The Last Airbender

[Mercen-X]

I hate how we cant just refer to Avatar as Avatar anymore because of James Cameron, especially since Last Airbender came first and is vastly superior.

Undeniable.

Anywho Avatar is all about especially Toph.

Agreed.

Having Dev Patel play Zuko just doesn't work for me.

God, I hope this means he's just the best choice to portray Zuko, cause he does not do my beloved prince physical justice.

I like the debate over whether Zuko is evil. To the mind of a child, yes, usually the world must be displayed in black & white, good & evil, wrong & right. Without the "evil" attribute in Zuko, some might believe his actions are perfectly acceptable. But his actions are evil even if his motives are not. "It is not who you are but what you do that defines you."--Batman Begins. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."--Samuel Johnson (impossible to cite direct origin)

[Depression Moon]

YouTube - Avatar fans hate Avatar movie

[Agrias]

Having watched all the episodes of avatar the anime, i really cant wait to see the movie. M. Night has always been a favorite director/producer/writer and i could think of no one but him and/or James Cameron to have been the spear head behind the live action Avatar movie.

Now if i could only pre-book my tickets. >:[

[Miriel]

It's getting KILLED on rottontomatoes. It's at 7% right now.

From Roger Ebert's review:

"The Last Airbender" is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented. The laws of chance suggest that something should have gone right. Not here.

lol

[McLovin']

I walked out to see Twilight: Eclipse because it was so bad.

[Miriel]

Damn. That's like... that's bad. :o

[Freya]

My older brother was a fan of the series and today was his bday so we went to see it.

The graphics were great and of course the story material was good but the acting by the kid who played aang was horrible. The dialogue was so incredibly boring and they tried to smush too much into the movie. The took out how fun Sokka was and it seemed well rushed. I get that it's hard to crunch a season into one movie but it really could have done a better job. My mom was getting sleeping in the movie, it was funny.

That said, there is potential. The script wasn't HORRIBLE, just boring. Give that kid some acting lessons. And stop saying everything with long "A"'s awng and awvatar. It was annoying. The action was filmed will. So if M. Night tries harder at a script and actually directing the damn kids, it'll be better.

[charliepanayi]

M. Night should have stopped writing his own scripts ages ago (and stopped thinking he was the greatest director ever, but that's another story), he's a talented director but an increasingly dreadful writer.

The reviews have been hilariously toxic, it's making Twilight: Eclipse look like Toy Story 3.

[Rye]

Hahaha, I am so glad I didn't see this now. XD

[blackmage_nuke]

I think if they made the movie based on that play they saw about themselves in the series it wouldve received better reception

[Shiny]

I can't believe people actually went to go see this movie for the same reason I cannot believe people went to go see Epic Movie. When something looks blatantly horrible in a trailer, it's because it is. Movies are not books. For the most part, you can't judge a book by the small summary on the cover, but you can damn sure judge a movie by the trailer.

M. Night Shyamalan cannot direct. If you don't believe me, see The Happening. The only reason The Sixth Sense was well-acted is because of the actors themselves. Toni Collete, Bruce Willis, and Hayley Joel Osment can all act without needing a sub-par director. He also obviously cannot write as he proved with things like The Village. The guy is just ugh. As I stated before I will not be seeing this movie regardless of reviews and I will be happy to see it bomb. If you want a good Indian director go with Tarsem Singh.

[charliepanayi]

I can't believe people actually went to go see this movie for the same reason I cannot believe people went to go see Epic Movie. When something looks blatantly horrible in a trailer, it's because it is. Movies are not books. For the most part, you can't judge a book by the small summary on the cover, but you can damn sure judge a movie by the trailer.

I don't know about that, The Phantom Menace and Godzilla had pretty great trailers, and we all know how those turned out.

[Depression Moon]

Having watched all the episodes of avatar the anime, i really cant wait to see the movie. M. Night has always been a favorite director/producer/writer and i could think of no one but him and/or James Cameron to have been the spear head behind the live action Avatar movie.

Now if i could only pre-book my tickets. >:[

Don't see my post above you, I'm trying to warn you; save you some time and money. I was seeing a lot of bad signs coming from this film in terms of casting and the overall visuals. I still had a small glimmer of hope for some reason.

YouTube - MERC80.COM- Last Airbender reaction

[qwertysaur]

I think if they made the movie based on that play they saw about themselves in the series it wouldve received better reception

Yes. At least that play was terrible but excellently written. The writers from the show were amazing and this film was a major disappointment

Also it needed more Appa.

[Kossage]

I'll wait and judge the film once I actually get a chance to see it. I enjoyed the series a lot, and the trailers make the film look decent. Whether it turns out awful or not remains to be seen, but at least it has cool visual effects and James Newton Howard's beautiful score which is 100 times better than the series' music (and is surprisingly faithful to the series' musical soundscape, too).

When something looks blatantly horrible in a trailer, it's because it is. Movies are not books. For the most part, you can't judge a book by the small summary on the cover, but you can damn sure judge a movie by the trailer.

I strongly disagree. The trailers for many animated films (e.g. Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon) are absolutely terrible with stupid jokes and pointless meandering, but the films themselves are a lot deeper and more emotional. If I judged every film by its trailer, I would never have seen the majority of great films (animated or otherwise).

He also obviously cannot write as he proved with things like The Village.

I'll have to disagree. The Village had a lot of good points, and it was an enjoyable movie with decent writing and fine acting. The cinematography in that film was very good, too.