Amph James Cameron's Avatar (The Way of Water + sequels)

I'm not even going to comment on that last post.

Anybody have any comments on Avatar?

 

I love Cameron's films;but think he has made a fool of himself over the Tomb of Jesus controversy.

 

I firmly believe that making a fool out of yourself in public is a big part of what show business is all about! Why should he be any different?

 

James Cameron says AVATAR makes TITANIC look like a picnic



Exactly what I want to hear. We have not had a really balls-to-the-wall, hardcore science fiction story that was really, really good in a long time.

 

In my opinion there have been many, many films released since Titanic that make Titanic look like a "picnic." Hell, Jurassic park had better special effects.

In fact, I recently rewatched Titanic. The dialogue is worse than TPM.

 

SHUT UP JESSE

 

"At long last, real information is starting to leak from James Cameron?s fortress of non-spoilertude.

So we thought we?d collect all of Cameron's new quotes and explain why they make us more excited than ever...


1. Avatar Is Inspired By All Sorts Of Stories

?My inspiration is every single science fiction book I read as a kid. And a few that weren't science fiction.

?The Edgar Rice Burroughs books, H. Rider Haggard ? the manly, jungle adventure writers. I wanted to do an old-fashioned jungle adventure, just set it on another planet, and play by those rules.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

James Cameron's returning to the books he grew up with. The last time he raided his library, Terminator happened."

 

There is so much hype for this. Im interested to see if it live up to it

 

"2. Avatar Has Loads Of Aliens

?Pandora is Earth like, it has lush rainforests filled with incredible life forms like a 1,000 foot tall trees, a myriad of creatures, some of which are quite beautiful, some of which are quite terrifying.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

We've been waiting all this time for a glimpse at the Na'vi - we didn't know there was a myriad of creatures to get worked up about."

 

John posted:

I firmly believe that making a fool out of yourself in public is a big part of what show business is all about! Why should he be any different?

Yes but he is a director, not a comedian.

 

2. Avatar Has Loads Of Aliens

?Pandora is Earth like, it has lush rainforests filled with incredible life forms like a 1,000 foot tall trees, a myriad of creatures, some of which are quite beautiful, some of which are quite terrifying.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

We've been waiting all this time for a glimpse at the Na'vi - we didn't know there was a myriad of creatures to get worked up about."

 

He sure didn't when he was younger-The Terminator and Aliens were practically back to back, I think. At least, their release dates are about two years apart, with The Abyss not long after that.


Plus he's responsible for the Predator looking badass:

James Cameron to Stan Winston: "I've always wanted to see something with mandibles."

 

James Cameron's returning to the books he grew up with. The last time he raided his library, Terminator happened.

As did Harlan Ellison's well-grounded lawsuit.

 

3. It?s An Eco-Aware Tale, With A Cameron Twist

?Pandora?s natives, the Na?vi, live in a state that we would consider primitive ?bows and arrows, that sort of thing ? but who ultimately prove to be much wiser than we are.

They?re 10 feet tall, blue skin, striped like tigers and quite fierce looking. They normally live harmoniously in their forest environment, but can be ferocious when provoked.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

This quote does make Avatar sound a bit like the third act of Return Of The Jedi, but we like Return Of The Jedi - Ewoks and all."

 

Yeah but Ellison is a douchebag.

**** him.

 

I was JOKING.

 

4. It's Not A Matrix Rip-Off

?Humans can?t breathe the air on Pandora, so it was decided to create a human/Na?vi hybrid via genetic engineering, called the Avatars.

They?re living, breathing bodies in a real world, not synthetic alter egos- this is not a Matrix style story. They?re controlled by a human driver, who projects their consciousness onto the Avatar body.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

We're glad Cameron's pointed out that this isn't a Matrix style story - the similarities to that franchise was one of our only worries when we heard the original pitch."

 

"5. Sam Worthington Will Show Some Range

?Our main character, Jake Sully, a marine who is wounded in combat, paralysed and goes to Pandora.

In his Avatar body, he can walk, he can run, he can live again. He finds himself caught between the military/industrial complex on Earth and the Na?vi.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

We knew most of this already - but something about the way Cameron describes it - 'he can walk, he can run, he can live again' - makes it sound really joyous; we can't wait to see a giddy Worthington."


This guy is showing up everywhere suddenly.

 

6. It Was A Great Challenge For The Leading Man

?Sam is able to create a character that allows you to walk in his shoes.

?He?s so good at communication his emotions without appearing to do anything. It was a very challenging film for him, because he plays part of it as his human self, and part of it through his Avatar ? a fleshy character, but played entirely through performance capture.

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

It's really starting to sink in now - Cameron is creating genuine CGI performances here. Remember, Worthington became a massively hped star off the work he does in Avatar - scoring Terminator and Titans off the back of it. Could this be the first Oscar-worthy CGI performance?"

 

7. Zoe Saldana?s Female Lead Is A Cameron Speciality

?Jake falls for a Na?vi girl called Neytiri, and she?s a smokin? hot action character and someone you don?t want to mess with.?

Why This Makes Us Even More Excited

This is the man who brought us Sarah Connor and turned Ellen Ripley into an action hero. If he says she's smokin' hot, she's smokin' hot."

 

Erm, Ellen Ripley already was an action hero before Cameron was even asked to do a sequel.

 

Yeah but Ellison is a douchebag.

**** him.

Soontir, not even YOU have the guts to go up and say that to his face.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you'd do that to Tom Cruise, George Bush, Helen Keller and The Pope -- on the same day no less. But this is the same man who attacked an executive. At a board meeting. Jumped on the table and leapt at him no less.

Sure, he's old now. But the man's got guts.

 

Yeah Ellison is liked a man possessed at times.