http://moviegeekz.com/m/review-avatar/ Geeking about movies since 2003. Reviews, analysis, news and more! Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://moviegeekz.com/m/review-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-6399 Eric Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:35 +0000 http://www.moviegeekz.com/?p=699#comment-6399 <p>Completely agreed. With Joanne too - one of my first ventures to the movie theatre was Return of the Jedi, and I thought that was amazing and was a huge landmark in my love of sci-fi and filmmaking in general. <br><br>I got to see Avatar in 3D IMAX and was moved by the technology and effects, but the story was a cobbling of Ferngully, Dances With Wolves, et. al. Great review!</p> Completely agreed. With Joanne too – one of my first ventures to the movie theatre was Return of the Jedi, and I thought that was amazing and was a huge landmark in my love of sci-fi and filmmaking in general.

I got to see Avatar in 3D IMAX and was moved by the technology and effects, but the story was a cobbling of Ferngully, Dances With Wolves, et. al. Great review!

]]> http://moviegeekz.com/m/review-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-6398 Joanne Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:52:43 +0000 http://www.moviegeekz.com/?p=699#comment-6398 <p>"Unobtanium" is a real term used in mining and engineering: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtainium" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtainium</a>. It's one of those weird cases where a bit of realism (the scientists in the movie WOULD have used the term) actually detracts from the fiction.<br><br>Your eight-year-old's experience reminds me of when I saw "Star Wars" as a kid. I thought it was the best movie ever then, as well. Imagine my diappointment when I watched it again as a adult, and realized just how horrible the acting was. But I probably wouldn't have become such a film buff if it weren't for that early, uncritical magic. :)</p> “Unobtanium” is a real term used in mining and engineering: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtainium. It's one of those weird cases where a bit of realism (the scientists in the movie WOULD have used the term) actually detracts from the fiction.

Your eight-year-old's experience reminds me of when I saw “Star Wars” as a kid. I thought it was the best movie ever then, as well. Imagine my diappointment when I watched it again as a adult, and realized just how horrible the acting was. But I probably wouldn't have become such a film buff if it weren't for that early, uncritical magic.

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