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Avatar Soars Into $1-Billion Territory
Suki I writes " Avatar soars into $1-billion territory. 'Strong foreign ticket sales help make the science-fiction movie the fifth in history to pass the watermark. ... One of the riskiest movies of all times is now officially one of the most successful at the box office. When Avatar opened, its solid but far from stellar results left 20th Century Fox uncertain about whether the $430 million that it and two financing partners had invested to produce and market the 3-D film would pay off.'" Given that the big alternatives were Sherlock Holmes or Alvin & the Chipmunks, I think the winner was clear.
Hey, at least Cameron didn't make a Titanic sequel.
"Titanic II: Revenge of the Sunken," perhaps.
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Now THAT'S funny!
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It probably only really cost $50 million to make. The special effects cost five times as much because they used a newer version of some software
and made a CGI film in 3D which is has never been done before. The more capitals you have in the promotional crap the more expensive a film is.
The rest was Hollywood Accounting (tm). oh and they spent almost 47 dollars on the script. Thats a lot these days.
I cant wait for Avatar 2: Revenge of the Smurfs in 8D. Then we'll see a sequal to Spinal Tap in 11D.
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No, I wanted to see it with my girlfriend, but I don't have one. Thanks for the reminder.
Two scenes in particular. The first where she's teaching him how to 'fall' and use the leaves to break the fall. The second was when they introduce the "last shadow" pterodactyl. My thoughts, out loud, were "I wonder where that's going to be used in the story."
I saw someone rolling his eyes so much they became unscrewed and he had to be taken to a mechanic.
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I wanted to see it too, but my wife made me watch Alvin and the Chipmunks instead...
Oh, you... With your "logic" and "facts". Way to ruin a rant, Pointdexter.
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I feel as though I am the only one not drinking from the cool-aid on this one. The story line, apart from the apparently necessary political message, is nothing more than a rehash of a million other stories. From the noble savage to the walking armor suit so reminiscent of the suit that worn in the Aliens finale by Sigourney Weaver, this story was a soup of elements found in many other stories and movies. Were this story presented as a book, without James Cameron's name, it would have been rejected outright.
The only creative elements that exist in this movie were the special effects and associated artistry, which made the movie worth watching. They were outstanding.
Finally, why do entertainers continue to feel that they have to present their beliefs within a movie. If I want to be preached at or listen to political messages, I will go to church or read a newspaper/book. I do not want to see it in movies or hear it at concerts.
I don't see why everyone is raving about "special effects". Just watch any other movie, and turn up the hue setting on your TV, you'll get the same effect.
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I wanted to see it too, but my wife made me watch Alvin and the Chipmunks instead...
Probably should dump her, not because she made you see it, but because she wanted to see it herself in the first place.
And I'm laughing, but only at the fact that you have a Mickey Mouse desk calendar...
Why in the fuck were those mountains floating? Nobody seems to give a shit, but I want to know why those goddamn mountains were floating. You can't just toss in FUCKING FLOATING MOUNTAINS with no goddamn explanation in a "science fiction" movie. Unless you're calling it straight-up fantasy, you get no FLOATING MOUNTAINS.
Floating. The fucking mountains were floating, and there was never even a hand-wavey explanation. Nothing. Just, meh, the fucking mountains float, they're legendary, who gives a shit?
Fuck you. I want to know why those goddamn mountains are FUCKING FLOATING FUUUUUUUUCK WHYYYYYYYYYY ARE THEY FLOATING?
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Also: I dare you to predict the end of Primer.
Now that's just mean!
I'm fairly certain that very little, if any, guilt exists in this country for "killing all the Indians" (by the way, there are quite a few of them still alive). I'm pretty certain that none of us that are around today had anything to do with what happened that long ago.
Well, I for one, killed an injin last week! He was on my land!
Forget predicting...I dare you to explain the end of Primer, even after seeing it.
Hey jerk! What the fu... oh! Wait. You're agreeing with me. Darn, that ruins my chance to flame you. A$$hole!
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I think I've seen rant before. It's pretty unoriginal.