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    Avatar's Japanese Trailer Adds Even More Creatures

    Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets

    Watch the Second Avatar Trailer — Without the Blur

    Did James Cameron Rip Off Poul Anderson's Novella?

    Avatar Designer Explains All... Well, Some

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    New Trailer Could Ease Your Avatar Disappointment

    James Cameron Is The Tyrannical God of Pandora

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    Image of Nasdaf Nasdaf
    11/06/09

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    Ferngully #avatar
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Avatar's Japanese Trailer Adds Even More Creatures
    NANDEEEEE!???? #avatar
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Avatar's Japanese Trailer Adds Even More Creatures
    There looks to be some new horse like creatures at 1:50, I don't think they were in the gallery. #avatar
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    11/05/09

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    Nekomimi Nekomimi Nekomimi #avatar
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    11/05/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: gesundheit #avatar
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    11/05/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: Hai, hai, hai. #avatar
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    Okay, I'll say it. That typeface they're using sucks.

    It belongs on the menu of shitty Asian fusion restaurant. #avatar
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    Image of Denza Car Denza Car
    11/02/09

    @dicksson: It's called Papyrus.
    [xkcd.com] #avatar
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    Image of jamesmorrall jamesmorrall
    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    call me joe. seriously.

    "you haven't seen anything like this before" - james cameron.

    really? it all looks pretty familiar to me.
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    Image of Scandal.ous Scandal.ous
    11/02/09

    @jamesmorrall: It looks frakking incredible to me. 8) #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @jamesmorrall: Like? #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @Scandal.ous: It does look amazing. I think everyone is far too cynical these days and I say this as a very cynical guy myself.

    The first trailers made the film look average. But some of the shots in the featurrete are really gorgeous and really should have been in the trailers.

    I think the special effects are a victim of their own success. It only just clicked that the whole jungle is computer generated it looks so real. I think my mind was fooled. It straight out bought everything my eyes were seeing was real.

    The effects on display go far beyond 300 and its crappy green screen stuff, Anything in the star wars prequels and films like Beowulf. I dodges uncanny valley by making the blue cat aliens realistic cartoons. If that was intentional it was a really clever idea, if not they got lucky.

    I hate green screen movies and movies with tons of excessive effects because they are done badly and are shit films. I can't belive I'm saying this but this film could be a pleasant experience.

    I'm not expecting anything special from the story but since its Mr Cameron it should at least be solid and will have characters that have emtions and things so you actually might give a shit for once. That would make a nice change.

    To all the haters: this the only film I would consider watching in 3d and I fucking hate 3d.

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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    I am now concerned that I might see some blue cat man dick, peek out from behind a loincloth.

    #spacerape #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @Dash_Stryker: Haha. Bob Segar. K-K-K-K-K-K-Kat Man Dick!

    #spacerape
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    It's pretty, but... #avatar
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    Lets play spot the twins on the first image.. Oh wait... #avatar
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    I don't know, it looks nice enough, but I'm still not getting that "photo-realistic" look we've been promised in the lead up to this. It looks no better than the SW Prequels in terms of CGI "realness," and the basic story of technology vs. natural society reminds me of the end of ROTJ. I'm sure it'll be a good flick, but I think it has been hyped way too much for a property that no one knows anything about. Remember when The Matrix was released and people thought, "That looks neat, let's go see that," and THEN our minds were blown. Cameron looks like he wants to blow our minds (or at least promise they will be) and then get us into the theaters. He's pushing the spectacle of it too much and no one is asking if the story is going to be any good. #avatar
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment ultra76 was starred ultra76 was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    Yesterday they "leaked" some insight that this movie is going to end up very different than we expect.

    Last night, before the World Series, Fox did this whole ridiculous Cross-Promo intro. to the game, where the Phillies were analogized to the Na'vi defending their homeland and the Yankees to the invading force.

    So obviously, it's going to turn out that the Na'vi are weak yet evil creatures that must be destroyed the in order to save not only Pandora but to stabilize the universe as a whole.

    I, for one, am very excited by this turn of events. (Although I haven't yet figured out which member of the Phillies is really a secret Yankee with torn loyalties. Probably Brad Lidge.) #avatar
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    11/02/09

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    Wow...I don't think they can hype this any more. It's not possible. I really hope it doesn't fall of it's pedestal.

    One thing I've noticed about movies in general. The less said about it the better it usually is. And I think the reason for that is a sort of religious mentality. If the actors have bought, wholesale, into the directors vision and lost sight of reality, they become cultish and want to spread the "word". #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @FrankenPC: But.. But.. this is a Cameron film.. Low key isn't his thing, its going to by hyped, no way around that. And you have to admit, in the longer trailer, when Cameron's films are being listed, he deserves a little optimism from us Sci-Fi fans.. Lets just wait and see how it goes.. wont be long now.. #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @burlybax: OH! Don't get me wrong! I'm PRAYING this will be gallons of awesome. I'm also a huge fan of Cameron's (ego). I've loved nearly everything he's done. The only movie I've seen nearly as much as Star Wars is Aliens.

    So, let us get down on one knee and pray to the movie gods. #avatar
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    The more I see it, the less interested I am. Especially after that really bizarre World Series opening montage mixed in with the Avatar commercial. It didn't work well at all. This movie just looks too much like CGI. #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @suburbancowboy: Sorry I missed this! Yes. Bizarre indeed! #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @suburbancowboy: My mental picture of this movie so far is a hybrid animated adventure mixed with real life people and images. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. We shall see. #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @FrankenPC: It's Dances With Wolves Vs. The Colonial Marines #avatar
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Avatar Featurette Bursts With New Pandoran Creatures And Story Secrets
    you know, the more I see of this movie, the more I realize that the first trailer was just really crappy

    Granted, the problem is that they just hyped it up so much that they basically said "watching this movie is like a strong LSD trip" when really it just "looks nice"

    I'm more interested in the "worldbuilding" of creature and vehicle design, which actually looks good.

    Look, maybe its even like Lord of the Rings, where YouTube clips CANNOT compare to watching it on the big screen.

    I'll be actually paying money to watch this in a theater, I was iffy about that after the first trailer but the international one and these featurettes changed my mind. #avatar
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    11/02/09

    @CodenameV: I agree. the creature design is superb. they really got the best of the best in terms of concept artists. plot-wise, i can't say it strikes me as being captivating. But you're right on the money about the strong LSD trip. #avatar
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Watch the Second Avatar Trailer — Without the Blur
    Watched this again on Trailer Addict in HD+ and it looks even more incredible than I said it did based of this trailer. I am officially very excited to see this movie. Oh and they have it without foreign subs if you want to update the post. #avatar
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