If i see another thread about james fucking cameron's AVATAR talking about the "hype" or trailers of this fucking movie im going to blow my brains out and film it and release a blog about it.

SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR. it IS overhyped because you keep talking about it morons.

Mykill

Canada3402 Posts

November 29 2009 21:23 GMT

#222

lol i have a feeling this movie is gonna lose money.
the budget is 230-300 million (according to wiki)

people are gonna flock to see this new 3D thing and if the word spreads that its bad its so screwd.

GunSlinger

614 Posts

November 29 2009 21:47 GMT

#223

On November 29 2009 13:28 251 wrote:
I want to know who ripped who off - Avatar has been in development how long? And how long has SC2 had that model for the Banshee? Is this design from anything else? I'm really curious

Okay kiddies. If you look at dropships in Starcraft and the transport ships in Aliens you'll notice that they are almost exactly the same. Blizzard paid homage to the movie because, well, it's awesome. The Banshee has the same aesthetic as the dropship I would say, since most Terran aircraft share a 'look'. I have a feeling that most of the designs for stuff in the Avatar will have been done by Cameron himself, so it's no wonder that most of the ships, armor, weapons, etc. in all his sci-fi movies look very similar. Hell, even the Pelican in Halo looks like a rip-off of the ship in Aliens, it's just a very well designed cargo ship. Logic people, use it.

As far as hype goes for Avatar... well you have all these quotes from respected directors saying how much the movie rocks. You have critics saying that it blew their minds, and most of them only saw it in 2D. And the finished product isn't even out yet. James Cameron is a visionary. It's not hype, it's praise.

ShaperofDreams

Canada2492 Posts

November 29 2009 22:36 GMT

#224

Yeah the art direction for SC isn't very original we shouldn't accuse people of "stealing" unit models.

ShcShc

Canada912 Posts

November 30 2009 07:54 GMT

#225

On November 30 2009 06:23 Mykill wrote:
lol i have a feeling this movie is gonna lose money.
the budget is 230-300 million (according to wiki)

people are gonna flock to see this new 3D thing and if the word spreads that its bad its so screwd.

well yeah, of course.
Avatar is one of those movies that will win big or lose big based on word of mouth.

darktreb

United States3016 Posts

November 30 2009 08:16 GMT

#226

On November 30 2009 16:54 ShcShc wrote:

Show nested quote +

well yeah, of course.
Avatar is one of those movies that will win big or lose big based on word of mouth.

What? I think it makes money no matter what off the hype alone - IMAX has it for THREE months, if the visuals are even 25% as good as some people are saying (people are saying insane stuff like how it transcends the way your brain makes memories) then people are going to see it for that.

I'm guessing it makes half a billion easy.

ShaperofDreams

Canada2492 Posts

November 30 2009 08:22 GMT

#227

Half a BILLION? Maybe but certainly not easily.

ShcShc

Canada912 Posts

November 30 2009 10:40 GMT

#228

It will go over a billion.
trust me.

Its not a "fanboy prediction", but from everything I have heard so far, it is overwhelmingly positive apart from the trailers. There is however one "insider" with some credibility that thought the movie was "just ok". But other than him, it really seems positive.

Everything will play down on word-of-mouth.
But who knows. We'l find out right?

nitram

Canada5412 Posts

November 30 2009 11:30 GMT

#229

Halo Hornet

Avatar ship

SC2 Banshee

Ace

United States16096 Posts

November 30 2009 13:06 GMT

#230

I dont understand whats the big deal about a movie being produced in 3D. Can someone explain this for me?

QuanticHawk

United States32087 Posts

November 30 2009 15:31 GMT

#231

I dunno, but I got a boner from the trailer and regular 2d graphics. Visually, it looks awesome. Now the big thing will be following it up with a good story line. Cameron usually does it well enough, and all the elements seem to be in place.

nevz

Sweden72 Posts

November 30 2009 17:45 GMT

#232

Looks like they took the script of a terrible B-movie and just threw the GNP of a small country at it.

okum

France5778 Posts

November 30 2009 17:49 GMT

#233

On November 30 2009 22:06 Ace wrote:
I dont understand whats the big deal about a movie being produced in 3D. Can someone explain this for me?

For example, Starcraft 2 is in 3D. This makes it 50% better than Starcraft which is only 2D.

stroggos

New Zealand1543 Posts

November 30 2009 18:46 GMT

#234

If your bashing a movie because an aircraft looks like an aircraft from something you saw before then i think you need learn to find what truly defines great cinema instead of hating on everything that isn't original. Because like 99% of movies aren't original.

Also since it seems like 99% of the human population doesn't know this, Hype doesn't change how good a movie is, hype does not change the lighting, acting skills, and camera shots or anything that makes up the actual movie. I facepalmed pretty hard when people i knew starting changing their opinions on how good the dark knight was, and started to say it was bad after all the hype.

This movie will cure aids and 25 sequels will be made. A statue of james cameron will replace the statue of liberty

ShcShc

Canada912 Posts

November 30 2009 18:47 GMT

#235

"SIGOURNEY Weaver has high hopes for her new movie Avatar — she says it’s so good, people want to see at least FOUR times!"
http://www.showbizspy.com/article/195671/sigourney-weaver-my-new-movie-is-amazing.html

Very ballsy statements here. I don't know if people would say this if they didn't believe it.
I can't tell if its overhype bs myself anymore.

Deleted User 2920

225 Posts

November 30 2009 23:10 GMT

#236

it's not overhyped, james cameron waited a long time for the technology to finally catch up to his story...

he knows how to make big movies that aren't cheap like 2012 or the day after tomorrow

Fulgrim

United States560 Posts

November 30 2009 23:23 GMT

#237

My cousin directed all the scenes with the flying bird dinosaur things. I think its probably a bit over hyped, but definitely worth a watch.