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09-25-2017, 02:51 PM | #2 |
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Dances with Blue Aliens Part 2? Yeah, I'll pass.
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09-25-2017, 08:34 PM | #3 |
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I think I'm one of like three people in the world that wasn't blown away by Avatar, and movies like that are right in my wheelhouse. Probably won't see any of the sequels, just doesn't feel appealing to me.
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09-25-2017, 10:05 PM | #4 |
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The first 20 minutes were amazing - the closest thing to the wonder I felt when the first time I saw Star Wars in the theater as a child. But after that, I realized that I'd already seen Avatar, since the plot was completely unoriginal and utterly predictable. I still can't believe Cameron invested all that effort on such brilliant visuals but apparently couldn't spare anything for a decent story writer. Sort of reminded me a Vermeil's Chief teams - great offense, no defense. He gave us half a team. Cameron gave us half a movie.
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09-25-2017, 10:27 PM | #5 | |
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09-25-2017, 10:55 PM | #6 |
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The first was highly overrated.
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09-25-2017, 11:18 PM | #7 |
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I've still never seen the entire first one. And don't plan too.
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09-25-2017, 11:47 PM | #8 |
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I liked the first one. I'll watch the second, though I'm really not sure where they'll take it.
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09-26-2017, 04:45 AM | #9 |
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I liked it ok, wasn't the best movie ever but it was good.
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09-26-2017, 05:15 AM | #10 |
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I enjoyed Avatar quite a bit. Saw it in the theater in 3D. Not being a fan of Kevin Costner, I never saw Dance with Wolves.
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09-26-2017, 05:30 AM | #11 |
Yum! Buc Marshmellows!
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09-26-2017, 08:27 AM | #12 |
In BB I trust
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I liked the first one quite a bit. Yeah, it's Pocohontas or Dances or Wolves all over again, but the reason why that story gets retold 100 times is because it's not actually a terrible story. The reason I liked Avatar is because the special effects were SO STUNNING that I was more than glad to get lost and immersed in that world he created.
(FTR, I thought Dances was Wolves was actually stunningly boring.) Glad to watch the sequels. I have no idea if Cameron can even come close to matching what he did with the first one, but he's the Tom Brady of the movie-making world. It's just not real bright to bet against him at this point. |
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09-26-2017, 08:52 AM | #13 |
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Yeah, I always love the whole evil rich white people versus the poor noble downtrodden natives bit, brought to you, of course, by evil rich white people.
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09-26-2017, 09:12 AM | #14 |
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I think it's an incredibly risky bet by the studio but as the OP stated it's hard to bet against Cameron. One of the reasons Avatar did so well was because it was the killer app to showcase the new wave of 3D movies so not sure how much people are really dying to see a sequel (much less 4!) but will be great fun to see what happens if the first follow-up struggles.
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09-26-2017, 09:41 AM | #15 |
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Great movie. I even hate Star Wars. Yet loved Avatar.
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