Avatar 2

Swaffy · Apr 16, 2010 7:23 PM

I read some news about Avatar 2, and it was actually planned to have an
Avatar trilogy before Avatar 1 was even finished being developed. So if you
enjoyed Avatar 1, be looking forward to seeing Avatar 2.

Stormy · Apr 16, 2010 8:20 PM

I still have yet to see Avatar; to be honest, I'm not expecting much out of it, but I'm going to rent it when it comes out on the 22[sup:ad6cc319ea]nd[/sup:ad6cc319ea].

Nightfall · Apr 16, 2010 8:24 PM

I really hope that the sequel is a fantastic as the first one. It's one of my favourite films. They say that most sequels are worst than the originals, but let's hope that they prove them wrong.

Apoc · Apr 16, 2010 8:42 PM

Along come the dreaded sequels...

Phoenix_Flyer · Apr 16, 2010 9:18 PM

Apparently Cameron actually added things to the storyline which will come into play in the sequel, and all of the actors playing the protangonists have signed to reprise their roles.

bmah · Apr 16, 2010 10:52 PM

The original was a pretty good movie that, as crazy as it sounds, probably didn't get the merit it deserved reputation-wise. Fiscally, the movie was incredible, but in terms of reviews, I felt that some people had the premature "it's too good to be true" notion, and that probably clouded the judgment of many.

I wonder how the sequel can top the first. It'd be interesting if it can even do that.

A Guy · Apr 16, 2010 10:54 PM

Will the Sky People come back? Were those two arrows really enough to kill Colonel Quaritch, or will he rise from the ashes of his defeat? How will the remaining Sky People live with the Na'vi? Can the graphics get any better? Will there be another epic battle scene? How many people will die?

There really is a lot of potential. Considering that there is so much life on Pandora, a biological attack would be very crippling. Or maybe the Sky People will just decide to start nuking Pandora from orbit, just for the sake of their unobtanium. Considering that unobtanium is very valuable (I remember reading somewhere in the Pandorapedia that it's used for space travel), they're most likely not going to give up. Oh, I can't wait.

Sky People are humans, by the way.

Dragonstar · Apr 16, 2010 11:15 PM

I didn't even see the first one. yikes Imo most sequels end up being failures at the reviews and box office. Such as Shrek and Night at the Museum, etc.

Swaffy · Apr 17, 2010 12:00 AM

A Guy wrote:

Will the Sky People come back? Were those two arrows really enough to kill Colonel Quaritch, or will he rise from the ashes of his defeat? How will the remaining Sky People live with the Na'vi? Can the graphics get any better? Will there be another epic battle scene? How many people will die?
There really is a lot of potential. Considering that there is so much life on Pandora, a biological attack would be very crippling. Or maybe the Sky People will just decide to start nuking Pandora from orbit, just for the sake of their unobtanium. Considering that unobtanium is very valuable (I remember reading somewhere in the Pandorapedia that it's used for space travel), they're most likely not going to give up. Oh, I can't wait.
Sky People are humans, by the way.

Exactly. There are so many situations that can arise.

Anyways, the movie script [that was written a little over 10 years ago] was
written long enough to make more than two movies, hence the fact that
there will be an Avatar trilogy. So the storyline shouldn't be bad, since the
script of the movies were planned at nearly the same time.

Almost as if they are all one movie, but split up to make multiple movies.

Apoc · Apr 17, 2010 12:12 AM

I still need to see the first one

bmah · Apr 17, 2010 3:46 AM

Swaffy wrote:

Exactly. There are so many situations that can arise.
Anyways, the movie script [that was written a little over 10 years ago] was
written long enough to make more than two movies, hence the fact that
there will be an Avatar trilogy. So the storyline shouldn't be bad, since the
script of the movies were planned at nearly the same time.
Almost as if they are all one movie, but split up to make multiple movies.

Yeah, thanks for pointing this out. Some people may be thinking that subsequent sequels would be based off material that the director would think of in a matter of a year or two, but the sequels are still derived from the original 10 years of thought.

Clock-la · Apr 17, 2010 10:55 AM

Saphira wrote:

I really hope that the sequel is a fantastic as the first one. It's one of my favourite films. They say that most sequels are worst than the originals, but let's hope that they prove them wrong.

some times i must agree like Lion king 2 I liked but the first is always the best same with Mulan 1 and 2.

other times they are abominations EG Dr dollital 2 and 3

but there was one sequil that IMO beat the first and thats shreak 2 XD i loved the first and i think the second was just brill in managing to top it...then shrek 3 came out witch was MAH!

Nightfall · Apr 17, 2010 3:11 PM

Clock-la wrote:

Saphira wrote:
I really hope that the sequel is a fantastic as the first one. It's one of my favourite films. They say that most sequels are worst than the originals, but let's hope that they prove them wrong.
some times i must agree like Lion king 2 I liked but the first is always the best same with Mulan 1 and 2.
other times they are abominations EG Dr dollital 2 and 3
but there was one sequil that IMO beat the first and thats shreak 2 XD i loved the first and i think the second was just brill in managing to top it...then shrek 3 came out witch was MAH!

I love The Lion King 2 (although the third one was good it was kinda pointless), but apart from that I don't like Disney sequels. They diminish the power of the originals. Toy Story 2 was brilliant as well, and I can't wait for the third one.

Yeah, Shrek 2 is my favourite out of the lot. Shrek 3 was pretty good, but the second one is the best. Let's hope this forth one is a little better.

A Guy wrote:

Will the Sky People come back? Were those two arrows really enough to kill Colonel Quaritch, or will he rise from the ashes of his defeat? How will the remaining Sky People live with the Na'vi? Can the graphics get any better? Will there be another epic battle scene? How many people will die?

Yeah, there're the main questions that run through people's minds when it comes to a sequel. A nice plot twist would be good too.

Erza · Apr 18, 2010 10:41 AM

Ehh, I don't care about Avatar. It was pretty 'ohkay', I only saw it for the sake of seeing. But I don't think I'll bother seeing this one.

~cornys~ · Apr 18, 2010 4:55 PM

They'd be stupid not to make a sequil after that reception that it got the first time. I really don't expect anything different from this one. Not much a fanboy of the series.

Neotyguy40 · Apr 18, 2010 10:07 PM

I really hope there is an Avatar 2, I know most sequels aren't very good, but to be fair, most movies aren't good to begin with.

Black dragon · Apr 19, 2010 12:16 AM

Neotyguy40 wrote:

I really hope there is an Avatar 2, I know most sequels aren't very good, but to be fair, most movies aren't good to begin with.

QFT. Personally I didn't think Avatar was all that great story line wise, sure the graphics were awesome, but other than that, it was kinda meh. Probably won't watch Avatar 2 if it does ever come out. But I must admit, I'm not in the least surprised that there's a second one, especially after how many people watched the first.

Swaffy · Apr 19, 2010 3:26 AM

In these days, an original plot setup is very rare. Everything has been used
at least two times before. So when people begin talking about a storyline
that is "cliche" or "unoriginal," I get a bit agitated.

But any time I see that a war movie came out, or a movie about dragons, I
won't hesitate to go see it. Especially dragons.

I still like Avatar, nonetheless.

Paranoia · Apr 23, 2010 2:32 AM

I have yet to see Avatar. Would you say it would be worth seeing if it wasn't in 3D?

bmah · Apr 23, 2010 3:43 AM

I'd say that the 3D effect is minor and some people won't even notice it. I enjoyed the movie for its content more or less. I still think it's worth seeing at least once.

Swaffy · Apr 25, 2010 2:05 AM

In my perspective, the 3D effects distracted me from the movie. Any movie
I see in 3D, really. I sometimes have trouble simply enjoying the movie.

Paranoia · Apr 25, 2010 2:50 AM

Yeah, I just came back from seeing it. I found a theater that was still showing it in 3D too. I really enjoyed it; the effects were amazing. The only down-side about it for me was the story. It was a bit unoriginal, but it's hard to find one that is original anyway nowadays. It didn't prevent me from enjoying it though.

As for the idea of Avatar 2...I guess it would be natural for them to try it, just to see how much more money they can suck out of the concept, but we all know sequels are almost always worse than the originals. Take the Spyro franchise for example. *shot*

Stormy · Apr 25, 2010 3:33 AM

Lulz @ small text

Anyways...
I just watched Avatar yesterday, and to be honest, I was bored for most of it. The plot was very predictable and unoriginal. Yes, I do realize that it's impossible to make a story completely free of cliches and that "nothing's really original these days," but when the whole story is one cliche after another, it's going to be boring. Without giving too much away that's not already obvious, it follows the exact same plotline as one of my favorite movies when I was a kid: Fern Gully. I called literally every major event that happened. Also, deus ex machina at the end much?

Then there were the characters. They literally had no personalities, and I found it hard to sympathize with any of them. I didn't even know the name of the main female Na'vi until the climax of the film, and I still never learned the names of most of the supporting characters, probably because I didn't care enough about them to pay attention. None of them, not even the villain, were interesting.

And did anyone else find the concept of the Na'vi linking to animals with their hair to control them a little weird and creepy? It's like they were possessing them or something, and I couldn't take the concept seriously anyway because it was so out there.

I can say that the special effects were amazing, though. The rainforest and all the creatures were so bright and colorful, and everything looked beautiful.

Overall, I'd say it was pretty overrated. Not a terrible movie, but not one of the greatest films of all time either. I don't know if I'd bother to see the second one.

bmah · Apr 25, 2010 3:43 AM

Considering that the movie derived from a story created a decade ago, do you think it was a fresh concept back then, or is it still just bad storywriting? If the limitations of the lack of technology didn't exist, and the movie was realized in the late 90s, how would the plot compare to other movies in your opinion.

Stormy · Apr 25, 2010 3:52 AM

That's a good question, and I've actually wondered that myself.

I was really young in the 90's and didn't have a good grasp of the idea of an original plot, so to be honest, I don't know if it would have been different then. I'm guessing probably not; I'm having a hard time picturing the cliches and tropes I noticed as being relatively new in the last 20 years.

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