James Cameron's AVATAR

[Cojafoji]

That wasn't the point. :P As clarified earlier in this long discussion thread, the movie was much more about the visual accomplishments than it was the generic story.

the visuals were stunning.

still a meh for me though...

[Phopojijo]

Yeah. Story? Not awesome. Visuals? Awesome.

I actually really liked the story -- not so much the plot -- and definitely not the dialogue... but the higher level you go -- the better it is.

[EX12693]

Meh. It was okay.

[Siliconmaster]

I actually really liked the story -- not so much the plot -- and definitely not the dialogue... but the higher level you go -- the better it is.

I knew what the plot was going to be in its most general sense, but I really liked the little stuff- the story about the Avatars, the ecology of Pandora, the specific characters. Sure, some of the dialogue was a little weak, but I hnestly didn't care that much.

[Rorschach]

still a meh for me though...

It and District 9 are both nominated for Best Picture, just so you know. Then again, so was that piece of garbage "Up"...

Wait a minute, how is it Up gets nominated for Best Picture and The Road doesn't? In fact, why is The Road not nominated for anything? It deserves to at least win Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, and most certainly Best Cinematography, and it wasn't nominated for a damn thing. While I'm on the subject of Oscars for the moment, George Clooney has to stop getting nominations for recycling the same character for all his movies.

Getting back to Avatar, though, I thought it was a great movie, a monumental achievement, and an awe-inspiring spectacle, and I'm glad it got nine nominations (probably didn't deserve a few of them, but I'm glad it got recognition anyway), and I hope it walks away with a few wins outside the technical field also. Same basic sentiment for District 9, only MUCH more diluted. That being said... as far as movies go, The Hurt Locker and The Road not only were able to hold their own with Avatar for a fraction of the budget, but in many respects were more evocative than Avatar.

[Corndogman]

Wait a minute, how is it Up gets nominated for Best Picture and The Road doesn't? In fact, why is The Road not nominated for anything? It deserves to at least win Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, and most certainly Best Cinematography, and it wasn't nominated for a damn thing. While I'm on the subject of Oscars for the moment, George Clooney has to stop getting nominations for recycling the same character for all his movies.

I agree completely. Its just that its not really a movie that appeals to mass audiences. It shows a much less glamorous kind of apocalypse. The Book of Eli for instance, is the type that appeals much more. Viggo Mortenson (sp?) was fantastic though.

[Advancebo]

I thought Hurt Locker was ok, I know this guy who just got back from Iraq (he also had a lot of experience with disarming IEDs) and he told me the movie was a piece a shit. Apparently it's nothing close to what it's really like over there.

[Heathen]

haters, I loved the story.

[Siliconmaster]

haters, I loved the story.

I'm not saying I didn't, just that it could be criticized for having been done before (the Dances-With-Wolves plotline, not the Na'Vi/Avatar stuff).

[Kornman00]

I thought Hurt Locker was ok, I know this guy who just got back from Iraq (he also had a lot of experience with disarming IEDs) and he told me the movie was a piece a shit. Apparently it's nothing close to what it's really like over there.

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While The Hurt Locker was a pretty cool action movie, it in no way represents the EOD corps (which is actually really small) and its members. The fucking film is just a movie length recruitment video for the military. Don't fall for this propaganda.