Ser Scot A Ellison Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, polishgenius said: If you count Hobbes and Shaw there are ten of 'em and nine of them are better than Avatar. Of course, you will definitely not agree with this. But they are, for the most part, fun. (I like 2F2F more than Avatar as well, but it is objectively an absolute load of fucking shite so...) Cars… in orbit… that can manuver in orbit with just a steering wheel… that can ram satellites (successfully destroying that satellite and not the car)… and get back to Earth in one piece. No… a thousand times… no. :| Deadlines? What Deadlines? and Jaenara Belarys 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Cars… in orbit… that can manuver in orbit with just a steering wheel… that can ram satellites (successfully destroying that satellite and not the car)… and get back to Earth in one piece. No… a thousand times… no. :| oh man. THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I get the desire to return to a time where not all blockbusters has the Marvel title card in front of them, and maybe we will never get that again, but I guess my point is that Avatar is not a movie I would point to as an exciting alternative. Mainly because I think the plot and narrative, and actually the levels of creativity are just as generic and safe as any Marvel movie, and it’s just interesting from a technical craft perspective, that’s it. I love it when big budget blockbusters also show a level of unique creativity and bravery, they are few and far between. Hard to think of too many now, but at the very least the Nolan Batman movies were different. Now the best we can hope for is when Marvel hire a Sam Raimi to do something mildly different inside their template. But at least there is good tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 So Dances with Smurfs finally got a sequel? In this one will Papa Smurf finally turn Smurfette into a real Smurf?!? How James Cameron found time to do this after raising the bar is beyond me... Veltigar, Deadlines? What Deadlines? and JGP 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) I'll go see the sequel because my eldest is super into it, but honestly, and this might sound silly given I'm such a huge fantasy/scifi fan, but my suspension got bounced out of the theater when many, if not most, of the animal species had six appendages but the Na'vi only had four. Were they native to Pandora or not? Didn't help leaving the theater feeling like I'd seen Avatar a few times before either. Edited May 10, 2022 by JGP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, polishgenius said: If you count Hobbes and Shaw there are ten of 'em and nine of them are better than Avatar. Of course, you will definitely not agree with this. But they are, for the most part, fun. (I like 2F2F more than Avatar as well, but it is objectively an absolute load of fucking shite so...) Bad PG, bad. I'm here if you want to argue a few of the F&F movies are better, but not basically all of them. 2F2F is horrible and most people hate Tokyo Drift, and really F5 and F7 stand out, but the rest are unrecognizable from one another and it's a lot of CGI porn with some bad acting mixed in. They're no Fury Road, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, polishgenius said: oh man. THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED! :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: and it's a lot of CGI porn with some bad acting mixed in. Oh for sure, but that's what I think of Avatar too except with no charm and I didn't like the action. I actually enjoy Tokyo Drift, although it is also the origin of mine and my brother's list of 'single seconds of acting that vastly outclass the movie they're in' (when Sonny Chiba turns and looks at his son at the end). The driving scenes are cool, Han rocks, and while it's basically 'Karate Kid 4 da kidz' it's joyful with it. But I don't like 4, that was rubbish and mostly charmless, so I may give Avatar that one. Mr. Chatywin et al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, JGP said: I'll go see the sequel because my eldest is super into it, but honestly, and this might sound silly given I'm such a huge fantasy/scifi fan, but my suspension got bounced out of the theater when many, if not most, of the animal species had six appendages but the Na'vi only had four. Were they native to Pandora or not? Didn't help leaving the theater feeling like I'd seen Avatar a few times before either. The “proto lemurs” shown early in the film show 4 appendages … but clearly it is because the top 4 of 6 appendages are fusing together. Edited May 10, 2022 by Ser Scot A Ellison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: The “proto lemurs” shown early in the film shoe 4 apendages… but clearly it is because the top 4 are fusing together. Just googled up some images. Partial fusion of the upper limbs or no, those lemur type things still seem hexapodal. Minor quibble. I'll be fine with evolutionary oddness as long as the story continues in a more original vein. I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Oh for sure, but that's what I think of Avatar too except with no charm and I didn't like the action. I actually enjoy Tokyo Drift, although it is also the origin of mine and my brother's list of 'single seconds of acting that vastly outclass the movie they're in' (when Sonny Chiba turns and looks at his son at the end). The driving scenes are cool, Han rocks, and while it's basically 'Karate Kid 4 da kidz' it's joyful with it. But I don't like 4, that was rubbish and mostly charmless, so I may give Avatar that one. To me 4, 6 and 8 are interchangeable, with 9 being the same but.....in space. I actually like TD while recognizing it's crap, and 2F2F can just go fuck itself. 5 and 7 are legitimate great films though. H&S is dumb fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: To me 4, 6 and 8 are interchangeable, with 9 being the same but.....in space. I actually like TD while recognizing it's crap, and 2F2F can just go fuck itself. 5 and 7 are legitimate great films though. H&S is dumb fun. H&S is the most technically competent as an action film, by some distance, which makes sense because it's a David Leitch joint. I don't like 4 pretty much because it's the least competent as an action film, 2 aside- the finale was just a visual mess. Mr. Chatywin et al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 45 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: The “proto lemurs” shown early in the film show 4 appendages … but clearly it is because the top 4 of 6 appendages are fusing together. Maybe Na'vi are born with additional limbs which are ritually amputated when the kid's a week old. There's some dark shit in the unrated, imaginary, directors cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) On 5/9/2022 at 3:24 PM, Veltigar said: When you realized his creations eventually led us to Terminator Genysis and Dark Fate? I haven't seen Dark Fate. is it really that bad? One thing I'll say about Genysis: The first act is solid and Emilia Clarke does a good job as Sarah Connor. The rest of the film... ETA: That's two things... Edited May 10, 2022 by Deadlines? What Deadlines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: I haven't seen Dark Fate. is it really that bad? It's really not. I liked it better than Salvation or Genysis and probably 3. There's an early plot point that was very controversial but if you can get past that I think it's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 5 hours ago, JGP said: I'll go see the sequel because my eldest is super into it, but honestly, and this might sound silly given I'm such a huge fantasy/scifi fan, but my suspension got bounced out of the theater when many, if not most, of the animal species had six appendages but the Na'vi only had four. Were they native to Pandora or not? Oh they had 6 Wink JGP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Ross Douthat really didn't like the first one. Can a movie be higher than 10/10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Teaser trailer looks good, very excited to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 12:22 AM, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: I haven't seen Dark Fate. is it really that bad? One thing I'll say about Genysis: The first act is solid and Emilia Clarke does a good job as Sarah Connor. The rest of the film... ETA: That's two things... I haven't seen either of them XD Just wanted to launch a quick joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifth Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 6:22 PM, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: I haven't seen Dark Fate. is it really that bad? One thing I'll say about Genysis: The first act is solid and Emilia Clarke does a good job as Sarah Connor. The rest of the film... ETA: That's two things... The first few minutes of Dark Fate, are an insult to all fans of Terminator 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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