Their doing stuff with the Blue Spirit? Nice. Things are looking a bit up now.
The Last Airbender - New Trailer!
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I saw a dragon, which is probably
a reference to the Summer Solstice (Roku's Dragon).
Even though it's the key exposition episode for the series? 
"AlsoIn2D!"
Silly advertisements.
Silly advertisements.
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Biardo
yaay, momo!
although he doesn't look that good I fear, you can clearly see he's cgi
hwell:
although he doesn't look that good I fear, you can clearly see he's cgi
hwell:
The Last Airbender in 3Deeeee, also in 2Deeeeee, rated PGeeeeee.
The short clips I'm seeing of the kid playing Sokka make me really worry about this movie.
I want to be excited for the movie but I am really nervous about it. I am concerned over the acting abilities as well as the story line. I just can't see how they are going to cram all of season 1 into one movie without ripping it the heart of the beast out. That being said I still plan on watching it in theater.
Yeah the actor playing Sokka seems like annoying crap.
Yeah the actor playing Sokka seems like annoying crap.[/QUOTE]
THEN HE'S PERFECT
Yeah the actor playing Sokka seems like annoying crap.[/QUOTE]
THEN HE'S PERFECT[/QUOTE]
I gotta say... he's right on the money in that regard. Sokka didn't really become USEFUL until late in Season 1 anyway.
Also, I found a Manga style adaption of the movie in a store today. It was right next to a Manga adaption of the last few episodes of season one. The art style was different between the two... and I quietly shook with rage and how STUPID it was. If your going to make a live action adaption of an animated series, at least have the decency to make the Manga adaption LOOK like the animated series! ESPECIALLY IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A MANGA ADAPTION OUT!
It's not Sokka as a character that I'm worried about. It's that we hardly see him at all in the trailers, and every bit we do see, the acting is horrible.
If anything kills the movie it'll be the acting I'd wager. I mean, child actors aren't always known for being all that great. I imagine it'll be, at most, not distracting.
Interesting random tidbit I heard though: apparently the kid playing Aang trained at the ATA schools here in Texas. While I initially thought that was kind of cool it accrued to me that the kid was probably mostly chosen for knowing martial arts. So again there's something that'll make me think that the acting is going to be sub-par.
Interesting random tidbit I heard though: apparently the kid playing Aang trained at the ATA schools here in Texas. While I initially thought that was kind of cool it accrued to me that the kid was probably mostly chosen for knowing martial arts. So again there's something that'll make me think that the acting is going to be sub-par.
figmentPez
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I was about to dismiss him as the grumpy old man that he is, but after reading it he's probably right. He even praises the animated series at several points.
0% so far on rotten tomatoes
The Last Airbender Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
'The Last Airbender' review | Metromix Chicago
The Last Airbender Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
'The Last Airbender' review | Metromix Chicago
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Soliloquy
I'm seeing it with a rather obsessed friend tonight. I never really had high hopes for the movie (it looked to me like it'd be garbage from the trailer), but he was convinced it would be awesome.
We shall see.
We shall see.
I've been a little touchy about Ebert ever since his comment "Games aren't and can never be Art", but I've a little less hostility for him now. He basically echoes all of my points:
1.) It should have been an animated movie, finishing off the story and remaining plot threads of the series (Finding Zuko's Mother, political changes from Fire Nation's surrender, fate of the Air Nomads as a culture now that Aang is around to rebuild it, whether or not Avatar cycle is gone or not since Aang regained it's powers). Retelling the story makes no sense when you can just watch the series, which is still on TV.
2.) They shouldn't have cleansed the ethnicities of the main characters, because it's distracting and insulting.
3.) M. Night Shyamalan hasn't made a good movie since before The Village and never should have been the director. Attaching a big name isn't always a good idea.
4.) Making it 3D was a bad and unneeded move. I know everyone wants to make movies 3D because they think people want 3D for the sake of 3D (Hint: We don't. We only want it when it's done well) and it's harder to pirate movies in 3D (because your losing resolution with the camera and not everyone has glasses for it at home), but it's not catching on.
As it is, they've basically ruined the franchise and the best we're likely to ever see from it again is ether a direct to video movie (That'd be nice) or a manga series.
1.) It should have been an animated movie, finishing off the story and remaining plot threads of the series (Finding Zuko's Mother, political changes from Fire Nation's surrender, fate of the Air Nomads as a culture now that Aang is around to rebuild it, whether or not Avatar cycle is gone or not since Aang regained it's powers). Retelling the story makes no sense when you can just watch the series, which is still on TV.
2.) They shouldn't have cleansed the ethnicities of the main characters, because it's distracting and insulting.
3.) M. Night Shyamalan hasn't made a good movie since before The Village and never should have been the director. Attaching a big name isn't always a good idea.
4.) Making it 3D was a bad and unneeded move. I know everyone wants to make movies 3D because they think people want 3D for the sake of 3D (Hint: We don't. We only want it when it's done well) and it's harder to pirate movies in 3D (because your losing resolution with the camera and not everyone has glasses for it at home), but it's not catching on.
As it is, they've basically ruined the franchise and the best we're likely to ever see from it again is ether a direct to video movie (That'd be nice) or a manga series.
and why do people insist on calling this anime?
It is as anime as Scooby-Do.
It is as anime as Scooby-Do.
We had planned to give this a chance, even though the trailers looked bad.
Now reading Ebert's review, I'm thinking "rental" and we'll just see Toy Story 3 this weekend.
Now reading Ebert's review, I'm thinking "rental" and we'll just see Toy Story 3 this weekend.
I know, but DG was out of state and I didn't want to see it without her. We were planning to go Saturday, realized Airbender was out, considering changing plans... and now we're back to the old plan.
Hahahahah EVERYONE hates this movie. And not just dislikes it mildly, but every critic is lining up just completely upset that they had to experience it. Amazing. I can't wait to read internet posters trying to defend it and call it a good movie. One of my favorites on twitter said it was just a pain to watch, not even bad-funny like The Happening. I hate to say this, but I can't wait for Eclipse to destroy it at the box office this weekend.
Probably because the entire art style was based on Eastern influences like Miyazaki and Osamu Tezuka? Honestly, it's probably a better indicator to judge animation by it's style than it's country of origin, as it's less confusing. Hell, Japan has cartoon series like Stitch! (Lilo & Stitch, set in Okinawa instead of Hawaii) and Transformers Animated that were made in Japan, but based on Western styles. Calling THEM Cartoons makes more sense than call them Anime, even if they are made in Japan. Even Europe has shows that are based on eastern stylings (namely Code Lyoko and Ōban Star-Racers) that have been widely distributed and localized. Would you call them Anime, despite being concieved and developed in Europe? Or would you call them Cartoons, despite being based on Japanese animation traditions?
Honestly, the Anime and Cartoon geeks need to get together and hash this one out, because it's confusing as hell.
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Oddbot
It has a lower score than Twilight Saga: Eclipse...
oh, and fuck you Shamalamadingdong.
oh, and fuck you Shamalamadingdong.
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Soliloquy
Just saw it with my friend. I am actually amazed at how awful it is for such a big budget movie.
I am seriously thinking about buying this on DVD just so I can use it as a reference for all the possible pitfalls a person can make when writing a movie. It failed in ways I didn't even realize were possible.
For example: Remember at the end of Unbreakable, when the big twist is followed by a idiotic text explanation of what happened next, creating an odd pacing that makes you feel a bit ill at ease? Well, the pacing for this movie will make you feel that way for the entire film. Plus, there's a grand total of zero time spent getting to know the characters, the movie's theme seems to change every ten minutes, the direction didn't even try to take advantage of the 3D, And the fight scenes were often filled with soldiers standing around making odd postures with their weapons and not showing any concern about actually attacking.
Everything felt so... off. So forced. So Arbitrary. So Nonsensical. Usually the kind of money that goes into a movie like is kept away from incompetence of the magnitude found here.
Shyamalan's career is dead. He won't get another chance after this.
I am seriously thinking about buying this on DVD just so I can use it as a reference for all the possible pitfalls a person can make when writing a movie. It failed in ways I didn't even realize were possible.
For example: Remember at the end of Unbreakable, when the big twist is followed by a idiotic text explanation of what happened next, creating an odd pacing that makes you feel a bit ill at ease? Well, the pacing for this movie will make you feel that way for the entire film. Plus, there's a grand total of zero time spent getting to know the characters, the movie's theme seems to change every ten minutes, the direction didn't even try to take advantage of the 3D, And the fight scenes were often filled with soldiers standing around making odd postures with their weapons and not showing any concern about actually attacking.
Everything felt so... off. So forced. So Arbitrary. So Nonsensical. Usually the kind of money that goes into a movie like is kept away from incompetence of the magnitude found here.
Shyamalan's career is dead. He won't get another chance after this.
The reason it didn't take advantage of the 3D is that it was shoved into 3D theaters after it was already made. Anyone that pays 3D prices for this movie is getting completely robbed, because it's not a 3D movie
Shama-whatsa-who's-it seems to be the George Lucas of this generation. He makes 2 good movies, and coasts for the next 30 years on reputation alone.
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