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Dec 19, 2009 10:19 AM #525958

It was a lot better then I expected, entertainment wise.
Everything looked amazing, and most of the time I thought it was real people, just dressed up.

storyline wise, nothing amazing. everything is pretty predictable from just watching the trailer, really.
though i didn't know why it was called Avatar before this, but I do now, and it makes sense.

Any foreshadowing is extremely obvious and not vague at all.

generic bad guy, though he's pretty badass and a huge dick.

it's a good 3 hour long movie, i saw it in 3-D, and it looks pretty good. if you're going to see it, you'll probably want to see it in Digitial or in Digitial 3-D rather then on regular film.

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Dec 20, 2009 4:39 PM #526320

I'm damn excited for this. I love James Cameron, and I believe this is his first feature film since Titanic.

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Dec 20, 2009 4:57 PM #526326

I'm not sure what to think about this movie. When I saw the trailer I thought it looked quite shitty, but it's getting praised everywhere, so I don't know. I figure it's probably the same as titanic - a terrible love story wrapped in a good filmatic experience

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Dec 20, 2009 5:01 PM #526328

I watched it in 3-D and it was surprisingly good. As 2-D said it was extremely predictable but that didn't make it any less exciting.

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It really seemed like a modernized Pocahontas with i bit extension at the end and more down to earth.

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Dec 22, 2009 3:33 AM #526935

I ****ing loved it, and I saw it from the front row of an IMAX theater in 3D, so I lost lots of the visual experience. I'm going to see it again soon.

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Dec 22, 2009 3:40 AM #526939

Oh good, both 2-D and Ash said it's good, which means it's gotta be worth it. (no sarcasm).

Probably going to watch it sometime during christmas break.

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Dec 22, 2009 4:06 AM #526944

I thought the story was very original, but I haven't played ANY space marine games so that's probably why. The action was epic for the most part and the 3Dness is ****ing great. I came in knowing nothing about the movie except that people have been talking shit about it so I had low expectations, but it's a 10/10 for me.

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Dec 22, 2009 4:40 AM #526959

I don't think that it's very accurate to say that the space marines here are unoriginal, because space marines were popularized by James Cameron in the film Aliens, and he directed this, so it's kinda like if someone were to call George A. Romero unoriginal for making Dawn of the Dead because zombies were so popular at the time, but he invented the modern zombie, so he has the right to reuse them.

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Dec 22, 2009 4:52 AM #526967

That's true. I think I meant cliche instead of unoriginal, if that seems any better.

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Dec 22, 2009 4:57 AM #526971

yeah, I don't know that I'd say the story was bad, but I think a lot of it was predictable.
I saw in 3D opening night but didn't have great seats... off to the side and pretty close. I'll probably have another go in imax when I get back home for christmas break

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Dec 22, 2009 10:05 AM #527051

what? who the hell is saying the movie is unoriginal because of ****ing space marines?

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Dec 22, 2009 2:24 PM #527110

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what? who the hell is saying the movie is unoriginal because of ****ing space marines?

Look here:

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I thought the story was very original, but I haven't played ANY space marine games so that's probably why.

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Dec 22, 2009 4:35 PM #527122

but the story isn't unoriginal because of space marines, which is what he's implying

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Dec 23, 2009 5:50 AM #527429

i LOVE it...favorite movie evah!!!

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Dec 23, 2009 7:48 AM #527491

Quote from DB4L
i LOVE it...favorite movie evah!!!

you should watch more movies if this is your favorite movie.