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Gn2Dlnd · 12-31-2009, 01:44 PM

Irwin Allen wants you!

To sit in a movie theatre in the '70s.

Alex · 12-31-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazzman

No, no, it's answered. Rather clearly too. Perhaps not satisfactorily to your fight-picking baiting, but it's answered.

But I asked the question, it's my question, wouldn't I be the one to know when it's been answered? And since I remain unclear on why you'd subject yourself to nearly three hours of offensive story simply to look at pretty pictures, it would appear that the curiosity behind my question remains unanswered. I was hoping for something like "I'll be wearing headphones playing the audio track from Season 4 of The Golden Girls and therefore will only be experiencing the pretty pictures." That would be an answer to the question. "I restate that which prompted the question" not so much. You're not very good at Q&A, perhaps The Learning Annex offers a class.

Besides, watching Avatar is now my Christmas tradition. It isn't very nice of you to poop on it like this. Baby Jesus weeps, and not just because he's a baby and that's what babies do. But because through him is found salvation and that's an awfully big burden for a baby to bear and it is only in knowing that I enjoy Avatar, unsullied by pre-emptive pooping that he is able to bear it. And you take that away from him? Now mankind can't be saved and god forsakes us. I hope you're happy with yourself mister, you've made a mockery of the Pope's entire life (except the Nazi youth stuff, that remains unsullied).

Tref · 12-31-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Irwin Allen wants you! To sit in a movie theatre in the '70s.

I'd say that's just the right temperature. Anything less and I need a jacket.

alphabassettgrrl · 01-03-2010, 03:01 PM

Saw this last night.

I found the continual foreground 3D and the 3D bugs distracting. Ok, show us you can do it in the beginning, but then STOP IT. Using the 3D as background and midground- brilliant. Yes, more of that, absolutely.

Visually: pretty. I liked the blue people (yes, I know you're supposed to. I like them anyway).

Plot: No real surprises except for the ending. I was pleased with the ending. I didn't expect they'd actually do it.

People: wanted to smack the crap out of Jake all the way up to when he went to choose his dragon. Even then, he didn't seem to "get" it and I despised him for it. I loved the communal stuff at the tree of souls. I loved the adoption of a new member, and how everybody formed a web of touch.

Overall- thank you for having a story. It's still kind of showing off, too much of the "look what we can do," but it's starting to integrate into the movie and be just a part of it instead of calling attention to the effects. I'm not a fan of how movies are going deeper and deeper into the showing-off of effects, big blockbuster costs, and it's just crazy, but then at the core, there's no story. Big explosions, 3D, big sets, astounding scenery, but then it doesn't say anything.

blueerica · 01-03-2010, 10:30 PM

More-or-less liked the movie a lot. Didn't see it in 3D, and I'm kinda glad I didn't.

alphabassettgrrl · 01-03-2010, 11:03 PM

The 3D added a lot to some of the scenes. I'm glad we saw it in 3D.

Alex · 01-03-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

People: wanted to smack the crap out of Jake all the way up to when he went to choose his dragon. Even then, he didn't seem to "get" it and I despised him for it. I loved the communal stuff at the tree of souls. I loved the adoption of a new member, and how everybody formed a web of touch.

Of course he didn't get it until the end, up until then it was just another person's religion. Interesting anthropoligically but not much more. It wasn't until that last night when he listened to ancestors as the tree (the same night they had sex -- or however Na'vi bond) that he knew it was actually true and not just mysticism.

Before that, the best he could do would be to simply respect the odd religious beliefs of the others.

cirquelover · 01-04-2010, 01:15 AM

It was an interesting movie. It truly amazes me what they can do with CGI, the trees and water were amazing! It didn't help that some silly woman brought a 4year old and a 4 month old, it was rather annoying to say the least!

wolfy999 · 01-04-2010, 07:37 AM

I saw it yesterday at the IMAX in Irvine. I just go for entertainment....and I was entertained. Hubby not so much.

alphabassettgrrl · 01-04-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Before that, the best he could do would be to simply respect the odd religious beliefs of the others.

I'm not sure he even really respected it, but I am glad he got it in the end.

12-31-2009, 01:44 PM	#71
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Saw this last night. I found the continual foreground 3D and the 3D bugs distracting. Ok, show us you can do it in the beginning, but then STOP IT. Using the 3D as background and midground- brilliant. Yes, more of that, absolutely. Visually: pretty. I liked the blue people (yes, I know you're supposed to. I like them anyway). Plot: No real surprises except for the ending. I was pleased with the ending. I didn't expect they'd actually do it. People: wanted to smack the crap out of Jake all the way up to when he went to choose his dragon. Even then, he didn't seem to "get" it and I despised him for it. I loved the communal stuff at the tree of souls. I loved the adoption of a new member, and how everybody formed a web of touch. Overall- thank you for having a story. It's still kind of showing off, too much of the "look what we can do," but it's starting to integrate into the movie and be just a part of it instead of calling attention to the effects. I'm not a fan of how movies are going deeper and deeper into the showing-off of effects, big blockbuster costs, and it's just crazy, but then at the core, there's no story. Big explosions, 3D, big sets, astounding scenery, but then it doesn't say anything. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	It was an interesting movie. It truly amazes me what they can do with CGI, the trees and water were amazing! It didn't help that some silly woman brought a 4year old and a 4 month old, it was rather annoying to say the least!
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wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	I saw it yesterday at the IMAX in Irvine. I just go for entertainment....and I was entertained. Hubby not so much. __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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