|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 13:28:22 GMT -8
Post by General Silliness on Dec 19, 2009 13:28:22 GMT -8
Hook, to answer your question if to see it in 3-D....you get a chance to actually BE on Pandora. If seen a few 3-D movies, but this is different. it is absolulty amazing, looks sharp as hell and man is it beautiful.i won´t see the movie without 3-D, or outside a cinema.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 15:02:39 GMT -8
Post by Jens Dietrich on Dec 19, 2009 15:02:39 GMT -8
One question: should I see it in 3-D? I can't see it at an IMAX theater, otherwise I would because then I wouldn't be too concerned with the brightness, but at a regular 35mm joint? Would I be missing much? I think the main reason to see it in 3D is so that you can make up your mind about the value of 3D cinema in general, since this is technologically as good as it has gotten so far. To me it is actually the ultimate proof that 3D is a worthless gimmick. Just like every other 3D movie before it, the 3D adds nothing whatsoever to the experience. I realize that I am in the minority with that opinion, but there it is. I personally think 3D is fucking stupid and doesn't add any more immersion to the movie-going experience. I still thought it was a great, spectacular looking movie though.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 15:07:31 GMT -8
Post by Hook on Dec 19, 2009 15:07:31 GMT -8
I think the main reason to see it in 3D is so that you can make up your mind about the value of 3D cinema in general, since this is technologically as good as it has gotten so far. To me it is actually the ultimate proof that 3D is a worthless gimmick. Just like every other 3D movie before it, the 3D adds nothing whatsoever to the experience. I realize that I am in the minority with that opinion, but there it is. I personally think 3D is fucking stupid and doesn't add any more immersion to the movie-going experience. I'm right there, too. Ok, I think I'll see regular Avatar first, then compare it to .gif Avatar [conscience] STOP making these lame jokes [/conscience]
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 16:28:33 GMT -8
Post by Joseph Bat on Dec 19, 2009 16:28:33 GMT -8
Jocko, I think you should see the film before you judge it.
Joe
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 16:48:44 GMT -8
Post by Jens Dietrich on Dec 19, 2009 16:48:44 GMT -8
Jocko, I think you should see the film before you judge it. Since he's already decided to hate it on principal, do you really think it would make the slightest difference?
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 16:57:06 GMT -8
Post by Jockolantern on Dec 19, 2009 16:57:06 GMT -8
Since he's already decided to hate it on principal, do you really think it would make the slightest difference? Hell no. See Hook's picture of me below for details. Call it a combination of filmgoer masochism and far too much curiosity. This made laugh so hard. Thank you, Hook.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 18:09:58 GMT -8
Post by Jens Dietrich on Dec 19, 2009 18:09:58 GMT -8
Call it a combination of filmgoer masochism and far too much curiosity. The same reason I go see anything these days. In the case of Avatar it was rewarded with an extremely pleasant surprise.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 19, 2009 22:33:19 GMT -8
Post by Jon Broxton on Dec 19, 2009 22:33:19 GMT -8
So, yeah. Avatar just stormed its way into my list of the ten best films I've ever seen.
|
|
cheno
Conductor
Posts: 1,012
|
AVATAR
Dec 20, 2009 13:38:05 GMT -8
Post by cheno on Dec 20, 2009 13:38:05 GMT -8
What did it knock off? Disaster Movie?
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 20, 2009 15:21:56 GMT -8
Post by Jon Broxton on Dec 20, 2009 15:21:56 GMT -8
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 20, 2009 16:52:12 GMT -8
Post by Carlton the Barbarian on Dec 20, 2009 16:52:12 GMT -8
Apacalypto?
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 20, 2009 19:04:47 GMT -8
Post by Jockolantern on Dec 20, 2009 19:04:47 GMT -8
Once again, The Spoony One speaks for my point of view brilliantly. Rock on, Noah.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 20, 2009 23:31:04 GMT -8
Post by Jens Dietrich on Dec 20, 2009 23:31:04 GMT -8
Once again, The Spoony One speaks for my point of view brilliantly. Rock on, Noah. I respectfully disagree with Noah on this movie, and I can do so in an informed way BECAUSE I HAVE FUCKING SEEN IT. You have not. You have no idea whether he actually speaks for the point of view you would have if you had. I know you Republicans love to condemn and boycott things sight unseen on sheer principle, but it's really not an acceptable critical approach. Until you have actually seen the movie, your opinion carries about as much weight as Jack Thompson's or the religious crazies' who tried to ban Life of Brian and The Last Temptation of Christ.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 21, 2009 8:29:17 GMT -8
Post by Jockolantern on Dec 21, 2009 8:29:17 GMT -8
I respectfully disagree with Noah on this movie, and I can do so in an informed way BECAUSE I HAVE FUCKING SEEN IT. You have not. You have no idea whether he actually speaks for the point of view you would have if you had. Fine. I may yet go see the movie, come right back and tell you that I still agree with Noah's point of view. It's not hard to ascertain when I practically know everything about the movie from a character, plot, and message standpoint. I can assure you that actually seeing it in visual motion isn't going to change much in the way of how I feel about it already. Conservative. I can hardly associate myself with that particular party anymore. Yeah, those damn ideals and principles just get in the way of everything, don't they? It is so much easier when one does not have any of which to speak, I would imagine. Here we agree. But my opinion of the film's content still stands, regardless of not having seen it yet. Like I said, actually viewing a film this transparent and particularly derivative isn't going to change a thing. The better question is whether my eyeballs and overall sensories can take nearly three hours of in-my-face 3D. I generally do well with those short IMAX 3D documentaries but nearly three hours of it... Not sure how well I'll do with that.
|
|
|
AVATAR
Dec 21, 2009 9:06:49 GMT -8
Post by Jens Dietrich on Dec 21, 2009 9:06:49 GMT -8
Yeah, those damn ideals and principles just get in the way of everything, don't they? It is so much easier when one does not have any of which to speak, I would imagine. Clearly that wasn't what I meant, though I do certainly appreciate the implication that I have no ideals and principles. As an atheist and moral relativist I certainly must concede that, in the traditional sense, it is indeed true. My point, however, was that you can't judge a piece of art sight unseen based purely on ideals and principles. You should keep an open mind and give it the benefit of the doubt, even if you vehemently disagree with whatever it may stand for. For instance, I'd argue that both Triumph of the Will and Birth of a Nation are landmark films, despite the fact that I find much of their content reprehensible. There are things to appreciate in both of them. Similarly, if you told me that Life of Brian was trash solely due to the fact that you find the very idea of it blasphemous, I will think you a moron, and rightfully so.
|
|