Comments on: James Cameron’s Avatar: No Pressure, Eh? http://screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-vic-549/ TV and Movie News without the Sugar Coating Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:10:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vic http://screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-vic-549/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 Vic Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:21:53 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-549/#comment-3174 Now that's funny... I never knew Lucas said that. Oh, the irony... ;-) Gotta disagree with you on "Titanic", I thought it was very entertaining, although DiCaprio didn't quite work for me in the role. Vic Now that’s funny… I never knew Lucas said that. Oh, the irony… ;-)

Gotta disagree with you on “Titanic”, I thought it was very entertaining, although DiCaprio didn’t quite work for me in the role.

Vic

]]> By: Brian http://screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-vic-549/comment-page-1/#comment-3173 Brian Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:30:02 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-549/#comment-3173 It's interesting that you compare Cameron to Lucas. I remember an interview with Lucas from the 80's where he was talking about the use of special effects. He said they should only be used to the extent that they help you tell the story, even if they're only on the screen for a few seconds. He was exactly right, but then what did he do? He failed to follow his own advice in Episodes I-III. The special effects were great, as expected, but the scripts were sub-par. Like Lucas, James Cameron tends to be mostly or entirely responsible for writing the movies he directs. Most of the time, that works out very well, but in the case of Titanic, I was underwhelmed. The special effects were great, but the script was not. If Cameron's top priority is a quality script, the movie has the potential to be truly groundbreaking. I don't think any of his other abilities (i.e. directing, special FX, etc.) would be in dispute aside from that. Brian It’s interesting that you compare Cameron to Lucas. I remember an interview with Lucas from the 80’s where he was talking about the use of special effects. He said they should only be used to the extent that they help you tell the story, even if they’re only on the screen for a few seconds. He was exactly right, but then what did he do? He failed to follow his own advice in Episodes I-III. The special effects were great, as expected, but the scripts were sub-par.

Like Lucas, James Cameron tends to be mostly or entirely responsible for writing the movies he directs. Most of the time, that works out very well, but in the case of Titanic, I was underwhelmed. The special effects were great, but the script was not. If Cameron’s top priority is a quality script, the movie has the potential to be truly groundbreaking. I don’t think any of his other abilities (i.e. directing, special FX, etc.) would be in dispute aside from that.

Brian

]]> By: Vic http://screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-vic-549/comment-page-1/#comment-3172 Vic Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:58:23 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-549/#comment-3172 Cool, thanks for the link to the interview. Cameron seems to know what he's doing (duh, right?) and I *really* liked what he had to say about how the protagonist needs to come across onscreen in regards to believability that people would follow him in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rudyard Kipling. Vic Cool, thanks for the link to the interview. Cameron seems to know what he’s doing (duh, right?) and I *really* liked what he had to say about how the protagonist needs to come across onscreen in regards to believability that people would follow him in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rudyard Kipling.

Vic

]]> By: Heath http://screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-vic-549/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Heath Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:31:04 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/james-camerons-avatar-no-pressure-eh-549/#comment-3171 Go here for an exclusive interview with Cameron, at AICN: <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31191" rel="nofollow">http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31191</a> heath Go here for an exclusive interview with Cameron, at AICN:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31191

heath

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