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Beowulf28 said:
of those..supposedly RealD .
Napoleonthechimp
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I thought Avatar was a nice spectacle but not amazing.
stuburns said:
I agree, there where many things left out of the film that I think would have explained things better. But at the same time I can completely understand that Cameron needs to dumb down the scientific nerdy aspects of the film(well not dumb down but not give focus to it) to give it a broader appeal. But I think it was handled poorly, especially all of the poorly glossed over exposition to explain much of the more scifi aspect of the film.
John Dunbar
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Zaptruder said:
Not me. It's going to have at least a 70 million opening weekend, and next week has 5 new wide releases. For it to actually increase would be ridiculous. I don't believe a single film that has opened at over 45 million has ever increased on its second weekend.
polyh3dron
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11.5 hours until I see it in all of its real IMAX glory!
The theater I'm going to says its "Digital 3D", which one is that? @_@
http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=rmp&house_id=10647
http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=rmp&house_id=10647
Byakuya769
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chubigans said:After watching Avatar, I am ready for 3D gaming and TV now. As long as it's RealD.
Yea, Pandora reminded me so much of Final Fantasy dream forests that I was imagining exploring them in 3-d next gen!
polyh3dron
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Anyone know how big a difference it makes where you sit in front of the screen, horizontally-speaking when it comes to the 3D? My friends and I were at the left edge, rather than the center, and I'm wondering how big a part that played. I definitely felt some funkiness at times with getting my eyes to adjust - my left side seemed to get oddly blurry or out-of-focus occasionally.
Back center is the best way to go imo. Took me maybe 5-10 mins to completely adjust and after that I kept questioning myself like am I supposed to be this comfortable with it? Should I have adjusted that fast? I kept watching the movie in 3D and kept constantly trying to analyze shit in my head regarding the 3D and the flow of it. For me it was almost like I had watched dozens of 3d movies and was totally comfortable with it for some reason. Felt kinda weird at first hahaha.Zeliard said:
I don't even know if I answered your questions, but good stuff. Good stuff.
:lol
Well I want to catch it again in a real IMAX. I could easily tell in the LieMAX showing what a huge screen size could do for immersion in a movie like this.
And it's a shame that 3D is still at the stage where it dims the picture. A couple of times during the Pandora night scenes I took my glasses off for a second, and the color vibrancy was simply a sight to behold, but the picture becomes desaturated quite a bit when you put the glasses back on.
Well I want to catch it again in a real IMAX. I could easily tell in the LieMAX showing what a huge screen size could do for immersion in a movie like this.
And it's a shame that 3D is still at the stage where it dims the picture. A couple of times during the Pandora night scenes I took my glasses off for a second, and the color vibrancy was simply a sight to behold, but the picture becomes desaturated quite a bit when you put the glasses back on.
BattleMonkey
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deathsight580 said:
The home release will probably have some kind of 3D version with glasses.
Count Dookkake
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jett said:
I get a kick out of seeing kids do that.
Auron_Kale
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jett said:
Not really, though it was pretty close during the
Tree of Whispers/Love Scene
For reference, I saw this movie in (true) IMAX 3D.
DevelopmentArrested
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At the Movies 5 minute video chat (SPOILERS) on AVATAR
http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/web_exclusives.html
http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/web_exclusives.html
CassidyIzABeast
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the only time I got that feeling was when
the ashes from hometree were floating in the air after jake woke up
jett said:
They didn't seem to do much of the "coming towards the screen at you" effect. Usually only with certain things like the bugs and the flying jellyfish, and the computer terminals towards the start. Some of the particle effects as well, like dust and fire. Kinda wish there'd been a little more of that, actually. Those scenes were pretty striking and different from the usual way they get the 3D effect to really pop out in movies (like by throwing an object at the audience).
Overall, though, I really like the way 3D was used in Avatar. The way it added a subtle yet significant sense of depth to every object and character on the screen was awesome.
DoctorWho said:
I have. Haven't seen it in 3D. It seems like everyone is much more gushing at it in 3D, so it makes me curious as to whether it just lives and dies on 3D.
It's a solid movie with amazing effects, but not mind-blowing, landmark cinema. It is for the sake of the effects, and maybe even as a theatre experience, but as movie, it's 'just' pretty good.
So I was thinking about the sequel (should it be greenlit) and wondering about the human involvement.
In any case, I'll definitely be interested to see what Cameron comes up with, given that he's already stated he has ideas and even took out parts from the first movie's original script to be potentially used for them.
Given that it takes 12 years for the ISV Venture Star to make a round trip between Earth and Pandora, that would mean there'd have to be a serious time skip in order to bring humanity back (outside of the chosen from the science team that stayed on Pandora) into the plot. I wonder if that's too big of a time jump between films. Unless Cameron comes up with a means for faster travel between the planets. But even then it'd take 6 years for the ship to at least return to Earth for news to be relayed about what occurred. Though there was no info given in the film about how communication between planets worked out.
I suppose that they could also just do a sequel without outside human involvement. All the characters are set up and there's probably a lot of Pandora that is to explore, especially underneath the surface I'd imagine.
I suppose that they could also just do a sequel without outside human involvement. All the characters are set up and there's probably a lot of Pandora that is to explore, especially underneath the surface I'd imagine.
In any case, I'll definitely be interested to see what Cameron comes up with, given that he's already stated he has ideas and even took out parts from the first movie's original script to be potentially used for them.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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When those jellyfish seed things showed up, I stuck a hand out because I wanted a sense of relative depth.
Gary Whitta
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Neytiri in particular was a revelation. Cameron just took an 800-lb dump on Zemeckis' dead-eyed animatronic corpse puppets. That was a real living being, wholly realized and alive. It had a soul. Amazing.
ClosingADoor
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Combine said:
I guess earth sents ships on a set plan, so the ships that already left in the six years before the movie happened, would still arrive. Maybe it would be interesting to see them arriving when the Na'vi have won and humans are forced away.
Gary Whitta said:
Agreed. The one thing I take out of Avatar more than anything else is Neytiri - Zoe Saldana's emotional performance and the amazing way they brought the character to life through CGI.
That scene where she's
cradling and kissing human Jake
My fucking god. It was unbelievably seamless. Her facial expressions, incredible. I didn't feel the single slightest hint of an uncanny valley. It really was remarkable. I can't possibly say enough about it.
hermit7 said:
Originality is not a prerequisite for a good film for me, but I guess it depends on how it's 'meant' to be. Avatar was never touting to be wholly original. Few films do.
For me, an important aspect for a film is that it just be entertaining, and there are many ways to do that. A good sense of story telling is important too. I found Avatar a little bit confusing as it didn't set up the 'rules' of the avatars all that well.
GitarooMan
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I just saw it, thought it was really fantastic. Saw it in Real3D, amazing I almost can't imagine not seeing it in 3D. The story was not original, but it was very well executed and the acting was great. Probably will see it again, maybe in IMAX.
Combine said:Truth. That entire scenewas just so perfect. I couldn't believe they managed to get all the interactions down perfectly, again considering she's all CGI. I said "wow" on the inside.from the moment she enters the trailer
I wasn't convinced by that scene, but to be honest, I was so looking hard at the CGI at that point, and not really concentrating on the film.
Anyway, just wondering if they CGed Sam Worthington's skinny legs.
Combine said:Truth. That entire scenewas just so perfect. I couldn't believe they managed to get all the interactions down perfectly, again considering she's all CGI. I said "wow" on the inside.from the moment she enters the trailer
I wish there had been more
human-Na'vi interactions
Combine said:Truth. That entire scenewas just so perfect. I couldn't believe they managed to get all the interactions down perfectly, again considering she's all CGI. I said "wow" on the inside.from the moment she enters the trailer
So true. I was literally scared of how realistic it looked. There was not a single hint of CGI. It was just amazing.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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I'd be interested in a sequel dealing further with Na'vi culture: music, art, family life, stuff like that. It would actually be quite cool to me if he worked with an ethnomusicologist and tried to develop a music system entirely separate the one that we have established.
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