Administrator Toups Posted December 9, 2009 Administrator Share Posted December 9, 2009 Okay. Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you take so much interest in something you consider crap. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2009 There's fun crap and dull crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted December 9, 2009 Members Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sylph! You usually censor the word crap with an asterisk(cr*p). Where have your values gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 10, 2009 LOL! I was just checking whether the filter works on the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted December 10, 2009 Members Share Posted December 10, 2009 It's not that complicated, the world isn't black or white. You can consider something really bad (a show, a movie, a book) but still be interested in it, even love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 11, 2009 First review is in. 4 out of 5 stars. There is a video report from the premiere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted December 12, 2009 Administrator Share Posted December 12, 2009 There's a lot of great buzz so far from early critics. I hope it does well at the BO office and awards season because I like JC's work - Titanic, True Lies, T2: JD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yes, I've just checked Rotten Tomatoes - almost all positive!! We shall see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2009 So far — $73m at the box office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted December 20, 2009 Members Share Posted December 20, 2009 ^ Some are saying the # would have been higher if it weren't for the snowstorms walloping the east. I am seeing it tonight, mainly due to it being James Cameron and the new technology he has used. The visuals are said to be breathtaking, especially in 3D. I don't know who would want to see it in non-3D? I am not expecting a good script or good acting. I've come to learn you do not go to see Jim's movies for those two things. I am going for the visual experience and the entertainment value Jim brings to all of his films. I am excited I think its clear it will receive alot of academy award nominations. If it is a box office smash, it could be heard to deny it the best picture award. At the very least with 10 spots it will for sure get in there. Reviews are overall very positive and it is getting alot of love from the precursors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 'Avatar's' final tally bigger than expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted December 21, 2009 Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 James Horner's movie themes often resembe each other. My fave (and I admit it's cheese) was one of the first, he did for Land Before Time (it has the typical vague lyrics his lyricists like to use too) It's also one of my fave of his scores--lotsa alusions to Stravinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 Have you heard this one? He basically took all the previous works and patched it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted December 21, 2009 Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted December 22, 2009 Members Share Posted December 22, 2009 I saw it last night. Here is my review I posted on imdb.com. I didn't mention anything about the score, but as a sidenote I agree with EricMontreal that Horner's scores all sound the same. It was no different here. The score was one of my favourite things about Titanic, I barely even noticed it during Avatar. Here we are in 2009. It has been 12 years since Cameron last gave us one of his blockbusters in Titanic. With Avatar he set out to change the way we watch movies with his new motion capture technology all in 3D. Did he succeed? Sort of. While no one can deny the visual masterpiece this film is, there are some major problems that hinder Avatar from being one of the greatest movies of our time. The big problem I had with this movie was the story itself. It was redundant, one dimensional and well, boring. There were times throughout the film that I was compelled and on the edge of my seat, but for a 2.5 hrs + film, you need to feel that way 90% of the time. I am not naive, I knew going into a James Cameron film the story and especially the script wasn't going to rivet me out of my chair, but I at least expected to be entertained by it. I wasn't. The commentaries Cameron seems to do on anti-war and environmentalism just did not resonate with me. The dialogue in parts had my eyes in a constant roll. With that being said however, whenever the story was boring me to tears, I could just sit and look what was going on around the story. There was always something to look it, always something to fascinate me. Sigourney Weaver turned in a very decent performance and was the only actor in places to be able to rise above the dialogue Cameron gave them. However, there were times even she could not do it. Sam Worthington I feel was miscast, but he fits Cameron's niche for male leads, a la Arnold. I do believe this film will be showered with technical awards for its revolutionary technology and will get a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars in March. But, we must all remember that if you take away the visuals of this film, it is nothing more than a camp-fest that would go straight to DVD. With most of Cameron's previous movies they were much more layered beyond the visuals and special effects. I feel he got too caught up in wowing our eyes and completely forgot about what's behind them. 6.5/10. **1/2 out of **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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