Thread: Avatar

Originally Posted by AriesGodofWar

Okay, well I saw Avatar in 3D IMAX and found it simply stunning. No headache, no eyestrain, 3D was breathtaking. I found it to be quite awesome and a completely enjoyable experience. I plan on seeing it a second time. 3D IMAX was the only way to fly I think.

Can you say what the difference is between the IMAX 3d and the Real 3D?

Originally Posted by Davedirectv

Can you say what the difference is between the IMAX 3d and the Real 3D?

I believe it was about $1.00 a ticket......in all honesty, I did not see the normal Real 3D version so I am not sure what the actual difference is, but the IMAX screen is slightly curved and much larger than a regular screen. I throughly enjoyed the experience.

Saw it tonight in 3D Curved Screen... totally enjoyed...

Loved it though as others have stated here and across the rest of the world the story line was incredibly predictable and really made me wonder if Cameron had let Tom Arnold write it but that aside it was everything else that made it leap off the screen and that was seeing it in 2D.

Originally Posted by Davedirectv

Can you say what the difference is between the IMAX 3d and the Real 3D?

I would assume screen size.

IMAX 3D during a 12:20pm matinée... 3 observations:

1) The movie was alright, like others are saying pretty predictable; still a fun ride.
2) Would have never guessed that they'd sell out an IMAX auditorium for a non-holiday Wednesday afternoon showing...
3) ...don't arrive for this movie 10 mins before. We were five rows from the bottom (essentially the entry level - not down in the pit up front); far to the right.

If I knew the showing was already 80%ish filled; I would have gone to a later RealD showing... IMAX 3D from an angle was UNimpressive. You do get some sense of depth; but objects that are supposed to be floating in front of you, don't. Plus, it's flat screen IMAX and they must have had some kind of alignment problem with the cameras; we stayed through the credits and some suits were talking via walkie talkie after the credits to the projector room about the "blur". On top of all of that, headache. At least now I know it's RealD 3D for me, or nothing at all.

Oh, and about 2/3rds of the way through there is the guy who made something of a scene. He was sitting in the middle of the stadium. He 'cuse me/pardon me his way out to the isle... "excuse me" to each and every person in his row... then making some fairly boisterous complaint, "I'm not going to sit here and watch them continue to slander my marines! Un-American piece of trash" I watched the whole movie and I didn't see any marines... I saw some ex-marines working security for a corporation... but I didn't see any US Marines in the movie. If we can't detach ourselves from reality while watching a movie about giant blue people, perhaps we should stick to documentaries?

Despite all of this; was a fun afternoon...

Just came from a Real 3d version of the movie. Surprisingly I left without much of a headache, at least much less than from UP.

This is a movie you have to judge in 2 ways: As a basic movie containing a plot, actors, and script, and from a technical level. Avatar scores conversely equal on both fronts.

As a basic movie it is rather lacking. The story is cliche, the acting is rather campy, there's very little blurring of characters (they're either totally bad or totally good) and seeing humans portrayed as the bad guys isn't exactly a feel good story. Oh, and not to get political, but the movie definitely does take a very liberal stance on things. And to comment on what the previous poster said, no the movie does NOT bash US Marines. If anything, they'd have to be considered mercenaries or part of a PMC.

On a technical level, the movie is astounding. It looks like James has finally figured out how to make CGI not look like CGI. The aliens look like humans covered in paint (as opposed to something in a PS3 game,) the planet looks astounding, and human ships and computer technology actually look like something that would be used in the future.

So overall, yes this is a movie worth seeing, really because of amazing technological feat that it is. Of course, if you don't care about such things and want a good story and performances that move you, you're better off going to a family reunion.

I watched the 3D version last night. It looked absolutely spectacular! I forgot that I had glasses in a few minutes and simply enjoyed the 3D picture! The glasses didn't bother me at all. The quality was amazing! It was very sharp and wasn't too dark at all!

However, I am still not convinced that the 3D version is a better experience. I was much more into the movie itself when I watched it originally in 2D. This time around I was thinking too much about the 3D thing, rather than I was following the action. May be this is just because I knew what to expect, but I thought the 3D effects, even though they were not too exaggerated, took some of my attention away from the action.

Overall a great experience! This movie will be a must-have when it comes out on Blu-ray 3D.

P.S. One thing that surprised me the most: the theater was packed. Almost sold out. And that's a month since the original release!

I was going to see it again in 2D (saw it in 3D) but it moved on...