[jmvdesign]

Official trailer is out:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/hd/

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

nice, i've been waiting for this for some time now hah.

[Razor Ramon HG]

When I saw the thread title, I thought it was like his X360 avatar, fuck.

[winson604]

Can't wait looks interesting. James Cam is the mang.

[Vansterdam]

saw the trailer and went... WTF? seems like something you would watch on shrooms

[SiRV]

did anyone remember season 2-3 of entourage?? totally makes me think of Aquaman for some reason lol

[liu13]

the animation looks very cheap, the budget for this movie is massive, i dont understand why the picture looks like a movie that would premiere on nickolodeon

[Kamui712]

animation does look a little off for the blue ppl

lol i avoided this trailer because i thought it was that stupid "the last wind bender" trailer (the tv show is actually called "avatar")

[Onassis]

This is coming out in 3D. Get ready to have your pants blown off.

[nsmb]

looks horrible, the 40 seconds were promising

[turbomelon]

haha if its anything like the original scriptment which the trailer seems to follow pretty closely then it is going to be horrible. Like fern gully except with blue furry lion men.

maybe spoiler if James Cameron was a lazy ass and didn't bother to change the 10 year old script. Then again he has said he was focusing primarily on the CGI to make it 'revolutionary'. And as most people have seen, its not exactly the life altering imagery he hyped so much.

http://jamescameron.blogspot.com/2007/02/avatar-scriptment-summary-review-and.html

[Neoxphuse]

Mix reviews from what I've read so far. However, watching it in 3D will probably where it's at. So far all reviews of the 3D are good.

[jlo mein]

Mix reviews from what I've read so far. However, watching it in 3D will probably where it's at. So far all reviews of the 3D are good.

How are there so many reviews out when this movie isn't being released until December 18?

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

ALMOST OUT DUDES!!!

anyone catch a preview or anything?

[DanHibiki]

going for the midnight showing

[quasi]

Maybe I'll be surprised but it looks terrible from the previews.

[Skunk]

wow what a beautiful movie, the 3D graphics are amazing!!! i might go watch this movie just for the 3D effects!!! lol

[wouwou]

Maybe I'll be surprised but it looks terrible from the previews.

that's because it's not in 3D

[quasi]

that's because it's not in 3D

Maybe, I won't be watching it in theater though so I'll never see it in 3D. I'll probably rent it via torrent when it becomes available.

[SiRV]

someone must have seen it already... any reviews yet??!@

[hal0g0dv2]

11/10

[Razor Ramon HG]

My friend and his pops is going to the midnight screening. I hope for some mad reviews.

[LiquidTurbo]

Where's the best theatre to watch this movie?

[super91]

Just came back from the midnight screening ..
the movie is epic!!.. James Cameron's Masterpiece!! :thumbsup:
Story is amazing.. Graphic is breath taking ..

[LiquidTurbo]

Man I really wanna watch this tonight, but I believe there are going to be so many people on opening night!

[DanHibiki]

I saw it midnight at the richmond theatre. I wasn't used to the 3d at first and thought it made the film seem really tacky but it grew on me half way.

[Great68]

So Silvercity Riverport (Richmond) and Colossus Langley are the only theaters you can watch it in 3D?

That kind of sucks.

Would this movie even be worth watching in a regular theater?

[DanHibiki]

So Silvercity Riverport (Richmond) and Colossus Langley are the only theaters you can watch it in 3D?

That kind of sucks.

Would this movie even be worth watching in a regular theater?

I actually preferred watching it in a regular theatre. Like I said, the 3D just made it seem tacky and kinda ruins the movie.

[Great68]

I actually preferred watching it in a regular theatre. Like I said, the 3D just made it seem tacky and kinda ruins the movie.

So you watched it twice?

[DanHibiki]

So you watched it twice?

Oops I meant I would prefer watching it in a regular theatre.

But I guess the 3D was cool at times.

Crap now I'm indecisive.

[quasi]

I heard someone on the radio describe it as Dances with Wolves in space. From the trailers that seems pretty much exactly what you're getting.

[DanHibiki]

I heard someone on the radio describe it as Dances with Wolves in space. From the trailers that seems pretty much exactly what you're getting.

IGN reviewers called it Dirty Dancing meets Aliens

[CA_FTW]

Watched it at the Colossus this morning 12:01am.. with some friends..

It was awesome..

i enjoyed every part of it..

I saw it in imax 3D...

all my friends and i totaly were happy..

[to0n]

im going at 630 pm tonight! im sure the line up will be out the door in richmond. at least i will be able to see the line moving from my point of view ;)

[LiquidTurbo]

Going to see it in the regular 3D. The Imax 3D was all sold out already!

[jtanner_]

Planning on watching this tomorrow... hoping to hear some more reviews first though

[to0n]

what is better imax 3d or digital 3d?

[bubba_g]

Watched it on regular 3D at Riverport, EPIC movie!!!! This is the first 3D movie I've seen where it actually works, doesn't feel artificial at all. It's so immersive and the environment is just breathtaking. I've actually enjoyed watching the CG scenes of Pandora more then the real actor ones. Go see it everyone...........one of the best movie if not the best I've seen.

[cl9]

James Cameron is the King of the World again ?

[ASG111]

Does anyone know why it says "NO PASSES" on the website even when I change the dates?
Does it mean EVERYTHING is sold out? thats not possible.

I just went to the silvercity and it did state NO passes for a 10 o clock show, that's understandable, but tomorrow, and sunday, still says NO passes? HOw come>?

http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/2FD6001B/Avatar_An_IMAX_3D_Experience_.aspx

[hal0g0dv2]

Does anyone know why it says "NO PASSES" on the website even when I change the dates?
Does it mean EVERYTHING is sold out? thats not possible.

I just went to the silvercity and it did state NO passes for a 10 o clock show, that's understandable, but tomorrow, and sunday, still says NO passes? HOw come>?

http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/2FD6001B/Avatar_An_IMAX_3D_Experience_.aspx

u cant use passes for 3d movies

[ASG111]

u cant use passes for 3d movies

passes as in gift certs?

[sexyaccord]

passes as in gift certs?


you could, but you have to pay an additional $5 or something like that on top of your gift cert

[LiquidTurbo]

I just came back from this movie. My brain feels like it's bleeding. Complete sensory overload. Two thumbs up!

[Neoxphuse]

Saw it last night at the 3.30 showing in Langley. This movie is epic, visually. Cameron makes movie magic again, and this time it`s an experience that everyone should have. I`m sure more movies like this will come, but not for a long time. Watch this in 3D, it`s like sensory overload.

12 out of 10! just because of the pandora environment

[urrh]

Does anyone know why it says "NO PASSES" on the website even when I change the dates?
Does it mean EVERYTHING is sold out? thats not possible.

I just went to the silvercity and it did state NO passes for a 10 o clock show, that's understandable, but tomorrow, and sunday, still says NO passes? HOw come>?

http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/2FD6001B/Avatar_An_IMAX_3D_Experience_.aspx

it's not for the public. it's for the employees who work there. they don't get free passes when it's busy ie the opening weekend of big movies

[ScizzMoney]

I went into the theatre expecting not to like it, I thought the movie looked kind of stupid. After watching it, I really really like it. One of my favorite movies now.

[Tegra_Devil]

going tonight 3D in langley...i have super high expectations now for it reading all these reviews....i hope im not disappointed..

[Jsunu]

movie of the year for me, this was the first movie that WORKS for 3d and not just a stupid gimmick. Might try to catch it again on imax when it dies down.

[Tegra_Devil]

Wow.......simply breath taking.....a beautiful masterpiece if i might say so

[jmvdesign]

i saw it in imax 3D and it was absolutely epic. the whole 3d experience with the surround sound and visuals popping at you made it really feel like you were literally in pandora. this is basically the jurassic park of the new millennium, you know, the blockbuster movie that you just have to see in the theaters when it first comes out.

with the amount of technology/visual effects invested in this movie, george lucas will be definitely lose some sleep over this.

11/10

[Greenstoner]

just got back from this movie... awesome !!

story was alright..very predicable .. otherwise TWO THUMBS UP 9.5/10

love the creature and surrounding ...

[godwin]

Dances of Wolves + Last of the Mohicans +

Laputa + Princess Mononoke + Future Boy Conan, Typical Miyazaki diatribe ie people are killing earth +

some Armored Core for good measure, the aircrafts reminds me of Future Boy Conan.

I watched the Imax 3D.. the technology is getting more mature. I think it can save the film industry, since it is hard to replicate the effect on a personal computer.

PS + Celine Dion.. thankfully only at the credits

[godwin]

Why? ILM did a lot of the scenes for Avatar.. I am pretty sure there is a R2D2 in one of the scenes somewhere just like in Star Trek.


with the amount of technology/visual effects invested in this movie, george lucas will be definitely lose some sleep over this.

[Onassis]

with the amount of technology/visual effects invested in this movie, george lucas will be definitely lose some sleep over this.


I'm actually sure George Lucas will be sleeping better after making all that money by helping with the digital effects. I'm very interested in what Cameron will do with Battle Angel A.I.

[_Hotsauce_]

Awesome movie visually, really want to see it in Imax, also...my friend was late so I got stuck with a shitty side theatre seat and felt like that took away from the experience.

But goooooooooood god I love the special effects

[Ilagon]

Watched it yesterday in Richmond, awesome movie!! Amazing detail in almost every scene.

[jmvdesign]

Why? ILM did a lot of the scenes for Avatar.. I am pretty sure there is a R2D2 in one of the scenes somewhere just like in Star Trek.

That's pretty cool. I didn't know that Weta turned to ILM in order to meet their deadlines. I guess we'll be expecting Star Wars in 3D in the near future (since Lucas keeps tinkering with the SW episodes every decade).

[Makaveli]

does ne1 know if its ALL 3d or only parts (please put on 3d glasses on 3 - 2 - 1)... ne good?

[jmvdesign]

does ne1 know if its ALL 3d or only parts (please put on 3d glasses on 3 - 2 - 1)... ne good?

it's all 3D throughout the film which was a whole different experience. i'm curious to see how it looks on regular HD film though.

[sexyaccord]

Why? ILM did a lot of the scenes for Avatar.. I am pretty sure there is a R2D2 in one of the scenes somewhere just like in Star Trek.

no way. lol

[penner2k]

I personally thought it was horrible..
Sure the graphics were cool but there are tons of movies that have sweet graphics.
I actually started to fall asleep after about an hour and a half..
I can see why ppl would think its awesome.. I just thought the movie was predicable and the story sorta sucked..

[Death2Theft]

Was it just me or did u guys notice alot of girls getting sick cuz most of them dont play fps? I think more guys dont get sick cuz they used to fps type view.

[SiRV]

Graphics were amazing, but I have to agree with Penner on the storyline. It was really predictable and simple.... I guess it made the movie easy to follow and watch. Overall I think it was a well spent 500 million$.

8.5/10

[Gumby]

The mineral they were going after was "unobtainium". How original! :p

[ra1nn]

watched this last night.. GREAT MOVIE! i highly recommend it for people who didn't watch it
yet :)

[mc25]

Went to see it tonight with 3D, sold out :( Try again in a couple days

[SiRV]

^ movie has been hard to catch without buying the tickets way in advance.. I managed to catch the IMAX 3D showing at Strawberry hill (after arriving at 6pm at Richmond Silvercity to find that the next 3 show times were sold out until 11pm). Strawberry hill in delta actually had a pretty decent theater.. the chairs were amazingly comfortable.. and I think its slightly cheaper going there too

[ra1nn]

Went to see it tonight with 3D, sold out :( Try again in a couple days

when i went to see it, i bought tickets @ 7pm cos the 7:30 show was sold out.
And i went @ 9:30pm? and my friends and i still had to line up

[liu13]

visually great, but seemed like an alien version of Pocahontas

[heero78]

AVATAR...wow just wow...simply amazing....no word can describe it...best movie Ive ever seen...i was stoned as fuck when i saw it in imax and i gotta say this movie made my eyes cum for the whole 3 hours. fucking legit movie to see.Your eyes will orgasm all over the place. The aliens are the best CGI characters ever made, several times I had to tell myself that they weren't real................totally worth the money


oh btw if you guys who want to watch 3D IMAX, you need to buy the tickets online. Or else you will have a hard time buying the tickets at the theater unless you go there hours earlier before the show starts

http://www.cineplex.com/Theatres/FindATheatre.aspx
some theaters do not offer online sale though...only theaters with the skip the box office line logo have that option

[Ronin]

There were points in the movie where I thought to myself "Fuck, this story is retarded." ("Unobtainium"? REALLY?!) but it was a decent telling of a very usual story. The Last Samurai...Dances with Wolves...all the same.

However, for the entire two and a half hours, there wasn't a scene that didn't look spectacular. You just think to yourself "WOW!" no matter what you're looking at on screen. There's a lot of dialogue but it is entertaining. There are certainly scenes thrown in there simply as an exercise in 3D cinematography but I've never seen anything that looks that good before.

Strangely, the main female character...I found her performance amazing, which is weird because she isn't actually...there. If that was a person, we'd be talking Oscar.

The look of the movie is amazing. If this is the future, I can't wait. However, I don't think this particular movie will stand up in the future if this technology is used on a better script because right now, this is only a good movie because it looks amazing.

[hotong]

pretty good movie, reminded me of world of warcraft.

[Crowtservo]

I LOVED it. Really well made and looked awesome in 3D. There were a few parts where the script could have used some work considering they had 12 years to write better lines you'd think that wouldn't happen but it didn't ruin the movie or anything.

It felt like FernGully meets The Matrix.

[lol]

Was it just me or did u guys notice alot of girls getting sick cuz most of them dont play fps? I think more guys dont get sick cuz they used to fps type view.

lol wtf? fps like first person shooter? haha man im sure there are a lot of ppl who don't play video games (including myself.)

I thought the movie was alright. Like mentioned a million times the visuals were good.

spoiler:











The part I didn't like was that they weren't unique with the native type ppl's (i forget what they are called). But they all resembled african traits which I thought was gay. ie face paint, the shit they wore for jewellry etc.

[liu13]

and what's up with their jamaican accents

[trip]

WICKED MOVIE

VISUAL ORGASM

[v.Rossi]

caught the movie yesterday, honestly wtf is the big hype about this movie? heard good reviews and everything so i gave this blue freak movie a chance. the beginning was disappointing to me, but i waited because i figured it was probably just going to get better and better, complete opposite. at least it was a good nap, thanks james cameron.

[turbomelon]

Visually the movie was fine, however in terms of an actual cohesive experience this movie was terrible.

I'm all for the suspension of belief, and using your imagination, but when you introduce characters and give them goals and ideals, you don't just have them do a bunch of random things that go completely contrary to what their established personality is, to try to keep the movie going.

The aliens were pretty much .. take any animal throw another pair of legs up front make em breath from their necks and add double sets of things they normally wouldnt have doubles of. Effectively fern gully meets dances with wolves but with insanely lazy character development.

[rsx]

6.8/10 (all points for the visuals, story was unoriginal and preachy)

Movie should've been narrated by Al Gore and a First Nations/Aboriginal Chief. Personally, I was rooting for the mechs and helicopters to rip them apart.

[RiceIntegraRS]

It was a good movie and all, but the plot lines were way too predictable, the 3D was absolute garbage in my opinion. I could of watched this movie on my computer and would of been the exact same.

This Movie didnt even close to the hype.

[Neoxphuse]

It was a good movie and all, but the plot lines were way too predictable, the 3D was absolute garbage in my opinion. I could of watched this movie on my computer and would of been the exact same.

This Movie didnt even close to the hype.

Ok I thought the movie plotline was ok but visually the movie was insane. I don't know what you were Watching but 3d was freaking awesome
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[Ulic Qel-Droma]

Okay guys, I think you're missing the point.

take a look at all of james cameron's movies, none of the plots are very good regardless. they're typical movie plots, but slightly directed in a better way.

but here's the thing with all his movies, they always showcase really cool technological advances in cinematics, which ADDS to story lines because we are visual creatures. with visuals you can more closely tell your story.

the environment and the level of detail and thought put into the environment is amazing.

seriously, was terminator 1 or 2 that unpredictable? the stories were pretty lame. robot comes back, saves person, or kills person. lol what? but c'mon the shit that MAKES the story is awesome. terminators? remember t2 when it first came out? the CGI in that movie back then was ORGASMIC man. the t1000 looked fuckin NUTS.

aliens? c'mon. it's always about the environment and the way they portray that "world".

take for instance, lord of the rings, ... c'mon how original is the story. wizards and elves vs monsters. good guys always win, but the environment and detail in the story is amazing.

[liu13]

terminator was really good, i didn't think it was predictable, even the new crappier terminator movies weren't very predictable

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

well there we go, predictability has nothing to do with how good a movie is.

[liu13]

may be not quality wise, but it takes away a lot of suspense and entertainment value

and it was a bit too cheesy at times

[rsx]

Okay guys, I think you're missing the point.

take a look at all of james cameron's movies, none of the plots are very good regardless. they're typical movie plots, but slightly directed in a better way.

but here's the thing with all his movies, they always showcase really cool technological advances in cinematics, which ADDS to story lines because we are visual creatures. with visuals you can more closely tell your story.

the environment and the level of detail and thought put into the environment is amazing.

seriously, was terminator 1 or 2 that unpredictable? the stories were pretty lame. robot comes back, saves person, or kills person. lol what? but c'mon the shit that MAKES the story is awesome. terminators? remember t2 when it first came out? the CGI in that movie back then was ORGASMIC man. the t1000 looked fuckin NUTS.

aliens? c'mon. it's always about the environment and the way they portray that "world".

take for instance, lord of the rings, ... c'mon how original is the story. wizards and elves vs monsters. good guys always win, but the environment and detail in the story is amazing.

Terminator's story line wasn't done to death with just a rebrand or a reuse of new characters.

Avatar was any American Indian uprising movie which was done to death. It was visually stunning, no doubt about that, but it was the same: Indians vs. the White Man.

It certainly caters to today's environmentalist mentality though.

[RevYouUp]

the 3d was too much for me =[ but the movie itself was pretty good:thumbsup:

[FlyNvBaller]

seems like a lot of the later opinions really bash this movie.
I was able to predict most of the things in the movie but I very satisfied with the movie. One of the best movies I've seen if not the best. Final fantasy storylines are great because you play it for 80 hours and u grow with the characters but you can only do so much in a 2 or 3 hour movie with a storyline. The movie is worth it on special effects alone. Like someone said before, it was more enjoyable seeing the CGI scenes over the human scenes. If this movie doesn't satisfy your movie hunger, I don't know what will.

[Gunsmokez]

do you have to wear those stupid glassses for the 3-D show?

[Eatman]

wicked movie!, but notice how all the ladies started to love jake sully after he pulled up in his new red ferrari?

[Expresso]

do you have to wear those stupid glassses for the 3-D show?

Yes or you'll end up staring at blurry out of focus pictures.

[winson604]

SO I`m looking online at movie times and see 3 different Avatar Movie shows and I`m pretty confused.

There`s the following

Avatar
Avatar 3D
Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

First one is obviously in a normal cinema but what the fuck is the different between 3d no imax 3d

[Slifer]

wicked movie!, but notice how all the ladies started to love jake sully after he pulled up in his new red ferrari?

Fucking gold diggers.. :D

[!Yaminashi]

Easily one of the best movies I've ever seen

[Expresso]

SO I`m looking online at movie times and see 3 different Avatar Movie shows and I`m pretty confused.

There`s the following

Avatar
Avatar 3D
Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

First one is obviously in a normal cinema but what the fuck is the different between 3d no imax 3d


The movie is also featured in 3D in normal theaters as well. Then there is always IMAX 3D which of course just a bigger screen etc...Hope that helps lol. If you going for IMAX, buy the tickets in advance or online seems to sell out fast.

[jmvdesign]

SO I`m looking online at movie times and see 3 different Avatar Movie shows and I`m pretty confused.

There`s the following

Avatar
Avatar 3D
Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

First one is obviously in a normal cinema but what the fuck is the different between 3d no imax 3d

+1 for IMAX 3D and surround sound.

When I was watching the movie, I would notice various background noises hovering behind me and kept wanting to look over my shoulder. I quickly realized that they were little sound effects from the movie LOL.

[Gilgamesh]

The 3D was painfully unneccessary. I think silvercity charged more for it. I agree that the plotlines were predictable, and that the images were magnificent. Avatar without 3-d is probably better than with 3-d.

[Tapioca]

James Cameron has a lot riding on 3D tech and to his credit, he definitely delivered on the visuals.

I guess Giovanni Ribisi had some debts to pay by taking on the Napoleon role.

[mpr]

Just saw Avatar yesterday. I must say it is one of the best movie I saw this year. No wonder it is sold out an hour before screening. Even though the plot is predictable, it moves you emotionally. I must say I cried like a little girl. The graphics are just incredible (3D). So get off your sofa and move your butt to watch the movie.

[liu13]

Easily one of the best movies I've ever seen

you should watch more movies

[rien]

Just saw Avatar yesterday. I must say it is one of the best movie I saw this year. No wonder it is sold out an hour before screening. Even though the plot is predictable, it moves you emotionally. I must say I cried like a little girl. The graphics are just incredible (3D). So get off your sofa and move your butt to watch the movie.

Lol what part did you cry at?


I say 8/10. The visuals were obviously amazing but the movie fell short at the story. There was waaayy too much hype for this movie!
But my parents really liked it.
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[skyxx]

Yes or you'll end up staring at blurry out of focus pictures.

Go and watch IMAX3D the Digital 3d is Garbage.

[Gunsmokez]

Is it still being sold out as of now? I was there in Richmond and they had signs the other day saying all sold out for the day! Also, how much space is there on those imax theaters?The regular theaters are too cramped for me.

[winson604]

Watched it yesterday at SilverCity and was happy that the lineup was not bad at all. Imax was sold out for the entire day to no surprise. Got there at 2:50pm for the 3:30pm Digital 3D show and was probably about 40th in line by the time we got our tickets. Lined up for 10 mins then went in and waited another 20. All and all a short wait.

In terms of the movie I won`t go into detail but overall I thought it was decent and would give it a solid 3.5-4 stars out of 5.

[yameen]

yea i watched the digital 3d and i was still captivated. now i'm probably going to see this a 2nd time in imax so i can compare the two. i can't see how someone can hate this movie. even if the plot was predictable, the 1st half of the movie was so visually appealing that it's still enjoyable. imax 3d was sold out at 1100pm riverport on a wednesday night...

[illicitstylz]

Watched it tonight at Riverport Silvercity.

3D effects, MUCH improved over previous "3d" films, was used throughout the movie so yes the glasses stay on the entire time (good thing they're disposable and therefore more sanitary).

Great CGI, and I mean great, the visuals in this movie were absolutely.. well, there's no word to express it. Avatars looked very real, as in people with body paint.

Solid story line, not mind blowing but adequate.


However...
How come they couldn't shut off the "links" to the avatars from a remote station/master server type of thing lol

[Gunsmokez]

crap, still sold out today.

[JSALES]

it's really that good that tickets are still sold out? maybe i'll take the time out to watch it

[CA_FTW]

I have seen it 3 times on Imax 3d.. Each time i see something i missed the times before..

Love it..

and Love the 3D..

[dub.g]

watched it at silvercity riverport on tues night, holy!, there was still line up

definitely digged the 3d effects.. i liked it.. better than i expected..

i kept the 3d glasses though, thinking they will release the 3d version of Avatar on torrents? will it have the same effect if it did?

[spoon.ek9]

i watched this on xmas day with friends. at first we were going to watch the 6:30pm one but it was sold out (we arived before 5:15pm). i actually didn't know what i was going to watch (hadn't not paid attention to all the hype). waited around 4 hrs (killed 2 hrs doing whatever, 2 hrs lining up to get good seats) to watch the 10:30pm show and i kept saying to my friends "this better be worth this friggin wait".

All i can say is i'm very glad i waited. excellent movie and like Ulic said, it's not all about the story itself. the visuals definitely made the movie 10x better, overall i gave it a 9.5/10.


the only thing i didn't like about the 3d were some of the awkward camera movements that would easily make some people motion sick. some of the focus was not logical (ie, foreground objects being blurry while characters faces are in clear focus). yes, i realise the point is to bring focus to what's going on, but if you want it to be a life like experience, it just doesn't make sense. neither did the shots where the camera is moving backwards.

[seakrait]

watched it a few days ago.

graphics were really good (eye-openingly so).
the 3D was unnecessary and a bit distracting at times (i think i would have enjoyed the graphics more without it).
plotline = dances with wolves (minus the historically accurate inevitability at the end).

i'd give it 7.5/10. to me, in a movie, plotline > graphics (however impressive they may be).

[maxxxboost]

Watched the 10:15pm showing yesterday at Metro Silvercity.
It was packed, lined up 1.5 hours before showtime and got awesome seats.

Overall, i thought it was a good movie. I would pay to watch it again with other friends.

I agree that the plot of the movie was obvious but i was more into the graphics then anything else.:thumbsup:

Colonel Miles Quaritch was bad ass

[skyxx]

Avatar just made over 1 billion dollars in the last 16 days. That's quite a triumph!

[FN-2199]

Although this movie was cliche and predictable, and the acting wasn't at par at times, it wasn't hard to be immersed in the storyline. It was just too epic.

[clowe]

Dammit, wish I read this page before going to Riverport yesterday. It was still all sold out (for IMAX). The entire day. :(

[Bender Unit]

IMax at SilverCity Riverport still sold out during weekend.
I purchased my tickets 2 days in advances for the morning show on Sunday
I went there 45 mins earlier - no wait, no line up

Graphic was awesome, plot was alright.
People did getting motion sickness. The lady sat beside me only last 30mins & she ran outside to washroom & never return... I hope she was okay.

[Gumby]

The movie is also featured in 3D in normal theaters as well. Then there is always IMAX 3D which of course just a bigger screen etc...Hope that helps lol. If you going for IMAX, buy the tickets in advance or online seems to sell out fast.
So people who are prone to motion sickness should just watch Avatar in a normal theatre, one without 3D?

Dang, I wanna watch it in IMAX3D but my wife will probably get sick...

[xxxrsxxx]

how much are tickets for imax versus 3D?

[Tegra_Devil]

imax 3d in langley is 16.99 i believe

[skyxx]

^ I'd gladly pay for that price compared to the lousy Garbage Digital 3D they are offering. That alone cost 14.99.

[Gunsmokez]

Went to the Langley Imax and sold out. Got there at 7:00 to buy the 10:30 and was sold out. Strike 2 for me now. Think I'lll wait for a month before trying this again.

[wouwou]

I am pretty sure blockbuster makers around the world going "fuck" the moment they saw Avatar in 3D.

I am looking forward to Transformers 3 and Ironman 3 in 3D in the next few years.

[skyxx]

Went to the Langley Imax and sold out. Got there at 7:00 to buy the 10:30 and was sold out. Strike 2 for me now. Think I'lll wait for a month before trying this again.

I think IMAX 3D stops playing this Thursdays.

[LiquidTurbo]

For those who have seen the movie...Enjoy:

http://web.me.com/pascalboogaert/Site/foto3_files/original.jpg

[wingies]

^^LOL so true

[Expresso]

Went to the Langley Imax and sold out. Got there at 7:00 to buy the 10:30 and was sold out. Strike 2 for me now. Think I'lll wait for a month before trying this again.

Definitely buy it in advance and not on the same day. Either buy it online or in person at least the day before.

[Jsunu]

I think IMAX 3D stops playing this Thursdays.

Can anyone confirm this? I've been waiting to watch it again later in imax :(

[clowe]

I sure hope not, I'm on the SilverCity website (http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/2FD6001B/Avatar_An_IMAX_3D_Experience_.aspx?loc=VANCOUVER+-+BC&range=50&date=2010-1-14) and its shows this for IMAX.

January 14, 2010

11:30am | 3:00pm | 6:30pm | 10:00pm

[rien]

For those who have seen the movie...Enjoy:

http://web.me.com/pascalboogaert/Site/foto3_files/original.jpg

LOL:haha:

[hal0g0dv2]

wow 3 weeks and already a billion

[spoon.ek9]

For those who have seen the movie...Enjoy:

http://web.me.com/pascalboogaert/Site/foto3_files/original.jpg

hahaha fucking hilarious. maybe this is why it was so predictable ;)

[The Weejun]

I'll start off by saying that I did enjoy the movie. I was engaged and entertained throughout. I won't deny that. And I would recommend it if you like special effects and action.

But it isn't as great a movie as everyone seems to think it is. It isn't just the story that is derivative (a la comparisons to pocahontas and dances with wolves). It isn't just that the dialogue was mechanical and the characters one-dimensional and the actors over-acted. I actually found the "world" not that impressive either.

With a $300 million budget, you'd think they'd spend more time and effort on fleshing out pandora. They created 5 unoriginal alien creatures to inhabit this place: the na'vi people, the big hammerhead rhino, a pterodactyl thing, big ass horses, and hyenas on steroids. an entirely new world with only 5 creatures to inhabit it? You can spot more wildlife at stanley park.

Not only that, but they are not very original designs. They threw a hammerhead shark and a rhino together. Mashed humans and cats together to make the Na'vi. Hulked up some hyenas and gave it an extra set of eyes. They hunt in packs. Horse-like creatures are domesticated and used for military purposes. Floating mountains, plants that seem intelligent? Been there, done that.

If you look at the character designs for Lord of the Rings or Star Wars, not only are they extensive in number and variety but also original in design. There are more fantastically creative creatures in the Tatooine bar scene alone than all of Pandora.

Then there is the Na'vi people themselves. Their culture is completely ripped off of real, existing native tribes past and present. That scene where they sit around the tree to pray, that is straight out of an Indonesian native ritual. Check out the documentary "Baraka" to see that. The rest are Native American stereotypes, even down to their hairstyles.

And finally, the spaceships and weapons were not impressive at all. Big ass exoskeleton robots? C'mon. James Cameron basically did that for Aliens more than 20 years ago, and have been done numerous times since.

I found the lack of innovation in this film very surprising. I was very much looking forward to seeing it and was expecting to be blown away . . . well, I was satisfied, but not blown away. If I was to pick the best special effects epic blockbuster of the last decade, I would pick LOTR. And I'm not even a fan of LOTR.

[skyxx]

I'll just say this. It will never beat Titanic's record in box office sales. I believe Titanic aired for like 6 months lol.

[Gunsmokez]

Titanic made 1.8 billion and Avatar last time I checked was Just over 1 billion. So ^^^ don't count out Avatar just yet. considering its only been a month. Also, It's true Movies in Imax usually get pulled in about a month. But, considering he tremendous amount of sales they are making on this movie. I highly doubt they are going to pull the movie out any time soon. So no worries. I myself am going to wait a few more weeks before trying again.

[kayceeee]

Titanic made 1.8 billion and Avatar last time I checked was Just over 1 billion. So ^^^ don't count out Avatar just yet. considering its only been a month. Also, It's true Movies in Imax usually get pulled in about a month. But, considering he tremendous amount of sales they are making on this movie. I highly doubt they are going to pull the movie out any time soon. So no worries. I myself am going to wait a few more weeks before trying again.

but the thing is ticket prices today are higher than back in the days...so making a billion now means selling less tickets than making a billion back in titanic days

[skyxx]

^ Hence adjustment for inflation.

[Gumby]

Titanic made 1.8 billion and Avatar last time I checked was Just over 1 billion. So ^^^ don't count out Avatar just yet. considering its only been a month. Also, It's true Movies in Imax usually get pulled in about a month. But, considering he tremendous amount of sales they are making on this movie. I highly doubt they are going to pull the movie out any time soon. So no worries. I myself am going to wait a few more weeks before trying again.
I remember for Titanic, after it had been out for a while, there were TV ads saying to "go watch it, again". :p

I think Titanic is the only movie I watched more than once in the theatre...

[illicitstylz]

Then there is the Na'vi people themselves. Their culture is completely ripped off of real, existing native tribes past and present. That scene where they sit around the tree to pray, that is straight out of an Indonesian native ritual. Check out the documentary "Baraka" to see that. The rest are Native American stereotypes, even down to their hairstyles.




In my opinion, there is a take home message to this movie.

It's related to the present situation and relationship between our modern society and the aboriginals. The intensification of globalisation has not only eradicated many smaller cultures and their traditions, but also rapid depletion of the worlds resources such as fossil fuels.

The movie may be portraying the worldly balance that needs to be maintained, in both social and environmental aspects.

[hal0g0dv2]

I'll just say this. It will never beat Titanic's record in box office sales. I believe Titanic aired for like 6 months lol.

Is that box office alone or does that include DVD. Sales ?
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[hanshin]

Haven't watched it yet, getting turned off by all the hype.

I'm sure the CGI is great, but just not convinced when I hear people saying "ohmygod avatar is the most amazing movie EVAR".

Cause c'mon, really?

Willing to bet James Cameron will *never* make anything better than Aliens ('86).

[RFlush]

Willing to bet James Cameron will *never* make anything better than Aliens ('86).

Aquaman staring Vincent Chase :D

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

Willing to bet James Cameron will *never* make anything better than Aliens ('86).

yeah he already did, it's called terminator 2. It's the best thing he has. especially the part when arnold kicks a desk and it flies across the room breaks a window then he comes out with a mini gun, the helicopter pilot goes "SHIT THATS A DAMN MINIGUN!" and then he mows everything down (but doesnt kill anyone lol) then, if that wasnt enough he uses and oldschool grenade launcher and blows up a few cars for kicks, then walks away.

[skyxx]

Is that box office alone or does that include DVD. Sales ?
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Box office only. DVD sales and merchandise are usually separate.

[RenoMan]

Aquaman staring Vincent Chase :D

woulda been good if he actually made it

[The Weejun]

In my opinion, there is a take home message to this movie.

It's related to the present situation and relationship between our modern society and the aboriginals. The intensification of globalisation has not only eradicated many smaller cultures and their traditions, but also rapid depletion of the worlds resources such as fossil fuels.

The movie may be portraying the worldly balance that needs to be maintained, in both social and environmental aspects.

Yes, I suppose that is the explicit message of the movie. But it's a message that has been rehashed so many times in Hollywood, that it's fast losing its impact. Who doesn't know we should take care of Mother Nature in this day and age? Who doesn't know the Aboriginals of the world are mistreated and marginalised? If James Cameron truly wants to make an intellectual/revolutionary (socially and politically, rather than technologically) movie, he should present new insights into this problem, not just restate it ad nauseam. But that is not his goal. His goal is to make a cool 3D movie AND THAT'S TOTALLY FINE, but let's not pretend it's anything more than a cool 3D movie.

And once we realise it is little more than just a cool 3D movie, we can critique it on the basis of cinematic standards, rather than its intellectual value (which it has little of). So by the cinematic standards set by great movies of the past, I believe the movie is derivative and not creative; my reasons are given above.

[RayBot]

I loved it....however, i can't help but to think it was a whole bunch of different stories made popular by movies that was combined to create a lot of the scenes in thestoryline. Some of the titles that come to mind are: Independence day, Pocohantas, Surrogates, and some others that i can't seem to pull out of my head right now.

[6793026]

stop complaining, i had to watch it first day 3d i max with chinese subtitles jumping out at you when i was in HK. ahahhahah
that was an unique experience.

[Tegra_Devil]

I loved it....however, i can't help but to think it was a whole bunch of different stories made popular by movies that was combined to create a lot of the scenes in thestoryline. Some of the titles that come to mind are: Independence day, Pocohantas, Surrogates, and some others that i can't seem to pull out of my head right now.

you are aware this script was written in 1994, correct?

so they just developed it late, but it was written before most these similar movies.(except pocohantas


on a side note..

i saw this at the imax 3d in langely with my dad...but i wanna take my fiancee out to see it, but the imax is always sold out...and how was the regular Digital 3D compared to imax?

i thought the imax experience was breathtaking, and when i take my gf i want it to be amazing as well....screen size doesnt really bother me...im more concerned about the actual 3D experience..

[skyxx]

^ Don't waste your money on the Digital 3D. Trust me! Just buy the Imax tickets 3 days in advance online.

[+Kardboard+]

I learned that to win at life, one must ride a big bird and know how to go AIYIYIYIYIYIYI
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[TypeRNammer]

I learned that to win at life, one must ride a big bird and know how to go AIYIYIYIYIYIYI
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LMAO:haha:

[Greenstoner]

is this movie still packed anywhere?? i've seen the movie myself but i wanted to take my gf coz she hasnt got the chance to watch it and i would also like to watch it again.

[+Kardboard+]

Yes, still packed everywhere. #1 at the box office for the fourth week straight. I'd buy a ticket online a couple of days earlier, or at least a couple of hours earlier for non-IMAX 3D like we did the other day. And get in early. Real early.

AIYIYIYIYIYIYI

[Dan_Guy]

Saw it in Imax 11:30 show in richmond on sunday
Bought tickets on tuesday, they were sold out by friday morning, went with 3 people. Showed up at 10, was like 10th in lineup, they let in people at 10:30.

Got nice middle/middle seats.

3 hours later, walked out out of the theater amazed. Def recommend watching it at least in 3D theaters, don't wait until DVD

[skyxx]

^What the Fork? Line up is that bad? lol....CRAP sigh.

[BlackV62K2]

Went to the IMAX on Sat in Langley and it was still sold out. I bought tickets online in advance so it wasn't a problem for me. So anyone wanting to see it in IMAX, I recommend you buy tickets online (a couple days before the show).

Also I arrived at the theater 45mins early and still had to sit in the front :(

[spoon.ek9]

watched this awhile ago now and just wanted to say: avatar was super entertaining for a movie that is completely unoriginal. james cameron must have done something right :thumbsup:

sure there's lots of criticism about it, but it's making shit loads of money and that's all that really matters in the industry.

[+Kardboard+]

I repost myself hahaah :lol

http://comixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/129053027903090394.jpg

[Gunsmokez]

Just watched it and loved it. Saw it in Richmond 1130am show. No line up was there half hour early and walked right in and had my choice of seats :) Maybe 20 ppl already there max. But, as I was walking out of movie the next showing 300 was a line already and I was out 45 mins early. So, if you dont want to wait watch the morning show.

Gonna go back next week again. AIYIYIYIYIYIYI

[+Kardboard+]

AIYIYIYIYIYIYI! :haha:

[Gt-R R34]

EPIC EPIC!!

GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the plot might be simple.

BUT GOD DAMN was it good 10/10!!

[Soundy]

Yeah, here's the thing: it's not a NEW story... but then what is anymore?

But it's a GOOD retelling of a much-retold story... and let's face it, the visuals are incredible.

And here's the thing about the 3D: the week before, we saw Sherlock Holmes in "Digital 3D"... that was pretty good, and for the most part the 3D was well-played, but there were spots that were gimmicky as well; places where they threw something right in your face just to show off, "Ooo, look what we can do in 3D!". Not a lot of them, and they weren't entirely out of place, but most of those instances were still gimmicky.

Avatar didn't have any of that. The 3D wasn't put in there TO BE the star of the show. Nowhere (that I can recall anyway) did it feel like Cameron was just going, "Ooo, look what I can do in 3D!" It's a complaint that's often leveled against CG in general, especially with big-action films - the the effects ARE the star and the storyline is just a weak vehicle for them. Well with Avatar, the 3D - and CG as a whole - is used subtly and near perfectly to simply enhance what is, again, a GOOD retelling of a much-retold story.

I saw it with my sister a couple weekends ago in the digital 3D. She saw it with her mom the next weekend in IMAX 3D and was blown away. I'm REALLY looking forward to checking out that version!

[skyxx]

I forgot to book the tickets for sat's show and it's sold out. LOl sigh

[jmvdesign]

Avatar sequel is a go!

http://blogs.celebs.msn.ca/2010/01/james-cameron-says-avatar-sequel-is-a-go.html
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/01/08/avatar-sequel-confirmed-by-james-cameron-and-heres-what-wed-like-to-see/

[dachinesedude]

just saw the IMAX version yesterday, my goodness this movie is good, yea sure it has the same story as pochantas but who cares, it is the experience of watching it, its a must watch in theaters!

this is the first movie i would like to go watch again on IMAX, probably going next weekend again haha

[Acura604]

anyone note any similarities ? just IMO i guess.

the prop-based fighters resembled Terminator style hunterkiller ships?

the main command ship where that crazy war-mongering colonel was based resembled the marines drop ship in Aliens?

floating mountains..er.. World of Warcraft Nagrand?

Mushroom area ..er.. World of Warcraft Zangarmarsh?

The big big big tree...er... Teldrassil?

the big red flying dragon thingy that he had to tame...er.. level 80 elite?

hahahaha.. ok ok i'm done. sorry for any spoilers.

[+Kardboard+]

anyone note any similarities ? just IMO i guess.

the prop-based fighters resembled Terminator style hunterkiller ships?

the main command ship where that crazy war-mongering colonel was based resembled the marines drop ship in Aliens?

floating mountains..er.. World of Warcraft Nagrand?

Mushroom area ..er.. World of Warcraft Zangarmarsh?

The big big big tree...er... Teldrassil?

the big red flying dragon thingy that he had to tame...er.. level 80 elite?

hahahaha.. ok ok i'm done. sorry for any spoilers.
I don't know whether to Thank you for being observant, or Fail you for being a complete dork-loser-person. :D

[Ch28]

Saw it Friday in Imax and it was good.

It was way too long. I fell asleep for a good 15 minutes during the middle portion of the movie and only woke up because a co-worker nudged me.

[Greenstoner]

Try to watch this movie again so I arrived the theater at 5:30 to watch an 8 olock show...

and i cant believed all shows are sold out and the earliest time was 10:30.... lol

Im talking about regular 3D not the IMAX one :(

[Jsunu]

Try to watch this movie again so I arrived the theater at 5:30 to watch an 8 olock show...

and i cant believed all shows are sold out and the earliest time was 10:30.... lol

Im talking about regular 3D not the IMAX one :(

yeah.. at 1.6 billion box office right now, I don't see how this film wont have any trouble surpassing Titanic.

[spoon.ek9]

wow, can't believe it's continuing to sell out after so long!

[Greenstoner]

went to metro yesterday to watch it the 2nd time. maybe coz it was a monday, it wasnt sold out at all. Lots of empty seats

[skyxx]

Okay, just bought my IMAX tickets for Saturday's showing. Used scene card points! 1000 per ticket. Not bad at all! :D

[+Kardboard+]

Really? Same number of points as non-IMAX?!!!

[hotong]

just found this:

http://imgur.com/JmRmb.jpg

[spoon.ek9]

^ you're a few weeks behind the rest of us then :p

[+Kardboard+]

just found this:

http://imgur.com/JmRmb.jpg

Hahahaha! Win! :lol
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[skyxx]

Really? Same number of points as non-IMAX?!!!

Not sure how much Non imax points are but I got it for 1000 points each! :) so worth it!

[Acura604]

can someone confirm if THIS is the last week for IMAX avatar 3D showings? and if so, when is the last day.

thanks

[clowe]

The IMAX one still shows up on the 28th at Riverport on the Silvercity website so I would assume there's at least next week

[RayBot]

can someone confirm if THIS is the last week for IMAX avatar 3D showings? and if so, when is the last day.

thanks

Negative...

Avatar will keep on playing in the Imax until another film distributes another imax movie to replace it. Considering we haven't heard anything advertised in imax in the near future, it can be assumed that Avatar will be playing in Imax for another month.

The moment you hear about an upcoming film in imax, that will be the film to replace avatar.

[The Weejun]

...for the most part the 3D was well-played, but there were spots that were gimmicky as well; places where they threw something right in your face just to show off, "Ooo, look what we can do in 3D!".

Avatar didn't have any of that. The 3D wasn't put in there TO BE the star of the show. Nowhere (that I can recall anyway) did it feel like Cameron was just going, "Ooo, look what I can do in 3D!"

the scene where giovanni ribisi putts the golf ball into the coffee mug comes to mind...ooo look at the ball coming at me!

i thought the 3D technology only worked on pandora (and there, it did look really good and worked very well). the scenes at the base looked pretty bad to me though. real life is not THAT 3D. you walk into a room, people don't pop out at you. there's a harmony to the way things appear to your eyes but in the base scenes, things popped out at you too evenly throughout the screen. in real life, some things pop out at you, others fade to the back, certain things look flat, and colours vary in vibrancy. i think they went overboard with the 3D.

this is just a superficial criticism though. all new technologies need time to be perfected. but we will look at this movie five years from now and think, wow that looks so dated.

[skyxx]

I'm sitting in the Imax theatre right now waiting for the movie to start. Hopefully the Imax is promising.
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[mc.]

^ since your there, can you ask them when they will stop showing avatar in imax?

[Durrann]

is IMAX dying down now?

[skyxx]

^ nope, not dying down yet. Most shows are still sold out and with long line ups. You gotta buy the tickets in advance.

[hotong]

i can;t believe its still sold out

[clowe]

I checked the Riverport one last Thursday and the Friday, Saturday and Sunday (except 10pm) showings were already sold out.

[boss604]

AMAZING MOVIE, definitely worth the money

[rice cooker]

plot is also very similar to star trek insurrection

[hotong]

plot is also very similar to star trek insurrection

Plot is similar to pocahontas
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[+Kardboard+]

plot is also very similar to star trek insurrection
Wait, so now you're saying Star Trek made Pocahontas into sci-fi FIRST?!?!?! Mind. Blasted.

[Jsunu]

In other news, avatar has made #1 in box offices ever, beating titanic (not adjusting for inflation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films

[Domani]

Visuals were just WOW. Plot = Mononoke Hime x The Matrix

[+Kardboard+]

Visuals were just WOW. Plot = Mononoke Hime x The Matrix

Hahaha! Good analogy. :lol
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[JKam]

wtf imax still sold out for the weekend. WTF! i still haven't seen it yet...

[RRxtar]

just saw it for the first time today. absolutely unreal! altho the underlying "fuck america" was pretty strong. i give it a 17/10 over all :D

the 3D was good


it was still sold out too in kelowna.

[Oleophobic]

I watched it last month and it was one of the best movies I've seen. Not to mention I had a GREAT time in the theater. I was never bored and I felt great in general.
I watched Invictus prior to seeing Avatar and I almost fell asleep so it was a big difference.

overall 9.5/10

[illicitstylz]

dvdscr is out for this movie!

DVD is a must for this movie imo.

[Ronin]

plot is also very similar to star trek insurrection

plot is also very similar to Pocahontas

plot is also very similar to Dances with Wolves

plot is also very similar to The Last of the Mohicans

plot is also very similar to Ferngully

plot is also very similar to Dune

plot is also very similar to The Last Samurai

Fixed.

[+Kardboard+]

^ HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA :bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

[illicitstylz]

watched it on a dvdscr download, just not the same as in theatres, good thing I did see it in theatres.

Think the official DVD will have 3d glasses or something to enhance the quality of the movie?

oh btw, found this on 4chan, this is a combination of too much time + too much skill lol
http://i.imgur.com/4CxeV.jpg

[yogenfruz]

Has anyone else around here NOT seen Avatar yet? I was supposed to see it about a month ago, but went out of town, and have never really bothered to see it because I'm expecting a dissapointment from all the hype it's recieved.

[E-DA9]

How are the lineups for Digital (NOT IMAX) 3D nowadays?

[CP.AR]

saw it about a week ago. I'm surprised at how well done the character development is. Despite having several "co" protagonists and antagonists, they are still so well developed!

[JL9000]

Are people still lining up for IMAX?

[art-gallery]

movie was good, but a bit too long

[jmvdesign]

Avatar on IMAX ends this week (cineplex newsletter).

[Volvoman]

finally bought tix for imax for tomorrow. are people still lining up for this?

[+Kardboard+]

finally bought tix for imax for tomorrow. are people still lining up for this?
WTF I hope not....unless they just miss being in 5-hour Olympic line-ups. :(

[Durrann]

A Vancouver man filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday against Avatar director James Cameron, his company and movie studio 20th Century Fox.

The lawsuit was filed by Emil Malak, 57, who owns the Bellagio Café on Hornby Street near Robson.

“I’m not accusing James Cameron of theft. He’s a genius,” Emil Malak said in an interview at his café in downtown Vancouver, across from the Vancouver Art Gallery.

But he claims there are many unexplained similarities between his sci-fi screenplay, Terra Incognita, first conceived in 1996, and Cameron’s Avatar.


http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Vancouver+sues+Avatar+director+studio/2659148/story.html

[Ronin]

I thought Avatar would stay in IMAX a little longer but I guess they're making way for Alice in Wonderland.

[Soundy]

What, 19,234 days isn't long enough??

[nabs]

still haven't seen this flick.

[Soundy]

^You should see it at least once in 3D - every other 3D movie so far has had some level of gimmicky "Ooo, look, we're in 3D, look what we can do in 3D" shit... this one doesn't.

[Gh0stRider]

still haven't seen this flick.

same here...i dont plan on watching it

[Gumby]

I haven't seen it yet either, but plan on watching it next week. Hopefully it'll still be in theatres.

[+Kardboard+]

http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/article/5/1/5/19515.jpg?v=1

[threezero]

so anybody know if the bluray will be in 3d? watched it in theatre but this is a must have to fire up once in a while at house parties

[Tegra_Devil]

JUST HEARD ON MUCH MUSIC

Avatar is to be released back into theatres with 10-12 more minutes of footage. in IMAX 3D and other 3D formats.

supposedly they were making such good money, but alice in wonderland kicked them out of IMAX theatres, they want to re-release it again to continue making a profit.

[Jsunu]

JUST HEARD ON MUCH MUSIC

Avatar is to be released back into theatres with 10-12 more minutes of footage. in IMAX 3D and other 3D formats.

supposedly they were making such good money, but alice in wonderland kicked them out of IMAX theatres, they want to re-release it again to continue making a profit.

"planned" but I could see how this would work

http://dailycontributor.com/avatar-re-release-planned/12636/

[Tegra_Devil]

well at least in that article that they said they were releasing a Bluray 3D disk....

anyone know how 3d is gonna look on our big screen tvs?

or is everyone gonna have to buy new bluray 3d players and tvs?

[clowe]

^ Not sure, but for other 3D movies, they came with two pairs of 3d paper glasses.

[Lomac]

Let this movie die! :crybaby: I can't understand how this movie has lasted so long, nor been so popular. It's not a particularly good movie, and the 3D effect doesn't look very good. The plot line is barely razer thin, and there were no particularly good acting moments. It's an average movie that's got lots of special effects. It unfortunately speaks volumes about people when this (and Titanic) are the two highest grossing movies...

[Soundy]

^You're just bitter that the main characters were 10 feet tall, rather than 2 feet tall :haha:

[hal0g0dv2]

^You're just bitter that the main characters were 10 feet tall, rather than 2 feet tall :haha:

:haha::haha:

[Gumby]

I tried to watch this at Riverport on Saturday - showed up at 2:30 and the 3:00 and 6:45pm showings were sold out.

This is my second failed attempt at watching this movie... First time I tried was during Christmas break (how stupid of me) and now it was the tail end of Spring break. Bad timing!

[Gumby]

Ok I finally watched it this morning at 11am - loved it! Sure, it's no Schindler's List, but I left the theatre entertained. That's all I ask for when watching a movie - to shut off my brain, and to be entertained!

[NSX]

Avatar on sale at Superstore for $22.99.
One day only. April 22nd. Everywhere else is 26.99.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

whens the 1080p rip gonna be out haha... fak.

[welfare]

disappoint

[Domani]

rented the bluray.... damn looks damn good on my tv than at silversity.

[StylinRed]

Watched it... wow... it looks great but the story is so heavily influenced by "call me joe"

Cameron admits to being a scifi nut as a kid, so i have no doubt he's read it

here's the wiki summary

Call Me Joe (1957) is a science fiction story by Poul Anderson about an attempt to explore the surface of the planet Jupiter using remotely controlled artificial life-forms. It focuses on the feelings of the disabled man who operates the artificial body.

The Science Fiction Writers of America selected Call Me Joe for The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two.
(this guy in a wheelchair is used to control a body who's able to survive the environment, and ends up wanting to live in that body rather than his own crippled body; etc etc)

I wouldnt call the movie a ripoff, since its so different but the character sure seems like it


the Blu-Ray is a must for anyone who likes or even dislikes the movie ^^

[Tegra_Devil]

so where is the cheapest place to get the Bluray?

[StylinRed]

you can download all 50gigs of it, that's the cheapest way

[Xzecution'R]

gf talked me into buying the movie i was kinda hesitant since i didn't see it in theatres. i must say its the best looking movie thats ever been on my tv i mean i thought the planet earth series was awesome but frame by frame Avatar is just beautiful

[gnat.]

Do you guys think that Avatar sort of resembles Pocahontas?!
Foreign land, different people, native willow tree that is very knowledgeable....
vistor that was meant to take over the native land ends up falling in love with a native woman...etc.etc.??

my friend told me this and it made me go...whaaaaa? omg...O.O!

[Tegra_Devil]

you can download all 50gigs of it, that's the cheapest way

i would, but it wont play on my ps3

[FerrariEnzo]

i thought this wouldnt BE released in 3D version since the 3D tvs arent up to par or wouldnt be out when the movie his home?

[NSX]

whens the 1080p rip gonna be out haha... fak.

http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Avatar-20å09-1080p-BluRay-X264-AMIABLE/435857c4862bb8058aded8ca1ab8667a2c59bb5ee0b3

[StylinRed]

i would, but it wont play on my ps3

yeah i was choked, when i burnt it and found out that the region-coding can't be removed so i was stuck watching it from my laptop hooked to the tv -_- (still got lossless audio though cuz of the ati card, but what a waste of a disc)


i thought this wouldnt BE released in 3D version since the 3D tvs arent up to par or wouldnt be out when the movie his home?

It'll be released in 3D but not until Next Year (novembers release will only be a set with special features) They probably need a lot longer to get the 3D edition setup because it needs better compression/etc considering the 2D movie alone has taken up a whole BD-50 disc (and 3d is 2 1080p streams)

3d tvs are out though and they're up to standards

[b0unce. [?]]

http://cdn.fd.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/James-Camerons-Pocahontas.gif

[DC5-S]

I love avaduh