Was chatting with a few friends last night about films that should have been bad but had their fates changed, we basically came to the conclusion that the "taken" films were rubbish ideas saved by Liam Neeson (they have Stephen Segal DVD bin written all over them) and that Avatar was a bad script with bad acting that was only saved by amazing effects, one guy however maintained that the film was amazing in it's own right and will stand the test of time like Star Wars (we all laughed at him).
I am now wondering however who is right, the was a lot of negativity on the internet when it launched but how do people feel now?
My opinion has always been that it was basically a pocahontas ripoff with blue aliens instead of Indians and that the acting was subpar and the story was dire, the only difference between it and a straight to DVD disaster was the AMAZING effects which served as an exhibition/benchmark of the new 3D technology, but this will not hold true forever and it will end up like The Lawnmower man (only good thing was the effects which now look dated).
I can't remember the last time I heard anyone say "I watched Avatar again last night, it's still awesome", probably because nobody says "I know what I'll rewatch Avatar tonight" in the first place. People will freely re-watch the LOTR films, Terminator 2, and all sorts of classics but nobody really rewatches Avatar because it's a showoff film with no substance, once you have seen the effects you have seen the effects and that's all the film ever had going for it, just like Lawnmower man and many others.
I am now wondering however who is right, the was a lot of negativity on the internet when it launched but how do people feel now?
My opinion has always been that it was basically a pocahontas ripoff with blue aliens instead of Indians and that the acting was subpar and the story was dire, the only difference between it and a straight to DVD disaster was the AMAZING effects which served as an exhibition/benchmark of the new 3D technology, but this will not hold true forever and it will end up like The Lawnmower man (only good thing was the effects which now look dated).
I can't remember the last time I heard anyone say "I watched Avatar again last night, it's still awesome", probably because nobody says "I know what I'll rewatch Avatar tonight" in the first place. People will freely re-watch the LOTR films, Terminator 2, and all sorts of classics but nobody really rewatches Avatar because it's a showoff film with no substance, once you have seen the effects you have seen the effects and that's all the film ever had going for it, just like Lawnmower man and many others.
