So who has seen Avatar yet? Like it?

[Cylon_xD]

Haha! I'm going to see Avatar for the THIRD time this Monday afternoon (I have the MLK Holiday off)... I've seen it twice in IMAX 3D, now this time around on the regular screen in Digital 3D. Being both a big Sci-fi fan and also a technology geek, I am just totally absorbed into this movie, lol... not to mention Zoe Saldana is pretty hot as the 10ft-tall blue feline native Neytiri... :naughty:

I never go to the movie theater to see any movies, because I have a full Bluray and HD projection theater in my basement at home; but the CGI and 3D rendering for this movie are so tremendous that it absolutely MUST be seen in the movie theater. Yeah, it may look fairly decent in Bluray when it releases on DVD and BD, but without the capabilities of Consumer A/V equipment to project the Fusion 3D technology used in this film, alot of the "Shock and Awe" seen in the theater will totally be missing. So, if this movie interests you in the least bit, I highly recommend you see it now, in the theater in 3D, or else you'll be missing out on something very special - a veritable feast for the eyes!

So who else has seen this, and what'd y'all think about it?

For those who wish to see the trailer, here it is, in HD quality:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ

[Sapphyre]

I haven't seen it yet... but it's not really my thing either. I WANT to see it- I just don't want to spend $12 at imax, or $10 at the regular cinema. Hell, the only time I see things these days is when they hit the $1.50 theatre (and they're usually about to be on DVD at that point too!) that's how broke I am. haha. My dad went to see it though and said it was amazing, although very predictable and follows a lot of cliche good vs bad/cowboys vs. indians story lines.

... I'm just waiting for avatar porn to be released.

[Cylon_xD]

LOL! Avatar virtual online porn game, ftw...! :laughing1:

yeah, it is predictable, a similar storyline as other movies (typical of Hollywood movies, of course!), but I will say in it's defense - that storyline was presented WAY better than any other movie ever released! In any event, I'm not one to anally pick apart movie plotlines, I watch movies strictly for entertainment value and escape from reality... and this movie is an escape in a big way!

But, I think that even if you're not "into" this kind of movie, you ought to see it just to be able to experience a preview of the future of film technology for the future... Ha, I sure wish I was a lot younger, so I could enjoy all the new technological wonders yet to be developed, farther into the future!

[Sapphyre]

oh c'mon.... every single person I know who's seen it has had at least one fantasy of Neytiri... don't tell me it didn't cross your mind too. haha.

[Cylon_xD]

Well, sure, I basically said that in my first post...lol! There'd be something wrong with me if I didn't think that, heheh!


Even an old fart with E.D. can still get aroused... :emotions33:

[robbiej]

Would love to see it but will probably end up waiting for it to come out on DVD.

[Cylon_xD]

Aaak! NO, NO, NO, Robbie! Bite your tongue! :chair:

Anyone with the mindset of waiting for this to come out on DVD to see it does not realize the experience they will be missing by not seeing this in the theater in 3D... this movie absolutely MUST be watched in the theater - it was produced specifically to be seen in 3D; it will only be a so-so movie on DVD. If you make the effort to go see it in the theater THEN you will understand what I mean!

[Flipper]

I'm very not into seeing it.I always thought James Cameron ruined a potentially fun movie about the sinking of the Titanic by throwing in a B.S. love story. It was Sooo contrived and derivative it completely soured me to any of his further work.2ndly blue people don't strike me as any more compelling than the usual colors I see every day.

[MoFaux]

I've seen it twice in a regular 3D theater. And I would have to agree that it is visually stunning.

Yes, the plot line/story is an old one, but to be honest that can be said about any movie, book, short story or whatever. What I go to a move for is the experience of how the story is told. In the case of Avatar, the story is told masterfully and the execution of the cinematography is really beyond comparison.

No, I am not a Cameron fan boy (I pretty really did not get much out of Titanic). But I must say this is one of those movies that really ought to be seen in a theater and in 3D.

[TheLittleDeviant]

A group of Scion owners in MA are going to see it this coming Saturday, I will be in that group. I have been wanting to see it for a while now, and finally have the time to go :)

[Cylon_xD]

Well stated, Mo, I couldn't have said it better! That is exactly what I was trying to bring across, it's not so much the story itself, it's the actual viewing experience that is key to this movie... and I really couldn't care less who made the film... Cameron who??

I've never seen Titanic - but then I'm not really into chick-flicks anyway!

Ah well, I feel sorry for people who seem to be so negative about Avatar for one reason or another, and refuse to go see it... their loss, I say! :bleh:

Well time for me to go get ready for my third viewing of Avatar, lol... Noon show!


EDIT: Just got back from seeing Avatar on the regular screen in 3D, still awesome, but nowhere NEAR as awesome as on the IMAX screen... not just the size of the screen, but the audio totally rocks in IMAX - I was very disappointed in the sound at the regular theater... just no comparison! I will definitely be paying the extra $$ to see it in IMAX the next time...

[Cylon_xD]

Ahhh, sheer bliss! Back from the IMAX theater after seeing Avatar again, fourth time now for me, this time with our Eastern PA Scikotics group...

Here's a good video about how they did the animation for the movie - the actors had to physically act out all their parts with motion suits on, not just stand at a mic and voice their lines... really amazing to see the split screens of the actor's and their animation's motions and facial expressions in real time sync...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ1JzYPjcj0

[TheLittleDeviant]

I am going to see it on the 30th, last attempt fell through...

[Cylon_xD]

Have fun, you'll really enjoy it, Ted - you gonna see it in IMAX or on the regular screen? If you see it in an IMAX theater, be sure to try to sit in the back half of the theater, better viewing from there; in a regular theater, I would recommend sitting sitting only about a third of the way back, closer is better in the regular theater, for apparant screen size... as long as you're not so low that you're looking up to the screen...

[TheLittleDeviant]

IMAX for sure, unfortunately our local Jordans makes you single file line to your seats, no choice of where you sit...

[Cylon_xD]

Well, that really sux... :( Then you'll have to get there really early to get near the front of the line, I'm guessing they would fill the theater from back to front...

We got to the theater a little more than an hour before the show yesterday, and were actually the first ones in line, I was the first one to walk into the theater room... we picked seats 5 rows down from the top, dead center - perfect!

[TheLittleDeviant]

Well, that really sux... :( Then you'll have to get there really early to get near the front of the line, I'm guessing they would fill the theater from back to front...

We got to the theater a little more than an hour before the show yesterday, and were actually the first ones in line, I was the first one to walk into the theater room... we picked seats 5 rows down from the top, dead center - perfect!

Yea exactly

[Cylon_xD]

OK, I'm probably insane, I know, but I'm taking a buddy of mine to see Avatar tomorrow night at the IMAX theater, my FIFTH time, now! He's a truck driver so is only in town for a few days every so many weeks or months, and he never gets to see any movies in the theater at all... I think it will be a quality experience for him, lol!

[YELOSUB]

I really had no interest in seeing this movie and wasn't sure what to expect...Well I took the wife to see it in IMAX 3-D and the movie was fricken awesome...If you see this movie, SEE IT IN IMAX 3D...We went and saw it on a Monday morning at 1040 am and it was only $9 a ticket...

[Cylon_xD]

That's what I try to tell other people who say they have no interest in seeing the movie, they should see it just for the incredible experience... and it is definitely incredible in IMAX 3D...

Haha, I did find out on the way up to the movie Wednesday night with my truck driver buddy - he told me he hadn't been to a movie theater for over 20 years, had never seen a 3D movie, even with the old-style red/blue glasses, and he had NEVER been in an IMAX theater and had no idea what one was... so then I take him to see Avatar in IMAX 3D - needless to say, he was more than overwhelmed, with the whole experience thrust upon his senses all at once! I believe he enjoyed himself somewhat...lol!

[YELOSUB]

That was first experience in an IMAX theatre...And boy has 3D come a long way!

[TheLittleDeviant]

Saw it over the weekend, AWESOME MOVIE!!! Well worth it, and I may be going to see it again :)

[Cylon_xD]

Haha! Looks like I may be setting up another trip to the IMAX theater this weekend with another friend who wants to see it, would be my sixth time!

Yes the 3D is soooo good, it's not the kind of 3D where stuff jumps out at you, like the old 3D movies, or even the newer stereoscopic 3D movies down at Disney World... Just a very natural 3D world that actually pulls you right INTO the movie. and with full, beautiful color - none of that blurry red/blue-tinted monochrome-looking 3D like the old-style 3D glasses...

I love the scenes when the Na'vi are flying around on their Ikrans, freakin' great scenery... and the floating 3D monitors and map in the control room and aircraft cockpits... 'Course, Neytiri is pretty easy on the eyes too, for a big blue kitty-girl, rowr! lol.

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I saw this morning on the news that Avatar was number 1 in the box office for the seventh week in a row now...

[Cylon_xD]

Hey guys, check out these vids on how they did the motion capture for the CGI animation of the Na'vi characters in Avatar, and the new 3D for the movie... This will really make you appreciate the movie even more when you watch it!

The first two videos are about making the CGI - pretty cool to see the real performers in their motion suits and the finished CGI charater side-by-side in a split-frame... The first video is long but also goes into the "Virtual Camera" that they used during production, the second one is short but even more interesting...

The last two videos are about the way they did the 3D in Avatar to make it as realistic as possible. The second video about the cameras themselves is extremely interesting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ1JzYPjcj0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wK1Ixr-UmM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pFHgC8tAdo&NR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlc_7SjSfUg&NR

[TheLittleDeviant]

I do like that it was a subtle 3D and not like "ZOMGBBQ BULLETZ!!!!1!!11!!!!!eleven!!1!!!!!"

The set up of the 3D was perfect to showcase the technology and not remove you from the scene itself... I will say though that the first scene in the forest will the 3D bushes etc... fricken awesome!!!!

[thedamd]

Troy you are so right. IMAX 3D is the way to see this movie-and you must see this pic. DO NOT wait for video-it is like sex with a condom-on a wax figure! I have worked on 4 of Jim Cameron's pictures and frankly the guy bugs me but his pictures are amazingly good. This picture breaks new ground for all movies and sets the bar. This is what I have been waiting to experience in a theatre for over 40 years! Check it out-do not cheap out either-3D IMAX if you can-at least 3D if IMAX is not available.

[Indemnity83]

I went and saw it last night at the full IMAX. The story was meh, but it was a two hour eye-gasam that I thoroughly enjoyed.

My friends and I have jokingly renamed the movie "Fern Gully 2".

[Cylon_xD]

Yeah, I know, Fern Gully, Dances with Wolves, Pocahontas, Princess Mononoke, all are the same or similar story, I see all the online comments (whining?) about comparing this movie to those, blah blah blah... but I'd much rather watch THIS version of that similar, worn-out plot a hundred times, especially in IMAX Real 3D, over any of those others (of which I've seen all), so it matters little to me about those other movies - they just flat out lose in my book, no comparison, lol! :p

And the eye-gasm is a nice "consolation", too, haha...!

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Troy you are so right. IMAX 3D is the way to see this movie-and you must see this pic. DO NOT wait for video-it is like sex with a condom-on a wax figure! do not cheap out either-3D IMAX if you can.

Yeppers, Darrell, I will be seeing it for the 6th time this weekend, and 5 of those times at the IMAX theater, which is an hour's drive from my house... at $16 a pop ($14 ticket plus $2 Fandango fee having to order online in advance of the sellout crowds!) and about $8 in gas for the 80-mile round trip drive, I'm basically paying $24 to see it each time in IMAX 3D - that has to say something about the IMAX experience with this movie!

I did see it (my third time) in a regular theater in Digital 3D and it was still good, but nowhere near as absorbing as IMAX - with that BIG screen, yes, but most importantly, the SOUND! Chest-thumping, like my movie theater at home in my basement... at the regular movie theater, I kept wanting to jump up and yell "TURN UP THE VOLUME!!" LOL!

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Wow, total world-wide gross box-office sales for Avatar is now at $2.1 Billion!!


I think I feel a sequel coming on... :hands:

[JJGeneral1]

i'll just wait until troy's theater gets it in. I'll deal with that. sitting that close to troy's screen is almost imax!!! LOL

[Cylon_xD]

Aw Joe, you are yet another person who is completely oblivious as to why this movie can ONLY be seen in the theater in 3D. It will not even compare at home, even in my theater... Maybe in about 5 years when I can afford to buy the proper Real 3D projector needed to view this film - there ARE a few 1080p 3D models currently available, but they only cost about $10,000 right now...

I'll gladly accept a donation from you, though, if you wish, lol! :)

[Cylon_xD]

Woohoo! Avatar releases on Bluray and DVD today - picking up my pre-order Bluray copy at the local electronics retailer (BB) over my lunch hour! Even though its not 3D, it should be very high quality - they put no extras on the Bluray disk, just the movie and the start menu, and jacked-up the video frame rate and audio bit rates to the maximum that will fit on the Bluray disc.. it's supposed to be reference quality!

I already have FOUR movie showings scheduled for Avatar in my movie theater over the next two weekends, with 6-10 people coming to each one - a Release Day showing tonight, two showings this Sunday at 2pm and 7 pm, and a Family Night showing next Saturday evening... seems like everyone I know is wanting to come see this in the Frey Theater, lol!

http://freytheater.com


So when are you coming to see it, Joe?! :)

[JJGeneral1]

Woohoo! Avatar releases on Bluray and DVD today - picking up my pre-order Bluray copy at the local electronics retailer (BB) over my lunch hour! Even though its not 3D, it should be very high quality - they put no extras on the Bluray disk, just the movie and the start menu, and jacked-up the video frame rate and audio bit rates to the maximum that will fit on the Bluray disc.. it's supposed to be reference quality!

I already have FOUR movie showings scheduled for Avatar in my movie theater over the next two weekends, with 6-10 people coming to each one - a Release Day showing tonight, two showings this Sunday at 2pm and 7 pm, and a Family Night showing next Saturday evening... seems like everyone I know is wanting to come see this in the Frey Theater, lol!

http://freytheater.com


So when are you coming to see it, Joe?! :)



never. i will never see fern gulley 2... er i mean avatar...

[ramrat1]

they are sure trying to milk the money with 3 different releases of the Avatar dvd.
This one being bare bones version. Later this year full multi disk version (without 3d). And then finally the 3d version.

[Cylon_xD]

Well, if you catch any of the online interviews with James Cameron about the BD and DVD release, he explains why they are doing it this way - not because of being greedy...

There is so much demand for the movie, they were rushing to release it now, just 6 weeks after the movie basically left the 3D theaters. The release is in conjuction with Earth Day. To make this movie as presentable on BD as it was seen in IMAX theaters, the Bluray version in this first release is a very ultra-res format - there are no extras whatsoever on the disk, just the movie and the start menu. They have jacked up the video framrate from the normal 20-22 fps to a reference-quality 35-40 fps, and the audio at a bitrate of 3.6-5.2 Mbps, so that the movie is at the maximum quality that fills the bluray disk completely. Also, anyone who buys the first release gets a discount coupon to purchase the second release when it is available, something that has not been done before...

The second release in December of this year will have the extras included, and was supposed to have the 3D version as well, but that could have changed. The second release won't be until December because the extras have not even been created yet; they have not had any time to produce them, and Cameron wants to take his time so the extras are done the way he wants them.

And the delay with the 3D realease is mainly because no one yet has the 3D capabilities to view the movie in the 3D format it will be in; 3D TVs are just starting to come out, and there are no 3D players out on the market yet. The 3D version will NOT be in the analglyph format that uses the red/green or red/blue cellophane 3D glasses, but will be made for digital 3D shutter glasses.

[Flipper]

I'll wait for REDBOX

[JJGeneral1]

Well, if you catch any of the online interviews with James Cameron about the BD and DVD release, he explains why they are doing it this way - not because of being greedy...

There is so much demand for the movie, they were rushing to release it now, just 6 weeks after the movie basically left the 3D theaters. The release is in conjuction with Earth Day. To make this movie as presentable on BD as it was seen in IMAX theaters, the Bluray version in this first release is a very ultra-res format - there are no extras whatsoever on the disk, just the movie and the start menu. They have jacked up the video framrate from the normal 20-22 fps to a reference-quality 35-40 fps, and the audio at a bitrate of 3.6-5.2 Mbps, so that the movie is at the maximum quality that fills the bluray disk completely. Also, anyone who buys the first release gets a discount coupon to purchase the second release when it is available, something that has not been done before...

The second release in December of this year will have the extras included, and was supposed to have the 3D version as well, but that could have changed. The second release won't be until December because the extras have not even been created yet; they have not had any time to produce them, and Cameron wants to take his time so the extras are done the way he wants them.

And the delay with the 3D realease is mainly because no one yet has the 3D capabilities to view the movie in the 3D format it will be in; 3D TVs are just starting to come out, and there are no 3D players out on the market yet. The 3D version will NOT be in the analglyph format that uses the red/green or red/blue cellophane 3D glasses, but will be made for digital 3D shutter glasses.



you mean like the 3d TV i saw at bestbuy, using the 3D LCD glasses?

Those things are cool. The movie was "UP" and it was playing on a PS3 hooked into a 3D TV.

Total cost of everything was $2000 (TV, PS3, LCD glasses, and Movie)

[Cylon_xD]

Yep, that's it... those LCD shutter glasses cost $80-$100 a piece, so to get enough for a room full of people to watch all at once, add some more bucks to that price. I forgot, the PS3 can do 3D, there's just no stand-alone 3D BD players are on the market yet... And I won't be buying any 3D TV anytime soon, just bought a 52" Sharp Aquos 2 years ago and laid out $2500 for it...

I'd rather wait until they come out with 3D 1080p projectors so I can upgrade my regular 1080p projector in my movie theater - THAT's where the 3D will really rock!! So, that may be more like 2 years from now for me, yet... :disgust:

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I'll wait for REDBOX


Hmm, is that anything like REDTUBE, perhaps? LOL!

[JJGeneral1]

LOL. yeah troy, the PS3 is your blue-ray player, with gaming on the side.

the tv was cool, and to be honest, those LCD glasses don't mess up any of the surrounding area. i was in best buy, and could still look around and not have any problems seeing clearly. that was the cool part. then turning them off, only brightened the room some. that's crazy!!!

[ramrat1]

Thats to bad. I was hoping they would come out with the 3d version for regular tv's. Guess I will wait for the regular copy to come out in redbox as well.

Thanks for the info on the 3d version.

[notoriouseyk]

looks like a huge xbox game of a movie....never seen it..saw little bit of it and fell asleep...not a sci fi guy so i guess its not for everyone...

[Cylon_xD]

looks like a huge xbox game of a movie....never seen it..saw little bit of it and fell asleep...not a sci fi guy so i guess its not for everyone...


mmm, not so much sci-fi, more a high-action adventure-fantasy... lot of huge battle scenes and stuff blowing up, too... not sure how you could possibly fall asleep through it, lol.

Well, I had 10 people here tonight for the first Avatar showing in the Frey Theater; six of them had not seen the movie before, and all of them thought the movie was tremendous - just like at the IMAX theater, not one person got up to get snacks or go to the bathroom through the entire 3 hour movie - everyone was glued to their seats... so that has to say something about the movie...

[x2cafn8dx]

i bought a DVD / Blu Ray combo pack at walmart for under 20 bucks.. I don't even have a bluray play but friends do... and since it was only 3.50 more than dvd alone.. i bought the combo.

i love this movie... graphically it is amazing and the character creation of the flora and fawna in the movie are incredible and intricate to me

[Cylon_xD]

I just have the hots for neytiri... lol.

[JJGeneral1]

ewww troy.

[x2cafn8dx]

i just have the hots for neytiri... Lol.


rofl!

[Cylon_xD]

animal love...! OK, well, Scifi-nerd fantasy love, anyway... :)

Hey, I would definitely marry Zoe Saldana, in a heartbeat... :love62: ...just waiting for her to propose to me!

Or Boomer/Sharon from Battlestar Galactica, for that matter... *sigh*:flowers2:

[Cylon_xD]

Wow, people are still wanting to see Avatar in a major way - Check out the Movie Info page on my Frey Theater website for all the attendees who have RSVP'ed for one of my Avatar movie showings, so far... Haha!!! :party33:

http://freytheater.com/movie/movie.htm

[JJGeneral1]

boy, that troy frey guy signs up a lot. he must really like that movie. he's the only name i see duplicated!!!

[Cylon_xD]

I'm about getting sick of it now, lol. :emotions33: