Comments on: Avatar Review (12-19-09) http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/ Because bad movies and games deserve to be hurt back! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Thomas Stack http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-190505 Daniel Thomas Stack Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:33:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-190505 Not to mention the woman obsessed with getting the Great Forest Spirit's head separated from its body. She was way too ambitious and almost got the whole world killed. Its that aspect that makes me say its the same track in messaging instead of really being a foil to Avatar. Not to mention the woman obsessed with getting the Great Forest Spirit’s head separated from its body. She was way too ambitious and almost got the whole world killed. Its that aspect that makes me say its the same track in messaging instead of really being a foil to Avatar.

]]> By: veryatheringofice http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-190471 veryatheringofice Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:52:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-190471 When you said the thing about plugging into trees and animals, I thought of the series "Crest of the Stars."  There's a genetically engineered race of beings called Abh who are designed to live in space.  They have a third eye (which is like a hole in the middle of their foreheads) that they put this tiara into and then use to plug into a ship and with their sixth sense, they can feel the ship--where it is in space, whether it's damaged, etc.  They can pilot ships so well because they can feel everything the ship does and respond to environmental changes faster.  But, this race was designed for the purpose of traveling in space, so I buy the idea of them plugging themselves into a ship.  In Avatar, it sounds like they just somehow evolved that way. There was no reason for Lucas not to develop Clone Trooper costumes for the prequel.  He just CGI'd the costumes because he could.  That is improper use of CGI, as you said with the blood effects. You know what's funny about the real Pocahontas and the "White guilt" thing?  She moved to England and dressed as an Englishwoman the rest of her life. When you said the thing about plugging into trees and animals, I thought of the series “Crest of the Stars.”  There’s a genetically engineered race of beings called Abh who are designed to live in space.  They have a third eye (which is like a hole in the middle of their foreheads) that they put this tiara into and then use to plug into a ship and with their sixth sense, they can feel the ship–where it is in space, whether it’s damaged, etc.  They can pilot ships so well because they can feel everything the ship does and respond to environmental changes faster.  But, this race was designed for the purpose of traveling in space, so I buy the idea of them plugging themselves into a ship.  In Avatar, it sounds like they just somehow evolved that way.

There was no reason for Lucas not to develop Clone Trooper costumes for the prequel.  He just CGI’d the costumes because he could.  That is improper use of CGI, as you said with the blood effects.

You know what’s funny about the real Pocahontas and the “White guilt” thing?  She moved to England and dressed as an Englishwoman the rest of her life.

]]> By: veryatheringofice http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-190470 veryatheringofice Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:57:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-190470 Princess Mononoke.  The ultimate environmentalist film because it never takes sides and lets you see the positives and negatives of the forest dwellers and the people who want to mine the forests for iron. Princess Mononoke.  The ultimate environmentalist film because it never takes sides and lets you see the positives and negatives of the forest dwellers and the people who want to mine the forests for iron.

]]> By: Daniel Thomas Stack http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-190422 Daniel Thomas Stack Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:51:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-190422 Want to know what the best Cinematic Foil to this movie is? It was made in the 80's The Dark Crystal. Its not the same story its a simple quest but THERE ARE NO HUMANS IN THE MOVIE. And it HAS A HEART. This movie has no heart. Want to know what the best Cinematic Foil to this movie is? It was made in the 80′s The Dark Crystal.

Its not the same story its a simple quest but THERE ARE NO HUMANS IN THE MOVIE. And it HAS A HEART. This movie has no heart.

]]> By: Miika Kuusisto http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-179701 Miika Kuusisto Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:10:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-179701  Even Spoony found SOME things in Avatar that were enjoyable. I think most people do. But there are just some major things about that movie that irk it's critics (me included). Avatar loses to the other films with the same plot (Dances with Wolves, The Last Samurai...), cause it isn't believable and feels more like it's pushing it's message down your throat (to me). And the backlash to a film because of it's popularity and hype? Well, obviously it's harder to just pass a film with a shrug when you are hearing praise about it everywhere and you go "I thought it was just kinda alright at best, wtf is everybody going on about?". That's why you get the "backlash". If a movie isn't popular, the critique isn't going to be as vocal, cause NOBODY CARES. And really, to me it's just that based on the previous James Cameron movies, going to the theater to see Avatar, I just expected to see a better and more original movie. Avatar almost made me go "Fuck you James Cameron" as well. Well maybe more like "what were you thinking?!" Still, I enjoyed Avatar. I was entertained. But honestly I'd rate it to be about as good as the A-team movie, which I similiarly enjoyed to see... But in no way are either of those top 10 of the year movies or anything like that. 5/10 films, both of them.  Even Spoony found SOME things in Avatar that were enjoyable. I think most people do. But there are just some major things about that movie that irk it’s critics (me included). Avatar loses to the other films with the same plot (Dances with Wolves, The Last Samurai…), cause it isn’t believable and feels more like it’s pushing it’s message down your throat (to me).

And the backlash to a film because of it’s popularity and hype? Well, obviously it’s harder to just pass a film with a shrug when you are hearing praise about it everywhere and you go “I thought it was just kinda alright at best, wtf is everybody going on about?”. That’s why you get the “backlash”. If a movie isn’t popular, the critique isn’t going to be as vocal, cause NOBODY CARES.

And really, to me it’s just that based on the previous James Cameron movies, going to the theater to see Avatar, I just expected to see a better and more original movie. Avatar almost made me go “Fuck you James Cameron” as well. Well maybe more like “what were you thinking?!”

Still, I enjoyed Avatar. I was entertained. But honestly I’d rate it to be about as good as the A-team movie, which I similiarly enjoyed to see… But in no way are either of those top 10 of the year movies or anything like that. 5/10 films, both of them.

]]> By: Dazz Boam http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-179614 Dazz Boam Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:54:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-179614 Got so fucking bored watching avatar. Like spoony was saying about the guilt trip, it's been overused so much. Got so fucking bored watching avatar. Like spoony was saying about the guilt trip, it’s been overused so much.

]]> By: Nathan Ellis http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-179175 Nathan Ellis Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:46:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-179175 i just think you're all being geeky hipsters if you find nothing in avatar enjoyable. There were a few glaring cliches, was it an amazing plot? fuck no. But backlash to a film because of it's popularity and hype, and not because of it's content, is just fucking retarded. Miles makes good points, does it deserve to be on a top 30 list? not at all. but subjective opinions aside, it was a pretty cool experience. So, fuck james cameron? the guy who made the terminator and aliens? what kind of geeks are you? Is going against popular opinion really that enjoyable? i just think you’re all being geeky hipsters if you find nothing in avatar enjoyable. There were a few glaring cliches, was it an amazing plot? fuck no. But backlash to a film because of it’s popularity and hype, and not because of it’s content, is just fucking retarded. Miles makes good points, does it deserve to be on a top 30 list? not at all. but subjective opinions aside, it was a pretty cool experience. So, fuck james cameron? the guy who made the terminator and aliens? what kind of geeks are you? Is going against popular opinion really that enjoyable?

]]> By: Samuel Wiles http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-178572 Samuel Wiles Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-178572 If you want a movie like this, all you need to see is Disney's Pocahontas. If you want a movie like this, all you need to see is Disney’s Pocahontas.

]]> By: Anonymous http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-178427 Anonymous Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:27:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-178427 after all this time, after all the bile i built up for spoony on this subject and all i disagreed... he was totally and utterly 100% correct after all this time, after all the bile i built up for spoony on this subject and all i disagreed… he was totally and utterly 100% correct

]]> By: Anonymous http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/12/20/vlog-12-19-09-avatar/#comment-178428 Anonymous Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:27:00 +0000 http://spoonyexperiment.com/?p=2812#comment-178428 after all this time, after all the bile i built up for spoony on this subject and all i disagreed... he was totally and utterly 100% correct after all this time, after all the bile i built up for spoony on this subject and all i disagreed… he was totally and utterly 100% correct

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