Did you see it in 3D?
I kill threads and commit sodomy.
I mostly agree with this, in the sense that it's worth the price of admission just to see it in 3D in the theater. Will it be a good enough movie on your home television when it comes out on DVD? I'm guessing probably not—the story really drags it down in places. Don't wait to rent it out on Netflix, folks, see it on the big screen while you can.
Current project: Cleaning up the Chrono Crusade examples one at a time. God help me.
This movie is amazing in 3D, and I think that the technology used to make it will end up being the Shape Of Things To Come.
People complain about this being like Dances With Wolves, but it's far better than Dances: I don't remember Kevin Costner ever riding a flying dinosaur or getting into melee combat with a goddamn mech.
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - E. Gary Gygax
The goddamn mech had a goddamn knife. Word.
"Oh, me life flashed before me eyes! ...It was really boring."
@ITSALION I would pay good money to see a movie all about Quaritch.
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Predictable but worth it.
[[Film/Avatar Avatar]] doesn't bring anything new to the table. We've heard it all before: star-crossing star-crossed lovers; greedy, exploitative humans; becoming One of Them, and so forth. That being said, James Cameron's sci-fi schlockbuster takes all these clichés and breathes new life into them. The 3D is incredibly effective, making The Polar Express look like a film student's work. The alien flora and fauna of Pandora is breathtakingly brought to life. The action scenes are exciting. Colonel Badass Quaritch is unbelievable. The Na'vi keep what little clothes they wear on, thank God. Admittedly, Avatar comes bearing one of the most Anvilicious Aesops I've seen in a while, and the storyline is as predictable as an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos. But the CGI and shockingly believable motion-capture performances make it all worthwhile. My first words as the end credits rolled were "Holy freaking crap!" followed by "The mech had a knife!" Go see Avatar. Go see it now. If not for the alien romance or the blatant Humans Are Bastards Green Aesop, at least for the action scenes. This film may have hands made of green ham, but it has a heart of pure awesome.