Avatar the movie.. Simply Amazing...

[Yellow_Festiva]

What can I say.....

Just got back from watching Avatar. If you havn't seen it, I believe you should.

If you're not a Sci-Fi fan, do it for the CGI (or whatever they call it these days).

I could not split the real from the fake in most scenes. The movie goes for almost 3 hrs, yet you never find yourself looking at the time wondering when it will finish.

It also gives an interesting insight to our own human nature, with many scenes mirroring our own stolen generations.

No wonder the movie has a score of around 8.9/10 on IMDB.

If this is a taste of things to come regarding the advancement of computer graphics on the big screen, we have about 3-4 years left for traditional actors and movie sets.

Anyone else agree / disagree? Havn't seen a thread started on this as yet.

Cheers,

Jason.

[BHDOGS]

i saw it its ok that whole stolen generation crap needs to be thrown out the window its just a movie doesnt have to be compared to the birth of jesus or the defeating of hitler its just a movie why people have to add complexity to something or the producer has to add crap about what it means spiritually and mentality is beyond me.

[vik351]

Heard it had a crappy ending...

vik... : : :

[Corzza]

A fantastic movie!

yeah the ending was so so

[Rodp]

Thought it was a good movie but exceptionally predictable.

The special effects are amazing though.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by BHDOGS

i saw it its ok that whole stolen generation crap needs to be thrown out the window its just a movie doesnt have to be compared to the birth of jesus or the defeating of hitler its just a movie why people have to add complexity to something or the producer has to add crap about what it means spiritually and mentality is beyond me.

But that's what makes a movie worth seeing... How many movies do we watch have subliminal themes and all that other 'crap'.

How good would a movie be if it showed every day life for an every day person with no complications or complexity?

If all that 'crap' was not in the movie, we would have a bunch of white / black guys going to a planet, mining it to death then returning home.

But then we can say the conveyed message was about how we pillage the environment.

But you obviously didn't like it, and thats fair enough.

[capriv8]

After watching countless crap movies, this movie was a breath of fresh air, every movie should be up to the quality of avatar as a minimum otherwise dont charge people to watch them. For the first time in years of attending the cinema the audience clapped at the end to show there appreciation.

[Road_Warrior]

Yep saw it on sunday night, it was pretty good. The graphics and scenery were eye popping.

[Fev]

Seeing it at the Imax in 3D tomorrow night!!

I think my brain might implode from the graphics

[jaydee]

(Warning, bit of a spoiler contained within my comment so don't read on if you don't like knowing what it's about)

Yep, I saw it on the Imax screen with my young bloke, it was pretty good. Story line was ho hum. It reminded me of the typical western movie where the cowboys want the land so they drive off the indians.

Of course there's a whiteman who falls for the chiefs daughter. She has a brother who hates this intruder coming into their tribe but eventually they become brothers. The chief gets killed but together the princess and the whiteman gathers all the other indian tribes to fight off the cowboys and win.

How many times have we seen that storyline. They even had horses (of a sort), with bows and arrows against guns.

But someone has one hell of an imagination, the wildlife on that planet was awesome and you forgot you were watching what was in essence a cartoon most of the time.
Still it was very well done and recommended.

[LOWAU]

IMAX or normal cinemas? which one do you think will be better?

[Fev]

I dunno but usually seeing any epic movie on the biggest screen in the world like in Sydney will be pretty good.

[LOWBA6]

I went to see it on Sunday as well. Absolutly Loved it! Only thing i disliked was the fact my eyes kept getting sore from the crappy glasses :P

[Peuty]

Hmmm a movie about humanoid cats. Previews looked crap. Won't be seeing it.

[Bent8]

Not a bad movie, I'd give it a 8.5/10...

I guess when you spend US$500M on a movie, the CGI effects are going to be impressive!

But when you take away all the glamour of it, it's just another "greedy humans stealing the indigenous people's resources/land" story.

My friend really wanted to see it in 3D, which was a nice touch but I still prefer viewing it in normal 2D or human lenses.

Ending was predictable...

[ZDI-970]

yeh i didnt bother going to see it either because the previews were so bad, not sure weather to regret it or not yet...

[flappist]

Yet another movie with a message...... ho hum

The mere fact that everyone recognises that there is a "not so hidden agenda" frees them to just enjoy it as the work of fiction it is.

Hanks and Speilbergs bias in almost everything they do has not stopped me enjoying Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Band of Brothers et al.
Baz Luhrmans "Australia" was about as subtle as a sledge hammer as is almost everthing from Pixar/Disney.

Who cares what their message or agenda is.

Watch the movie and enjoy it or not.
Sometimes there is a lesson other times a lie and often a mixture of both.
As long as you can tell reality from fantasy then it is all good.

P.S. I haven't seen it yet but will. I am just waiting until the schoolie hords abate.

[Fled74]

My wife and I just saw it in 3D and that extra depth just draws you in. Being film geeks and sci-fi fans, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

The creature design was exceptional and the military hardware was believable and realistic. Even the design of the planet Pandora, while fantastical, still felt grounded in reality. I bought into it 100%

Were I to compare it to other movies, I'd say "Avatar" is like a cross between "Dances With Wolves", "Aliens", "The Last Samurai" and "The Matrix", filtered through Hayao Miyazaki.

While the IMAX 3D tickets are pricey, a movie like this is worth every cent. I don't think I can bear to watch it in plain old 2D now.

[Michael_F90]

I saw it on opening night and came to the conclusion Avatar is the best movie ever! Loved every minute of it and recommend everyone sees it.

Really makes you see the issue behind it (human greed) and makes you think about it, which is what a great movie does in my books.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by capriv8

After watching countless crap movies, this movie was a breath of fresh air, every movie should be up to the quality of avatar as a minimum otherwise dont charge people to watch them. For the first time in years of attending the cinema the audience clapped at the end to show there appreciation.

I wonder how many cinemas had the audience clap? I went and saw it on saturday and the audience clapped at the end too. I thought it was a good movie, thoroughly entertaining whilst being highly predictable.

[Geez Louise]

It is a real chick flick! Take the missus ....she will love it!





Hey with only a few days till Xmas....I am sure sure will forgive you!!

[Windsor220]

The preview of it doesnt interest me and to be honest i dont see what such the big hype is with it. The graphics seem just like any other CGI.

[Fordman87]

Im going to see it 2moro!!!! Looks to be the goods!

[High_Octane]

My 2 cents.

Went and saw this on sunday night. Great movie! Best i`ve seen a while. Lots of ppl have opinions on lots of things and that is fine, its the way it should be. Thing is keep things in perspective and realise like most movies (especially special FX blockbusters) they are a bit of escapism and entertainment. Not your cup of tea sweet dont go and see it. like this kind of thing and are entertained by movies then you will like this movie.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Windsor220

The preview of it doesnt interest me and to be honest i dont see what such the big hype is with it. The graphics seem just like any other CGI.

Based on what, the short preview you saw?

The 3D work in this film is like nothing seen before.

From Wikipedia:

The film was released in traditional 2D and 3D formats, along with an IMAX 3D release in selected theaters. Avatar is officially budgeted at $237 million; some estimates put the cost at $280 – $310 million to produce and an estimated $150 million for marketing. The film is being touted as a breakthrough in terms of filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing and stereoscopic filmmaking with cameras that were specially designed for the film's production. Opening to critical acclaim, it grossed an estimated $27 million on its opening day and an estimated $77,025,481 domestically its opening weekend. Worldwide, the film grossed an estimated $232,180,000 its opening weekend, the ninth largest opening-weekend gross of all time, and the largest for a non-franchise, non-sequel and original film.

Damn, thats one expensive movie!

[fatbats]

Saw it today in 3D and i have to say it was very impressive

[Windsor220]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Based on what, the short preview you saw?

The 3D work in this film is like nothing seen before.

From Wikipedia:

I ended up seeing this last night. Was a good movie. Better than I expected but I did think it went a bit long. The others I went with kept checking the time.
The scenery graphics were quite impressive. The characters and animals etc were still the same cgi to me. Was like watching a video game for the most part.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by fatbats

Saw it today in 3D and i have to say it was very impressive

Agreed, the new generation 3D is very impressive and this is THE movie to do it justice.

The rumor is this will be the first of a trilogy. Apparently the figures show it's on the way to beating Titanic's record of the highest grossing movie.

[nstg8a]

brilliant movie, but as said earlier very very predictable.

we went to the 3d version but cos of my eyes i dont see the 3d, and the image quality is crap if you take your glass's off (obviously lol) but the missus reckoned it was unreal

[Spudz27]

I saw it 2 weeks ago in Imax 3D. I thought the 3D was great but the movie it's self was o.k. I liked the graphics and what not but the story was crap.