James Cameron's Avatar

**D_N_G** · 08 Feb 2010, 02:16 PM

saw this on saturday in imax 3d.

the 3d was pretty cool, but if you have been watching 3d kids movies for the past 4-5 years, it's really nothing new. i mean chicken little had just about as good 3d effects as this and that was 2005. some scenes did blow you away, but i guess since is a lot of peoples 1st foray into polarized effects that it must be groundbreaking magic, right?

the graphical content was really what was amazing, tech has come a long way since the late 90s. The environment detail was pretty sick, and the models movements were super fluid, and they really captured emotion and facial reactions well.

when trying to categorize the film, the main feeling of an overall similarity i got out of it, was that it is told in an Indiana Jones/National Treasure style.

the story was predictable and pretty much boring as all get out. its been done, its played towards the least common denominator, nothing more to say there.

The best part of the film was the idea of a "Biological Network", I really found that to be intriguing (aside from the tentacle rape component). But it looks like this was ripped off from other source material.

also, when watching the aformentioned magical forest scenes, by the light up tree, with the chanting, the first thing that popped up in my head was the rave scene from the matrix sequel. lol

overall, it was pretty much THE popcorn flick of all popcorn flicks thus far in cinema. lots of flash and not much substance. if a sequel comes out, ill probably watch it. and if its released with 3d tech for home theater, ill pick it up.

as for the oscars, best picture this is not, but hopefully it will rack up the technical categories

At least Cameron somehow left me wanting to doggystyle a cat alien and then FHUTA. I enjoyed the "flash" , and I guess he wanted me to because he sure did sneak in as many blue 3d titties as he could. MEOOOOWWW

Edit: Colonel Quaritch was badass, I mean this dude should be staring in the new Predator films type badass

**Fe 26** · 08 Feb 2010, 07:37 PM

He should. As far as I am concerned, Aliens, Predator, and Avatar are all in the same universe.

**Despair** · 17 Feb 2010, 07:21 PM

Yeah. AWESOME

Hello Hometree Wisconsin !!!

**bbobb** · 17 Feb 2010, 08:54 PM

Why are there scribbles all over that website? Where's the text?

**Despair** · 17 Feb 2010, 09:23 PM

Ok, fixed it to regular tube link

**Josh** · 04 May 2010, 06:01 PM

Ok. I finally saw this movie because my parents forced the DVD on me.

I don't have much to say that hasn't probably already been said in this thread that I won't read. The dude in the robot suit pulling the robot knife near the end was FUCKING HILARIOUS. Where do the navi poop from? The only thing I really learned I learned from watching this movie that they don't have buttholes. I expected the hair tentacles to come into play during the alien sex scene, I'm pretty disappointed that they didn't. Oh, this is also perhaps the dumbest movie I've ever seen. I mean it. Shame on hollywood, shame on my parents for buying the DVD, and shame on all of you that paid to see this.

**Cheebs** · 04 May 2010, 06:35 PM

I imagine this movie sucks serious balls on a television. There was absolutely zero to the movie aside from the immersion. But the immersion was so good it didn't matter.

This movie essentially ceased to exist when the theater run ended.

**FuryFox** · 04 May 2010, 07:02 PM

Yeah, it was pretty fun to watch in the theatre (in 3D). I think it's testament to the effect when everything from the movie looks horrible outside of theatre.

**Michael** · 04 May 2010, 07:06 PM

I finally watched this for the first time the other day and I was amazed at how stupid it was.

I had just watched Strange Days the week previous and was like, Man, Avatar has GOT to be great! Yeah!