Title: GUEST STRIP – MICHAEL MAY
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Title: GUEST STRIP – MICHAEL MAY
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Title: GUEST STRIP – MICHAEL MAY
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Happy 32nd birthday, Tom!
No comments on Sigourney Weaver? I thought she was the best of the cast.
And I really dug the film a lot, especially that final forty minutes. In a way, it’s like Titanic in that you’re emmersed in the story for two hours and just when you think it might over-stay its welcome, bam, the boat sinks! And the real action begins!
I’m wondering what Robert Zemeckis thinks now that Cameron has successfully crossed the Uncanny Valley. I don’t think people are going to buy into his weird zombie mo-cap creations anymore. I’m also even more looking forward to Spielberg’s Tintin adaptation, since he’s using the same technology made to use Avatar. Though I was looking to it before as both a fan of Spielberg and Tintin, now I’m even more pumped for it.
I dunno… Sigourney Weaver didn’t really do anything for me. I mean, I thought she was fine. But I also kind of view her talent as above this kind of movie. Her being in Avatar felt more like a favor to Cameron than anything.
I had the same thought about Zemeckis and the mo-cap stuff. What Avatar achieves blows his work completely out of the water.
A Toyoka, Tom? You couldn’t try for an American car? 😉
I was really torn over Avatar. I saw it in Imax 3D and I don’t think anyone should see this movie in any other way.
The story was rehashed, which was fine, but there were SO many plot devices they could have used to flesh everything out. And it wouldn’t have tkane much time.
There were very few explanations about anything. And no mention of UNOBTANIUM. (I don’t think that word can be spelled in anything other than all caps)
But it felt like video games I used to play, especially with the multi-stage boss battle and the what not. I think my beef with the film was that they had all of these opportunities to really make a deep and moving film with a plot and a script that could have been phenomenal, completely removed from the rather 2 dimensional characters that presented it, but, well, there were scenes on Pandora where it looked, well, real. And the faces didn’t look like zombie aliens.
I still say that Sam Worthington’s best role was in Rogue. And you’re right, Lang was definitely an awesome character (certainly the only one in the movie worth caring about). And while that tension about the planet is definitely present in the beginning, I think it goes away once the ‘becoming a man’ montage starts up. Which is a shame, since the planet is far more interesting than said montage.
And Happy Birthday to you, I hope you have an awesome day 😀
Happy Birthday! My gift to you is leaving a comment lol
I saw Avatar in 3D and it is the first main stream movie I’ve experienced in Real 3D and I’m so glad I did. I fwlt it really enhanced the experience considering this is a film made primarily for visuals. It put you right there in the action. Now I may be 18 but usually don’t go to films for the visuals, I’m a purely story girl but this film was, well, fantastical. It really captured my imagination. I loved it.
I saw it yesterday and my thought was mostly that it met my expectations. I expected awesome visuals and Avatar certainly had that, and the plot was what I expected, good but not exactly original.
Any update for future Triple Feature podcasts? I keep tuning in on Mondays but no one’s there…
Frank,
Apologies for the lack of a Triple Feature. Since Pearl was born, my availability in the evenings is pretty much shot. I take care of her at night while Cami catches up on a few hours of sleep.
Once Pearl starts sleeping through the night, things might level out a little bit.
We’ll be sure to let everyone know when we’re up and running again!
That’s fine, Tom – I figured you’d be busy with the new baby. I was just wondering if you set a definitive return date, or whether it was a week-to-week thing. I think Joe was wondering, too… he seemed uncertain whether there was a show or not the last couple of weeks.
Hey Tom, Happy Birthday! Coincidentally, mine was yesterday too! I, much like Frank, am missing the Triple Feature, but it’s the holidays so I was bound to miss it because I’m so busy.
Couldn’t it just be a double feature until you can join in? Or you guys could get someone to sub (Trisha Lynn maybe)?
A fair suggestion, Staatz. But that would be up to Gordon and Joe. They haven’t volunteered for that duty.
Your right, I will go and bug them!