WILLOW99, on Jan 18 2010, 12:06 PM, said:
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Posted 18 January 2010 - 07:32 PM
As someone who wears glasses, I find the ones provided for 3D far from comfortable.
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Posted 19 January 2010 - 12:18 PM
I wear glasses too. guess it depends where you go. I went to the printworks in Manchester and we got supersized glasses which were fairly comfy
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Posted 19 January 2010 - 02:16 PM
it looked pretty, i loved Pandora, but was nothing special overall.
and once again having 3D was completely pointless. i am not a fan at all! Stupid 3D!
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Posted 20 January 2010 - 12:48 PM
I like the effects. nice to have some things floating outside of the screen in 3d.
if you're gonna see this at the cinema i would recommend 3d as when it comes out on dvd you can watch it 2d all you want.
if you're gonna see this at the cinema i would recommend 3d as when it comes out on dvd you can watch it 2d all you want.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 10:44 PM
I saw Avatar today in 3D, I have to say what is the fuss over this film, it reminded me of Smurfs, Matrix and Pochantous put together, but for a negative point the visual was good not amazing like some people have said. I just hope Inglarious wins the awards on the 21st of FEB. Good luck Quentine hope u win!!!!!
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 11:31 PM
finally saw it in 3d and was very disappointed, i was expecting it to be screaming off the screen at me and that only happened for brief moments, some scenes were not 3d at all it seemed, like watching dark knight with the imax bits popping up.
also on second viewing i was really bored in many parts of the plot, its like watching 20 other movies mixed together. pretty rubbish overall and seems to go on forever
however the special effects are brilliant amazing if you think most of the film is completely cgi,and the 3d in places is impressive but no where near what the hype was. if a dragon thing swoops across the screen i wanna see its wing fly out at me, we got none of that at all
best part of the movie is stephen langs colonel who is so badass, love his scenes especially when he kicks the door down without a mask and just opens fire whilst everyone else is scrambling for there masks. brilliant character lol
also on second viewing i was really bored in many parts of the plot, its like watching 20 other movies mixed together. pretty rubbish overall and seems to go on forever
however the special effects are brilliant amazing if you think most of the film is completely cgi,and the 3d in places is impressive but no where near what the hype was. if a dragon thing swoops across the screen i wanna see its wing fly out at me, we got none of that at all
best part of the movie is stephen langs colonel who is so badass, love his scenes especially when he kicks the door down without a mask and just opens fire whilst everyone else is scrambling for there masks. brilliant character lol
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 12:00 AM
timelord81r, on Jan 25 2010, 11:31 PM, said:
also on second viewing i was really bored in many parts of the plot,
Why did you see it a 2nd time if you were disappointed by it?
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 06:05 AM
nicky, on Jan 26 2010, 12:00 AM, said:
timelord81r, on Jan 25 2010, 11:31 PM, said:
also on second viewing i was really bored in many parts of the plot,
Why did you see it a 2nd time if you were disappointed by it?
first time 3d was sold out so had to see in 2d, really wanted to see the 3d after all the hype, was ok but like beauwolf some of the trailers in 3d were better. the world was 3d (in most scenes) which was impressive but like I said i want things coming off the screen aswel and this rarely happened.
ive also got a cineworld card.
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i went to see it the other day.
loved it.
it sure was purdy.
loved it.
it sure was purdy.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 08:13 PM
Finally saw the 2D version and must admit that I really liked the film.
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timelord81r, on Jan 25 2010, 11:31 PM, said:
finally saw it in 3d and was very disappointed, i was expecting it to be screaming off the screen at me and that only happened for brief moments, some scenes were not 3d at all it seemed,
The 3D worked better in some scenes than others but Cameron doesn't like the kind of gimmicky 3D where stuff comes leaping out of the screen just for the sake of it, he uses it to give depth to the scene, as if you're looking through a window and I think it works best that way and was very effective in some places. Strange slightly surreal effect though and more tiring on the eyes plus it dulls the image so the colours don't make as much an impact as they would without the glasses but interesting all the same.
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also on second viewing i was really bored in many parts of the plot, its like watching 20 other movies mixed together. pretty rubbish overall and seems to go on forever
Well I have to completely disagree. Sure it's not the most original film ever but I've seen it 3 times in 3D and could happily watch it again. The time just flew by, no part is/was boring in the slightest.
If anything it wasn't long enough for me and I can't wait for the blu-ray which will hopefully have some extended scenes in the middle where Jake is learning about the Na'vi. I've read some of this stuff was cut and may be put back in.
Each to their own I guess. There was a lot of hype surrounding it and nothing can ever really live up to that kind of expectation but it made a big impact on me from a visual and technical point of view.
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Posted 21 February 2010 - 02:14 PM
its better than the lovely bones which was pretty rubbish, was looking forward to it but its just blah, you know the entire plot from the trailer, there is hardly any suspense, a few this is getting silly m9oments, like her caring more about her first kiss than catching her killer! big disapointment, the only thing left to find out is what happens to the killer, and even that was silly, lots of symbilism in this film but not much substance, decent acting all round though and some nice visuals
back to avatar lang is just awesome in it!!!
back to avatar lang is just awesome in it!!!
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"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour."
"The quest for the grail is not archeology, it's a race against evil. If it is captured by the Nazis, the armies of darkness will march all over the face of the earth"
"There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!"
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Posted 18 March 2010 - 01:15 AM
just saw this description of avatar on facebook and i completely agree with it, best scene
"I thought the most epic part of Avatar was when Jake and company were stealing the helicopter from the base. I thought Quaritch would get the guards and run after them in one of those dramatic escapes you always see. Instead, he decides that air is for panzies, kicks open a submarine door, and shoots at them with an assault rifle and then his pistol while holding his breath."
"I thought the most epic part of Avatar was when Jake and company were stealing the helicopter from the base. I thought Quaritch would get the guards and run after them in one of those dramatic escapes you always see. Instead, he decides that air is for panzies, kicks open a submarine door, and shoots at them with an assault rifle and then his pistol while holding his breath."
I would like to meet the tart who just complained about me! if its you, come say hi! p.s I paid £180 entry to LFCC 2011, is that free?
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"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour."
"The quest for the grail is not archeology, it's a race against evil. If it is captured by the Nazis, the armies of darkness will march all over the face of the earth"
"There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!"
First convention LFCC 2009
Im known as Mr Photo shoot "the original you might say!"
"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour."
"The quest for the grail is not archeology, it's a race against evil. If it is captured by the Nazis, the armies of darkness will march all over the face of the earth"
"There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!"
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Posted 22 May 2010 - 05:39 PM
Thought I was the last person on the planet to see this when my mate at work lent me the DVD but when I took it back into work, all apart from one guy in my team havn't seen it!!
Doubt that was the same when Star Wars was the top grossing film, just goes to show that the 3D revenue helped the film do so well.
Enjoyed it in surround sound etc, but thoroughly agree with Nicky's first post, was thinking the same thing during the film.
Was it just me but although I thought the effects were amazing, I found that some of the beasts (the elephant and tiger type things) just looked CGI and not really an improvement from phantom menace technology. But aside from that the rest of pandora and the Navi in particular were extremely well done.
Doubt that was the same when Star Wars was the top grossing film, just goes to show that the 3D revenue helped the film do so well.
Enjoyed it in surround sound etc, but thoroughly agree with Nicky's first post, was thinking the same thing during the film.
nicky, on Dec 19 2009, 04:18 PM, said:
Imagine if Greenpeace funded Cameron to do a remake of Dances With Wolves and The Last Samurai but with a sci-fi spin - do all that and you get Avatar. Also throw in the cliche Vietnam War allegory of a primtive race fighting a battle against a high tech army - Cameron already did this in Aliens.
Was it just me but although I thought the effects were amazing, I found that some of the beasts (the elephant and tiger type things) just looked CGI and not really an improvement from phantom menace technology. But aside from that the rest of pandora and the Navi in particular were extremely well done.
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Avatar special edition will be released this august and here is the poster for a taster:
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In an interview to promote the "special edition" re-release of Avatar, director James Cameron revealed that not only will the upcoming Collector's Edition Blu-ray include this extended version, but also a more expanded, "alternate reality version" of the film that is a full 16 minutes longer than the original.
The new footage in the Special Edition includes a scene focusing on the death of one major Na'vi character, and a hunt for one of Pandora's creatures in a "rousing action-adventure, pulse-pounding kind of scene," said Cameron.
This is the addition to buy not the first and I hoped this would have the 3d disc but it dosent will still have to wait for that.
Fox Pathé Europa has issued a press release announcing Avatar: Collector's Edition in France for the last quarter of 2010. List price is 29.99 euros. Reportedly, it will consist of three BDs, with the extended version of James Cameron's sci-fi epic, and will include "hours of never-before-seen, exclusive bonus content."
However, no mention is made of the inclusion of a Blu-ray 3D version of the movie.
The studio will also release this collector's edition in a limited, numbered deluxe boxset (list price, €149.99). Note that this may not be available in all territories
The new footage in the Special Edition includes a scene focusing on the death of one major Na'vi character, and a hunt for one of Pandora's creatures in a "rousing action-adventure, pulse-pounding kind of scene," said Cameron.
This is the addition to buy not the first and I hoped this would have the 3d disc but it dosent will still have to wait for that.
Fox Pathé Europa has issued a press release announcing Avatar: Collector's Edition in France for the last quarter of 2010. List price is 29.99 euros. Reportedly, it will consist of three BDs, with the extended version of James Cameron's sci-fi epic, and will include "hours of never-before-seen, exclusive bonus content."
However, no mention is made of the inclusion of a Blu-ray 3D version of the movie.
The studio will also release this collector's edition in a limited, numbered deluxe boxset (list price, €149.99). Note that this may not be available in all territories
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Just seen it for the 3rd time in the cinema - excellent film, absolutely loved it especially with the new scenes.
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One word describes Avatar for me...MEH.
It was good. Very good. But not brilliant.
It was good. Very good. But not brilliant.
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Panasonic marketing executives have confirmed to TWICE that the electronics maker will be the exclusive launch partner of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for the 3D Blu-ray Disc release of Avatar in "early December." Thus, the 3D BD of James Cameron's sci-fi epic will only be available to buyers of a Panasonic 3D Viera plasma TV.
Exact details and conditions of this promotional offer are still to be announced. It is not known whether buyers of Panasonic Blu-ray players or home theater systems would be eligible for an Avatar 3D Blu-ray.
The duration of this exclusivity arrangement has not been specified either, but The Digital Bits ventures that it could be "as long as a year or more."
Victor Carlson, Panasonic's consumer marketing VP, said that Panasonic is working on a plan to make the Avatar 3D Blu-ray Disc available to customers who have already purchased a Panasonic 3D Viera TV, in order to "do the right thing" for its early-adopter customers. However, details on this initiative are still being worked out as well.
"For the consumer, there is really no better way to experience 3D in the home than with this particular disc," said Carlson. "This is the perfect marriage between this blockbuster made for 3D and what we think is the ultimate home entertainment system for enjoying 3D using our TV sets."
Carlson said that this bundle would provide consumers who are on the fence "a really great incentive to make the purchase while giving them a fantastic piece of content to watch on the television set." However, in his opinion what makes a difference in a potential buyer is "the entire package of what the Panasonic plasma has for the consumer."
Exact details and conditions of this promotional offer are still to be announced. It is not known whether buyers of Panasonic Blu-ray players or home theater systems would be eligible for an Avatar 3D Blu-ray.
The duration of this exclusivity arrangement has not been specified either, but The Digital Bits ventures that it could be "as long as a year or more."
Victor Carlson, Panasonic's consumer marketing VP, said that Panasonic is working on a plan to make the Avatar 3D Blu-ray Disc available to customers who have already purchased a Panasonic 3D Viera TV, in order to "do the right thing" for its early-adopter customers. However, details on this initiative are still being worked out as well.
"For the consumer, there is really no better way to experience 3D in the home than with this particular disc," said Carlson. "This is the perfect marriage between this blockbuster made for 3D and what we think is the ultimate home entertainment system for enjoying 3D using our TV sets."
Carlson said that this bundle would provide consumers who are on the fence "a really great incentive to make the purchase while giving them a fantastic piece of content to watch on the television set." However, in his opinion what makes a difference in a potential buyer is "the entire package of what the Panasonic plasma has for the consumer."
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Posted 03 September 2010 - 02:40 PM
Getting nearly as bad as Lucasfilm for different versions and fleecing the punters.
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I've met these BSG actors:
BSG - Stephanie Jacobsen, Sam Witwer, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michael Trucco, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Jamie Bamber, Tahmoh Penikett, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Nicki Clyne, Michelle Forbes, Kandyse McClure, James Callis, Richard Hatch, Leah Cairns, Rick Worthy, Lucianna Carro, Rekha Sharma, Mark Sheppard, Bodie Olmos, Jennifer Halley, Susan Hogan, Alessandro Juliani, Aaron Douglas, Kavan Smith, Nana Visitor, Emillie Ullerup plus the man behind it all, the one and only Ronald D Moore!!
Caprica - Magda Apanowicz, Alessandra Torresani, Esai Morales, Lucianna Carro, Christopher Heyerdahl, William B Davis
70's BSG - Anne Lockhart, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Noah Hathaway, Britt Eklund, Lance LeGault
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