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Confuse
Profile Joined October 2009
2238 Posts
December 21 2009 03:31 GMT
#481
Good movie. Its hard to watch a movie like a critic though, when you're in a bad mood, no movie is good, except tragedies... maybe. I recommend watching this movie if you're in the mood for an epic.
If we fear what we do not understand, then why is ignorance bliss?
eMbrace
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1300 Posts
December 21 2009 03:40 GMT
#482
On December 21 2009 12:31 Confuse wrote:
Good movie. Its hard to watch a movie like a critic though, when you're in a bad mood, no movie is good, except tragedies... maybe. I recommend watching this movie if you're in the mood for an epic.


a good movie would make me feel better
Xenixx
Profile Joined June 2008
United States499 Posts
December 21 2009 03:51 GMT
#483
too many pages to look thru for this but this movie was a recreation of Dune. I wouldn't shut up about it the whole movie and at the end amazingly, credits roll, in association with Dune Entertainment.

dont care if they dont actually have anything to do with Dune, im satisfied.
yesplz
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States295 Posts
December 21 2009 06:07 GMT
#484
I need to watch this movie high. I feel like it would change my life
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
December 21 2009 06:13 GMT
#485
If you're expecting something bad when watching the movie, you're going to try to convince yourself that you're correct and find everything that supports you.

Just go watch it without any expectations, with a clean slate. I find it ridiculous how people keep criticizing everything excluding the visuals.
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
December 21 2009 06:16 GMT
#486
Apparently Twilight fans bashing the hell out of this film due to it being fake. So there you go.


On December 21 2009 15:07 yesplz wrote:
I need to watch this movie high. I feel like it would change my life


Be the first to be on acid then watch it and report back after you have come down.
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Promises
Profile Joined February 2004
Netherlands1821 Posts
December 21 2009 06:32 GMT
#487
Why is being critical about the movie suddenly labeled as simplistic? I don't even think most critics are saying people shouldnt go see this movie, I'm personally recommending it to people, simply because the visuals are that good and on a whole new level. But once again, its not so much that the story has been told before, its that it is so incredibly predictable in every twist and turn. Can you honestly say you were surprised at.... well pretty much anything happening?

+ Show Spoiler +
From the heli-chick rebelling to him riding the big beasty, the final fight with the major, to the bigger storyline where he makes it as a member of the society, him falling in love, fighting with the group he set out to explore


Everything was "to be expected", and altho I do agree the acting isnt bad, the dialogue is just horrible. Combine that with some other cheese and I'd say those are some fairly valid notes for this movie. Wether or not that makes the movie still worth watching or not is an entirely different debate. (and one that I would answer with yes)
I'm a man of my word, and that word is "unreliable".
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
December 21 2009 07:57 GMT
#488
On December 21 2009 12:51 Xenixx wrote:
too many pages to look thru for this but this movie was a recreation of Dune. I wouldn't shut up about it the whole movie and at the end amazingly, credits roll, in association with Dune Entertainment.

dont care if they dont actually have anything to do with Dune, im satisfied.

Wow, that's cool.. I didn't know this before but now that you mention it, it's a very similar story. But it doesn't have all the intrigue that goes on between the houses and assassination attempts which was a good side plot.

It was a pretty good movie though.. I'm going to see it again since the 3d was sold out today the only part that really made me cringe was "unobtainium" which sounded like a placeholder name they forgot to replace later.. seriously, they went to the trouble of making a whole language for the blue people, and they couldn't bother to come up with a word that was already used? Seriously, it's like naming your main character "Protagonist"
DJ – do you like ramen, Savior? Savior – not really. Bisu – I eat it often. Flash – I’m a maniac! | Foxer Fighting!
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
December 21 2009 08:00 GMT
#489
haha I thought about the Dune connection but don't think it's particularly strong. Dune's a better story by far.
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RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13005 Posts
December 21 2009 08:05 GMT
#490
Well said Promises.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
December 21 2009 08:11 GMT
#491
On November 29 2009 16:51 TheAntZ wrote:
Has anybody tried to picture Protoss instead of that faggy blue alien race in the movie?
aaughaagwaghu *cums*

I was thinking this the whole time... their psychic braids in the back, how they look kind of human but taller, stronger, and blue, and their jungle homeworld. They're like some weird cross between night elves and protoss. The one battle near the end with the colonel in the robot was like a marine fighting a zealot with no shields or psi blades, heh
DJ – do you like ramen, Savior? Savior – not really. Bisu – I eat it often. Flash – I’m a maniac! | Foxer Fighting!
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
December 21 2009 08:28 GMT
#492
On December 21 2009 16:57 starfries wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2009 12:51 Xenixx wrote:
too many pages to look thru for this but this movie was a recreation of Dune. I wouldn't shut up about it the whole movie and at the end amazingly, credits roll, in association with Dune Entertainment.

dont care if they dont actually have anything to do with Dune, im satisfied.

Wow, that's cool.. I didn't know this before but now that you mention it, it's a very similar story. But it doesn't have all the intrigue that goes on between the houses and assassination attempts which was a good side plot.

It was a pretty good movie though.. I'm going to see it again since the 3d was sold out today the only part that really made me cringe was "unobtainium" which sounded like a placeholder name they forgot to replace later.. seriously, they went to the trouble of making a whole language for the blue people, and they couldn't bother to come up with a word that was already used? Seriously, it's like naming your main character "Protagonist"

You mean "they couldn't bother to come up with a word that wasn't already used"?

And I'm pretty sure the whole point was to use that word, don't get so hung up on something so trivial.
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
December 21 2009 08:38 GMT
#493
Yeah I did. I don't see how "unobtainium" which is pretty cringe-worthy is any better than something cheesy like "power crystals", or even a real element like palladium. It's not like it ruined the movie because they only said it twice but it made me go wtf.
DJ – do you like ramen, Savior? Savior – not really. Bisu – I eat it often. Flash – I’m a maniac! | Foxer Fighting!
Misrah
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1695 Posts
December 21 2009 08:41 GMT
#494
I just saw the 3d movie and i am still having a massive movie orgasm. That movie kicked ass, and i have to say that the freaking blue aliens were so pretty! They were gorgous and i would kill to have that body (Minus the nose). The movie was epic (albeit a bit predictable) and hot damn the CGI was out of this world. Totally life like and amazing <3 AVATAR
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Sosha
Profile Joined August 2004
United States749 Posts
December 21 2009 08:56 GMT
#495
On December 20 2009 19:42 VioleTAK wrote:
Watched it last night in 3D.
I was not disappointing :-) Because I expected nothing.
Look, the story is not that good, really, if you've seen Dances with Wolves and many other movies, or even if you haven't... you'll still know whats going to happen, there's no big revelation, everything in this movie is very very predicable.
But the visuals... omg the visuals :-) I recommend watching the movie in 3D to anyone!
How he explores the wildlife... it really feels like you're the one walking in that strange planet.
Infact, I'd probably rather watch it as a national geographic fantasy planet exploration without a big story... :-)



Ya, I like that some others are making the connections to other similar story-line movies, like "Dances with Wolves", "Fern Gully" or even "The Last Samurai"..
All about 1 civilization about to be destroyed and it's ppl, being less-capable of surviving it, going on a 1 big last ditch effort to fight back etc..

However, I just got done watching it over the internet and the quality wasn't that great, but I actually liked it overall..
Took me a bit to get into the whole 9-10 ft. tall characters, seemingly looking half human and half cat-like.. but the worlds, colors, effects, overall play of the movie was good!
Was quite skeptical about it and didn't think i'd like it..
Turns out i'll prolly be owning it when it comes out =)
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Squeegy
Profile Joined October 2009
Finland1166 Posts
December 21 2009 09:14 GMT
#496
I thought it was the worst movie ever. I honestly felt like walking out around 30 minutes before the end. It was so cheesy and clichey it actually made me cringe. Now, why do I think it's the worst movie ever? Because of the massive letdown; I went in hoping to see something amazing. Had I been expecting a mediocre movie then I guess I wouldn't rate it so low.
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zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
December 21 2009 09:32 GMT
#497
Saw the movie, but sadly, not in 3D or IMAX since AMC's IMAX is a rip off. The nearest true IMAX is in San Francisco and I don't feel like driving or any of my friends driving for a movie. I thought the movie was just good and not amazing, mouth dropping, spectacular, etc. I thought the story was pretty generic and predictable. There is nothing wrong with that because a generic and predicable movie can be good if executed correctly. The acting wasn't too bad, but the dialogue was kinda bad.

The CGI is top notch that is for sure since James Cameron did wait about 10 years to make this movie. What kinda bugged me is how uncreative the designers were for this movie. You would think that the planet Pandora would be exotic (which it is sort of), but it had way too many animals similar to Earth's. I understand that it is kinda hard to make a unique creature, but at least try a little besides taking a lion and just change the face or whatever.

I am the type of person that likes long movies, but the pacing of "Avatar" was kinda dull until near the end. Not because of the action, but it just felt like the purpose of the main character was finally happening. Overall the movie will be an instant buy when it comes out on blu-ray for me.
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
December 21 2009 09:38 GMT
#498
just saw it. the plot is very predictable as noted before, but it was worth the money. 3D effects are amazing and i highly recommend it. very enjoyable
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-21 09:42:38
December 21 2009 09:40 GMT
#499
Ok, so you have to see this shit in 3D. If you do, it's cooler than real life. Without a good script or good acting, and with an extremely predictable and derivative plot, it is possibly the best movie ever. That is how cool it looks.

On December 21 2009 15:16 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2009 15:07 yesplz wrote:
I need to watch this movie high. I feel like it would change my life


Be the first to be on acid then watch it and report back after you have come down.

EDIT: I was thinking the exact same thing. Then I was thinking about doing it. Who knows?
ShcShc
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada912 Posts
December 21 2009 10:52 GMT
#500
haha. This thread came from a long long way from June 2009.
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