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GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
August 20 2009 23:36 GMT
#141
wow, I had no idea that something like this was coming out or even being made it looks so sick, cant wait now.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
August 20 2009 23:41 GMT
#142
meesa jah jah binks
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
exeprime
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United Kingdom643 Posts
August 20 2009 23:44 GMT
#143
On August 21 2009 08:41 CharlieMurphy wrote:
meesa jah jah binks


Nooooooo! Now i'll have that association in my mind when i see the movie! WHY, CHARLIE, WHY???
ocho
Profile Joined June 2009
United States172 Posts
August 21 2009 00:06 GMT
#144
The trailer makes the movie look horribly cliche. Also, the CGI is not good.
Steelflight-Rx
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1389 Posts
August 21 2009 01:32 GMT
#145
is this movie going to be 3D in the same sense that beowolfe was 3D? (i.e. 3D goggles etc.)
yubee wrote: you know? it's a great night you should all smile no matter what harddships, because grass grows and the sky is blue and it's a good life.
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
August 21 2009 03:24 GMT
#146
Apparently a trailer was released today. Was really a let down. What is AVATAR anyway? Where did it come from? What's it based off of?
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
Ichigo1234551
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States649 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-21 07:50:40
August 21 2009 07:39 GMT
#147
Go watch in 1080 p
I WILL DESTROY YOU IN 2009 OK???????????????
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
August 22 2009 14:37 GMT
#148
okay, so I got the chance to watch the 20min preview in an IMAX and 3D yesterday, and it blew me away. I watched the regular trailer on the last page and there is no way that it can do the experience justice when you watch the whole thing in 3D.

contains some spoilers about the first half of the movie, based on what they showed in the preview:

+ Show Spoiler +
The preview started out with a short introduction by Cameron where he sums up the basic plotline and tells the audience, that all the scenes shown in the preview come from the first half of the movie in order to avoid major spoilers.

The basic idea of the movie is that people go into these machines where they get linked up to their avatar in another world, kinda like in The Matrix. For the protagonist, who is in a wheelchair, this opportunity is perfect, since in the new world he will be able to walk again. I've seen a couple of IMAX 3D movies so far and the first few scenes of the preview didn't feel very different and I was almost a little disappointed.
And then it happened. (obligatory cheesy line) Cut to a scene in the jungle. The protagonist is standing in the jungle with a rifle and opposite him is this gigantic dinosaur-like animal roaring at him, threatening to charge. And it looked soooooooo good. The details on everything and the sense of depth provided by the 3D aspect was just amazing. And once the next scene (where he was chased through the jungle by that huge black animal you see in the trailer) was over, people in the cinema were going whoaaaaa, holy shit because it was so intense.

The rest they showed just kept adding to the experience. I can't tell if the story is any good, but it feels like your typical fantasy adventure movie, with a romantic subplot of course :O


Basically, I can say that all the hype surrounding this project is justified and the trailer cannot do the experience justice; The 3D visuals were stunning and it really felt like witnessing the future of movies. I can't wait till December.




ShcShc
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada912 Posts
August 22 2009 16:32 GMT
#149
I saw the 15 minutes Avatar preview on IMAX yesterday and
it was AMAZING.

Its a very very very different film from District 9 or most other movies.
God DAJNFBGHSfIDSHUKLFHSGUIO! -Jinro
FallingTeardrops
Profile Joined October 2009
United States46 Posts
October 26 2009 04:59 GMT
#150
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)

New trailer out too.
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
October 28 2009 06:42 GMT
#151
Looks like the movie is more based off a book instead of originality.

No matter how original James Cameron thinks his new "Avatar" film is, there have been lots of other works that seem incredibly similar to his movie. The filmmakers of "Delgo" are considering suing for stealing their story ideas, but that will probably go nowhere since the similarities are not that great.

But now, io9 has noticed that "Avatar" may just be a rip-off of Poul Anderson's 1957 sci-fi short story called "Call Me Joe." The similarities are irrefutable and it would be great to hear Cameron admit that he used Anderson's writings as his inspiration for "Avatar."

Like "Avatar," "Call Me Joe" centers on a paraplegic — Ed Anglesey — who telepathically connects with an artificially created life form in order to explore a harsh planet (in this case, Jupiter). Anglesey, like "Avatar's" Jake Sully (Worthington), revels in the freedom and strength of his artificial created body, battles predators on the surface of Jupiter, and gradually goes native as he spends more time connected to his artificial body.

There are clearly lots of story similarities, but it doesn't end there. The cover (pictured) for "Call Me Joe" also features a giant, blue, cat-like creature holding a spear.

Source: io9
baal
Profile Joined March 2003
10541 Posts
October 28 2009 07:26 GMT
#152
most over hyped movie of all time
Im back, in pog form!
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
October 28 2009 07:29 GMT
#153
On October 28 2009 16:26 baal wrote:
most over hyped movie of all time


halo movie.
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
October 28 2009 09:42 GMT
#154
On October 28 2009 16:29 mOnion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 28 2009 16:26 baal wrote:
most over hyped movie of all time


halo movie.

District 9 was alright.
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nevz
Profile Joined October 2008
Sweden72 Posts
October 28 2009 11:14 GMT
#155
On August 21 2009 08:41 CharlieMurphy wrote:
meesa jah jah binks


How to ruin an entire movie with one line of text.
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13297 Posts
October 28 2009 12:22 GMT
#156
Overhyped maybe, but it still looks awesome!
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
October 28 2009 12:57 GMT
#157
how can you call it overhyped if you haven't seen it?
MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-28 21:24:24
October 28 2009 21:23 GMT
#158
On August 21 2009 12:24 Stratos_speAr wrote:
Apparently a trailer was released today. Was really a let down. What is AVATAR anyway? Where did it come from?

Out of James Cameron's ass. Which is to say he wrote it.

On October 28 2009 15:42 zoLo wrote:
Looks like the movie is more based off a book instead of originality.
+ Show Spoiler +
No matter how original James Cameron thinks his new "Avatar" film is, there have been lots of other works that seem incredibly similar to his movie. The filmmakers of "Delgo" are considering suing for stealing their story ideas, but that will probably go nowhere since the similarities are not that great.

But now, io9 has noticed that "Avatar" may just be a rip-off of Poul Anderson's 1957 sci-fi short story called "Call Me Joe." The similarities are irrefutable and it would be great to hear Cameron admit that he used Anderson's writings as his inspiration for "Avatar."

Like "Avatar," "Call Me Joe" centers on a paraplegic — Ed Anglesey — who telepathically connects with an artificially created life form in order to explore a harsh planet (in this case, Jupiter). Anglesey, like "Avatar's" Jake Sully (Worthington), revels in the freedom and strength of his artificial created body, battles predators on the surface of Jupiter, and gradually goes native as he spends more time connected to his artificial body.

There are clearly lots of story similarities, but it doesn't end there. The cover (pictured) for "Call Me Joe" also features a giant, blue, cat-like creature holding a spear.

Source: io9

Heh that looks bad.

For me though, the problem is Dances With Wolves was OK the first time, when it happened in the American west. When it happened in Japan it wasn't quite as original, and now I can't get excited to see it happen in space.
Random()
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Kyrgyz Republic1462 Posts
October 28 2009 21:35 GMT
#159
The trailer looks quite weak IMO even Final Fantasy movie was better with respect to realistic human characters.
ShcShc
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada912 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-29 07:32:17
October 29 2009 07:17 GMT
#160
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/can-this-new-avatar-trailer-turn-it-all-around-colea.php

New trailer.

BY THE WAY,
don't worry about the visuals. I know I may sound over-hyping and everything but I almost find it amusing to see people complain about the visual aspects of the movie. Its... honestly really AMAZING. I'm more worried about the dialogue and possibly story.

Do I sound like a silly fanboy cunt? Of course.
But hey, wait until December and you'l understand
God DAJNFBGHSfIDSHUKLFHSGUIO! -Jinro
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