Avatar reaches new milestone

As of Wednesday, the 3D epic has reportedly notched $1.14 billion in worldwide grosses, topping previous No. 2 "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King." The film is only the fifth ever to top the $1 billion mark.

"Avatar's" prolific run has occurred over a mere three weeks, leaving the hefty record of "Titanic" still potentially in its sights.

Pretty impressive.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.accesshollywood.com/avatar-climbs-no-2-alltime-box-office

I fully expected this film to fall short in recuperating its outlandish budget. I was wrong.

Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thenDiablo-B

I've seen it twice. Even though the story DOES leave something to be desired (Avatar 2 please?), the innovation of the visuals, the amazing action sequences, and the breathtaking landscapes make it a trip FAR worth taking.

Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. hamstergeddon

The rest of the world seems to disagree or else they'd have stopped buying tickets after three weeks. Return of the King has about an hour of good footage in it and the rest is drawn out boredom.

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. MystikFollower

The rest of the world seems to disagree or else they'd have stopped buying tickets after three weeks. Return of the King has about an hour of good footage in it and the rest is drawn out boredom.

I don't care how good Avatar is; this post is filled with so much wrong that it ain't funny.

impressive especially with movies being pirated nowadays

[QUOTE="Diablo-B"]Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thenMystikFollower

I've seen it twice. Even though the story DOES leave something to be desired (Avatar 2 please?), the innovation of the visuals, the amazing action sequences, and the breathtaking landscapes make it a trip FAR worth taking.

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[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. Theokhoth

The rest of the world seems to disagree or else they'd have stopped buying tickets after three weeks. Return of the King has about an hour of good footage in it and the rest is drawn out boredom.

I don't care how good Avatar is; this post is filled with so much wrong that it ain't funny.

I'm not trying to say Avatar is better film than Return of the King by any means. I'm just saying I enjoyed Avatar moreso than it. I've never been into Lord of the Rings really (the books OR the movies).

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Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. hamstergeddon

The rest of the world seems to disagree or else they'd have stopped buying tickets after three weeks. Return of the King has about an hour of good footage in it and the rest is drawn out boredom.

I don't care how good Avatar is; this post is filled with so much wrong that it ain't funny.

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[QUOTE="Diablo-B"]Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thenxTheExploited

I've seen it twice. Even though the story DOES leave something to be desired (Avatar 2 please?), the innovation of the visuals, the amazing action sequences, and the breathtaking landscapes make it a trip FAR worth taking.

Well hopefully we wont have to wait ten years for each sequel....

Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thenDiablo-B

I've seen it twice. Even though the story DOES leave something to be desired (Avatar 2 please?), the innovation of the visuals, the amazing action sequences, and the breathtaking landscapes make it a trip FAR worth taking.

I don't think it will surpass Titanic.

I don't think it will surpass Titanic.

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Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thenDiablo-B

Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. hamstergeddon

AWESOME

so James Cameron has the 2 highest grossing movies of all time

can we call this man god now? :P

Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. hamstergeddon

[QUOTE="Diablo-B"]Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thenJaks_Secret

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. ithilgore2006

I think he means just the familiarity of the story in general which I actually agree with. If it is going to be a trilogy, I fully hope James Cameron is going to take this breathtaking world he's created and send it to new heights.

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. ithilgore2006

So much for all those who said the movie wouldnt even make its budget back....

[QUOTE="Jaks_Secret"][QUOTE="Diablo-B"]Is it really that good? Maybe i should see it thensSubZerOo

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"][QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]Return of the King is soooooooo much better than avatar its not even funny. Avatar kinda had a generic plot and everything was predictable as hell. It so does not deserve that place. MystikFollower

I think he means just the familiarity of the story in general which I actually agree with. If it is going to be a trilogy, I fully hope James Cameron is going to take this breathtaking world he's created and send it to new heights.

agree, cameron has the FX and world down perfectly, if he does do a trilogy maybe he will beef up the story too.

i loved Avatar, going to see it again this weekend

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="Jaks_Secret"] Do you like pretty things? If so, then yes. Do you like substance to your films? If so, then no.Jaks_Secret

the pot is unoriginal yes

terrible?

No, imo i thought the stroy was good, i got the job done

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="Jaks_Secret"] Do you like pretty things? If so, then yes. Do you like substance to your films? If so, then no.Jaks_Secret

i thought the stroy was good, i got the job donelegend26

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="Jaks_Secret"] Do you like pretty things? If so, then yes. Do you like substance to your films? If so, then no.Jaks_Secret

The movie was great, and the plot was great. Get over it.

Found this. Personally haven't seen the movie yet but can anyone confirm if this is similar to Pocahontas? LOL.

[QUOTE="Jaks_Secret"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] I find that pretty insulting.. I enjoyed the movie immensely, outside art direction I really never marveled over the cgi.. TO be honest every movie out there with cgi effects looks greats, if your watching the movie for that then you might as well play a video game instead.. Furthermore the top critics are all loving it, people like Ebert who review movies for aliving.. sSubZerOo

Very true. I guess us Americans just hate seeing the story of our arrival in America all over again. :P

I probably never will watch the thing. I'm more interested in story than teh graphics.Vandalvideo

Found this. Personally haven't seen the movie yet but can anyone confirm if this is similar to Pocahontas? LOL.

rice_ranger

Ha ha now that made me lol. :D It is basically a retelling of Pocahontas. It's also a symbol of our Manifest Destiny ideals when driving the Native Americans off their holy lands and onto reservations.

I can't help but point out that some of the best movies of all time including sci-fi classics like Star Wars were never unique in their overall plotline.. The vast majoroty of fantasy and sci-fi use age old story archtypes to tell their story, very rarely do you see a movie ever deviate from that.sSubZerOo

]The movie was greatSamurai_Xavier

and the plot was great.Samurai_Xavier

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I'm so goddamn tired of every single plot point the movie had, and practically every other movie does its story better. The plot is terrible - deal with it.Jaks_Secret

Very true. I guess us Americans just hate seeing the story of our arrival in America all over again. :P

the more popular movies execute it in a better way than I thought Avatar did. The story was unoriginal, and it wasn't told in a good way. Not to mention that the only two likable characters end up dying.Jaks_Secret

I would disagree on both accounts. I thought the story was told very well, and there were more than two likeable characters. Seems like you just WANT to hate it.

[QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]and the plot was great.Jaks_Secret

Whether or not one considers the plot 'great' is entirely subjective.

I would disagree on both accounts. I thought the story was told very well, and there were more than two likeable characters. Seems like you just WANT to hate it.HoolaHoopMan

Found this. Personally haven't seen the movie yet but can anyone confirm if this is similar to Pocahontas? LOL.

rice_ranger

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] I am no fan of the plot of these in any iteration, but the more popular movies execute it in a better way than I thought Avatar did. The story was unoriginal, and it wasn't told in a good way. Not to mention that the only two likable characters end up dying. [QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]]The movie was greatJaks_Secret

and the plot was great.Samurai_Xavier

and your opinion is the end all...

[QUOTE="HoolaHoopMan"]I would disagree on both accounts. I thought the story was told very well, and there were more than two likeable characters. Seems like you just WANT to hate it.Jaks_Secret

and your opinion is the end all...legend26