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Originally Posted by fresnelly
I think you have it backwards. Why deny yourself the immersive 3D Bigscreen experience?
I saw it last night, and while in hindsight the story was derivative, it was incredibly well executed. If anything, Avatar confirms Michael Bay and George (Prequel) Lucas as captial-H Hacks. The action scenes were inventive and coherant, the characters were worth rooting for, and the world itself was jaw dropping.
I was riveted throughout, despite the story tropes.
I say, hold on to your grim assessment as you go in, but definitely go see it!
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I have seen quite a few 3D movies at my local. Being 3D is no more a draw to me now than colour or sound. No film ever looks as good as the films in my head when I read. I guess that's my point - as an inveterate reader I look for plot, character, mood etc. before I look for spectacle.
I love the theatre - one of the best show's I've seen recently was Patrick Stewart in Hamlet last Christmas, and that was played on a plain simple empty set, but the STORY held me for 4 hours or more.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Evilbeef, did you like Star Wars (A New Hope)? That story was fairly plain and predictable, but it was executed superbly and had a few subtleties thrown in. It also set you up for the best sequel in history. I don't think movies need to be complex in order to entertain.
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by Stare At The Sun
Star wars is predictable when watched now, it wasn't in 1977.
It defined the genre, the genre didn't define it.
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Star Wars : A New Hope was a classic wandering hero/eternal prince story - there's nothing in it that isn't in a thousand years worth of fireside tales from all over Europe. If you look at the number of characters, the pace, the spectacle and so on, you'll find that it is slower, has less in it, and only a few set pieces - and is better for that.