Comments on: I Saw AVATAR http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/01/06/i-saw-avatar/ infrequent blogging from some dude Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/01/06/i-saw-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-9525 CajoleJuice Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:30:43 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2194#comment-9525 Yeah, but those action films aren't usually critically acclaimed or Oscar nominated. I quite enjoy great action movies like the Transporter or Hard Boiled; but no, I don't think a straight action movie can be a "really really good movie" without any substance. There has to be some tension, some emotional resonance -- of which Avatar has none. Knowing exactly what will happen at almost every point has that effect. I still was impressed by the technology, and I do think Cameron does the best he can with his own terrible screenplay, but it really ends up being an exercise in 3D and CG masturbation. Yeah, but those action films aren’t usually critically acclaimed or Oscar nominated. I quite enjoy great action movies like the Transporter or Hard Boiled; but no, I don’t think a straight action movie can be a “really really good movie” without any substance. There has to be some tension, some emotional resonance — of which Avatar has none. Knowing exactly what will happen at almost every point has that effect. I still was impressed by the technology, and I do think Cameron does the best he can with his own terrible screenplay, but it really ends up being an exercise in 3D and CG masturbation.

]]> By: Zyargeikunn http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/01/06/i-saw-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-9522 Zyargeikunn Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:00:42 +0000 http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2194#comment-9522 Hi, I don't wanna argue about whether Avatar is good or not, but does a good movie have to have "substance"? Why can't a good straight action movie just be a really really good movie without having substance? I like it better when movies like Avatar don't pretend to be more than they are, like The Dark Knight (it's an okay movie to me, but I see nothing that makes it great). Now I have to find out how I came here. Dan Hi,
I don’t wanna argue about whether Avatar is good or not, but does a good movie have to have “substance”? Why can’t a good straight action movie just be a really really good movie without having substance? I like it better when movies like Avatar don’t pretend to be more than they are, like The Dark Knight (it’s an okay movie to me, but I see nothing that makes it great).

Now I have to find out how I came here.
Dan

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