James Cameron's Avatar

[Dolemite]

Remember when 3d was the NEXT BIG THING back in the 80s?

Remember when that ballsack at Sony claimed that you'd be able to jack your brain into the Matrix through your PS2?

[bbobb]

I do actually. You mean you didn't get that version?

[Mr-K]

I know, let's hype up 3D so people will think it's the next big thing even though we're only doing it to cut down on cams and jack up ticket prices.

Fuck off.

[Advocate]

Cost 200 million. The same price tag as TF2.

From Wiki:

Avatar, previously known as Project 880, has an estimated budget of over $200 million, is a 3D film currently set for a December 18, 2009 release, and will mark his first feature film since 1997's Titanic. It will be composed almost entirely of computer-generated animation, using a more advanced version of the "performance capture" technique used by director Robert Zemeckis in The Polar Express. James Cameron wrote an 80 page scriptment for Avatar in 1995 and announced in 1996 that he would make the film after completing Titanic. In December 2006, Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The director is planning to create photo-realistic computer-generated characters through motion capture animation technology using his new virtual camera system. The film was originally scheduled to be released in May 2009 but was pushed back to December 2009 to allow more time for post production on the complex photorealistic CGI and to give more time for theatres worldwide to install 3D projectors.

[Dolemite]

photorealistic CGI

I didn't see any in that trailer.

[kingoffighters]

Trailer.

Looks cool, but not like the second coming like Cameron's been gushing. Beautiful visuals, but the aliens/characters look a little goofy IMO.

Jury's out for now, but it looks like Cameron may have gone Lucas on us. Please Jim, no...

Completely agree with your assessment. Thought it looked pretty good but the alien design looks kinda meh.

[Advocate]

I'm just reporting what I am hearing and getting from various sites.

[B-Ri]

Trailer was not what i expected.

My expectations went from HYPE HYPE HYPE to hype?

[Daitokuji]

Well tonight they had a 15 minute extended trailer and to me it looks like it's going to be Dances with Wolves in outer space. It had nice cg but goofy looking characters. The 3d was nice. I think I'll like the movie.

[Tracer]

I went to an IMAX 3D screener of this, it looks alright but the characters look wierd, was this an anime or something before hand?