tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post1978969702332592627..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: Avatar: movie reviewBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-34640711810704525412010-02-05T15:31:46.572-05:002010-02-05T15:31:46.572-05:00GPK, you and your damned platforms (with which I u...GPK, you and your damned platforms (with which I usually can't disagree).<br />I also agree about the seed thingies--very pleasant. <br /><br />I had never heard of The Imaginarium, so I googled it and found what appears to be a classical GPK attraction. Is it still playing? <br /><br />Thanks, and quit working so hard.<br /><br />And Barbaro, always a comfort to have you and GPK on my side. Glad to relieve you of a burden, though I repeat, the visual aspects are extremely interesting, for an hour or so in my case. As Jeff says above, depends on how much you're budgeting time and money for movies. And like you, I prefer humans (and woodpeckers) as the focus of my interest.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-76816090807670651452010-02-04T20:12:29.708-05:002010-02-04T20:12:29.708-05:00Rah, Rah! You've said what I expected I would...Rah, Rah! You've said what I expected I would have said, without the trouble of going to the stupid movie!<br /><br />This is one of those movies that somehow has earned self-justification: if you demur from seeing it, people expect an explanation. So here's mine, or the outline thereof:<br /><br />1) I prefer humans. Call me old-fashioned, but just b/c it's possible to do a whole movie with computers doesn't make it preferable.<br /><br />2) It's terrible what we did to the Native Americans. One of the only things more terrible is pretending to rectify it through a silly movie.<br /><br />3) Even if this movie were spectacular, it couldn't begin to justify the price. Spend the money on the Haitians, then make a really good movie with 3-4 zeros.Barbarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038516078498541056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-1256909534387049532010-02-04T18:49:07.913-05:002010-02-04T18:49:07.913-05:00I think you're spot-on here, my friend. If we...I think you're spot-on here, my friend. If we really NEED to combine Suess's Lorax with E. R. Burroughs's John Carter, Warlord Mars, well, it's not a bad effort, and I really like how those seed thingies floated right into the theater. However, this thing was so clumsy in its platform that it actually used the term "shock and awe" in its dialogue. For a different demonstration of and comment on the fine art of spectacle, I'm still hoping you take in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and give us your thoughts.gothpunkunclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-14869939595316294922010-02-04T14:30:47.258-05:002010-02-04T14:30:47.258-05:00Yeah, I can't seem to raise enough capital to ...Yeah, I can't seem to raise enough capital to afford a ticket to this film. No thanks.Jeff Mnoreply@blogger.com