Clichés refer to something being used before. I don't see why that is bad. Also, the movie might not even be that cliché as you suggested in the first place. What parts were cliché? Most aspects of the movie were largely original.
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[QUOTE="psn8214"][QUOTE="unholymight"] I doubt it's that good. I mean, real human actors, those are really outdated.Tobio19
I know, right? :P
umm ok that makes no sense you do realise they used human actors to film avatar right? Did you watch the movie? Most of the world was presented through CGI.[QUOTE="F1_2004"]None of the other best picture nominees are as good as Avatar at entertaining an audience. I really couldn't care less if George Clooney is fantastic in yet another snoozefest of a movie that wins best picture because the voters consider themselves too elite to be enjoying such low-class action movies like Avatar.HomicidalCherry
Critics just look for different things in movies than the average movie-goer. They aren't necessarily wrong, they just find different things entertaining.
If they and the general public like different things, are they really suitable critics?Not all those who enjoyed Avatar are necessarily freaks. I don't see your logic.So I came here to let every one know why I cant see Avatar. I am racist to blue people only because of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRhGOwUbMKE&feature=relatedEVERY single time I see an Avatar freak this is what pops in my head and I want to kill my self.......
bloodcord
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I haven't seen it.. and to be honest have no desire to see it.
GC4ever
ditto
Then don't see it, not really much of a problem here.[QUOTE="psn8214"][QUOTE="SaudiFury"]
the better movie. as in the better story being told.
District 9 tells a more interesting and poignent story.
Avatar is a visually spectacle, lots of imagination went into making the world. the RDA equipment, the planet Pandora, all the alien creatures as well.
problem with Avatar is it's a cliche story, the story is told well (imo), but it's still a cliche story.
Essentially Avatar and District 9 boils down to this.
D9 - Aliens come to Earth, Humanity treats em' like crap
A - Humans come to Alien World, treats Aliens like crap.
Both good movies though, just if your asking the question "The Better Movie", then i consider story before visuals (which is the entire point of the film medium).
majoras_wrath
Cliche =/= bad. You seem to support this yourself by saying the story was 'well told'.
Wait...what? The word "cliche" has an inherently negative connotation. One would never say "That movie was so good, I loved how cliche the characters were". I personally thought Avatar was an awful movie. Having pretty pictures doesn't make a dully told story, bad acting, and cliched characters any better. District 9 by far. Even though it wasn't perfect itself You sound like a movie reviewer. What are you waiting for, go out there and review movies!Dude, District 9 has human actors. I've seen like over 9000 of those. None of them interest me.
Avatar is much better.
Hell, I liked Avatar much more than Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Gladiator, or any of those uninmaginative, dull, human-filled movies.
[QUOTE="psn8214"][QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"] You should watch more films...Tobio19
Yeah, I really should. The problem is, I feel a general detachment from the medium 99.9% of the time, which makes it hard for me to get into films in general. I highly doubt that would change my opinion of Avatar either.
go watch the breakfast club then come back with your sigs and avatar changed too breakfast club and judd nelsonI doubt it's that good. I mean, real human actors, those are really outdated.
I'm serious. Human actors are overrated.
[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]I can't understand it either. Practically confirmed for a Best Picture nomination because of this ridiculous 10 nominations thing. This, along with rumours about The Hangover being nominated, suggests the Academy is going rapidly mainstream (downstream). psn8214
Good. I hope Avatar takes it. The movie affected me in a way that other films never have.
Well, the haters gonna hate, some might think it's cool to bash Avatar, but I know I'm also getting the bluray.
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