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[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

Everyone just wants to dogpile on the Avatar movies and I don't get why. It happened with Titanic too, which is coincidentally a James Cameron movie.

I like them. I think they're fun and entertaining and they're a fuckin joy to watch because of how gorgeous Pandora is. I'm excited for the 4th and 5th movies to see how this series will end up playing out. I also liked this third one the best.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 8 points 9 months ago

You have to turn your brain off and just enjoy the eye candy. I think some people struggle to do that, which is fair, the films had terrible plots.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I mean... Generic maybe, but not terrible imo. I enjoy the story.

And tbh I fucking love Quaritch in the sequels. They honestly made him a pretty compelling character, and I'm really enjoying his evolution.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 4 points 9 months ago

That's fine, but what is a terrible plot if not a generic, predictable one? In the second film, an entire army just disappears, I'd say that alone is pretty terrible writing.

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago

I agree, the hate boner that people have for the Avatar movies is bizarre. Of the two movies this post is about the third Avatar was so much more entertaining.

I am stoked for the fourth and fifth ones.

[-] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

IMO, the Avatar movies are art projects. People go in expecting something with a better story, but James' movies are artistically astounding and pushing the limits of current technology.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Pretty much. I still like the story, as I enjoy world building and nerdy shit like that, but I recognize that they're more kind of tech demos. Absolutely gorgeous and immaculate tech demos.

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 3 points 9 months ago

I thought the first two movies were very boring but I understand why people find a movie series about 10 foot tall almost naked cat people appealing. We've all dreamed about it.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Still haven't seen it. Last one was mostly boring.

[-] mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca 12 points 9 months ago

3rd one is worse. It’s like a repeat of the 2nd. I thought they were gonna reveal some kind of new fiery, volcanic world to explore. But no. Same played out bad guy, same water world. They introduced a new bad gal (who was the most interesting part), but then that didn’t really go anywhere.

[-] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 9 months ago

It’s like a repeat of the 2nd

But that's already a repeat of the first one.
James Cameron has discovered the infinite money glitch!

[-] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

But bro, it's so good, bro. Bro, just grab a bro and – Bro, just watch it, bro.

(If you haven't seen the movie, that's the gist of the first 85 minutes)

[-] mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Oh god. That was so cringe!🤣

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

iMax

look inside

90% digital effects

[-] gjoel@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago

90% sounds low...

[-] oyo@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

I feel like there is some mass mind control delusion thing going on. You're telling me everyone is going to see these but nobody talks about them?

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Well-deserved victory over quality-slop.

[-] EverXIII@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Am I de only one who dislike Avatar? Even the very first one wore out in a few minutes...

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago
[-] Boolean@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Ya but the real gas is that Zootopia2 has fully bested Avatar3 at the box office: (Boxofficemojo.com) Zootopia2 - $1.77 billion Avatar3 - $1.415

[-] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago

You mean, Avatar, Book Three: Fire? Wasn't the second one also a ripoff of Book One: Water? How is this entire series naming convention not a blatant ATLA ripoff?

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