Quick review: James Cameron's Avatar.

[ladydrace]

So... we rented the infamous movie of the blue-skinned furries and watched it. Well...

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Frankly, I'm unimpressed. After all the hype I kinda expected... well.. more.

There was the expected continuous orgasm of special effects, but either it was created specifically for 3D, or someone should have looked more carefully into the details. Oh, not for the blue-skins themselves. More for the real world around them. Apparently, when you've got that many millions to play with in the special effects department, you tend to get a little blind to the real world. Sad. It was grating on my nerves more or less through the whole movie.

Good stuff:
- Sigourney Weaver. Even her blue body was the hottest. I swear, that lady never loses it. You know, the it that still makes everyone creme themselves over her in Alien. *nods*
- The handicap. I loved the details there. How he used the chair, his shrivelled legs and how he seemed so used to all the moves you need to do as an invalid. Now, if only they could have done the same all through the movie.
- The blue people. Had the movie been 100% animated, I would probably have turned furry on the spot. They certainly are hawt! Even with their weird hair-tail-uplink.

Bad stuff:
-The music. Even though we watched it on our little ol' TV, it still almost blasted our ears off as soon as something important happened. No subtlety. What so ever.
- The plot. The holes could have swallowed the Home Tree whole. *facepalm*
- The clichés. Holy mother of anything... Me and hubby almost made it into a competition of how many events we could predict. It was a LOT!

There's more, but it's late and I should be in bed.

I guess the short version of this is: I like it, but I probably won't be throwing money after one for my own movie collection.

Comments

[lovefan81.livejournal.com]

Hm, I watched it in 3D and I must say the special effects were worth their money.

The plot however ... well, ...

Sigourney Weaver is hot, no doubt there, but Michelle Rodriguez, well, she's just that degree hotter ;-)

I more or less agree with you on everything else, although the blue people didn't really work for me ... don't know why ...

Like you said, watching it one time was more than enough for me especially since the film lives from its 3D special effects which are not on the DVD.

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

I probably would have enjoyed watching it in 3D, had I had the chance. *sigh*

[taricalmcacil.livejournal.com]

I've been told it's practically Disney's Pocahontas in SPACE!

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

It's true. I even saw a comparison where event in Pocahontas and Avatar were ticked off next to each other. Not many boxes were left unticked at the end...

[ahavia.livejournal.com]

Loved the movie, saw it twice in 3D. I will buy it but know it will not be as good.
I like the blue people very much.
Yes, both Sigourney and Michelle are wonderful.
Plot and subtle were an issue. The 2nd time I saw it, I just enjoyed watching.
Ahavia

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Oh, I enjoyed watching it too. It was very nice entertainment, and I did get a little swoop of emotion every now and then. When the Home Tree came down, I got pretty sad.

[cyranothe2nd.livejournal.com]

This is exactly how I felt about the movie. The effects (except for the human parts) were extraordinary but that couldn't make up for the sucky plot for me.

[mithrel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I did like how they handled the handicap thing. I identified with Jake like whoa!

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Oh, do you have a disability? I wasn't aware of that.

[mithrel.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I have a mild case of cerebral palsy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic_diplegia)

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Eeek, no fun. Do you need a wheel chair or can you do with something less?

[mithrel.livejournal.com]

Like I said, mild case. I don't need a wheelchair (though I was in one for awhile after my surgery) but I'll never play sports and I don't have as much stamina as most people.