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Forthcoming thriller starring Sam Worthington, could be worthwhile: (continue reading…)

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver
Directed By: James Cameron

James Cameron’s gaudy, luminous Avatar is purportedly the most expensive movie ever made. This is Cameron’s follow-up to 1997’s Titanic.  Yes, Cameron took a dozen years between releases . . . because he needed for the technology to keep up with his vision.  What that tells me is that the shiny spectacle in Avatar is way more important to Cameron than other little elements like story and characters.  It shows.

The storyline is more or less the tale of Pocahontas.  The Native American stand-ins are the alien race called the Na’vi who are sadly impossible for me to take seriously.  They’re giant, blue-skinned humanoid creatures with tails and long necks.  Think if Smurfette mated with Randy Johnson.  If that doesn’t conjure up an image, imagine a race of blue Jar Jar Binks’. (continue reading…)