Comments on: Review: James Cameron’s Avatar

By: pragul@3d tv guide

pragul@3d tv guide — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:04:38 +0000

I have watched this movie 2 weeks back, there is no logic, no story except the CG. Anyway, I enjoyed the Pantora effects…
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By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:24:34 +0000

I’m kind of amazed it gave you a headache. It was one of the only 3D movies I’ve seen that didn’t. Or at least, it never made me feel like my nose was tingling, which is how most 3D movies affect me physically.

I’ll wait to see it in 2D when it comes out on DVD; I can’t see how I’ll see it again in theaters and it not be in 3D. I can’t do that to myself.

By: We Fly Spitfires

We Fly Spitfires — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:01:18 +0000

I saw it in 3D on Monday for my birthday and it was highly enjoyable. The 3D gave me a bit of a headache at first but after I got used to it, I liked it. I want to see it in 2D now to compare them both.
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By: jane

jane — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:16:34 +0000

I really enjoyed the movie, particularly the religious undertones of the Pandoran culture – from the directly visceral way they connect to each other and all life, to the Trees that retain memories of conscious beings if not the consciousnesses themselves. I wonder if Cameron had real linguists come up with their language? And yes, it was so visually lush I nearly cried.

What disappointed me, though, was that in the end it all came down to a big fight scene, and as such it’s still an endorsement of war culture – or at least a grossly uncreative response to it. As Philip K Dick has noted, the Empire can not be brought down by violence, for it *is* violence. I would have preferred a different resolution, particularly the notion of a Pandoran entering a human body, infiltrating the Corporation, and taking it down from the inside. Even if the big fight scene had included more Pandoran life-forms, like insects and fungi and spores, rather than just the big beasts, it would have represented a step away from the mindset of war.

So, I give it four stars out of five – four extremely enthusiastic stars, and one completely disappointing missing star.

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:35:45 +0000

I really think it is comparable to Star Trek. My wife and I rewatched ST the other night, and it was still magnificent, but the effects–as bombastic and awe-inspiring as they were–didn’t hold a candle to the composition Avatar presented.

Do yourselves a favor, Gordon, and don’t see it in 2D first. You’ll be disappointed.

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:32 +0000

I agree. I’m not much of a special features guy, but the behind-the-scenes documentaries will be fantastic. The motion capture acting was superb, and I want to know just how they got it done so perfectly. The Na’vi aren’t Gollum 2.0, it’s more like they’re Gollum’s great-great-grandchildren.

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:31:38 +0000

You’re doing yourself a favor by not watching the Transformers sequel. It might be the worst movie ever.

By: We Fly Spitfires

We Fly Spitfires — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:47:37 +0000

Nice review. I haven’t seen Avatar yet and although I was quite curious I, like you, wasn’t completely sold on it (I didn’t really buy into the hype either). My wife doesn’t want to see it much but I really want to give it a shot, especially in 3D. If it’s comparable to Star Trek, then that’s high praise indeed!
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By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:38:51 +0000

What I like about Cameron is that now only is he a filmmaker, he really cares about the technology behind the industry. While most people will let the technology get in the way of the story, his world is lush, consistent and completely absorbs the audience. It’s not all flash and I love it.

All I can say is I can’t wait for the blu-ray movie so I can watch the special features. I would to see some of the acting behind this movie. I haven’t seen this intense of behind-the-scene acting since Gollum.
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By: Tesh

Tesh — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:14:27 +0000

I’m not the purist nut that I could be either, I just don’t like it as a film. It’s big, dumb, loud and flashy. That’s not what I want out of Trek. It’s a serviceable action movie, and I like it well enough for that… it’s just not the intelligent, interesting sort of entertainment that I have come to expect of Trek. (The science was *terrible*, for one.) Then again, Nemesis was *bad*, too, and Enterprise was indeed awful. It’s more that I’m lamenting what *could have been*. I can accept it handily as Just Another SciFi Action Flick.

There’s a time and place for big, dumb action, and I’m expecting a fair dose in Avatar… it’s just that I like more out of my movies. (Which also explains why I won’t watch the Transformers sequel…)
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