Avatar: The Movie - Page 2

Tandum (Robin) · #21 21-12-2009, 12:28 AM

I also saw the 3D version last night with the misses. I can honestly say I've never seen anything like it. Visually stunning. I'm trying to get tomorrow arvo off to see it again with the boy child on a bigger screen.

Liz · #22 21-12-2009, 05:32 PM

Couldnt wait any longer ..... bloody fantastic .... ah, ladies bring your tissues though.

supernova1965 (Warren) · #23 21-12-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Liz

Couldnt wait any longer ..... bloody fantastic .... ah, ladies bring your tissues though.

Pam and I are going to see it next week can't wait going by the views here

Octane (Humayun) · #24 21-12-2009, 05:58 PM

Going with work colleagues tomorrow night, to see it in a brand spankin' new cinema down here, in 3D!

Regards,
Humayun

AlexN · #25 21-12-2009, 06:15 PM

I saw it yesterday in 3D. Was perhaps the single most amazing piece of visual art I have ever seen... An absolutely amazing movie to watch, but unlike so many heavily animated movies these days, the incredible visuals were actually accompanied by a gripping story line, with a few little sub stories inset to give the movie an incredibly entrenching feel to it..

I plan to see it again, and will be buying the DVD the day its released..

Terry B · #26 21-12-2009, 10:21 PM

I took my family to see it in 3D today. My youngest son is 9 and he really liked it. I am very cautious about what I let him see. There are lots of explosions, 1 love scene but no sex and vey little blood. OK for a wized up child.
The movie is certainly emmersive in 3D and is fantastic visually.
The story is typically American with the goodies winning and the answer to the conflict is to go to war.
All in all a very well spent afternoon.

multiweb (Marc) · #27 21-12-2009, 11:08 PM

Going to see it tomorrow night. Can't wait anymore now

aerobrake (Michael) · #28 22-12-2009, 09:52 AM

Just saw it in 3D, without doubt the most visually amazing movie I have seen. I'm going to see it again next week. You all gotta see this movie!!!!!!!!

I would love to see a "how they did it" documentary on this movie. Very interested in the hardware used to do all the rendering. The computers used must have some serious processing power.

Satchmo · #29 22-12-2009, 10:22 AM

I saw it yestreday in 3D. The trailers on your PC certainly don't do it justice: it is just far more beautiful and detailed than you can imagine. The 3D is used well to show awesome depth ( particularly height ) in the scenery .

I had read many reviews which often commented on the lack of character development and the somewhat unoriginal story line. I went for basically for the 'eye candy', but neverthless was rapidly sucked in to the world of Pandora hook line and sinker. The unfolding of the complex web of relationship between the planet and creatures was beautifully shown.The 3D imagery has the ability to immerse you in a way that is hard to resist. The rich colours defy description..at times I simply couldn't believe my eyes.

The renditions of Pandora and its creatures were the drawcard for me..I'm not into all the military mechanica , but the final battle scene was pretty stunning. One of the strongest threads is the love story between Jake and Neytiri. Its as powerful as that in Cameron's last epic Titanic. I expect word of mouth of this aspect will draw many more people in to see the film who wouldn't otherwise be in to Sci-Fi fantasy.

Amazingly I didn't even notice the lengthy 2hr 30min, it just seemed to fly by. The 2/3 full cinema broke in to a brief but spontaneous applause at the end until everyone realised what they were doing..people just don't applaud films these days do they

I'm going to gather a few friends and see this again but at the Imax3d some time soon. In this case I think the adage `less is more' just won't apply .

Liz · #30 22-12-2009, 02:34 PM

Well said Mark!! Agree with all you have said, though wish I had seen it in 3D.

bloodhound31 · #31 22-12-2009, 11:33 PM

Oh WOW oh WOW....I am going to see THAT AGAIN! I dragged my wife in with me tonight and she literally bounced out and all the way home. She is still sighing and shaking her head in amazement and so am I. FANTASTIC. So worth the total immersion in 3D.

Baz.

multiweb (Marc) · #32 22-12-2009, 11:52 PM

Just saw it tonight. Amazing. Speechless.

bloodhound31 · #33 23-12-2009, 12:16 AM

What an absolutely spectacular, stunning, visually amazing and incredible movie.

Story was not terribly mind bending, but it really didn't matter. The colours were amazing, and it would almost be a sin NOT to see this in 3D. We were totally immersed in the environs of Pandora. Creature effects were awesome and each animal was seamless in it's motion and texture. Too much story would have spoiled this.

It deserves to be a stand-alone and I reckon they should never attempt to make an Avatar 2.

This is so next-level, it is going to set the bar for quite a while.

Now all we need is a team-up of James Cameron, Ridley Scott and Stephen Spielberg to make a movie together....

I recommend this to anyone. 9.75 out of 10.

Baz.

Octane (Humayun) · #34 23-12-2009, 12:31 AM

Just got back from seeing this in Woden, Baz. I went with a bunch of work mates and associated friends. Hoyts' have done up theater 4 with new seats and big screen and awesome sound. Saw it in 3D.

There's too many emotions slurring around in my body at the moment to write a coherent post. I'm not very good with words as it is.

I just felt so really, really calm throughout the entire movie. Others have said it best: immersion is the word that best describes this piece of magic.

I believe it was Luce Irigaray who said that wonder is what happens when some part of the brain has never been etched upon before, sees the light. Judging by tonight's experience, my brain has been dormant for quite some time, I feel.

Being a landscape photographer, all I could ever wish for is the scenery that is portrayed in this movie to actually exist. My God.

I sat there wishing I had my camera, lenses, grads and tripod the entire movie.

Parting words: take you, your partner, your children, and go and see it in 3D. It's an experience that will leave you longing for more.

Regards,
Humayun

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #35 23-12-2009, 03:40 AM

Cinema? 3D? What are these things of which you speak?

AlexN · #36 23-12-2009, 06:03 AM

Baz - Number 2 is already in the works, I would have to agree with H, You really do wish you had your camera. Then you stop and realize... Hang on, Im in a cinema... I can't take photo's here...

Louwai (Bryan) · #37 23-12-2009, 12:11 PM

I've just been told that I will be visiting a theatre tonight.

We'll see...........

Rhino1980 (Ryan) · #38 25-12-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

There's too many emotions slurring around in my body at the moment to write a coherent post. I'm not very good with words as it is.

I just felt so really, really calm throughout the entire movie. Others have said it best: immersion is the word that best describes this piece of magic.

I believe it was Luce Irigaray who said that wonder is what happens when some part of the brain has never been etched upon before, sees the light. Judging by tonight's experience, my brain has been dormant for quite some time, I feel.

Well put H. Call me a girl but I left with a lump in my throat and a total feeling of general disgust for many of the things humanity has wreaked upon this planet. I also left with a strange feeling of hope...

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #39 26-12-2009, 07:00 PM

My Wifies and I just saw it again with out 2 teenage Sons.

It was worth seeing a second time as I picked up on some liitle things I missed in the first sitting.

If ya havent seen it, get out there and do it ASAP. in 3D.

h0ughy (David) · #40 26-12-2009, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Satchmo

I saw it yestreday in 3D. The trailers on your PC certainly don't do it justice: it is just far more beautiful and detailed than you can imagine. The 3D is used well to show awesome depth ( particularly height ) in the scenery .

I had read many reviews which often commented on the lack of character development and the somewhat unoriginal story line. I went for basically for the 'eye candy', but neverthless was rapidly sucked in to the world of Pandora hook line and sinker. The unfolding of the complex web of relationship between the planet and creatures was beautifully shown.The 3D imagery has the ability to immerse you in a way that is hard to resist. The rich colours defy description..at times I simply couldn't believe my eyes.

The renditions of Pandora and its creatures were the drawcard for me..I'm not into all the military mechanica , but the final battle scene was pretty stunning. One of the strongest threads is the love story between Jake and Neytiri. Its as powerful as that in Cameron's last epic Titanic. I expect word of mouth of this aspect will draw many more people in to see the film who wouldn't otherwise be in to Sci-Fi fantasy.

Amazingly I didn't even notice the lengthy 2hr 30min, it just seemed to fly by. The 2/3 full cinema broke in to a brief but spontaneous applause at the end until everyone realised what they were doing..people just don't applaud films these days do they

I'm going to gather a few friends and see this again but at the Imax3d some time soon. In this case I think the adage `less is more' just won't apply .

I saw the movie this morning and i took my daughter. all i can say is WOW. i agree with Mark with a few things he pointed out, and they applauded in the session i saw. story - 6 the special effects 11/10