Avatar: Four Stars

www.rogerebert.com ^ | 12/11/09 | Roger Ebert

[central_va]

I’m sure I won’t like it.

[jimbo123]

[Travis McGee]

"It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message."

Great, just what our kids need.

[C19fan]

The Na'vi survive on this planet by knowing it well, living in harmony with nature, and being wise about the creatures they share with. In this and countless other ways they resemble Native Americans.

Should slash and burn agriculture on a massive scale be considered "living in harmony with nature"? At least Mel Gibson in Apocalypto had the guts to show natives in a much more balanced light.

[ak267]

From the UK reivews, it was not the US military but mercenaries from a global mining company. I’ve heard it’s more like “Dances with Wolves” with rayguns.

“It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message”......ohhhh, that’s gonna win this crowd (FR) over.....NOT.

[ecomcon]

Hollywood can go straight to hell.

[C19fan]

Any bets on Cameron showing the child mortality rate and life expectancy of the Navi? Are they so special they do not have to worry about that.

[Viking2002]

When Big Fat Ebert likes a movie, that's the kiss of death for me.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

I’ll wait for reviews other than those from Roger Ebert, thank you. If he raves about it, I’m sure I’ll find it detestable. And if he notes some lefty bias, I’m sure it’s a Communist Manifesto.

[Borges]

So you dislike The Godfather, Apocalyspe Now, Pulp Fiction and lots of other classics...

[C19fan]

If Ebert can’t get that straight it is a meaningless distinction.

[Viking2002]

Even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut.

[Ballygrl]

With all the hype about this over the past few months I was going to see it, but when I went to the movies a few weeks ago and saw an extended preview? no way, the movie has a left wing agenda, if anyone doesn't know that, then just read this:

Link to Big Hollywood

[Borges]

In a lot of future set Sci-Fi films, the Goverment and the Corporate World are indistinguishable. Wall-E for example.

[narses]

It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message. It is predestined to launch a cult.

Page Charlie Manson.

[BenLurkin]

Roger Ebert = notorious lefty.

Just my opinion of course.

[RushingWater]

The real Avatar -

[oldleft]

To project what they think is Utopia it seems a liberal literally had to create a “Fantasy Land.”

[pcottraux]

When Big Fat Ebert likes a movie, that's the kiss of death for me.

You are aware that he lost the weight, right?

But beyond that, that's an especially cruel thing to say considering the major health problems he's had over the past few years...cancer, being in a coma for six months after a disastrous surgery, having his vocal chords removed and permanently losing his ability to speak, having to retire from television, etc.