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Ebert is a hack imo.

 

[Dabanton]

Yeah, Armond White reviews are always hilarious but his a parody now. People know what to expect from him. :lol

 

[Zeliard]

Final battle is basically getting unanimous praise. The entire movie is, pretty much, but most reviews are highlighting the final act in particular.

Man, Cameron fucking did it, didn't he?

 

[duderon]

He gives negative reviews to a lot of things that are widely considered good and good reviews to things that are widely considered bad (Transformers 2, for example). He's the strangest film critic in the world; he's pretty much a troll, but I suspect that there is a method to his madness that really makes sense only to him.

White probably gets payed to go against the general consensus since that would most likely sell more copies of whatever he is published in.

 

[Salty]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-get-first-look-at-3D-blockbuster-Avatar.html

"It's a 3D movie people will look back on in years to come to comment on how it transformed cinema."

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Ebert can get hung up on small things, but to say he usually gives the wrong rating is terribly wrong. and to hate the man in general is wrong too. He's a fucking boss. Look up his blog or Twitter sometime, it's ace.

 

[Koodo]

Final battle is basically getting unanimous praise. The entire movie is, pretty much, but most reviews are highlighting the final act in particular.

Man, Cameron fucking did it, didn't he?

I've read that it's a bit long and, obviously, full of explosions explosions explosions. I'm not a fan of this, but then again, I'm basing this dislike on those ridiculous explosive scenes from Transformers.

 

[Salty]

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[Expendable.]

sorry everyone, got stuck in a terrible snowstorm and almost died, not kidding. We are 60 miles from home in a cheap ass motel. I can't believe we are alive. With that said, if the embargo is listed, I would like to eat a sandwich.

:lol AVATAR was FUCKING awesome. They story is super generic and all the corny lines are all intact, but it doesn't really matter. It's just pure joy for 161 minutes. I can talk a lot more about it if anyone has any questions.

I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10

 

[Zeliard]

Ebert can get hung up on small things, but to say he usually gives the wrong rating is terribly wrong. and to hate the man in general is wrong too. He's a fucking boss. Look up his blog or Twitter sometime, it's ace.

I agree. I love Ebert. I certainly don't agree with him all the time, but I think he generally does a good job at explaining his position, and often offers some pretty unique impressions. I like his writing style a lot.

sorry everyone, got stuck in a terrible snowstorm and almost died, not kidding. We are 60 miles from home in a cheap ass motel. I can't believe we are alive. With that said, if the embargo is listed, I would like to eat a sandwich.

:lol AVATAR was FUCKING awesome. They story is super generic and all the corny lines are all intact, but it doesn't really matter. It's just pure joy for 161 minutes. I can talk a lot more about it if anyone has any questions.

I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10

Is the final battle that spectacular?

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

sorry everyone, got stuck in a terrible snowstorm and almost died, not kidding. We are 60 miles from home in a cheap ass motel. I can't believe we are alive. With that said, if the embargo is listed, I would like to eat a sandwich.

:lol AVATAR was FUCKING awesome. They story is super generic and all the corny lines are all intact, but it doesn't really matter. It's just pure joy for 161 minutes. I can talk a lot more about it if anyone has any questions.

I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10

embargo is lifted man, let the floodgate of awesome flow

 

[Koodo]

sorry everyone, got stuck in a terrible snowstorm and almost died, not kidding. We are 60 miles from home in a cheap ass motel. I can't believe we are alive. With that said, if the embargo is listed, I would like to eat a sandwich.

:lol AVATAR was FUCKING awesome. They story is super generic and all the corny lines are all intact, but it doesn't really matter. It's just pure joy for 161 minutes. I can talk a lot more about it if anyone has any questions.

I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10

Did

Spoiler

Earth

get the cut?

 

[Krev]

sorry everyone, got stuck in a terrible snowstorm and almost died, not kidding. We are 60 miles from home in a cheap ass motel. I can't believe we are alive. With that said, if the embargo is listed, I would like to eat a sandwich.

:lol AVATAR was FUCKING awesome. They story is super generic and all the corny lines are all intact, but it doesn't really matter. It's just pure joy for 161 minutes. I can talk a lot more about it if anyone has any questions.

I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10

See Avatar and die

 

[Keylime]

sorry everyone, got stuck in a terrible snowstorm and almost died, not kidding. We are 60 miles from home in a cheap ass motel. I can't believe we are alive. With that said, if the embargo is listed, I would like to eat a sandwich.

:lol AVATAR was FUCKING awesome. They story is super generic and all the corny lines are all intact, but it doesn't really matter. It's just pure joy for 161 minutes. I can talk a lot more about it if anyone has any questions.

I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCK

 

[Combine]

Is the final battle that spectacular?

Seconding this, and also, just in general, without any spoilers, is the ending tolerable/believable?

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Just go into as much detail as humanly possible.

 

[Expendable.]

I agree. I love Ebert. I certainly don't agree with him all the time, but I think he generally does a good job at explaining his position, and often offers some pretty unique impressions. I like his writing style a lot.



Is the final battle that spectacular?

Yep, the final battle was amazing, but I enjoyed exploring parts of the world a bit more. The bioluminescence at night will make your jaw drop.

 

[Keylime]

Yep, the final battle was amazing, but I enjoyed exploring parts of the world a bit more. The bioluminescence at night will make your jaw drop.

Was it in 3D? IMAX?

 

[Zeliard]

Yep, the final battle was amazing, but I enjoyed exploring parts of the world a bit more. The bioluminescence at night will make your jaw drop.

Yeah one of the reviews highlighted that, too. Something about Neytiri or whoever lighting a torch at night and the audience suddenly experiencing an explosion of visual delight.

Or something like that.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

who has better handles in avatar basketball?

 

[Expendable.]

Did

Spoiler

Earth

get the cut?

Spoiler

Yep, absolutely no earth. They talk about how there is no "mother nature" there anymore. The film starts with Jake's narration over the swooping shot of Pandora (trees in the mist).

 

[Zeliard]

who has better handles in avatar basketball?

Irrelevant. They're bigger than Yao and far more athletic and acrobatic. Just have them stand under the rim most of the time and Wilt Chamberlain the shit out of the opposition.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Ebert can get hung up on small things, but to say he usually gives the wrong rating is terribly wrong. and to hate the man in general is wrong too. He's a fucking boss. Look up his blog or Twitter sometime, it's ace.

I definitely don't hate Ebert. I've agreed with him many other times. It is just that I never know which Ebert will be have seen the movie that day. He can regress into a child sometimes, which is a shame because when he's at his best he articulates really well the pros and cons of a film.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

Ebert is a totally boss critic. He can get hung up on small things in movies, but in general, he has very well-formed opinions on just about everything. The way that he writes about movies (especially in his Great Movies reviews) is just so elegant and fun to read.

 

[Count Dookkake]

A bunch of my pals just saw it.

Word is...





AWESOME.

 

[Expendable.]

Seconding this, and also, just in general, without any spoilers, is the ending tolerable/believable?

The ending is

Spoiler

fine. It's not that cheesy, but there are many moments with the Na'vi that if you don't really buy it it can come off pretty ridiculous. The film is actually void of a lot of dialogue, which is nice.

The experience you have while watching the film is worth the somewhat corny stuff, and it blends pretty nicely.

Was it in 3D? IMAX?

RealD, no IMAX. The only problems were during fast human movements. Kind of jarring. Everything on Pandora is absolutely beautiful though.

who has better handles in avatar basketball?

You only see it for a quick second, but Sigourney Weaver's avatar

Spoiler

misses a shot

 

[Zeliard]

Holy shit they actually play basketball? :lol

 

[Salazar]

Ebert is a totally boss critic. He can get hung up on small things in movies, but in general, he has very well-formed opinions on just about everything. The way that he writes about movies (especially in his Great Movies reviews) is just so elegant and fun to read.

http://www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Perfect-Writings-New-Yorker/dp/0375714340

This man is his comrade.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Holy shit they actually play basketball? :lol

If vampires can play baseball...

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Jesus, mark your spoilers PLEASE. I didn't know

Spoiler

they end up playing basketball etc.

Come on guys, be considerate.

 

[Karma Kramer]

So did you experience much ghosting problems in the 3D Plainview... like in the final battle was it too overwhelming in 3D?

 

[Keylime]

Yiiiiiiiiiikes.

I think I'm out of here :lol

 

[Salty]

RealD, no IMAX.

Hmm, wondering whether its better to see it that way then. I mean f that's how they screened it.

 

[Combine]

Oh so wait, in terms of the corny lines, did they really end up using "

Spoiler

jarhead

" all the time? :lol

 

[Expendable.]

So did you experience much ghosting problems in the 3D Plainview... like in the final battle was it too overwhelming in 3D?

NOTHING with CG elements (on the Pandora world) is a problem, only the human stuff in their base(mostly at the beginning)

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Holy shit they actually play basketball? :lol

you thought I was asking as a joke?:lol

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

you thought I was asking as a joke?:lol

MARK. YOUR. SPOILERS.

This includes quoted material, in the case of somebody else being careless. No need for any more people to get spoiled.

 

[Karma Kramer]

Spoiler

NOTHING with CG elements (on the Pandora world) is a problem, only the human stuff in their base(mostly at the beginning)

Wait... could you just say something without spoilers haha?

 

[Expendable.]

Oh so wait, in terms of the corny lines, do they really end up using

Spoiler

"jarhead"

all the time? :lol

Spoiler

No, it turns into a joke the way it was used. Don't worry about that. There is plenty of corny stuff with the Na'vi's though

 

[Zeliard]

you thought I was asking as a joke?:lol

lol, yes, since they're so god damn tall. Guess that makes them naturals at basketball.

 

[Expendable.]

Wait... could you just say something without spoilers haha?

I was just being safe, didn't spoil anything actually. I removed it.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Zeliard, please.

 

[rhino4evr]

I was just being safe, didn't spoil anything actually. I removed it.

so how would you rate it compared to Cameron's other flicks?

 

[Zeliard]

Haha okay Sculli.

Hey Plainview, was it comfortable wearing the glasses for the entire running time?

 

[Karma Kramer]

I was just being safe, didn't spoil anything actually. I removed it.

Ah okay... yeah I wasn't sure. Awesome!

Do you think its possible it was only ghosting in the human parts cause that was in the beginning and it sometimes takes a little time for your brain/eyes to adjust to the 3D completely? Or did you notice throughout the human parts had more problems?

 

[Expendable.]

so how would you rate it compared to Cameron's other flicks?

hmmm, I love love love Terminator 2, so that would be tops. It's better than Titanic, True Lies, Terminator. I haven't seen in Aliens in awhile but I remember loving it. Never seen The Abyss. I would say it's his 3rd best (behind T2 and Aliens) if I had to. It's ridiculously hard to compare because it truly is like no movie I've ever seen.

 

[Expendable.]

Haha okay Sculli.

Hey Plainview, was it comfortable wearing the glasses for the entire running time?

Absolutely. Didn't even notice them further into the film. Very similar to my Up experience.

Ah okay... yeah I wasn't sure. Awesome!

Do you think its possible it was only ghosting in the human parts cause that was in the beginning and it sometimes takes a little time for your brain/eyes to adjust to the 3D completely? Or did you notice throughout the human parts had more problems?

I don't know. It was slightly uncomfortable even after 15 minutes or so.

 

[jett]

Wow I gotta say I've been pretty positive about the movie but even I'm blown away by the unanimous praise.

 

[Koodo]

So, when you say some of the Na'vi dialogue is corny, is it because of the writing or because they're being overly Neolithic? If it's the latter, that's kinda expected.

 

[Socreges]

Zeliard, please.

:lol

Wait until Scullibundo discovers how the avatars are actually able to

Spoiler

hahaha

underwater and how their skin also serves as a

Spoiler

hahahahaha

when attacked in any way.