tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post1331533116813272386..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Dancing with HippiesLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-12565890563795167782010-01-23T23:37:24.840-06:002010-01-23T23:37:24.840-06:00Perhaps I have read too much science friction, but...Perhaps I have read too much science friction, but the oh, so derivative story did not bother me (if you are going to risk that much loot in production, it makes sense to go with a proven plot) and I do not find much in the way of political correctness or incorrectness. It is a non-documentary movie and, <b>by definition</b>, requires more or less willing suspension of disbelief (N.B.: be ready to suspend disbelief for documentaries, too. ref. Michael Moore. <br /><br />As a SCUBA diver who has harassed too many sea pansies and tube worms, I sure did enjoy the scenery.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-20430344131418723662010-01-18T04:00:36.426-06:002010-01-18T04:00:36.426-06:00shame to spend so much on producing an amazing fil...shame to spend so much on producing an amazing film to watch, but then couldn't afford a decent plot to go with it. I came out annoyed by the propaganda, which seriously detracted from the totally stunning visuals. Hollywood business as usual, though, which is why I try to watch films from other sources. It will make millions, and several sequels with even less of a plot to hang it on.Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617634439444671205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-11868674396982670212010-01-15T18:39:49.117-06:002010-01-15T18:39:49.117-06:00Absolutely beautiful film, and one that must be se...Absolutely beautiful film, and one that must be seen in the theaters.<br /><br />As an evil libertarian, I don't really care about the size of the carbon footprint for the film's production, but I do have to wonder what Jimmy Cameron thinks of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-62686968740796809492010-01-13T08:40:20.541-06:002010-01-13T08:40:20.541-06:00I really liked it, as a Bowhunter, the archery rea...I really liked it, as a Bowhunter, the archery really made it shine for me. My Girlfriend is a skydiver, and she found the flying scenes really were like freefall, a friend who does hang gliding said the flying sequeces had a lot of the feel of aircurrents. <br /><br />The Politics is a Noble Barbarian sterotype, something I both appriciate and deplore. But pretty quickly, my geekyness supressed my thoughts with justifications. I think the favourite mental permutation was that the Navi were actually the descendants of such an advanced society, they cured poverty, and health problems, and reverted to an earlier form of life, were they were intune with a giant biochemical computer system. This explains the weird pony tail plug in thing, and how I can approve of living in a society that without major genetic and social enginerring, would have a very short lifespan.Norfolk Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-49575819429169586272010-01-13T07:16:20.912-06:002010-01-13T07:16:20.912-06:00Avatar aside.. the comments make me curious:
Sup...Avatar aside.. the comments make me curious: <br /><br />Suppose some too-clever team of scientist at some US gov't physics lab found a way to get to a parallel world, where North America was not colonized by Europeans, and is still inhabited only by nomadic or agrarian native tribes.<br /><br />What would USA do then? <br />Certain comments about Avatar make me think those of the frog stripe would have no qualms about doing the wrong thing all over again..Orcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-41447503811014826152010-01-12T19:40:46.522-06:002010-01-12T19:40:46.522-06:00dances with wolves / fern gully , and for the win....dances with wolves / fern gully , and for the win...<br /><br />the political backdrop of the black hills gold rushkellybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967890989546759588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-26102844576620819232010-01-12T19:16:45.106-06:002010-01-12T19:16:45.106-06:00People keep saying 'ignore the politics, go se...People keep saying 'ignore the politics, go see it, it's -cool-.'<br /><br />But let me ask you a question.<br /><br />What do you think Cameron is going to do with the money he makes from you seeing it? What do you think he'll do with the social capital he gains in hollywood?SewerDwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783264005006417842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-52046714080493696002010-01-12T18:03:46.694-06:002010-01-12T18:03:46.694-06:00The plot stinks, but the future's looking grea...The plot stinks, but the future's looking great for visual effects artists.<br /><br />When it comes out on Blu-Ray, there *will* be support for domestic Real3D-format televisions - but it really is kick-ass on a big screen. To see it 2D, however, is to literally miss half the movie. Everything old is new again. Even seeing a future-Huey setting down on a crag is droolsome.<br /><br />Regarding the script... all you need to know is here.<br /><br />http://web.me.com/pascalboogaert/Site/foto3.htmlMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730143528740977761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-75584285818615667502010-01-12T08:10:17.943-06:002010-01-12T08:10:17.943-06:00Pandora was a dogless planet and was therefore mad...Pandora was a dogless planet and was therefore made of fail, in my humble estimation. If dogs didn't bother to show up there, it couldn't possibly be worthwhile. meh. <br /><br />But it was pretty to look at.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-13148759965153815082010-01-12T06:15:12.353-06:002010-01-12T06:15:12.353-06:00I was being FACETIOUS people!
**sigh**
I guess...I was being FACETIOUS people! <br /><br />**sigh**<br /><br />I guess my sarcasm just doesn't translate well in typed context.<br /><br />I give. <br /><br />ToleWaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485627630494437750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-80742124770812003882010-01-12T02:14:06.166-06:002010-01-12T02:14:06.166-06:00ummmm... can I just wait for the DVD on Netflix? ...ummmm... can I just wait for the DVD on Netflix? I really don't care to waste the money... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-84935119166472891022010-01-11T22:35:03.586-06:002010-01-11T22:35:03.586-06:00I saw it in IMAX 3D. Rarely, RARELY will I say th...I saw it in IMAX 3D. Rarely, RARELY will I say that any movie is worth the $10 price of admission. Even more rarely will I say that the IMAX experience is worth the extra $5. But in this case, it is true. It is worth an extra 30-60 minute drive so as to catch it in IMAX. Trust me on this: the visual elements are RICH. <br /><br />The plot sucks. But this is more than compensated for by the visual experience. Do NOT do drugs nor get drunk before seeing it. You will get plenty of mental stimulation (perhaps overload) by the visuals.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374641635681945300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-10483152677947078092010-01-11T20:30:41.121-06:002010-01-11T20:30:41.121-06:00Dad and I saw it tonight, and "Visually stunn...Dad and I saw it tonight, and "Visually stunning" is not a strong enough statement. <br /><br />No, this bears no resemblence to what is done in the video games, Tolewyn. In this, I spent the last 90% of the movie forgetting that I was watching All-CGI, All-The-Time. <br /><br />Don't forget that many parts of the movie (especially the bull dozer scenes) also come straight from Disney's <i><a href="http://9gag.com/photo/16103_full.jpg" rel="nofollow">Fern Gulley</a></i>, and a little bit from <i>The Emerald Forest</i>.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-18592201420236599952010-01-11T18:04:00.583-06:002010-01-11T18:04:00.583-06:00It's hard to piss off the Left and the Right, ...It's hard to piss off the Left and the Right, but Cameron's done it with Avatar Bing "White Messiah Avatar" and you'll get more than your fill. The plot is thinner than a Birther's evidence file.<br /><br />Tolewyn: I doubt Physx can handle 50-foot faces, down to the pores and subtle skin variations. Visually this is The Greatest Thing Ever. Whoever said they'll wait for the Blu-Ray: DON'T!! It needs to be seen on the screen, if for no other reason than the Hallelujah mountains. See it at the IMAX if at all possible.<br /><br />AntibubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-8078875845156625822010-01-11T17:08:40.053-06:002010-01-11T17:08:40.053-06:00So, based on this and several other reviews, I int...So, based on this and several other reviews, I intend to take a set of really good earmuffs (total sound deadening)with me to view this. That way, I get all the movie, none of the dreck.<br /><br />WV: obansci: nickname for the whisky appreciation studies class in Northern ScotlandHunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665859950228150235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-54924644728706308022010-01-11T16:54:04.444-06:002010-01-11T16:54:04.444-06:00You forgot something in your entry for the "S...You forgot something in your entry for the "Scarred Military Dude":<br /><br />Does totally badass things that make you root for him right before he was killed.<br /><br />Seriously, my nickname for him is "Colonel Badass".<br /><br />My problem with the Nav'i is that they continued the tradition of "good guy aliens = humans with [insert animal trait here]". They were all CGI, so they could've <i>easily</i> pulled off giant good guy bug or reptile aliens. Would've made it at least a little bit more interesting - try fitting into a society of creatures like <i>that </i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-42268406509155176152010-01-11T16:53:05.687-06:002010-01-11T16:53:05.687-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-16891552324859329862010-01-11T16:42:32.519-06:002010-01-11T16:42:32.519-06:00"Would you hate me if I tell you lies that ap..."Would you hate me if I tell you lies that appeal to you? was a song lyric some time back, but I don't remember who sang them.....jimbob86noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-90511317491232153132010-01-11T15:27:48.716-06:002010-01-11T15:27:48.716-06:00Ever see Disney's awful rendition of Pocahonta...Ever see Disney's awful rendition of <a href="http://failblog.org/2010/01/10/avatar-plot-fail/" rel="nofollow">Pocahontas?</a>Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-70936643365077915762010-01-11T12:35:41.962-06:002010-01-11T12:35:41.962-06:00My friends and I call it "Dances with 10-foot...My friends and I call it "Dances with 10-foot Smurfs".BigDaddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611706932473944079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-39666760318400053192010-01-11T10:57:22.496-06:002010-01-11T10:57:22.496-06:00From what I have read, it sounds like "Pocoho...From what I have read, it sounds like "Pocohontas" in 3-D.<br /><br />I guess they don't call them "space operas" for nothing. After all, Star Wars would have made a very serviceable movie if it were set in the "days of old, when knights were bold, and t-p wasn't invented".Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-15867452217083906382010-01-11T09:25:40.863-06:002010-01-11T09:25:40.863-06:00If I might offer emphasis to KBCraig's comment...If I might offer emphasis to KBCraig's comment: http://9gag.com/photo/16103_full.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-40435453899939464802010-01-11T09:14:40.247-06:002010-01-11T09:14:40.247-06:00I'm sure it will be good on a big high-def TV ...I'm sure it will be good on a big high-def TV and Blu-Ray player, but unless they release it in 3DHD, it will be pretty hard to top the 3D experience.<br /><br />I took two of my sons to see it over the Christmas break. The 19 year old commented immediately upon exiting the theater: "That was very impressive special effects, but the storyline was 'Pocahontas in Space.'"<br /><br />And, admit it: you spent most of the movie trying to see her nipples under that little bandana.KBCraignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-52877459580909160902010-01-11T08:34:15.829-06:002010-01-11T08:34:15.829-06:00It's a Beauty Queen movie - lovely to look at,...It's a Beauty Queen movie - lovely to look at, dumb as a rock and tilted <i>way</i> over to the left.KCStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-41852617235484189852010-01-11T08:05:45.254-06:002010-01-11T08:05:45.254-06:00hydrollDefinitely sounds alike a video rental to m...hydrollDefinitely sounds alike a video rental to me...but I have a pretty good TV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com