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Redshirt · 08-20-2009, 06:20 PM

A new movie coming out in December:

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia Premise Description

The story’s protagonist, Jake Sully, is a former Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. Jake is selected to participate in the Avatar program, which will give him a healthy body. Jake travels to Pandora, a lush rainforest-covered extraterrestrial moon filled with incredible life forms – some beautiful, many terrifying. Pandora is also home to the Na’vi, a sentient humanoid race that humans consider primitive, but are actually more evolutionarily advanced than humans. Standing three meters tall, with tails and sparkling blue skin, the Na’vi live in harmony with their unspoiled world. As humans encroach deeper into Pandora's forests in search of valuable minerals, the Na’vi unleash their formidable warrior abilities to defend their threatened existence.

Jake has unwittingly been recruited to become part of this encroachment. Since humans are unable to breathe the air on Pandora, they have created genetically-bred human-Na’vi hybrids known as Avatars. The Avatars are living, breathing bodies that are controlled by a human 'driver' through a technology that links the driver’s mind to their Avatar body. On Pandora, through his Avatar body, Jake can be whole once again. Sent deep into Pandora's jungles as a scout for the soldiers that will follow, Jake encounters many of Pandora's beauties and dangers. There he meets a young Na’vi female, Neytiri, whose beauty is matched by her ferocity in battle.
Over time, Jake integrates himself into Neytiri's clan, and begins to fall in love with her. As a result, Jake finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth, and the Na’vi – forcing him to choose sides in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world.

For some reason I can't directly link the wiki page.

It sounds like a pretty cool movie. I think I read an old comic book of my dad's with the same basic story. The aliens were green and ugly in it though.

Dizzy · 08-20-2009, 06:30 PM

I was expecting the other Avatar movie.

The one with the blue arrow.

Luigiman7 · 08-20-2009, 06:33 PM

Me too. :/

It sounds intresting.

The Flattest Pancake · 08-20-2009, 06:46 PM

Eh. I gotta find out more info before I even think of seeing it. Sounds kinda interesting.

Redshirt · 08-20-2009, 06:54 PM

Search it on wikipedia, I don't know why I can't link it here.

Rainbow Dash · 08-20-2009, 08:48 PM

interestingly enough he wanted to make this after he made titanic. at a budget of about $1 billion

Redshirt · 08-20-2009, 08:53 PM

The budget is aroud $260 million.

Rainbow Dash · 08-20-2009, 09:22 PM

back then this kind of stuff would've been much more expensive

Redshirt · 08-20-2009, 09:23 PM

Yeah that's true, CGI was pretty new.

Glux · 08-20-2009, 09:53 PM

Same font as the Avatar cartoon.

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the Na’vi, a sentient

OOOOOOHH SHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Kargath · 08-21-2009, 05:14 AM

This sounds ridiculous.

Luigiman7 · 08-25-2009, 02:35 PM

Sci-Fi always is.

***CaptHayfever*** · 08-25-2009, 11:27 PM

^^^They're blue, too!

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Redshirt · 09-05-2009, 07:21 PM

Click to view video.

YouTube - AVATAR - Official Teaser Trailer (HD)

Doesn't say much...

1-up Salesman · 09-20-2009, 03:37 PM

Saw the preview for it. It looks horrible.

08-20-2009, 06:33 PM	#3
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08-25-2009, 02:35 PM	#12
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08-20-2009, 06:30 PM	#2
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	I was expecting the other Avatar movie. The one with the blue arrow.

08-20-2009, 06:46 PM	#4
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Eh. I gotta find out more info before I even think of seeing it. Sounds kinda interesting.

08-20-2009, 06:54 PM	#5
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	Search it on wikipedia, I don't know why I can't link it here.

08-20-2009, 08:48 PM	#6
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	interestingly enough he wanted to make this after he made titanic. at a budget of about $1 billion

08-20-2009, 08:53 PM	#7
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	The budget is aroud $260 million.

08-20-2009, 09:22 PM	#8
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	back then this kind of stuff would've been much more expensive

08-20-2009, 09:23 PM	#9
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	Yeah that's true, CGI was pretty new.

08-21-2009, 05:14 AM	#11
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	This sounds ridiculous.

08-25-2009, 11:27 PM	#13
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^^^They're blue, too! And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

09-20-2009, 03:37 PM	#15
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Letting you guys know that I'm planning on continuing Attack of the Spammers soon. Gender: Posts: 4,095 Thanks: 2,162 Thanked 250 Times in 194 Posts Blog Entries: 9	Saw the preview for it. It looks horrible.