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LMAO. Nice Broseph!
See what I did there? I combined Bro with Joseph!
See what I did there? I combined Bro with Joseph!
M. Night's The Last Airbender
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jinxx
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Just.......terrible. Shyamalan totally sucked the life out of the series! Where was the humour!? And seriously, that was not Aang! Like, what the hell!?
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From the reviews I was really expecting something unwatchable, but knowing the franchise I wasn't incredibly disappointed as I expected to be. I did think the acting was pretty bad all around, but a lot of that is the directing. Night has no real sense of pacing, especially in an action film. A lot of the effects were decent too. But I'm not holding my breath for the other 3 chapters.
glyoung99
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Darklord Dave; said:
Well thankfully there's only two more chapters to not watch. He already knows air and I guess he learned water in this one.
Theres only earth and fire left to learn.
Havok
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Well I saw it earlier today and I thought it was good and I enjoyed myself. No I haven't watched the Anime series and in a way I'm kinda glad I didn't, cause I think it's probably better if you go in not very familiar with it.
I didn't find the story hard to follow or the acting that bad at all. Granted I've seen better acting but this wasn't the worst to me. The effects were amazing but I expected nothing less from ILM. I hope it makes enough money cause I really want to see the next chapters.
After seeing it for myself I just honestly don't understand how so many people can say it's so incredibly horrible. Maybe if I had watched the Anime I wouldn't think it was as good but even if I had, I honestly don't think it would be as bad as just about everyone says.
I didn't find the story hard to follow or the acting that bad at all. Granted I've seen better acting but this wasn't the worst to me. The effects were amazing but I expected nothing less from ILM. I hope it makes enough money cause I really want to see the next chapters.
After seeing it for myself I just honestly don't understand how so many people can say it's so incredibly horrible. Maybe if I had watched the Anime I wouldn't think it was as good but even if I had, I honestly don't think it would be as bad as just about everyone says.
plasmid303
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Good read:
'What the last airbender TV series has that the movie doesn't'
https://gizmodo.com/5578799/what-the-last-airbender-tv-series-has-that-the-movie-doesnt
'What the last airbender TV series has that the movie doesn't'
https://gizmodo.com/5578799/what-the-last-airbender-tv-series-has-that-the-movie-doesnt
jinxx
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Ugh. Terrible. Ultimate letdown. It was so depressing that I had to see another film. And thanked the gods that I did! Where was the humour!? And what happened to Momo and Appa!? The only good thing about the film were the actors playing Katara and Zuko. The rest..........*cue the crickets*
grphyx1
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Hey Havok, few thingies mister mister....good to see you back! this really is not anime, it incorporates some anime techniques but is probably one of the the best american cartoons ever....if you watched the show you'd understand why it's a total letdown for fans of the show. The final scene touched the tip of how this movie shoulda played. M Night sucked the fun outta it. These are kids being forced to make grown-up decisions, M Night had them making these decisions the way an adult would. Go watch the series (or even just the first book) and then come back with your thoughts. The story line of the moon goddess was one of my favourites and it was not interpreted well at all.
daikkenaurora
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Hey Havok, few thingies mister mister....good to see you back! this really is not anime, it incorporates some anime techniques but is probably one of the the best american cartoons ever....if you watched the show you'd understand why it's a total letdown for fans of the show. The final scene touched the tip of how this movie shoulda played. M Night sucked the fun outta it. These are kids being forced to make grown-up decisions, M Night had them making these decisions the way an adult would. Go watch the series (or even just the first book) and then come back with your thoughts. The story line of the moon goddess was one of my favourites and it was not interpreted well at all.
It may not be what people consider anime but its pretty damn close. Style, story telling, Sequential episodes, etc all are similar to that of an anime series.
From what I'm hearing, this is another live action movie based on an anime/cartoon that failed. So sad.
grphyx1
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this is what I understand from a friend that had worked on the film. The writers of the series wrote the script for the movie. M Night re-wrote the whole thing and he totally screwed it up. So yeah from a standpoint of fans of the animated series, he failed miserably. This is not like comparing a book to the movie, this cartoon really gave such life to these characters and Night sucked it right out of the film. I am sure his kids are ticked about it
plasmid303
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Not that it's a surprise to anyone, but Airbender lost to Twilight financially in their opening weekend.
https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/n...-and-last-airbender-deliver-the-fireworks.php
Still made about $57mill overall during the last few days though.
https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/n...-and-last-airbender-deliver-the-fireworks.php
Still made about $57mill overall during the last few days though.
glyoung99
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I'm watching Unbreakable right now. I just don't understand what happened to to this guy. I'm starting to think he was abducted by aliens and they replaced him with their ____ty Shymalan.
daikkenaurora
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Pretty much any movie would lose to twilight right now. Its ridiculous.
57 mil isnt too bad. How much did it cost to make it?
I remember going to see this in the theaters only because i heard Alex Ross did some art for the movie or something. Then I was surprised that it didnt suck.
"They called me Mr. Glass"
plasmid303
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About $150 million.
Critics hate it, a very, very large contingent of fans hate it, I think generally those who like it are in the minority. It's not really about the race anymore, it's about The Last Airbender being a crappy movie.
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Awesome video!
Seems that if you watched the animated series, you didn't like this, but if you weren't a fan of the animated series, you did like it. Since I knew NOTHING of the animated series, then I might like this a little bit.
Or maybe not.
Or maybe not.
hairlesswookiee
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Lol what?? Looks cool so I'll probably go and see it.
SOLIDSNAKE
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I will save my money.
All my friends that whent to see it said it sucked.
All my friends that whent to see it said it sucked.
plasmid303
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That could be true. But what about the critics? I don't think many of them (if any) actually watched the tv series and from what I've read they all hate the movie.
Okay, not ALL of the critics hate The Last Airbender, I see a few on Rotten Tomatoes that liked it. And thusly there probably are a number of ordinary moviegoers who'll like this this film. Heck, there are people out there who liked Sex and the City 2. I'm not one to judge.
Unfortunately, I am a person who has seen some of the Airbender tv show, and I can't turn off that part of my brain.
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