Blade4509
Wrench turnin' fool
+202|5771|America

N00bkilla55404 wrote:

Oh god I lold so hard
Oh stop, stop lol I can't stop laughing. My sides hurt. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Stimey
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+786|6382|Ontario | Canada
If this was tropico 3 I would arrange an "accident" for all those people
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zeidmaan
Member
+234|6677|Vienna

damn, it made about 750 million so far. It will go over a billion for sure. Than DVD sales....... OMG.
Spearhead
Gulf coast redneck hippy
+731|6952|Tampa Bay Florida
Fair enough.... Avatar is much more sensasionalist I guess, compared to District 9, which is supposed to be more gritty and realistic. 

I liked the way they portrayed two opposing sides, and personally I saw more similarities than differences between the humans and the aliens (although the differences were much more obvious).  The resource we were mining could have been essential for our survival, not just for mere profit, which means both sides were fighting for survival.  The technology vs. nature theme also got me thinking, the undisturbed nature on Pandora had evolved to a point where the planet itself resembled a network of bio-technology, much more advanced than anything the humans had.  I thought that alone is what made the movie unique. 

I agree though, the story could have had more twists and mindfucks.  They introduced us to themes and ideas but did not go in depth.  To me the way it is actually executed (more of an adventure/fantasy than sci-fi) is where it makes up for it.  Hopefully, if they make a sequel, the story will be deeper.

Last edited by Spearhead (2009-12-31 06:56:12)

loubot
O' HAL naw!
+470|6841|Columbus, OH

Spearhead wrote:

Fair enough.... Avatar is much more sensasionalist I guess, compared to District 9, which is supposed to be more gritty and realistic. 

I liked the way they portrayed two opposing sides, and personally I saw more similarities than differences between the humans and the aliens (although the differences were much more obvious).  The resource we were mining could have been essential for our survival, not just for mere profit, which means both sides were fighting for survival.  The technology vs. nature theme also got me thinking, the undisturbed nature on Pandora had evolved to a point where the planet itself resembled a network of bio-technology, much more advanced than anything the humans had.  I thought that alone is what made the movie unique. 

I agree though, the story could have had more twists and mindfucks.  They introduced us to themes and ideas but did not go in depth.  To me the way it is actually executed (more of an adventure/fantasy than sci-fi) is where it makes up for it.  Hopefully, if they make a sequel, the story will be deeper.
I agree with you this first movie is probaly scratching the surface for (hopefully) a more in-depth sequel. The planet's name Pandora and the female entity, that the Nu Vi keeps referring to, who is at the center of the planet's neuro hub. I guess the humans plan to open Pandora's Box.
N00bkilla55404
Voices are calling...
+136|6194|Somewhere out in Space

Blade4509 wrote:

N00bkilla55404 wrote:

Oh god I lold so hard
Oh stop, stop lol I can't stop laughing. My sides hurt. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The trap is quite clearly a troll, but still.
13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6760

i just got back. i liked it. movie of the year? no, but i simply liked it.
{M5}Sniper3
Typical white person.
+389|7022|San Antonio, Texas
Saw it in IMAX 3D. Damn epic if you ask me. 10/10, my favorite movie of '09.
Defiance
Member
+438|6933

loubot wrote:

The Nu vi (SMURF!!!) plight was too Green Peace for me.  Fook Green Peace, Fook Al Gore!!!!

I can summarize the parallelism between "Avatar" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" together in one paragraph:
The good guy is the odd man out in the beginning of the film; he is different from the rest of general populous. Everyone initially discredits him before he can proves his merits. Some where during the movie he proves himself and finds a niche were he can fit in. Everyone is fond of the good guy at this point. While he is fitting in with the in-crowd, he falls in love. The woman's Va-jay, jay makes him rethink what is best. The good guy changes his mind and does the "right thing" which contradicts the bad guy's motive or agenda. The good guy and the bad guy fight...the good guys states this is wrong and the bad guy states judas! The rest is history.

My point is: The story line could of been better and more unique. I do like the movie but not enough as much as you guys.
If you think the main theme of the movie is environmental, you need to watch it again, awake.

Your summary only pertains to the story with the natives, completely neglecting the actions of the humans.
-Sh1fty-
plundering yee booty
+510|5736|Ventura, California

Uzique wrote:

how is the lifestyle of the na'vi better, you weird fuck. take away the whole cinematic-bias portrayal of humans as gluttonous and abhorrent dogs and compare a fairly-represented human lifestyle to the na'vi. they wander around worshipping trees and beating their chests like tribal apes. i'll take my mcdonalds and suburban lifestyle anyday.
Dude, they get to fly on these animal things they control
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
=NHB=Shadow
hi
+322|6628|California
that marine guy gets to fucking fly a red fucking dragon that was the coolest shit ever
-Sh1fty-
plundering yee booty
+510|5736|Ventura, California
I donno, I didn't like the whole "He tamed the dragon, obey him" part.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
=NHB=Shadow
hi
+322|6628|California
he had a fucking red dragon, who gives a fuck that was the best part of the movie when he showed up at that one place and was like hey bitch CHECK OUT MY WHIP!!! CHEAAA
Dauntless
Admin
+2,249|7005|London

I'm going to see it in 3D tomorrow at the imax

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/BFI_London_IMAX_at_night.jpg
https://imgur.com/kXTNQ8D.png
13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6760

=NHB=Shadow
hi
+322|6628|California
what a fucking epic theater
N00bkilla55404
Voices are calling...
+136|6194|Somewhere out in Space
eh, British and them overdoing shit.

https://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/481876293_320e99e90c.jpg?v=0

Good enough I guess.

The first 2 weeks box office gross from this fucker are nearly carbon copies of each other from each day, looks a fuck lot like titanic's right now.  My guess is they made another 50 million worldwide today, only 15 million domestic known so far.  Fastest to 1 billion eh?

Last edited by N00bkilla55404 (2010-01-01 21:52:45)

bakinacake
HA HA
+383|6248|Aus, Qld

-Sh1fty- wrote:

Uzique wrote:

how is the lifestyle of the na'vi better, you weird fuck. take away the whole cinematic-bias portrayal of humans as gluttonous and abhorrent dogs and compare a fairly-represented human lifestyle to the na'vi. they wander around worshipping trees and beating their chests like tribal apes. i'll take my mcdonalds and suburban lifestyle anyday.
Dude, they get to fly on these animal things they control
I think there's something called an aeroplane.
https://i.imgur.com/LGvbJjT.jpg
Sydney
2λчиэλ
+783|7106|Reykjavík, Iceland.
We don't even have IMAX here I think But I did see it in digital 3D with THX or some shit.

Was quite epic. Easily my fav. 2009 movie.
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|6979

bakinacake wrote:

-Sh1fty- wrote:

Uzique wrote:

how is the lifestyle of the na'vi better, you weird fuck. take away the whole cinematic-bias portrayal of humans as gluttonous and abhorrent dogs and compare a fairly-represented human lifestyle to the na'vi. they wander around worshipping trees and beating their chests like tribal apes. i'll take my mcdonalds and suburban lifestyle anyday.
Dude, they get to fly on these animal things they control
I think there's something called an aeroplane.
Humanity spent the last fuckall 10,000 years to get away from nature and create buildings, why the fuck do you want to go back to nature?
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mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6917

So I guess this film's 300M investment was worth it?
bakinacake
HA HA
+383|6248|Aus, Qld

mtb0minime wrote:

So I guess this film's 300M investment was worth it?
definitely
https://i.imgur.com/LGvbJjT.jpg
Uzique
dasein.
+2,865|6733
1 petabyte of storage

~ 32 year long mp3

gonna be a while before this becomes a common technology methinks!
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CammRobb
Banned
+1,510|6393|Carnoustie MASSIF

Uzique wrote:

1 petabyte of storage

~ 32 year long mp3

gonna be a while before this becomes a common technology methinks!
Where did that come from?

And how many gigabytes is a petabyte?
Eifa
Never regret anything that ever made you smile.
+923|6134|00770

CammRobb wrote:

Uzique wrote:

1 petabyte of storage

~ 32 year long mp3

gonna be a while before this becomes a common technology methinks!
Where did that come from?

And how many gigabytes is a petabyte?
1,000,000.
No, I don't need an attitude adjustment. You just need to fuck off.

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