"Avatar" sequels in 2014 and 2015

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Exotic alien worlds, exotic alien races, big action setpieces - this is clearly the movie a ten-year old me would have made if given a lot of money and writing/directorial skills by a magic wand.

Supposedly a lot of Cameron's inspiration was the "John Carter of Mars" series that he loved when he was a kid.

Avatar successfully visualizes a future where people like us travel to exotic, other inhabited worlds in a way that's adventurous and exciting - something that Star Trek did for some of us in the 1960s, but which it has been unable to do plausibly for almost four decades.

 

[T'Baio]

And yes, if you're lambasting Avatar for its lack of originality and you're a Star Wars fan, well... the original Star Wars is Hidden Fortress plus Flash Gordon plus fighter plane movies. In that sense Avatar is a lot like Star Wars: Some filmmaker returns to the pulp of his youth to spin out a visual effects slam dunk on the big screen.

Quoted for frickin' truth.

 

[Xavier_Storma]

I know this guy gets brought up too much around here, but I really thought RED LETTER MEDIA's Avatar review was far and away his best.

Actually, I found all the TNG and Star Trek one's funny.. but didn't really agree or endorse all his points.

Avatar review was right on the money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA

That was so spot on!!!! I did not know it. Thanks for the link!