I’m glad you posted this. I, too had bought in to the many righty posts and blogs that told me the leftist overtones would prevent me from enjoying Avatar.
Well, with small kids, my wife and I rarely have an opportunity to have a date night with a movie. I was determined to make this past Saturday one of those. We had intended to watch The Lovely Bones, but the online schedule didn’t match what we found when we got to the theater. We had to choose something else and reluctantly chose Avatar in 3-D.
We were BLOWN AWAY! I don’t remember ever being so immersed in a film that I forgot I was sitting in a theater. Long periods would go by that only my verbal expressions of “Whoaaaa” brought me back.
I “get” the whole message and the many examples of Cameron poking his finger in my conservative eye. But if you really want to get $15 worth of great movie-going experience, Avatar will NOT disappoint.
So there are two characters who are total Azzhats. Witnessing their obstetric proclivities makes their assured come-uppance all that more satisfying. Other than that, the CG eye candy is SEAMLESS and impressive.
I really pity those here who are so entrenched in ideology that they can’t experience 2 1/2 hours of fantasy film making which sets a new standard.
We both can’t wait to take our 11-year-old son to experience this in IMAX 3-D.
No, it’s not Citizen Kane, but for an entertainment value, sci-fi fans (or even just good movie fans) can’t go wrong watching Avatar.
“We both can’t wait to take our 11-year-old son to experience this in IMAX 3-D.”
Is it ok for an 11 year old boy? I saw the revue on Pluggedinonline and it mentioned some sex scenes and virtual nudity....
>>I don’t remember ever being so immersed in a film that I forgot I was sitting in a theater.<<
That’s the money line for me. It was what I was getting at when I said you don’t need soda and popcorn.
Did you happen to try ‘A Christmas Carol’ in 3-D? Only took 1 1/2 hours, pushed the envelope just as far and was true to the book (with one teensy tiny exception).