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[AegisKHAOS]

I doubt it, I wouldn't be surprised if it amounted to Titanic in space.

Ugh... bad imagery. ><

[wannabemexican]

Ron Cobb worked on Star Wars. He designed the Ithorian race.

This is interesting. I have a feeling the Ithorian Jedi Knight named Roron Corobb is perhaps a nod to the race's creator then.

To Avatar, it is the first film I have ever returned to the cinema to watch more than once. I think I saw it 3 times. It basically blew my mind.

The story was indeed not the most imaginative I have ever seen, but for me, the 3D effects were enough to suck me in and make me believe I was there. For me, Sci Fi films are more about being believable and giving me the feeling that I am part of that world, and that it is really happening. This is what Avatar did for me. This is why I enjoyed it so much and returned to see it.

I then saw it on DVD in 2D and, as I expected it last much of its appeal. But that being said I still think it is an experience to watch, and that is what counts. If I wanted to watch a film with a brilliant and enthrawling story I would have watched Shawshank or LA Confidential. But I wanted to be sucked into Pandora and believe it existed, which is exactly what happened for 2 and a half hours.

[Norfindel]

Everyone has to consider this was basically just an intro into this whole world. They are making at least two additional movies. I would figure the stories will be far more unique.

Introductions have a lot of story elements to fill the movie with interesting stuff. 2nd parts are very difficult to reach the point of the 1st movie.

I can say without doubt that i'm not going to see any additional Avatar movies to the theater. Also, there aren't any avatars left, so if they make "Avatar 2", the name won't make any sense, unless the humans return and use avatars again for some reason.

[//MavericK\\]

Am I the only [Censored] human [Censored] being who [Censored] looked at the [Censored] [Censored] shiny [Censored] metal [Censored] rocks and [Censored] realized, "Oh, floating in a magnetic field, 20 million a kilo, must be a room temperature superconductor." I mean, [Censored]! It's not that [Censored] hard, people! Basic [Censored] high-[Censored]-school physics, or [Censored] middle school-level science [Censored] fiction?

GAH!

Um...I was just saying that the movie itself, in the original theatrical version (aside from tracking down an original script) did not ever actually say what the mineral was used for. I can make assumptions all day long, but it would have been nice for the movie to explain why the humans needed this mineral SOOO badly that they were willing to kill the Navi over it. It never did this. I never really understood the human point of view. If one of the human characters had said something like, "We need this mineral or the human race dies in three generations...one simple line...it would have painted the humans and their situation in a totally different light.

That was the point I was getting at. Jeesh.

[Ghost_828]

I can make assumptions all day long, but it would have been nice for the movie to explain why the humans needed this mineral SOOO badly that they were willing to kill the Navi over it. It never did this. I never really understood the human point of view. If one of the human characters had said something like, "We need this mineral or the human race dies in three generations...one simple line...it would have painted the humans and their situation in a totally different light.

That was the point I was getting at. Jeesh.

I am inclined to agree. When the viewers are provided with a new environment, it is smart to explain some things to them that the characters already know, since the viewers don't. Just a short line; "As I'm sure I don't need to remind you..." or something similar.

[Gradius]

District 9 deserved so much more recognition.

I thought District 9 was mediocre. Another stereotypical "humans are selfish" film with cheesy lines such as "I love Killing you Prawns".

[//MavericK\\]

District 9 deserved so much more recognition.

Even Moon was better. Sam Rockwell is such a fantastic actor.

Actually I found both Moon and District 9 to be very good movies in their own right. However...

Moon and District 9 are on a whole different--and in my opinion--separate level than Avatar.

They are amazing movies that deserved far more attention than they actually received. But they are not your standard summer popcorn movie. Poor moon didn’t really even have a world wide premier in a huge number of cities. Did it even have a theatrical release?

Comparing these films to Avatar is almost like comparing a freight train with a pair of Ferraris. They are just way to different from each other in scope and concept.

Moon is extremely cerebral. District 9 is political. And Avatar is the big budget epic that is not about much more than what is shown on screen. And that's ok. It is what it is. For me, 20 bucks well spent.

[n00bonicPlague]

I thought District 9 was mediocre. Another stereotypical "humans are selfish" film with cheesy lines such as "I love Killing you Prawns".

There was some cheese, but I don't think it was so much about selfishness. Instead of humans invading another species, it was another species stumbling upon the homeworld of the humans. The reality of the situation is a bit less clear, and I think it deals more with irrational human fear that causes us to revert to protective selfishness rather than outright greedy human selfishness.

[DemolitionSquid]

Can't wait for the sequel to D9. Amazing film.

I hope District 9 NEVER gets a sequel. Some movies are just so good that expanding on them, milking the franchise, can drastically lessen their value and impact. Sequels need to be approached with much caution.

I thought District 9 was mediocre. Another stereotypical "humans are selfish" film with cheesy lines such as "I love Killing you Prawns".

I think you're missing the point. The movie is a looking glass on the apartheid. It wasn't meant to yell out "humans are selfish." It was meant to show the kind of things that happened in that era, and what could realistically happen if we were visited by alien refugees. Any "humans are selfish" interpretation is a mirror of yourself, knowing we'd all do the same thing in the same positions. The movie wasn't trying to send any messages beyond self-reflection.

[wannabemexican]

There was some cheese, but I don't think it was so much about selfishness. Instead of humans invading another species, it was another species stumbling upon the homeworld of the humans. The reality of the situation is a bit less clear, and I think it deals more with irrational human fear that causes us to revert to protective selfishness rather than outright greedy human selfishness.

I'm inclined to agree with this. I am currently watching the remake of V and, althought I totally enjoy it, I find it less believable than District 9. I don't honestly think humans would be so welcoming to an alien race as the show V depicts. While I am not sure if we would act as extremely as in District 9, I think our reaction to aliens would slide toward that end of the scale though.