So I'm probably the only person on earth who has something bad to say about Avatar.
Start with the good.
It IS awesome. It is everything I was expecting and more. But that isn't fair because I don't have any expectations anymore
But I loved that little part at the end where they put Dune Entertainment up on the screen, that means that those little borrowed elements from the Saga of Seven Suns were intentional. Though thank god it was only concepts that were borrowed.
I was worried a bit about the movie since the only negative review I heard was that the story was stupid. I think that reviewer is smoking something. The story just progresses at a mechanical pace. That's totally fine. There's so much to see and explore that NOT being blown away must mean you are a cold blooded cynic and be damned if you can't appreciate everything Avatar has to offer.. even if that means some nausea and a bad headache.
It isn't as long winded as all that and as far as I'm concerned, for the story they were trying to tell, the movie was short. VERY short.
Now for the bad.
I'm starting to think very seriously that the worst thing about this movie is that James Cameron jumped the gun.
Yes we finally have 3D. Yes we finally have computers that can render everything he needs. And yes all the acting was awesome.
So what's my problem?
It's still a ridiculous 24 frames per second. At least 60 frames per second and I'm hoping before I die, movies will attract audiences out of their homes with 120 frames per second.
The movie has too many action sequences to be wasted on 24 frames per second. It's a slide show!!!!
I'm not even going to get into a discussion about gamers versus non-gamers, but FFS PLEASE kill 24 frames per second for action movies.
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odd then that the book of Eli, the second in the double bill, was fine. No complaints at all.
Indeed 3D requires that extra information for fluidity because you have to pay attention to so much more going on that you are looking at layers of frames during action shots. Plus although I have nothing to complain about because it was so awesome, having more frames even in low action shots just means that much more detail in those shots.
I was told that the nocturnal scenes were the main reason to see the movie. And after seeing it, yeah.. but no. Not impressive enough.
It needs much more contrast. Again technology needs to be pushed even father to achieve that last few hops to perfection.
Should theaters have giant LED screens? sure. Or is there more that can be done like not using a white screen? I don't know, but something needs to be done. Those scenes could have really popped. It just didn't work for me.
Start with the good.
It IS awesome. It is everything I was expecting and more. But that isn't fair because I don't have any expectations anymore
But I loved that little part at the end where they put Dune Entertainment up on the screen, that means that those little borrowed elements from the Saga of Seven Suns were intentional. Though thank god it was only concepts that were borrowed.
I was worried a bit about the movie since the only negative review I heard was that the story was stupid. I think that reviewer is smoking something. The story just progresses at a mechanical pace. That's totally fine. There's so much to see and explore that NOT being blown away must mean you are a cold blooded cynic and be damned if you can't appreciate everything Avatar has to offer.. even if that means some nausea and a bad headache.
It isn't as long winded as all that and as far as I'm concerned, for the story they were trying to tell, the movie was short. VERY short.
Now for the bad.
I'm starting to think very seriously that the worst thing about this movie is that James Cameron jumped the gun.
Yes we finally have 3D. Yes we finally have computers that can render everything he needs. And yes all the acting was awesome.
So what's my problem?
It's still a ridiculous 24 frames per second. At least 60 frames per second and I'm hoping before I die, movies will attract audiences out of their homes with 120 frames per second.
The movie has too many action sequences to be wasted on 24 frames per second. It's a slide show!!!!
I'm not even going to get into a discussion about gamers versus non-gamers, but FFS PLEASE kill 24 frames per second for action movies.
--
odd then that the book of Eli, the second in the double bill, was fine. No complaints at all.
Indeed 3D requires that extra information for fluidity because you have to pay attention to so much more going on that you are looking at layers of frames during action shots. Plus although I have nothing to complain about because it was so awesome, having more frames even in low action shots just means that much more detail in those shots.
I was told that the nocturnal scenes were the main reason to see the movie. And after seeing it, yeah.. but no. Not impressive enough.
It needs much more contrast. Again technology needs to be pushed even father to achieve that last few hops to perfection.
Should theaters have giant LED screens? sure. Or is there more that can be done like not using a white screen? I don't know, but something needs to be done. Those scenes could have really popped. It just didn't work for me.
Both movies are great.. just give Eli a good while to get going or show up 10-15 minutes in.