Avatar - James Cameron Returns! (Spoilers in thread, obviously!)

I saw it. Pretty darn good as movies goes. Being an artist and someone into films and who has worked in intense production environments(not film) I can only imagine all the heart, blood, sweat, and tearsl that went into making this movie. All I can say is kudos to their marketing for not poo pooin this up and helping to make all the work pay off.
 
Boxoffice mojo isn't updated yet but it went past $800M worldwide today, that's $57M average per day worldwide. This is crazy, Cameron will hold the #1 and #2 spots for all time highest grossing movies.

Edit: Correction, 13 days in release for $61M per day average.
 
I want to see it in IMAX today. But What's the deal with those IMAX theaters they put into regular theaters? do they have the giant screens like the science centers?
 
Richard J. Johnson said:
I want to see it in IMAX today. But What's the deal with those IMAX theaters they put into regular theaters? do they have the giant screens like the science centers?
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I saw it at a Cinemark IMAX that was like that. Main theatre, and around the corner down a hall was the IMAX screen with another concession. It was a big screen. Instead of previews and commercials before the movie, we got a 30 second introduction via microphone where they mentioned that the screen was 5 stories tall and 7 wide.

later,
Jason
 
Jason Ramsey said:
I saw it at a Cinemark IMAX that was like that. Main theatre, and around the corner down a hall was the IMAX screen with another concession. It was a big screen. Instead of previews and commercials before the movie, we got a 30 second introduction via microphone where they mentioned that the screen was 5 stories tall and 7 wide.

later,
Jason
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I think there is something going on where IMAX is licensing the name to theaters that are big screens, but not actually IMAX big. I know in NYC, there is only one true IMAX screen. There are like 3 listed, but the ones in Times Square and 34th st are smaller than actual IMAX screens should be. The one in Lincoln Square is the only real one.
 
It's been a long time since I've been in a IMAX before the 2 times I went to this one recently. (Christmas Carol with the 3.5 year old the other time as a test of the place for avatar :) )

The screen certainly seems the proper size... The actual potential issue is that some of the films they show there don't always seem to be projected at "IMAX spec" if you will... Where it is sometimes cropped on all ends.

Anyways, the screen here certainly looks to size. But, what you say is lame. IMAX should be a specification, not a specification OR a "pay us enough for branding and you can call it IMAX. In my opinion anyways... Should have to meet certain specs... IMAX can be a great experience with the right film.

I was late the first time and with my daughter, but it seems like the issue with the one here is that what while the screen is perhaps to spec, what is projected is not always.

Later,
Jason
 
Jason Ramsey said:
It's been a long time since I've been in a IMAX before the 2 times I went to this one recently. (Christmas Carol with the 3.5 year old the other time as a test of the place for avatar :) )

The screen certainly seems the proper size... The actual potential issue is that some of the films they show there don't always seem to be projected at "IMAX spec" if you will... Where it is sometimes cropped on all ends.

Anyways, the screen here certainly looks to size. But, what you say is lame. IMAX should be a specification, not a specification OR a "pay us enough for branding and you can call it IMAX. In my opinion anyways... Should have to meet certain specs... IMAX can be a great experience with the right film.

I was late the first time and with my daughter, but it seems like the issue with the one here is that what while the screen is perhaps to spec, what is projected is not always.

Later,
Jason
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Comedian Aziz Ansari did a rather angry blog rant about this Fake Imax--

http://azizisbored.tumblr.com/post/106587114/reblog-the-****-out-of-this-warning-amc-theaters-are
 
Jason Ramsey said:
It's been a long time since I've been in a IMAX before the 2 times I went to this one recently. (Christmas Carol with the 3.5 year old the other time as a test of the place for avatar :) )

The screen certainly seems the proper size... The actual potential issue is that some of the films they show there don't always seem to be projected at "IMAX spec" if you will... Where it is sometimes cropped on all ends.

Anyways, the screen here certainly looks to size. But, what you say is lame. IMAX should be a specification, not a specification OR a "pay us enough for branding and you can call it IMAX. In my opinion anyways... Should have to meet certain specs... IMAX can be a great experience with the right film.

I was late the first time and with my daughter, but it seems like the issue with the one here is that what while the screen is perhaps to spec, what is projected is not always.

Later,
Jason
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http://www.lfexaminer.com/20081016.htm
 
Finally saw Avatar this morning here in Austin. My review is so long I posted it to my blog rather than splitting it up here. Feel free to take a look…

http://www.filmeveryday.com/?p=1

My take? I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Truly a spectacle on the big screen, and in 3-D (which I'm not usually a big fan of). But I left thinking how much better it could have been, if only there had been as much "life" in the story, characters and dialogue as there was in the actual world of Pandora itself.

A must-see, for sure.
 
stephenmick said:
Finally saw Avatar this morning here in Austin. My review is so long I posted it to my blog rather than splitting it up here. Feel free to take a look…

http://www.filmeveryday.com/?p=1

My take? I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Truly a spectacle on the big screen, and in 3-D (which I'm not usually a big fan of). But I left thinking how much better it could have been, if only there had been as much "life" in the story, characters and dialogue as there was in the actual world of Pandora itself.

A must-see, for sure.
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Great post. Glad I'm not the only one who saw the parallels between Avatar and Transylmania.
 
stephenmick said:
Finally saw Avatar this morning here in Austin. My review is so long I posted it to my blog rather than splitting it up here. Feel free to take a look…

http://www.filmeveryday.com/?p=1
"Welcome to the land where nuance is dead.".
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That's almost as good as "Dances With Wolves... In SPAAAACE!"

Or as Trey and Matt "reviewed" Avatar in thier little show...
South Park: Dances With Smurfs
http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/251890
This episode is great for SO MANY reasons! I stopped watching South Park a while back, I might have to catch up.
 
Thou everyone seems to sing the praise of Avatar, to me it still looks like a PC Game.
Even the characters of Toy Story 1 or Cars had more emotions than the Navi.

And the Pocahontas in Space story? Don´t let me get into that.

So it looks like I´m still the only schmuck on this planet, that don´t thinks that Avatar is THE breakthrough in film making and 3D animation.

Should I see a doctor?

Frank
 
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