Ozymandias's Review of Avatar

Poor ol' SORA is gonna get lost in REVIEWS lol!

Superdog-
From previous conversations we had, I think you'll have mixed feelings about it(I'm well aware that we haven't agreed on everything, but do have similar ideological sway). As I've already said, the story's a bit truncated and predictable, but the imagery was spectacular. Much of the surroundings of Pandora are translucent, especially at night. Perhaps this evening, I'll write a thorough review for the kiddies to get a more balance perspective.

The most advanced 3-D AND CGI I have ever seen. Does change the game for future movies.
Okay, so I have acknowledged that now. Onto the rest.
Not just some bad dialogue, no, just the worst one can imagine. I am not kidding. Think like, ummmmm..... Batman and Robin bad.
The acting, this is as falt of acting as you can get except for the main girl (but it does not matter and I will explain why).
The story and characters are among the most generic and boring, predictable, suspenseless, embarassingly bad-awful stuff I can imagine. Honestly, at least Ang Lee's failure of a Hulk tried. Cameron did not at all. So when we get to a moment that may have some good acting, we are embarrassed instead of moved because we no longer believe in any of it.
What's worse is that these incredible(and I mean incredible!) effects are used for no purpose.
Therefore by the end of the movie, when all the cards were on the table for the last HUGE battle, I could've cared less. No rather, I was offended. I felt.....stupid.
Also, just know that the most cliche' moments of Tropic Thunder, Lion King, Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves, Braveheart, Terminator, Star Wars, King Kong (I could keep going) are all ripped off here in this movie.
So, go see the first hour to explore the most incredible effects you may ever see, and then run for your life!

This movie dragged on for ages, and the last 1/2 hour was about the only action in this. Save your money, was a waste of time.

What with everyone liking District 9 I actually would prefer to see Avatar again over District 9

Well shucks Mr. Phinehas, that is a nice thing to say. Glad you agree. I feel like I've entered into bizzaro world with all the praise this film is getting. Friggin crap, even Speilberg compared it to the original Star Wars! SPEILBERG!
What is happening? Has everyone agreed that it's time to depart from concerned storytelling?

AVATAR was nearly as good as WATCHMEN!!!

[frick]ing A 1 movie! PISSRICT 9 ehhhh lol, it was okay nothing to write about! : D

But lee77 u also liked gijoe so.........

District 9 pwns the dog sh*t out of Avatar.

My spoiler-free review:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/default.aspx?a=12995

yeah district 9 was far more intellectual, how ever(at least in my pallet) there is plenty of room for less intellectual sci-fi movies like Avatar. Sure the story wasn't ground breaking, but the world was very interesting and fun to explore. In most movies visual effects don't make the movie, but this is the exception to the rule, here the effects tell the story which is kind of a strange experience. All the acting, all the dialogue is sort of second tier, it's all about just watching the world of Avatar unfold, it's a total immersion experience. The story may have lacked punch, and there was no suspense but I can honestly say that I never found myself looking at my watch which is something I can't say about some other movies ::cough:: gi joe::cough::

juggy: It doesn't have the originality or impact as District 9, you're on point with that.

@Phinny-pooh : you are right... there is no redemption in that scenario. Even in D9 which is an INCREDIBLE Movie, there is still no redemption. Not really , if you think about how He wound up living and how little he was respected and how much the Alien /Prawn would still suffer in their new environment... and how the leads own friends were made to suffer for even knowing him... oh an how easy it would be for humanity to perpetrate such a fiasco again.... and yet , you are right. There was sooo much hope and redemption in that movie. But that is a sign of a truly Brilliant Director. I see your point, truly I do . My point is that Avatar did not play on such expectations of redemption and simply showed the truth of our shared history and these real scenarios that have created the world we live in today. Camerons message seamed to be more about learning to live with what you have and do not sacrifice your humanity in order to increase your own immediate comfort ability. The idea of one man and his followers destroying many for personal gain is the definition of Evil by the standards of almost all comic books. This movie preached and succeeded at re-igniting the logic of peace through action. Lets revolt, its time for a new type of human being.

the story remindeed me off LOTR 2,the climax where animals arrive,like did the trees in lOTR 2

I saw avatar on thursday when it came out at 12:01
it was the best movie i ever saw.

Fartman, just deal with the fact that not everyone likes the same movies, Jesus Christ im so sick of people freaking out at anyone being negative about a movie they like. Keven said that anyone that didn't think Avatar was amazing was a douchebag! lmao

Nice review Ozy.

But wouldn't you do the same phin? You're a crippled vet, and these people have a solution to your injury that doesn't cost a bazillion dollars.

Wow, I didn't know bazillion was a real word, I really expected that to be a typo.

Yes. He sacrificed what he is to be absorbed into a culture and body not his own. Walking isn't everything. No, twG. I wouldn't do it for my legs.
I'll be honest with you. I find this movie perverse. Judging by your justifications, I see that you two do not.

Well, we already know that you find a great many things "perverse" that I do not, we can just add this to the list! But seriously, Im not getting where your coming from with this at all. Whats perverse about integrating yourself into another race? Culture?