Tuesday Actuals: JW 24.3M | DOWN GOES TDK TUESDAY | Not the Spielberg, Cameron, or Nolan thread!

[Ethan Hunt]

Every thread turns into a Cameron or Nolan thread eventually.

Cameron vs Nolan: Dawn of Fanboys

[KATCH-2D2]

Late to the party, but have to put my two cents in on the JP vs Avatar debate:

 

The only thing Avatar does better than JP is world building. Take away the amazing visuals of Pandora and you're left with an astonishingly bland hero's journey 101 story with cardboard characters. Goldblum in JP has more character than the entire cast of Avatar.

 

This. Avatar has stunning visual, amazing world building and universally accessible storyline but the movie isn't that memorable to me because all the characters are so cardboard and bland. The lack of memorable themes/scores doesn't help either.

[Tubes]

 

"I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

Edited June 18, 2015 by Tubes

[The Futurist]

 

"I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

[#ED]

Isn't Avatar essentially Pocahantas in 3D?

[The Futurist]

Isn't Avatar essentially Pocahantas in 3D?

You mean that Terrence Mallick movie ?

 

If so, yes.

[KATCH-2D2]

Isn't Avatar essentially Pocahantas in 3D?

Pretty much. It's Pocahontas in a different planet, with better actions, better visual but worse soundtrack.

[Tubes]

Less Mel Gibson, more Sam Worthington.

 

Same amount of work for the animators.

[Gopher]

Fun fact: while buying tickets for my second Fury Road showing I ran into an old woman who literally commented to the ticket holder, 'Oh, it's R? No wonder it didn't come first at the box office this weekend.'

Does she post here or something?

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

You know the first reveal of the brachiosaurus does look a bit cheesy now but that fucking score got my eye allergies going

That might have been the biggest "chills" moment I've ever had in a theatre. The scene is perfect IMO.

[vc2002]

 

"I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

 

"Did you know that those fanboys on internet actually fight over each other for our films?"

 

"Ha those idiots. Anyway, don't forget the poker game tomorrow afternoon."

[Icicle]

Oh, has the JW over Avatar talk started already?

[PDC1987]

Oh, has the JW over Avatar talk started already?

I wish the talk were that relevant lol.

[Bonenash]

so rth coming soon tell me 19 20 m is in right range

[Ozymandias]

 

"I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

 

Did you even read the thread? Nolan was barely talked about, it was all about the Berg/JP and Kal pimping Cameron/Abadah(as usual).

Edited June 18, 2015 by Ozymandias

[FTF]

Oh, has the JW over Avatar talk started already?

 

I guess if you count this:

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=basic&id=liberge.htm

[Icicle]

I guess if you count this:

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=basic&id=liberge.htm

 

How embarrassingly huge must Avatar's budget have been that we still don't know what it was.

[DAJK]

Hmmm Piranah 2.. He had alot to do with righting Rambo 2. lol So maybe we could include that because of his involvement

. Though they messed up his more awesome script or screenplay because of budget constraints.

Next on camerons list would be hmmmm.. True lies... True lies is awesome , but I think its below the Abyss Dajk Buddy.

What do you think are his worst and best .

His top ones for me.

Titanic.. Numero Uno Epic of all time!! Tied Ben Hur for oscars ate up all the golden globes and bafta and tons of other awards.

Terminator 2 Judgement Day. To this day it and Indiana Jones 3 are considered the best sequels of all time ( Judgement day is better

than Indy 3 though)

Avatar I.... The greatest out of body and movie experience I have ever had and so spirtual.

Aliens

Terminator

Abyss

True Lies

Sorry I come tell disappeared for the past 5 hours there lol. Helped my sister study for exams then went to Spy. As for Cameron, I would say his 3 best are

Titanic

Avatar

T2

As for worst, I don't think he's made a "bad" movie yet. Haven't seen Pirannah 2 (or True Lies for that matter), so by default, I have to say something like T1 as his "worst".

[John Marston]

I love T1, t2, True Lies and Aliens.

Titanic is ok and don't really care about Avatar

[PDC1987]

How embarrassingly huge must Avatar's budget have been that we still don't know what it was.

The breakdown I remember being published at the time was a $300 million budget, $50 million to develop the technology he used and $150 million on global marketing and distribution.