I have seen Star wars at least 50 times and Avatar twice now. I honestly can not think of one single thing the two movies have in common other than they are both ground breaking Sci-Fi films for their respective time periods.
I can understand the comparison to 'Dances with wolves' but Cameron already admitted as much, and he seems to be perfectly OK with it.
And if the story were any more involving than it is, it would take away from the incredible never before seen special effects. The whole thing works together as a package.
Phenomenal movie. I don't see movies often, maybe a couple a year in theaters.. Hadn't planned on this, naver plan to see a movie (However, I will for the 3rd Batman by Nolan if he chooses to make one), but saw this last friday on opening night in 2D, not even a great theater, and loved it. Watched it online the next night, and I still want to see it a 3rd time in 3D. Great movie.
Awesome movie in every sense of the word, cant remember the last movie I saw that was this good and packed with that much feeling. I've got a feeling that republicans must hate this movie though. Nothing worse than enjoying a movie that goes against the idea that its ok to destroy for profit, im honestly suprised Fox News didnt organize some kind of boycott.
Avatar Is Killing The Box Office – Nearing 400 Million So Far
<SMALL>By Alex Wilhelm on December 26, 2009 </SMALL>
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Avatar, the movie that we all love, is lighting up the box office in a crazy fashion.
So far, the movie has hauled in nearly $400 million dollars. Avatar was rumored to have cost a total of between 300 and 500 million dollars, depending on how you count.
The good news: given current daily hauls, Avatar should break even, assuming the worst projections of its cost, in about a week. Take a look yourself, and check the math.
The film was quite a risk financially, putting such a large sum into an unproven franchise. The director did state that if the film was a commercial success he would create two others. Fans of the movie, let’s all go and see it again to make this happen.
Avatar is my personal pick for best picture this year, it blows away anything else that I have seen so far. Will its plot genre or production style kill its chances? We shall see, but if it does not at least get a nomination, I shall be annoyed.
Avatar has proven it folks: make a damn fine film and people will come to see it, no matter their initial reservations.
<SMALL>By Alex Wilhelm on December 26, 2009 </SMALL>
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So far, the movie has hauled in nearly $400 million dollars. Avatar was rumored to have cost a total of between 300 and 500 million dollars, depending on how you count.
The good news: given current daily hauls, Avatar should break even, assuming the worst projections of its cost, in about a week. Take a look yourself, and check the math.
The film was quite a risk financially, putting such a large sum into an unproven franchise. The director did state that if the film was a commercial success he would create two others. Fans of the movie, let’s all go and see it again to make this happen.
Avatar is my personal pick for best picture this year, it blows away anything else that I have seen so far. Will its plot genre or production style kill its chances? We shall see, but if it does not at least get a nomination, I shall be annoyed.
Avatar has proven it folks: make a damn fine film and people will come to see it, no matter their initial reservations.
