I'll respectfully disagree on this, as I think it's even more a testament to how good he is that he was able to build on a masterpiece and come up with something that was universally beloved, even netting Sigourney an Oscar nomination, almost unheard of for a sci-fi/horror.IMO, while Aliens is a great movie, I don't think that should be considered his master work based on the fact that he didn't launch the series and Aliens was a sequel. I would also wonder if T2 has a similar issue, as the framework and characters were developed in The Terminator.
Thinking an Avatar sequel is necessary us like eating a bag of Skittles and thinking "hmmm...needs more sugar."Saw a teaser trailer for Avatar 2 and it looks amazing. I cant wait! I know its not the best written movie but the original Avatar was a feast for the eyes and great action movie!
This is so true. My parents have been to the movies ONCE in my lifetime. What did they go see? Titanic.It’s certainly not my favorite Cameron film, but Titanic.
All I remember is that the hype for it was real. The pressure on Cameron was enormous. He walked the walk by actually going down to view the Titanic dozens of time I believe.
Then when the movie came out, it became a global phenomenon. Fact is, of all his movies, really the only one that truly crossed over and appealed to women.
Who said it was necessary? Its a movie. It was the highest grossing movie of all time. I enjoyed it. Millions of people enjoyed it. Not everything in life needs to be analyzed to death. You think the trailer looks bad, dont go see it. Simple solution.Thinking an Avatar sequel is necessary us like eating a bag of Skittles and thinking "hmmm...needs more sugar."
I think it looks like a worse Aquaman.
I won't. But I can opine on the trailer, can't I?Who said it was necessary? Its a movie. It was the highest grossing movie of all time. I enjoyed it. Millions of people enjoyed it. Not everything in life needs to be analyzed to death. You think the trailer looks bad, dont go see it. Simple solution.
Yeah it was more your first statement that I was replying to and not your assessment of the trailer.I won't. But I can opine on the trailer, can't I?
But yeah, "necessary" wasn't a good word choice there.
I don't think CGI will ever get good enough to get me out of the Uncanny Valley.
Lol. I honestly was not a fan of the first one. Sure, it looked great but the story and characters were just not anywhere on the same level as the visuals. The ads for this one don’t make me feel like this one will be anything different outside of they are in water this time.Avatar 2 sounds like the most beautiful three hours of anti-capitalistic sermonizing you'll ever see. I can't see being anything but annoyed by the film.
Not really. It's one of the most mind melting experiences I have ever had a theater. It blows the original away.Avatar 2 sounds like the most beautiful three hours of anti-capitalistic sermonizing you'll ever see. I can't see being anything but annoyed by the film.
Not tough to do since the first one was awfulNot really. It's one of the most mind melting experiences I have ever had a theater. It blows the original away.Avatar 2 sounds like the most beautiful three hours of anti-capitalistic sermonizing you'll ever see. I can't see being anything but annoyed by the film.
I sort of agree. I only saw the first one a couple months ago when it was re-released to theaters. I thought it was a cool novelty and understood the hype but wasn’t blown away. This time, I was blown away.Not tough to do since the first one was awful![]()
Not tough to do since the first one was awfulNot really. It's one of the most mind melting experiences I have ever had a theater. It blows the original away.Avatar 2 sounds like the most beautiful three hours of anti-capitalistic sermonizing you'll ever see. I can't see being anything but annoyed by the film.![]()
Okay. But the story amounts to "environment good, industry bad", right?I sort of agree. I only saw the first one a couple months ago when it was re-released to theaters. I thought it was a cool novelty and understood the hype but wasn’t blown away. This time, I was blown away.Not tough to do since the first one was awful![]()
I would say the core messages areOkay. But the story amounts to "environment good, industry bad", right?
I totally get it. It is oddly comparable to Top Gun Maverick. There is a real case to be made for both that the original isn't good. One might have enjoyed the FX and had some nostalgia, but it's not really good. However, the sequel is substantially a better movie. Avatar 2 is long and it's a big commitment but the last hour is one of the wildest action/battle scenes I've ever seen. The payoff delivered for me. Visually, it makes Marvel movies look like they were made by 10 year olds.One of my awakening moments about how odd people can be was here regarding this film. I was trashing it and it became clear we had someone that was legitimately hypnotized by the movie seeing it 40+ times and internalized it as real. It was wild.
The movie itself was absolute trash and wouldn't consider for a second the new one on account of that. Not even on a plane.
I watched TG Maverick on a plane, btw.I totally get it. It is oddly comparable to Top Gun Maverick. There is a real case to be made for both that the original isn't good. One might have enjoyed the FX and had some nostalgia, but it's not really good. However, the sequel is substantially a better movie. Avatar 2 is long and it's a big commitment but the last hour is one of the wildest action/battle scenes I've ever seen. The payoff delivered for me. Visually, it makes Marvel movies look like they were made by 10 year olds.One of my awakening moments about how odd people can be was here regarding this film. I was trashing it and it became clear we had someone that was legitimately hypnotized by the movie seeing it 40+ times and internalized it as real. It was wild.
The movie itself was absolute trash and wouldn't consider for a second the new one on account of that. Not even on a plane.
Well maybe I can live with that. I mean, the villain of the Alien movies is Weyland-Yutani Industries so...I would say the core messages areOkay. But the story amounts to "environment good, industry bad", right?
1. Family is everything
2. Whaling is evil
3. Privatized military, military for profit is dangerous
It certainly is pro-environment, etc. The villains are burning down villages and targeting whale mothers with new born babies so it's a very black and white world of good vs evil. It's cartoonish really. The biggest plot is really the military is targeting Jake Sully and his family for death and they have to fight to survive. It is far from a perfect movie but the world is incredible in 3D and the final hour long naval battle is some of the best action you will ever see.Well maybe I can live with that. I mean, the villain of the Alien movies is Weyland-Yutani Industries so...
Go back to the early 1940s and tell me politics didn't have a role in movies.Politics in movies has been there since the start. IMO it's not the movies that have changed much at all, it's the constant bombardment of politics that people get on their phones and other places and people have a way lower threshold when watching a movie because that is even more now an escape.