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[The Librarian]

The debut footage will be astonishing, of that I'm sure. If they can't manage a solid presentation, with this much time and care put into it at this point in development, the people managing this really are incompetent. Even bad movies can have great trailers and preview footage.

I'm not too worried about the lack of hype - many movies come out of nowhere to have huge buzz right before release. And we still have five months until the (alleged) release.

For the record, I have a raging boner for Cameron movies.

Ew.

 

[Koodo]

The same was said for Titanic. Also, what about the screenings they had in Amsterdam? People were floored.

Edit: Oh, just saw your posting history. Nevermind.

But Titanic got delayed.

 

[Chiggs]

But Titanic got delayed.

Well, so has Avatar.

 

[Koodo]

Well, so has Avatar.

But I believe there were trailers, posters, and even promotional soda cups before Titanic was pushed back. Avatar barely has a logo.

I don't believe it will get delayed though. Seems more likely that it's the marketing team's fault.

 

[J2 Cool]

Fox, don't let me down with no trailer. Don't you dare do it.

 

[jtb]

But I believe there were trailers, posters, and even promotional soda cups before Titanic was pushed back. Avatar barely has a logo.

I don't believe it will get delayed though. Seems more likely that it's the marketing team's fault.

If the film doesn't debut here, with a full trailer and the beginning of a marketing blitz, I am fully convinced that this will get delayed to Summer 2010.

Fox sucks at marketing, sure, but when you have a potentially 300 million dollar budget on the line, (and insight from Cameron, I assume), you better believe that there will be some sort of marketing blitz in the coming months. If the tech actually is amazing, people will see this movie.

 

[Fodaquinhentos]

Yeah, just looked it up and that's apparently tops, adjusted for inflation or not. Not sure where all the money went on that one.

Adjusted for inflation the russian War and Peace had a budget of 700 million dollars

 

[jett]

So about that 3D, are the 3d glasses designed to be able to be worn by people who can't see shit IRL and have to wear actual glasses. Or do we have to acquire lenses?

I wear prescription glasses and went to see a 3D movie with the 3D glasses on top of my regular glasses. Not very comfortable, I'll tell you that much.

 

[SPACECADET]

im so afraid of my self control.

i want this to be my first movie in ages that i've gone in as blind as possible. but it's also the one movie in a long time i've been really eager to know anything about.

 

[FirewalkR]

There's no point in there being no trailer after the presentation. Perhaps give a day or 2 for the orgasmic impressions to float throughout the nets and then BAM.

 

[Zeliard]

I wear prescription glasses and went to see a 3D movie with the 3D glasses on top of my regular glasses. Not very comfortable, I'll tell you that much.

I've always wondered how that worked, actually. Can't imagine it's the funnest thing in the world. I wear glasses at home sometimes but contacts when I'm out.

Bust out the contacts, jett!

 

[jett]

I've always wondered how that worked, actually. Can't imagine it's the funnest thing in the world. I wear glasses at home sometimes but contacts when I'm out.

Bust out the contacts, jett!

Tried wearing contacts once, I prefer my glasses. And I prefer my movies in 2D as well.

 

[Zeliard]

Avatar is supposed to change the way we look at 3D movies, mang.

Believe.

I've actually never in my life seen a 3D film in the theaters. Might as well wait for Avatar to pop that cherry.

 

[JCreasy]

this movie will own every mutherfucker on the planet with eyes to see it

be LIEVE it

 

[Fodaquinhentos]

Tried wearing contacts once, I prefer my glasses. And I prefer my movies in 2D as well.

Fuck yeah.

Glasses >>>> contacts.

 

[Poimandres]

Fuck yeah.

Glasses >>>> contacts.

Normal eyes >>>> glasses or contacts.

Sorry, that was harsh!

On topic- where's the damn trailer?!

 

[FirewalkR]

Fuck yeah.

Glasses >>>> contacts.

Só quinhentos?

 

[Fodaquinhentos]

Normal eyes >>>> glasses or contacts.

Sorry, that was harsh!

On topic- where's the damn trailer?!

Can't disagree with that.

The trailer is probably coming tomorrow after the panel.

Só quinhentos?

?

 

[darkwings]

So why's there no trailer? What's Cameron's problem? There are trailers for movies coming out NEXT YEAR, and Avatar is due in December. Does he really feel that the best way to hype his movie up is to step into an Ubisoft conference and rant about his movie for 15 mins, instead of showing anything?

wasnt the first trailer for jurassic park released just months before the film?

 

[jett]

Avatar is supposed to change the way we look at 3D movies, mang.

Believe.

I've actually never in my life seen a 3D film in the theaters. Might as well wait for Avatar to pop that cherry.

Set your expectations to low.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Trailer tomorrow!

 

[Veidt]

Trailer tomorrow!

?!?!

Source?

 

[jett]

Trailer tomorrow!

I will bum rush you.

 

[The Librarian]

Trailer tomorrow!

If you're lying, you will be the first to be sacrificed!

 

[Koodo]

I wear prescription glasses and went to see a 3D movie with the 3D glasses on top of my regular glasses. Not very comfortable, I'll tell you that much.

I can confirm this. Fortunately, I'm a contact lens guy 98% of the time I'm out.

I still dislike 3D glasses though, and I regret the loss in picture quality. Nothing so far has lead me to believe the technology is anything more than a gimmick. Avatar better be fucking enlightening.

 

[jett]

I can confirm this. Fortunately, I'm a contact lens guy 98% of the time I'm out.

I still dislike 3D glasses though, and I regret the loss in picture quality. Nothing so far has lead me to believe the technology is anything more than a gimmick. Avatar better be fucking enlightening.

I doubt it to be honest, this is one thing I have absolutely no faith in Avatar, that it's gonna be some sort of paradigm shift in 3D filmmaking. The technology is just too fucking shitty, nothing Cameron does can change that.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

I doubt it to be honest, this is one thing I have absolutely no faith in Avatar, that it's gonna be some sort of paradigm shift in 3D filmmaking. The technology is just too fucking shitty, nothing Cameron does can change that.

i passed off 3d stuff as a gimmick until i saw Ice Age 3 - when it's used subtly, to enhance rather than to show off, it works well.

every impression of Avatar so far has been very positive. instead of wasting negative energy trying to imagine how shitty it could be like some here, i'm hoping it'll be something pretty amazing. if not, whatever - it's just a movie

 

[jtb]

I doubt it to be honest, this is one thing I have absolutely no faith in Avatar, that it's gonna be some sort of paradigm shift in 3D filmmaking. The technology is just too fucking shitty, nothing Cameron does can change that.

Hopefully it's just as good in regular 2-D, since I am also a glasses wearer, though, TBH, I have been able to wear 3-D glasses over the regular ones typically just fine, as long as they have one for glasses-wearers.

 

[Veidt]

To be honest. I don't care about that 3D stuff. The CGI is supposedly mindblowing. A good 2D trailer should be enough to show us.

 

[jtb]

To be honest. I don't care about that 3D stuff. The CGI is supposedly mindblowing. A good 2D trailer should be enough to show us.

At this point, I have complete faith in Cameron. Now he just needs to give us a fucking trailer, and all will be well.

 

[Ether_Snake]

I thought it was common knowledge that it would be shown at Comic Con? I heard of the date a month ago. Should still be true. Unless it's only the game that will be shown:|

 

[Veidt]

I thought it was common knowledge that it would be shown at Comic Con? I heard of the date a month ago. Should still be true. Unless it's only the game that will be shown:|

Or Cameron comes on and just spoils the entire movie again for 30 minutes, without showing a single thing. lol

 

[XMonkey]

I thought it was common knowledge that it would be shown at Comic Con? I heard of the date a month ago. Should still be true. Unless it's only the game that will be shown:|

Any leaked footage is pointless since it will be in 3D. We all want a normal trailer to go out soon.

 

[Blackhead]

I think people still know who James Cameorn is. Ask around and see for yourself.

But no, his name alone probably won't sell this thing.

I thought he was a fake director from Entourage.

 

[Anticitizen One]

I'll bet everyone here 10 smackaroos that the Tron 2 trailer will be superior to the Avatar trailer!

 

[Fodaquinhentos]

I'll bet everyone here 10 smackaroos that the Tron 2 trailer will be superior to the Avatar trailer!

TRON 2?? WHAT????

 

[Anticitizen One]

TRON 2?? WHAT????

ya dawg haven't ya heard!

www.flynnlives.com

HINT: Click the jumping spider!

 

[FoneBone]

I can't see there being an actual trailer for Tron 2 -- it has way too much post-production ahead for Disney to show much of anything. Maybe they'll show the teaser from last year in 3D (and maybe they'll finally release a direct feed version to the public).

 

[Fodaquinhentos]

ya dawg haven't ya heard!

www.flynnlives.com

HINT: Click the jumping spider!

I THINK I'M GONNA FAINT

 

[jett]

I THINK I'M GONNA FAINT

What, you haven't seen the AWEOSMETASTIC teaser trailer from last year?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGWYAUF3v4 Only quality there is, it's a leak from Comic-Con 2008.

 

[bengraven]

I remember the delays from Titanic, about how the budget was skyrocketing.

Fuck me, after Avatar it's going to be 20 years until he finishes Battle Angel.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

What, you haven't seen the AWEOSMETASTIC teaser trailer from last year?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGWYAUF3v4 Only quality there is, it's a leak from Comic-Con 2008.

I would love direct feed video, but with the comic con audio. Hearing the audience go apeshit was half the fun of that trailer last year.

 

[jett]

I remember the delays from Titanic, about how the budget was skyrocketing.

Fuck me, after Avatar it's going to be 20 years until he finishes Battle Angel.

If Avatar is a big success we are never going to see Battle Angel, I bet Cameron will jump right into Avatar II: Electric Sculliboo

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I remember the delays from Titanic, about how the budget was skyrocketing.

Fuck me, after Avatar it's going to be 20 years until he finishes Battle Angel.

I like hte concept of Battle Angel more than Avatar, tbh.

 

[Kagari]

Fox, don't let me down with no trailer. Don't you dare do it.

.

If Avatar is a big success we are never going to see Battle Angel, I bet Cameron will jump right into Avatar II: Electric Sculliboo

:lol You're so amazing.

 

[Fodaquinhentos]

What, you haven't seen the AWEOSMETASTIC teaser trailer from last year?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGWYAUF3v4 Only quality there is, it's a leak from Comic-Con 2008.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! That was, like you said, AWESOMETASTIC.

From what I know Battle Angel is in Pre-Production since 2005, after he's done with Avatar hopefully Cameron will start working full time on it.

 

[Dead]

Pics taken from Comic-con

 

[Ether_Snake]

Space Marines, with hair, from The Matrix. I think these walker mechas are way too Matrix like, people won't like that, it will feel cheap/ripoff-ish in people's minds.

I still think this movie won't do that well, just cause it's sci-fi.

 

[Veidt]

Space Marines, with hair, from The Matrix. I think these walker mechas are way too Matrix like, people won't like that, it will feel cheap/ripoff-ish in people's minds.

You forgot paraplegics.
Seeing more now. The concept doesn't seem that well thought out at all. :|

 

[jett]

This is getting kinda sad. We're seeing Avatar toys and we haven't seen even one offical picture from the movie, or hell an official production photo.

I mean shieeeeeet TR2N is a 2011 movie and we already have a conceptual teaser and viral websites.