Avatar is a PoS
Don’t watch Avatar:
Absent from the big screen for over a decade now, Oscar-winning director James Cameron returns armed with a reported half-billion dollars, a story he’s been desperate to tell for 15 years, and the very latest in cutting-edge visual technology. The result is “Avatar,” a sanctimonious thud of a movie so infested with one-dimensional characters and PC clichés that not a single plot turn – small or large – surprises. I call it the “liberal tell,” where the early and obvious politics of the film gives away the entire story before the second act begins, and “Avatar” might be the sorriest example of this yet. For all the time and money and technology that went into its making, the thing that matters most – character and story – are strictly Afterschool Special.
But the graphics are great, right? Actually, no:
Visually “Avatar” doesn’t break any new ground. It looks like a big-budget animated film with a garish color palette right off a hippie’s tie dye shirt. Never for a moment did I believe the Na’vi or the world of Pandora was something organic or real. The fairly pointless use of 3-D certainly doesn’t help, but Steven Spielberg’s sixteen year-old dinosaurs are light years ahead of “Avatar” in the reality department.
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December 12th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
“Dances with Weasels” meets “Starship Troopers”, eh?
Where’s Gandalf when you need him…
December 12th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Haha, Cameron, you douche.
December 12th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Leftists suck
December 13th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Looks like they got themselves a new mayor over in Houston.
December 13th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Just one more reason to avoid Houston–as if the miserable traffic, increasing murder rate near the Galleria, crapulent hotels that never recovered from the Katrina crowds, and impossible parking situation downtown weren’t enough… they once again pick Whitey over the Black man…
December 13th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Titantic was bad, but it made a ton of money.
December 13th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Watch “dances with smurfs?” I don’t think so. I’ve already seen a blockbuster this year, and my quota is tapped out. 2012, the funniest-movie-not-intended-to-be-funny I’ve seen in quite a while.
December 13th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Let’s not mention that Let’s Not Mention That is the poster child for Pieces of S___ everywhere.
December 13th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
The point about Jurassic Park is dead on. Those dinosaurs from 1993 looked more real than just about any CGI put out today. Computer animation is just a tool. Absent enough human attention to detail and it doesn’t matter how “advanced” it gets, it still looks fake.
December 13th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
BCL…I just watched the finale of Dexter Season three.
What the $%@# did I just watch. I’m shocked after watching that show. seriously.
December 14th, 2009 at 5:42 am
S we’re agreed? Let’s Not Mention That is the poster child for pieces of s___ everywhere.
December 14th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Must have been good to shock you acroso. I haven’t seen it yet so shhhhhh.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Err I meant season 4. Anyways..
December 14th, 2009 at 8:16 am
“V” good, right wing themes.
“Avatar” bad, left wing themes.
“SNL” bad, except when satirizing Obama.
Jon Stewart bad, except when satirizing Obama.
NYTimes bad, except quote as gold standard when critical of global warming, etc.
Sarah Palin babe, er, I mean bad, er, I mean good.
Scientists bad, except Lindzen.
Academics bad, except Lindzen.
Scientists fraudulent, except when have adult stem cell breakthrough.
December 14th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Pluto – didn’t point out ANY liberal hypocrisy?
NONE…? ? ? – - (As in: None Exisits???)
Realllllly…?????
Phffftt…
Intellectually Dishonest Dimwit…
December 14th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
didn’t point out ANY liberal hypocrisy?
Why? I get a steady diet of them here.
My favorite is: Al Gore flies in jets, so the right wingers can safely ignore everything stated by the unrelated scientific community.
Not my role anyway, since you folks never, as in NEVER, point out conservative hypocrisies.
December 14th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
“…you folks never, as in NEVER, point out conservative hypocrisies.”
In that case you must be EXACTLY like us then, right??
…EXACTLY Like US!!
– - BWAAAAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Better go tell all you liberal pussy friends that you’ve converted into a neocon since you obviously embrace the exact same hypocrisies…
LOL!!!!!!!
December 14th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I always believed that schtick about having one’s head up one’s arse was a joke until Pluto started posting here… Except he’s got his head up Liberal Chris’ arse…
December 22nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
@polak I dont think you understood this correctly…