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[The Fresh Prince]

I have had several friends that have gone to see it in 3D in Bangkok, and so far all have been amazed and given it very positive reviews.

Cheers for the info Daffy, the whole needing my own glasses thing hadn't even occurred to me until this thread.

I sent a message to a mate who's been to see it at the Paragon IMAX asking him and he sent me this back.



Looks like the wide viewing angle variety.

[DaffyDuck]

Looks like the wide viewing angle variety.

These are the better ones.

Interesting pink color - must have been picked by a monk.

[Bexar County Stud]

I know folks who are on their 3rd viewing already. I'm not sure I would want to spoil my initial reaction to this film with a second viewing - I found it be surprisingly magical, the most fun I've had at the movies in years.

If you saw this movie in 2D, you really haven't seen Avatar yet. I saw it in "regular" 3D, is a IMAX 3D viewing worth it?

[Muadib]

I saw it twice last couple weeks...

Once in 2D at Jungcelon in Phuket and it was good... The subtitles in the foreign lingo sections were in both Thai & English...

I watched it a second time at Central Festival in Patters in 3D... The subtitles were only in Thai... In 3D the experience is outstanding... They gave us special Dolby 3D glasses... Not pink / blue like in the old days, but hard-framed glasses specific to the Dolby 3D version... They would fit over your regular glasses...

You would be surprised at what you miss in those times when they are only speaking Na'Vi without proper subtitles...

Street vendors were selling copies in Patters before I left...

Broke the $1 *billion* dollar mark today.

It's already the 4th highest grossing film of all time...

Proof of reverse evolution, the dumming down of society, etc

It's called escapism & entertainment...

[Mr Brown]

Technology has advanced

remeber Beowulf? Fuck me and the missus watched that first time without realising it was in 3d at the IMAX. Had to go back to watch it as it should have been in 3d.

Avatar is 2 years later widely avaliable everywhere. it has to be seen in 3d to be apprieciated; otherwise it seems crap

[November Rain]

I saw it, it was too long and me and the Missus both fell asleep during the last 20 minutes or so. Highly overrated - I would not even download the torrent for free.

Really? Saw it on Sunday. I really didn't want to - not my thing, but went along with the flow & I loved it. Fantastic cgi. Nice (if predictable) story. The 3D aspect worked really well. Very pleasantly surprised.

[DaffyDuck]

^ Chitown's an idiot, it seems -- either that, or really just one of those really old, boring folks.

[BigRed]

[rawlins]

Saw this last night at Central, Pattaya... 700 baht for 2 people on sofa seat at the back... Well worth it just for the 3D effect alone.

I tried putting the glasses the other way round to make far objects come near.

[The Fresh Prince]

Saw it in 3D last night and I was absolutely blown away by the experience. Big thanks to Daffy for convincing me to go. The 3D effects were not what I was expecting at all, its not so much that there is shit flying out of the screen its more that it draws you into the scenes. There were a few moments in the movie where it feels like you are actually there with the characters.

As for the story line, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It felt like a mix of a few old story lines like The Last Samuri, Dances with Wolves, Pocahontas and maybe a touch of Brave Heart but it was still strong.

This style of 3D is definitely they way to go. I hope that a lot more movies are shot this way. I also hope that when this is released on DVD that you can choose to buy it in 3D. This is one movie that I would splash out and buy on blue ray.

[DaffyDuck]

They are talking of having AVATAR as a flagship product when it is released in Blu-ray 3D next year -- I'm just curious what technology they will have for projectors, as that's what I'm using in my living room.

We had previous for a couple of up and coming other 3D movies, and it became sadly obvious which are using it purely as a gimmick (Alice in Wonderland) and which know how to use the technology to tell a story (Toy Story 3D).

The method of dragging the viewer INTO the movie (versus having objects fly OUT of the screen) is definitely the way to go - Cameron can't collect enough Academy Awards for this one.

[crazy dog]

Actually copied it off a mates com..he downloaded it from piratebay.org

No he did not he received stolen goods from there.

[TizMe]

I really enjoyed the movie.

Here's someonelse's take on the story..

[The Fresh Prince]

^Did you read BigReds post, 5 posts before you?

[DaffyDuck]

Apparently, reading's not TizMe's strength.

[TizMe]

so shoot me... I guess I missed it..

[kingwilly]

Did anyone else think that the blue alien girl totally resembled their thai g/f in mannerisms and speech?

[robuzo]

Did anyone else think that the blue alien girl totally resembled their thai g/f in mannerisms and speech?

Only in my dreams, although I am glad mine can't handle a bow like that, it would be just one more thing to worry about.

[robuzo]

I think this is the best review of Avatar I've read so far:
Avatar - The Filthy Critic Excerpt:
Epic sci-fi crap typically ain't my cup of tea. I get a lot of angry e-mails from people whose bottle of Mountain Dew it is. The notes are usually pretty threatening, as though me not liking something these people love is a matter of utmost importance. As though the fact some asshole with a web site doesn't care for what they do threatens the substance of their passion.

My nephew Jimmy is one of these people. He is spurred to action only when someone insults the shit he likes. Then, his first reaction is to insult whomever doesn't share his opinion. The kid knows his sci-fi shit, though, and he talks the fanboy language for whom Avatar is finally a reason to take a shower, pour on a bottle of Axe body spray, wear that homemade quilt sweater the Aunt gave them last Christmas and get out of the basement to go someplace other than Best Buy or Gameforce. I will be spending a lot of time with Jimmy over the next couple of weeks. Christmas is at his mother's, and I have to act like a nice guy if I want to be invited. I will because they spike the punch with grappa and always forget to lock the medicine cabinet. Two years ago I scored birth control pills that made me feel unbelievably pretty and a delicate for two months.

So, Jimmy joined me for a Friday-night showing of Avatar in 3-D. We didn't talk much, which was nice because he's a fucking dork, but we at least sat together (with an empty seat between us) so we didn't look like guys who go to movies alone on Friday nights. Now, Jimmy joins me in reviewing Avatar.

Filthy: Welcome, Jimmy. You're still wearing Aunt Filthy's sweater?
Jimmy: Maktu.
Filthy: What?
Jimmy: Maktu Mendo.
Filthy: What the hell is that?
Jimmy: I will explain this once and only once. I speak Na'vi, the language of the indigenous people in Avatar, out of respect for their ancient culture. Anything I have to say will only be heard by people who understand Na'vi. Nikto Filt'y.
Filthy: Well, that's going to make for a shitty review.
Jimmy: Benta.
Filthy: Okay, I'll get this started. Avatar is a major crapload.
Jimmy: Jik jik jik!
Filthy: It is! It looks great, like a truckload of diamonds for sure. But, good lord, the story is a trite, patronizing pile of Hollywood arrogance. The new agey theme and cornball dialog nearly drowns out any goodwill earned by the movie's fancy-ass creation of a fantastic new world.
Jimmy: Jik jik jik!
Filthy: Jimmy says he agrees with me.
Jimmy: Oen ontu teya lu
Filthy: Get your hands off me. Jesus, you smell like a gay brothel in a sweat sock. Avatar's plot is virtually identical to Ferngully, a shit-for-brains, message-heavy kids' cartoon about pixies who must stop loggers from destroying their rainforest. One human pretends to be a pixie and falls in love with the pixies and discovers how precious their world is. That is the plot of Avatar, except this new mega-production isn't handled as maturely as the kiddie movie, and it has a shitload more carnage.
Jimmy: Rapa Nui!
Filthy: I don't understand a word you're saying. One-hundred-fifty years into the future, the earth has been mined for everything worth a shit or giggle, so humans have moved on to mining alien worlds. Their interest is in a moon or planet named Pandora (Yes, seriously, it's named that on-the-nose).
Jimmy: Feno-me'go te!
Filthy: Jimmy agrees, that is a corny name because, get it, opening it up will be like, well, duh. How clever. Anyway, Pandora is a somewhat earth-like place with giant, blue humanoids living with fantastic dinosaurs, proto-mammals and flying reptiles. That's all pretty cool. As are the giant trees, the luminous plants and the "hanging" mountains. It is very King Kong is the way the humans discover and interact with a lush prehistoric world. Not so cool is the horseshit about the natives linking their pretty braids with other living things to communicate with them. That's pretty lame.
Jimmy: Ong Bak 2.
Filthy: He said I'm a genius.

[DaffyDuck]

Did anyone else think that the blue alien girl totally resembled their thai g/f in mannerisms and speech?

Pretty much nailed that one.

[sunsetter]

like wise^

ive seen it twice, 2d then 3d and it blew me away, best film ive seen, i know its been said but the effects were just simple amazingly different to anything else, cant wait for the next installment

[Bung]

I only saw a crap dl of it and by the time I get anywhere near a cinema it will be all over which is a bummer...

[Butterfly]

I think this is the best review of Avatar I've read so far:

nice

[Norton]

How predictable.

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[sunsetter]

^ way off the mark, bloody nutters! nobody commented on the similaritys between the situation in the movie to genocide in africa over diamonds, oil, rubber now did they.........