Movie Discussion Thread - Page 822

Brodeur · 12-22-2009, 12:15 PM

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It's stupid. Not every movie has a "deeper" meaning or hidden aganeda. Avatar is just flat out a good action and fantasy flick. It kicked all kinds of *** in my book

Ass isn't censored, so do you think the movie kicked all kinds of homosxexual?

Cigaro · 12-22-2009, 12:25 PM

Damn, I forgot 2012 came out already.

Whistler6 · 12-22-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Brodeur

Ass isn't censored, so do you think the movie kicked all kinds of homosxexual?

Hah, I thought it would get censored anyway so I just put the *'s. To me, the movie was excellent.

ASS.

Todd Bertuzzi · 12-22-2009, 04:40 PM

Just watched 500 Days of Summer and it didn't disappoint. Very good movie, but I would put Basterds ahead of it for my top movie of the year. Plan on watching Star Trek and Moon later this week.

Paul · 12-22-2009, 07:15 PM

Just got back from Avatar. Good first half, amazing second half. The story is pretty conventional and the writing is a little cliche at times, but man that thing was ******* beautiful. I wasn't really blown away by any of the CG until Neytiri's first scene, some of her facial expressions were just ridiculously good. And on that, how good was Zoe Saldana in her role? Even if it was just a blue,alien, CG version of her, her performance was amazing. She stole the show. Just a great fun movie to watch.

Unless you have a ridiculous set up at home, watch this in theaters. Seriosuly the whole time while I was watching, I was wishing I could have seen it in an IMAX theater.

The Unseen · 12-22-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Whistler6

It's just like The Princess and The Frog....In my African-American Studies class this semester, my professor showed us some essays about how it has a hidden racial message.

Because the black princess is supposed to expose the African American community/culture, yet they turn her into a frog for almost the entire movie.

It's stupid. Not every movie has a "deeper" meaning or hidden aganeda. Avatar is just flat out a good action and fantasy flick. It kicked all kinds of *** in my book

I didn't say it had a hidden agenda. Cameron probably genuinely wanted to exalt Native American culture. But doing it so blatantly through aliens is disrespectful. No one's gonna think you're equal/worthy of rights/etc. if someone's idea of respecting your culture is to copy your culture onto a fake alien race.

Cigaro · 12-22-2009, 10:01 PM

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I didn't say it had a hidden agenda. Cameron probably genuinely wanted to exalt Native American culture. But doing it so blatantly through aliens is disrespectful. No one's gonna think you're equal/worthy of rights/etc. if someone's idea of respecting your culture is to copy your culture onto a fake alien race.

Why not? You have to parallel it somehow. I seroiusly don't think any one deciding on such an issue is going to go, 'Well, Avatar used a fake alien race to try and parallel them. No rights/respect/equality for you! Because of Avatar! Who deserves rights/respect/equality when they're paralleled in Avatar?'.

WinslowBodden · 12-22-2009, 10:05 PM

holy ******* dick **** avatar 3d is amazing

The Unseen · 12-22-2009, 10:20 PM

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Why not? You have to parallel it somehow. I seroiusly don't think any one deciding on such an issue is going to go, 'Well, Avatar used a fake alien race to try and parallel them. No rights/respect/equality for you! Because of Avatar! Who deserves rights/respect/equality when they're paralleled in Avatar?'.

Yeah, I felt I didn't say that right. I don't think anyone is deciding based off of Avatar, but we're talking about perceptions here. And what I meant was that to be perceived as something you saw in the movie theatre in an alien flick is the disrespectful part.

hobbes2053 · 12-22-2009, 11:51 PM

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Vox Populi · 12-23-2009, 01:11 AM

Saw Avatar yesterday. Pretty friggin awesome. Going out to watch Invictus in a bit just because there is rugby in it.

MichaelJordanEberle (sabf) · 12-23-2009, 01:16 AM

Just saw Avatar as well. I realllllly liked it. At the end there, it goes totally bad ass, to reallllllly sad, and then totally bad ass again. I thought it was really well done.

iowatreat54 · 12-23-2009, 01:18 AM

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Saw Avatar yesterday. Pretty friggin awesome. Going out to watch Invictus in a bit just because there is rugby in it.

Not because it has God and Matt Damon in it, runs along one of the most compelling stories in history (Mandela, ending apartheid, unification, etc.), or because it looks like a flatout awesome movie?

Vox Populi · 12-23-2009, 02:38 AM

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Not because it has God and Matt Damon in it, runs along one of the most compelling stories in history (Mandela, ending apartheid, unification, etc.), or because it looks like a flatout awesome movie?

Nope, just because of the rugby. Those other things are just gravy on top.

Brent · 12-23-2009, 08:28 AM

The visuals in Avatar are amazing, and there are some pretty epic shots. That said, without the visuals, you have a movie with a terribly predictable plot, and rather plain dialogue.

Whistler6 · 12-23-2009, 10:29 AM

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Nope, just because of the rugby. Those other things are just gravy on top.

For the sole reason that I play rugby, I went and saw the other mess of a movie that was based on a high school rugby team. It came out like a year ago, and I don't even remember what the movie was called...Terrible

Thank God they made this movie. Not only is it based on a pretty incredible true story and filled with EXCELLENT actors, but the movie is just all around awesome. Finally they do the sport of rugby some justice.

It helps that Matt Damon is the man.

Whistler6 · 12-23-2009, 10:33 AM

I went and saw Avatar in 4D, came out dressed like a full blown Navi. The plot is predictable for the most part, and like said above the dialogue isn't anything special....But the effects and action blew me away.

It's definitely worth all the hype, and I love the fact that the final battle scene is atleast 30 mins long.

That being said, I coulda done without the alien love scene as I sat next to my 9 year old sister and 7 year old neice.

M.O.T.H. · 12-23-2009, 10:45 AM

I watched Beowulf for the first time today. I was reluctant to see it when it first came out because, I mean how many Beowulf movies have there been? Like 20 and I probably saw 10 variations, so I was in no hurry. That being said though, I liked it. Oddly enough Angelina's character came out looking the weirdest. Computers cant handle her unique hotness, I suppose.

Anyway, Brendan Gleeson, Anthony Hopkins, and Ray Winstone were full of win. And Alison Lohman's character was actually cute for a CG chick. haha. Cuter than Alison Lohman in some scenes, in fact. lol. And Lohman can be pretty cute, see Big Fish. But anyway, yeah it was better than I thought it would be.

Brent · 12-23-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by M.O.T.H.

I watched Beowulf for the first time today. I was reluctant to see it when it first came out because, I mean how many Beowulf movies have there been? Like 20 and I probably saw 10 variations, so I was in no hurry. That being said though, I liked it. Oddly enough Angelina's character came out looking the weirdest. Computers cant handle her unique hotness, I suppose.

Anyway, Brendan Gleeson, Anthony Hopkins, and Ray Winstone were full of win. And Alison Lohman's character was actually cute for a CG chick. haha. Cuter than Alison Lohman in some scenes, in fact. lol. And Lohman can be pretty cute, see Big Fish. But anyway, yeah it was better than I thought it would be.

first time I saw that movie was at the drafthouse in Austin, we got drunk as **** watching and when he burst out the sea monster's eye and screams "BEOWULF!" I was laughing so hard I couldnt breathe

iowatreat54 · 12-23-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Whistler6

I went and saw Avatar in 4D, came out dressed like a full blown Navi. The plot is predictable for the most part, and like said above the dialogue isn't anything special....But the effects and action blew me away.

It's definitely worth all the hype, and I love the fact that the final battle scene is atleast 30 mins long.

That being said, I coulda done without the alien love scene as I sat next to my 9 year old sister and 7 year old neice.

Wait, there's some place that lets you time travel and watch Avatar? Sign me up...

Job · 12-23-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Whistler6

I went and saw Avatar in 4D, came out dressed like a full blown Navi. The plot is predictable for the most part, and like said above the dialogue isn't anything special....But the effects and action blew me away.

It's definitely worth all the hype, and I love the fact that the final battle scene is atleast 30 mins long.

That being said, I coulda done without the alien love scene as I sat next to my 9 year old sister and 7 year old neice.

What? Alien sex? I now want to see it even more.