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[GhaleonEB]

Fixed. (Not mine.)

This belongs in the OP, Jett!

I suppose when search is enabled again some crow could be dug up. I'll just note that I said repeatedly leading up to Avatar's release the people should not underestimate Cameron. It's not a coincidence that he has #1 and #2, both by huge margins.

 

[bjork]

You mad

Yes. I love Esther.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Nickleback sells a lot of albums too

 

[GurgleBot20]

I'm still surprised that the movie even got it's budget back.

 

[Dead]

Nickleback sells a lot of albums too

So do The Beatles


cry moar

 

[crazy monkey]

wut am i suppose to see in this?

 

[Evlar]

Nickleback sells a lot of albums too

Not as many as the Beatles. Or Michael Jackson.

 

[btkadams]

The screenplay is mediocre. The special effects are fantastic. The resulting film is good.

these are my thoughts on this movie exactly. it was enjoyable to watch but the writing was poorly paced, etc.

also,

Spoiler

what was with the floating mountains? that really made the movie a giant step down for me. everything else i could somewhat believe, but the floating mountains was never explained.

 

[Medalion]

Nickleback sells a lot of albums too

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Awful.

 

[LaneDS]

In terms of budget per frame per ticket per seat per minute, it's behind by 0.2.

Your sentence asploded my mind. Asploded it.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Nickleback sells a lot of albums too

Glad to see you're being a good sport about it. :lol

 

[Garjon]

Good stuff, it deserves the sales for pushing the technology alone

The highest grossing pictures of all time are Gone with the Wind and Star Wars when adjusted for inflation. Avatar is #26 on the list.

I think Gone With The Wind is a bit of a task to beat when adjusting

 

[gcubed]

wouldnt say awful at all, it was a decent movie but an amazing experience

 

[Blader]

The screenplay is mediocre. The special effects are fantastic. The resulting film is good.

Yes, this.

 

[G-Fex]

Yeah ill never hear the end of this

 

[LosDaddie]

Well deserved success

 

[XiaNaphryz]

the haters are already in this thread :lol

Many people who liked the film still agree on the film's shortcomings.

 

[dallow_bg]

This has to be the most popular movie ever released that I have ever had 0 interest in ever. That's crazy.
I honestly expected a bomb. Those blue aliens looked incredibly cheesy and fake to me.

I guess I'll rent the BD someday.

 

[LeMaximilian]

Based on current statistics, and Avatar's newly acquired box office kingdom....can it be considered the greatest movie of all time?

 

[Stitch]

Good stuff, it deserves the sales for pushing the technology alone

that's the only thing it does.
everything else is mediocre stuff i've already seen in better movies.

 

[Tobor]

How far away would it be without the extra $3 per ticket for 3D?

 

[a Master Ninja]

Awful.

I guess I'll rent the BD someday.

The 3D is pretty integral to why the film is so loved. Home viewing won't capture the magic.

 

[WillyFive]

Titanic was better movie. This was better spectacle.

Only the third hour of Titanic was really any good. The first two was just the set up.

wut am i suppose to see in this?

The tiny car driving around behind the anchors.

 

[Sriffat]

oh come on. where is the picture with the titanic hitting the iceberg labelled avatar

 

[bengraven]

Least you're not the UK. Mama Mia became their all time highest grosser (beating titanic) last year.

Between this, CCTV, and their stalker drones, I am...

*runs out the door

 

[Skiptastic]

wouldnt say awful at all, it was a decent movie but an amazing experience

Pretty much. The 3D was amazing, but the story was just...ugh.

 

[exarkun]

Yes. I love Esther.

Do you actually like the movie that much or is this your elaborate ploy to get people to see a shitty movie?

 

[Dead]

How far away would it be without the extra $3 per ticket for 3D?

How far away would Titanic be without 13 year old girls

How far away would TDK be without Heath Ledger OD'ing and IMAX

etc

The movie deserves every cent its made. Its not getting a 3D premium just for shits and giggles.

 

[Evlar]

these are my thoughts on this movie exactly. it was enjoyable to watch but the writing was poorly paced, etc.

also,

Spoiler

what was with the floating mountains? that really made the movie a giant step down for me. everything else i could somewhat believe, but the floating mountains was never explained.

Spoiler

The 'unobtainium' ore that the humans are after is shown floating on a little display in the corporate suit's office. The ore has supermagnetic properties, which allows it to float in strong magnetic fields. When they fly to the Hallelujah mountains the pilot mentions that the "magnetic flux vortex" is screwing up her instruments... apparently there's a very strong magnetic field in the area. So... Gigantic rocks stuffed with supermagnetic ore + Very strong naturally occurring magnetic field = floating mountains. (They never actually say the ore is supermagnetic... that information comes from background sources).

About par for sci-fi explanations.

 

[sixteen-bit]

haven't seen it
saw titanic though

in my defense, i was ten

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

these are my thoughts on this movie exactly. it was enjoyable to watch but the writing was poorly paced, etc.

also,

Spoiler

what was with the floating mountains? that really made the movie a giant step down for me. everything else i could somewhat believe, but the floating mountains was never explained.

+

=

 

[gcubed]

How far away would it be without the extra $3 per ticket for 3D?

well $3 is just avg difference, 3D is more then $3 difference, at least in my area... i'm still trying to dig up ticket sales but no luck

 

[Medalion]

Do you actually like the movie that much or is this your elaborate ploy to get people to see a shitty movie?

He loves women who have the biological development of preteen girls.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

http://i47.tinypic.com/14a3as.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Still think his old avatar should have been the head for the dummy.

 

[Evlar]

How far away would it be without the extra $3 per ticket for 3D?

It would have passed it a week ago, because attendance would be up by 40%.

(Who knows.)

 

[btkadams]

Spoiler

The 'unobtainium' ore that the humans are after is shown floating on a little display in the corporate suit's office. The ore has supermagnetic properties, which allows it to float in strong magnetic fields. When they fly to the Hallelujah mountains the pilot mentions that the "magnetic flux vortex" is screwing up her instruments... apparently there's a very strong magnetic field in the area. So... Gigantic rocks stuffed with supermagnetic ore + Very strong naturally occurring magnetic field = floating mountains. (They never actually say the ore is supermagnetic... that information comes from background sources).

About par for sci-fi explanations.

thank you!!

 

[samus4ever]

haven't seen it
saw titanic though

in my defense, i was ten

There is no need to defend seeing Titanic in the theaters, it's an awesome movie

 

[Rentahamster]

these are my thoughts on this movie exactly. it was enjoyable to watch but the writing was poorly paced, etc.

also,

Spoiler

what was with the floating mountains? that really made the movie a giant step down for me. everything else i could somewhat believe, but the floating mountains was never explained.

Spoiler

They are comprised mainly of a superconducting mineral that occurs naturally in the planet. It reacts to the very strong magnetic fields of the planet, causing the mountains to overcome gravity and rise

The science in the movie is overall pretty decent.

 

[JeTmAn81]

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

 

[gcubed]

How far away would Titanic be without 13 year old girls

How far away would TDK be without Heath Ledger OD'ing and IMAX

etc

The movie deserves every cent its made. Its not getting a 3D premium just for shits and giggles.

haha, now you're embarrassing yourself.

 

[Tobor]

well $3 is just avg difference, 3D is more then $3 difference, at least in my area... i'm still trying to dig up ticket sales but no luck

I was just going by what I paid. It's a $3 bump at my theater. That's a lot of extra cash when you add it up.

 

[GhaleonEB]

How far away would it be without the extra $3 per ticket for 3D?

How far way would it be without Russia?

 

[crazy monkey]

The tiny car driving around behind the anchors.

Thanks.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

proof positive the human race doesn't care about substance and more on visual appeal.

 

[LosDaddie]

the haters are already in this thread :lol

Avatar is successful. Thus, the haters are to be expected.

 

[Jenga]

Ugh.

 

[Silicon Knight]

Well deserved, Avatar is a fantastic movie imo and my personal movie of the year '09.

Oh yeah, I also loved Titanic.

I don't give a fuck.

 

[Zozz]

Hay guyz remember a little thing called inflation?

amirite!?


Seriously though, this movie has its flaws but who the fuck really cares.... o wait.
Stop bitching.

 

[Snytbaggen]

these are my thoughts on this movie exactly. it was enjoyable to watch but the writing was poorly paced, etc.

also,

Spoiler

what was with the floating mountains? that really made the movie a giant step down for me. everything else i could somewhat believe, but the floating mountains was never explained.

IIRC,

Spoiler

they are rich with unobtanium, which is a superconductor. There is a huge magnetic field where the mountains floats, which explains why their instruments don't work around that area. And according to the law of physics the superconducting mountains float in a strong magnetic field.

EDIT: Beaten by a mile :lol