We all know that James Cameron has been working on Avatar for years and years and that “technology had to catch-up with his idea” and let’s be honest, the first trailer looked like a combination of Matrix Revolutions meets that one glowy planet from Sith. But you know what? James Cameron has given me a good reason to trust him. Actually, six good reasons — all movies that I don’t need to list. And now that they got their act together and made a better trailer, I can safely say that Avatar looks like a wintertime cinematic blowout. I’m gonna see it at that huge theater at MuviCo with a few beers and free popcorn. No big deal. This movie has the new guy from Terminator 4 and Sigourney Weaver and a redux of Weyland-Yutani and futuristic Marines led by a dude with a bunch of scars on his head. Green light. Plus the second trailer starts out with the soundtrack from The Island so you know the producers’ heads are in the right spot. See you there. Free parking.
Formed in 1997, Schad began performing sketch comedy on Chicago’s north side. The troupe has since performed at countless venues around the world including The Goodman Theatre, The Second City, Steppenwolf, Lollapalooza, ImprovOlympic, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (LA), HERE (NYC) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Right on. From the man who made Pirranah 2? So there.
It is a complete testament to how much I love James Cameron that I didn’t make fun of the trailer to Avatar. I was going to see Avatar before I saw the Lucas-esque trailer and I’m still going to see it, and if everything but the CGI is James Cameron-erific, I will pretend the CGI rocked. Those are the rules.
The “couldn’t be made until the technology caught up to my fertile imagination” is such bullshit. George Lucas said that too, and you know what? I have a feeling bad fake C3PO made up of wires could’ve been done in the stone age of 1989.
Can’t wait for this movie.
Did he really say “fertile imagination”? There probably isn’t enough things for him to buy with his Titanic money.