Comments on: Avatar: Let’s Pretend, But Better http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed The Art of Unfortunate Travel Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Caroline http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-968 Caroline Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:57:57 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-968 and now, have you seen it? The story was weak, but the look of it was Lush! Now we just need people to use the tech for REALLY GOOD films, haha! and now, have you seen it?

The story was weak, but the look of it was Lush! Now we just need people to use the tech for REALLY GOOD films, haha!

]]> By: Mikeachim http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-651 Mikeachim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:46:11 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-651 <b>Yes, the cinematography really did it for me. Just...gorgeous, even though the subject matter was bleak. But Cuaron did a similarly brilliant job on Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban, so it's a trademark of his. He's a true artist-director (like Ridley Scott and his talent for using light). I just want him to do more scifi now. :) On the strength of the dialogue in the trailer, I think Avatar will suck as a film. Can't shake the feeling off. And if it sucks as a film, I won't care about the effects. That CGI face is..... ..... Astounding. I was waiting for the CGI to kick in....but *she's* the model?</b> Yes, the cinematography really did it for me. Just…gorgeous, even though the subject matter was bleak. But Cuaron did a similarly brilliant job on Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban, so it’s a trademark of his. He’s a true artist-director (like Ridley Scott and his talent for using light). I just want him to do more scifi now. :)

On the strength of the dialogue in the trailer, I think Avatar will suck as a film. Can’t shake the feeling off. And if it sucks as a film, I won’t care about the effects.

That CGI face is…..

…..

Astounding. I was waiting for the CGI to kick in….but *she’s* the model?

]]> By: Mikeachim http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-650 Mikeachim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:41:57 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-650 <b>I loved the Power Rangers SFX guys. They rock my boat until it tips over. Their work is so deliberately, knowingly awful that they *have* to be aware of how badly it sucks. (Sucks like a Dyson). There should be something called a Godzilla Award - and they should get it.</b> I loved the Power Rangers SFX guys. They rock my boat until it tips over. Their work is so deliberately, knowingly awful that they *have* to be aware of how badly it sucks. (Sucks like a Dyson).

There should be something called a Godzilla Award – and they should get it.

]]> By: Mikeachim http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-649 Mikeachim Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:37:06 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-649 <b>I've heard <i>District 9</i> continues this trend of excellence. Dare we hope that scifi is in its post-Lucas period and actually *flourishing* at long last?</b> I’ve heard District 9 continues this trend of excellence.

Dare we hope that scifi is in its post-Lucas period and actually *flourishing* at long last?

]]> By: John C http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-611 John C Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:04:34 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-611 Couldn't agree more about Children of Men, it was technically mindblowing in terms of cinematography as well as SFX. I'm not so convinced by the Avatar trailer, but then it's a lot easier to make CGI convincing when it's blended piecemeal into fast-moving, live-action hand-held shaky-cam footage, as in CoM, as opposed to when you're trying to create an entire alien planetscape from scratch. This is perhaps the best face CGI I've seen so far, but some things still aren't right, especially the eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYgLFt5wfP4 Couldn’t agree more about Children of Men, it was technically mindblowing in terms of cinematography as well as SFX. I’m not so convinced by the Avatar trailer, but then it’s a lot easier to make CGI convincing when it’s blended piecemeal into fast-moving, live-action hand-held shaky-cam footage, as in CoM, as opposed to when you’re trying to create an entire alien planetscape from scratch.

This is perhaps the best face CGI I’ve seen so far, but some things still aren’t right, especially the eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYgLFt5wfP4

]]> By: Anne http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-605 Anne Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:13:51 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-605 Quite enjoyed Surrogates recently despite dreadful reviews. For truly rotten special effects may I suggest that you spend time watching the Power Rangers which across the board have spectacularly, hilariously low-tech effects. Have seen the Avatar trailer and am going to give the flic a skip. I'd say I'm not the only one. Quite enjoyed Surrogates recently despite dreadful reviews. For truly rotten special effects may I suggest that you spend time watching the Power Rangers which across the board have spectacularly, hilariously low-tech effects.

Have seen the Avatar trailer and am going to give the flic a skip. I’d say I’m not the only one.

]]> By: Richard http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/avatar-lets-pretend-but-better/comment-page-1#comment-596 Richard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:52:09 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=667#comment-596 +1 for Children of Men: simply stunning. Wish more cinematic sci fi was like this. +1 for Children of Men: simply stunning. Wish more cinematic sci fi was like this.

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