Comments on: James Cameron’s Avatar Theatrical Trailer in HD

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:10:52 +0000

im sure this trailor isnt actually giving away the entire movie. but rather just a synopsis of things to come. When it comes out and blows everyone away you’ll all be eating your words!!!!

By: Henrik

Henrik — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:41:27 +0000

I liked the first trailer better. It annoys me that I now know the entire story. It’s further enhancing the concept that talk is nothing, visuals are everything, because literally all that is going to be talked about is spoiled here, now you can look forward to the pictures without worrying about the context.

But the pictures do look amazing. This looks on par with Star Wars and Hellboy 2 in terms of an interesting new universe.

By: Nuno

Nuno — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:04:06 +0000

It seems the more serious they try to make this movie look, the cheesier it comes across. I’m not sure Cameron’s storytelling approach is very current or original anymore. This looks steeped in the epic, action movie cliches that he helped establish over 20 years ago but it comes off as tired and almost satirical by today’s standards.

By: Glendon

Glendon — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:04:25 +0000

I’m not feeling the trailer at all. However, I thought the detail of the Na’vi animation was excellent. My guess is they’re trying to make the story seem as broad as possible with the trailer in order to market it to as a many people as possible, which to me only makes it look cheesy. However, Titanic is cheesy and I think that movie is awesome (including the first half). My guess is the story will have more curve-balls than this trailer lets on to.

By: Maopheus

Maopheus — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:37:53 +0000

Fox advertised that they were going to be showing I’m guessing the same trailer at the new Dallas football stadium tonight on their giganto HD screens. Man, they are really going hog wild on this movie.

By: Patrick H.

Patrick H. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:19:54 +0000

I think it will be a fun film based on what I have seen, but the story seems like a very tired retread. At least make them ugly, horrible creatures. Would Sam Worthington’s character be so quick to help them then. Is the principle not to interfere because you are stronger or not to interfere with peaceful, sexy blue aliens because you are stronger?

By: that motherfucker from vancouver

that motherfucker from vancouver — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:28:45 +0000

i wouldve preferred the trailer to have less storytelling and a bit more thumping new age muzak over masterfully edited montages of love, loss, and beautiful creatures doing stupid shit.

one gripe: not enough grime. this looks too clean.

By: MalD

MalD — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:16:15 +0000

This looks awesome. Can’t wait!

By: pcch7

pcch7 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:24:15 +0000

the music.. is that the music from the end of “The Island”.. I know IÂ´ve heard it somewhere..

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:01:13 +0000

I agree and disagree w/ Sean. A trailer can be effective advertisement and art like the original Alien trailer, but most are not. In the good trailer, like Alien, the filmmakers capture the mood of the film and not so much of the story. I think the filmmakers here overreacted to some of the negative comments from the first teaser and chose to give away to much in this trailer. The movie is soooooo expensive they probably felt they needed to do damage control and take back the conversation. I don’t ness. blame them, but i was going to see it anyway, now I’m back to seeing it opening night!

By: Maopheus

Maopheus — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:50:17 +0000

Seems like it starts off with a premise borrowed from Cameron’s “Aliens”. A bunch of Marines (what is it with Cameron and Marines?) go to some distant planet in search of something that has great value (substitute alien weaponry with the mineral as the McGuffin) to the bureaucratic suit type character (swap Paul Reiser with Giovanni Ribisi). Hell, Sigourney Weaver is in this movie, how obvious is the “Alien(s)” connection? Of course it goes off on a totally different tangent, but I’m intrigued enough to go watch it, just to see the whole movie and how the FX look in its entirety.

By: Gaylord!

Gaylord! — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:37:59 +0000

Trailers are not art, they are advertisement. It’s about giving us the best feeling to go watch the movie, and i feel this didn’t since i kinda saw the whole movie in shortened.