Avatar: The Way of Water

Started by MacGuffin, October 27, 2010, 07:16:09 PM

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Ravi

http://www.vulture.com/amp/2018/10/a-year-after-snls-papyrus-sketch-avatar-picks-a-new-font.html?fbclid=IwAR15rpP_vuhgBICmysgQsAlOFXczv5-QDmvCcAF6_ylcdEsE2LBlhRN2Zl4

Avatar Picks a New Font a Year After SNL's 'Papyrus' Sketch
By Megh Wright

It's been a little over a year since SNL writer Julio Torres gave us the truly riveting "Papyrus" sketch starring Ryan Gosling, and now, it's officially made a lasting impact on Avatar itself. While we can count on James Cameron to release a whopping four Avatar sequels over the next seven years, one thing won't be returning with the franchise, and that's — you guessed it — the Papyrus font. Here's the new logo that was revealed this week:


WorldForgot



JB's made a good post over on the first one's thread.

Avatar 2's opening, among 2022 debuts:
1. DOCTOR STRANGER ($187M)
2. WAKANDA FOREVER ($181M)
3. JURASSIC WORLD: BIG D ($145M)
4. THOR 4 ($144M)
5. THE BATMAN ($134M)
6. AVATAR 2 ($134M)
7. TOP GUN: MAVERICK ($126M)
8. MINIONS 2 ($107M)

Jeremy Blackman

The current global box office (434.5 million) is about 1/4 of what's needed for Avatar 2 to be profitable, according to Cameron. It's going to have to stick around and perform like Top Gun... which is possible.

I honestly wonder if the lackluster 78% Rotten Tomatoes score is having an impact.

WorldForgot

It'll definitely gain traction, there's no real competition for it in the coming weeks. Christmas weekend -> New Years will be interesting.

polkablues

Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on December 19, 2022, 03:34:42 PMI honestly wonder if the lackluster 78% Rotten Tomatoes score is having an impact.

If I were to guess, I think it's more an issue with the lackluster 13-year-old movie that it's a sequel to.

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Jeremy Blackman

If there's anything Avatar lacks, it's certainly not luster.

Drenk

I had read some positive reviews, but watching The Way of Water, I wondered how it could benefit from the kind of word of mouth that makes you the Biggest Movie of All Time. I would have been the mocked executive asking Cameron to recut the movie. In 2009, flying around in 3D was a huge thing, but here...When I read "I'd never seen something like that before", I wonder what they're talking about. Surprisingly, they don't tell us what that means exactly. Not only I had seen all of this before, I had seen infinitely better versions. In Disney Channel or previous James Cameron movies. 

It will do good. But this franchise should thankfully stop after Avatar 3.
Ascension.

WorldForgot

I can't think of one franchise where there were five movies back to back with consistent quality... Even Bond or Friday the 13th had their duds at that rate (F13 a bit less so).

Jeremy Blackman

Quote from: WorldForgot on December 19, 2022, 05:48:28 PMI can't think of one franchise where there were five movies back to back with consistent quality... Even Bond or Friday the 13th had their duds at that rate (F13 a bit less so).

Struggling to think of examples I would vouch for, but I can see people making an argument for some of these franchises:

- Mission: Impossible
- Fast & Furious
- Alien
- Saw

Actually I might put my vote in for the Alien franchise. I remember liking the ones people thought were terrible.

WorldForgot

As somebody that enjoys most of the SAW franchise, I think they only ever had 3 back-to-back consistent ones. Mission: Impossible I could see people being able to defend 3-6 as a run for sure. They'll have a "consistent" backbone of 5 by the time they're done.


polkablues

I could maybe make a case for Fast and Furious 3-7 (though only 5 and 6 are truly great). Final Destination comes close, but the fourth movie is an abomination. I would definitely make a case for the Purge series, especially if you count the two seasons of the TV version. The quality level wavers a bit from movie to movie, but every iteration has at least something worthwhile and expands on the series thematically.
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Drenk

He remade Avatar in the water. He can remake Avatar in the fire, in the snow, in...the mist?
Ascension.

RudyBlatnoyd

The world's first ambient epic blockbuster series: each new instalment will contain less and less plot, instead giving over most of its runtime to simply vibing in a new, outrageously expensive digital environment.

Drenk

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on December 20, 2022, 07:50:15 AMThe world's first ambient epic blockbuster series: each new instalment will contain less and less plot, instead giving over most of its runtime to simply vibing in a new, outrageously expensive digital environment.

Until they come up with Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Ascension.

polkablues

Quote from: RudyBlatnoyd on December 20, 2022, 07:50:15 AMThe world's first ambient epic blockbuster series: each new instalment will contain less and less plot, instead giving over most of its runtime to simply vibing in a new, outrageously expensive digital environment.

The last movie is just going to be one of those 24-hour fireplace videos.
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