Anyone seen Avatar the movie?

it to be right up his street, he didn't like it. Wish I could remember the movie that he said it was a copy of without much variation. I'm not really interested for some reason. Maybe I'm just getting old.

Rob

I've heard several people's comments, and most are favorable. A few weren't thrilled, and a few comments were made about apparent agendas within the film. However, others I know that I would expect to complain about agendas in the movie liked the film and didn't think that aspect was that strong. But I've not seen or heard anything suggesting it was a copy. Indeed, nothing I've heard or read even hints at derivative of something else. If you remember what it supposedly copies, I'd be curious to know. I will note that if you're a big SciFi and/or fantasy reader, there isn't many stories that can't be compared at least in part to others you've read in the past. So perhaps it is something similar here. My wife with the 3D set up. It seems to cause her headaches watching 3D in the past. I just have annoyances with trying to wear their glasses along with mine. Don't know if the newer techniques and glasses will cause her less trouble. I suspect it's something about the 3D effects and the glasses interacting badly with her contacts, particularly since one contact is sized for closeup work and the other for distance. I also have problems with that long in the theater seat, even the newer one we go to with nice seating. Often my hip or leg will start to ache and I can't find a comfortable position. I still go to movies occasionally (couple of times a year), but it's getting more difficult with the longer movies. So even though many say you have to see it in 3D, I'm not sure whether we'll see it until we watch it in 2D at home.

is that it's a ripoff of the novel, Call Me Joe by Poul Anderson. I've also seen it said that it steals a lot of elements from the Halo video game. Some have also cited Disney's Pocahontas and Dances with Wolves. And there was another movie that was also claimed (don't remember what it was).

The thing is with Science Fiction, especially Sci Fi adventure movies, is that there are so many themes and elements that are shared (alien life forms, space/time travel, Galactic empires, robots/androids/artificial beings, etc...) that it's hard to come up with something truly original or unique. And if you did, it would probably not get much of an audience. A movie usually has to hit certain marks to be commercially viable.

If you read or watch enough of the stuff some influences may seep in without your realizing it. Look at Star Wars... basically theft of he sci fi canon and other things all the way, and no one seems to care.

I haven't seen it. I'm not that interested in it, but maybe once I see it (probably at home) I'll change my mind. Not worth it to me to put on those glasses.

and still enjoyed it. No funny glasses.

Diana

The ring shaped setting in Halo reminds me Larry Niven's book Ringworld in 1970.

But it's becoming a Science Fiction standard, like Dyson Spheres.

that has the same plot (and, if i'm not mistaken)
the planet is called Pandora

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Isn't that a switch/ Aren't they accused of stealing our stuff most of the time through bootleg, knock off CDs/DVDs. Turnarounds fair play I suppose. Well it might not be fair but it's the way it is.

Hmmm, about those data adjustments. Avatar has only been out for about a month the other film data cited was for total sales during the "run" of the films listed but of course that wasn't said. Looks like someone is not happy with Avatar's success and wants to toss a 'wrench in the works".

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/wrench+in+the+works.html