According to Governator Schwarzenegger‘s Twitter account, something is going on between the main actor and the director of one of the greatest science fiction classics ever (Terminator 2, if you’re wondering…) are possibly going do something together in the future. What that is, nobody knows, but here’s what Schwarzenegger writes:
“Jim Cameron & I are working on something together, @zealcore. Will announce Mon. Here’s a shot of us discussing. “
Before I start, I highly recommend you to stop reading this review right now and go see the movie instead. Also, for the love of God, see it in a 3D movie theatre! If this means you have to travel to another city to see it, make the trip. I promise it will be worth your while. But if you have already seen it, or just decide to read this anyway, here’s what I thought of the movie.
In the year 2154, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is a a former U.S. Marine who has injured his legs in the line of duty and is bound to a wheelchair. After his twin brother dies, Jake is selected to take his place in the Avatar program, which is lead by Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver). He’s job is to use a remotely controlled body, called Avatar to go into Pandora. Jake is thrown into a world he doesn’t quite understand but grows to love as his own. He finds love and his true place in the world from Pandora with the Na’vi tribe, and will do everything in his power to save it from the hands of greedy humans.
Watching Avatar felt like watching Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park or Star Wars for the first time when I was a kid. Back then I didn’t even really realize I was watching a movie, I felt more like one of the characters and a part of the story. Watching Avatar was like that. The 3D technology Cameron has perfected over the years makes you dive into the story so deep, you feel everything more effectively, just like when you were a child. After the movie was over my body was shaking and my heart was bounding from excitement. There’s that feeling, that high again, the reason why I love movies above all thing.
Avatar is director James Cameron’s first film in 12 years after Titanic, which was the most expensive movie of it’s time. So true to his grand style Avatar is no exception. It is clear from the start that this movie was very expensive. That being said, Cameron is one of those people who knows how to spend money wisely and in the right places. In this movie the money has gone mostly to CGI. And God knows how much money is spend on enhancing the 3D technology alone. I say money well spent, because Avatar is not only one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen, but it is also a major breakthrough in 3D technology. The movie is so beautiful in fact that at times I was moved to near tears just by it’s beauty alone.
Although Avatar is highly entertaining it is also very anti-war and green. I might even say that the movie has a conscience. I truly admire the highly imaginative world Cameron has created for Avatar. It feels like he has thought of every tiny little thing. It’s not every day you get to see a bunch of blue people running around half naked in the jungle and not think it’s completely ridiculous. And this is one of those days.
I’m not saying that the movie is flawless or that there were no negatives, sure they were. A cynic might even say that Avatar is a movie filled with crazy patriotic soldiers, bad dialogue and a bunch of tree huggers. But who cares when you feel like you’ve just been injected with a doze of the most exquisite movie heroin. The only really negative thing about Avatar is that the movie is not meant to be watched in 2D or from you shitty TV screen, no matter how big it is. I’m already a little sad that I will never be able to see Avatar again, at least not in the right way, unless I go to the theatre again.
Oh wait, what’s that ringing sound? Oh, it’s the Oscar bells.
Hello everyone! It is finally time to resurrect the Zombies and what better way to do it than a festival diary. And as many of you already know, this means I will be posting a blog entry about the festival daily. This particular festival will actually be kind of a new experience for me, because usually when I go to movie festivals I’m always working and don’t get to see many (if any) films. But now I’m officially on holiday and I will try to see as many films as possible and just relax for a change.
Today is the opening of Espoo Ciné International Film Festival here in Finland. This year the festival is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary, so congrats to all of the organizers. Espoo Ciné is situated in Espoo, which is very close to Helsinki. The venues are besides the Espoo Cultural Centre, also in the cinema Sello Rex in Leppävaara and in the cultural and recreational complex Andorra in Helsinki.
The festival will be opened with Ken Loach’s brand new movie Looking for Eric. There will also be an opening party which I´m naturally attending and will be posting photos and stories about the event tomorrow. Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds will be featured as the grand finale of the festival. But more about that later on.
Tonight the Zombies also have a very special treat in store for them. Although it doesn’t have anything to do with the festival itself, it is definitely worth mentioning. We are going to see 15 minutes of James Cameron’sAvatar in 3D tonight! The teaser trailer was published yesterday and the feedback has been quite colorful; some don’t seem to like it at all and some have gone totally ballistic over it. Well I’m in between opinions right now, because I want to see it in 3D first, just as Cameron has intended. This movie was never attended to see in any other form, so before I see it in 3D, I’m not going to judge. Besides I kind of liked the trailer. So if you still haven’t seen the teaser you can watch it below after the poster.
Well that’s all for now, I have to start preparing to leave to the festival pretty soon. Check back tomorrow.
Ps. The Zombies have been working hard on redesigning our blog and we will be opening the new and improved blog for you very soon. So stay tuned!
