I reviewed the much-hyped Avatar for Moving Pictures.
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| Twelve years after crafting the Oscar-winning best picture "Titanic" and nearly two decades since "Terminator 2," director/screenwriter/producer James Cameron returns to the big screen and his science fiction roots with the much ballyhooed "Avatar." Equipped with groundbreaking 3-D and graphics technology, Cameron’s nearly three-hour epic emerges as perhaps the most beautiful movie ever produced. |
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| Complete with contrived dialogue and a telegraphed plot, the hackneyed tale derives, almost fully-formed, via the 1950s and the far more compelling fiction of Jack Vance and Robert Heinlein. |
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| No stranger to special effects, Cameron created new advancements in that arena with several of his previous films, including both "Terminators," "The Abyss" and "Titanic." The 3-D and visual effects of "Avatar" far exceed anything previously seen. The extensive trailers fail to properly showcase the extent of the dazzling imagery, and offer only a glimpse of why this feature needs to be seen in the theater. Even with the lengthy running time, due primarily to the visuals, the movie doesn’t feel overly long. |
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| Unlike most directors, Cameron, for the most part, uses the 3-D subtly. Realistic sweat dripping of faces enhances the tension. By giving depth, a large ship interior becomes massive. The projection screens used on the ships are fully integrated and interact seamlessly with the crew. Lighter-than-air creatures have depth and mass. All these little touches breathe life into the very alien world of "Avatar." |
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