taksraven Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 If the screens from the game are any indication, the hardware looks surprisingly lame. Still looking forward to see this one, especially since Cameron *might* pick up Alita/Gunm next. Whoa!!! Thats a pretty ancient rumour as well. Cameron's name has always been the one mentioned whenever there are murmurs about a Gunm effort from Hollywood, but have we ever had any sort of real proof that he is interested in it? Always sounded a bit like fanboy speculation to me. But I am probably wrong.... Taksraven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 MW helps me out again. I had heard some time ago about Cameron doing an 'avatar' movie and I just assumed it was the airbender story. I am now informed. He is my favorite director (of course) and I'm pumped about this movie. Found this link: http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/08/everyt...amerons-avatar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I was just reading the link that DarrinG posted, and yes the info on this movie is pretty much top secret, yet is this film going to be Live action or just one big CGI film? Since Cameron is Directing, if comparing what he did with ALIENS and the technology of the time, especially the Aliens & the Power loaders, I can only imagine this Film with Real actors & the best CGI or Model-Prop work that Money can buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiotheforsaken Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) That article is definitely a good read since so many details on this film have been well...non existent practically. Edited June 30, 2009 by kaiotheforsaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 If the screens from the game are any indication, the hardware looks surprisingly lame. Agreed. Incredibly lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroikaze Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Agreed. Incredibly lame. Honestly, the vehicles remind me of Halo... maybe it's just the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Honestly, the vehicles remind me of Halo... maybe it's just the green. Yeah totally. Which is hilarious because the vehicles in Halo were ripped off from Aliens, which was directed by..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroikaze Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Yeah totally. Which is hilarious because the vehicles in Halo were ripped off from Aliens, which was directed by..... Really? Honestly, I feel they look nothing like the vehicles in Aliens. The stuff in Aliens were alot more distinct. But then again, I'm only going by feeling. Edited July 3, 2009 by shiroikaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Really? Honestly, I feel they look nothing like the vehicles in Aliens. The stuff in Aliens were alot more distinct. But then again, I'm only going by feeling. Really? These look "nothing" alike to you? Even the UNSC Marine's armor and weaponry was pretty much ripped off from Aliens. I don't think it's any secret either. Bungie has never denied the similarities. They are huge fans of Aliens. Check out this link: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Referen..._Aliens_in_Halo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroikaze Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) Okay, I take back what I said. You pwned me there. =\ I guess I didn't remember that well. Edited July 4, 2009 by shiroikaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Trailer is out....wow. http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/08/20/mus...amerons-avatar/ Can u believe i mistaken this thread for the Last Airbender by M.Night Syamalan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 parts of it look amazing... but I dunno, the whole alien native thing doesn't track for me, reminds me of some bad saturday morning cartoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondamoto Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I was going through an old box of books and I came across a comic I bought ages ago called Questar illustrated science fiction classics. So I read it and came across a story called "Call Me Joe" by Poul Anderson. It reads an awful lot like Avatar does anyone know if Avatar is based on this or not? Here is a link to the Wiki about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_me_Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Scifi wire has a link to see a trailer for "Avatar" it looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 The aircraft are definitely Aliens / Terminator, but are still cool. Disctrict 9 has me spoiled. Effects don't have to be as polished as this Avatar clip, or Star Wars. The rougher, or less refined it is, the more you feel a part of the action. Don't get me wrong, I'm really stoked about the concept of this film. But the effects leave me feeling like I'm watching a video game from 30 feet away. District 9 had me brushing the dust off myself as I was leaving the theater . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabretooth Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 fern gully + thundercats + spacemarines = avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 fern gully + thundercats + spacemarines = avatar or Dances with Wolves... in space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladic Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Avater Delgo parallels? http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/the-7-eer...r-and-delgo.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrossnake Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I am disappointed by what I see so far. Over saturated look, odd 'thunder cat' style alien and uninspired mech design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 yeah, it just looks like random sci-fi stuff I've seen before and crammed into a movie I already watched and didn't like too much the first time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Well, trailer has me curious .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I am disappointed by what I see so far. Over saturated look, odd 'thunder cat' style alien and uninspired mech design. pretty much my thoughts exactly. It honestly felt like it would be a really good movie if it wasn't so amazingly goofy looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 (edited) Goofy? I think it looks very cool, and I'm really looking forwards to it. No idea what 'thunder cat' is?... is that an american feline? I can see that it wouldn't be for everyone, but Jim Cameron's movies have always entertained me, and I'm sure this one will as well. Edited August 21, 2009 by PetarB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Blade Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think it looks very cool, and I'm really looking forwards to it. No idea what 'thunder cat' is?... is that an american feline?Thundercats is a cartoon from the 80's. The pilot episode is fantastic...definitely worth a look. I don't mind that the aliens look like Thundercats, but from what I saw, they just don't look real. Time will tell if Cameron taking the title from M. Knight was worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Thundercats is a cartoon from the 80's. The pilot episode is fantastic...definitely worth a look. I don't mind that the aliens look like Thundercats, but from what I saw, they just don't look real. Time will tell if Cameron taking the title from M. Knight was worthwhile. anything that helps derail that uncle tom production is worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The aircraft are definitely Aliens / Terminator, but are still cool. Disctrict 9 has me spoiled. Effects don't have to be as polished as this Avatar clip, or Star Wars. The rougher, or less refined it is, the more you feel a part of the action. Don't get me wrong, I'm really stoked about the concept of this film. But the effects leave me feeling like I'm watching a video game from 30 feet away. District 9 had me brushing the dust off myself as I was leaving the theater . . . I know what you mean. The other day at work we were comparing the original Terminator to T2. Now they are both very good films but there is something about the real grittiness of the original Terminator that makes me think in a lot of ways it is better than T2. I love to see directors forced to work with a low budget, because it often forces them to be the most inventive and creative, as well as putting more into the script and the acting to compensate for creaky SFX. The final battle scenes on Naboo in the Phantom Menace between Jar Jar and his army against the droid army looked exactly like a computer game, mainly because there was little that was "real" in the environment. I also think that if Michael Bay's budget had been slashed to a third of what he was given for the recent Transformer films he would have made better movies. Taksraven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garou Kuroryuu Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Apple Trailer's HD trailer for Avatar Avatar HD Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think it looks nifty, and pretty. But it's all for nothing if the plot flows like TF2 or SW Ep2... The powersuits are a definite improvement over the Matrix 3 or Starship Troopers 3, but after District 9, meh... The Prawn Landmate is the best live-action mecha I've seen to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Its Thundercats using 10 year old Prequels' CGI. Color me disappointed, this doesn't look much better than games I play on my PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueTrooper Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone feel like the trailer looked like a cut scene or intro cg for a video game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone feel like the trailer looked like a cut scene or intro cg for a video game? yeah, when the female alien chick is jumping down and shooting her bow and arrow it looked particularly bad. Oh well, still a ways off. maybe they'll go back and fix some of it like they did with the TF2 Devestator trailer footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone feel like the trailer looked like a cut scene or intro cg for a video game? ^^^ This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone feel like the trailer looked like a cut scene or intro cg for a video game? CS from generic scifi shooter featuring random space marine with hi-tech assault rifle in a trite forgettable story about being sent in to pacify a random civilization but ends up siding with the local savages - yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 If they were going to spend millions making a sci-fi movie about cat-people, they should have just made Thundercats. IMHO, they're right at "uncanny valley" of weirdness as they are----they're so human, it's freaky. They even have human hairlines! I'm sure one will have male pattern baldness and sideburns. Actual "aliens" would work/look much better. Best examples of that in a while IMHO are Mass Effect----turians and krogans. Very alien, but still "humanoid" enough to empathize with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts