AVATAR from different angles! :lol

What's the Almanac and why is it important that Zombie Quaritch get a hold of it?

I probably missed something since I haven't been reading up on this thread, but this statement did get my interest.

2) disappointed

Disappointed because it's likely that Avatar 2 will be the next Cameron film because of its success (thus no Battle Angel for a very long time - either after Avatar 2 or even after the trilogy)?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

What's the Almanac and why is it important that Zombie Quaritch get a hold of it?

I probably missed something since I haven't been reading up on this thread, but this statement did get my interest.



Disappointed because it's likely that Avatar 2 will be the next Cameron film because of its success (thus no Battle Angel for a very long time)?

 

[Shrennin]

...

Everything is clear now. :lol

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

...

Everything is clear now. :lol

Shame on anybody who doesn't get the reference.

 

[Shrennin]

Shame on anybody who doesn't get the reference.

Spoiler

I only got the reference the second time because I recently watched part of the movies because someone else was watching them - the last time I actually sat down and consciously watched them was the first time I saw them and that's been years ago.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Cameron will decline to do Avatar 2 so Fox will go ahead w/o him and replace Sam Worthington with Jake Ghyllenhall.

 

[koam]

Shame on anybody who doesn't get the reference.

Hello? Mcfly.. anybody home?

Cameron will decline to do Avatar 2 so Fox will go ahead w/o him and replace Sam Worthington with Jake Ghyllenhall.

And Bay will direct!

Spoiler

Aquaman 2!

 

[adg1034]

Cameron will decline to do Avatar 2 so Fox will go ahead w/o him and replace Sam Worthington with Jake Ghyllenhall.

Something something Michael Bay.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Cameron will decline to do Avatar 2 so Fox will go ahead w/o him and replace Sam Worthington with Jake Ghyllenhall.

Hey, its exactly what happened when he declined to do Aquaman 2, Jake Ghyllenhall + Michael Bay.

 

[koam]

:lol 3 in a row!

 

[reilo]

Hey, its exactly what happened when he declined to do Aquaman 2, Jake Ghyllenhall + Michael Bay.

That's the joke...?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Liv Tyler as a Navi. Studio will save tons of money as she will not require makeup or CG.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

How is the game selling?
I have never seen a game so heavily advertised.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Disappointed because it's likely that Avatar 2 will be the next Cameron film because of its success (thus no Battle Angel for a very long time - either after Avatar 2 or even after the trilogy)?

Yes. I want Battle Angel.

 

[How About No]

Could be that atomic bomb endeavor he apparently talked to that recently-deceased Japanese survivor about. Which would be... powerful, no doubt.

I wonder if a 3D presentation of Hiroshima/Nagasaki would be considered tasteful or not...

 

[gdt]

Battle Angel can go hop in the Delorean and come back in 15 years as far as I'm concerned.