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joetato: I feel I must again quote the brilliant film HARDWARE WARS, from the scene where Fluke Starbunker says to Ham Salad, "We're all going to die!" To whi... more »
TimothyH: Avatar is best movie I have seen all year—Actually, scratch that; the best movie I have seen in the past decade—and on top of that, the only one, ... more »
Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I have seen it now and this is what I'm thinking: Avatar is'nt a revolution, just a evolution. more »
Darklighter: The plot was trite and cliched and you've seen it in Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves, The Last Samurai, and I'm sure 50 other movies I've never seen. B... more »
navstar: Avatar is a stunning artistic and technological achievement. Unfortunately, the story does rise to the same heights. But absolutely seamless integrat... more »
Arash Mohebbi: IMHO there was another layer of Avatar that you seem to have missed - the implicit notion that the Naavi and every living thing on Pandora is an embod... more »
No_More_Mr_Nice_Guy: This movie looks like the perfect showcase for new 3-D technology, with a cliched story added as an afterthought. I predict that, at the least, it wil... more »
Dominus Astra: what happens to Sully's old body? does it die? is his mind completely transferred to the alien body? I'm asking because most reviews say he pilots h... more »
tande04: I thought it was throughly enjoyable. more »
Michael_GR: Well, I have seen the movie, but... I think this review is totally on the spot. "It's cheesy enough for ten Swiss villages" indeed. This is a movie ... more »
Amanda Tarbet: Sadly I have no money to go to the movies at the moment. Guess I will pop a dusty VHS of Ferngully into my old VCR and sit dangerously close to the TV... more »
Roklimber: Roger Ebert's journal entry/personal blog about Avatar [blogs.suntimes.com] #tips #ebert more »
Wookie1972: There's a definite pattern in Cameron's movies - the guy just can't write believable villains. I realize I'm on thin ice comparing Cameron with Lucas,... more »
Indigen: The movie's other big problem is somewhat related: It gets preachy about environmentalism This phrase and sentiment is becoming a real issue with me.... more »
Westender: Can we get a spoiler free review? I'd love to find out if I should go see this movie, but not at the expense of enjoying the movie itself. more »
cylon_conspiracy: " Their tree/ancestor religion turns out to have a scientific basis, to be fair." That's a relief. As we all know, until science finds evidence of it... more »
NerD: Blattella: I have my tickets for 9am Irvine Imax 3D. Great review, as always. I've been thinking about the environmental message is being presented, and what I... more »
tetracycloide: "a luddite fable made with technology so advanced, Cameron had to create it from scratch." best. review. ever. more »
lazlohollyfeld: I wonder what it is about sci-fi types that make them dislike all things sci-fi? Its a weird catch-22 oxymoron. more »
Bill-Lee: I decided to see this movie when I first heard Cameron was making it. He's been underwater too long making documentaries about why life's always bette... more »

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Avatar Won't Make You Go Native
In Avatar, an ex-marine leaves his body and enters an alien world. And James Cameron hopes the same thing will happen to you, thanks to totally-immersive CG and 3-D. By that measure, Avatar fails. But it delivers a fantastic ride. More »
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The Lovely Bones: Hitchcock Meets Dali In Purgatory
The man who managed to film Lord Of The Rings has chosen to adapt introspective afterlife novel The Lovely Bones, and once again he's taken some liberties. But the result is a surprisingly seamless fusion of Hitchcock and Salvador Dali. More »
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Awesome 1980s Retro Satanism in "House of the Devil"

A weird indie horror gem crept into theaters last week while you weren't looking. Called House of the Devil, it's a smart, spare homage to early-80s B-grade horror movies that pleasingly overturns nearly all the conventions of the genre. More »
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"The Road" Leads to a Sentimental Post-Apocalypse
The vast, dying landscapes in The Road are edged with flame, telling a story of the world unmade in stark images. While the design in this film is eloquent, its characters aren't. What lurks beneath their silence? More »
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There's No Intelligent Life on Planet 51
Planet 51 has an intriguing premise, promising advance clips, and acid-piddling dog straight out of Alien. But none of that can save a rambling movie that's never quite sure where it's going. More »
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New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
You've heard it's bad. You've heard it's sexy. But you haven't heard the truth about New Moon, which is that it's actually a not-so-stealthy satire of itself. If you don't realize that, you're the butt of the joke. More »
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Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012
Roland Emmerich's 2012 is jammed with every cliche and trope ever found in a Hollywood disaster movie, while giving the Earth an over-the-top pummeling. It's a reasonably fun flick at times, if you don't think about it...at all. More »
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"The Box" Contains A Conspiracy Wrapped In a Mystery Wrapped In 70s Retro

Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko, has manufactured another dream of paranoid moral confusion with his latest film The Box. An uneasy tale of alien technology and human greed, The Box is science fiction done the emo way. Spoilers ahead. More »
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Ewan McGregor Finally Made A Decent Star Wars Movie
The Men Who Stare At Goats is about warrior-monks with psychic powers, who call themselves Jedis over and over again. But the movie's structure also echoes the original Star Wars trilogy, and it's full of fun Lucas riffs. Spoilers below... More »
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"The Fourth Kind" Is A Hoax
Alien abduction flick The Fourth Kind bills itself as containing "actual footage" from case histories. But this footage is so poorly faked that it insults the audience's intelligence. So why are people still calling this movie scary? Spoilers ahead. More »
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Smarmy Writers and Battle Stags Defeat Gentlemen Broncos' Bad Hype
With Gentlemen Broncos taking a beating from the critics, why should you see it? Because it's actually a warm and funny piece of metafiction that celebrates creativity and embracing your weird side. Plus, who could resist Sam Rockwell's battle stag? More »
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Battlestar Galactica Movie Reveals The Cylons Never Actually Had A Plan

Battlestar Galactica DVD movie "The Plan," coming out Tuesday, tells the Cylons' side of the story. It's about why they attacked the colonies, and what they wanted from humanity. But watching it will leave you with more questions than answers. More »
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Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action

Early in Astro Boy, a squad of combat drones goes into battle against an experimental war robot. One drone turns to his friend and mutters, "I really hate this job." That moment helps crystalize what makes Astro Boy so great. More »
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The Wild Things Don't Really Love You
Spike Jonze is known for making uncomfortable films — I still can't think about the ending of Being John Malkovitch without squirming — but Where The Wild Things Are may be his coldest comfort yet. Major spoilers below... More »
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"Paranormal Activity" Is As Scary As Real Life
At the theater where I watched a preview of Paranormal Activity last night, somebody ran out of the auditorium and threw up. It was that scary. And the most terrifying part isn't what's "paranormal" - it's the normal, everyday realism. More »
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Pandorum Delivers Zombie Mutant Banality – In Space!
If you are going to see Pandorum don't make the mistake I did and enter the theater without a gigantic bong hit. Reefer is the only cure for space monster ennui! Spoilers ahead. More »
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Your iPhone Is Rupturing Bruce Willis' Spleen
Bruce Willis looks like shit in his new movie Surrogates, and that's the point. His robot self is cheesy, fake-looking and ridiculous, and the flesh-and-blood body slumped in a neural-net chair is saggy and fragile. Spoilers for Surrogates ahead. More »
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Cloudy Is The Cherry On Top Of This Summer

After an early helping of movie disappointment this summer followed by a second course of much better from D9, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs is the sweet cherry on top of this summer fare. And we relished every morsel. More »
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Everybody Wants Pieces of Jennifer's Body
I hate chick lit and get bored with torture porn, but it turns out that putting the two of them together creates the proverbial peanut butter chocolate awesomeness. If you eat Jennifer's Body like weird candy, it works. Spoilers ahead! More »
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If Nice Machines Battle Evil Machines After You're Dead, Will You Care?
In most post-apocalyptic movies, we bring destruction on ourselves with our advanced science, and there's a cautionary message about trusting technology. But the lyrical 9 may be the first film that shows good machines fighting evil ones, after we're dead. More »

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