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Offline orcus116

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« Reply #1015 on: November 16, 2010, 05:31:44 PM »
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« Reply #1016 on: November 16, 2010, 08:27:31 PM »
So I have pretty much done nothing but watch Avatar shit for the last 9 hours or so. Pretty amazing stuff. I wouldn't say I like the film more, but I definitely have a much greater appreciation of what went into it. Many of the deleted/unfinished scenes answered a lot of little questions I had with the film. Has anyone else gotten this edition so I can actually discuss it with someone? Please don't make me resort to an actual Avatar forum....
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« Reply #1017 on: November 16, 2010, 10:26:20 PM »
Quote from: Chino on November 16, 2010, 08:27:31 PM
Please don't make me resort to an actual Avatar forum....
I LOL'd.
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« Reply #1018 on: November 17, 2010, 06:37:17 AM »
Quote from: Chino on November 16, 2010, 08:27:31 PM
So I have pretty much done nothing but watch Avatar shit for the last 9 hours or so. Pretty amazing stuff. I wouldn't say I like the film more, but I definitely have a much greater appreciation of what went into it. Many of the deleted/unfinished scenes answered a lot of little questions I had with the film. Has anyone else gotten this edition so I can actually discuss it with someone? Please don't make me resort to an actual Avatar forum....

Okay, I'll own up to getting the Collector's Edition.  I've always been a big admirer of James Cameron and definitely a fan of Avatar.  I recognize its shortcomings but can't help but be amazed at how it was put together.  I've only watched 2 of the 4 parts of THE documentary, and the extended version of the film.  I think watching it again, I've brought my score down from a 9 to an 8/10.  As an aspiring filmmaker myself, it's sometimes hard to judge a movie by its final product.  My appreciation for everyone involved has only grown though, and I'm happy that the extras are bringing to my attention aspects I didn't even notice the first couple times around.
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« Reply #1019 on: November 22, 2010, 10:22:55 AM »
For anyone that remembers the Pandora fish tank I made, I finished it today.


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« Reply #1020 on: November 22, 2010, 11:07:15 AM »
As I read this post, I began feeling a strange stirring in my loins that I momentarily mistook for caring.  Then I realized it was actually a bit of mild gas.
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« Reply #1021 on: November 22, 2010, 11:54:28 AM »
I'm starting to think AA will soon stand for Avatarists Anonymous.

wait for it......



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« Reply #1022 on: November 22, 2010, 11:56:24 AM »
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That's actually extreemly cool Chino! Now I want a Phantom-fish-tank! (I'm to Phantom as you are to Avatar I guess, lol)

That's really neat looking, good job.  :tup
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« Reply #1023 on: November 22, 2010, 05:25:16 PM »
Quote from: Rina on November 22, 2010, 11:56:24 AM
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That's actually extreemly cool Chino! Now I want a Phantom-fish-tank! (I'm to Phantom as you are to Avatar I guess, lol)

That's really neat looking, good job.  :tup

Thanks, I have had a lot of fun putting it together. I have thousands of dollars invested into a train set that I had to disassemble a while back, I'd like to make another themed tank using some of that stuff.
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« Reply #1024 on: November 22, 2010, 05:42:47 PM »
I think it would be cool if you had a na'vi falling off a little balcony.
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« Reply #1025 on: November 22, 2010, 05:56:49 PM »
Quote from: bösk1 on November 22, 2010, 05:42:47 PM
I think it would be cool if you had a na'vi falling off a little balcony.
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« Reply #1026 on: November 22, 2010, 06:11:56 PM »
That's not funny.
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« Reply #1027 on: November 22, 2010, 06:18:59 PM »
How much additional material is used for the feature film?

And what kind of material is used?
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« Reply #1028 on: November 22, 2010, 10:41:15 PM »
Chino, thats really cool what you did there :metal

Great job!
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« Reply #1029 on: November 23, 2010, 08:48:30 PM »
So a friend of mine bought the extended edition, and is trying to convince me that it's a good movie. Apparently, I just have to watch it again and I'll totally see. He offered free beer, and I don't have classes tomorrow, so I figured 'what the hell, why not?'.

We're roughly 80 minutes in. I can't believe I'm about to say this, but... I'd rather be watching 2001. Seriously, I would, beyond any doubt, rather watch all of 2001 straight through than finish this movie.
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« Reply #1030 on: November 24, 2010, 05:59:26 AM »
I can believe it.  What's so terrible about watching 2001?
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« Reply #1031 on: November 24, 2010, 06:02:06 AM »
Well I would hope so, because 2001 is fantastic. It also managed to have brilliant special effects without half a billion dollars of CG.
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« Reply #1032 on: November 24, 2010, 06:09:09 AM »
It also had a truly original story in a scope befitting its subject matter.
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« Reply #1033 on: November 24, 2010, 06:11:40 AM »
Not to mention it was told well by great actors and directing.
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« Reply #1034 on: January 09, 2011, 02:16:37 PM »
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« Reply #1035 on: January 09, 2011, 02:17:30 PM »
Hasn't that been posted and discussed already?

Or did he add something to it or something?


Oh I know, he re-released his tattoo in 3D right? No?
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« Reply #1036 on: January 09, 2011, 02:20:45 PM »
Quote from: Adami on January 09, 2011, 02:17:30 PM
Hasn't that been posted and discussed already?

Or did he add something to it or something?


Oh I know, he re-released his tattoo in 3D right? No?
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« Reply #1037 on: January 09, 2011, 02:22:08 PM »
Aww, my bad.
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« Reply #1038 on: January 09, 2011, 07:11:21 PM »
Another movie I just don't 'get' like most people seem to.  Reminded me of Fern Gully with CGI.  The story was a bit campy and the characters were predictable and 1-dimensional.
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« Reply #1039 on: January 09, 2011, 07:19:19 PM »
Quote from: jasc15 on January 09, 2011, 07:11:21 PM
the characters were predictable and 1-dimensional.

That's cause you didn't see it in 3-D.
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« Reply #1040 on: January 10, 2011, 02:09:29 AM »
Well played, Adami. Well played.
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« Reply #1041 on: January 10, 2011, 09:28:31 PM »
Quote from: TL on November 23, 2010, 08:48:30 PM
So a friend of mine bought the extended edition, and is trying to convince me that it's a good movie. Apparently, I just have to watch it again and I'll totally see. He offered free beer, and I don't have classes tomorrow, so I figured 'what the hell, why not?'.

We're roughly 80 minutes in. I can't believe I'm about to say this, but... I'd rather be watching 2001. Seriously, I would, beyond any doubt, rather watch all of 2001 straight through than finish this movie.
Of course you would rather watch 2001 than Avatar. 2001 is awesome, Avatar sucks.
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« Reply #1042 on: January 11, 2011, 04:19:56 PM »
I wouldn't say it sucks. It's actually a pretty good movie. But we've had this discussion before.

I actually want to watch the movie again to see how it has aged and to pick up some important details I might have missed the first time I saw it. I want to pay much more attention to the visuals of Pandora's nature and landscapes.
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« Reply #1043 on: January 11, 2011, 04:31:38 PM »
Or you could just watch Planet Earth and become engrossed in something that actually exists.
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« Reply #1044 on: January 11, 2011, 05:20:37 PM »
Quote from: orcus116 on January 11, 2011, 04:31:38 PM
Or you could just watch Planet Earth and become engrossed in something that actually exists.

Good idea.
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« Reply #1045 on: January 11, 2011, 05:58:00 PM »
Quote from: reneranucci on January 11, 2011, 04:19:56 PM
I wouldn't say it sucks. It's actually a pretty good movie. But we've had this discussion before.
I will probably get some shit for this, but here goes nothing.

Subjectively speaking, Avatar can be good. Objectively speaking, it is not.
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« Reply #1046 on: January 11, 2011, 08:22:27 PM »
Quote from: orcus116 on January 11, 2011, 04:31:38 PM
Or you could just watch Planet Earth and become engrossed in something that actually exists.
I heavily endorse this.
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« Reply #1047 on: January 12, 2011, 07:12:16 PM »
Quote from: Adami on January 09, 2011, 07:19:19 PM
Quote from: jasc15 on January 09, 2011, 07:11:21 PM
the characters were predictable and 1-dimensional.

That's cause you didn't see it in 3-D.
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« Reply #1048 on: January 12, 2011, 08:15:48 PM »
I finished my fish tank... again. I upgraded from a 10 gallon to a 20 gallon.



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« Reply #1049 on: January 12, 2011, 08:41:45 PM »
That's pretty nice for the one fish that's in there.
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