Unless you have been buried in a bog, marooned up a mountain or otherwise cut off from all forms of mass media for the last month or so, you'll have probably heard about the release of the new James Cameron movie, 'Avatar.'
After Titanic become the all-time top-grossing film with a take of just over $1.8 billion (after Gone With the Wind, Star Wars, The Sound of Music, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the 1956 version of The Ten Commandments), it seemed ridiculous to think that Cameron could top that. But top that he did. Worldwide, "Avatar" topped $230 million in its first weekend.
If you're like me and the last time you went to the cinema they were called 'talkies', you'll probably be wondering what makes this movie any different from the plethora of pre-Christmas releases waving their million-dollar animated fingers for your attention. Let me give you some reasons why you should go see it.
I'll start with the basics. At position Numero Uno - this is a James Cameron movie. On his resume: all the Terminator movies, Titanic, Aliens, The Abyss, Rambo... basically every movie that was ever made that is worth watching that wasn't made by Spielberg.
Number two - this is quite possibly the most expensive movie ever made. Really. This is Mr. Cameron's first fiction feature since 1997s Titanic, so they didn't skimp on cost by creating their own backyard special effects. At last count the animated (CGI) movie cost over 300 million. Or to put that into money that you and I will understand, that's 25,000 year's rent paid if you live in the LA area, or 16,666,666 Egg McMuffins at McDonalds. Don't ask me how or why I worked that one out.
The big question is: was it worth it? Well, check out the trailer and decide for yourselves:
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Yea, I loved avatar. I thought it was a great movie. But you got to definitely see it 3D or 3D imax! It's ammaazinng. It's like you're in pandora.
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