James Cameron's AVATAR discussion thread

[Something Sexy]

I wanted to hear something like, "I love the smell of burnt Na'vi in the morning."

Actually that would have been most excellent.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I wanted to hear something like, "I love the smell of burnt Na'vi in the morning."

 

[devilof76]

i actually went to go see avatar today probably the last person on earth who hasnt seen it...

Nope.

 

[LChinoz]

Who gives a ____, movie was still badass.

 

[ironwez20]

I go to the thread, and reply to a post. Thats how a forum works.

Just like i'm going to reply to Darren too..


I bet it was(not sarcastic), but all the good stuff was cut out. Leaving the film feeling very cliche. And while it wasnt a HUGE deal....I dunno. Now that it has a chance to win the Oscars, I feel very different about it.

O yea i know that, im saying how did i know you would reply to my post you know.

 

[ironwez20]

Avatar has a script so obvious my eight-year-old nephew was able to predict what would happen all the way through.

A two year old can predict the plot of star wars, spiderman, superman,hulk and lord of the rings, like somthing sexy said the movie is badass either way.

 

[GrueSam]

A two year old can predict the plot of star wars, spiderman, superman,hulk and lord of the rings, like somthing sexy said the movie is badass either way.

Uhhhhhh, really?
One of the most complicated stories ever written?

 

[ironwez20]

Hey i knew that they were gonna destroy the ring at some point and i knew that gollum would betray them, and i knew they would win the war.

 

[CelticPredator]

Yeah....but you couldnt tell where they would go. Avatar, I knew where Jake was going to go, what he was going to do, and how it was going to end.

 

[ironwez20]

I freaking knew that in lord of the rings to it just took three movies to see it happen.

 

[Maglor]

In general that is how the great epics are. There are certain plot points that must happen to have that feeling of satisfaction. And this means a degree of predictability. What makes a story like that great is the details. How are those plot points achieved?

And there are always surprises. To take LOTR as an example: on a first reading, no one sees it coming when Gandalf dies in the first book!!! And think of how great you feel the first time you see him in Fangorn Forest as Gandalf the White!!!

 

[Darren Carnall]

For me this was a familiar story ('civilised' modern man goes to live with primitive 'savage' people... turns around to like them, becomes one of them) but it was told very well. There was incredible action, the characters were actually emoting (especially the CGI ones which has never been seen this well done before - Ney'tiri losing it after her Dad died? just incredible) - and I came away thinking "wow, that was great!" - and that's all i ask of a film

 

[EVILFACE]

LOTR a complicated story? Two midgets take a ring to a mountain and some ____ happens along the way. The End.

 

[CelticPredator]

Hahahahaha ^ win!

 

[Darren Carnall]

 

[barbelith]

For me this was a familiar story ('civilised' modern man goes to live with primitive 'savage' people... turns around to like them, becomes one of them) but it was told very well. There was incredible action, the characters were actually emoting

There were characters in that movie? That was my biggest problem with it. Avatar is basically the world's longest FX showreel. The "characters" have the life and depth of those in The Phantom Menace or Transformers, which is a sign of how pedestrian the script is.

 

[Ambrosoli]

Why you people still answer the post of Ironwez?

when he post this:

A two year old can predict the plot of star wars, spiderman, superman,hulk and lord of the rings, like somthing sexy said the movie is badass either way.

He lost any chance of getting a point in his arguments XD

 

[LOTRFan]

There were characters in that movie?

I think he meant to say characterizations, or caricatures.

 

[Maglor]

There were characters in that movie? That was my biggest problem with it. Avatar is basically the world's longest FX showreel. The "characters" have the life and depth of those in The Phantom Menace or Transformers, which is a sign of how pedestrian the script is.

Wow, If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trolling.

In my opinion, the characters were one of the best things about it.

 

[barbelith]

Wow, If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trolling.

I've seen movies that don't have explosions in them. Maybe that has something to do with it?