Comments on: James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Budget Could Have Saved Starving Children In Africa

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:57:00 +0000

When you need to focus on the technology behind a movie to sell it, be afraid. Be very afraid. Smellovision don’t make me swoon.

By: Trippman

Trippman — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:06:00 +0000

"2001" is a different type of scifi, or should I say it's REAL scifi, trying to invoke the deepest thoughts from the human mind. Avatar is going to be more conventional.

But just as Batman Begins took Batman seriously, Avatar takes an alien planet and race seriously. Instead of just shoving in weird-looking creatures for the sake of being weird(Star Wars), their weird features are going to have purpose, pertaining to their environment--taking into account way more than your average scifi flick does in creating its world.

It's going to be amazing. If it's not, you'll be losing a reader, for I would kill myself.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:17:00 +0000

slow down pal. Cameron can do action like no other, Aliens and Terminator are fantastic.

But he's directed NOTHING in the masterclass of 2001, let alone even the lesser works of Stanley Kubrick.

There's nothing one can refute there.

By: Trippman

Trippman — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:14:00 +0000

“semi-anticipate”? “SEMI-ANTICIPATE”??!!!

Have you not read about this film? Besides the technology, it’s going to be one of the best science fiction films to ever be made, EVER! I’d be damned if it doesn’t land right under “2001” and stays there till the end of time!

By: Matt L.

Matt L. — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:57:00 +0000

The thing with The Matrix sequels was that while they were hyped up to be a big leap forward for visual effects, they didn't really have a lot of industry people speaking up and saying 'these guys are the real deal.'

Avatar is a bit different. Spielberg (who's on record as being against 3D mo-cap several years ago and has since renegged)is saying the footage he's seen is great. Guys like Steven Soderbergh (not a man of hyperbole) said that this stuff looked great too.

No one can say for sure that the story or the film itself will be all that good, but the technology backing it just might live up to Cameron's claims.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:16:00 +0000

The last time I heard movie technology being described/hyped this way was when people were promoting Matrix Revolutions. Needless to say, there wasn’t anything spectacular about that film, special effects or otherwise, which makes me keep my excitment for this film (from a purely cinema history standpoint mind you) in check. But I wouldn’t mind it being the Jurassic Park of the aughts. They need something revolutionary, and don’t say it was Sin City.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Believe it or not, we don't really want a lot of movies to fail.

Watchmen was an exception. Zack Snyder's a fraud, WB went into overkill mode, the sycophants panted and salivated over every drop - it's completely understandable.

Didn't help it was laughable throughout either.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:24:00 +0000

I know it won’t happen, but doesn’t a part of you really want it to flop horribly??