• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 07:16
CEST 13:16
KST 20:16
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Team TLMC #5 - Finalists & Open Tournaments0[ASL20] Ro16 Preview Pt2: Turbulence6Classic Games #3: Rogue vs Serral at BlizzCon9[ASL20] Ro16 Preview Pt1: Ascent10Maestros of the Game: Week 1/Play-in Preview12
Community News
Weekly Cups (Sept 8-14): herO & MaxPax split cups3WardiTV TL Team Map Contest #5 Tournaments1SC4ALL $6,000 Open LAN in Philadelphia7Weekly Cups (Sept 1-7): MaxPax rebounds & Clem saga continues29LiuLi Cup - September 2025 Tournaments3
StarCraft 2
General
Team Liquid Map Contest #21 - Presented by Monster Energy #1: Maru - Greatest Players of All Time Weekly Cups (Sept 8-14): herO & MaxPax split cups SpeCial on The Tasteless Podcast Team TLMC #5 - Finalists & Open Tournaments
Tourneys
Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament WardiTV TL Team Map Contest #5 Tournaments Maestros of The Game—$20k event w/ live finals in Paris RSL: Revival, a new crowdfunded tournament series SC4ALL $6,000 Open LAN in Philadelphia
Strategy
Custom Maps
External Content
Mutation # 491 Night Drive Mutation # 490 Masters of Midnight Mutation # 489 Bannable Offense Mutation # 488 What Goes Around
Brood War
General
BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ [ASL20] Ro16 Preview Pt2: Turbulence Diplomacy, Cosmonarchy Edition BW General Discussion ASL20 General Discussion
Tourneys
[ASL20] Ro16 Group D [Megathread] Daily Proleagues SC4ALL $1,500 Open Bracket LAN [ASL20] Ro16 Group C
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Muta micro map competition Fighting Spirit mining rates [G] Mineral Boosting
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Path of Exile General RTS Discussion Thread Nintendo Switch Thread Borderlands 3
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion LiquidDota to reintegrate into TL.net
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Canadian Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread The Big Programming Thread
Fan Clubs
The Happy Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Linksys AE2500 USB WIFI keeps disconnecting Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread High temperatures on bridge(s)
TL Community
BarCraft in Tokyo Japan for ASL Season5 Final The Automated Ban List
Blogs
The Personality of a Spender…
TrAiDoS
A very expensive lesson on ma…
Garnet
hello world
radishsoup
Lemme tell you a thing o…
JoinTheRain
RTS Design in Hypercoven
a11
Evil Gacha Games and the…
ffswowsucks
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1295 users

James Cameron's AVATAR series - Page 3

Forum Index > Media & Entertainment
Post a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 88 89 90 Next
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
June 08 2009 04:52 GMT
#41
On June 08 2009 11:02 ShcShc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2009 10:11 Hyperbola wrote:
Wow, when I saw this at first I thought it was a movie about:
[image loading]


That's quite an odd looking cartoon.


If by odd you mean awesome you'd be correct.
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8118 Posts
June 08 2009 04:53 GMT
#42
On June 08 2009 13:37 AlTheCake wrote:
I remember his presentation at E3.

WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS

Everyone just wanted him to shut up after the 30 minute mark.


it was worth than giant enemy crabs
Free Palestine
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
June 08 2009 04:59 GMT
#43
On June 08 2009 13:53 Ideas wrote:
it was worth than giant enemy crabs

lol, wut?

This avatar thing has the potential to be really cool. The thing is, we know so little about it that it's difficult to say much of anything. If it does make you feel like you're on an alien world with blue-dappled giants and hot alien chicks then it's sold me.
AlTheCake
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada1071 Posts
June 08 2009 05:17 GMT
#44
On June 08 2009 13:53 Ideas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2009 13:37 AlTheCake wrote:
I remember his presentation at E3.

WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS

Everyone just wanted him to shut up after the 30 minute mark.


it was worth than giant enemy crabs


wat
Cyrkulous
Profile Joined May 2009
United States204 Posts
June 08 2009 06:23 GMT
#45
On June 08 2009 14:17 AlTheCake wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2009 13:53 Ideas wrote:
On June 08 2009 13:37 AlTheCake wrote:
I remember his presentation at E3.

WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS

Everyone just wanted him to shut up after the 30 minute mark.


it was worth than giant enemy crabs


wat



He has a textual lisp, leave him alone. =x
closed
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Vatican City State491 Posts
June 08 2009 14:10 GMT
#46
What's the idea of discussing movies that were not published yet? It's stupid. Nowadays all movies are about the smart marketing and the hype. Good cinematography is not important. If the OP didnt have 500 posts, Id think that he is some "web-marketer" who makes discussions in order to hype the movie (yes, they do it!). I have no idea if the movie will be good, because I havent seen it; I would be glad if someone who has seen it would comment on it; I dont need to read the interview with the director to learn that the movie will be "awesome". Has any director ever say that their movie would be crappy? Apart from that Bill Cosby movie in the 1980s...
Mykill
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada3402 Posts
June 08 2009 14:21 GMT
#47
well its Avatar.
just a silly cartoon turned movie. i dont see why people are hyping about this.
[~~The Impossible Leads To Invention~~] CJ Entusman #52 The problem with internet quotations is that they are hard to verify -Abraham Lincoln c.1863
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32075 Posts
June 08 2009 14:28 GMT
#48
Seems like all this hype is just over the special effects, cuz the plot on wiki isn't anything groundbreaking. If so, meh....
PROFESSIONAL GAMER - SEND ME OFFERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM - USA USA USA
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8748 Posts
June 08 2009 14:37 GMT
#49
On June 08 2009 23:21 Mykill wrote:
well its Avatar.
just a silly cartoon turned movie. i dont see why people are hyping about this.

why'd you just reiterate the OP?

as others have said, it's mainly the new technology creating new possibilities. and if someone asked "what's the coolest way to take advantage of this tech?" the answer would involve a capable director like Cameron and a cool world like in avatar. and now all the hype is rolling in as people preview the results so far and only have good things to say about it.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
ShcShc
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada912 Posts
June 08 2009 15:38 GMT
#50
On June 08 2009 23:21 Mykill wrote:
well its Avatar.
just a silly cartoon turned movie. i dont see why people are hyping about this.


Its not based on the cartoon.
God DAJNFBGHSfIDSHUKLFHSGUIO! -Jinro
ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
June 08 2009 15:55 GMT
#51
On June 08 2009 23:21 Mykill wrote:
well its Avatar.
just a silly cartoon turned movie. i dont see why people are hyping about this.


Its not the cartoon movie. The cartoon movie will be named The Last Airbender. This is a totally different movie.
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
garmule2
Profile Joined March 2006
United States376 Posts
June 08 2009 17:56 GMT
#52
This movie, just like every other movie released in the last 5 years that was supposed to be groundbreaking, will suck. Its sole hype is that it looks good, which it will for about 5 minutes. Remember Watchmen? A huge sales boom the first weekend, then nobody went back to see it again?

Sorry, I'm just too cynical after living through this hype-letdown cycle so many times. The Dark Knight being the only exception :D
The dangers of poor typing skills can be evinced by the dire parable about the hungry boy who accidentally ate a luscious red Yamato, and promptly died.
SirKibbleX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States479 Posts
June 08 2009 18:29 GMT
#53
First of all, don't feed the trolls. Everyone knows this has nothing to do with the Nickelodeon Avatar cartoon show.

I don't think you understand. How many people here saw Star Wars in May 1977 and remember how much of a big deal that was? It's not about applying technology in a new way or just making a 'good' movie, this is the first movie in perhaps a decade that has pioneered and invented new technologies solely for the purpose of improving the experience. Technological developments will catapult the industry ahead.

Major individuals in the motion picture industry are saying this will be that big of a deal. People with no real financial motivation for doing so are saying this movie will be a big deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is going to be a big deal.

I personally don't see how it can live up to hype like that.
Praemonitus, Praemunitus.
ReTr0[p.S]
Profile Joined March 2005
Argentina1590 Posts
June 08 2009 19:03 GMT
#54
On June 09 2009 00:38 ShcShc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2009 23:21 Mykill wrote:
well its Avatar.
just a silly cartoon turned movie. i dont see why people are hyping about this.


Its not based on the cartoon.


And it's not silly, I didn't watch much of it but it seemed to have a better storyline than 90% of the crap they show in TV nowadays.
Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
June 08 2009 20:49 GMT
#55
On June 09 2009 03:29 SirKibbleX wrote:
First of all, don't feed the trolls. Everyone knows this has nothing to do with the Nickelodeon Avatar cartoon show.

I don't think you understand. How many people here saw Star Wars in May 1977 and remember how much of a big deal that was? It's not about applying technology in a new way or just making a 'good' movie, this is the first movie in perhaps a decade that has pioneered and invented new technologies solely for the purpose of improving the experience. Technological developments will catapult the industry ahead.

Major individuals in the motion picture industry are saying this will be that big of a deal. People with no real financial motivation for doing so are saying this movie will be a big deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is going to be a big deal.

I personally don't see how it can live up to hype like that.
This. The movie might end up being a flop, but the effect this movie will have on the industry will be huge.
ShcShc
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada912 Posts
June 09 2009 03:07 GMT
#56
On June 09 2009 05:49 Falcynn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 09 2009 03:29 SirKibbleX wrote:
First of all, don't feed the trolls. Everyone knows this has nothing to do with the Nickelodeon Avatar cartoon show.

I don't think you understand. How many people here saw Star Wars in May 1977 and remember how much of a big deal that was? It's not about applying technology in a new way or just making a 'good' movie, this is the first movie in perhaps a decade that has pioneered and invented new technologies solely for the purpose of improving the experience. Technological developments will catapult the industry ahead.

Major individuals in the motion picture industry are saying this will be that big of a deal. People with no real financial motivation for doing so are saying this movie will be a big deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is going to be a big deal.

I personally don't see how it can live up to hype like that.
This. The movie might end up being a flop, but the effect this movie will have on the industry will be huge.



How would it flop if its going change the industry?
That's pretty contradictory.
God DAJNFBGHSfIDSHUKLFHSGUIO! -Jinro
hideo
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1641 Posts
June 09 2009 18:33 GMT
#57
On June 09 2009 12:07 ShcShc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 09 2009 05:49 Falcynn wrote:
On June 09 2009 03:29 SirKibbleX wrote:
First of all, don't feed the trolls. Everyone knows this has nothing to do with the Nickelodeon Avatar cartoon show.

I don't think you understand. How many people here saw Star Wars in May 1977 and remember how much of a big deal that was? It's not about applying technology in a new way or just making a 'good' movie, this is the first movie in perhaps a decade that has pioneered and invented new technologies solely for the purpose of improving the experience. Technological developments will catapult the industry ahead.

Major individuals in the motion picture industry are saying this will be that big of a deal. People with no real financial motivation for doing so are saying this movie will be a big deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is going to be a big deal.

I personally don't see how it can live up to hype like that.
This. The movie might end up being a flop, but the effect this movie will have on the industry will be huge.



How would it flop if its going change the industry?
That's pretty contradictory.


Maybe a flop critically...like poor acting or story, but still introducing completely ground-breaking visuals.
ShcShc
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada912 Posts
June 09 2009 21:32 GMT
#58
On June 10 2009 03:33 hideo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 09 2009 12:07 ShcShc wrote:
On June 09 2009 05:49 Falcynn wrote:
On June 09 2009 03:29 SirKibbleX wrote:
First of all, don't feed the trolls. Everyone knows this has nothing to do with the Nickelodeon Avatar cartoon show.

I don't think you understand. How many people here saw Star Wars in May 1977 and remember how much of a big deal that was? It's not about applying technology in a new way or just making a 'good' movie, this is the first movie in perhaps a decade that has pioneered and invented new technologies solely for the purpose of improving the experience. Technological developments will catapult the industry ahead.

Major individuals in the motion picture industry are saying this will be that big of a deal. People with no real financial motivation for doing so are saying this movie will be a big deal. I'm pretty sure this movie is going to be a big deal.

I personally don't see how it can live up to hype like that.
This. The movie might end up being a flop, but the effect this movie will have on the industry will be huge.



How would it flop if its going change the industry?
That's pretty contradictory.


Maybe a flop critically...like poor acting or story, but still introducing completely ground-breaking visuals.



....except its James Cameron.
You must REALLY be a bad actor to have poor acting.
God DAJNFBGHSfIDSHUKLFHSGUIO! -Jinro
hideo
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1641 Posts
June 12 2009 07:51 GMT
#59
A lot of really interesting interviews at this site:

http://www.avatarmoviezone.com/

a lot about cinema technology, etc.
z]Benny
Profile Joined April 2006
Romania253 Posts
June 12 2009 11:21 GMT
#60
There's so much hype because this is James Cameron's first "real movie" in 12 years, since he stopped playing submersible Steve Irwin. And James Cameron is a director who really knows cinema: He did the best Aliens ( Alien 2) he did the best Terminator (T2) and he also did The Abyss and True Lies which (despite the latter starring Arnold Scharwzenegger) were highly cinematic. And he's always been really good with technology.

And nowadays 3D is mainly just used as a gimmick, it hasn't found it's artistic purposes in cinema, and everyone looks to Avatar and to James Cameron to take cinema to the next level because it's the dawn of a new era. It's like someone using effectively Sound for the first time in cinema. So, yeah, that's why Avatar is hyped.
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 88 89 90 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
2v2
11:00
TLMC $500 2v2 Open Cup
WardiTV126
Rex59
IndyStarCraft 42
LiquipediaDiscussion
Afreeca Starleague
10:00
Ro16 Group D
Light vs Speed
Larva vs Soma
Afreeca ASL 14271
sctven
Liquipedia
Sparkling Tuna Cup
10:00
Weekly #106
NightMare vs CreatorLIVE!
Solar vs Nicoract
CranKy Ducklings133
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
ProTech69
Rex 59
uThermal 57
Lowko55
IndyStarCraft 42
trigger 32
goblin 14
StarCraft: Brood War
Calm 11164
GuemChi 5727
Flash 5495
Rain 3883
Bisu 3594
Horang2 1168
BeSt 1140
Hyuk 801
EffOrt 764
Mini 717
[ Show more ]
firebathero 452
ZerO 369
Pusan 368
Zeus 321
Hyun 264
Soulkey 140
Mind 105
Rush 79
Dewaltoss 72
Backho 55
Aegong 51
Killer 50
JYJ47
Liquid`Ret 47
soO 45
sorry 29
Sharp 23
Free 19
Movie 15
HiyA 13
SilentControl 13
Sacsri 13
Bale 12
Sea.KH 8
Hm[arnc] 6
Dota 2
singsing2599
Dendi548
BananaSlamJamma289
XcaliburYe192
febbydoto24
League of Legends
JimRising 351
Counter-Strike
olofmeister1684
x6flipin525
shoxiejesuss423
allub229
Other Games
B2W.Neo440
DeMusliM437
crisheroes337
Pyrionflax281
NeuroSwarm59
Trikslyr27
Organizations
StarCraft: Brood War
UltimateBattle 263
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 12 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV320
League of Legends
• Stunt1159
Upcoming Events
OSC
1h 44m
PiGosaur Monday
12h 44m
LiuLi Cup
23h 44m
RSL Revival
1d 22h
Maru vs Reynor
Cure vs TriGGeR
The PondCast
2 days
RSL Revival
2 days
Zoun vs Classic
Korean StarCraft League
3 days
BSL Open LAN 2025 - War…
3 days
RSL Revival
3 days
BSL Open LAN 2025 - War…
4 days
[ Show More ]
RSL Revival
4 days
Online Event
5 days
Wardi Open
5 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2025-09-10
Chzzk MurlocKing SC1 vs SC2 Cup #2
HCC Europe

Ongoing

BSL 20 Team Wars
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 3
BSL 21 Points
ASL Season 20
CSL 2025 AUTUMN (S18)
LASL Season 20
RSL Revival: Season 2
Maestros of the Game
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual
IEM Cologne 2025
FISSURE Playground #1

Upcoming

2025 Chongqing Offline CUP
BSL World Championship of Poland 2025
IPSL Winter 2025-26
BSL Season 21
SC4ALL: Brood War
BSL 21 Team A
Stellar Fest
SC4ALL: StarCraft II
EC S1
ESL Impact League Season 8
SL Budapest Major 2025
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
MESA Nomadic Masters Fall
Thunderpick World Champ.
CS Asia Championships 2025
ESL Pro League S22
StarSeries Fall 2025
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.