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[sodacat]

Originally Posted by Jake T Catt

What I want to know is, did Jake and Neytiri ever connect themselves together using those USB connectors? and if so, what happened?

I think you're a little too young for this conversation.

Did the movie or any of the extra material specify what the average lifespan of the Navi is?

[Seabass-Man]

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[blackshirtboy]

Originally Posted by Seabass-Man

According to the Na'vi Encyclopedia that was released along with the movie, Unobtanium is a metal that superconducts at atmosphere temperature, and the mountains were full of it. As they are eroded and break off, they float instead of tumble. It's not made clear in the film, but you do see that small chunk floating on Giovanni's desk along with the magnetic fluctuations they talk about.

Now I know!
Yeah that's what I thought at first though they never actually say it in the film, and so I assumed that the rock in the guys office was the future, zero-gravity equivalent of a display case. Well, which I guess it was but whatever.

[Racerx135]

Agree.. AMAZING!

I have not felt this way watching a movie since I first saw Star Wars as a 10yr old in 1977

Back then we never saw anything like it. Avatar gave me that same feeling. For the first 20min you are thinking how cool the 3D is but right before it gets cheesy you get immersed into the movie and forget you have the glasses on.

The only thing I disagree with is Original story. This story is basically Dances with Wolves in Space. But that does not matter since the Movie is so Freaking awesome. I will be seeing it several times again before it leaves the theater.

[OhZone]

Oh, I really liked the movie, even if it IS Dances with Smurfs. I don't care if it's story is not 100% original, but the odd thing is, and I've noticed this with other movies lately, the flashy trailer that shows off a lot of the special effects actually turns me off. It makes the movie look like just superficial flash. They should give a hint about the story a little more, even if it's not Shakespeare. I was pleasantly surprised about a number of flicks lately when they had reasonably good stories, after I expected all effects and no storyl Oh, well.

[thrandrall]

The visuals were a lot of fun (esp in 3d) and I always love massive scale military hardware, armored suits, etc - not to mention floating mountain-type landscapes. I'll almost certainly pick up the DVD....

That said, the story was absolutely atrocious. The only redeeming factor was that this version of "The Last Samurai in Space" didn't feature Tom Cruise. I mean, I'm always game for Sigourney Weaver in SF but every other character was so thin I'm surprised I didn't walk out of the theater with a papercuts. Cameron can direct action, but like the Star Wars prequels...not all directors can write (esp good dialogue). Very wooden attempts to weave current political/military catchphrases and themes into a story that could have been so much more...like actually examining the implications of a bio-electrical planetwide network (how much would that be worth earth-side?)...rather than trying to make another trite gaia theme.

And remember, Ebert also gushed over Ep. 1.

[thrandrall]

Thinking about this after watching Avatar - for a comparable story about nature vs. man that's actually good with real characters, I'd say check out "Princess Mononoke" - or Nausicaa, etc. Miyazaki actually knows how to write characters and conflict that aren't wooden, trite and cliched. More than one dimension, good and bad, strong and weak characters on both sides of the conflict.

[OhZone]

I like the paper cut metaphor but the characters could have easily been even more superficial. I didn't think they were that bad at all. And, yes, the visuals were great in 3d.

[resiz3d]

Saw it, loved it. If you see it, see it in 3D. It's so much better than previous 3D movie attempts (cept maybe Pixar's Up) But if your only comparison is stuff like Journey to the center of the earth then you're missing out.

Yea, the story aint original, boo hoo, almost nothing is. It's all about execution and James Cameron knows how to deliver. This is one of those movies you WILL kick yourself in the ass for not seeing in the theater, in 3D, as intended.

As for the "USB" cables. It seems a lil silly at first but once you comprehend what Ehwa really is it kinda makes sense for most of the lifeforms on the planet to evolve in that way. It really telegraphs the ending but I didn't care, was too emotionally invested in the characters.

[arctic eagle]

actualy, on earth, the humans have kinetic energy weapons, and the like, in other words, the humans have gauss and rail guns, the RDA troops use old weapons, because it's cheaper

[arctic eagle]

I'm fairly certain James Cameron had the idea for the hallelujah mountains long before WOW, he's been working on avatar for a long time

[Keile]

Originally Posted by arctic eagle

I'm fairly certain James Cameron had the idea for the hallelujah mountains long before WOW, he's been working on avatar for a long time

Heh, im not saying he was copying wow. Im just saying it gave me flashbacks.