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Avatar - The Movie
RayB:
I'm probably going to see it again tomorrow, at an IMAX 3D. Hopefully it's higher res for that showing. Avatar is not really a "gotta see it again" movie for me, but since that's what the friends wanna see and I have free passes, why not.
I have a couple more "nerd gripes" I forgot to mention:
How can you have water falls coming off of small floating land masses? Wouldn't the water run out after a few days and there would be little to no vegetation? And how do these land masses stay upright? And why does the "vortex" effect keep the land masses up, but there's still gravity to walk on them? Hmmm...
I also thought the use of 6 legs on everything was rather stupid. I think James Cameron reviewed the concept art and said "MORE LEGS ON EVERYTHING!" The reason creatures tend to have 4 is 2 in front for "pulling" and 2 in back for "pushing". A middle set of legs just wouldn't happen (evolutionarily speaking)
PS: Don't they have "turn off your cel phones" notices in American cinemas?
Xiaou2:
I Highly doubt anyone in an Imax 3D theater with bulky 3D glasses on, and a movie
this engrossing, will warrant people texting during the showing.
And think about it PBJ, if you see it... you might have more ammunition to complain.
Or maybe your worried that you will walk away with nothing to complain
about?! :laugh2:
DaOld Man:
Ok, I went to see this flick today, and I have avoided this thread like the plaque until I saw the movie (due to possible spoilers).
I saw it in a 2d theater, they were showing it in 3d, but I was afraid the quality might not be that great in a regular 2d theater.
OK, that aside, I liked this movie, even though it did have a very foreseeable plot, the graphics and shear beauty of it was great.
I would like to see it again in 3D, but if I do, I will go to Nashville, Tn, to the IMAX to see it.
I agree with RayB's comments about the floating islands, I caught that the first second I saw them.
All in all, good movie, go see it!
PS, while I was in town, I stopped by Best Buy and got a copy of Terminator Salvation with a gift card.
Gotta fire up the big screen TV here in a bit.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on December 28, 2009, 09:40:44 am ---
--- Quote ---The fact that Sigorney Weaver smoked sucked too (why do they keep promoting that
crap?!)
--- End quote ---
Because people smoke in real life. It's not promoting it, it's just what the character does.
--- End quote ---
Also, for me at least, it harkens back to the scene in Alien when everyone is coming out from their sleep. I thought it might be an ode...
Xiaou2:
As far as I understood it... the floating islands were laced with the
rock they were going to mine. The special rock possessing anti-gravitational
abilities... hence its very high dollar value.
One could say that the mounds floated off the planet, vegetation intact,
and found a certain level of balance and limitation of weight to anti-gravity lift.
A place as Lush as that planet surely must get rain frequently... even though
I never recall it raining. Its possible the island vegetation would thrive...
however... waterfalls are a real stretch, unless you are talking really massive
sized islands, containing huge leaking reservoirs. heh
Actually, I was too spellbound by everything, to even really notice the waterfalls
theoretical reasoning's.
I will say.. if given the chance to see it either 2d, or real-3d, then
choose real 3d. Real 3d is still 3d. Its good... its just not "spectacular" like a
true Imax theater.
Its well worth the extra drive and trouble to see it on a true Imax 3D .
Luckily I live close to one... but I would have driven quite some miles if not... and
would not have been disappointed one bit.
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