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    James Cameron's Na’vi Banshees Take Flight In The Avatar Video Game

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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/02/09

    In reply to James Cameron's Na’vi Banshees Take Flight In The Avatar Video Game
    That car looks like a lot of fun.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Commander Shepard Commander Shepard
    06/02/09

    In reply to James Cameron's Na’vi Banshees Take Flight In The Avatar Video Game
    I so hope this movie flops. To me it looks like Fern Gully with 10ft tall blue people. Our like that stupid animated movie which came out recently where humans invaded another planet. This movie reeks of unoriginal ideas and Star Wars prequel level CG use, as in a lot.
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    Commander Shepard was starred Commander Shepard was unstarred
    Image of Lassus Lassus
    06/02/09

    @Commander Shepard: "This movie reeks of unoriginal ideas"


    Unlike your comment, which screams innovation and uniqueness.

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    Lassus was starred Lassus was unstarred
    Image of Commander Shepard Commander Shepard
    06/02/09

    @Lassus:


    A spade is a spade mon ami. In my book.


    There are plenty of original ideas still in Hollywood, just none from James Cameron IMO.


    I eagerly await your next catty passive aggressive dig. :)

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    Commander Shepard was starred Commander Shepard was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/02/09

    @Commander Shepard: Just so I'm informed about how un-original this film is, can you tell me all the other big Hollywood films that involve giant mechs and space marines on an Alien jungle planet fighting giant creatures, winged dragons and alien races?


    Or do you just mean he borrowed elements from existing fiction and is creating a new and different film from those elements as just about every film maker ever has done.

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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of ProgHead777 ProgHead777
    06/02/09

    @Commander Shepard: The movie was always going to use a lot of CG. It is, in part, actually a CG animation movie. I suppose WALL-E "overused" CG as well, right?


    As for lack of originality, what specifically so you think Avatar is derivative of and why? And based on what? Two pieces of concept art and a couple of video game screen shots?


    And Fern Gully? Really? Are you sure you're not just a troll? :p

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/02/09

    @ProgHead777: The story's completely derivative of a couple of Golden Age ones (you know, books), one by Poul Anderson.


    That's what I thought of when I heard about this originally.


    Which at least means he's derived it from stuff his target audience has no clue exists, since they only know cartoons and video games.


    So... yay for more subtle plagarism?

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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    06/02/09

    In reply to James Cameron's Na’vi Banshees Take Flight In The Avatar Video Game
    Hey, isn't that a ornithopter from Dune, only painted olive drab?
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/02/09

    @31y/oToday_GitEmSteveDave: Costs 0 mana to cast, 0/2, Flying, Artifact Creature? My M:tG insta-recall memory is rusty, I could be wrong about the stats.
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    06/02/09

    @31y/oToday_GitEmSteveDave: No those wings are rotors, and an Ornithopter has flapping wings and "jet pods".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    06/02/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Perhaps I was thinking of the Original Dune movie, b/c I don't remember them having flapping wings.
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    06/02/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: You're very right, sir.
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    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. was starred ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/02/09

    In reply to James Cameron's Na’vi Banshees Take Flight In The Avatar Video Game
    Yes, well. It's a movie-based video game. That always works out so well, regardless of source material.
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    06/02/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division:

    I still "fond" memories of the ET game for the Atari 2600.


    It was "AWESOME" as in un-AWESOME.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/02/09

    @ManchuCandidate: I'm very sorry for your loss of childhood.


    @TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.: I remember enjoying the crap out of that game, until I was doing a "rescue the hostages" side mission, and one of the hostages that was on his knees clipped into the getaway vehicle's hood, and the bad guys drove away with the guy still kneeling on the car. I laughed my ass off and returned the game the next day.

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    Image of jchasse jchasse
    06/02/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: I would agree in many instances.


    But if I could recommend the Aliens (& Predator) series of FPS on the PC...

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    jchasse was starred jchasse was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/02/09

    @jchasse: I grant you permission *hand gesture*, as it is not a direct movie tie-in and has its own story. I loved playing them, too!


    If anyone mentions the Matrix video game (not MMORPG) I will shove a brick in their clocoa.

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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
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