Why do people think "Avatar" will suck?

[monosylab1k]

Should we all form an opinion without anything to really back it up?

Brah the whole point of a movie preview is to get the viewer to form an opinion on the movie, namely "That looks good and I want to see it". You seem pissed that some of us saw the preview and then had the opposite reaction.

[Death In June]

Two words: James Cameron. Terminator, Terminator 2, and btw I like sci-fi/fantasy movies.

I was kidding about the shrooms, never done them, but I might go stoned though. Take a few bong hits, and smoke a blunt before my girl gets out of work. Take a shower, shave, put some cologne on, get dressed, down a six pack of shinner bock. My girl gets home. I , then she takes a shower while I secretly go out to the back yard to spliff one. I go and change shirts, put some eye drops, then take off to Imax.

I'm gonna reserve some judgment since aliens, T2, true lies, and escape from ny are some of my all time favorite movies, but...unobtainium...seriously?

[Ginobilly]

I'm gonna reserve some judgment since aliens, T2, true lies, and escape from ny are some of my all time favorite movies, but...unobtainium...seriously?

Yeah maybe they could of came with a better element name, but this movie will define if James Cameron still has it. From what I been hearing is that it's been receiving mostly positive vibe from behind closed doors. I still think his best movie will still be T2.

Top 5 Cameron films:
1. T2
2. Aliens
3. T1
4. Avatar
5. anic

[mookie2001]

unobtanium is very rare, almost impossible to find

[monosylab1k]

unobtanium is very rare, almost impossible to find

But it's the key to human survival, that's why we must wipe out the natives and harvest the unobtanium.

[symple19]

Havent read all the banter in this thread but I trust cameron with sci fi that's all I know. Terminators, aliens nuff said.

IDK if you guys rely much on critics, but from what it looks like a heavy percentage of critics were blown away by it. I don't personally always rely on them but generally when critics overwhelmingly like a movie it usually is, not always, but usually. Here's what the critics think so far

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avatar/

35/39 reviews so far are good....90%...have read quite a few. Generally all of them said the visuals and action are the best they've ever seen. Quite a few had problems with the story though, but the visuals and action took precedence over it because they are so amazing.

Thanks for that holcs - I haven't spent money at the movie theatre since Old School, but am thinking about it for this one.

[phyzik]

Oh and anic was good... somewhere along the line men started thinking it was less macho to say they actually watched it..

Example.. for the person that said they watched it till the Winslet scene and stopped.. You realize you watched about an hour and 40 minutes into it... First off you missed the best part, which was the sinking or the ship.. second if you watched that for that long... well lets just say I think you are full of and think it's cool to say you watched it up to the kate nude part.. I bet you any money you own the damn movie on dvd.

I was the other way around. I HATED DeCaprio at the time and the movie looked like a chic love-fest. I watched it when it came out on DVD and my mom purchased it, she insisted on watching it. I liked it. Especially when DeCaprio died at the end.

[phyzik]

these are all the movies rottentomatoes.com has ranked Better than avatar

(this year)

1. 100% Afghan Star 49
2. 100% You, the Living 34
3. 100% Still Walking 33
4. 98% Up 250
5. 98% The Hurt Locker 168
6. 98% Anvil! The Story of Anvil 121
7. 98% Food, Inc. 82
8. 97% The Beaches of Agnes 58
9. 97% The Song of Sparrows 37
10. 96% Burma VJ 49
11. 96% Somers Town 46
12. 96% Crude 45
13. 96% Herb & Dorothy 24
14. 95% Star Trek 276
15. 95% In the Loop 129
16. 95% The Cove 109
17. 95% Under the Sea 3D 41
18. 95% 35 Shots of Rum 39
19. 95% Fados 20
20. 94% An Education 156
21. 94% The Damned United 108
22. 94% Goodbye Solo 89
23. 94% Good Hair 68
24. 94% Revanche 52
25. 94% The Maid 36
26. 94% In Search Of Beethoven 33
27. 93% Sugar 99
28. 93% Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg 59
29. 93% Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! 59
30. 93% Must Read After My Death 45
31. 92% Drag Me To 204
32. 92% Fantastic Mr. Fox 176
33. 92% Summer Hours 78
34. 92% Tokyo Sonata 76
35. 92% Of Time and the City 52
36. 92% Il Divo 48
37. 92% Fish Tank 36
38. 92% Mary and Max 26
39. 92% Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 26
40. 92% Big River Man 25
41. 92% The Way We Get By 24
42. 91% Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire 144
43. 91% Gomorrah 118
44. 91% Ponyo 112
45. 91% Every Little Step 86
46. 91% Cloud 9 33
47. 91% Home 23

It's generally difficult to judge a movie when no one has seen it yet. Lets see what happens after a week or so of being in theatres.

[jacobdrj]

Personally, I enjoyed anic. I saw it 2 times. Once, on my birthday with my dad, and once with a sibling. I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it is NOT a movie I would ever care to watch again, particularly on a TV. It was a well told, well developed, and very well acted film, that was directed well, and cut no corners. People were yearning for a well told epic when that film came out, and it delivered.
T2 was very good, and pushed special effects and CGI to the limit. I loved the themes and the dialogue, even if the acting left a little to be desired. But it was still a well told story, particularly coming after the original Terminator, which had a of a paradox in it.
The story here does seem to be a re-hashed colonial invasion story, but if well told in a new light, who cares. My only issue comes from the CGI, because I think it is poorly done and stunts the creativity of the film maker.

[jacobdrj]

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[ynh]

Extreme expectations? He was proud of him for getting a job making cheese sandwiches. You're full of .



The family was quite happy until Gord lied about Freddy being fingered by his dad. To call it a "broken home" is stupidity at it's finest. You're full of .



He doesn't let anybody down in the entire movie. At the end he gets taken hostage by terrorists. Did you actually watch it or just decided to look it up on Wikipedia and then talk out of your ass? You're full of .



She didn't care that he lied. You're full of .

Yes I watched it.. sorry if you missed the basic concept of the movie. Also if you don't believe that was a broken home then you have no idea what the term broken home means.

Haha.. you're full of .. haha.. full of .. I'm cool

[ynh]

And yes he let his father down throughout the entire movie.. the father wanted him to be independant and succeed like Green's brother in the movie.. The whole damn movie the father is pissed because his son isn't meeting his expectations and is letting him down.. Watch the movie again ass whipe.. you're of

[ynh]

Original you are?

[Jacob1983]

Saw it tonight. It was pretty good. I wasn't disappointed. I saw it on in IMAX 3D in Frisco and it was awesome. Best movie of the year in my opinion.

[Dr. Gonzo]

I went in thinking the story was going to suck and it was actually better than I expected. It is a typical, formulaic story but it keep me engaged. The visuals and the 3D were just flat out amazing. I'd recommend it just to experience that.

[O-Factor]

I don't know if Avatar will suck...but I know Im going to go see it and find out if it will or not.

[koriwhat]

these are all the movies rottentomatoes.com has ranked Better than avatar

(this year)

1. 100% Afghan Star 49
2. 100% You, the Living 34
3. 100% Still Walking 33
4. 98% Up 250
5. 98% The Hurt Locker 168
6. 98% Anvil! The Story of Anvil 121
7. 98% Food, Inc. 82
8. 97% The Beaches of Agnes 58
9. 97% The Song of Sparrows 37
10. 96% Burma VJ 49
11. 96% Somers Town 46
12. 96% Crude 45
13. 96% Herb & Dorothy 24
14. 95% Star Trek 276
15. 95% In the Loop 129
16. 95% The Cove 109
17. 95% Under the Sea 3D 41
18. 95% 35 Shots of Rum 39
19. 95% Fados 20
20. 94% An Education 156
21. 94% The Damned United 108
22. 94% Goodbye Solo 89
23. 94% Good Hair 68
24. 94% Revanche 52
25. 94% The Maid 36
26. 94% In Search Of Beethoven 33
27. 93% Sugar 99
28. 93% Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg 59
29. 93% Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! 59
30. 93% Must Read After My Death 45
31. 92% Drag Me To 204
32. 92% Fantastic Mr. Fox 176
33. 92% Summer Hours 78
34. 92% Tokyo Sonata 76
35. 92% Of Time and the City 52
36. 92% Il Divo 48
37. 92% Fish Tank 36
38. 92% Mary and Max 26
39. 92% Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 26
40. 92% Big River Man 25
41. 92% The Way We Get By 24
42. 91% Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire 144
43. 91% Gomorrah 118
44. 91% Ponyo 112
45. 91% Every Little Step 86
46. 91% Cloud 9 33
47. 91% Home 23

sorry but rottentomatoes in' blows! they ranked paranormal activity way high and that has to be one of the worst, if not the worst, movie of all time. that website and that movie!

[DPG21920]

Saw it tonight. It was pretty good. I wasn't disappointed. I saw it on in IMAX 3D in Frisco and it was awesome. Best movie of the year in my opinion.

No villain to hate, no hero to love. Other than that, the movie was good, and will change the way animations are made from here on out.

I went in thinking the story was going to suck and it was actually better than I expected. It is a typical, formulaic story but it keep me engaged. The visuals and the 3D were just flat out amazing. I'd recommend it just to experience that.

"Croffle...This is even more obvious than people riding Heath for his legendary performance in Batman only after he is dead. So a 500000 Billion dollar budget film isn't that good, but is good because the effects and will change the way movies are made...Croffle. Did not see that one coming."

- Mookie Crew

[iggypop123]

going tonight. for 3d and 18 bucks it better be good

[JoeChalupa]

I'll wait for the DVD.

[Dr. Gonzo]

I'll wait for the DVD.

I doubt it will be the same on DVD as in the theater. The story is good but without the badass 3D and special effects the movie as a whole may not be as engaging.

[mookie_crew]

"Croffle...This is even more obvious than people riding Heath for his legendary performance in Batman only after he is dead. So a 500000 Billion dollar budget film isn't that good, but is good because the effects and will change the way movies are made...Croffle. Did not see that one coming."

agreed rofl

[Cant_Be_Faded]

"Croffle...This is even more obvious than people riding Heath for his legendary performance in Batman only after he is dead. So a 500000 Billion dollar budget film isn't that good, but is good because the effects and will change the way movies are made...Croffle. Did not see that one coming."

- Mookie Crew

Hey less wonder, I been on the avatar bandwagon since day 1.

[DPG21920]

Hey less wonder, I been on the avatar bandwagon since day 1.

Then you are a Blockbuster bandwagoning . Keep Austin weird bro. You sell out.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Then you are a Blockbuster bandwagoning . Keep Austin weird bro. You sell out.

Took you a whole five minutes to come up with that one. So edgy.