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• they did. its called avatar : spiderfill
• yes clearly a piece of shit and totally unimaginative : eeeealmo
• lol : inf3d3l
• i couldve told you this. go watch thief and wash the stink of bad movie off you. : crypt420
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  Yes, remote control cat-alien bodies fighting on dragons...completely bland. : Saman
  • Hahaha, this sums it up pretty well right here. :) : thetangent
  • Yeah. Calling it the most unimaginative movie ever is crazy. The story might be but you can't say everyth... : Mmmmmoo
• Haha, oh man. : Visceral Monkey
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  avatar is like an id game. awesome tech youve never seen before, but shit story. : papaskot
  • low blow... low blow! : inf3d3l
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    Yet I see so many people bitching about the story, something you would never see in a post about Doom or ... : pigvomit
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      Why can't we want it to be something better? When someone goes, "It's an action movie," they really mean,... : jipey
      • People mention the argument because of the particular backlash against Avatar complaining about a thin st... : Wisp!
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      People don't bitch about the story in doom or quake because you get to play them. And avatar was barely : ninjase
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        Action isn't just blowing shit up. Running, jumping, being chased by beasts, shit, there was a lot of ac... : pigvomit
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          Running through a forest is boring as fuck action. Aliens and Terminator 2 had action in it. Avatar had... : ninjase
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            Bah, even if it wasn't your favorite type of action, there was still plenty off it. : pigvomit
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              I have a theory that people don't like the movie for reasons they don't want to admit. It might be the na... : ovrlrd
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                The "science" is that beyond the visuals (which were quite amazing), the story was far too predictable an... : ninjase
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                  Well I didn't watch any trailers and I enjoyed the story. I also enjoyed it the second time I saw it. ... : Nixx2004
                  • The thing about the trailer is that it doesn't spoil anything specifically, it just gives you the gist o : ninjase
                • I still enjoy independance day.. :( : bundy
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      That's the thing. It's not a "shit story". It's a story appropriate to what Cameron wants to do. It's not... : Vincent Grayson
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        http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/04/avatar-pocahontas-in-spac_n_410538.html : ninjase
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          Those are absolutely retarded. Same with the Star Wars/Harry Potter one. Right a favorable summary that... : pigvomit
          • That was for lols but this makes much more serious and salient points about how crappy the story actually... : ninjase
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      film is story. Without it, it's nothing. Even action films deserve a strong story and so many have succee... : freakynipples69
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        Koyaanisqatsi would like a word with you. : qsylvr
        • lol : freakynipples69
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    Yeah, that's a fair assessment.

    Jan 08, 2010 10:44pm PST
    Yeah, that's a fair assessment. : Deathlove
  • Dead on : bolneze
  • Good analogy. Cameron and Carmack have a lot in common as well. : ventro
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    "Shit story" is such a downplay of what is really going on in the heads of the writers. I really think mo... : ovrlrd
    • Also this analogy can be made with Triple A games as well. A successful game has an appealing story suppo... : ovrlrd
  • This. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I consider the universe and all of its characters and creations part of the story, therefore I loved the ... : socksta
  • Avatar is the best tech demo of the year. Whole heartly agree. : freakynipples69
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    The story isn't shit, the dialog is shit and every character is a cardboard cutout. If the characters ac : qsylvr
    • TY.I'm sure the film is the like this. I will repeat your concise and insightful comments when questioned... : nrgXs
• You are correct, it was so unimaginative that thought he filmed it in his backyard using his landscape wo... : pigvomit
• This is your short review? Where is the detailed analysis, what about it was so unimaginative? We don't n... : ovrlrd
• Hot Blue chicks! According to my counterpoint, you are heretofore WRONG. : Boring Writer
• I bet you would have been much happier seeing Twilight instead. : theangrywaffles
• Man on internet doesn't like popular movie. More at 11. : Dschinghis Khan
• agree. Avatar = Ferngully in 3D. but the 3D is still pretty awesome.... : gorphine
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  Shack Rule #47534545669.01454: All negative talk about Avatar needs to be limited to the font selection.... : Jimbo Ro
  • That's forbidden as well. : Visceral Monkey
• Republicans are allergic to Avatar. : CRasterImage
• So, you're saying Avatar was worse than A Prairie Home Companion? : reelbk
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  look how cool you are posting about a popular movie on the internet! : grendel
  • negatively, even. : CRasterImage
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    and you fit in and are completely normal for liking it! finally! am i right? yes. : crypt420
    • i am far from normal and totally boring but yeah i enjoyed the movie for what it was : grendel
    • The people that didn't like it are the ones that don't grok it. : Jobos
  • And he hated it! That makes him double cool! : thetangent
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  I saw it as well in 3D. The movie was pretty entertaining for sure, but I don't see the point of 3D. It... : alias
  • Color is overrated as well. : watcherxp
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    No. The 3D completely enhanced the immersion of the experience for me. And...how the fuck would 3D en... : Wisp!
    • If I didn't need to wear the glasses sure. They pull me out of the movie at least :( : alias
  • next time youre watching a 3d movie, close one eye. this is how it would look 2d. you will understand. ... : mlev
  • Oh really? And why would you expect it to add anything to the story in the first place? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • The 3D made the experience so much more immersive than it otherwise would have been. It wasn't gimmicky "... : thetangent
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    The problem with the 3d is the screen has 4 edges and when a "3d item" hits that edge the immersion is co... : notext
    • Yeah the edge of the screen thing made me think it was a bit lame. 3D on imax though is a totally diff... : peanut-
  • Are you by chance blind in one eye? : Jobos
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  Three words: Michelle Rodriguez's boobies : hankyJR
  • Yeah they were really nice and she was actually a tolerable character this time around. : MurrayTheSkull
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    I dislike her for some reason. : bolneze
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      It's because you like cock. : hankyJR
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        Its cuz she looks like a man Okay fine : bolneze
        • She does have a little John Leguizamo in her. I think it's the mouth/ teeth. She's pretty, though. : Jobos
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      She's got a good body, but she comes off as very masculine. : TwiLyght
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        well, she is lesbian. : biskits
        • No, she's not. : mrvandelay
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  Oh look, that guy. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I guess he thinks its cool since its been out a while. Well I thought Inglorious Basterds was just ok so... : Lightzout
    • I agree on Basterds, actually. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • That's how I felt about Basterds as well. I saw it with the gf last week and it was definitely entertaini... : ColoradoCNC
  • because not liking a movie is obviously wrong. he could have said it better, but everyone knows how weak ... : maulla
  • you may not realize just how many of those guys there are. it's a bad movie. : biskits
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  My favorite character in that movie was the head military guy. He was totally badass. : Mmmmmoo
  • man remember this scene? he was insane http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4262366720/nm0002332 : spiderfill
  • You know what? I think you are right. The last scene was so bitchin. I thought Sigourney Weaver's digi : Lightzout
• Nice drive-by post/troll BTW. : thetangent
• Make the "Bishop of Battle" in 3d. Emilio Estevez agrees. : noxv1
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  AVATAR: WATCHED MONOCLE: REMOVED SHACKNEWS: ALERTED : eonix
  • lol : digweed014
• I watched it in 2d and thought the same thing. It was very very pretty but story/lines were so cliche/bor... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• 4/10, but only because you sparked so much discussion. : dpgagnon
• I have to mostly agree with this. I was amazed at how similar it was to Ferngully. There was no character... : sugarwaffle
• You're entitled to your own opinion and this is the Shack where we discuss opinions. However, I believ... : Schnapple
• The movie is based on Cameron's dream... it doesn't make sense to say it was unimaginative. : Jobos