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    Quote Originally Posted by darth los View Post
    With that said, when viewed on standard DVD the experience almost has to be a letdown after what you saw in theater.
    It was to me. It wasn't bad per se, but the experience was lacking on a home system. I'm okay with that, though. It's nice to have some theater exclusive films like this and say Grindhouse. Reminds me of the days before Laserdiscs and DVDs brought that theater experience home and all we had was pan and scan VHS. It kinda helps bring back the fun of the theater. However, not all films should follow this formula.

    So yeah....Avatar 2 would be a theater experience for me. After that I probably won't see it at home...
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    I have yet to see the film. I'm holding out until the next gazillion dollar movie premiers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bassman View Post
    It was to me. It wasn't bad per se, but the experience was lacking on a home system. I'm okay with that, though. It's nice to have some theater exclusive films like this and say Grindhouse. Reminds me of the days before Laserdiscs and DVDs brought that theater experience home and all we had was pan and scan VHS. It kinda helps bring back the fun of the theater. However, not all films should follow this formula.

    So yeah....Avatar 2 would be a theater experience for me. After that I probably won't see it at home...
    All you have to do is spend a cool 5 g's for a home 3-D rig.

    They can keep that shit right? lol

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    The 3D aspect was merely an additional thing for me. I don't think it makes a movie - for me at least.

    Haven't seen it on SD DVD yet, I'm waiting for the special extended edition to come out already!

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    Quote Originally Posted by darth los View Post
    All you have to do is spend a cool 5 g's for a home 3-D rig.

    They can keep that shit right? lol

    I can't imagine wearing special glasses to watch movies/tv at home. I won't do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.G View Post
    I can't imagine wearing special glasses to watch movies/tv at home. I won't do it.
    And have you seen how dumb those things look?

    Geordi from Star Trek TNG thinks they look ridiculous! LMAO!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr.G View Post
    I can't imagine wearing special glasses to watch movies/tv at home. I won't do it.
    I agree. Those glasses can become a bit annoying. I can't imagine wearing them at home...

    That's one of three things wrong with the current state of 3D, imo. The other would be the decline in color and picture quality, while the last would be the "cheap" 3D of converting a film shot with normal cameras. If we could do away with the cheap conversions, bring back the color lost, and maybe make it available WITHOUT glasses - then it will be worth it.

    I enjoyed Avatar's 3D, but most of everything else is shit. If they can keep experimenting with it, maybe, just MAYBE one day it will be worth it on a large scale. Right now though? They just need to use it for select films.

    And surprisingly i've been reading that Resident Evil 4 has stunning 3D. Maybe using Cameron's cameras will make this one worth the price of admission....
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    Quote Originally Posted by darth los View Post
    And have you seen how dumb those things look?

    Geordi from Star Trek TNG thinks they look ridiculous! LMAO!

    I agree....my sister used to wear Geordi's visor in her hair as a banana clip.

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    I liked Avatar. I thought the world concept that they built was inventive and full of depth. They backed it up with spectacular cinematography.

    If the storyline was old and worn out it was a good kind of old... like a comfortable familiar chair. I thought they did enough to liven it up to make it feel new again, anyway.

    The twists were predictable, but satisfying nonetheless.

    I saw the movie at home with no 3D on a fairly regular sized screen and still enjoyed it.
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    Fox and Cameron have confirmed that Avatar 2 & 3 are in fact his next films, and will be filmed back-to-back like BTTF, LOTR, The Matrix. The first sequel will be released in December 2014 with the final in the trilogy coming one year later in December 2015.

    Cameron's statement after the announcement:
    With two new films on the drawing boards, my company and I are embarking on an epic journey with our partners at Twentieth Century Fox. Our goal is to meet and exceed the global audience's expectations for the richness of AVATAR’s visual world and the power of the storytelling. In the second and third films, which will be self contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc, we will not back off the throttle of AVATAR’s visual and emotional horsepower, and will continue to explore its themes and characters, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world. I'm looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild."
    Hrm. I can't believe Cameron is going to spend this much time on the same series after already spending ten years on the first film. I really wish he would go back to what he does best. But who knows? Maybe the sequels will really rock?

    I'm sure we can plan on seeing yet another re-release of the first film before the sequels, as well...

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    I suspect he can still get involved with other project during this time. There's talk about him producing "Fantastic Voyage" for example isn't there?
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    Yeah, and he's doing a segment for the new Heavy Metal movie.

    I'd heard on Hollywood Babble-On that he was gonna do a remake/new version of Cleopatra, but evidently that was utter bollocks - thank god for that too, I so don't want to see a James Cameron version of Cleopatra. I don't want to see Cleopatra full stop.

    Anyway, it'll be interesting to see where they go with the two sequels. I just hope that they beef up the scripts, you know. The first movie was a bit lacking/a bit cliched/not as powerful as I was expecting.

    Now, I've only seen it the one time, so it'll be interesting to see the special-super-duper-extended-further-than-the-cinema-re-release-extended-version-version (16 minutes longer) next month on Blu-Ray. I really enjoyed Avatar from the perspective of visiting a fully realised other world (moon, technically) and seeing this superb use of motion and emotion capture. Plus I saw it in 3D which was a thrill at the time, and remains (until Jackass 3D and later Tron Legacy) the only flick I've seen in 3D.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvilNed View Post
    Avatar was a pretty shitty movie to begin with, so my interest is very, very zero.

    so was the dark knight.

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    Dammit Cameron! You've done Avatar! It's over! When the hell are you gonna finish Battle Angel Alita?! The world needs it, man!

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