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Fangz posted:I had never previously realised that Disney owns Avatar. I didn't either, but I should have guessed based on the parameter of "makes a lot of money".
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I yelled at a furry once confused why he didn't like Avatar because America finally had a multimillion budget catgirl movie
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May 15, 2017 00:20
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honestly i dont think avatar was any worse than a lot of other movies that get passes, its just a more visible target. or was, years ago. now if youre even remembering it its like... what are you doing? dont get why we dont have the ten thousand sequels already. usually studios are faster on this poo poo but oh look... still no avatar 2. why could that be.
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May 15, 2017 00:21
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Hedrigall posted:Not many dogges but plenty of catte people, you might like it if you give it a shot There is only one catte that I really like though.
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May 15, 2017 00:25
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Hemingway To Go! posted:honestly i dont think avatar was any worse than a lot of other movies that get passes, its just a more visible target. or was, years ago. now if youre even remembering it its like... what are you doing? I think it just got the ridicule because of the loving weirdos so enchanted by graphics they painted themselves blue and cry over how Pandora wasn't real, the real life version of Lorax's Onceler shipping, the utterly bizarre thing that exploded and disappear in less than a year.
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May 15, 2017 00:33
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Disney doesn't own Avatar, any more than they owned Star Wars and Indiana Jones, well, before they did.
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May 15, 2017 00:37
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Waffleman_ posted:Is anybody, like, actually excited for this addition to Animal Kingdom? I am totally excited about the cool robot, just look at it.
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May 15, 2017 00:38
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Weird thought on how to fast track an Avatar sequel imagine Johnny Depp as a Na'vi
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May 15, 2017 00:51
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Klungar posted:Disney doesn't own Avatar, any more than they owned Star Wars and Indiana Jones, well, before they did. So huh, how come it's in their theme park?
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May 15, 2017 01:12
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Sinners Sandwich posted:Weird thought on how to fast track an Avatar sequel "You're the worst catte I've ever heard of." "...Ah, but you have heard of me." *licks butthole* *knocks coffee mug off desk*
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May 15, 2017 01:13
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Drifter posted:"You're the worst catte I've ever heard of." I did not give you my life rights so please stop adapting me into a screenplay
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May 15, 2017 01:16
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Fangz posted:So huh, how come it's in their theme park? Deals were made for money. Same reason Universal has Harry Potter world (a WB property) and is building a Mario world in their Osaka park
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May 15, 2017 01:17
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Avatar was okay, but once you get over the visual spectacle there's really not much, if anything, of substance to the movie.
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May 15, 2017 01:24
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Fangz posted:I had never previously realised that Disney owns Avatar. They do not, I believe. They just got the theme park rights.
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May 15, 2017 01:25
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Waffleman_ posted:They do not, I believe. They just got the theme park rights. They purchased the theme park rights because why the gently caress wouldn't the company which bought two of the biggest franchises in the world with pocket change they had lying around purchase the theme park rights to the highest-ever grossing film? (The true answer is they purchased them probably just to gently caress over Universal, but still.) It's actually pretty interesting that Disney has the rights because now they have a vested interest in ensuring the franchise's success. Normally, Disney would stick a lower-tier Star Wars or Marvel sequel up against Avatar 2 to harm its opening weekend - a lot of people expected them to position Last Jedi or Han Solo up against Avatar 2 before it was delayed - but instead Disney's playing nice and avoiding its release dates because they want Na'Vi World to be long-term profitable.
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Acebuckeye13 posted:Avatar was okay, but once you get over the visual spectacle there's really not much, if anything, of substance to the movie. Disney's aware of this, and to the extent people are excited, it's because they're more or less completely ignoring the events movie in favor of the visuals. The area at Animal Kingdom is set something like a couple hundred years after the movies so they have an excuse to completely ignore all the characters no one remembers anyway. The rides aren't like at Universal, where you just coincidentally keep running into major characters from the books. The place has been going through previews for cast members and annual passholders for a week or so and so far the reactions have pretty much been "holy poo poo this is some A+ visual spectacle." EDIT: Look at this loving place. Even the marquee attraction's queue is ridiculously detailed. I'm one of those very excited people, is what I'm saying. Boxman fucked around with this message at 01:57 on May 15, 2017 |
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May 15, 2017 01:49
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I mean, if it's focused on the aesthetic, then yeah, I see the appeal. It WAS a good-looking movie.
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Yeah, the people at Disney Imagineering are loving visual magicians, Pandora is literally the perfect thing for them to make.
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http://i.imgur.com/bLu60So.mp4 drat hippy animals, cut your hair! (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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May 15, 2017 04:49
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Acebuckeye13 posted:Avatar was okay, but once you get over the visual spectacle there's really not much, if anything, of substance to the movie. if you accept it's a movie where they picked the wrong protagonist it's a lot of fun whenever General Slab Hardchest or whatever his name is is on screen A Wizard of Goatse fucked around with this message at 05:38 on May 15, 2017 |
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May 15, 2017 05:35
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Drifter posted:http://i.imgur.com/bLu60So.mp4 This was cute and sfw and also thread-appropriate (being an animated thing) so why the probation?  I mean come on it wasn't taur porn
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May 15, 2017 07:28
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For a brief moment I thought people were talking about the A:tLA movie and got concerned that Hedrigall was defending it so vehemently.  Avatar (the cat one) is such an odd movie. It made so much money and so many people saw it, but barely anyone ever talks about or references it to the point I often forget it was even a thing. It had barely any cultural impact outside of a few weirdos painting themselves blue (which I assume petered out pretty quick).
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May 15, 2017 07:58
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Butt Detective posted:Avatar (the cat one) is such an odd movie. It made so much money and so many people saw it, but barely anyone ever talks about or references it to the point I often forget it was even a thing. It had barely any cultural impact outside of a few weirdos painting themselves blue (which I assume petered out pretty quick). Speak for yourself! I don my body paint and prowl into the night
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May 15, 2017 08:07
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I never saw it because it just didn't sound too interesting. When I caught some glowy plant romance scene on TV a few years later, I thought it looked like something Square Enix could do. Like Tidus and Yuna in the firefly pond, but with FFXIII cinematic graphics.
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May 15, 2017 08:57
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It's a spot-on analogy, too; like FF10/13, most of Avatar's fame basically came from the "look what we can do with this new technology!" factor... and not, you know, the actual plot of the movie.
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May 15, 2017 09:09
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But that technology was impressive. Was the only 3d movie I ever paid for and didn't regret not getting the 2d ticket cheaper. Also the only movie I will never watch again unless in the theatre 3d.
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May 15, 2017 09:14
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Oh, I don't disagree that it's visually impressive (and is probably going to be a lot longer before it starts looking dated). But seriously, it's practically "Dances With Wolves but everyone is blue and flower sex I guess?"
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May 15, 2017 09:22
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Oh yeah, fully agree the story wasn't even there. But my god, that 3d was loving immersive.
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May 15, 2017 09:42
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Hedrigall posted:This was cute and sfw and also thread-appropriate (being an animated thing) so why the probation? Because it's not an animated movie (which is what this thread is about), and I'm done with the dumb animal poo poo in this thread. Talk about animated movies in here, not about how cute the fan art is.
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May 15, 2017 12:39
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I don't care about Avatar but can't wait to see the Animal Kingdom park.
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There's a German CGI short called "Ugly" that's coming out in June and it looks cool. It embraces a lot of the oddities and glitches that can happen with CGI software. https://vimeo.com/207505736 I'm pretty interested in seeing it, since whenever I boot up maya to make something, I just wind up making weird things that shouldn't work and putzing around with how it animates
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May 15, 2017 18:21
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Hedrigall posted:I also think the "nobody liked Avatar and it was the worst movie ever and who even wants these sequels???" meme is one of the most overblown on the internet I didn't like the movie but I also disliked ever James Cameron movie I've ever seen (inc. Aliens) so I'm maybe not the best judge. I'll probably still go to at least the first sequel, haha PenguinKnight posted:There's a German CGI short called "Ugly" that's coming out in June and it looks cool. It embraces a lot of the oddities and glitches that can happen with CGI software. Haledjian fucked around with this message at 18:46 on May 15, 2017 |
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May 15, 2017 18:44
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How could they still be around if they all killed themselves? 
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May 15, 2017 19:10
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May 15, 2017 19:14
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When I die the comet will transport my spirit to a planet that has a second season of Clone High.
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May 15, 2017 19:16
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Pick posted:How could they still be around if they all killed themselves? there's one remnant who got left behind to spread the good word and update all their internet profiles like the Heaven's Gate IT guy
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May 15, 2017 19:32
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I mean, I liked the film when it came out. I like animated movies because I have a terrible attention span and they're usually fairly short, but Avatar managed to keep my attention despite it being nearly 3 hours long. I just barely remember a thing about it aside from it looking nice. The only character whose name I can remember is the name of the main character, and even then that's just because blue cat lady says it weird.
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May 15, 2017 20:50
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Butt Detective posted:The only character whose name I can remember is the name of the main character, and even then that's just because blue cat lady says it weird. This is I think the only reason people can only recall Jake Su-lee's name.
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May 15, 2017 20:58
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I think the trend of Avatar naysaying is due to a perceived disconnect between the film's alleged* iconic status and how much pop cultural clout it actually holds today. It's argued by some that even though it made tons of money, it hasn't left a lasting impact -- people don't frequently talk about it, make merchandise about it, or parody it -- and therefore a sequel might not actually do well. However, I'd say the distance from the first movie may soon become long enough to get some of that "reboot" hype going. It's certainly worked for other sequels... * Alleged by whom? I'm not entirely sure. The elusive "they", I suppose.
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Pick posted:When I die the comet will transport my spirit to a planet that has a second season of Clone High. Is there a second seat available? To be continued?!
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