One Movie better than Avatar and why? - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

dogpatchkid · 2010-01-25, 11:27 AM

Cant think on one.

spec seven · 2010-01-25, 11:31 AM

I watched Letters from Iwo Jima and Pan's Labyrinth on blu-ray this weekend. I'd say they're both better movies. Why? They both tell a good story.

JesseJ · 2010-01-25, 12:02 PM

Do you think Avatar is the best movie ever?

dogpatchkid · 2010-01-25, 12:07 PM

I liked Iwo Jima, never tried Pan's but I will now, THks

Mole · 2010-01-25, 12:28 PM

Better Stories

Hurt Locker
Moon

More entertaining

Trick R' Treat

The fun of having the Conservatives killing the religious

Avatar

All depends on what you are looking for.

eljay · 2010-01-25, 12:55 PM

"The Princess Bride": Nice story, great characters, snappy dialogue, swordplay, True Love and Robin Wright Penn.

And all that for only $15M...or just 3% of the cost of "Avatar"!

Tezster · 2010-01-25, 01:09 PM

This could be one loooong thread!

Avatar is an entertaining movie and a technical marvel, but there are TONS of movies that are better. If you're talking about dramatic impact, emotional impact, acting, scripting, dialog, and substance... I would easily consider at least 80% of the titles in my current movie library to be 'better' than Avatar.

eljay · 2010-01-25, 01:17 PM

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This could be one loooong thread!

Nonsense - it ends at post #6.

1tribeca · 2010-01-25, 01:17 PM

"Pan's Labyrinth" is brilliant. Gorgeous Bluray to boot. That whole knife scene in the cheek...ouch!!!!!

dogpatchkid · 2010-01-25, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JesseJ

Do you think Avatar is the best movie ever?

Like Ho Chi Min said when asked about the impact of the French Revolution " to soon to tell"
My best movie would be Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. However it did not age wonderfully, and that is the mark of greatness.

ctown6412 · 2010-01-25, 04:13 PM

Crank 2 High Voltage

Oh wait thats the WORST movie of all time.

JesseJ · 2010-01-25, 05:00 PM

You're saying Butch Cassidy did not age well?

jem · 2010-01-25, 07:03 PM

I just watched Butch Cassidy last week. It's still wonderful, and funny. "Jesus, who ARE those guys?", "Think ya used enough dynamite, there, Butch?". Classic lines that still work.
To be honest, the story in Avatar was crap, just a mash up of every cliche in the book. I knew what was going to happen 5 minutes into the movie. In my opinion, James Cameron's storytelling gets worse with every movie he makes. $300,000,000 for that? Think what that money could have been used for, rather than a 3 hour time-waster.

spensar · 2010-01-25, 07:39 PM

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Avatar is an entertaining movie and a technical marvel, but there are TONS of movies that are better.

Yup. Big screen eye candy porn, which is great fun, I enjoyed it.

Put a blindfold on and pick one from the DVD bins will likely pick as good a movie or not.

Maybe it was because the movie wasn't hyped like Avatar was, but I was more wowed when I saw Blade Runner in the theater, many, many moons ago.

jvincent · 2010-01-25, 07:41 PM

I haven't seen Avatar yet, but I was thinking of doing the Blade Runner comparison. After watching the HD version last year I was blown away by how far ahead of it's time it was.

2010-01-25, 11:27 AM	#1
dogpatchkid Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Niagara Falls ON Posts: 350	One Movie better than Avatar and why? Cant think on one.

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Mole Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,246	Better Stories Hurt Locker Moon More entertaining Trick R' Treat The fun of having the Conservatives killing the religious Avatar All depends on what you are looking for. __________________ "I've sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism" James Cameron

2010-01-25, 01:09 PM	#7
Tezster Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,984	This could be one loooong thread! Avatar is an entertaining movie and a technical marvel, but there are TONS of movies that are better. If you're talking about dramatic impact, emotional impact, acting, scripting, dialog, and substance... I would easily consider at least 80% of the titles in my current movie library to be 'better' than Avatar. __________________ My Living Room HT setup

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ctown6412 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,194	Crank 2 High Voltage Oh wait thats the WORST movie of all time. __________________ TBD yet again :)

2010-01-25, 11:31 AM	#2
spec seven Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ottawa Posts: 116	I watched Letters from Iwo Jima and Pan's Labyrinth on blu-ray this weekend. I'd say they're both better movies. Why? They both tell a good story.

2010-01-25, 12:07 PM	#4
dogpatchkid Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Niagara Falls ON Posts: 350	I liked Iwo Jima, never tried Pan's but I will now, THks

2010-01-25, 12:55 PM	#6
eljay Premium Supporter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa (Orleans), ON Posts: 8,345	"The Princess Bride": Nice story, great characters, snappy dialogue, swordplay, True Love and Robin Wright Penn. And all that for only $15M...or just 3% of the cost of "Avatar"! __________________ MY HT SET-UP (PICS & GEAR LIST)

2010-01-25, 01:17 PM	#9
1tribeca Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 353	"Pan's Labyrinth" is brilliant. Gorgeous Bluray to boot. That whole knife scene in the cheek...ouch!!!!!

2010-01-25, 05:00 PM	#12
JesseJ Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Calgary, Shaw Digital HD Plus, 3416 & Expander Posts: 6,313	You're saying Butch Cassidy did not age well? __________________ SHAW 2012 HD Count: +8 (51 Total not counting SC or SNETWorld)

2010-01-25, 07:03 PM	#13
jem Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 540	I just watched Butch Cassidy last week. It's still wonderful, and funny. "Jesus, who ARE those guys?", "Think ya used enough dynamite, there, Butch?". Classic lines that still work. To be honest, the story in Avatar was crap, just a mash up of every cliche in the book. I knew what was going to happen 5 minutes into the movie. In my opinion, James Cameron's storytelling gets worse with every movie he makes. $300,000,000 for that? Think what that money could have been used for, rather than a 3 hour time-waster.

2010-01-25, 07:41 PM	#15
jvincent Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,370	I haven't seen Avatar yet, but I was thinking of doing the Blade Runner comparison. After watching the HD version last year I was blown away by how far ahead of it's time it was. __________________ Android rocks!

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