One Movie better than Avatar and why?

[Nuje]

One movie: Inglourious Basterds
Why? Opening scene.
'nuff said.

Well, except for this:
Another better one (I know - you didn't ask, but indulge me): No Country For Old Men
Why? Chigurh's coin-flip with the old man in gas station scene

Cameron can only dream of creating that type of drama - pretty obvious given that $300+M in Avatar and $100+M in Titanic couldn't get it done.

[mrdeeds]

Dark Knight. Not without its flaws, but near flawless in its execution.

[JesseJ]

Watched Magnolia tonight, so, Magnolia

[1tribeca]

Better than "Avatar"? How 'bout most movies ever made!!!!

The "King of The World" should spend some money on writers perhaps?

Then he has the nerve to spew a couple lines of his Na'vi language at the Golden Globes...pompass ass!

Go away Jim!

[BHoward]

WOW ... some one has a big hate on .... wonder if he really just hates the movie or just hates James and, by default, everything he does.

Lighten up and enjoy life a bit more.

[dogpatchkid]

Originally Posted by vmpv

A little off topic but how do do you make the leap of logic to The 5th Element being a sequel to Blade Runner? Great movie for sure but it's no Philip K Dick...

The fifth element world is very similar to Blade Runner, so my leap is that it is a story happening in the same world as Blade Runner, thus a sequel.

[spec seven]

Aliens was a better movie than Avatar. It was a far more exciting movie to watch. There was no tension in Avatar whatsoever. The moment you saw the wheelchair, you knew exactly how the movie was going to end.

[ValleyVuer]

I enjoyed Avatar, but agree with the Aliens vote, and would add Braveheart. During both these movies I had an adrenalin rush during the battle scenes. Not so with Avatar.

[JesseJ]

TTT`s battle was great, ROTK`s was epic. Avatar`s was meh.
Oh, I just thought of another movie, True Lies (know why it was so good? He stole the story from a French movie!) He even had help with Terminator (you think he could come up with hasta la vista baby, after seeing Sully call that creature a "bitch"?)
I like Titanic. But I also think that movie had 2 little things that also made it a better movie, Leo and Kate. I don't care about avatar jake, because he isn't real.

I love the tech. I want to see more movies in this type of 3D. But if more stuff like this comes out I'll stop going to the theater all together. Its just not worth it anymore.

[hugh]

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[Castorfache]

I can name several, but one of the best films ever made has to be Lawrence of Arabia. Seeing it on the big screen is amazing. The scenery is fabulous, the story is great, the acting is top notch. It is beyond all doubt a classic.

In my opinion, far superior to Avatar.

Others that fit that bill:

Bridge on the River Kwai
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Cinema Paradiso

American History X
The Fifth Element
Barton Fink
Miller's Crossing
Inglorious Basterds


I could go on and on.

I loved Avatar, but it was not the most fantastic movie ever made...it was a spectacle, but it did not have the story to stand the test of time.

Of course, I could be wrong.

[eljay]

Originally Posted by eljay

Nonsense - it ends at post #6.

I stand corrected...

[Tezster]

There's something to be said for watching a movie that's light on drama, where you know you won't be so deeply invested emotionally. Avatar (and movies like it) fill a need for pure entertainment when all you're looking for is a casual cinema-going experience.

While I'll applaud films like American History X or United 93, they're not exactly films I'm inclined to view with repeated frequency. Honestly, how depressing would that be? Once is pretty much enough to be able to grasp and appreciate the film for its social significance. I would rate the above two movies as being much better films than Avatar, while at the same time still being able to appreciate Avatar for what it is. The two opinions aren't mutually exclusive

[fender]

I liked Avatar better the first time I saw it and it was called The Last Samurai.

The Last Samurai pulled off some equally impressive feats such as.. stunning visuals without 3D or over the top digital animation..

And they also managed to animate Tom Cruise into a serviceable performance. Nearly as impressive as the 20 years James Cameron spent developing his blue people!

That being said - I still enjoyed watching Avatar. An excellent popcorn movie!

[runnin']

Avatar was merely eye candy with a bunch of filler. I saw the Sherlock Holmes movie last night, it was also better than James Cameron's ode to his ego.