WTF is Sucker Punch?

[bldavis]

it was actually Dances with Wolves .. in Space!

[Melathys]

Avatar for instance, the plot was basically pocahontas in space, but visually, it was awesome.

It's funny, I see the Pocahontas/Avatar thing mentioned alot, but if I recall correctly, the Avatar concept and idea, if not the finalised script, were done before the movie Pocahontas was made.

The elements of the story are classic in origin. It's no more or less original than myriad other movies, including Pocahontas.

I suspect it's the overwhelming success of the film that cause people to want to knock it down a few notches, but I prefer to view it as what it was - a visually ground-breaking film set in a fascinating world.

For me, the name of the ore - unobtanium - told me "you don't need to know why it's so important, just accept the fact that it's really rare and enjoy the film." So I didn't really pick it apart while viewing it.

And I honestly don't recall Pocahontas plugging her ponytail into a tree to talk to God, but I might have slept through that part.

Development for avatar began 1994. Pocahontas released in 1995. Though i haven't been able to find when they started working on it, I very much doubt it took a just a year to make an animated film.

just saying. and I'm not knocking avatar, its a good movie for what it is, a summer blockbuster.

[Fivelives]

It probably also singlehandedly saved 3d from being just a mediocre gimmick in mediocre films, too.

[sahiel]

It probably also singlehandedly saved 3d from being just a mediocre gimmick in mediocre films, too.

Which makes me sad. Cause now it's a mediocre gimmick in otherwise good films.

I truly wish the current idea of "3D" would die a well deserved death, in the majority of films using it it's not even real 3D, just 2D with forced spectroscopy!

Mark Kermode says it far better than I could though, well worth a read if you are even remotely interested in current film making.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... -hollywood

[Invisusira]

Development for avatar began 1994. Pocahontas released in 1995.

And Dances With Wolves was released in 1990.

[Lightbeard]

Avatar for instance, the plot was basically pocahontas in space, but visually, it was awesome.

It's funny, I see the Pocahontas/Avatar thing mentioned alot, but if I recall correctly, the Avatar concept and idea, if not the finalised script, were done before the movie Pocahontas was made.

The elements of the story are classic in origin. It's no more or less original than myriad other movies, including Pocahontas.

I suspect it's the overwhelming success of the film that cause people to want to knock it down a few notches, but I prefer to view it as what it was - a visually ground-breaking film set in a fascinating world.

For me, the name of the ore - unobtanium - told me "you don't need to know why it's so important, just accept the fact that it's really rare and enjoy the film." So I didn't really pick it apart while viewing it.

And I honestly don't recall Pocahontas plugging her ponytail into a tree to talk to God, but I might have slept through that part.

Development for avatar began 1994. Pocahontas released in 1995. Though i haven't been able to find when they started working on it, I very much doubt it took a just a year to make an animated film.

just saying. and I'm not knocking avatar, its a good movie for what it is, a summer blockbuster.

I love that picture.

[bldavis]

Development for avatar began 1994. Pocahontas released in 1995.

And Dances With Wolves was released in 1990.

all i could think while watching avatar teh first time is omg this is DwW all over again, and even started predicting what would happen next based on teh events in dancing lol

[Snake-Aes]

Development for avatar began 1994. Pocahontas released in 1995.

And Dances With Wolves was released in 1990.

all i could think while watching avatar teh first time is omg this is DwW all over again, and even started predicting what would happen next based on teh events in dancing lol

Thus "Dances with Smurfs".

[bldavis]

touche

[Snake-Aes]

I was only pissed that she died again. All her characters kinda have to "fucking die" it's annoying.

[Flex]

Roger Ebert is to blame for people being all haughty and pseudo-intellectual about their movie choices. Before George Siskel died, he used to enjoy explosion porn every now and then - usually during the summer season - but now he's an ass/laughingstock (google his opinion on video games, for example).

Yea...giving Avatar 4 stars, Unstoppable 3 and a half totally shows he doesn't enjoy scenery porn.

[Shoju]

It probably also singlehandedly saved 3d from being just a mediocre gimmick in mediocre films, too.

Which makes me sad. Cause now it's a mediocre gimmick in otherwise good films.

I truly wish the current idea of "3D" would die a well deserved death, in the majority of films using it it's not even real 3D, just 2D with forced spectroscopy!

Mark Kermode says it far better than I could though, well worth a read if you are even remotely interested in current film making.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... -hollywood

I wish that 3d would go away. I watched one movie in 3d, hated it, and have not watched another pic in 3d. It gives me a headache.

[Invisusira]

I saw Avatar in 3D once. It was absolutely amazing.

I will never do it again. Takes way too much concentration.

3D movies need to go die. Once you have hologram movies let me know; until then, shove off.

[Arnock]

Big reason that "3D" is in half the movies now, isn't so much because it actually makes the movies better, but, theaters can charge quite a bit more for a 3d ticket than a regular one.

[Fivelives]

It made Avatar better, and I've heard that it made How to Train Your Dragon better as well. But yeah, it's terribly hit or miss, and misses more than it hits.