Let's talk about Avatar!

PhotonicGuy · Post by **PhotonicGuy** » 21 Jul 2010, 08:30

I heard many opinions about Avatar, so I went to see him, even though I am not a fan of this movie genre. I can not say it impressed me very much, at least its subject. But for the special effects it is worth seeing. Did you like it or not? What is your opinion about it?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 21 Jul 2010, 13:16

PhotonicGuy wrote:I heard many opinions about Avatar, so I went to see him, even though I am not a fan of this movie genre. I can not say it impressed me very much, at least its subject. But for the special effects it is worth seeing. Did you like it or not? What is your opinion about it?

I don't think there was anything very original about the subject or the approach taken but for the special effects alone it was well worth the cinema ticket. I think you have to see it on the big screen can't imagine it will transfer very well to DVD. But for sheer entertainment & as I say the special effects I give it 10/10

PhotonicGuy · Post by **PhotonicGuy** » 26 Jul 2010, 08:26

Indeed, I have seen it on the big screen at the cinema. And yes, only for the specials effects it is worth it to go to the cinema.

~Elle~ · Post by **~Elle~** » 26 Jul 2010, 22:55

I reviewed the movie early on this year and I agree with you - the story wasn't anything new but Oh My God the GRAPHICS! The 3D transported you into this exotic planet and with the story etched into this fantasy land it was impossible not to be moved by it. Also, I don't think Zoe Saldana deserved as much credit as she should have...I think people failed to realize Neytiri was her, instead of a mere animation.

Needless to say, I gave it 5/5.

js_best4u · Post by **js_best4u** » 31 Jul 2010, 16:56

Avatar is basically an animated movie, which has some new features, a new way of producing movies using 3D facts.

Tip the Bottle · Post by **Tip the Bottle** » 09 Aug 2010, 18:45

The story of an American or in this case a Human going "native" has been done time and again and is so easy to do, not to mention predictable but I have to say this movie was enjoyable. What bothers me a bit is what made it enjoyable was the special effects and graphics. Remember when people would go to a movie and remark how the dialog was incredible, I'm looking at you Tarentino, now it's wow those graphics were great, they looked realistic.

As much as I enjoyed this movie I couldn't help but look at it in terms of human conquest, cowboy and Indians, Australians and aborigines. Very little in the way of story and characters is alien. I wonder what people would have felt if the aliens didn't look so attractive.

After seeing this movie I couldn't help but think how much I'd like to see the french animated movie "Fantastic Planet" remade with Avatar type graphics.

andr70 · Post by **andr70** » 12 Aug 2010, 08:47

Well, the general idea was not bad at all, and the special effects, the colors were great, but I can't say it's my favorite movie, I'm just not a big fan of such genres

Mairin · Post by **Mairin** » 14 Aug 2010, 15:48

I thought I was the only one who hated it! It was just too long and too closely resembled Dances With Wolves except on an alien planet.

Lennoc · Post by **Lennoc** » 03 Oct 2010, 03:35

It was three hours of my life that I'll never get back.

The story had plot holes you could drive a truck through (we've advanced so far that we can travel to other planets but yet when we want to blow up a tree we take helicopters/planes with open backs and push out cases of dynamite???), I thought the acting was pretty awful and it was way WAY too long.

Everyone raved about the special effects etc but I honestly didn't notice them. I think I was too busy being irritated by the plot.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 03 Oct 2010, 03:57

Lennoc wrote:It was three hours of my life that I'll never get back.

The story had plot holes you could drive a truck through (we've advanced so far that we can travel to other planets but yet when we want to blow up a tree we take helicopters/planes with open backs and push out cases of dynamite???), I thought the acting was pretty awful and it was way WAY too long.

Everyone raved about the special effects etc but I honestly didn't notice them. I think I was too busy being irritated by the plot.

OK Lennoc ... it's not high art but I for one often wasted 3 hours on less

Lennoc · Post by **Lennoc** » 03 Oct 2010, 04:50

Well in all fairness I generally just don't like movies. I got conned into going by all the hype. I haven't been to a movie in years, don't have a tv and don't even bother to watch movies on planes so I'm probably going to be critical of nearly anything I bother to watch. I went with a group of about 10 people and everyone else enjoyed it.

I'll use Avatar as an excuse not to watch a movie again for another 5 years.

Ginardic · Post by **Ginardic** » 09 Oct 2010, 01:25

This was such an over rated movie!!! While the special effects were, i suppose, 'good', the movie was too long & at times, quite boring.

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 09 Oct 2010, 02:31

Yes the movie was excellent in terms of special effects but the plot was pure B movie hokum- settling down in enemy territory only to fall in love with a native and change your mind has been done millions of times but the effects still make it worth watching.

WordSharp.net · Post by **WordSharp.net** » 16 Oct 2010, 16:20

Avatar

Eye candy

Storyline is weak and trendy.

Marty

Mayden Rose · Post by **Mayden Rose** » 27 Oct 2010, 20:55

It seems Avatar isn't loved here......

But anyhow! I sure loved it, I mean those cartoony creatures were supersized in comparison to the men of this world. I mean what women wouldn't love an 20'inch foot on a man?

Oh t'was loved by me, I sat wishing I could merge into that screen and find me a native cartoon man. But alas, the man sitting next to me in the cinema brought me out of my fantasy when he released a toxic gas that smelt like burnt hot dogs into my atmosphere. Yes, we have seen the storyline before but not the graphics. To be quite honest, anyone who has ever wished that they could go to sleep and wake up into a fantasy world, will understand the desire to attain, a new life in a dream world. Very similar to one of my favorite Sci Fi stories ; 'A store Of Worlds' ( written by Robert Sheckley in the 70's, Who's storyline and ideas were strongly 'leant' upon by Richard Bauchman aka Stephen Kings ~ Running Man)

All in all, I truly loved this movie, it had everything I wanted...Technical Splendor, Native themes, Sci Fi elements, Dislike for Mass Consumerism, Spiritual Guidance, Blood hungry Predators..oh and the wild animals were kool too. Last but least, cartoon foreplay!!! I shout Hurray!!