James Cameron's Avatar - news, rumors, castings.. - Page 33

majorjoe23 · 11-09-09, 11:34 PM

While he was off by two years (True Lies was awesome), it has been 15 years since Cameron has made an action film. Who knows how he will hold up today.

Nick Martin · 11-09-09, 11:40 PM

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Did anyone figure out which specific day it was when James Cameron crapped in dan30oly's Ovaltine?

Don't know, but we're all having to put up with the runs it gave him as he craps all over this thread.

mattressman · 11-10-09, 12:35 PM

Just in case anyone hasn't seen, here's the new "kid-friendly" spot for Avatar. Although the spot is absolutely ridiculous, it shows a couple new scenes.

Tom Creo · 11-10-09, 12:47 PM

How is that spot "absolutely ridiculous"?

mattressman · 11-10-09, 12:58 PM

It's a new spot that clearly ignores the main premise of the story and makes it completely misleading, trying to find a market with small children. The music and composition is a bit funny, I thought.

TallGuyMe · 11-10-09, 01:05 PM

I hope I don't get the RROD while playing this.

SteelWill · 11-10-09, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Creo

How is that spot "absolutely ridiculous"?

Well, it comes across as something for a Spielberg family movie, so there's that.

Solid Snake PAC · 11-10-09, 04:54 PM

Holy crap that's a crap spot. It totally makes it generic as hell. In fact...I wouldn't want to see the film based off of that.

Blu Man · 11-10-09, 07:13 PM

Yeah, it only played on Cartoon Network. It's great to see the CGI, but if all the trailers were themed like this I wouldn't see this film.

Solid Snake PAC · 11-10-09, 07:31 PM

Fuck...I almost thought they were fucking w/ us cuz that's NO WAY to show a trailer to an adult. Especially a Cameron film...wait...he probably needed to approve that didn't he?

filmerp · 11-10-09, 10:19 PM

That trailer made me puke in my mouth a little.

Artman · 11-11-09, 12:03 AM

Do we know anything about who Wes Studi's playing? I don't think he's shown up in any shots yet...

maingon · 11-11-09, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by filmerp

That trailer made me puke in my mouth a little.

what is with people constantly bashing this film on here?

The trailer looks amazing, its James Cameron, Its coming from a solid director one of the best out there.

That TV spot looks amazing, the music doesn't fit, but the movie looks epic, the world looks very orginal and very breathtaking. I am very excited for this movie. I think it looks just awesome. No way did that TV spot look generic.

Jackskeleton · 11-11-09, 12:52 AM

whenever you create anything with HYPE, you're bound to get the backlash.

and that trailer is awful.

dan30oly · 11-11-09, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mattressman

Just in case anyone hasn't seen, here's the new "kid-friendly" spot for Avatar. Although the spot is absolutely ridiculous, it shows a couple new scenes.

I absolutely love this!

The best childrens movie evah!?!

filmerp · 11-11-09, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by maingon

what is with people constantly bashing this film on here?

Don't get me wrong- I'm one of the biggest James Cameron fans around and am anticipating Avatar big time. That kiddie trailer just made the movie look like Clone Wars 2: Delgo Boogaloo.

I just shot an interview in James Horner's mixing studio where he had the entire film on his composer. Even with most scenes in their pre-final render CGI stages, the few bits I saw looked incredible.

Boba Fett · 11-11-09, 04:11 AM

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Do we know anything about who Wes Studi's playing? I don't think he's shown up in any shots yet...

Judging by the name of his character, I'm thinking a Navi.

Wolf359 · 11-11-09, 11:08 AM

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I hope I don't get the RROD while playing this.

Yeah, yeah...we get it already. Two or three of you are contributing nothing, just repeated

fumanstan · 11-11-09, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by maingon

what is with people constantly bashing this film on here?

The trailer looks amazing, its James Cameron, Its coming from a solid director one of the best out there.

That TV spot looks amazing, the music doesn't fit, but the movie looks epic, the world looks very orginal and very breathtaking. I am very excited for this movie. I think it looks just awesome. No way did that TV spot look generic.

Negative reaction to a kiddie trailer does not equal bashing.

TallGuyMe · 11-11-09, 11:30 AM

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Yeah, yeah...we get it already. Two or three of you are contributing nothing, just repeated

It's based more on disappointment than any ill-will towards Jimmy C, fwiw. This movie just looks bad, and I'm not just talking the CGI. It really seems like a cornball rehashed Dances With Blue Alien Wolves in the Land of the Yes Album Covers... hardly something worth spending 15 years of your life on.

troystiffler · 11-11-09, 11:46 AM

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whenever you create anything with HYPE, you're bound to get the backlash.

Yep'. For that matter, anytime you say anything that matters, you're bound to get some backlash, to some degree.

The solution: we should all shut up and go to sleep.

And Lucas wasn't going for 'kiddie' fare. He was trying to create a universe where things were more innocent and light. It was a setup for the later dark stuff.

Zzzzzzzzzzz.

TallGuyMe · 11-11-09, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by troystiffler

And Lucas wasn't going for 'kiddie' fare. He was trying to create a universe where things were more innocent and light. It was a setup for the later dark stuff.

Zzzzzzzzzzz.

I don't buy that at all.........

Nick Martin · 11-11-09, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by filmerp

I just shot an interview in James Horner's mixing studio where he had the entire film on his composer. Even with most scenes in their pre-final render CGI stages, the few bits I saw looked incredible.

You just interviewed my favorite composer?

You lucky, lucky bast- I mean cool.

Is it for the eventual DVD / Blu-ray release?

Solid Snake PAC · 11-11-09, 01:18 PM

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Negative reaction to a kiddie trailer does not equal bashing.

This is why we're bitching about the TV spot. I have nothing but high hopes based off Cameron's filmography and success in it. That TV spot though...was just shitty. I'd swear it was a different film. The tone it gives off is just totally different from what the trailer gave. I'd swear it was a generic kid thing

AudioWizard · 11-13-09, 10:26 AM

I preferred Dancing with Smurfs.

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