Comments on: Avatar TV Spot 3 = Fantasy Adventure For Kids?

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Avatar: 400 Million Dollars Worth of Disappointment - Pink Raygun.com — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:00:57 +0000

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By: Zoe Saldana Talks Star Trek, Avatar & The Losers - Screen Rant

Zoe Saldana Talks Star Trek, Avatar & The Losers - Screen Rant — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:11 +0000

[...] book adaptation The Losers, as well as the alien Neytiri in James Cameron’s epic sci-fi (or is it fantasy?) film Avatar. Recently, Coming Soon snagged an interview with the fast-rising actress at the [...]

By: INK

INK — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:51:36 +0000

@Haggislaw

There is danger in that approach. It may get a lot of different groups of people for the first week, but if they have misrepresented the movie in any way, word will spread and effect its staying power. Hurting the bottom line in the weeks after its opening. IMO.

By: Haggislaw

Haggislaw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:22:17 +0000

Thing is: as much as they tell you with all the trailer, they dont go in a specific direction…very much on purpose i would say. The typical JC Fanboy will say: GREAT another epic SciFi. The Parents yell: Wow a beautiful fantasy adventure for my kids. The Women (sorry): Great , waht a love Story…and so on.

They build such huge curiosity in every direction that everyone is going to see it (even just to “check it out” once.

Im sure it will be a great ride…no matter waht direction it will go ^^

By: jam head

jam head — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:44 +0000

is it a sci-fi or a fantasy let’s call it a sci-fi fantasy, why not?

By: Kofi Outlaw

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:29:20 +0000

@ Andrew

See, this I why I have to repeat myself in my own posts. I SPECIFICALLY say what I am and ARE NOT trying to say in the post. Go back and take another look, please.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:14 +0000

You are basically saying that because they made this TV spot geared towards kids, its simply a kids movie.

Has anyone noticed that there are multiple trailers and marketing going on here. They are trying to reach as many people and markets as possible.

The sci-fi part comes in due to the fact some of it takes place in space and the mechs/military and science the movie utilizes from the future.

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:22 +0000

“I’ve heard a rumor that they’re making another trailer that’s targeted at the old and elderly.”

LOL @790

Vic

By: DrSamBeckett

DrSamBeckett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:22 +0000

There are things I hate more than Avatar.

By: Joshi (work)

Joshi (work) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:33 +0000

@Ken J

“It’s like an obsession, but a negative obsession, very odd indeed!”

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Hate sits on the opposite end of the spectrum to Love, but is just as attractive a force.

By: DrSamBeckett

DrSamBeckett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:43:07 +0000

I thought at least this was the appropriate place for my negativity. I’m trying to reign in the hatred, but for Avatar I will continue to make an exception.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:22:39 +0000

OMG SamBeckett has commented negatively in an Avatar thread!! *gasp* The shock! The surprise! What will happen next?!?!?!? lol

At least we’ll always know where to find you.

It’s like an obsession, but a negative obsession, very odd indeed!

By: DrSamBeckett

DrSamBeckett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:40 +0000

I’ve been sayint it all along this film is not going to be the second coming of James Cameron!

Anyone got any idea what the certificate will be? That will likely be the best indication of the target audience, I was expecting space marines battling blue cat people in an epic Aliens stylie but I think we all know this really is going to be a kiddy Fern Gully dodgy cgi CRAPFEST.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:56:14 +0000

LOL, those were pretty funny. Mary Poppins did seem kind of creepy, lol. And the funny thing about the Private Ryan one is that it used a lot of the stuff real comedy trailers used. Someone’s been studying up the art of advertising, lol.

By: Joshi

Joshi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:26:14 +0000

@Ken Heh, well, annoyingly, my favourite one (the Fight Club one) is the one that I can no longer find. The Scary Mary one is famous, link. And the Saving Private Ryan one, link.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:18:51 +0000

@Joshi

Hello, where are the links to those fake trailers???

By: Joshi

Joshi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:14:35 +0000

I got that, but now you’re just making fun od the people who believed you. :p

Personally, I’m going to see the movie regardless, but the hype is annoying, yes.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:51 +0000

Joshi, I’m just making fun of all the hype surrounding this film. Its really becoming a huge turn off, I’m at the point where I don’t care about the movie other then to make fun of it.

By: Joshi

Joshi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:52:16 +0000

@790

Come on man, you know people have a hard time discerning sarcasm on the internet. Don’t string people along.

By: scope

scope — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:15:12 +0000

That trailer makes me cringe, but it’s only designed to work on kids and their parents.

You could just as easily watch this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49SpplYVXWU and say it’s Michael Bay meets Aliens. No story, no heart, just stuff gettin’ blowed up real good. Note that for this trailer Fox removes any reference to Titanic. This is the trailer airing during football, NASCAR and wrestling.

I’m sure there will also be a love story trailer making it look like Titanic in Space.

As southafricanguy outlines, there is actual science in this movie. Cameron’s original treatment didn’t just say, “and there are floating mountains” or “Jake downloads into his avatar” — he explains the science. But science is very boring to most people. Fantasy always sells better, so of course that’s what the trailers are going to highlight.