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Pike 13,459 posts
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BinaryBob101 27,756 posts
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Registered 12 years agoDemikaze wrote:
Oh, the what now? Tribal aliens with bows and arrows vs. an invading force.
So... it's the Ewoks vs. the Imperials then... except ONE MAN is caught in the middle. /o\
That's a good analogy there Demi. Cameron's gone all Lucas. Sadly, I spy The Phantom Menace. -
oceanmotion 17,358 posts
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Registered 18 years agoCameron got a furry fetish. At least it's not Spielberg's attempts at Aliens. -
Demikaze 6,692 posts
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Registered 12 years agoYes, maybe there's a twist halfway through and we realise that the Navi are pretending to be into all their hippy claptrap because they have to be brutally slain in order to enter the afterlife.
Then we can cheer the Americans as they nuke them from orbit. -
Pac-man ate my wife wrote:
I didn't say it wasn't, for fucks sake. I DIDN'T SAY IT WASN'T. I did, however, say that filming this in 3D isn't going to make it a compelling story, which someone hypothetically postulated was the big marketing hook that the hype was being hung on.
MrED209 wrote:
I'm intrigued by the idea of a film whose story relies on being told in 3D for it to work. Genuinely - what was it?
Your obsession with story being the be all and, more importantly, the end all of a film is strange.
I'm sure they could have shot Lawrence Of Arabia on a mobile phone but it wouldn't have been half the film it is in 70mm.
Story needs to be coupled with form for it to be great.
Filming it in 3D will make it look all nice. But if the story is crapola, it won't make it 'more compelling'. It'll just make it look nice. Anyone that is in any doubt that the 3D is there purely for eye candy really needs to get a grip.
Now then, you also jumped the gun on the comment you're responding to. Someone on the previous page said they had seen a film in 3D in which the medium was in fact essential to the story, and I'm saying - cool! What was it, I'm interested!
Now back off, thanks. Nothing to see here. -
Demikaze 6,692 posts
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Registered 12 years agoAlso, their huge eyes remind me of the Don't Drug and Drive advert that's kicking around the TV at the mo. -
BinaryBob101 wrote:
Ok, I just showed this to my ten year old Son to gauge his reaction. His face lit up like a Christmas Tree and at first he was pretty speechless. In fact, the only words he could get out were, "AWESOME", and "COOOOOOOOOOOL, CANNOT WAIT!"
Maybe we're all missing something here.
He also mentioned that the music was very good. On that, I'd have to agree.
Yes, methinks everyone was worked up for hardcore sci-fi, when really Cameron is leaning towards to teen/family audience. In which case there'll be a lot of happy kids come Christmas. -
oceanmotion 17,358 posts
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Registered 18 years agoIt looks kinda Star Wars shit, like I-III shit then some. -
Telepathic.Geometry 12,422 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI just watched the trailer, and I rescind all of my doubts. I think it looks epic, and I for one can't wait for it. 
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Heh, to be Star Wars style shit it'll have to tie itself down so much in story and plot elements everything else will be lost in the mire.
Also, notice how it says "from the director of Titanic". And the last shot. It's a family movie. -
It really, really is. -
Demikaze 6,692 posts
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Registered 12 years agoA family movie is fine - Men In Black was, and that was great - but does it have to be so uninspired? -
Demikaze 6,692 posts
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Registered 12 years ago(Oh God, I've become one of those people who judges something after seeing a minute's worth of footage) -
About once a year I have a look at some of the frothing rage that comes up in the AICN fanboy er I mean comments section.
[code]Wow the haters are out already huh?
by kwisatzhaderach
Back...back to your Abrams/Bay/McG shit. The moment where Worthington smiles at his avatar tells you all you need to know, you're in the hands of someone that actually know how to make films.[/code]
Huh? So he smiled at his avatar and... that's an indicator that Cameron can "make films"? God the internet is stupid. -
I've seen it three times so far.
Looks amazing. I think some people had either their expectations a little too far. -
It looks expensive but I have absolutely no idea what to make of it plotwise. But it looks like it's going to be loud and long and dull.
Of course it might be completely different, I'll have to wait and see. -
BinaryBob101 27,756 posts
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Registered 12 years agoBut, sadly Demi, that's what the trailer's all about now, innnit?
sjh, it actually said: From the director of The Titanic. Why the fuck did they put a 'The' in front of it? At least it doesn't appear it will be weighed down in plot and politics. Maybe on screen once the grain is restored it'll look better anyway. Also, maybe it needs more colour correction, maybe those aren't final renders. I assume work will carry on right up to release which is almost four months away. Maybe Cameron's trying to dial down expectation with this trailer.
Maybe, I said maybe far too many times. -
It looks really really emo.
Not a huge fan of the visual style either, for what it's worth. Way too clean. -
Yeah, the flatmates have now seen it and they're not geeks. They're definitely into it.
"Even if it's not particularly great, it'll be worth seeing. If it's good it'll be very good." Said one.
I have to agree. I was a bit standoffish about the Navi designs but I can see what he's doing with them. -
Demikaze 6,692 posts
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Registered 12 years agoSo, humans = bad guys, aliens = good guys. Man as Avatar falls in love with young Navi girl and finds himself torn - but sides with good aliens because the men are bad. -
oceanmotion 17,358 posts
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Registered 18 years agoNew planet, cool lifeforms.
Send in the military.
We don't like you.
They have good stuff.
Lets spy on them.
Cool tuff
Guilt
Fall in love.
Furry sex scene.
Honesty.
You bastard.
Battle commences.
This is wrong.
I don't give a shit. Fuck yeah.
Death.
Nooooo.
Battle resumes.
Space view.
Humans are inevitable cunts.
The End. -
PearOfAnguish 7,573 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHow are blue aliens and big stompy mech suits 'emo' ? Is there a deleted scene where the blue aliens cut themselves while listening to My Chemical Romance? -
Demikaze 6,692 posts
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Registered 12 years agoCameron even says that in an interview that mankind is after resources and that the Navi live in harmony with the planet's nature. Reminds me of the American Old West. -
PearOfAnguish wrote:
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How are blue aliens and big stompy mech suits 'emo' ?
That accounts for, like, 90% of Manga! -
PearOfAnguish 7,573 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDemikaze wrote:
Cameron even says that in an interview that mankind is after resources and that the Navi live in harmony with the planet's nature.
I didn't like that movie when it was called Star Trek Insurrection. -
BinaryBob101 27,756 posts
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Registered 12 years agosquarejawhero wrote:
I have to agree. I was a bit standoffish about the Navi designs but I can see what he's doing with them.
What's he doing with them? And, are your flatmates ten? -
I for one can't wait for the war scenes. They'll be immense.
Aliens versus actual guns? C'mon! Brill. -
chiefian 475 posts
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Registered 13 years agoNow then, you also jumped the gun on the comment you're responding to. Someone on the previous page said they had seen a film in 3D in which the medium was in fact essential to the story, and I'm saying - cool! What was it, I'm interested!
Now back off, thanks. Nothing to see here.
Sadly I don't recall the short-movie, but it was a collection of Pixar 'shorties' in 3D and one was specifically designed for 3D. It was Tom and Jerry-esque, ladders swinging out towards the audience, whacky camera angles taking you down holes and around tight corners into waiting jaws.
Yo make a good point though, 3D alone cannot make a story compelling.
This link worked for me if anyone is still struggling to see the trailer.
I'm not sure what I think of the trailer yet. It didn't explain any of the story and just looked pretty, up until the blue-kids showed up. I know the premise behind the movie.
Not sure what to make of those yet. They're just not proportional at all (yeah yeah I know, they're aliens).
Mechs ftw though. The only good thing in Matrix Revolutions was those bad boys.
And Zoe Saldana is a beautiful beautiful actress. She better not be CG! -
Ged42 7,985 posts
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Registered 14 years agoBig stompy mech suits = Sold
The rest of it looks pretty good too -
WooHoo!!! wrote:
New planet, cool lifeforms.
Send in the military.
We don't like you.
They have good stuff.
Lets spy on them.
Cool tuff
Guilt
Fall in love.
Furry sex scene.
Honesty.
You bastard.
Battle commences.
This is wrong.
I don't give a shit. Fuck yeah.
Death.
Nooooo.
Battle resumes.
Space view.
Humans are inevitable cunts.
The End.
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