Comments on: Settle, People… Seeeettle… A Few Pre-Thoughts About Avatar

By: Matthew S.

Matthew S. — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:05:51 +0000

Avatar was an enjoyable movie, and I will go and resee it in 3D Imax, because I want to do the film and Cameron true justice to how he envisioned the film (I saw it in the regular edition). Though even without the glasses, I truly was amazing at how stunning the picture was, and had to stop a few times and be awed at how real the whole thing looked.
Rodriguez has been cast-typed, in reality, what movie have we seen with her where she isn’t playing this kind of character? In Avatar I really enjoyed her character, especially during the final conflict and her choice lines that got the audience I was with cheering and laughing.

By: moviegoer123

moviegoer123 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:32:14 +0000

This film Avatar is overated, personally.
This freaking film is a turkey that makes everyone hyped up and this isn’t even released yet, you people who want to see it-please wait until tomorrow December 18!
Oh people, didn’t you know there are like three films that are coming out tomorrow and all of them are new releases, we got coming our way “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”, “Planet 51″ and this one “Avatar”.
I’m more excited about the comedy “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” and “It’s Complicated”.
Thank you for the write-up Locke.

By: Aly

Aly — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:36:54 +0000

Hmm.. I didn’t think of it that way, Locke. Though I dislike Rodriquez (I spelled it wrong the first time), I still doubt I will like her in the movie, BUT that does not stop me from watching things with her in it. Sometimes you need a character like hers.. I guess? Either way, I didn’t think of it in the way of 3d. I have never been a fan of using the 3d glasses and watching a movie.. It usually bothers me or gives me a headache, but I do agree that some amazing effect movies should rather be seen in theater. I really need to know more about the movie first, I think, to have any motivation to see it.. So I suggest you post your review as soon as possible!! For now, I want to see The Morgans movie.. I wonder how it will hold up against Avatar? Ha!

By: Locke Peterseim

Locke Peterseim — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:22:06 +0000

Believe me, Aly, you are not alone in your dislike of Michelle Rodriquez, although I personally don’t mind her. But she’s surprisingly good and likable in AVATAR.
As for waiting to watch it on DVD, while there’s no doubt a lot of people will be re-watching Avatar on TV for years to come, if there was EVER a film you HAVE to see in the theaters (and in 3-D if possible), this is IT. In fact, a LOT of Cameron’s PURPOSE in making Avatar was to pioneer a level of visual technology that would bring people BACK into the theaters. And he certainly did THAT–Avatar is so big, so pretty, so visually stunning, you really do want to see it on as big a screen as possible.

By: Aly

Aly — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:09:31 +0000

I really want to side with option 2 for this movie.. When I first heard of the film coming out I was super excited it was the Nickelodeon live action version of Avatar! But.. I was sadly mistaken. That movie will come out way later, and this movie.. Well, what IS this movie? I still barely know what it’s about, and though it may have great special effects and 3d, it doesn’t look like a story I would enjoy. And might I add, I dislike that Rodriguez actress very, very much.. to the point where I wonder how she could land a role in a movie that will supposedly do very well. I don’t know anyone that really wants to see Avatar, but I guess I will wait on reviews to see if it is really worth seeing..
I may just wait for Redbox to get it =)

By: Locke Peterseim

Locke Peterseim — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:05:01 +0000

Sorry, Fiirvoen, didn’t mean to get all “inside baseball” with the critic terms.
When we are shown screenings of films by studios in advance of their release, we are almost always “embargoed,” meaning we are not to publish our reviews or even tweet or otherwise mention our opinions usually until the day of the film’s release into public theaters.
It’s part of the agreement of getting to see the films early–if you regularly break the embargoes, you get taken off the screening lists and no longer get to see stuff early. Not anything sinister, just the way business is done. On the other hand, there are certain publications (*coughVarietycough*) that get away with breaking embargoes regularlly, which is sometimes frustrating.
However, while it is very helpful to see films early (and essential for being able to do the Friday morning KPAM radio appearances), my interest as a critic has never at all been to be the “first” out there with a review of a new film. That sort of exclusivity just doesn’t interest me.
And I think you were being sarcastic (I love Charlie the Unicorn!), but yes I DID like AVATAR–with some heavy caveats and qualifications. :)

By: Fiirvoen

Fiirvoen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:32:22 +0000

What the hell is a review embargo!? And how is it even possible?
By the way, Locke, I can tell you didn’t like it with all those nasty hateful negative comments you made! Shunnnnnnnthe nonbeliever! Shun! Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnahhhh! (/sarcastic charlie the unicorn reference)

By: NonnanKobra

NonnanKobra — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:46 +0000

Personally I’m not really interested to go see Avatar, and no one I have talked to will see it, but I suppose it is not as hyped here in Sweden. Looking forward to your review though.
(By the way I’m going to have quotes from Monty Python’s “Spanish Inquisition” sketch stuck in my head thanks to all the torture talk :)

By: moviegoer123

moviegoer123 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:41:55 +0000

Avatar, not my kind of film that I would not absolutely see in the theatre nor rent at the dearest Redbox kiosk. A lot of people have been hyped up about “A James Cameron Film” Avatar, he does better with Titanic more than this delio.
It’s in theatres December 18 for the people who would want to see Avatar!!!! Oh thank goodness that “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” come out that day also, that film saves the day because I really want to see that one than this one Avatar.