(April 22, 2013 at 8:24 pm)apophenia Wrote:
I personally thought Avatar was shit. I saw it in omni-max, and that's about the only reason it was half enjoyable. Titanic on the other hand, is a great movie. Not one that I would likely watch repeatedly, but definitely something I would acquire on blu-ray if the price was right. The question of repeat viewings is an interesting one for me as there are movies that I've watched repeatedly in the past, but no longer do so. I don't know whether that's because those movies have worn out their welcome or what, but there are movies that would likely rank as top cinematic experiences, but aren't movies which you would watch repeatedly.
Yes, watched repeatedly in the past was also a consideration. And for that reason recent movies do not fit into the repeated watching criteria for lack of enough years since released.
Avatar has most of its attraction in the production values. Try to find the extended edition for more of the CGI and rounding out the plot which might improve it for you. But yes, it is the greedy white man against the noble, spiritual natives and nothing else.
And if you listen to the lines it was all so unnecessary. The statement is 'they have the richest deposits of whatever in 200 klicks' or some such. After traveling all those lightyears they cant move a couple hundred kilometers and avoid all the problems? Pardon if that makes the entire story sort of meaningless and contrived. Did no one notice this problem all the while they were creating the movie? They did not have to include that line in the final cut.
