Who's going to see Avatar?

Alfred · 12-09-2009, 09:52 AM

When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I thought it was just another mindless, generic, cheesy, over-the-top PG-13 action flick like GI Joe and Transformers. But apparently James Cameron has devoted fifteen years of his life and put tons and tons of work into this movie and the special effects are really fantastic.

NSW · 12-09-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sodacake

How can you honestly expect Sherlock Holmes to be anything other than ordinary?

How can you think it will be ordinary? I think it looks like it's going to be a good action flick, but the reason I'm hesitant about it is because the Sherlock Holmes I remember wasn't exactly some fast paced action story.
I grew up watching this:

and reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (granted, it's been ages since then), and what little I remember of it doesn't seem much like this movie.

Sodacake · 12-09-2009, 10:17 AM

Because it's Guy Ritchie's first action flick, he doesn't have a proven track record and because Joel Silver is producing it, and before you say it, I'm aware he produced The Matrix and some really good action flicks in the 80's, but the man has also made a lot of god-awful movies.

Anteater · 12-09-2009, 10:29 AM

Thing is though, there was quite a bit of action in a lot of Conan Doyle's original Sherlock stories. For example, Holmes has demonstrated knowledge of the martial arts for example at several key points. But, being that physical combat or action-adventure stuff was rarely emphasized, we can only imagine some of the action that he got into between the scenes within the frameworks of the stories themselves.

Hence, although it may or may not be that great an adaption, it will certainly be interesting to see the physical prowess of Sherlock Holmes emphasized in the upcoming film.

NSW · 12-09-2009, 10:33 AM

I'm walkin with you Anteater. I'm not saying there wasn't any action, just that I don't remember it being as action packed as this movie looks to be. Regardless, I'm still really looking forward to seeing it.

boo boo · 12-09-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sodacake

Because it's Guy Ritchie's first action flick, he doesn't have a proven track record and because Joel Silver is producing it, and before you say it, I'm aware he produced The Matrix and some really good action flicks in the 80's, but the man has also made a lot of god-awful movies.

Yeah.

Including a movie so bad it almost ruined TriStar Pictures.

lucifer_sam · 12-10-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I wasted some time to reading this but I couldn't finish.

This guy's arguments just fall flat on their ass.

"OMG this movie is gonna suxk cuz it has peeps who looks like cats and theres giant robots and its a pocahontas ripoff and waaaaaaaaaaah".

bahaha. i think i figured out why you don't like the article:

WolfAtTheDoor · 12-10-2009, 01:06 PM

The main issue is that for a film hailed as a turning point in modern cinema it has been marketed as just another big bucks actioner. For the casual movie-goer there is nothing to suggest that it is anything other than what the trailers suggest - big guns and blue things. Predictions are predictions, they have no substance other than being an opinionated look into the future, I just know that I'm not excited for Avatar.

pourmeanother · 12-10-2009, 01:15 PM

I think I'll rent it, just because I'm curious to see what $500 million looks like.

jackhammer · 12-16-2009, 05:21 PM

Well we have had extended trailers over here for this but it's still not floating my boat and before you all start saying that I am bashing it for the sake of it- I AM a Cameron fan but just because he has spent so many years and lot's of green on the film doesn't mean that it's immune form criticism. I will check it out sometime but the effects STILL don't convince me and lack that fluidity of live action. Time will tell.

12-09-2009, 09:52 AM	#41 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I thought it was just another mindless, generic, cheesy, over-the-top PG-13 action flick like GI Joe and Transformers. But apparently James Cameron has devoted fifteen years of his life and put tons and tons of work into this movie and the special effects are really fantastic. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	I'm walkin with you Anteater. I'm not saying there wasn't any action, just that I don't remember it being as action packed as this movie looks to be. Regardless, I'm still really looking forward to seeing it. __________________ Hi.

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WolfAtTheDoor ironing your socks Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm in a rocknroll band. huh. Posts: 396	The main issue is that for a film hailed as a turning point in modern cinema it has been marketed as just another big bucks actioner. For the casual movie-goer there is nothing to suggest that it is anything other than what the trailers suggest - big guns and blue things. Predictions are predictions, they have no substance other than being an opinionated look into the future, I just know that I'm not excited for Avatar. __________________ *press your space face close to mine, love*

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pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	I think I'll rent it, just because I'm curious to see what $500 million looks like. __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah.

12-16-2009, 05:21 PM	#50 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Well we have had extended trailers over here for this but it's still not floating my boat and before you all start saying that I am bashing it for the sake of it- I AM a Cameron fan but just because he has spent so many years and lot's of green on the film doesn't mean that it's immune form criticism. I will check it out sometime but the effects STILL don't convince me and lack that fluidity of live action. Time will tell. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Sodacake Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 344	Because it's Guy Ritchie's first action flick, he doesn't have a proven track record and because Joel Silver is producing it, and before you say it, I'm aware he produced The Matrix and some really good action flicks in the 80's, but the man has also made a lot of god-awful movies.