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I really, really like the loger trailer (the one where Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver are shown), but I can't help but feel that on a deeper level after I've seen it I'm going to be disappointed. Initially I'll be blown away by it.

I don't think it'll make a difference what the critics say, as I suspect that the opening weekend is going to phenomenal, and a heck of a lot of the cost will be made back.

For those interested in seeing this, you may want to read this...

Spoiler filled review.

I liked that longer trailer too.  I'm leaning more towards seeing it now..though I have no idea when.

Quote from: Dragonfire on December 20, 2009, 06:55:53 AM
I liked that longer trailer too.  I'm leaning more towards seeing it now..though I have no idea when.

I'm fairly sure I'm seeing it tommorow. Will probably post the review not long after.

My friend tried to make reservations in one of the IMAX places here in Taipei (there is two) for tomorrow. Unfortunately all good seats were sold out already and we had to postpone for a few days, probably the following Monday. (Christmas is no holiday here, so that won't create an extra rush to the cinemas...)

I just came out of Avatar. I don't think you have heard of it, it's a little small-budget indie movie that only runs in arthouse cinemas. Or something like that.

Sorry, I am not overly impressed. Sure the 3D stuff looked fabulous - for about 15 - 20 minutes. Then I got used to it and it couldn't distract me from the story anymore. And you can split the story into three elements: it's either boring, melodramatic or cheesy - and not in a good way.

I had quite a number of *groan* moments, especially towards the end. For example when he tried to deliver a speech (and I love speeches!) that was a mixture of Braveheart (Unite the clans!) and Independence Day (Tomorrow we will celebrate our Independence Day! [or something along those lines]). Or when the evil guy drew a knife from his Mech suit(!!!) and then good guy says: "I hoped you'd say that" - Stallone at his best! - But wait, no Stallone in the movie!! And when she held him in his arms I waited for him to say: *Darth Vader rattle* "Only once I want to see you with my own eyes." (he didn't, but he might as well).

When I saw the chief warrior indian Na'vi I instinctively had to think of a Mohawk native American, I couldn't help it.

On the technical side: As I said it looked great except for one effect: When a real person was about one quarter "deep" into the picture I always had the feeling that the proportions weren't right, they all looked to thin. It was OK when they were direct at the front or in the background, but in this section they just didn't look right.
In the beginning I also had the feeling as if the persons were to small in comparison to their surroundings. I'm not talking about the Na'vi, I noticed it long before I saw the first Na'vi, I'm talking about real persons standing around their own research utilities. But maybe that's both just my eyes.

I simply can't understand why someone spends a couple of hundred million dollars for special effects but is too cheap to pay a decent story writer.

Quote from: DJ Doena on February 02, 2010, 11:57:48 PM
When I saw the chief warrior indian Na'vi I instinctively had to think of a Mohawk native American, I couldn't help it.

Well, the actor was in that movie too (unless that's why you saidf it in the first place, in whic case you can ignore my comment).

Quote from: Achim on February 03, 2010, 05:38:18 AM

Quote from: DJ Doena on February 02, 2010, 11:57:48 PM
When I saw the chief warrior indian Na'vi I instinctively had to think of a Mohawk native American, I couldn't help it.

Well, the actor was in that movie too (unless that's why you saidf it in the first place, in whic case you can ignore my comment).

No, I've never seen TLotM and I meant him: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0022306/

I had thought you might mean Wes Studi. Because funny enough, I just listened to a Podcast review this morning and they pretty much said the same thing (except referrinf to a different actor/character).