it's a family friendly summertime action-adventure sci-fi blockbuster.
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Release date(s) December 10, 2009 (London premiere)December 18, 2009 (United States)</pedant>
― jpattzlovevampz 2 hours ago (Phil D.), Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
BOO-ya!! contenderizer is 100% wrong!!!
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah I totally saw it right before Xmas that year
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
*crosses arms, smiles smugly*
Pedantry 101
in australia it was summertime tbf
― less of the same (darraghmac), Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
*uncrosses arms, frowns earnestly*
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, but it was Christmas on Pandora. GAME, SET, MATCH.
― jpattzlovevampz 2 hours ago (Phil D.), Saturday, 24 March 2012 23:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
*flails arms confusedly, face contorting into wild grimaces*
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Saturday, 24 March 2012 23:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
whoa had no idea cameron was headed for challenger deep, that is mega dope
― catbus otm (gbx), Saturday, 24 March 2012 23:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha that cameron sub teaser is pretty funny, hes got some super hi tech stuff to do something thats only been done once before fifty years ago, but they didnt get pictures well actually some pictures have been taken since then, but james cameron might DIE which admittedly would be p compelling
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 March 2012 23:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol, got me there
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Saturday, 24 March 2012 23:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Movie is so gay
― PSOD (Ste), Sunday, 25 March 2012 19:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
not gonna let my kids see it due to bestiality with those flying things
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Sunday, 25 March 2012 19:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
This was on TV this evening and I unintentionally gave it another three hours of my time, so I begrudgingly admit it must have some power to captivate and entertain. The early forest scenes look far more cartoony in 2d though (oh shit have I inadvertently made an argument for 3d? my bad); and the finale with the most absurdly gung-ho military commander in movie history jumping out of an exploding plane in a giant exoskeleton and having a knife fight with jake (while still in exoskeleton) is RIDICULOUS.
― ledge, Sunday, 25 March 2012 22:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
don't bring a knife to a spearfight
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 25 March 2012 22:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
the finale with the most absurdly gung-ho military commander in movie history jumping out of an exploding plane in a giant exoskeleton and having a knife fight with jake (while still in exoskeleton) is RIDICULOUS.
in the best possible way!
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Sunday, 25 March 2012 23:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Cameron is at the bottom of the ocean btw
― catbus otm (gbx), Monday, 26 March 2012 00:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
thank god
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 March 2012 00:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
layup
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Monday, 26 March 2012 00:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
"james cameron might DIE which admittedly would be p compelling"^
― Lil T the Bowed Jet (forksclovetofu), Monday, 26 March 2012 20:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Surely this dude has a 3-D cabin cam running, no? They could insert him as a bumper into "Titanic 3-D."
"Are you ready to go back to "Titanic" ... with me?"
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 March 2012 21:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
am i the only one that thinks it's actually p rad that james cameron went to the bottom of the ocean in a bright green submarine? i guess i kinda like holding onto the idea that not everything that happens involving a famous person is necessarily despicable. the ocean is tremendous!
― catbus otm (gbx), Monday, 26 March 2012 23:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Was reading a book about big disastrous movie productions recently, and it included Abyss. Cameron's a trained physicist, among other things, which surprised me (though it fits with the attention to detail he gives to _most_ of his special effects stuff, in terms of making it look/feel right. Boobs on egg-layers aside, of course.)
― Not only dermatologists hate her (James Morrison), Monday, 26 March 2012 23:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
no, it is really cool. i cant wait to see the footage
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 00:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Cameron's a trained physicist, among other things
― Not only dermatologists hate her (James Morrison), Monday, March 26, 2012 7:42 PM (1 hour ago)
Cameron enrolled at Fullerton College, a 2-year community college, in 1973 to study physics. He switched to English, then dropped out before the start of the fall 1974 semester.[18]
dont think that really qualifies, sort of like when metal dudes claim to be classically trained, going to the bottom of the sea is sweet but hes not doing it for anything but his own amusement, i mean theres a reason people went there first 50 years ago and didnt go back, theres nothing a guy can do that a lil robot or a camera on a string or w/e cant, camerons nerdly seriousness re being an explorer or physicist or w/e is so v lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 01:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Going places is cool though.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 01:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
Instead of going to work tomorrow I'm gonna just send in a lil robot.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 01:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm sending a string
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 01:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
tying one around my finger to remind myself to go
― Lil T the Bowed Jet (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 02:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
:( my book mislead me
― Not only dermatologists hate her (James Morrison), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 03:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Cameron is totally self-taught when it comes to science stuff and in particular undersea exploration, but I want to say he's been a significant contributor to the field, not just financially but (obviously) directly as well.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 04:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
directorly u mean?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 04:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Directorly, too, but also directly (as in, he designs submarines and cameras and tech and goes diving all the time). But he also films what he does.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/james-cameron-on-chinese-filmmakers-censorship-and-potential-co-productions/
From now on Cameron will be dedicating his time to diving and making Avatar sequels. That's it.
"I’ve divided my time over the last 16 years over deep ocean exploration and filmmaking. I’ve made two movies in 16 years, and I’ve done eight expeditions. Last year I basically completely disbanded my production company’s development arm. So I’m not interested in developing anything. I’m in the “Avatar” business. Period. That’s it. I’m making “Avatar 2,” “Avatar 3,” maybe “Avatar 4,” and I’m not going to produce other people’s movies for them. I’m not interested in taking scripts. And that all sounds I suppose a little bit restricted, but the point is I think within the “Avatar” landscape I can say everything I need to say that I think needs to be said, in terms of the state of the world and what I think we need to be doing about it. And doing it in an entertaining way."
He is also "in awe" of Zack Snyder, the only new filmmaker that blows him away.
― DavidM, Monday, 7 May 2012 20:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
this fuckin guythank god he's not working for DC or marvel i guess
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 7 May 2012 21:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
watched avatar again a few weeks ago
still sucks
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
he is the only person alive who is still stuck in that universe
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Avatar sucks
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
i can see exactly why Cameron would love Zack Snyder
i have yet to rewatch Avatar. i know i will cringe throughout even though i enjoyed it as theatre spectacle.i sort of hope the 2nd movie will be really good, a la Empire Strikes Back or Aliens, though i have a feeling it could easily be worse than Temple of Doom...
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Loved the shit out of Avatar in the theater. Have not rewatched since then.
― Hierophantiasis (Jon Lewis), Monday, 7 May 2012 22:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
maybe “Avatar 4,”
*prays*
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
cameron is so fucking hate-able
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
for the most popular movie of all time its kind of amazing how a year or two later it has zero cultural currency at all... am i wrong about that?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
i kind of felt that way two weeks after it came out!
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's the "jolson sings again" of 2009
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
to be fair i kind of like "jolson sings again"
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
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― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, May 8, 2012 12:11 AM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
cameron is eminently, definitively hateable, and yeah, avatar's currency did evaporate pretty much upon issuance. i did dig it though, and am looking forward to the sequel. pity me if you must.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
"am looking forward to the sequelsequels. pity me if you must."
I've asked this before, but did this movie make an impression on the most impressionable? On 11 and 12 year old kids? Do kids play Avatar? Do they dress in Avatar costumes?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 11:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean, I'm sure Cameron does, but other than him?