Lancemc
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Yeah, same at my screening. I have to say, while I was really loving it for the first 2 hours, that final act... oh my god.
I wanna go see it again
I never thought I'd say this, but I kind of fell in love with Michelle Rodriguez because of this film.
I thought Ribisi was supposed to be the major weak link in the film? At least from what I've read.
I thought Ribisi was supposed to be the major weak link in the film? At least from what I've read.
Does this mean Zoe Saldana's now the coolest chick in Sci-Fi right now, with this and her badass Uhura this year?
The only line I really cringed at was
"...some sort of shock and awe campaign"
My friend told me the dialogue that Jake shouts at the dinousaur thing was ridiculous, calling him a "punk-ass bitch," but I had no problem with it.
I was thinking back to an interview Cameron gave about his reaction to Star Wars, about how it inspired him to quit being a truck-driver and get into filmmaking, and it's amazing to see him get to make his Star Wars, you know? A solid and archetypal story with some engaging characters and a completely immersive experience. I can't measure how it must've been in '77, but to me, this felt like the closest I'd get to that level of excitement in '09, you know?
Me either. I thought it fit his character perfectly well
Totally. Its certainly something really special. Apart from the fact that it will be seen as the film that finally cracked the photoreal cg nut, it was a fun and exciting story. Cant wait for the next one
I don't really want to get into specific story/structure issues until I see it again, but I will say some of the dialogue was very Lucas-esque (though thankfully never "awful" like Episode 1 and 2" but rarely bothered me. It's a story we've seen countless times before, and Cameron doesn't really do anything to shake things up intellectually, at least not explicitly in the narrative. But the story and characters are all really effective in the broad strokes, which is always how Cameron has worked, the fuel for the pure cinema spectacle of the rest of the film. You watch action sequences and what should be otherwise un-stimulating moments with just random small actions or character moments and you feel these huge movements and emotions because of those broad strokes. It's how he's always worked. The film is a rather brilliant excursion in pure cinema, also much like Lucas in that regard.
You know, its not often in entertainment events like this - whether it be film, music, whatever - that something actually lives up to the hype. I cant remember the last movie or album that I've been so excited for, that has lived up to my expectations. Doesnt happen often, but I'm glad this one did
I was thinking back to an interview Cameron gave about his reaction to Star Wars, about how it inspired him to quit being a truck-driver and get into filmmaking, and it's amazing to see him get to make his Star Wars, you know? A solid and archetypal story with some engaging characters and a completely immersive experience. I can't measure how it must've been in '77, but to me, this felt like the closest I'd get to that level of excitement in '09, you know?
Can we talk about how sublime James Horner's score is? Probably not memorable by itself, but in terms of heightening the visuals, think of that scene where they get to the Eywa Tree and have to ceremony, or when Jake's trying to rally the Na'vi. My God, man.
Goes to show what the guy can do if you give him two years to write a score. :\
Seriously, the guy's kind of a hack, but every 10 years or so he does deliver something pretty amazing. This is one of those times.
Well, as I said before, if he's expecting this to become a franchise, I'm not buying it. Can any of you say that the characters in this film are as endearing across such a wide demographic as those in Star Wars? Because that really is the secret to Lucas's success, above anything else. It's the look of those characters, and their memorable names.
laz said:Funny, the film forum I hang out at has shown pretty much universal ridicule for Horner's work on this film, even the people that loved it. He's accused of recycling his old material, as usual.
I'm planning on catching an early show tomorrow so I'll be able to participate in this discussion on a more informed level.
So is watching this movie in 3D a must?
Well, as I said before, if he's expecting this to become a franchise, I'm not buying it. Can any of you say that the characters in this film are as endearing across such a wide demographic as those in Star Wars? Because that really is the secret to Lucas's success, above anything else. It's the look of those characters, and their memorable names.
Funny, the film forum I hang out at has shown pretty much universal ridicule for Horner's work on this film, even the people that loved it. He's accused of recycling his old material, as usual.
I'm planning on catching an early show tomorrow so I'll be able to participate in this discussion on a more informed level.