I was surprised by the second one, I expected it to be a ball of shit. Glad to hear they've kept up the quality.

Reading about the upcoming Avatar sequel prompted me to revisit the original to see if it was any better than I remembered it. It's not. Overlong, underwhelming, waste of fucking time.

Quote from: John Kimble on November 15, 2022, 03:59:35 PMReading about the upcoming Avatar sequel prompted me to revisit the original to see if it was any better than I remembered it. It's not. Overlong, underwhelming, waste of fucking time.

Its a good 45 mins too long. It looks fucking gorgeous though. Probably the best looking film ever made.

I hated everything about Avatar.
Couldn't understand why everyone, let alone anyone, was raving about how fantastic it was.

I thought it was great in the cinema (visually, the story is essentially Dances With Smurfs) but it loses a lot on the smaller screens. Still looking forward to the sequel(s) though, curious to see how the motion capture technology has advanced since.

Saw it on release in 3D in the cinema. Out of the small handful of 3D movies I've seen, it and Mad Max Fury Road were the only ones I thought really made good use of the technology. Film seemed grand in itself, nothing exceptional, but for me it was really the visuals that kept the whole thing moving along. I'd be interested to watch it in 2D to see how it stands up on, excuse the pun, level playing ground.

It was grand enough, but seemed to be more about pushing what the technology was capable of than making a decent film

I thought the 2D version looked amazing.

Quote from: jobrok1 on November 15, 2022, 10:13:37 PMI hated everything about Avatar.
Couldn't understand why everyone, let alone anyone, was raving about how fantastic it was.

It was a boring pile of shite.

Watched one called Cold In July. Really good thriller that you think is going one way and takes a different direction halfway through.

Late to the party but I watched The Nice Guys last night, enjoyed it. Mismatched buddy detective comedy set in the seventies, good craic.

Ruthless People. Ridiculous and a good laugh. Pretty sure I saw it as a kid but didn't remember any of it.

Watched Old there, the recent M. Night Shyalaman one. Much better than I was expecting, a simple premise fairly well played out, if a bit rushed.

Quote from: Carnage on November 16, 2022, 11:02:13 PMWatched Old there, the recent M. Night Shyalaman one. Much better than I was expecting, a simple premise fairly well played out, if a bit rushed.

Yeah I liked that one. I'm a fan of most of his films. I'm the only person I know who liked The Happening lol

Quote from: jobrok1 on November 15, 2022, 10:13:37 PMI hated everything about Avatar.
Couldn't understand why everyone, let alone anyone, was raving about how fantastic it was.


Quote from: Eoin McLove on November 16, 2022, 08:04:01 AMIt was a boring pile of shite.

"Avatar" was fucking dross. It was like going to The Aquarium Of Dr. Moreau.