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Avatar - The Movie
danny_galaga:
Well, saw it today. All i care about is how entertained i was. That's how i rate. This was a 5/5 for me (",) The CGI is so convincing. It's the first animation i've seen where i could remain immersed throughout the movie. Definitely a must see...
Oh, we saw the 3D version, but it would have been just as entertaining for me in 2D
--- Quote ---my score for recent movies you may have seen:
5/5 - Michael Clayton, In Bruges, Gran Torino, Mary and Max
4.5/5 - Taken, Iron Man, Reign Over Me
4/5 - Traitor, Bedtime Stories, Sunshine, pineapple express
3.5/5 - 300, Max Payne, You dont mess with the Zohan, Yes Man
3/5 - That new Indiana Jones flick, Disturbia, That new TMNT flick,
2.5/5 - Angels and Demons
2/5 - The Love Guru. Note: My 2 is probably someone elses 1. Just leaving room for worse!
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Loafmeister:
Ok, here goes, spoiler free review of Avatar and in point form:
- The 3d is incredible; Cameron really does use it to convey a sense of depth to most scenes, a job well done. Contrary to one of the posters above, I thought there were many jungle scenes where you see leaves/branches in the foreground and background, giving those scenes incredible depth.
- The CGI: at first, you can certainly see the CGI for what it is, artificial, but for whatever reason I just did not notice it at all after a while
- The motion capture: the facial expression really does convey an incredible sense that a human is acting out the CGI, as opposed to just CGI artists moving the lips, cheeks, etc. Well done.
- A few reviews have complained the story is pretty soso, or that it is formulaic. That may be true, but it didn’t bother any of us and although yes, we’ve seen this type of story before I’ll say: It was more than good enough and it did put together enough originality that it holds its own just fine.
- We were six, , we all said the same thing: amazing 3d, amazing movie, amazing experience.
Cameron is right, this is one movie that won’t be the same watching it at home, either because it’s a great movie and you just want to see it on a big screen, or because although some might feel it’s lacking in story, it has the best wow factor for the 3d alone (which may not work as well at home on current TV’s). Whatever the reason, I’ll leave that debate for others.
Box Office wise, I don’t think this movie can touch Titanic (not enough “romance” for the repeat girly viewers). However because of bozo’s like me saying “but you really have to see this in 3d Imax”, leading to people seeing it, then with them coming back with their friends, should lead to HUGE box office success. And rest assured, I WILL see it again. I’m not saying this movie beats any of your old favorites, but I will say its part of a select few as the best reason to see a movie in the theatre I can recall. When I got out of theatre, I had a similar feeling when I saw Star Wars for the first time: and we all know although that’s considered a classic, it’s not because it’s the best acted movie, with the best plot, or the best script or even the best direction. Rather, it’s because it brought something unique to the movie experience (believable fX), was spectacular and above all, was one of the most fun times one can have at the movies.
bishmasterb:
I saw it in Imax 3D last night and was very impressed. I went in with somewhat low expectations because to me, the CGI (especially the Na'vi) just didn't come off that well in the trailers; but in the context of the movie, it was amazing. My doubts disappeared; the Na'vi were rendered very convincingly. The 3D was very well done as well; I forgot about it after just a few minutes and became immersed in the movie.
It's not perfect (maybe not even great), but it's definitely solid. A couple gripes:
* the initial acceptance of Sully by the Na'vi leadership (in the base of the tree) seemed way too forced and quick; the movie is 160 minutes long for Christ's sake, why not spend a little bit more time on this critical part of the storyline?
* the cultural transformation from human to Na'vi of Sully over the course of the middle part of the film seemed unnatural and a bit forced (this was accomplished much better in Dances With Wolves where it was much more gradual and believable)
* Giovanni Ribisi (who I like, and think of as a very good actor) seemed hopelessly miscast; too young, and not believable in the leadership role; should've been 20 years older and 20 pounds heavier
wp34:
I agree that this is much better than the trailer. Even the 3D was better than I expected. The 3D trailers they showed before Avatar were horrible --- especially Alice in Wonderland. I was really nervous that the whole movie was going to look like one of those Kellogs 3D Baseball cards from the 70's. No worries though. I'm not sure it was required but the 3D definitely did not detract from the movie.
The effects were amazing. I didn't once think "Jar Jar Binks" as some reviewers have mentioned.
--- Quote from: pinballjim on December 20, 2009, 04:58:39 pm ---
Seriously, I'm getting borderline "until movie theaters jam cell phone signals, I'm avoiding them".
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A couple of cell phones went off during the movie. Very irritating.
Loafmeister:
Never have that problem for two reasons:
1 - For the big titles, I usually go the first weekend and there's typically less inconsiderates attending. Probably means those who brave the large crowds are REAL movie fans who want to the see the movie badly, not text.
2 - In the rare case some texts or talks during the movie, I use something neat called "my mouth" and politely ask them to refrain from doing whatever annoying thing they're doing during the movie. Surprisingly, they stop.
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