The Last Airbender
early reviews? It's not due to be released until july.
early reviews? It's not due to be released until july.
The Last Airbender - New Trailer!
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They have already started test screening so it's people from those. It doesn't mean it's going to suck mind you, but the few I have read kind of make it sound like a Street Fighter movie. Hopefully it's not.
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What reviews? It's not out yet.
What reviews? It's not out yet.
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No, we wheren't talking about that, but what he said before, what you're referring to was him making sure we didn't think he wanted Aang to be too serious either.
I was refering to this:
He means they shouldn't turn Aang into Aangst.[/QUOTE]
No, we wheren't talking about that, but what he said before, what you're referring to was him making sure we didn't think he wanted Aang to be too serious either.
I was refering to this:
Really fade, it was all mostly in the name of humour, you might argue that it would be too much for a film, but IMO it worked just fine in the cartoon.
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I never trust screen test audiences. A lot of shitty decisions come from too much reading into them.
They have already started test screening so it's people from those. It doesn't mean it's going to suck mind you, but the few I have read kind of make it sound like a Street Fighter movie. Hopefully it's not.[/QUOTE]
I never trust screen test audiences. A lot of shitty decisions come from too much reading into them.
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I never trust screen test audiences. A lot of shitty decisions come from too much reading into them.[/QUOTE]
I'm not trying to force anyone to trust them, just saying they said it was cheesy and videogamish. Doesn't mean the final product will be that way, I'm hoping it won't, because it looks very cool.
They have already started test screening so it's people from those. It doesn't mean it's going to suck mind you, but the few I have read kind of make it sound like a Street Fighter movie. Hopefully it's not.[/QUOTE]
I never trust screen test audiences. A lot of shitty decisions come from too much reading into them.[/QUOTE]
I'm not trying to force anyone to trust them, just saying they said it was cheesy and videogamish. Doesn't mean the final product will be that way, I'm hoping it won't, because it looks very cool.
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Okay, what do I know? I make Conan O'Brien look ethno.
*cough*Stick up the ass.*cough*
Okay, what do I know? I make Conan O'Brien look ethno.
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Pretty sure Suki is going to be a big player in it, as she has her own wallpaper on their official site: http://www.thelastairbendermovie.com/#downloads
I'm thinking Jet gets the ax, as we have the Dai Li to look forward to next movie, and they can be "Grey" enough that we don't need that arc twice.
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Am I the only one who thinks Jet and his 'merry kids' were annoying as hell? Well, except for Pipsqueek and the Duke, that is. The rest I could not give a lemur's crap about.
Am I the only one who thinks Jet and his 'merry kids' were annoying as hell? Well, except for Pipsqueek and the Duke, that is. The rest I could not give a lemur's crap about.
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Yes and no. I really enjoyed the arc that Jet got, as well as the two characters that were with him in the second season, but while he served his purpose in the series (in the grand scheme of things), I really can't see them devoting time to him in a 2 hour movie. Maybe they'll surprise me though, and set him and his "Gang" up for the trilogy.
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Jet's not exactly a likable character anyway. There's a lot of elements I can't see them devoting to, and honestly, they shouldn't. They should basically be taking the major plot arc and characters, and making their own out of it for the movie. If they try to follow the series, it's going to feel like cliff notes rather than its own creation.
Jet's not exactly a likable character anyway. There's a lot of elements I can't see them devoting to, and honestly, they shouldn't. They should basically be taking the major plot arc and characters, and making their own out of it for the movie. If they try to follow the series, it's going to feel like cliff notes rather than its own creation.
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For anyone who hasn't seen them:
Enjoy.
For anyone who hasn't seen them:
Enjoy.
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I guess the thing about Jet is true. To be honest, I didn't like him either (although the rest of his gang was okay) but I do believe that he introduced an element in people that Aang hadn't seen yet - namely, that Earth Kingdom people could be just as bad as the Fire Nation. Granted, this can be relayed to the Dai Li (or even the General featured in Season 2's first episode, forgot his name unfortunately) for the movie.
I'll just wait patiently I guess. Although that Suki wallpaper was nice! Didn't know that existed. This gives me hope.
I guess the thing about Jet is true. To be honest, I didn't like him either (although the rest of his gang was okay) but I do believe that he introduced an element in people that Aang hadn't seen yet - namely, that Earth Kingdom people could be just as bad as the Fire Nation. Granted, this can be relayed to the Dai Li (or even the General featured in Season 2's first episode, forgot his name unfortunately) for the movie.
I'll just wait patiently I guess. Although that Suki wallpaper was nice! Didn't know that existed. This gives me hope.
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I thought the whole Season 2 was about showing how bastardly the Earth Kingdom people were. Let's see... there were strawman-burners, warcrazy yahoos, ineffective dopes making double entendres, overprotective parents, vindictive wrestlers, soldiers running a protection racket, and don't let me even get started on Stepford... erm, I mean Ba Sing Se.
But then again... there's this guy:
Magnificent bastard? Oh fuckin' yes.
I thought the whole Season 2 was about showing how bastardly the Earth Kingdom people were. Let's see... there were strawman-burners, warcrazy yahoos, ineffective dopes making double entendres, overprotective parents, vindictive wrestlers, soldiers running a protection racket, and don't let me even get started on Stepford... erm, I mean Ba Sing Se.
But then again... there's this guy:
Magnificent bastard? Oh fuckin' yes.
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New trailer's out! I edited it into the first post as well.
New trailer's out! I edited it into the first post as well.
...Why so serious?
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Awww dammit. Iroh doesn't look like a jovial fat guy 
To be fair, he didn't look like one at the end of the series ether.Awww dammit. Iroh doesn't look like a jovial fat guy
Allright getting released just in time for my birthday!
I'm guessing the voice at the end of the video is going to be Aunt Wu (the fortuneteller). I'd love for cabbageman to be in there too. definitely the best inconsequential side character. As for uncle, I agree he doesnt have that look like he will be making jokes all the time but I think he can still be a great character without that quirky humor about him.
I'm guessing the voice at the end of the video is going to be Aunt Wu (the fortuneteller). I'd love for cabbageman to be in there too. definitely the best inconsequential side character. As for uncle, I agree he doesnt have that look like he will be making jokes all the time but I think he can still be a great character without that quirky humor about him.
I'm pretty sure the voice at the end is Gran Gran. Her characters already been cast, while Aunt Wu has not.
As i said last time, it's not like they really looked of different ethnicities in the cartoon either, they just had different skin shading on the same basic model (for the main characters).
It's kind of sad Mako died during the second season of the show. If he was still around, I'd imagine they'd have tried to get him to do the live screen version of Iroh too. He'd look nothing like him... but having him reprise the part would have done a lot to keep fans of the show (and some of the Race based critism) a lot quieter than they have been.
Yeah, I like how they disconnected the back tattoo from the arms so it looks like a cross. I hope we get more of that Christ metaphor crap from Shyamlan, like in Lady in the Water. We've seen the director, King Kong, and Superman as Christ and one of the big flaws in the series was that Aang's personal sacrifices never felt like Christ, so this will be deep and all that shit.
I'm being facetious; I don't think I'd even go there if we hadn't seen that kind of crap from M. Night before. I'm curious if any of the characters will have a sense of humor or if it'll just be Momo and Appa making blank stares in uncomfortable silence as a use for comic relief. I'm not asking for a comedy, because that would be wrong, but this emo, doom-doom garbage is pretty much confirming what I was nervous about with M. Night doing this, making it over-serious.
I'll still see this movie; I want to give this a chance and be proven wrong. Story aside, I think an adaptation can work if the tone and atmosphere fit its source. Plus, the end of the first season is one of my favorite story moments in the series. So really this movie will determine if I see the sequels. (And hopefully it won't be another Golden Compass, where the first is made, does poorly, and the rest are not made).
As i said last time, it's not like they really looked of different ethnicities in the cartoon either, they just had different skin shading on the same basic model (for the main characters).[/QUOTE]
Except for Aang, who's white as fucking snow in the cartoon. I don't get how anyone can think his cartoon character is anything but a little white kid. He has blue God damn eyes even.
Aang has grey eyes, not blue. Blue is the color for basically everyone in the Water Tribe. And the eye colors don't count when nearly everyone in the show has the same eye color as their respective nations (I.E. Water have blue, Earth have Green, Fire have Yellow, and the few Airbenders we see tend to have Grey) and is clearly based on a theme.
And let's not get this started again. Ether you believe everyone in the damn show is supposed to be based on various ethnic minorities and no one is white on it, or you somehow believe the main cast is white (and no one else) despite the setting. Believe what you want.
And let's not get this started again. Ether you believe everyone in the damn show is supposed to be based on various ethnic minorities and no one is white on it, or you somehow believe the main cast is white (and no one else) despite the setting. Believe what you want.
This would make sense, except only the North and South Air Temples seem to be in cold places. The Western Air Temple is suspended on the underside of a canyon's cliff face like some sort of Aztlan work in South/Central America, which means it's likely below sea level. We never really get to see the location of the Eastern one, but considering fruit (or whatever the hell an Onion-Banana is) grows there, it's likely to be below the tree line as well. In fact, considering all Airbenders are vegetarians for religious reasons, wouldn't all the temples need to be in a relatively warm/temperate climate to grow their food? I suppose they could just have fields around the base of their mountains or something, but it's doubtful they traded for most of their food when they likely didn't have a primary export.@Li3n said:
I hope he gets to show that he is still just a 10 year old boy that likes to play as much as fight. I always felt that that was such a redeeming value of the show. Here you have the savior of the kingdoms with the weight of the world on his shoulders... riding a ball of air and giggling like the innocent 10 year old that he is.
And trying to protect his own innocence amid all that.
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