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[devogue]

I find myself agreeing with BAA, and usually, no offense, but usually I think BAA is an asshole But this film just left me cold. Yes, it was pretty to look at. But that was it. And a film is more than just visuals. If it doesn't have a good story to go along with the visuals, then what's the point?

Absolutely. I know a few people who have seen it and they all said it was pretty good but nobody was 'blown away' by it. I quite fancy seeing it, but don't know whether it's worth the half hour drive to the flicks, money for tickets and a babysitter for just "pretty good"?

Go and see it in the cinema. You will regret it if you don't.

[M]

I find myself agreeing with BAA, and usually, no offense, but usually I think BAA is an asshole But this film just left me cold. Yes, it was pretty to look at. But that was it. And a film is more than just visuals. If it doesn't have a good story to go along with the visuals, then what's the point?

Absolutely. I know a few people who have seen it and they all said it was pretty good but nobody was 'blown away' by it. I quite fancy seeing it, but don't know whether it's worth the half hour drive to the flicks, money for tickets and a babysitter for just "pretty good"?

Go and see it in the cinema. You will regret it if you don't.

Even in 2D?

I don't do the 'I regret not seeing that on the big screen' thing. When I recently saw Mongul, I did think "I bet those landscapes look fantastic on a big screen" but that's not the same as regret.

[Elessarina]

If one more person complains about it being called unobtanium I am going to shove James Cameron up their arse! Oh and broadband at home is down until tomorrow so no pictures, no internet, no good

[devogue]

If one more person complains about it being called unobtanium I am going to shove James Cameron up their arse!

Why'd those biatches call it unobtanium? Jeeez Chraaaaast...

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Dev just ignore what BAA says he is clearly disagreeing with everything I say to make a point

BAA just likes disagreeing.

No he doesn't

I knew someone would do that. To be honest, I nearly did but thought better of it.

What would have been moderately funny, would have been BAA posting, "I agree."

[Trolldor]

Dev just ignore what BAA says he is clearly disagreeing with everything I say to make a point

BAA just likes disagreeing.

No he doesn't

I knew someone would do that. To be honest, I nearly did but thought better of it.

What would have been moderately funny, would have been BAA posting, "I agree."

Hardly.

[Elessarina]

Hardly.

Ah well at least one of us knows what it's like to feel joy

[Gawdzilla Sama]

If one more person complains about it being called unobtanium I am going to shove James Cameron up their arse!

Why'd those biatches call it unobtanium? Jeeez Chraaaaast...

Search for "unobtanium" here. We've already gone over that.

[CJ]

Hardly.

Ah well at least one of us knows what it's like to feel joy

Did Joy like being felt!

[Trolldor]

Hardly.

Ah well at least one of us knows what it's like to feel joy

Yeah, but she slapped me for it.

[Animavore]

So I saw this again today. Was in the Pavilions in Swords so I said I'll catch a movie. There was either Avatar at 13:30 or Daybreakers at 14:50. As it was 13:25 I said I'll see Avatar because I said from the beginning I would watch it again from a better seat when there are less people there.
So this time I got a seat in the front middle so the screen was more or less filling my vision. I managed to see the start again which I missed the last time due to this film not having ads at the beginning and starting bang on the time on the schedule. I was impressed with the part where Jake comes out of stasis into an hexagonal chamber. I decided on that moment that I was going to just admire the effects and let the dumb story melt into the background.
So after 15 minutes the screen went black. The lights came on and we were told that they would restart in 5 minutes. No prob there. After 5 minutes the lights were back off and the film restarted.
So this time I just cooed at the effects. The level of detail was more apparent this time around when I was free to not pay attention to the story. I found myself looking more at the background although this wasn't always possible because it became blurred. The plants all had veins, the creatures had defined muscle structure and their skin was porous and mottled. I was able to do this for all of 50 minutes before boredom kicked in. The film started losing its 3-D effect and I found my mind wandering. I still feel absolutely no connection with the Na'vi on any level, kinda like characters on Final Fantasy 7. The characters in Ratatouille were more endearing. Eventually I became completely disengaged. The script was worse than ever and "unobtainium" still sounds stupid regardless of its history and apparent general usage in real life. Jake Still seems more like a surfer than a soldier, they can assert he has a "strong heart" all they want but I saw no evidence of this. He's no Maximus. I still don't know the female's name (or care).
About an hour and 20 minutes into it the screen went black again. I started grabbing my coat and gear. A woman came in and told us a filter had gone in the projector and the film would be back in 5 minutes and would play from where it left off.
I'd already made my decision. I went to the foyer and got my cash back. Probably the only good thing about the whole affair.
I promised myself 2 things. 1) I would never watch that film or its sequels as long as I lived and 2) this would be the last time I talk about it.

[CJ]

So I saw this again today. Was in the Pavilions in Swords so I said I'll catch a movie. There was either Avatar at 13:30 or Daybreakers at 14:50. As it was 13:25 I said I'll see Avatar because I said from the beginning I would watch it again from a better seat when there are less people there.
So this time I got a seat in the front middle so the screen was more or less filling my vision. I managed to see the start again which I missed the last time due to this film not having ads at the beginning and starting bang on the time on the schedule. I was impressed with the part where Jake comes out of stasis into an hexagonal chamber. I decided on that moment that I was going to just admire the effects and let the dumb story melt into the background.
So after 15 minutes the screen went black. The lights came on and we were told that they would restart in 5 minutes. No prob there. After 5 minutes the lights were back off and the film restarted.
So this time I just cooed at the effects. The level of detail was more apparent this time around when I was free to not pay attention to the story. I found myself looking more at the background although this wasn't always possible because it became blurred. The plants all had veins, the creatures had defined muscle structure and their skin was porous and mottled. I was able to do this for all of 50 minutes before boredom kicked in. The film started losing its 3-D effect and I found my mind wandering. I still feel absolutely no connection with the Na'vi on any level, kinda like characters on Final Fantasy 7. The characters in Ratatouille were more endearing. Eventually I became completely disengaged. The script was worse than ever and "unobtainium" still sounds stupid regardless of its history and apparent general usage in real life. Jake Still seems more like a surfer than a soldier, they can assert he has a "strong heart" all they want but I saw no evidence of this. He's no Maximus. I still don't know the female's name (or care).
About an hour and 20 minutes into it the screen went black again. I started grabbing my coat and gear. A woman came in and told us a filter had gone in the projector and the film would be back in 5 minutes and would play from where it left off.
I'd already made my decision. I went to the foyer and got my cash back. Probably the only good thing about the whole affair.
I promised myself 2 things. 1) I would never watch that film or its sequels as long as I lived and 2) this would be the last time I talk about it.

[Rum]

So I saw this again today. Was in the Pavilions in Swords so I said I'll catch a movie. There was either Avatar at 13:30 or Daybreakers at 14:50. As it was 13:25 I said I'll see Avatar because I said from the beginning I would watch it again from a better seat when there are less people there.
So this time I got a seat in the front middle so the screen was more or less filling my vision. I managed to see the start again which I missed the last time due to this film not having ads at the beginning and starting bang on the time on the schedule. I was impressed with the part where Jake comes out of stasis into an hexagonal chamber. I decided on that moment that I was going to just admire the effects and let the dumb story melt into the background.
So after 15 minutes the screen went black. The lights came on and we were told that they would restart in 5 minutes. No prob there. After 5 minutes the lights were back off and the film restarted.
So this time I just cooed at the effects. The level of detail was more apparent this time around when I was free to not pay attention to the story. I found myself looking more at the background although this wasn't always possible because it became blurred. The plants all had veins, the creatures had defined muscle structure and their skin was porous and mottled. I was able to do this for all of 50 minutes before boredom kicked in. The film started losing its 3-D effect and I found my mind wandering. I still feel absolutely no connection with the Na'vi on any level, kinda like characters on Final Fantasy 7. The characters in Ratatouille were more endearing. Eventually I became completely disengaged. The script was worse than ever and "unobtainium" still sounds stupid regardless of its history and apparent general usage in real life. Jake Still seems more like a surfer than a soldier, they can assert he has a "strong heart" all they want but I saw no evidence of this. He's no Maximus. I still don't know the female's name (or care).
About an hour and 20 minutes into it the screen went black again. I started grabbing my coat and gear. A woman came in and told us a filter had gone in the projector and the film would be back in 5 minutes and would play from where it left off.
I'd already made my decision. I went to the foyer and got my cash back. Probably the only good thing about the whole affair.
I promised myself 2 things. 1) I would never watch that film or its sequels as long as I lived and 2) this would be the last time I talk about it.

I am inclined to agree with your position..and you saved me a lot of time expounding it so well for me.

[devogue]

It's wasted on all youse fuckers.

[Rum]

It's wasted on all youse fuckers.

Have you seen 'Up in the Air'? Now *that's* a film!