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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 5:25 am
LOL, it was late and I guess my eyes were crossed from 2 + hrs with 3D glasses on! heeee!! I did a search and Leona Lewis sings the theme song. I found a message board where everyone pretty much hates it, says it doesn't capture the feel of the movie. I agree. I was thinking even if they do a Part 2 of this movie it would be years because of how long this type of movie takes to make. Previews showed at least 3 more 3D movies comming out in next 6 mo. Alice, Toy Story, Shrek, and a Nasa thing that looked pretty cool.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 5:57 am
If I had had to listen to the actors say "Titatanic" for 3 hours I might have actually gotten some enjoyment from that movie. LOL
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 5:23 pm
I'm thinking of Jeff Dunham's Peanut talking at Tit-anics and LMAO!! Sorry -- it just struck me in my funny bone, and if you've seen his Christmas special you'll know EXACTLY what I'm referring to! 
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 5:27 pm
"Shut up!!!!!!!! I'll keel you" Jeff is great.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 9:13 pm
hahahaha I love that guy!!!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 1:17 pm
I was so disappointed in this movie! I found my mind wandering completely. I thought it would totally be up my alley, being the sci-fi/fantasy lover and wacky, save-the-earth liberal that I am! In the movie's defense, I wasn't able to watch it in 3D because it didn't come in 3D open-caption format so maybe I lost some of the magic. I'm glad it brought joy to so many people, though!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 5:29 am
ooohhh that is probably the reason. This 3D is like nothing before. Most everyone that loves this movie admits story is basic, the real star is Pandora
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 8:40 am
Yeah, the 3D is the star of the show. In 2D it just won't have the same visual magic.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 10:04 am
yep I'm with Beckie and Hermione. I was seriously disappointed. the First half hour i was like WOW this is going to be good. then the plot started to falter. By the end the whole thing was laughable. I was warned that any true sci fi fan was going to be disappointed. I've read some great books full of descriptions of wonderfully alien worlds. Pandora and the effects were a cop out. Cowboy n Indians Dances with Aliens. Did anyone else notice the CGI mistakes? it was making me crazy by the end. Tall slim aliens, then a blue normal human build actor, then pan away to a tall slim, then a few frames later a normal human frame...but in blue. I am extremely attentive to detail and at first I couldnt figure out why the difference. LATER I saw a show on the making of avatar and realized that they used real actors and basically blued them in.....then stretched. SO that is how the face and mouth movements were so realistic. it is real actors. it also explains the mistakes in CGI. it aint CGI in some scenes all in all I thought it was a 3 out of 5 movie, simply for the graphics. the plot seemed to be geared towards the Twilight New Moon age group. Its too bad that there were so many scarey scenes. it made the movie PG13. But i'm sure there are parents who dont care about rules and will take their preteens anyways.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 10:32 am
PG13 is not a "rule" it is a guideline to help parents decide whether a film is okay for their kids. "Guidelines" -- quoting my favorite pirates. An 8 year old can walk up and buy a ticket for a PG13 film. They cannot for an R film. I think when people look back on this film it will be for the great use of 3D and special effects. The story is not spectacular. I think it will be seen as one of the key films in the 3D phase of movies. Now it remains to be seen if 3D has staying power.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:26 am
Feeling pernickety (even though I'm not sure that's the word I mean, or if it is, how to spell it), an 8 year old cannot buy tickets to a PG13 movie. The 13 part means only people aged 13 and above can buy tickets, the PG part means that parents/guardians can buy tickets for children under 13 at their discretion, and accompany them into the theatre.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:34 am
No, really *anyone* can buy a ticket to a PG13 movie. What 13 year old do you know has ID with their birthdate on it anyways? Any age can buy a ticket except for R. Then you have to show your ID stating that you are 17 to buy that ticket, or have your parent buy it for you. The only age restriction on buying tickets is for R and NC17 movies. He even told me the PG13 is a "guideline" -- also quoting my favorite Pirates movies. I just spoke to the manager of my favorite theater.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:52 am
Weird. It's not that where I come from! 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:05 pm
How can they ID a 13 year old buying tickets? What can they show to prove they are 13 and not just a big 10 year old? If the theater are doing that, they are taking it upon themselves to enforce a rule they created themselves. The MPAA only limits ticket sales on R and NC17 and the theaters abide by those rules, mostly. Some do turn a blind eye to the R rule at times and only art house theaters will even run an NC17 film.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:25 pm
I think it's up to the cashier's discretion whether they judge a child to be 13 or not. There's a whole different social dynamic in the UK, and if a big 10 yr old sees a PG13 movie and is traumatised by it and goes running to mummy, mummy will tell him it was his own fault for going into a movie he wasn't meant to go in. I get the impression here that mummy would go and moan at the cinema, so the cinemas have to protect themselves more.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:30 pm
I didn't know you lived in the UK?! Oh yes, I'm talking about the USA. I don't know what the rules are in Canada or across the pond. Don't really even know if they use the MPAA or have their own ratings and rules. I thought the UK would have their own. We can be kind of puritanical here, especially about nudity.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:32 pm
I'd also heard that some minorities were upset with Hollywood's continuing implication that they always have to be saved by the white man. It's interesting to look at it from that perspective also.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:38 pm
Not now I don't, I live here. I just assumed the ratings meant the same, but I just looked up PG at the UK site, and it's the same as you said there too, for PG they should have their parents' permission but parents don't have to accompany. The ones where a child has to be accompanied are called A films, like there's a 12A for only those aged 12 and above accompanied by an older guardian. So I was just wrong! Yep, the ratings vary a little. Less violence and more nudity allowed in the UK. For instance Avatar is a 12A (under 12s must be accompanied) for "Contains moderate violence, threat and language."
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 1:08 pm
I'm not sure I understand how they can enforce it. I'd hate to leave it up to some pimply faced 17 year old as to whether someone is old enough for a flick. Do kids have to carry their birth certificate around to prove they are 12? I remember as a kid being hassled because I asked for a kid priced ticket. The girl selling them went to my high school. I was a freshman. She did let me have the kid price, but reluctantly. She told me next time I'd better have enough money for an adult priced ticket (as I didn't at the time). It gets into sticky territory when it's a judgement call on who gets in and who doesn't. I hadn't heard that Hermoine, but I haven't really read much about Avatar. I enjoyed the experience, but it was kind of like a ride. Fun while you're on it, but days afterward not much to think or talk about. LOL.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 3:19 pm
My 'completely normal' aunt (LOL) didn't like the foul language, anti american, and political message of the movie. My mom also saw that and said there was no foul language she could remember, and as much anti-american and political sentiment as Dances with Wolves....she said it was almost the same story, LOL.
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Spelll
Member
09-16-2005
| Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 8:14 pm
Just watched Avatar an hour ago. Awesome movie. Watched in in 2D on my computer. I can see why it's a big hit. Great graphics. I'd watch it again for sure.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 2:48 pm
Just watched this yesterday in 3D. Truly amazing visually!!! I'm actually considering watching it again at an IMAX theater. It was so real looking there were parts I thought I would have a heart attack. As many here have already posted, story and characters predictable, no big surprises or hat tricks there. Was hoping for a less predictable way of conclusion.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 3:14 pm
Uh oh sounds like we've got a pirate in our midst. Guard your booty 
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 6:01 pm
Saw this and enjoyed the IMAX visual effects. As far as the story and dialogue goes, I felt like I was watching a Saturday morning kids cartoon like Scooby doo or something. Oh well, it was fun.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 7:17 pm
LOL KL! Maybe Spell watched it at a theater without the glasses on 
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