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Just caught the letterman show to get a peak and hear from the female star of Avatar. Zoë Saldana. I repeat OMG.

I thought I had seen her before but couldn't place her until Letterman said she'd played Uhura in the last Star Trek. I think it's time again to hit the theatre to see a film. Usually save the trip for those films meant to be seen on the big screen and having now seen a clip, this one qualifies.
 
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blackrock13 said:
Just caught the letterman show to get a peak and hear from the female star of Avatar. Zoë Saldana. I repeat OMG.

I thought I had seen her before but couldn't place her until Letterman said she'd played Uhura in the last Star Trek. I think it's time again to hit the theatre to see a film. Usually save the trip for those films meant to be seen on the big screen and having now seen a clip, this one qualifies.
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looks like Cameron is going to pull off another smash hit.

I'm still pissed he left the Terminator films but I guess he was working on bringing this to fruition.

Always liked Stephen Lang. Since his days on Crime Story in the late eighties.

anyone remember Crime Story. Michael Mann I do believe.
 
I don't think AVATAR is going to be a success. There is no one caring about the "toys" at McDonalds. Plus it cost $500 Million to make. I'll keep a watch, but the risk is too high. The reason is if say the film makes $390 Million, it loses money. There is none of that "Follow me on Avatar" BS in everyday speak.

P.S.: I don't think the Uhura girl is sexy at all. LOL

Gyaos Baltar.
 
I think the storyline and the morality play definitely looks interesting.

But the problem I see is the overhyping. I mean, merchandise already coming out before the movie.

I could understand it if it were a Star Wars or other known franchise.

I think this kind of movie needs to just be released and become a cult hit, if it's any good.

For me, I think I'll rent it. The over-commercialization and the "I'll see it because corporate Hollywood is making me see it"-factor are not selling points, imo.
 
Heard the budget for Avatar including current heavy advertising is around $400MM.

That's a lot of movie tickets.
 
There was a 30 min segment on the making of this movie on one of the cable channels last night..... they used the technology EA Sports uses for games (although I think a much more detailed version) where actors are tracked and CGI is created real time.... was very cool - biggest impact vs animation was in facial expressions.... real actor driven "emotion" from the character closeups...

Good technology does not a good movie make, but they clearly have the good technology.

The HD scenes they showed lastnight looked great on a 10' screen :D I'd say this is a theater movie vs TV.

OTB
 
Gyaos said:
I don't think AVATAR is going to be a success. There is no one caring about the "toys" at McDonalds. Plus it cost $500 Million to make. I'll keep a watch, but the risk is too high. The reason is if say the film makes $390 Million, it loses money. There is none of that "Follow me on Avatar" BS in everyday speak.

P.S.: I don't think the Uhura girl is sexy at all. LOL

Gyaos Baltar.
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I know, from exposure to the film business, that dollar values stated for 'making' a film can be very deceiving in that an incredible amount in excess of 80% of the money spent is on advertising and marketing. This film may make that value change a bit because of its major investment in leading edge technology, but not by much. distribution deals with thee various chain can also make or brake the bottom line. The first few weeks have to be major box office successes because one or backers make most of the money and the smaller ones have towit for cash flow in the following weeks. The sooner big guys get paid off, the sooner the smaller player begin to benefit.

The teaser that I saw last night was amazing but I hope the movie doesn't depend on this or it could be sensory overload in the 2 hour timeframe. A good story also helps.
 
Brill said:
Let Hollywood do their own shilling.
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rafterman said:
Heard the budget for Avatar including current heavy advertising is around $400MM.

That's a lot of movie tickets.
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That $440 M value just about hits the mark.

Hollywood does know how to shill. I'm not a big believer in movie critics and what they write. They have to be very leery of biting the hand that feeds them and so have to be very creative in actually criticizing a film or they won't be invited to the next major junket/premier. Once your out it's hard to get back in. No body knows how to shill better than Hollywood.
 
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