#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Avatar once again proves that no one does action and spectacle like Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 No matter how spectacular it was, I didn't care. Am I right, buddy TGP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Avatar once again proves that no one does action and spectacle like Cameron.Sure. But like Alex said, we've seen it all before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He's a Zimmer fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It's one of the few films I've seen in the theater and regretted making the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 The film's main theme, or "Becoming One of 'The People" AKA "I See You", was new thematic content from the composer as far as I'm aware.And it's a really beautiful melody, as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Avatar once again proves that no one does action and spectacle like Cameron.Thou speaketh the truth ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I don't think Avatar was as spectacular as people claim it to be to find virtues in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It's mostly an animation flick, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I don't think Avatar was as spectacular as people claim it to be to find virtues in it.I haven't seen the movie since its original theatre run, but it absolutely was a spectacular visual ride on the big screen. I'm talking theme park thrills here, not fucking Blade Runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Where theme park thrills are concerned, I only remember Quaritch falling down and then the ship behind him. And that's it.It's mostly an animation flick, no?Like Gravity.Ah, that one I did find spectacular. All of its scenes have been embedded in my brain since I saw it. That is an honest thrill ride without wasting time on pointless badly designed bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 The whole luminescent alien world and world class Cameron action orchestration for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I'm all for that but what about the technological aspect of making Avatar. He raised the bar, like he did with all his films.I want to see what other stories he can tell about that glorious world Pandora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 You can raise the bar by piling crap underneath it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I disagree with Chaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 That's because you like being wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Dont side with the women against me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I side with Spain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Normally so do I. Except one night in the summer of 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It's a shame BloodBoal didn't post back when Avatar was incoming. He'd probably have been the most prolific commentator on the movie, before and after seeing it. He does that doesn't he with movies he doesn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 And a few days later I'm in Spain, with Gia fucking cheering with them!Fucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 He knew.The fucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 No, i found him bland years before that.I'm the person who started the official micheal gia thread.And I payed only 20 euro for his signed Medal Of Honor, not 128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 See this is what I hate about the score. The wailing and "ethnic" elements are unbearable as always, and even when Horner is being Horner, he's been Horner better before. And considering how craptacular the film is, there's zero chance of the music being saved by some dramatic associations.I don't know what the fingerprints for this cue are, save for some cribs from APOCALPYTO. It is broad Hollywood scoring with mellow horns and stuff at the end but i think this cue and especially the bioluminescence cue that follows exist in a rather lovely sound world. It's not especially innovative but far from offensive (which unfortunately all the chanting stuff with the Glory theme slightly bended is so very much).Also action music isn't Horner's forte (anymore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I mentioned Gravity, but to be honest, where thrill rides go, Ghost Protocol is another example that comes to mind of someone doing it better than Avatar.See this is what I hate about the score. The wailing and "ethnic" elements are unbearable as always, and even when Horner is being Horner, he's been Horner better before. And considering how craptacular the film is, there's zero chance of the music being saved by some dramatic associations.I don't know what the fingerprints for this cue are, save for some cribs from APOCALPYTO. It is broad Hollywood scoring with mellow horns and stuff at the end but i think this cue and especially the bioluminescence cue that follows exist in a rather lovely sound world. It's not especially innovative but far from offensive (which unfortunately all the chanting stuff with the Glory theme slightly bended is so very much).Also action music isn't Horner's forte (anymore).I just want to mention that I looove the Apocalypto score (and I have no idea what it's a rip off of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I am not ashamed to admit that i enjoyed AVATAR in 3-D cinema, as well as GRAVITY. As theater experiences both tickled my senses even while i found the stories wanting (or, in AVATAR's case, daft even). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I enjoyed Avatar enough, but didn't find it to be spectacular in any way, neither in its action sequences nor visuals, and never felt the need to revisit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I am not ashamed to admit that i enjoyed AVATAR in 3-D cinema, as well as GRAVITY. As theater experiences both tickled my senses even while i found the stories wanting (or, in AVATAR's case, daft even).The simplicity of the first sort of fits with the concept of the film. The second is, what, 160 minutes long in the short version? Maybe if it was much shorter, and the design of the blue things looked less dumb, I would've enjoyed it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Chaac, you should not judge people based on their appearance! Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Being a Cameron movie, at least nobody can claim to have been unprepared for the judicious amounts of dialogue howlers or the moronic preachiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I enjoyed Avatar enough, but didn't find it to be spectacular in any way, neither in its action sequences nor visuals, and never felt the need to revisit it.Yup.Gravity was a more immersive and spectacular experience in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 "Immersive" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I was immersed in boredom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 You can raise the bar by piling crap underneath it! I'm BloodBoal, and I approve this message.I enjoyed Avatar enough,Someday I'll be able to read you and take you seriously. Someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 A simple case of Phantom Menace Syndrome AKA fan excitement/goodwill before the reality. Next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Plus my comments were separated by two years - and not a couple of posts in between a la BloodBoal.It's interesting to me this though - that I've had that movie response post of mine linked, because I'd forgotten about just how enthusiastic I was about The Hobbit. That movie (and trilogy) effectively turned me into the cynical bastard I am today. No more Phantom Menace Syndrome. Abrams is pretty much fucked isn't he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 You said you enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You gormless PJ fanboy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I think someone really struggles with dictionary definitions and usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 It's just fanboy against fanboy, Steef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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