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Language: English
Director : James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron
Release Date: 18 December 2009 ( USA )
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Film Editing: James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E.Rivkin
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Just back from the premiere of the movie.What can I say- visually its so stunning,you just cant help being spellbound.For all those who want to know if there’s a story and whether its just the VFX work which rules, fear not for there’s certainly something in store for all the viewers.But of course quite often the visuals take supremacy over the story.In terms of performances Sam Worthington is very good & after Terminal Salvation and now Avatar,he is now all set to hit big league ( I’m now waiting for his next- Clash Of The Titans ).
“I See You ” is what is buzzing in my ears now.Its a 4.5 star rating for me.Watch it in 3D if you can to enjoy the movie in the best possible way.
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I envy you sirjee
Was wondering what movie was Terminal Salvation.
Heard that the lady who played Ellen Riplay has also performed very well.
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Oops my bad, sorry for the typo.it should be Terminator Salvation & not Terminal Salvation
Jahan- Ellen Riplay? oh! you mean Sigourney Weaver, well she’s quite good too as Dr.Grace.
a big kudos to James Cameron for making this movie.
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Yup. James Cameron…. hmm, I go to theatre and see the posters of this movie written ‘From the director of Titanic’. It disturbs me because I dont see Cameron as a romance and drama director. he is an Action-Sci/fi director. His other films are much better than Titanic but yea Titanic is the most popular.
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Really liked The Abyss, and i liked Terminator more than T2. Dunno why Abyss failed, it had some great special effects, acting, drama, action scenes, perfect entertainer.
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Havent seen his Pirhanna 2 but I feel that Titanic was his weakest since he hit big with Terminator. I may be little biased because I’m more of a sci/fi-action fan and feel that Titanic was tending towards chick-flick.
I personally like his former wife Kathryn Bigelow’s movies as well. Point Break is one of my favourite action flick from the 90s.
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Just out of the paid preview. Spellbinding it is. Like Titanic, this one is made by the heart and to be viewed with the heart. I am actually searching for words. Will post a longer note a couple of days later. 5 stars from me!
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I dont think we should even allow anyone to comment on an experience called Avatar as a gesture of respect for this god level creation
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Just beyond the world experience. James Cameron has created his separate universe with Avatar. Watch it in 3D for sure. Experience is unforgettable.
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Just returned from Avatar. I completely agree with what Supern said.
How would you limit a film like AVATAR in 5 Stars.
10 out of 5 from me.
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as a mere formality.. here are 5 stars..
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I never ever want to watch a film that is not 3D and not IMAX
Loved it. The Visuals are stunning. My fave cast member was Zoe Soldana. She brilliant. The story is well rounded but has no surprises in store. Which is good, so you can immerse yourself completely into the visuals without having to concentrate on the story.
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WOW….Thats what I can say….Must watch for anyone movie buff….Cameron is truly a Gamechanger.
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I think it would be stupid of me if i try to put the experience in words. Its not just next level in cinema but even in what imagination can ever achieve.
I dont like assigining stars but have to do that because otherwise it may take it to be 0 stars and spoil the overall rating.
Lets not treat it as any other film because its something else
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literally out-of-the-world experience, esp in 3D. the world shall be divided into two from now on: those who have watched Avatar and those who have not!
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then in many sub categories like who have seen it once, 2-5 times, 6-10 times, more than 10 and so on.
mine count upto now: 1
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Slight correction – those who have watched Avatar and those who will.
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great movie :yahoo: :wacko:
:bow:
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Avatar has set the bar really high in terms of visuals. Entertaining and Spectacular, its a treat to watch. I see it sweeping the Globes and the Oscars. Definately in my top 2 movies for the year.
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loved the whole experience.
seemed slow at the beginning, but all was justified after watching the climax. all the slow parts are just the build up to making you love the planet and its people. i should stop talking and leave the rest to you guys when you go and watch it. and guys please watch it in 3d.
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PLUS: Stunning visuals, Breakthrough technology, Sigourney Weaver
MINUS: weak screenplay / stale storyline rounded off with lackluster dialogues.
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Well said bro. I think they need to get over the cliche’s, which the movie is full of.
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4.5 stars rounds off to five heh heh. James Cameron ain’t the king of the world for nothing. :bow: :bow: :bow:
So many wondrous things. But in this age of hyper cut action (a la Transformers 2), JC shows how to do action where you can actually SEE what’s going on.
Boy was I moved. I nearly had tears at the midway point (no spoilers from me). Emotional involvement.
Now to get back to Mumbai and watch it again in 3D!!!!!
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AVATAR is predictable as it can get, BUT… BUT… the effects are soo soo brilliant you can not possibly miss this one! James Cameron redefined “LARGER-THAN-LIFE”!
Catch the 3D version!
Cheers!
Shivam Sharma
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One of the most overrated films ever.
It insults your intelligence like hell. It’s soft sci-fi going much softer.
1 star for it’s effects only.
Watch District 9 instead, again and that would much more enjoyable.
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if you had any intelligence you would not have said this.
the story was original and the visuals are not seen ever. If District 9 was a good movie then AVATAR is 100 times better.
so please think before you make any comment on movies. if u does so then your intelligence might be questioned.
ITS AN AMAZING MOVIE AND NOT TO BE MISSED AT ALL.
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@ raja
The story was original?…have u seen amitabh-rajesh khanna starer namakharaam…similar story line.
I am not alleging James Cameroon of plagirization. But, The story is indeed stale and if not for the effects, the movie would hsvr fallen flat. No inspiring performances, mundane dialogues, was more of a documentary.
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it’s movie magic, man! just chill!
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Remember the scene where the lady scientist was shot and the Na’avi-s were praying for her life ? The movie was feeling so ridiculous that at that point, I was almost expecting an old Bollywood-like scene where someone is dying and they pray before a Hindu deity (usually krishna) and the dying person gets back his life.
And when Neytiri said: “There have been only 5 or 6 people who have been able to tame the Toruk”, I told my friend, “There you go— that’s gonna be the final clinching point of the story when our hero tames the Toruk.” And of course, he did that. And then when Jakesully lands among the Na’avi-s with his new pet, of all the lamest words that James Cameron could come up with at that time, he chose “Toruk Makto”.
You know what, bro, we are among the minority who cannot dissociate a movie’s content from its expression. With such ridiculous, lame, childish plot, I don’t think even a 4D experience would have helped.
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bang on bro…
the visuals are to die for….but that’s it…
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THIS IS VISUAL NIRVANA. cant get back watch it again. And again… !
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Needs more than 5 stars!
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I saw the night show….and the images haunted me for hours afterwards …..need I say more ??
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awesome …awesome …awesome…….but just had a feeling that maybe i wouldn’t have liked it so much if i had not seen it in 3D. But what the heck….my first 3D movie and am glad that this was the first, it literally was the baap of all movie watching experiences…
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AVATAR: Eragon+ Predator+ Universal Soldier+ Apocalypto + loads of money + patience.
Mother of all fantasy extravaganza. Had it been in Bollywood, 5 songs would have been easily squeezed in , including one sad remix and one item number.
Enjoyed !
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Avataar is a technically brilliant Bollywood movie…I feel,James cameroon has taken inspiration from bollywood movies..:)
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Off late many such movies have been made in Hollywood. especially the biggies like Spider-Man 3, Superman Returns.
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Avatar mesmerized me…. Bar raised by James Cameron will be tough to beat. Everything in the film is spellbound, right from VFX to emotional aspect and the most beautiful character in the film is of Zoe Saldana as Neytiri, she is a too adorable…
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Come and be a part of Pandora…
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As Gulzar-saab told long time back
“Bahut khubsurat hain…haar baat lekin…
Agar dil bhi hoti to kya baat hoti ….”
Avatar is stunning in visuals but as for the story-line it’s kiddish…Ferngully had better storyline for sure.
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Have I seen a better movie than Avatar? Well, yes. Have I had a better movie watching experience? No, never. And its not just about the spectable and millions of dollars well spent. Its about raising the bar and changing the way we look at movies.
Cameron has been to a great extent responsible for the way we watch cinema in India. Titanic was the reason for many theatres across the country to get dolby digital installed. Places like patna and ranchi got its first dolby digital theatre only when titanic got its theatrical release. Now Avatar is responsible for 3D revolution across theatres in India. Bravo Cameron!
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english language is inadequate to describe an experience that is Avatar…i just feel fortunate to be part of the generation that is seeing this on big screen because how much ever the home-viewing technology develops further it can never replace the sheer joy of watching Avatar on big screen
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Super awesome technology. Great visuals! But not my type of film. I like more organic and plot driven films but that’s just me. The effort and perseverance deserves a huge thumbs up.
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hehehe
Echoed me here buddy. 
Will surely watch it anyway..
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three and a half stars would have been more appropriate…I though Miyazaki’s Mononoke had a direct influence on Na’vi mythology…enjoyable nevertheless…
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I thinked earlier that the movie is just about the destruction & action,but the movie i sawn is very different which i was thinked before watching the movie,james cameron did an excellent work on action and love. its just one of the favorites of my movie list.
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The story is a cliche,they ve mixed matrix,lord of the rings(the talk about the real world and all the clans coming together and i thot even the animals looked the same as in Lord of the Rings) The film gave me a sense of dejavou,many aspects were familiar yet i cant pick a single scene which is lifted.The horses looked similar to the bikes in A.I.(have anyone noticed that??:))The affair between jake and that girl looked forced,though i guessed that it was coming.And they have also brought about an environmental dimension to it,which is a hot topic now.This is one movie which i would call as fully commercial ,theres something in it for everyone even a bit of melo-drama
for the fans of bollywood pot boilers,but i must admit that there was a message about living in harmony with nature and about mans arrogance,though the message looked like a cliche to me.Still the movie is directed very well,the action is superb,the dialogues and the one liners are wacky.
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An amazing experience!
Leave aside everything else, they had a whole new language created for the movie!!
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Spell bounding visual effects … predictable story
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There is nothing good to be said that can match this incredible experience, so I will say one negative….I did not like Sigourney smoking cigarettes (in 2154 no less!)
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AVATAR is a simple – even predictable – tale. The magic is in the telling. An experience more than a movie. James Cameron is indeed the King of the World (of film making)!
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Enjoyed the movie!thoroughly entertaining.James Cameron take a bow! :bow:
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Good watch… amazing, painstakingly created animation and visuals … no new content… like Titanic, James Cameron, with the mammoth budget, understandably takes the regular, non imaginative, safe-bet route in the thematic, story, characterization and even the lines…
It does awe you, but without troubling the grey matter… No need to waste your energy to find non-existent relationships with Hindu Mythology, symbology and what not… even the allegorical US Vs Iraq invasion is at the most superficial level….
However, too much of graphics is not my cup of tea, especially when applied to represent human emotions.. Its like wearing condoms.. however thin may the material be…the real act is something else altogether…
Gollum was fine.. but not hours together of their blue versions…
Those who donot care, enjoy this animation drama…
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Alien invasion with a twist. Here humans are the evil aliens who invade another planet.
Other themes run throughout the movie but they come up rather superficial. Still, it’s a great watch not only because of its visual treat but it also gives something to ponder afterward, no matter how minimal or cliched.
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I think watching it in dubbed hindi would be more fun.
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Dont know about English but I did watch it in Hindi in IMAX. Kinda tricked because the multiplex was showing it in both Hindi and English and according to the newspapers the timing when I went to watch the movie was for the English version.
Anyway, it was fun.
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haha haha haha… finally … monday .. got my tickets… ll be putting my stars up ….
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Monday? Bahut door hai bhai.
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aur koi chaara nahi hai yaar… trying to get the Imax tickets only… and its sold out like crazy … one of the rare time it has happened to me in US… warna I got tickets for anyflick I tried … newz, m off on a vacation till sunday so guess wont bother much
BTW, there is this other movie… 2009 ka SDM…. called Up in the Air… havent seen it yet, but this movie is picking up big time… so I guess it will be a one of the reccos…
N yeah, finally watched Donnie Darko, and then saw it 6 other times… one HECK of a movie!! Still can connect dots!!! awesome
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Havent watched any movie this year which are running for the Oscars. I’m too busy watching Hindi films.
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Surprisingly none of the hindi movies of late have compelled me to watch them yaar… including Paa, De Dhan Dhana Dhan, and Rocket Singh… wierd for a hindi movie buff like me… guess the TV shows are giving more flimy fun like roadies and stuntsvilla or something… and then of course the news channels… you gotto check this one out… a news channel covering a show called “sarkar ki duniya” shreiking this is the most ashLEEL show on earth… damn the news channel make it so much more ashLEEl!
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Watch it in 3D and IMAX if you have it in your city – Will blow you off. Visual treat !!!
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Do NOT miss this!!!
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OVERWHELMING VISUALS, UNDERWHELMING STORY ACTUAL RATING IS 3 1/2 STARS WHICH IS JUST FOR THE VISUALS!
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What an experience it was!
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i saw many comments and compliments above..yes this may be true ,AVATAR is one of the expensive
movie in holly wood.It really rocking in asia.People are enjyoing and waiting being excited for titanic director james camroon.This is the 3d base animated story.I really enjoyed.ifound really enjoy .awesome…….well,i was to wishing for watch about ocean or beach sceen on movie..un luckly it was not adress..i like all the squences ..but some s important and amazing scenery was not been seen on movie…
truly
santosh
kathmandu nepal.
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MY GOODNESS…….! WHAT A MOVIE..BRAVO…!!
JAMES…BEST OF LUCK..!THIS IS TRUE IT IS ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD VERY NICELY …NO DOUBT..NEXT YEAR OSCAR IS ON YOUR SIDE…
TRULY
SAN
KATHMANDU ,NEPAL
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ALL THE BEST JAMES
SAN
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Great movie. Excellent scene. Very nice drama. Action> Pasion. One of the best movies this year. One of the best scifi movie.
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after district 9…this is another coolest movie by another Canadian!
Movie does not need rating…..
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without d spl effects,d movie story is bland n is boring..i ll give only 1/2 star for this.malyalam movie,KUTTICHAATAN is d best 3d movie i ve ever seen..compared to it,this is NOTHING!!!
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I like how the technology has been used to say a simple yet powerful story that spans across time, culture and countries. The attention paid to detailing is simply amazing. On each repeat watch I seem to pick up such details and nuances in the story its simply reveling.
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3.5 stars purely for creating a parallel universe… .5 for the few emotions it stuck in … all in al predictable movie in terms of plots… anybody interested in animations, camera work … absolute must watch for them … anybody about having a screenplay and build up of story …. not exactly there, but still watch it…
Beauty about Cameroon, he still makes the simple stories in core but the conviction he still has… wow… with terminator he achieved a father/elder brother relationship for a machine that you start feeling for… Titanic had the regular poor boy rich girl love story but you felt for it, now he’s done it again… never have felt that an alien creature would look so beautiful… damn, I felt I should have that NaVi for a girlfriend! ho hum … anyways, the getting into love making mode by NaVis brought out a lot of innocence, maybe due to the over exposure of such scenes with regular people, but the girl… wow… her cries, her look everything was amazingly touching….
As it has already been pointed out, lots of mixes from eragin, universal soldier, apocalypto and theories of the US version of attacking countries for oil, the “I warned you, you dint understand my language, your problem”, strike first and call the retaliation as an act of terrorism, everything is right there and predictable…
More importantly, this one is a massive lesson for movie makers.. of how to make simple run of the mill stories yet give the treatment that makes it path breaking…. this can aaram se be a beginners guide to make your movie so much better….
Overall, Sam Worthington is dead lucky to get a plum role in such a movie…kickass camera work and creation of parallel world, once again makes you feel for the ‘aliens’… must watch at least once!!!
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Loved Pandora. But this script? I cannot believe that they did not choose to do better especially with the time & finances available for this film and the screenwriting talent there in Hollywood. Imagine this technology, this visual wizardry catching up with a screenplay as gripping as say, The Dark Knight or the Matrix!
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A very predictable story but the beauty lies in the stunning visuals and special effects. A modern day “cowboys and Indians” film with a “conserving the environment” angle thrown in. Only unlike the “bad old days”, the Indians are the good guys and win the battle.
It was nevertheless a most enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.
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Avatar was unbelievable but there is a series of books called “MEG” which would make one hell of a movie. It could be a giant blockbuster if done correctly. Curious if anyone’s has checked out the new book “HELLS AQUARIUM” by STEVE ALTEN? I know he’s been a best selling author before, but wanted to see if anyone had read this book first? It’s about the ancient prehistoric shark Megalodon, which makes the current Great White Shark look like a gold fish. Check out the trailer below, pretty awesome:
http://www.variancepublishing.com/meg-hells-aquarium-contest.html
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With all the techniques used, Cameron should have worked on the story some more.
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the original film…..
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Great movie. Especially its relevance in India was shocking.
The indian govt is acting like the villains in the film in regard with the chattisgarh-orissa forest belt by siding with the mining companies which want the govt to relocate the tribals in the forest so that they can start their work.
more on this
http://someeverybody.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/avatar-and-its-relevance-in-india-chidambaram-and-manmohan-singh-have/
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awesome movie, outstanding rating shud be given for this movie..creativity make us feel that we are in that world of blue man…
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story is boring. visual effects are amazing however it alone cannot save the movie in my opinion. Cant give 2 and 1/2 stars hence 2 stars
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I loved watching it.
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i think we all agree that the graphics were outstanding, but i thought the story was amazing too. it was a fresh, riveting take on the classic pocahontas love story, complete with breath-taking action and an awesome comeback by jakesully. keeps you interested for the entire 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Cinematic Perfection.
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Cinemtaic Perfection.
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sci-fi porn it is. boring-as-hell storyline. if there is anything that cameron can hold on to while reasoning the money and time spent, it is the visuals at *some* places (he sure watched a lot of disney animations as a kid). the usb connection is… lol :notsure: . like i read somewhere, cameron made it for the 14 yr old kid in him. wannabe with a capital W, basking in the green-is-in glory.
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only one word to describe it “UNIQUE”
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I felt Aliens was much more better in terms of story telling, Avtaar seems to be inspired by Aliens.On other hand, we should credit Cameron for Making Sci-Fi genre so popular.
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It is sad to see a “glorified” 3D movie have a higher rating than Rocket Singh, Aayirithil Oruvan, Paa, Wake Up Sid, Inglourious Basterds..and what not :notsure:
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I am more dazzled by a story which challenges me than a very stunning environment created to tell an average movie. Yeah, Avatar was an average. The movie definitely has the best special effects I’ve seen but only if it had an interesting story… I left the theater with a big disappointing IF.
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The story is the same as the Malayalam Mohanlal flick ‘Vietnam Colony’ of the early 90′s. But the concept and technicalities are a different level.
Humanity depleted of resources and attempting to exploit a different planet, renders strong support to environmental conservation.
The visual effects with 3D is very good.
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