General Movie Discussion - **please mark spoilers**

[Ka-mai]

I started Avatar and couldn't watch it, because seriously,

this is probably not a spoiler, but just in case

the military needs a huge favor from you, and you're in a wheelchair due to an injury that could be corrected if you had the money. The logical option would be to say, "yes, I will do this for you, in exchange for the surgery." I was so distracted over the fact that the military sent a paraplegic into the field and he didn't complain that I could not watch the movie. It was that idiotic.

Spoiler:

Wasn't Jake chosen because the Na'vi and it's host must be genetically compatible and he was the closest to that match after his deceased brother?

I agree with feve, the 3D experience in the theatre is what made the movie for me. I didn't go as far as some of the other people who killed themselves because the planet doesn't exist, but I did find myself wishing we had some cool glow-in-the-dark shit like they had in the movie. The flowers were incredibly realistic.

In IMAX 3D the film is a visual masterpiece. The biggest draw for me when it comes to 3D isn't all of the things that pop out at you from the screen, that's just a cheap gimmick. The best thing is the depth perception - there were times during that film when I actually felt as if I was looking 30, 40, 50 meters into the distance. It was incredible. I got butterflies in my stomach during the sequence where Jake learns to fly those pteryldactyl (sp?) like creatures.

Exactly. As in:

Spoiler:

The military needs a huge favor from you because you have the only compatible DNA in the universe. And you don't ask for jack shit in return?! What part of this job requires you to be dead from the waist down?! The military can create huge fucking robots or whatever to destroy a planet, but one surgery is too much for them? Bullshit.

And that is why I couldn't watch Avatar.

[fernandito]

It's been a long, long while since I've seen it ... but didn't the general say they would give him the operation after the mission?

[Ka-mai]

I probably turned off the movie before that happened.

Seriously though, just say no, you need it now. If they need you that badly, they'll do it. If not, fuck 'em.

[Brice]

Slightly off topic maybe, but I am surprised noone has thought to combine 3D IMAX and porn.

[fernandito]

Slightly off topic maybe, but I am surprised noone has thought to combine 3D IMAX and porn.

http://gizmodo.com/5614433/this-is-t...s-imax-3d-porn

[Brice]

And feev knew exactly where the link was right away. LOL

[fernandito]

I ADMIT NOTHING

[Brice]

[Still Servant]

Anybody who is friends with me on Facebook might have seen these lists. I thought I'd post them here too:

My top 10 most underrated films of 2012
http://www.imdb.com/list/MV21ckidEKc/

My top 5 most disappointing films of 2012
http://www.imdb.com/list/LbMN1hjdaZM/

[Heather19]

I went to comment but it wouldn't let me for some reason. I really enjoyed Prometheus. I guess as an Alien film it's not that great, but as a stand alone scifi film, I thought it was really good. And I've been wanting to see both Seven Psychopaths and Lawless, but now you have me worried.

[Emily]

I totally agree on both Lawless and Haywire. I actually really liked Prometheus, but I've seen it a couple more times since the first viewing and am annoyed with a lot of things about it now, the pacing being the biggest one. And like you said, Fassbender is really fantastic in Prometheus as well as Haywire.

[DoctorDodge]

Definitely agreed on Dredd in the Underrated list (unsurprisingly, admittedly ). Loved the Raid, too, a really excellent mix of martial arts and gunfights while including some really great claustrophobic tension, too. Also, really keen to check out End of Watch. Heard a lot of good things about that one.

[Still Servant]

I liked all of the films on my list, I just didn't like them as much as I thought I was going to. I honestly could not stop talking about Prometheus after I watched it. A true mark of a good film.

Fassbender is one of my favorite actors right now. Him and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I think I saw about 5 Fassbender films this year: Prometheus, Haywire, Shame, Dangerous Method and Fish Tank. Fish Tank is a really nice hidden gem.

I also saw a ton of JGL films this year. I've liked him since his 3rd Rock from the sun days and I loved him in the underrated The Lookout. A film that really got his movie career going. I think I saw 5 JGL films this year: Lincoln, Looper, Premium Rush, Dark Knight Rises, and Mysterious Skin. Six if you count his cameo in The Brothers Bloom.

[Emily]

Michael Fassbender and JGL are my big two right now as well! What did you think of Shame? It was one of my favorite movies that I watched this year, I thought about it for days afterward. Also, how did you see Fish Tank, was it on Netflix? I've been trying to watch that for months and haven't been able to find it without actually buying it.

[Ricky]

Has anyone seen Django Unchained yet? I'm debating whether to go see it, or wait for DVD. I've read some reviews but they've been kind of cagey about why so-and-so liked or didn't like it. I want to go to the movies, and it's between Django, Skyfall (after I get QOS), Lincoln, or The Hobbit (wasn't a huge fan of the book, but the movie looks great). Suggestions?

[alkanto]

Well, I may be a bit biased, but I suggest either Skyfall or the Hobbit. Just saw it again tonight...and it is still epic

[Heather19]

I'm dying to go see Django Unchained. Hopefully sometime this weekend.

[fernandito]

Yup, Django is at the top of my wish list too. Maybe this weekend.

[Merlin1958]

Has anyone seen Django Unchained yet? I'm debating whether to go see it, or wait for DVD. I've read some reviews but they've been kind of cagey about why so-and-so liked or didn't like it. I want to go to the movies, and it's between Django, Skyfall (after I get QOS), Lincoln, or The Hobbit (wasn't a huge fan of the book, but the movie looks great). Suggestions?

While I am lookig forward to seeing Django this weekend I would say go see The Hobbit. It was a start to what promises to be an epic journey!!!

[DoctorDodge]

Can't help but notice the title of Lionsgate's latest film: Texas Chainsaw 3D. Seriously, Lionsgate? Again? Could you please stop adding "3D" to the titles of all your 3D movies? Considering how much Dredd 3D bombed, I'm beginning to wonder if they'll ever learn.

[OchrisO]

As it turns out, J. J. Abrams is pretty awesome:

http://mashable.com/2012/12/31/dying...rek-screening/

[fernandito]

That is amazing, what a gesture.

[Merlin1958]

Django Unchained Rocks!!!!

[Ricky]

Oh Dear God.

Failed Jurassic Park 4's Almost-Human Dinosaurs

[pathoftheturtle]

Oh Dear God.

Failed Jurassic Park 4's Almost-Human Dinosaurs