James Cameron's AVATAR discussion thread

[CelticPredator]

Well, you should change that.

TMNT is not the cornerstone of 80's films.

 

[DarthNeil]

sorry if im a 90s baby.

No shame in that-- but you might want to expand your movie experiences into uncharted water (Thunderball pun for the Byronic hero fans out there... holla)

You know, the DVDs of movies made before the 90's actual work, too.

Great advice...

Wow look When i was young i wasnt into to freaking james bond i liked dinosaurs and superheros, so i dont even remeber half the crap that came out becuase i was way to young to remeber. The only 80s movie i used to watch was tmnt, and im damn proud of that.

Pride can lead to a fall... Check out some of the earlier/Connery Bonds (closer to the most recent incarnation of Daniel Craig's Bond than any of the others)... You might enjoy some (or all) of them.

Back to the blue cats.

 

[Khev]

I'm going to find the backpedaling of the little "Avatar owes its success to 3D/IMAX" group quite amusing if it has a record breaking DVD/Blu Ray release.

 

[pixletwin]

I think its just interesting for the same reason that I count how many footsteps I take walking everyday.

 

[Khev]

Just be sure to take into account other modes of transportation (bicycling, automobiles, airplanes) that weren't available to walking people many years ago when making your calculations.

 

[Voorhees27]

I think its just interesting for the same reason that I count how many footsteps I take walking everyday.

 

[barbelith]

I'm going to find the backpedaling of the little "Avatar owes its success to 3D/IMAX" group quite amusing if it has a record breaking DVD/Blu Ray release.

I expect a massive home video launch. I also expect it to gather dust on the shelf once people realize the 3D IMAX experience can't be replicated on their 32" screens. Call me crazy, but I imagine most of those trillion Matrix discs aren't being spun regularly.

 

[hoodonit00]

I expect a massive home video launch. I also expect it to gather dust on the shelf once people realize the 3D IMAX experience can't be replicated on their 32" screens. Call me crazy, but I imagine most of those trillion Matrix discs aren't being spun regularly.

I've called you crazy before and you had a problem with it.

 

[BadMoon]

I've called you crazy before and you had a problem with it.

 

[LChinoz]

I've called you crazy before and you had a problem with it.

 

[LChinoz]

There are way too many factors when you really think about it. Tickets sold is just as misleading as any of the others. There is no real way to determine what is the most popular film ever.

Like I said, times they are a changin. They always are. Box office numbers are what people use these days, but really, like Banny said, ticket sales are just as misleading. This is the Netflix generation, who knows what the future will hold. By the same token, think about the current state of the economy and how that should factor into Avatar's current numbers.

 

[hoodonit00]

By the same token, think about the current state of the economy and how that should factor into Avatar's current numbers.

Holy crap I didn't even think about that. That's a very valid point.

 

[barbelith]

Holy crap I didn't even think about that. That's a very valid point.

Not really. Cinema traditionally does very well in a recession, because it's a comparatively inexpensive form of spectacle. When did Star Wars come out? The history books would predict a booming theatrical market, and the last few years have been very healthy indeed. Let's not forget The Dark Knight trod this path just two years ago.

 

[hoodonit00]

Not really. Cinema traditionally does very well in a recession, because it's a comparatively inexpensive form of spectacle. When did Star Wars come out? The history books would predict a booming theatrical market, and the last few years have been very healthy indeed. Let's not forget The Dark Knight trod this path just two years ago.

I'm wrong again. I'm hopeless.

 

[praxitas]

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I'm gonna go to the Bond route for a second....

Thunderball is OK at best. It's probably my least favorite Connery flick. But not my most HATED. That goes to the _____ stain that is Diamonds Are Forever...

But I digress.

I love Dr. No, FRWL, Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice. I'll watch Thunderball. But I find the middle to be a bit boring. And the ending isnt as satisfying for me.

Ok, back to the Avatards.

I always liked dr. no

 

[hoodonit00]

I always liked dr. no

I remember watching Bond when I was a kid. The opening credits were like soft porn to me back then.

 

[Deckard]

I always found the opening of Leslie Neilson's Spyhard hilarious as a kid, a great parody of the Bond opening titles with Wierd Al.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7KMMxAQp8I

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I hated the roger daultry bond movies

 

[Bannister]

I hated the roger daultry bond movies