Avatar Day

[cagne]

I went to see this last night at theMetrocentre in Imax 3D, avoiding most of the reviews so I could make my own mind up.
And all I can say is WOW, absolutely amazing.
The film, I wasn't expecting a gritty storyline and it didn't dissapoint, it was ok.
I saw influences of :
Iraq/Iran - Oil war.
The Matrix - given the choice of ordinary life or life of hero
Of course Ferngully - the importance mother earth plays in the life cycle
Then the love interest, yada yada yada.

But all that aside, this film was made for Imax 3D screens. It filled the screen and the cinema with outstanding visual and audio, at times I had to lift my glasses to see what was happening in the 'real' world.
You could tell it was cgi, of course, no getting away from it, but the trailers we see on tv look more like a cgi cartoon. This felt like a film.
The long running time flew past.
The added luxury of the gallery seats made it more comfortable although at times I wished I was closer to the screen to feel more involved.
The only slight nag I had was the large cumbersome Imax glasses, intially covered in fingerprints, but they felt huge, like Dierdre Barlow in the eighties. If they could be made more wrap around so my eyes couldn't see out the sides it would have been all the more enjoyable.
That said, maybe I'm being too picky.

If you are stuck for something to b*y someone this christmas, or want to treat yourself. Get a ticket to see Avatar at an Imax 3D screen before it stops being screened.

Apparently James Cameron said this film will sell based on word of mouth and repeat viewing and walking out of there last night all I wanted to do was tell people to see it.

[anakin]

IThe only slight nag I had was the large cumbersome Imax glasses, intially covered in fingerprints, but they felt huge, like Dierdre Barlow in the eighties.

They reminded me of Wall-E!

[nintendo]

Not only was this visually stunning, but also had a great plot, for some reason it reminded me of District 9 (the whole idea of a human fighting for an alien race that is deemed sub-normal, and the ending bore a few parellels!), but the time flew by, the only complaint i had was the 3-d visuals gave me a headache by the end. But overall i cant give this any less than 10/10 for the way its pushed the boundaries of what cinema can achieve and certainly opened up doors for other directors to create masterpieces with the new technology cameron has created

[f3lix]

pa*d to see this today (sorry to use the P word)

It was amazing!
162 glorious minutes on Pandora
The only bad point was having to end my great journey and face the reality of.....Christmas

10 out of 10

[shabaz]

This film was amazing.

I culd watch this everyday for weeks and not get bored.

Only prob i hav is that im broke

[andrews]

We saw this film last night at Boldon. They are still showing it on the largest screen, and it was still attracting a large audience - about 50% full for the 5.20pm screening. That's about 200/250 people.

I thought it was absolutely amazing. I have nothing new to add to the previous 15 pages of comments. It was visually breathtaking in places, and I was bowled over by the whole 3D experience. 9/10 from me.

[innins]

just seen avatar at boldon pictures today . it was amazing tryed to go to the metrocentre but when me and my partner went there was no seats left sitting together and the other seats that was left were £18 each which is quite steep . luckily i had free tickets for boldon so i only had to p*y for the specs . avatar was well worth the wait

[andrews]

Avatar banned in China

Avatar has become China's most successful movie after making nearly £47 million, but that hasn't stopped the country's government pulling the film from some of its cinemas over fears that it could cause political unrest.

The China Film Group, which is run by the state, believes the plot of human colonists attempting to demolish an alien village for its resources steers too close to a very sensitive issue in China at the moment.

Millions of Chinese people have been evicted from their homes to make room for high rises and government infrastructure projects, reports The LA Times. Avatar's success has also angered some Chinese officials, who fear the film's popularity takes too much market share from their domestic films.


Hmmm....

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Had a look on the internet and it appears only the 3D version of Avatar is banned in China

[andrews]

Not according to
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blog/article ... china.html

'2D showings of Avatar will now be pulled from Chinese cinemas, but film fans can still see 3D showings of the sci-fi epic. However, there are so few 3D cinema screens in China, it's essentially a theatrical ban for the Golden Globe-winning movie'.