Was I dreaming or was that the best movie of the year. Watched it down in Hasselt and they put in a break in the middle. I hate breaks in the middle but it's a long movie so I appreciate the loo break.
Don't want to tell you too much as I may give it away, but the story is compelling, the acting spot on and the effects stunning. The tension towards the end is real edge of the seat stuff.
Definitely one to see on the big screen and a solid 4 out of 5.
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August 13, 2010
January 16, 2010
Avatar 3D
Dear god, my eyes!
Well it was even more visually stunning in 3D than in 2D. Well, for eveyone except my brother. But that's more down to the fact that he's pretty much blind in one eye.
And speaking of blind, I now have a 3D hangover and hope that my eyes return to normal within the next week or so.
In summary: 3D is great, but painful.
Well it was even more visually stunning in 3D than in 2D. Well, for eveyone except my brother. But that's more down to the fact that he's pretty much blind in one eye.
And speaking of blind, I now have a 3D hangover and hope that my eyes return to normal within the next week or so.
In summary: 3D is great, but painful.
January 8, 2010
Avatar
I just saw it, admittedly only in 2D, but was totally blown away by the special effects. Got to give credit to Mr Cameron, he raised the bar with this. I will probably try to see it again in 3D just to get the full effect.
He certainly packed a lot into two and a half hours and I sure enjoyed it. BUT.
Yeah, you knew that was coming. Well, for a start the humans were just a little one sided for me. Either too goody, goody or just plain bad. Meh, maybe their personality quirks ended up on the cutting room floor but it was just a little too black and white, which is quite an achievement considering the glorious colours of the forest at night.
Also, there were just a few too many cliches:
- the nasty corp (Aliens - although I guess this one could have been deliberate. If so, kudos to you Mr Cameron)
- the whole indians versus cowboys, err aliens vs marines (I've heard it called Dances with wolves with a happy ending)
- the cavalry charge (Polish lancers vs Panzers, Charge of the light brigade). Even I know not to charge machine guns, meh.
Maybe all these things were fresh and great ideas when he wrote it, but they were just a little jaded for 2010. Or maybe that's just me.
I'll give it 4 stars out of 5 as I believe it really needs to be seen on the big screen and ideally in 3D (I'll let you know if I do go back). But those little niggles kept it from getting that extra star.
He certainly packed a lot into two and a half hours and I sure enjoyed it. BUT.
Yeah, you knew that was coming. Well, for a start the humans were just a little one sided for me. Either too goody, goody or just plain bad. Meh, maybe their personality quirks ended up on the cutting room floor but it was just a little too black and white, which is quite an achievement considering the glorious colours of the forest at night.
Also, there were just a few too many cliches:
- the nasty corp (Aliens - although I guess this one could have been deliberate. If so, kudos to you Mr Cameron)
- the whole indians versus cowboys, err aliens vs marines (I've heard it called Dances with wolves with a happy ending)
- the cavalry charge (Polish lancers vs Panzers, Charge of the light brigade). Even I know not to charge machine guns, meh.
Maybe all these things were fresh and great ideas when he wrote it, but they were just a little jaded for 2010. Or maybe that's just me.
I'll give it 4 stars out of 5 as I believe it really needs to be seen on the big screen and ideally in 3D (I'll let you know if I do go back). But those little niggles kept it from getting that extra star.
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