^from that "we might have another Speed Racer on our hands here".
I AM NOW PSYCHED!
― DavidM, Friday, 21 August 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Looks stupid.
― Alex in SF, Friday, 21 August 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
That looks JUST A BIT Kincade in space.
― gossip and complaints (suzy), Friday, 21 August 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
what a horrifying reveal. The guy who made such cold, dark science fiction is now making a garish, tacky fantasy starring furries.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 21 August 2009 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
How come there are giant rocks that can hover but the guy is stuck in a wheelchair?
Also, Papyrus font has been a no no for at least ten years now.
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 22 August 2009 01:52 (fourteen years ago) link
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How can we can we take someone's mind and put it in the body of an alien, but the guy is stuck in a wheelchair?
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 22 August 2009 02:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay, so I saw the preview before Inglourious Basterds earlier tonight..still looks kinda dopey and the blue tiger people look awful but overall it definitely makes more sense and looks better on the big screen.
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:04 (fourteen years ago) link
dude... lb... i feel u on wanting this to be good so bad but...
no.
just... no.
― fleetwood (max), Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:05 (fourteen years ago) link
i just meant it looked better on the big screen! didn't say it was gonna be good!
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:09 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah and i meant
― fleetwood (max), Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:10 (fourteen years ago) link
hey, max is giving us permission to hate something, it's been a while so let's savor the moment
― velko, Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:14 (fourteen years ago) link
fwiw I thought Waterworld worked ok on the big screen what do I know hahaha
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I sincerely hope Avatar opens with the Terminator guy pissing into a filter and drinking it...in 3D
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 03:24 (fourteen years ago) link
waterworld's trailer was way better.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 22 August 2009 04:05 (fourteen years ago) link
i agree
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 04:16 (fourteen years ago) link
so was the trailer for the new john travolta/robin williams abortion
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 04:39 (fourteen years ago) link
no mechs though
why is robin williams still getting starring roles
― abanana, Saturday, 22 August 2009 04:42 (fourteen years ago) link
he's a genie!
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 04:52 (fourteen years ago) link
The trailer looks like it's cutting back and forth between 2 different movies altogether.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 22 August 2009 07:48 (fourteen years ago) link
this shit is for furries imo
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 22 August 2009 08:26 (fourteen years ago) link
it's like blue tiger ppl fuck this
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 22 August 2009 08:27 (fourteen years ago) link
http://images.elfwood.com/art/v/m/vmegami/kiitygirl.jpg
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 22 August 2009 08:29 (fourteen years ago) link
avatar story board exclusivehttp://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Mithril/BanjoForBlueJay.jpg
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 22 August 2009 08:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://thunderbaseball.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/thundercats.jpg
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 10:07 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.mannythemovieguy.com/images/smurf.jpg
― a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful (dyao), Saturday, 22 August 2009 10:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I haven't managed to watch the trailer, but saw a bit on TV. First thoughts were "ugh/lol, furries" and "roger dean/patrick woodroffe should sue" but WTF I imagine on a big screen, in 3D, it would be an entertaining enough spectacle. I agree w/whoever it was who said it looks like a game cutscene.
― \/*|_*/-\*|) (Pashmina), Saturday, 22 August 2009 10:20 (fourteen years ago) link
The 7 Eeriest Parallels Between Avatar and Delgo
― depressed is a hugoholic (sciolism), Saturday, 22 August 2009 11:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Damage Control via io9:
Avatar Day has come and gone, poised to convert people disappointed by the trailer or confirm their worst fears. Make no mistake, though, Avatar will be a unique visual experience, but one that should probably only be experienced in 3D.I will admit that I was thrown off by the negative reactions to the trailer. I was blown away by the footage I saw at Comic Con, but I was beginning to worry that I hadn't seen the movie I thought I'd seen. But after seeing the footage again and watching the trailer a dozen more times, I'm convinced that Avatar is an evil plot by James Cameron to force people to watch their movies in the theater if they want to enjoy the full experience.The Avatar Day footage is more or less the same footage shown at Comic Con, although some scenes were truncated and a brief moment was added. They give you a taste of the immersive experience Avatar is. When a creature chases Sully in his Avatar form through the jungle, it's a visceral experience that simply wouldn't be the same in two dimensions. And when we get to stand still and really look at the background, there's the sense that you're really a visitor to Pandora, drinking in all the details of a fantastical world. Cameron and his fellows have infused these clips with an incredible amount of detail, from the way the Na'Vi ears twitch and move to a few stray moths in the background. Especially in the bioluminescent scene, Pandora feels like a real and breathing world, one with all the natural chaos of fluttering leaves and errant insects.There are certainly design choices that could attract criticism from CG enthusiasts. Na'Vi skin is opaque, rather than slightly translucent like human skin, and of the animals we've seen so far, none have fur (there are also some wearying instances of Zack Snyder-style slowed-down action). But where Cameron chooses to focus his attention, the detail is remarkable. Rocks on Pandora look like rocks; hair comes in individual strands (though it is often bound up in braids) and falls naturally; and, while the animals don't have fur, their muscles pump and pulse beneath their flesh. Even the colors are richer when seen inside the theater.All of the footage shown comes from the first half of the movie, so we don't get a very good sense of how the story will unfold. But the method behind Avatar's marketing madness is becoming clearer; no footage on your computer or TV can live up to the experience of seeing it in the theater, and Fox is hoping that Avatar Day word of mouth can sell tickets to the movie in a way no promo clips or trailer ever could.
I will admit that I was thrown off by the negative reactions to the trailer. I was blown away by the footage I saw at Comic Con, but I was beginning to worry that I hadn't seen the movie I thought I'd seen. But after seeing the footage again and watching the trailer a dozen more times, I'm convinced that Avatar is an evil plot by James Cameron to force people to watch their movies in the theater if they want to enjoy the full experience.
The Avatar Day footage is more or less the same footage shown at Comic Con, although some scenes were truncated and a brief moment was added. They give you a taste of the immersive experience Avatar is. When a creature chases Sully in his Avatar form through the jungle, it's a visceral experience that simply wouldn't be the same in two dimensions. And when we get to stand still and really look at the background, there's the sense that you're really a visitor to Pandora, drinking in all the details of a fantastical world. Cameron and his fellows have infused these clips with an incredible amount of detail, from the way the Na'Vi ears twitch and move to a few stray moths in the background. Especially in the bioluminescent scene, Pandora feels like a real and breathing world, one with all the natural chaos of fluttering leaves and errant insects.
There are certainly design choices that could attract criticism from CG enthusiasts. Na'Vi skin is opaque, rather than slightly translucent like human skin, and of the animals we've seen so far, none have fur (there are also some wearying instances of Zack Snyder-style slowed-down action). But where Cameron chooses to focus his attention, the detail is remarkable. Rocks on Pandora look like rocks; hair comes in individual strands (though it is often bound up in braids) and falls naturally; and, while the animals don't have fur, their muscles pump and pulse beneath their flesh. Even the colors are richer when seen inside the theater.
All of the footage shown comes from the first half of the movie, so we don't get a very good sense of how the story will unfold. But the method behind Avatar's marketing madness is becoming clearer; no footage on your computer or TV can live up to the experience of seeing it in the theater, and Fox is hoping that Avatar Day word of mouth can sell tickets to the movie in a way no promo clips or trailer ever could.
― Id rather dig ditches than pull another dudes string (Pancakes Hackman), Saturday, 22 August 2009 12:02 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.candycomments.com/images/comment_sets/images/yeah-right.gif
― fleetwood (max), Saturday, 22 August 2009 12:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Cameron stans beginning to pedal hard.
Hey, hopefully it will live up to all this big talk - if only on the cinema screen. From here though it looks like the "revolution" is off.
― DavidM, Saturday, 22 August 2009 12:59 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb50GMmY5nk
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 August 2009 13:46 (fourteen years ago) link
this looks like something i would have drawn in my notebook during history class
― chip dumstorf, Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link
but with smaller boobs
pics or we don't believe you.
― DavidM, Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i stopped drawing that shit after a girl sitting next to me saw it and asked to be moved to a different assigned seat.
story of my life.
― chip dumstorf, Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm convinced that Avatar is an evil plot by James Cameron to force people to watch their movies in the theater if they want to enjoy the full experience
What is with this crap. If the story looks stupid then it ain't gonna fly.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
James Cameron...Freemason?
― i have the new brutal truth if you want it (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:38 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5y-66M4G9E
― Id rather dig ditches than pull another dudes string (Pancakes Hackman), Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:47 (fourteen years ago) link
that might as well be a documentary, just replace boobs with spikey nipples for dicks
― chip dumstorf, Saturday, 22 August 2009 20:54 (fourteen years ago) link
How long ago did Final Fantasy come out? This trailer really defines 'meh'.
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 23 August 2009 17:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Shit, there was a Magic Roundabout movie?
― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Monday, 24 August 2009 00:55 (fourteen years ago) link
With Whoopi Goldberg doing a voice? What the fucking fuck?
― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Monday, 24 August 2009 00:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Please do yourself a favor and read the Avatar article in the new Entertainment Weekly. They're discussing the likelihood of the movie's success based on near-universal praise from the fan community. Choice quote:
While some naysayers called the dialogue cheesy, other audience members were blown away: "My eyeballs were raped" was a common sentiment on Ain't It Cool News. (In fanboy-speak, that's a good thing.)
Uh.
― I HEART CREEPY MENS (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 14:38 (fourteen years ago) link
hahahahahaha talk about spin
― crappy, use her name (latebloomer), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 14:50 (fourteen years ago) link
preliminary digging on AICN (which btw: gross) shows that EW did actually get that correct
― a fact-checker with The New Yorker magazine (HI DERE), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 14:53 (fourteen years ago) link
EWw
― crappy, use her name (latebloomer), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 14:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Seeing the trailer the other day waiting for Inglourious Basterds did it no favors on the big screen.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 15:07 (fourteen years ago) link
it's weird to me how dead the blue people's eyes look...you get the feeling that the character designers purposely made their eyes almost anime-size to try to get a more lifelike effect, but it just doesn't work
― tony dayo (dyao), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 15:10 (fourteen years ago) link
James Cameron is a weird dude:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/10/the_truth_about_james_cameron.html
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 19 October 2009 19:32 (fourteen years ago) link