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CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:53 pm

I plan on seeing soon. ..!!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:01 pm

Thanks for posting that video Scrat...movie sounds wonderful.....thought it was a kid's movie. Now, I will see it:-6

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:26 pm

I want to see it, which of the kids will kindly take me to the movies over vacation....................

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:57 pm

a little far fetched, but a must see!:yh_rotfl

mcnulty07 · Post by **mcnulty07** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:10 pm

Thanks for the link. I plan on seeing this over the holidays. Can't wait!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:13 pm

I went last week. It's on here at many cinemas in 3D but I settled for 2D on a big screen. Fantastic movie.

Hugh Janus · Post by **Hugh Janus** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:14 am

Scrat;1275319 wrote: You've seen the plot before,

I saw the film (movie) and got the feeling that I had seen the story before. Then it came to me, the plot was loosely based on the film "A man called horse, starring Richard Harris" but made as a sci fi version.

Well that was my impression anyway.

Still, all in all, a good "watch" nevertheless. Also some outstanding CGI effects. Well worth seeing.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:03 am

Maybe on DVD.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:34 am

I also posted in the Movie thread that I saw this last night.

I agree, the story line is not really new, I compared it to kind of a Star Wards meets Pocahontas, but it is well worth seeing on the big screen.

Enjoyable movie, kids loved it which is the main thing.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:25 pm

Scrat;1275319 wrote: You've seen the plot before, you've seen the characters before and you've seen the toys. But you've never seen art like this before. I'm still trying to digest all of the eye candy in this. The best I've seen in a long time and it kind of boggles the mind.

This trailer is but a small fraction if what there is.

YouTube - Avatar: The Movie (New Extended HD Trailer)

Agreed!

O M G Scrat, never have I ever seen anything like it!

-saw it today in an IMAX theater, for those who have never been to an IMAX, the size of these screens covers a complete wall, from top to bottom!:guitarist

Plus it was in 3D!:guitarist

These things and the movie added up to plus plus and more plus.

I could not get over the creature animals, they were dinosaur looking, but of course looked real, on this magnificent screen and in 3D, they came as close to as your face.

I jumped up on my seat through many dramatic, action scenes and seeing the aliens and creatures jump off cliffs was unimaginable as you felt like you were there, feeling yourself fall down from mountains that were sky high.

The story was like non-other, from the start to the end, and it was a 3 hour movie, no one left their seats at all, everyone was glued.

In the very beginning you are rooting for the humans..just a little ways in, you was rooting for the aliens...

The colours, distinction, details are above and beyond.

I still remember seeing the huge red creature bird flying.....last one of its kind.

When the human turned/alien man jumped on him and made him his, from touching his hair to the creature with a magical plant.

The plants, flowers and forests were like non-other.

The enormous size of the tanks that would smash the highest sacred tree to the ground for the precious rock.

The helicopters and robots with humans inside were humongous.

The way the alien taught the human the ways of being a warrior were extremely touching and their belief of touching a jelly-fish like creature in hopes of bringing luck, and it did bring him luck.

It has its sad parts and happy ones that left me tearful with some, and tearful for joy when the movie ended, as it was so real and emotional to see the aliens happy for once in their lives.

The theory behind this story goes to show us, humans are extremely destructible when they have to get what they want with no consideration for others......the same as it is in real life.

humans lost, and it served them right.

If I had of made this movie, I would have added fish like creatures to the waters.

don't miss this one.

It is ranked number 2 in the top 2 movies ever made......Titanic being number 1.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:06 am

Scrat;1279214 wrote: I saw it on the regular screen, they tried to sell me a IMAX ticket for more but I know what IMAX is and they don't have a screen there.

The animals were amazing but I think they could have done the lion thing a lot better. The birds/dragons were something else.

I guess this movie has went over a billion worldwide and is still going strong.

its been the top movie for 3 weeks in a row now.

so you mean the saber-tooth or cougar like creature?

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:57 am

David Brooks has done an interesting write up on this movie.

Still, would it be totally annoying to point out that the whole White Messiah fable, especially as Cameron applies it, is kind of offensive?Full write up

Op-Ed Columnist - The Messiah Complex - NYTimes.com