Avatar in IMAX - Page 4

skysidhe · 01-05-2010, 07:50 PM

I think you should just go to prove us bleating sheep wrong.

skysidhe · 01-05-2010, 09:34 PM

good point dar

Clodfobble · 01-05-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

I don't think you need to be a pilot to realize that the chances of a lit trail of jet fuel overtaking a jet taking off and traveling 50 feet off the ground to ignite a fuel tank is implausible.

But Mythbusters did that one, just in case.

Shawnee123 · 01-06-2010, 02:22 PM

Oh agreed. How does one get there? I didn't find the story behind the story in Titanic to be the block-busting romantic heartbreaking climax most others found it to be.

If the only way a story can say it is through great graphics, well, then, it's not a story to me, just eye candy for the masses.

I'm sure Avatar has its points, and I'm sure it's visually stunning. It's just not for me. But most here would hate the movies I like, so we're even.

Flint · 01-06-2010, 02:29 PM

I like good movies, so...

dar512 · 01-06-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I like good movies, so...

Now you're just sounding snooty.

Shawnee123 · 01-06-2010, 02:30 PM

You're not most others...

Cloud · 01-06-2010, 02:32 PM

I hate "dramas" and movies with "substance." Give me a visually entertaining, action-packed, rollicking romp any day over deep meaning and intricate storytelling.

If I wanted a "good" movie . . . I'd read a book.

Pie · 01-06-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

If I wanted a good movie . . . I'd read a book.

Flint · 01-06-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

If I wanted a "good" movie . . . I'd read a book.

What do you do when you want to hear a good song, look at an oil painting?

Shawnee123 · 01-06-2010, 02:36 PM

Substance doesn't preclude rollicking romp.

Oh, you mean like Fan Fiction?

Cloud · 01-06-2010, 02:40 PM

The movies I like the best (and YMMV, I realize that) are visual and visceral, not cerebral. With that critera, Avatar is a fantastic movie, and "totally awesome" in the original sense of awesome.

And y'all are just sourpusses who neglect their inner child. AND there's nothing wrong with the damn font.

Cloud · 01-06-2010, 02:49 PM

a good story, then, if you don't like my metaphor.

I don't necessarily go to the movies for the storyline; I go for a visual, and sometimes auditory experience. Movies which do not provide that get relegated to second tier, at-home, small screen.

Pico and ME · 01-06-2010, 03:05 PM

I, too, was reluctant to see Avatar because even though I love most animated films, something about this one didn't sit right with me...something to do with the faces with those big eyes. I didn't look into the movie at all and when my husband wanted to use free tickets on the movie, even then, I declined (we saw Sherlock Holmes instead). He finally put his foot down and it was the next movie we saw and I ended up really enjoying it. I thought the effects would bother me, but I became totally immersed in them and the story. Yes, it was predictable and the ending was simply too fairy tale, but it did entertain me. At one point though, I was sitting there wondering if the audience in my theater was actually getting the message that they are part of this military/industrial complex that destroys whatever gets in its way? And always wins, unlike in this movie.

Flint · 01-06-2010, 04:42 PM

Of all the things I've said, one off-the-cuff comment made in jest (in reply to the immediately preceeding post) is what you're getting from this?

01-06-2010, 02:22 PM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh agreed. How does one get there? I didn't find the story behind the story in Titanic to be the block-busting romantic heartbreaking climax most others found it to be. If the only way a story can say it is through great graphics, well, then, it's not a story to me, just eye candy for the masses. I'm sure Avatar has its points, and I'm sure it's visually stunning. It's just not for me. But most here would hate the movies I like, so we're even. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 01-06-2010 at 02:29 PM.

01-06-2010, 02:29 PM	#5
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I like good movies, so... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-06-2010, 02:30 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You're not most others... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-06-2010, 02:32 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I hate "dramas" and movies with "substance." Give me a visually entertaining, action-packed, rollicking romp any day over deep meaning and intricate storytelling. If I wanted a "good" movie . . . I'd read a book. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-06-2010, 02:36 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Substance doesn't preclude rollicking romp. Oh, you mean like Fan Fiction? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-05-2010, 07:50 PM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I think you should just go to prove us bleating sheep wrong.

01-05-2010, 09:34 PM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	good point dar

01-06-2010, 02:40 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	The movies I like the best (and YMMV, I realize that) are visual and visceral, not cerebral. With that critera, Avatar is a fantastic movie, and "totally awesome" in the original sense of awesome. And y'all are just sourpusses who neglect their inner child. AND there's nothing wrong with the damn font. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-06-2010, 02:49 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	a good story, then, if you don't like my metaphor. I don't necessarily go to the movies for the storyline; I go for a visual, and sometimes auditory experience. Movies which do not provide that get relegated to second tier, at-home, small screen. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-06-2010, 03:05 PM	#14
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I, too, was reluctant to see Avatar because even though I love most animated films, something about this one didn't sit right with me...something to do with the faces with those big eyes. I didn't look into the movie at all and when my husband wanted to use free tickets on the movie, even then, I declined (we saw Sherlock Holmes instead). He finally put his foot down and it was the next movie we saw and I ended up really enjoying it. I thought the effects would bother me, but I became totally immersed in them and the story. Yes, it was predictable and the ending was simply too fairy tale, but it did entertain me. At one point though, I was sitting there wondering if the audience in my theater was actually getting the message that they are part of this military/industrial complex that destroys whatever gets in its way? And always wins, unlike in this movie.

01-06-2010, 04:42 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Of all the things I've said, one off-the-cuff comment made in jest (in reply to the immediately preceeding post) is what you're getting from this? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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