The Last Airbender - Nice movie, not worth in 3D

[FaithlessThinker]

The Last Airbender - I just watched this movie today, in 3D, and I want my 4$ extra for 3D experience back!

Sure, this new film by M. Night Shyamalan has an (almost) interesting story line, being based on the cartoon series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (He dropped "Avatar" from the name due to the blue avatars in Avatar), but watching it in 3D is a complete waste of your money. I know it because I watched it in 3D! (Goddamnit!)

The only thing that impressed me in 3D was the opening logos, and the Chinese subtitles which appeared way in front. (I don't read Chinese but I like the way it appeared detached from the scenes, unlike 2D movies where it is slapped onto the scene.) Besides this, the 3D sucks. Totally. There was an extremely tiny amount of action that could be perceived to have any depth.

The movie just looked like a 2D film recomposed into 3D, sort of like what you get when you try to uplift a radio recording to CD quality. I don't know if it's because this is a live-action 3D film, but I've seen a much better live-action 3D film years ago, in my own rare mother tongue.

Watch if you're interested, but stay away from those glasses.

 

[Daealis]

You either haven't watched the original animated series, or are a M.Night fanboy, because the movie was an outrageous butcher of everything even vaguely interesting in the series(not ment to insult, I'm just frustrated by your compliment to the movie ). I'd do a rant, but Nykytune2 did it already, in two parts.



He summed up my thoughts for this movie spot on.

If the trailer seems interesting, get your hands on the animated series. I did and I was even more anxious to see what Shyamalan does with this saga. Needles to say I was sorely disappointed with the live actor version.

 

[lrkun]

The Last Airbender - I just watched this movie today, in 3D, and I want my 4$ extra for 3D experience back!

Sure, this new film by M. Night Shyamalan has an (almost) interesting story line, being based on the cartoon series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (He dropped "Avatar" from the name due to the blue avatars in Avatar), but watching it in 3D is a complete waste of your money. I know it because I watched it in 3D! (Goddamnit!)

The only thing that impressed me in 3D was the opening logos, and the Chinese subtitles which appeared way in front. (I don't read Chinese but I like the way it appeared detached from the scenes, unlike 2D movies where it is slapped onto the scene.) Besides this, the 3D sucks. Totally. There was an extremely tiny amount of action that could be perceived to have any depth.

The movie just looked like a 2D film recomposed into 3D, sort of like what you get when you try to uplift a radio recording to CD quality. I don't know if it's because this is a live-action 3D film, but I've seen a much better live-action 3D film years ago, in my own rare mother tongue.

Watch if you're interested, but stay away from those glasses.

Thanks for the review. I am a fan of the series, but I have yet to see the movie. I plan to see it despite what people say and I'll judge for myself if it sucks or not. (The platora of review against it is disheartening though, especially the review made by my cousins on the matter who like me grew up on the original series.)

 

[FaithlessThinker]

You either haven't watched the original animated series, or are a M.Night fanboy, because the movie was an outrageous butcher of everything even vaguely interesting in the series(not ment to insult, I'm just frustrated by your compliment to the movie ). ...

For a moment I thought you're hammering me, before I realized you're actually hammering the movie. My observation is that when you make a movie based on a cartoon series, a book or similar source, if you're not careful as a director, it will very easily become a disappointment to the source's fans.

Anyway for clarification, it's true I didn't watch the original animated series. Heck I wouldn't even watch the movie if it wasn't for my wife. She watched the animated series and says the movie is fine. It's just more serious than the animated series (more comical in comparison). (Update below)

Also I'm not an M. Night fanboy. I don't become fanboys of anything or anyone because nobody is perfect.

Update: After watching Nykytune2's review, my wife confirmed that he is right. The movie is lacking in many things, like the scene where Sokka and Aang are in the forest with a campfire. The scene just cut with no conversation at all. And the ending scene, Aang is supposed to fight, but simply scares the navy away.

 

[Lallapalalable]

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/M-...st-the-Avatar-fan-base/131783276855379?ref=ts
says it all. I watched a bootleg clip, and I have to say M Night Shamalamadingdong probably has never seen the series. I do plan to watch it, with all the open-mindedness of an old retired factory worker judging rap music.