{"id":468,"date":"2009-12-12T05:03:12","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T05:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/12\/12\/my-review-of-avatar\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:46","slug":"my-review-of-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/12\/12\/my-review-of-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Avatar"},"content":{"rendered":"

I reviewed the much-hyped Avatar<\/span> for Moving Pictures<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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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."<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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\nStop by Moving Pictures<\/span><\/a> to check out what else I had to say about Avatar<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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I reviewed the much-hyped Avatar for Moving Pictures. Quote: 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 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n