Avatar "The Last Air Bender"

[embowafa]

wow...did not expect it to be that bad.

I sort of wanted to watch this....now, I'll probably wait for it to hit RedBox.

 

[RFX45]

Part of the problem maybe that some of the reviewers have never seen the show, which is clear with this kind of statements in their reviews:

The people who live in these tribes can manipulate or "bend" their respective elements: hurl giant blobs of water or zap someone with a wave of flames. It's like an elaborate game of rock-paper-scissors, though it's hard to tell which bendy skill is preferable; they all seem kind of lame, with Earth being the most cumbersome one.

I mean sure, the anime being made into a movie has to make sense to those who hasn't seen it in anime form but I think it helps make the movie more enjoyable if you have. Kind of like Watchmen, most have not read the graphic novel and hated the movie from the get go.

Also, keep in mind that this is the first of 3 books so it'll be a pretty long series.

 

[Mauro]

The Yahoo user review has been horrible to. Nickolodian is going to be pissed. They had the chance to make HUGE dollars. Well M.Knight your days are numbered , buddy.

 

[KitAkira]

lol Dev Patel's role was originally going to be done by Jesse McCartney

 

[Mauro]

Movie producers and other powers that be can't be that dumb , right??? I think if the casting and directing are better for the next 2 movies thins can look up for " twinkle toes" and the gang.

 

[Gradstudent78]

Originally Posted by Mauro

Movie producers and other powers that be can't be that dumb , right??? I think if the casting and directing are better for the next 2 movies thins can look up for " twinkle toes" and the gang.

If it doesn't kill at the box office I'd say sequel possibilities will be pretty unlikely considering how much they spent on this.

 

[RFX45]

I am not sure going against Eclipse will help much in the box office numbers.

 

[ctrlaltelite]

Originally Posted by Nil

Nice Hollywood whitewashing of the main characters of this film.

well they kept one asian... the villainous, duplicitous character. oh not like we haven't seen that before....

oh... oh wait.

Originally Posted by Mauro

DAMN R.T. did kill it. However it's a ******* cartoon tunred live action that has seasons of growth .
critics are fucked up. I will see it and enjoy it no matter what. It will make my daughter happy and that in itself makes me happy. SO ,**** YOU, EBERT.

gotta give ebert credit for mentioning the racebending in this film. i think it was a dumb move on their part, the kids are clearly asian, and even if it's a fantasy world, it doesn't mean that fantasy = white. that's what the lotr series is for, to teach you about good anglo-saxon values and that friendship, loyalty, and homoeroticism will allow you to overcome hordes of mud people.

 

[whiteslashasian]

Originally Posted by ctrlaltelite

gotta give ebert credit for mentioning the racebending in this film. i think it was a dumb move on their part, the kids are clearly asian, and even if it's a fantasy world, it doesn't mean that fantasy = white. that's what the lotr series is for, to teach you about good anglo-saxon values and that friendship, loyalty, and homoeroticism will allow you to overcome hordes of mud people.

LOTR was very pro little people too!

 

[Mauby]

Originally Posted by KitAkira

...Hate the director (how is he able to generate even remote interest for employers?) but the Indian guy is an awesome actor (Slumdog Millionaire ...

That was the first & only time I've heard someone mention Dev Patel being an "awesome" actor in Slumdog Millionaire. That's cool, glad he has his fans. I thought his British-accented performance in Slumdog was the most unbelievable part of the movie.

 

[whiteslashasian]

Originally Posted by Mauby

That was the first & only time I've heard someone mention Dev Patel being an "awesome" actor in Slumdog Millionaire. That's cool, glad he has his fans. I thought his British-accented performance in Slumdog was the most unbelievable part of the movie.

He also had the same exact expression of wide eyed bewilderment the entire movie...At least that's what I recall of his performance.

 

[cure]

im pretty sure the only white people in this show are the hicks that live in the swamps and have alligators as pets.

its too bad they didnt just make the "dark" skinned characters actually indian and leave at least one main character asian. dev patel looks like he couldve played the goofy role

 

[Mauro]

I am going to go watch it now with my daughter. A review will follow.

 

[Reggs]

You think the main chars were asian with those baby blue eyes?

It's always been an ambiguous fictional race, kind of like Conan was.

 

[ctrlaltelite]

^

your point?