The Avatar Thread - Page 3

Garp · 03-01-2010, 18:59

Saw this yesterday in Real3D (Dolby).

Wow... what an awfully transparent plot. As soon as they introduced any plot element you could immediately figure out exactly what was going to happen

It was very weird seeing Phoebe's stupid brother from Friends as the on-site manager. I kept expecting him to start trying to melt things.

Visually it's superb. Stunning. James Cameron has done a fantastic job setting the bar for those that follow. An absolutely solid throwing down of the gauntlet: "This is here, this is what we can do, DO BETTER!"

Contrasting the trailers that preceeded it (Shrek 4 3D, Piranha 3D.. and something else I've already forgotten) it was noticeable the completely different approach he was taking. Avatar was never felt like it was "3D for 3D sake". There was no shoving of stuff in the face, no attempt to have bullets or arrows or anything flying past. It made the 3D feel just completely natural.

The only one complaint I have was that when action on screen was fast, e.g. someone walking past right in front of the camera, there was an element of jerkiness to it. Wasn't enough to be distracting, but was there.

Wossi · 03-01-2010, 21:25

Speaking of trailers, there were no 3D trailers before the film when I went the other day, which is weird as everyone else says they saw them. Must just not be the cinema I was in then.

Kitten · 03-01-2010, 21:26

none at ours either. :/ Were you in a cineworld?

Paul is in the States though so maybe he saw newer ones than people saw here?

Tak · 03-01-2010, 21:57

We had 3d trailers ... can't remember what for though

Garp · 03-01-2010, 22:04

The trailers before the film were mainly 2D.

I've a niggling feeling I've forgotten at least another one or two trailers pre-film. It's beginning to annoy me that I'll have to watch 7-8+ trailers before a movie now.

Kitten · 04-01-2010, 12:06

We had no trailers - 3d or otherwise!

petemc · 04-01-2010, 12:53

No trailers on any IMAX film I've been to which is great.

Admiral Huddy · 04-01-2010, 17:44

Smurfs all grown up.. Didn't do it for me. To much effort on the artwork not enough on the story.

Pumpkinstew · 04-01-2010, 19:20

The trailers I remember were Shrek and some Step Up You Got High School Dance Offed clone. All the trailers were in 3D.
(Odeon, Weds night preview screening)

Pumpkinstew · 04-01-2010, 19:25

The bits that stuck out for me were the opening shot when all the new arrivals were floating about in 3D and a moment during the training when a lizard suddenly spun off a branch. Stupid I know but it just delighted me for some reason. I must have looked like a toddler waving his first sparkler about at that moment.

That feeling alone made it a tenner well spent.

03-01-2010, 18:59	#21
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Saw this yesterday in Real3D (Dolby). Wow... what an awfully transparent plot. As soon as they introduced any plot element you could immediately figure out exactly what was going to happen It was very weird seeing Phoebe's stupid brother from Friends as the on-site manager. I kept expecting him to start trying to melt things. Visually it's superb. Stunning. James Cameron has done a fantastic job setting the bar for those that follow. An absolutely solid throwing down of the gauntlet: "This is here, this is what we can do, DO BETTER!" Contrasting the trailers that preceeded it (Shrek 4 3D, Piranha 3D.. and something else I've already forgotten) it was noticeable the completely different approach he was taking. Avatar was never felt like it was "3D for 3D sake". There was no shoving of stuff in the face, no attempt to have bullets or arrows or anything flying past. It made the 3D feel just completely natural. The only one complaint I have was that when action on screen was fast, e.g. someone walking past right in front of the camera, there was an element of jerkiness to it. Wasn't enough to be distracting, but was there. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

03-01-2010, 21:26	#23
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	none at ours either. :/ Were you in a cineworld? Paul is in the States though so maybe he saw newer ones than people saw here? __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

03-01-2010, 21:57	#24
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	We had 3d trailers ... can't remember what for though __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

03-01-2010, 22:04	#25
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	The trailers before the film were mainly 2D. I've a niggling feeling I've forgotten at least another one or two trailers pre-film. It's beginning to annoy me that I'll have to watch 7-8+ trailers before a movie now. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

04-01-2010, 12:06	#26
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	We had no trailers - 3d or otherwise! __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

03-01-2010, 21:25	#22
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Speaking of trailers, there were no 3D trailers before the film when I went the other day, which is weird as everyone else says they saw them. Must just not be the cinema I was in then.

04-01-2010, 12:53	#27
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	No trailers on any IMAX film I've been to which is great. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

04-01-2010, 17:44	#28
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	Smurfs all grown up.. Didn't do it for me. To much effort on the artwork not enough on the story. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

04-01-2010, 19:20	#29
Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	The trailers I remember were Shrek and some Step Up You Got High School Dance Offed clone. All the trailers were in 3D. (Odeon, Weds night preview screening) __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty.

04-01-2010, 19:25	#30
Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	The bits that stuck out for me were the opening shot when all the new arrivals were floating about in 3D and a moment during the training when a lizard suddenly spun off a branch. Stupid I know but it just delighted me for some reason. I must have looked like a toddler waving his first sparkler about at that moment. That feeling alone made it a tenner well spent. __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty.