Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:58 pm
by zzzzzzzz
Hell-haine wrote:Yes national guard. My friend and I were laughing and I said "they should show what it's really like when you're where it really stinks, disemboweled people, women crying, the human barbecues, cancer and birth defects due to uranium"
The people in front of us turned and gave us a disapproval look. UNAMERICAN!
I've been reading the hell out of these Hammer's Slammers stories written in the 70s and 80s by this nam vet/CIA interrogator, its futuristic sci-fi about war tanks that shoot molten plasma and its fucking BRUTAL. After reading some of the stories I realize James Cameron must have really liked them but pussied the ideas up even for Aliens, these stories talk about little girls brains boiling in their skull and their eyes melting down their face. Great shit!
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:22 pm
by Necrometer
Oh hey biggest grossing movie ever!
Pretty decent article about the biggest challenges in creating the movie:
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:25 pm
by John Jr.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:35 pm
by God
Mari_Mar wrote:I saw this last night in iMax 3D. It was definitely a fun time. But, now my criteria for cosmetic surgery has totally been changed!!
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:46 pm
by Necrometer
John Jr. wrote:dances with smurves
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:55 pm
by Mari_Mar
James Cameron is on campus right now, giving a presentation. I can't attend because I have to get the the release version of our software tested and ready for escalation.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:07 pm
by Necrometer
Ah, turn that frown upside down - he's pretty much a total douche whenever he's in front of the camera!
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:08 pm
by Mari_Mar
Necrometer wrote:Ah, turn that frown upside down - he's pretty much a total douche whenever he's in front of the camera!
Well, it would be neat to attend. Considering that we worked on some shots for the movie...
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:11 pm
by Necrometer
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa... I didn't realize you were full-on ILM. Oh, you are in the ILM games department, right?
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:12 pm
by amos galore
Necrometer wrote:It'll win best picture. It can't not! The competition is weak and it's an worldwide phenomenon. It's no stupider than Titanic from what I understand.
Every other movie I've seen nominated for best picture (haven't seen Hurt Locker or Blind Side) is far better than Avatar. Have you seen Up? It's one of the best movies I've seen in years. Up is a movie marketed to kids that's actually for adults. I'm excited it was nominated and I hope it wins.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:14 pm
by Mari_Mar
Necrometer wrote:Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa... I didn't realize you were full-on ILM. Oh, you are in the ILM games department, right?
I work in the R&D Department of ILM. I merged over from LucasArts last year. R&D services most of the Lucasfilm companies; ILM, LAL, LAS, and LEC.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:15 pm
by Necrometer
amos galore wrote:
Necrometer wrote:It'll win best picture. It can't not! The competition is weak and it's an worldwide phenomenon. It's no stupider than Titanic from what I understand.
Every other movie I've seen nominated for best picture (haven't seen Hurt Locker or Blind Side) is far better than Avatar. Have you seen Up? It's one of the best movies I've seen in years. Up is a movie marketed to kids that's actually for adults. I'm excited it was nominated and I hope it wins.
Up is overrated! The beginning ruled, but then 30 minutes of talking dogs? Fuck off! It's obviously in the runner-up bracket though. I'm fine with Avatar winning or not, it's not like the Oscars have ever meant anything. But I bet it'll win. It's better at what it set out to do than any of those other movies...
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:19 pm
by Iron Goldie
I'm guessing Hurt Locker will take the Oscar even though I haven't seen it. I want to though. Truthfully, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Avatar won it either. The obvious non winner is gonna be District 9. As much as I loved that movie, best picture Oscar ain't happenin'.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:21 pm
by Necrometer
Speaking of District 9 (the actual best movie on their list)... make sure you check out viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38410
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:21 pm
by amos galore
Necrometer wrote:
amos galore wrote:
Necrometer wrote:It'll win best picture. It can't not! The competition is weak and it's an worldwide phenomenon. It's no stupider than Titanic from what I understand.
Every other movie I've seen nominated for best picture (haven't seen Hurt Locker or Blind Side) is far better than Avatar. Have you seen Up? It's one of the best movies I've seen in years. Up is a movie marketed to kids that's actually for adults. I'm excited it was nominated and I hope it wins.
Up is overrated! The beginning ruled, but then 30 minutes of talking dogs? Fuck off! It's obviously in the runner-up bracket though. I'm fine with Avatar winning or not, it's not like the Oscars have ever meant anything. But I bet it'll win. It's better at what it set out to do than any of those other movies...
ha, the dogs are so over-shadowed by the love story that I don't care. christ, just thinking about that movie makes me get weepy, but Avatar made me want to cry because it was so cliche and bad. It did make me want to go to Bioluminescent Bay more than ever, though, so....there's that.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:22 pm
by Necrometer
WHAT LOVE STORY
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:24 pm
by amos galore
Necrometer wrote:WHAT LOVE STORY
if you're not joking, then I understand why you think it's overrated.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:26 pm
by Necrometer
I'm not joking. The intro montage almost made me cry, but she's dead... was she actually the house (a la The Fountain) or something?
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:32 pm
by amos galore
Necrometer wrote:I'm not joking. The intro montage almost made me cry, but she's dead... was she actually the house (a la The Fountain) or something?
no, but everything he did was for her, for their hopes as a couple, or what he believed she wanted to accomplish as their great adventure together (trip to Angel Falls)...it was a love balloon.
SPOILERSPOILER_SHOW
but then, at the end, he saw that she was happy merely with the adventure of spending life with him and the trip together to Angel Falls was actually just incidental nonetheless, he made it happen
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:34 pm
by Iron Goldie
Necrometer wrote:Speaking of District 9 (the actual best movie on their list)... make sure you check out viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38410
Thanks for the link. I'll check this out sometime later today. I found a few documentaries on various subjects in South Africa on You Tube. I could toss you some links if you want.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:35 pm
by Necrometer
Sounds like a rip-off of The Fountain to me
I got most of that stuff, but 1) she's dead, and 2) they undercut his devotion. I understand that he ended up liberated, but... I dunno. Only the flashback hit home for me!
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:40 pm
by amos galore
Necrometer wrote:Sounds like a rip-off of The Fountain to me
I got most of that stuff, but 1) she's dead, and 2) they undercut his devotion. I understand that he ended up liberated, but... I dunno. Only the flashback hit home for me!
I actually fell asleep during The Fountain. I remember not liking it, actually. Maybe I'll give it another attempt.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:41 pm
by Necrometer
Eh, the end part is the coolest, but it's certainly not for everyone. Probably my favorite movie of the '00s though.
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:28 pm
by jefferson
Re: James Cameron's AVATAR - you know... for kids!
montage almost made me cry, but she's dead... was she actually the house (a la The Fountain) or something?
nonetheless, he made it happen 
