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    Thomas Lane: Speaking of the matrix mechs... You would think with all the sweet VR sim stuff they had going on with the Nebakanezzer (sp?) coming into dock, they ... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I'm starting to feel like that "South Park" episode -- not the recent one making fun of this, but an old one. The one where the SP kids get lost in ... more »
    Cardinal Fang: Vision. It doesn't matter how long it takes, and it doesn't matter how much you spend. Ultimately, the only thing that matters is: "Do I believe you... more »
    korybing: Okay, my interest in this movie has shot up roughly 500 times knowing that Wayne Barlowe was one of the creature designers I...I have a bit of a prob... more »
    Paul_Is_Drunk: 5 comments in before we have our first "I hope this movie fails" comment. I honestly don't get what people have against this film. The maker of Alie... more »
    revdrkevind: Is it just me or is every piece of concept art a million times more interesting than the final film? The concept art is of a gritty, big-budget, sci-f... more »
    tigres: My sister has been working on this for over 2 years at WETA. She tells me it is quite a site, and an outstanding film. She has worked with Cameron b... more »
    quantumbits: Sorry, but no level of PR mongering can obscure the fact that it looks like an over-budget, live action cartoon; a sappy, overwrought, and cliched one... more »
    NorwoodIsMyHero: Word on the street is that we've seen all the CGI in the trailers. The rest is just claymation. But from everything my sources say this film will ta... more »
    salthegeek: The 5 five things that sold me on this: 1. James Cameron: even when it's not his best it's still interesting. 2. The 3D: I saw the Avatar day prev... more »
    Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: And the herd slowly begins backpedaling... more »
    ChaosCon: I love how it's "James Cameron's Avatar", not just Avatar. As if it were a romance novel, where the author's name is 3x bigger than the actual title. more »
    Marc Sadowski: I liked the South Park episode this movie was based off of ;-) So it should be pretty good. more »
    Deckard: I bought tickets for the 7pm show on the 18th. Hopefully the acting and storyline don't suck. I'm excited. more »
    Nathan Obbards: Even if the movie sucks, it looks like it will be visually stunning. more »
    ProgHead777: Pandorapedia is now online. Check out the article on the ISV Venture Star. Very impressive. It seems they thought of everything. [www.pandorapedia.org] more »
    Ruthless, If you let me: The concepts of crossing F1 racers with cetacean lines that were "too wild" to make the final cut would be very interesting to see. more »
    Belabras: No idea if the movie will be good, but I love great concept art, and it's got it in spades. more »
    TemporalSword: I had a thought (scary, I know): I think Phantom Menace scarred us all. The level of hype for that movie was too much, and no movie could have lived ... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Though I have my doubts about the movie in total, I love the designs, especially the creature aspect. The mechs in this flick make the APU's of The Ma... more »
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    5 Designers Reveal Secrets Of James Cameron's Avatar

    James Cameron's Avatar required many technical miracles, including next-gen 3-D cameras and motion-capture, but it also needed years of sketching and brainstorming from a platoon of concept-artists and designers. We talked to five designers, and learned Avatar's secret design history. More »
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    A Haunting Alien Cathedral, From Transformers 2 Concept Art

    Star Trek concept artist Ryan Church also created some breathtaking vistas for Transformers: 2, including this scene inside an alien vessel called The Ark. All of a sudden, those big alien robots really do look alien. A few more, below. More »
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    10 Hollywood Designers To Watch Out For

    Science fiction is all about creating strange and incredible worlds, whether they're the future of Earth or a far-off planet. And the key to the most breathtaking science fictional worlds always starts with the work of production designers and concept artists who create brilliant and freaktastic worlds, like James Clyne's concept art for Transformers, above. Or Warren Manser's original art for Stanley Kubrick's version of A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, below the fold. Here's our roundup of the 10 designers whose work is exciting us the most right now — and whose forthcoming projects you should watch out for. More »
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    Ryan Church, Master Of Creatures And Robots

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    Yearning For Serene Flying Paddleboats

    A lot of sci fi concept art has a tendency to be spiky and sharp looking, and you'll usually see enough spires and knife-edged towers to populate an entire world with if you flip through a book of book of alien artwork. That's why artist Ryan Church's floating paddleboat here looks serene and peaceful. You could just imagine spreading a blanket under that tree and taking a nap while these leviathans glide by overhead. Could someone out there get a Huckleberry Finn in Space project started ASAP? More »