James Cameron's AVATAR discussion thread

[GuruAskew]

Re: I saw AVATAR in 3D!

yeah until another decade down when we all finally have converted to 3D TVs and 3D UltraHighdef Black-Rays

You can currently buy 3D televisions and there are a few titles like "Coraline" and "A Christmas Carol" that are rumored to be announced on 3D Blu-Ray by the time "Avatar" hits home video.

It will be very expensive but I don't think we'll even have to wait to watch "Avatar" in 3D at home. You better start saving though.

I'm a die-hard DVD guy and I still don't think Blu-Ray poses much of a threat but add 3D into the mix and you have something more along the lines of the VHS-to-DVD leap.

 

[Geil]

Re: I saw AVATAR in 3D!

You can currently buy 3D televisions and there are a few titles like "Coraline" and "A Christmas Carol" that are rumored to be announced on 3D Blu-Ray by the time "Avatar" hits home video.

It will be very expensive but I don't think we'll even have to wait to watch "Avatar" in 3D at home. You better start saving though.

I'm a die-hard DVD guy and I still don't think Blu-Ray poses much of a threat but add 3D into the mix and you have something more along the lines of the VHS-to-DVD leap.

That's why I am saying until we ALL finally have converted as it will be a few long years before it becomes more mainstream and not just a gimmick that only a few early adopters will enjoy.
I wonder, the 3D was really immersive in theatres (at least what I saw at IMAX) but I wonder how it will be when you are watching it i a standard TV setup e.g. on a 52" LCD 10ft away. The screen being certainly less in your face it may actually loose some of the impact unless I sit real up close?

 

[Toni Plutonij]

I am not sure why this is a fail. It would be a fail if this movie failed both critically and financially but it didn't in both. It got more positive reviews then bad reviews and lets see....it is the #2 movie worldwide.

I would say...epic win.

Nice reply.....and to quote one other, just as good reply to this:

James Cameron's AVATAR Script Treatment (featuring all the elements outlined above): 1994

Disney's Pocahontas: 1995



But still, very amusing.

 

[Wanderer]

The movie was an awesome visual spectacle as predicted, however that counts for ____ if it ain't well written, directed and acted. It did it all and brilliantly IMO. The queue's at my local IMAX tonight proves how good it is...
BTW since i've come out of the cinema I feel bit depressed..

So I've been married to my wife for a while now. Its been 6 years since our marriage and I had been dating her for 4 years prior to that. So its been quite a while. My life hasnt been that bad. I mean I have a good job working at Safeway bagging groceries, and my wife is a psychologist so she's the real breadwinner in the family.

We may not be rich but we usually don't want for much. I never thought myself the type to have an addictive personality but ever since we saw Avatar in theaters I have been having problems.

The past 7 nights in a row my wife has asked me to have sex with her, and I just havent been in the mood. Scratch that. I'm incredibly horny most of the time, but I dont feel attracted to her anymore. The sight of her naked literally does nothing for me, and I'm frightened by that. Instead I imagine Neytiri. Her majestic grace and boundless beauty as well as the alien mystery about her. I want to fly off to pandora and live with her, to be with her always. I would worship her as she deserves. I'd do anything to just to touch her, to smell her.

She's the perfect woman, and i feel like this life here has lost its spark. Where is the magic in humanity. Just a few days ago, my son asked me some question about what happened in Avatar. I dont even remember what it was, but after I told him, I started crying. Right in front of him. All I can think about is how depressing it is that I will never reach pandora. I almost vomited while I cried. It was the most pathetic thing I have ever done. Im in my 30's for god's sake. I have to remain strong for my son. Right?

I want to tell my wife but she's a psychologist. She'll think I'm sick. I know it. I probably am sick. But what can I do. Its a little early to tink about divorce, but the thought of her disgusts me. The thought of me disgusts me. How could I compare to the beauty and grace of a Na'vi. I want to leave, to just leave and sort things out, but I dont want to leave my wife and son alone. I dont know what to do with myself, with my life. I dont want to see another psychologist and get treated like a specimen. I just want to be a Na'vi. I've never wanted anything more in my life.

At this point I would rip my son to shreds for an hour on pandora. I would too. And that thought frightens me. Can anyone somehow offer me assistance. Christ what ami going to do with myself?

 

[Batfreak]

i have no interest in this movie. the blue aliens look like jar jar binks ripoffs, looks corny, lame CGI, and it has that meathead from the crappy TS movie. the whole movie looks like they used levels from "the force unleashed" videogame and put it in the background, complete with fungal creatures and aliens. they need to stop making movies like this, it looks retarded and videogameish, like the prequels.

 

[Toni Plutonij]

i have no interest in this movie. the blue aliens look like jar jar binks ripoffs, looks corny, lame CGI, and it has that meathead from the crappy TS movie. the whole movie looks like they used levels from "the force unleashed" videogame and put it in the background, complete with fungal creatures and aliens. they need to stop making movies like this, it looks retarded and videogameish, like the prequels.

I take it you've seen only trailers.

You should watch the actual movie! You can say a lot of things about the movie, but lame CGI isn't one of the things

 

[Something Sexy]

The movie was an awesome visual spectacle as predicted, however that counts for ____ if it ain't well written, directed and acted. It did it all and brilliantly IMO. The queue's at my local IMAX tonight proves how good it is...
BTW since i've come out of the cinema I feel bit depressed..

So I've been married to my wife for a while now. Its been 6 years since our marriage and I had been dating her for 4 years prior to that. So its been quite a while. My life hasnt been that bad. I mean I have a good job working at Safeway bagging groceries, and my wife is a psychologist so she's the real breadwinner in the family.

We may not be rich but we usually don't want for much. I never thought myself the type to have an addictive personality but ever since we saw Avatar in theaters I have been having problems.

The past 7 nights in a row my wife has asked me to have sex with her, and I just havent been in the mood. Scratch that. I'm incredibly horny most of the time, but I dont feel attracted to her anymore. The sight of her naked literally does nothing for me, and I'm frightened by that. Instead I imagine Neytiri. Her majestic grace and boundless beauty as well as the alien mystery about her. I want to fly off to pandora and live with her, to be with her always. I would worship her as she deserves. I'd do anything to just to touch her, to smell her.

She's the perfect woman, and i feel like this life here has lost its spark. Where is the magic in humanity. Just a few days ago, my son asked me some question about what happened in Avatar. I dont even remember what it was, but after I told him, I started crying. Right in front of him. All I can think about is how depressing it is that I will never reach pandora. I almost vomited while I cried. It was the most pathetic thing I have ever done. Im in my 30's for god's sake. I have to remain strong for my son. Right?

I want to tell my wife but she's a psychologist. She'll think I'm sick. I know it. I probably am sick. But what can I do. Its a little early to tink about divorce, but the thought of her disgusts me. The thought of me disgusts me. How could I compare to the beauty and grace of a Na'vi. I want to leave, to just leave and sort things out, but I dont want to leave my wife and son alone. I dont know what to do with myself, with my life. I dont want to see another psychologist and get treated like a specimen. I just want to be a Na'vi. I've never wanted anything more in my life.

At this point I would rip my son to shreds for an hour on pandora. I would too. And that thought frightens me. Can anyone somehow offer me assistance. Christ what ami going to do with myself?

https://avatar-forums.com/showthread.php?t=43

Also if you are being serious, give me your wife's phone number I will take care of her for you while you get over this.

 

[Matt S]

At this point I would rip my son to shreds for an hour on pandora. I would too. And that thought frightens me. Can anyone somehow offer me assistance. Christ what ami going to do with myself?

If this post is sincere, I would seek immediately help. Talk thru it with a professional. You recognize a serious issue. that's good. Seek help right away

 

[Bamboota]

Article about the VFX Award for the Oscars. Avatar is mentioned!

VFX sets seven contenders:

https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1118013418&cs=1

 

[SnakeDoctor]

The movie was an awesome visual spectacle as predicted, however that counts for ____ if it ain't well written, directed and acted. It did it all and brilliantly IMO. The queue's at my local IMAX tonight proves how good it is...
BTW since i've come out of the cinema I feel bit depressed..

So I've been married to my wife for a while now. Its been 6 years since our marriage and I had been dating her for 4 years prior to that. So its been quite a while. My life hasnt been that bad. I mean I have a good job working at Safeway bagging groceries, and my wife is a psychologist so she's the real breadwinner in the family.

We may not be rich but we usually don't want for much. I never thought myself the type to have an addictive personality but ever since we saw Avatar in theaters I have been having problems.

The past 7 nights in a row my wife has asked me to have sex with her, and I just havent been in the mood. Scratch that. I'm incredibly horny most of the time, but I dont feel attracted to her anymore. The sight of her naked literally does nothing for me, and I'm frightened by that. Instead I imagine Neytiri. Her majestic grace and boundless beauty as well as the alien mystery about her. I want to fly off to pandora and live with her, to be with her always. I would worship her as she deserves. I'd do anything to just to touch her, to smell her.

She's the perfect woman, and i feel like this life here has lost its spark. Where is the magic in humanity. Just a few days ago, my son asked me some question about what happened in Avatar. I dont even remember what it was, but after I told him, I started crying. Right in front of him. All I can think about is how depressing it is that I will never reach pandora. I almost vomited while I cried. It was the most pathetic thing I have ever done. Im in my 30's for god's sake. I have to remain strong for my son. Right?

I want to tell my wife but she's a psychologist. She'll think I'm sick. I know it. I probably am sick. But what can I do. Its a little early to tink about divorce, but the thought of her disgusts me. The thought of me disgusts me. How could I compare to the beauty and grace of a Na'vi. I want to leave, to just leave and sort things out, but I dont want to leave my wife and son alone. I dont know what to do with myself, with my life. I dont want to see another psychologist and get treated like a specimen. I just want to be a Na'vi. I've never wanted anything more in my life.

At this point I would rip my son to shreds for an hour on pandora. I would too. And that thought frightens me. Can anyone somehow offer me assistance. Christ what ami going to do with myself?

I assume you're kidding.

-- If so, its an amusing but ridiculous parody of the bizarre obsession that this movie seems to have engendered.

-- If you're not, grow a pair and quit your whining. "Seek help" if you must ... but I'm not sure a $400/hr. psychologist is going to be able to force you to grow a pair and quit your whining ...

SnakeDoc

 

[cr`]

avatar is no.2 in worldwide BO, but it's still no.7 in US BO.

all time BO US:

1 Titanic Par. $600,788,188 1997
2 The Dark Knight WB $533,345,358 2008
3 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977^
4 Shrek 2 DW $441,226,247 2004
5 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $435,110,554 1982^
6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $431,088,301 1999
7 Avatar Fox $429,040,000 2009
8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812 2006
9 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 2002
10 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $402,111,870 2009

performance is still strong this week, and based on the weekly pattern i have no doubt it will eventually beat TDK in the US BO as well.

 

[Toni Plutonij]

I assume you're kidding.

-- If so, its an amusing but ridiculous parody of the bizarre obsession that this movie seems to have engendered.

-- If you're not, grow a pair and quit your whining. "Seek help" if you must ... but I'm not sure a $400/hr. psychologist is going to be able to force you to grow a pair and quit your whining ...

SnakeDoc

Check the first post of this thread: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69844

Yeah, he's kidding..

 

[GuruAskew]

Re: I saw AVATAR in 3D!

That's why I am saying until we ALL finally have converted as it will be a few long years before it becomes more mainstream and not just a gimmick that only a few early adopters will enjoy.

You're just splitting hairs. I'm not about to spend $9000 on a 3D-capable TV but there are probably people on your street who will AND you're looking at like 2 years before they become affordable for most people. Look at how Blu-ray prices have plummeted.

We're not talking about a decade, a resolution jump or a format change here. We're talking 3D Blu-ray discs on store shelves within months and compatible televisions constantly dropping in price.

 

[Geil]

Re: I saw AVATAR in 3D!

yes but did that take only 2 years? And has it taken over DVD Sales yet? I love my Blu-rays and my HD-DVDs but you are still on DVD did you not say?
As for format change in essence 3D is a format change simply because old sets are not going to be compatible. I am not trying to nitpick your statements but you are picking on what I clearly try to express as exaggerations when I say a decade just like Black-Ray which does not exist (had to be clear to make sure you understand)
You really got to, much like others here, chill and allow ppl to just have their opinion and make some casual statements without getting too fuzzy about it

 

[lightwave000]

avatar is no.2 in worldwide BO, but it's still no.7 in US BO.

all time BO US:

1 Titanic Par. $600,788,188 1997
2 The Dark Knight WB $533,345,358 2008
3 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977^
4 Shrek 2 DW $441,226,247 2004
5 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $435,110,554 1982^
6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $431,088,301 1999
7 Avatar Fox $429,040,000 2009
8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812 2006
9 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 2002
10 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $402,111,870 2009

performance is still strong this week, and based on the weekly pattern i have no doubt it will eventually beat TDK in the US BO as well.

How long you think that will last? lol

 

[ironwez20]

What will last ?

 

[Khev]

When Star Wars dethroned E.T. as the #1 highest grossing domestic box office film of all time in early 1997 Steven Spielberg commissioned Drew Struzan to paint this full page ad for Variety magazine depicting E.T. handing the crown over to R2-D2.

A year later Lucas commissioned a similar ad showing the cast of Star Wars sinking on the Titanic.

If Avatar overtakes Titanic will Cameron take out a full page ad congratulating himself?

 

[SilentSurfer]

Re: I saw AVATAR in 3D!

Just saw it in IMAX 3-D again. Still kicks total ass. And damn was that theatre crowded. The line was longer almost a month later than it was when I saw it opening night. And this thing is on its way to grossing 2 billion worldwide. Holy crap!

Think it will win an Oscar?

 

[uscmhicks]

If Avatar overtakes Titanic will Cameron take out a full page ad congratulating himself?

I'm not sure but he should do one of Jake Sully punching Batman once it beats TDK.

 

[King Darkness]

Re: I saw AVATAR in 3D!

3D tv=expensive fad destined for fail