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[Rukas]

Does anybody else think that this movie is going to be extremely fucking cool, but can't possibly live up to the hype and anticipation surrounding it and thus will be a disappointment in the eyes of many?

Oh, and word is that not only is Sigourney Weaver reteaming with Cam, but so is Michael Biehn!

[Cronos]

this is going to be the second best film ever

[outsyder]

With Cameron in control, there's no way this can fail.

[AWP82]

Originally posted by outsyder
With Cameron in control, there's no way this can fail.

Took the words right outta my mouth.

[Jamesadin]

Its true. If there is one person with a fairly solid track record, its Cameron.

[Dead Halloween]

So, what happened to Battle Angel?

[Rukas]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
So, what happened to Battle Angel?

It's been pushed back till after Avatar.

[therealjohng]

I'm just glad Cameron is getting off his high horse and directing a film again.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by therealjohng
I'm just glad Cameron is getting off his high horse and directing a film again.

High horse?

I'm a bit confused by that statement. The guy took some time off to make some movies about things HE was deeply interested in. Given his career up to that point, I'd say he earned that.

[cocksmokinclerk]

Originally posted by Jamesadin
Its true. If there is one person with a fairly solid track record, its Cameron.

[therealjohng]

Originally posted by outsyder
High horse?

I'm a bit confused by that statement. The guy took some time off to make some movies about things HE was deeply interested in. Given his career up to that point, I'd say he earned that.

Come on, that guy had a bigger ego then everyone in Hollywood combined.

[Rukas]

Originally posted by therealjohng
Come on, that guy had a bigger ego then everyone in Hollywood combined.

I dont really think he has an ego, I just think he knows his self worth.

He could have very easily cashed in on the Titanic buzz and followed up with a couple not so great movies for the big bucks but instead he chose to do films that make him happy and he is passionate about.

That and his role in Entourage makes me think that he's a pretty cool down to earth guy.

[Silverload]

Originally posted by therealjohng
Come on, that guy had a bigger ego then everyone in Hollywood combined.

How do you know that? I’ve never seen anything from Cameron that has even remotely showed him as having a huge ego (you sure you’re not confusing him with M. Night Shyamalan?)

As for Avatar, I’ve read the scriptment and it certainly ranks as one of the best Sci-Fi stories I‘ve ever read. I’m not sure how much of a mainstream appeal it’ll have but it’s sure to be one of the most imaginative, unique, and entertaining Sci-Fi flicks to hit the big screen in a long, long time.

[therealjohng]

Originally posted by Silverload
How do you know that? I’ve never seen anything from Cameron that has even remotely showed him as having a huge ego (you sure you’re not confusing him with M. Night Shyamalan?)

I don't know. When he shouted "I'm the king of the world.", to me it came out as a totally pompous thing to say. Sorry.

[Rindain]

Almost every time I've hugely anticipated a movie (SW: EP1, MAtrix Reloaded, etc) I've ended up dissapointed.

But with Cameron at the helm, plus his statements that the SW prequels are just eye candy without good storytelling...I tihnk it'll live up to the hype or maybe even surpass it.

[Riddick_neo]

Originally posted by therealjohng
Come on, that guy had a bigger ego then everyone in Hollywood combined.

Hey better analyze what u have written before posting, what made u say this, how could you....... I think his one of the greatest directors in Hollywood and he is the person having a lot of respect to him and to his work. He has a very less number of movies in his carrier but those are all very unique and blockbusters of their times.
He dosent keep on directing movies filled with shit, he has some level and respect towards movie.

Hey are u a SPIELBERG fan or some kind of a ANTI JAMES CAMEROON.

TAKE IT EASY BUDDY.

[Rick-James]

Damn! Weaver and Biehn! that's awesome.

[AngelDust06]

when can we line up?

[therealjohng]

Originally posted by Riddick_neo
Hey better analyze what u have written before posting, what made u say this, how could you....... I think his one of the greatest directors in Hollywood and he is the person having a lot of respect to him and to his work. He has a very less number of movies in his carrier but those are all very unique and blockbusters of their times.
He dosent keep on directing movies filled with shit, he has some level and respect towards movie.

Hey are u a SPIELBERG fan or some kind of a ANTI JAMES CAMEROON.

TAKE IT EASY BUDDY.

You probably can't see me, but I'm actually pretty calm right now. So no need for big letters. I think Cameron is one of the biggest talents in Hollywood, doesn't change the fact that I think he has an ego. And yeah, I am a Spielberg fan.


Chill out dude.

[fixedMind]

Isn't there some issue with M. Night's new movie with the same name?
The studio producing it says they "own" the name Avatar, I wonder what will come of this.

[outsyder]

Shyamalan's thing is based off of an animated fantasy tv show. I don't think there will be much confusion between the two.

[Rukas]

What is Shyamalan's thing? I thought he was shopping Green Planet around?

[floydtheater07]

Glad to see Cameron getting back into major films again. I've just been going through a Cameron phase, and man, he really does rock.


Also, off topic somewhat, but am I the only one who didn't think that his "I'm King of the World!" moment was egotistical. Damn, he was just quoting the movie, and he certainly earned it.


This will most likely kick ass.

[Danger^Cart]

Originally posted by Jamesadin
Its true. If there is one person with a fairly solid track record, its Cameron.

Did anyone actually watch Aliens of the Deep? Not only did the dialogue sound completely scripted (don't even get me started on that silly bitch Dijanna Figueroa) but every other thing out of anybody's mouth was pretty much, "ZOMG, ISN'T THIS SO AMAZING?! LOOK HOW AMAZING THIS IS! THIS IS SO AMAZING! THIS IS THE MOST AMAZINGEST THING IN THE WHOLE WORLDZ, ROFLSLAJDAJFDKJALOMGFJDLAFZJLDJ!).

Sickening. Not only he did he suck all the fascination out of a very interesting subject by polluting it with pure, unadultered obnoxiousness, but he sullied his own name in the process. I went from thinking, "Hey, this guy is a pretty competent filmmaker," to, "Jesus fucking Christ I can't stand this douchebag."

That being said, I am looking forward to this, and Battle Angel even moreso, but I agree with the concensus that, passionate about the subject or not, Cameron should stick to making films and leave anything educationl to Discovery Channel, History Channel, TLC, and NGEO.

[Jamesadin]

I was more thinking of his fictional films, not as much the slew of documentaries he has done for the past many years... but thanks for pointing that out, I actually havn't seen any of his documentaries.

[Boner X-Ray]

Cameron kinda dropped off my radar, and I can't say I really care about what he's doing.

[therealjohng]

Originally posted by Boner X-Ray
Cameron kinda dropped off my radar, and I can't say I really care about what he's doing.

You will once you see muthafuckin footage of the movie.

[Boner X-Ray]

Originally posted by therealjohng
You will once you see muthafuckin footage of the movie.

I hope you are right.

[Rukas]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32157

AVATAR Teaser Poster - and Art? Sure As Hell Looks Like It!!!

Hey folks, Harry here... Super-Junkfood-Cowboy - sent this in. A friend of his was apparently doing something inside WETA when he noticed in the "mood room" this display for AVATAR. He claims that the poster you see was dimensional and would shift as you moved around it, but wasn't lenticular. That new stuff that Drew told us about a few months back, perhaps? And a look on the board gives us other tantalizing looks at various AVATAR-esque things... like faces - of actors and non-actors... environments. It's all very ink-blotty as the below image was exactly what got sent to me. Here you go... Our first look at anything AVATAR!!!

Well... Image looks nice, pitty it's a fake though...

[outsyder]

Why do people bother spending time making these images that are clearly bullshit?

[Kilar]

Originally posted by floydtheater07


Also, off topic somewhat, but am I the only one who didn't think that his "I'm King of the World!" moment was egotistical. Damn, he was just quoting the movie, and he certainly earned it.

Have to agree here... He was quoting his own movie, his own script... After all the shit everyone threw at Titanic before it was released I think think he deserved the right to show a bit of emotion. Egotistical? I didn't see it... I saw a man pleased out of his fucking skull at winning an Oscar after putting in a effort that would have killed most people...

Avatar will own us. I have no doubt.

[Silverload]

I agree, James Cameron took on hell for Titanic. And when his $200 million dollar movie only made $29 million it’s opening weekend I’m sure everyone in the studio wanted Cameron’s head on a pike. Before the movie even came out magazines were already calling it a failure. Cameron not only proved everyone wrong, but he also proved how powerful good word of mouth can be. Titanic’s box office has yet to be topped, nothing has even come close, and it made all of it’s cash through word of mouth. So I think Cameron earned the privilege to quote his own film after it swept the Oscars. Though, I honestly don’t see how anyone took that quote as anything more then a spur of the moment quip.

I wish him similar success on Avatar. I loved the scriptment; it made some wild promises that I’m sure Cameron intends to keep.

[mutesaint]

I am calmly waiting for this movie to come out. I hope it will be amazing. I pray that it is, but I havent seen enough to be foaming at the mouth. Maybe that will change when the trailers start hitting the streets.

[LordSimen]

Cameron has never missed a mark. All his films are either good, great, or flat out masterpieces. I'm looking forward to Avatar.

[echo_bravo]

This film will OWN.

[Rukas]

[APzombie]

It's funny that I don't really know anything about this but have been anticipating it for years.

[Digifruitella]

Originally Posted by therealjohng

I'm just glad Cameron is getting off his high horse and directing a film again.

I don't think he was on his "high horse" the past 10 years. If you watch his sea documentaries, you'll see that he's been experimenting with technology. If you didn't know, him and Vince Pace developed the 3D camera's that they're using to film Avatar.

[Sonny488]

James fuckin Cameron. No need to say anymore. Cant wait for this to come out.

[corran horn]

Having longed for a grand scifi/fantasy epic for some time, I am eagerly anticipating this project. ALIENS is one of my favorite sci-fi films (I liked it a little better than the first), and--I can't believe I'm actually saying this--I'm going to give TITANIC another chance. At the time it came out, I was 12 and was VERY jealous of Leonardo DiCaprio and when I saw it the following April (still crowded even then!) I was the only male in the entire theater. Now, however, I've come to greatly appreciate Leo as an actor (he's now one of my favorites) as well as both Cameron and Winslet. So, in preparation for AVATAR, I'm going to give Jim's last film another try.

BTW, if you notice, AVATAR's release date is nearly perfect. It comes out on December 18, and the next two weekends it runs into are Christmas and New Years. After that, it will have one normal weekend and then run into MLK weekend (another boost). If this is as good as I think it will be, AVATAR could easily enter the top 10 grossing films of all time (it might not beat TITANIC, but it could come close).

Weren't we supposed to get some photos and maybe a teaser poster with one of the upcoming film festivals. I want to say South by Southwest, but I'm not sure.