Deadly Moves Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Way over-rated IMO.. the only award it possibly deserves is special effects, nothing else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZundayXx Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Did anyone else notice the other movies that came out this year?? Appart from District 9 i can only say one thing: CRAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 lol @ people complaining about the unoriginal plot. Has anyone ever took the time to study literature? No? Oh, well, let me tell you something! ALL STORIES ARE BORROWED! There is very few original stories anymore. Every single book you read, movie you watch, video game you play, is all borrowed information and references to original works from hundreds of years ago. That's a part of being an author. If I were to write a book, or anyone for that matter, I would write a successful book by borrowing ideas from things I read. I may do it unconsciously, but if you read a damn book and you're going to write a screenplay, script, or book, then you're borrowing ideas indirectly. That's how the cookie crumbles. You can make hundreds of references from many successful pieces that date back to other things. You know Pocahontas existed long before the Disney movie, right? Disney is notorious for borrowing classic folk and fairy tales. Go check out all their movies and it dates back to hundreds or thousands of years ago. A lot of folk and fairy tales existed in oral tradition. As for Avatar being overrated: No, I don't think so. I think it's the cool thing now to call every overrated and overhyped. The movie is a quality movie. I'm glad I got to see it because not that many good movies come out anymore. Praise the wolfpack! That was a very good post, fearless leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBlessing 09 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) http://www.geekologie.com/2009/12/19/avatar-spoiler.jpg http://www.zamaanonline.com/images/avatar-makeup-3d-modeling.PNG http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/thisispandora.jpg Edited March 8, 2010 by iBlessing 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodSteaks Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 i don't know if i would call it overrated. i'm definitely not surprised it was nominated for best picture, for the same reason i'm not surprised movies like forrest gump or titanic have won in the past, that's just the way the academy works. i walked out of the theatre after seeing avatar and after seeing district 9 thinking they were awesome. i can say they were awesome for different reasons. district 9 is a fantastic, character driven story that happens to be a sci-fi flick. avatar is shallow and predictable, but it still amazed me. the story wasn't bad enough to detract too much from the overall experience, in my opinion. i don't know much detail about the technical side of the film, but i had heard that james cameron actually developed some new techniques or technology for avatar. that alone is worthy of recognition, at least for the fact that it elevated film making to a new level technically, regardless of how thin the script may have been. even movies like lord of the rings and district 9, no matter how focused on detail and how skilled the craftsmanship, still used existing film making techniques, they just used them better than most. i was actually pleasantly surprised that district 9 was nominated for best picture, though. i do think that was a much better movie and it would have gotten my vote for best picture, but i didn't see all the nominated movies. now who thinks the hurt locker actually WAS the best picture of '09? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HacksawDoomx187 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Did anyone else notice the other movies that came out this year?? Appart from District 9 i can only say one thing: CRAP You must not have seen Up in the Air, 500 Days of Summer, A Serious Man, Fantastic Mr. Fox, World's Greatest Dad, Inglorious Basterds, It's Complicated, Moon, The Hurt Locker, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, In the Loop, or UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Tom Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 You must not have seen Up in the Air, 500 Days of Summer, A Serious Man, Fantastic Mr. Fox, World's Greatest Dad, Inglorious Basterds, It's Complicated, Moon, The Hurt Locker, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, In the Loop, or UP. Excellent movies, the rest I have not seen yet. He spelt apart wrong. Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZundayXx Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Excellent movies, the rest I have not seen yet. He spelt apart wrong. Fail. Well im sorry for not being perfect. Also: I hate all movies that don't involve the killing of at least 20 people, i'm agressive, and i like being that way. My opinion has been heard!! Also: I'm sorry for being a dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundryman Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Also: I hate all movies that don't involve the killing of at least 20 people, i'm agressive, and i like being that way. Surprised you didn't see Inglorious Basterds then. There was plenty of violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X monkfish69 X Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Avatar is overrated. Good visuals, a story that we have seen before in different guises, great sound design and some unimaginative creatures. Every other animal had six legs. I mean is that as imaginative as you can get Cameron ? Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but not as much as I hoped I would. Anyhow, when I was watching this at the weekend, I couldn't help but think that this was a very very good excuse to get this on Blu-Ray and a new LED HDTV. It's an LED showcase I tell ya ! Peace ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Coletrain Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Nope i thought it was an amazing movie, loved everything about it can't wait for the 2nd one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barad Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 The film is great but not great enought to make 2.5 billion dollors i mean thats just stupid i liked freaking transformers more god dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBubbles x360a Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 http://www.geekologie.com/2009/12/19/avatar-spoiler.jpg http://www.zamaanonline.com/images/avatar-makeup-3d-modeling.PNG http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/thisispandora.jpg I don't even know what i'm quoting but I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barad Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I don't even know what i'm quoting but I love it Just why? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBubbles x360a Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Just why? lol I'm easily amused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Axe Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Yes Avatar is very overrated. Though I may have enjoyed it, I was glad when "The Hurt Locker" won best picture because I fairly enjoyed it. The reason I think this was overrated because all of this hype that was just buzzing around the Theaters and movie. Plus it depends on which director. Some Directors are bigger then others such as James Cameron has already made some outstanding movies. As time goes on, that directors movies get even more famous causing a lot more hype. When this hype is at stake it puts a certain amount of pressure on that Director has to live up the standards of the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTOFSERA Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Overrated, yes of course it is......many better movies have got less praise I think just because its James Cameron everybody is LIKE OMG and the visuals, and things going PEW PEW But then again not as overrated as Twilight, I want a real vampire to smack the twinkle right off them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGMT Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 i think if the dudes weren't blue id like it but since they are blue i just think its gay This post made me laugh. What a goon. What I found to be interesting most, is Post-Avatar Depression. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, just google it, or whatever search program you use.) "groan. I wish I lived in a world like Pandora.. sigh. But I never will." pff oh, and I still haven't got around to seeing the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3nnyth3gr33k Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I loved Avatar went to see it in 3D and i loved district 9 both good but Avatar better in my opinion would've been even better if it didnt have so much love in it! lol more action FTW:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergadooful Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I went to see it with some friends but couldn't stop thinking of smurfs. The visuals were great, but I thought it would end once the tree got destroyed, BUT NO! It dragged on for another hour of blue cat hippies helplessly running around until they somehow won against futuristic mechs and VTOLs with stone age weapons... In other words, I thought that the entire movie was stupid, and even the amazing visuals couldn't make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosizzle313 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Yes and No. The visuals were obviously groundbreaking and the whole idea was pretty sweet. It definitely doesn't compare to any other movie that has ever came out. Dances with Wolves is similar but this movie offers so much more. I think it was brilliant and James Cameron once again has delivered excellence to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpwns Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 i would say it is overrated but i was impressed with the special effects (saw in IMAX and 3D) he did a really good job with the CGI and surprisingly didn't throw a bunch of shit on the screen and didn't make so much stuff fly towards you so you would get a headache after wards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oraclekun Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 The best thing is just watch it and try to limit thinking about any of the plot as much as possible, the more you are thinking about the more plot holes you find. I saw an review by redlettermedia who described the movie as "effective", using every trick in the book to make the audience care about it, but in the end it's just Cameron being a manipulative bastard. I think that sums up the movie quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volzagia Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I still havent seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMC1 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Overrated depends on your view of the film. Agreed, and I personally love the film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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