Hehehe…I like your style Devin. And I think you might be clairvoyant. But somehow your disillusionment comes off like hate towards this movie, instead of a more grounded view on what to expect. I wonder why? Hehehe..I do not think this movie will change much, but I think it will be fun.

i fucking am, TWAT

I'm expecting 2012 to be more original unfortunately.

Avatar awareness is actually starting to pick up beyond the geek-o-sphere, but not in a good way, it seems. You're starting to see derisive, "naked blue people" references here and there, and that South Park episode probably won't help. Still, I can't help but hold out some hope, even if it looks more and more like eye candy with uninspired character designs and a well-worn narrative.

@Devin: I found your post amusing after coming to terms with the fact that you're obviously biased. It seems that you're incapable of saying anything positive about this film without making it a back-handed compliment. Which is fine, it's your site, it just makes it really hard to take you seriously. You're a good writer, and I like your site. I just wish you would have a bit more journalistic integrity.

@T: I just saw '2012' and I assure you that it won't be more original than AVATAR.

@TheColonel: No publicity is bad publicity, at least that's what they say 🙂

Devin, you just have to get over your hate for this movie or stop writing about it altogether. You're soundling more and more like Dave Mustaine whining for decades about being kicked out of Metallica right before they became famous! You're continued abuse is hurting you more than anything else. Not wanting to sound like an asshole, but you've turned into a punchline. You're opinions of Avatar can't be taken seriously and this sites endless abuse of the movie, no doubt directed by you, is becoming so mundane it barely raises an eyebrow. Oh chud has a new Avatar hating article, yawn.

Wow, your extremely bitter aren't you!

Too bad, I have loved absolutely every second of Avatar I've seen so far. Its by far and away the most photoreal CG Ive seen yet, and the story looks epic and sweeping. Your a lone voice in a very strong wind

I'd like to see some pixar movies that look like Avatar please.

Apparently vibrant colors = not good CG.

Is there a reason none of the AVATAR defenders can use your/you're correctly?

Ugh I am so sick of Devin's whining. Why come here just to read writing that's heavily influenced by an insane hate for Fox? God what a frigging loser, I have little respect left for this man. I swear his hate for this film is just deranged. Any sane person can see there are other films far more deserving of scorn – ones that have actually been seen (e.g. 2012). Ugh, what an ugly post, it's just not funny anymore.

it's becoming increasingly difficult to hide being impressed with the new footage we've seen lately, even people who make a living out of hating this movie seem now as if they're going to change sides, once they see the full thing…

Devin, for fuck's sake. get over your little war with James Cameron & Fox. What are you getting out of this? are you a frustrated film maker, did you have your own little space epic that never got made? maybe you tried out for LOTR & Weta Digital rejected your showreel?

A master is about to unveil the most ambitious film ever made, and all you keep coming up with is this whining shite. grow up man. All you're doing is insulting the army of artists & technicians that have poured their lives into this for over 4 years.

Apparently, all Devin had to do to enjoy what he's seen of Avatar so far is to "turn his brain off" … I guess that's assuming his lard loaded noggin' ever worked to begin with.

How uninteresting. Maybe he should shoot heroin instead.

I think that Avatar, has a common thread with films like Last of the Mohicans, and Dances With Wolves. But from that point on, you have to be able to judge the film on its own merits. Yes the visualls are amazing, the world of Pandora is vast but the point that most are missing is that this is something new. And if their is one thing I like about hollywood is when its not recycling an old idea but running with new ones. So with that said December can't get here soon enough.

See: Star Trek, The Dark Knight, etc.

I love this site, and I enjoy most of Devin's articles, but seriously, he is such a self-hating nerd. It's so apparent when you look at the breadth of his writing and you can almost see every word being written by the Simpson's Comic Book guy desperately trying to convince himself he's not Comic Book guy.

I agree with everything you just said Devin. The massive hype for this movie is going to be it's downfall.

I'm not expecting a story that is ground breaking or amazing, I'm just expecting a interesting action movie. I got to see the Avatar 19 minute preview this summer and if anything I'll be seeing it for the 3D, it was pretty damn good I must say.

Lol, angry avatards are the best. "This man has said something mean about a movie I haven't seen yet but that I know I'm in love with. KILL HIM!!!! RAARRH!!! BLIND RAGE!" Keep coming by this site, kiddos.

I've made peace with the fact that that shit looks photoreal

It's Jon Landau. No H.

Avatards = this year's Twilight Sucklings.

Big Jim: master of generalizations.

Nope, Big Jim is pretty much correct.

The picture above the article could have been from Finding Nemo or The Incredibles. Right?

Alot of my friends who are not into movie websites already know about Avatar, and they all want to go see it in 3D. I have been trying to get tickets to the IMAX here in london, but its booked up well into january…So awareness for the movie is getting out there.

i really, really like your reviews and check this site and your twitter feeds every day, but this is getting pathetic! stop acting like a 14-year old.

What's with the hate?
All this rant feels like if you got dumped by a girlfriend and now you're saying how much of a dumb bitch she is and everything.

I'l still read your articles, but you really come off like one of those 12 year olds who post in IMDB or youtube videos.

It sucks that Avatar isn't a Darren Aronofsky film, huh Devin?

having a hard time agreeing with this being a ground-breaking leap in film-making.. 10years to develop and make? $500million budget? 3 lord of the rings epics were made in half the time with a fraction of the CG envrionments.. this CG looks beautiful, but there must be a more economical approach..

"Looks like a Pixar movie"….. Devin PLEASEEEE. Avatar looks nothing like any Pixar movie I've ever seen. When the people who read your…stuff…. actually see this movie (if the overall movie is anywhere near the quality of the Avatar Day preview), you will lose all credibility with many of your readers.
The more I see the more I am convinced that we will all witness next month something the likes of which we have not seen before in movies – intense, hyper-realistic emotion/motion performance capture (of a large number of aliens, humans and creatures) in a detailed, colorful, vibrant and immersive environment.

Devin, we get it. You're all sad panda about Avatar and Jim Cameron. Kilar is dead on about the Dave Mustardstain/Buttrocktallica comparison. The movie looks fine to me. Maybe you had built it up in your fanboy mind so much that nothing could ever live up to it. You know you'll be in line to see it in Dec. and we know we'll get your venomous rant about how sub-par it is, just like your ridiculous review of TDK. Until then, how about you just ignore Avatar until it come out on Dec 18th?

Why I am supposed to be excited about this movie? The only good thing so far is that Cameron directed it. There is nothing about this film that is evolutionary or revolutionary, ground-breaking interesting or original. Scenes of footage longer than a few seconds reveal the Pixar nature of CGI mo-cap.

And since when is being compared to a Pixar movie a BAD thing?

Avatard. The Movie.

You imbeciles who let yourselves get so upset and personally offended by a writer's opinions are an embarrasment to the potential of the human brain.

Devin, what 10 foot blue alien pissed in your post toasties?

The regular movie going public is excited to see this. That was apparent when the trailer showed and the entire theater freaked out with comments like "that looks so badass!" and "I am definitely going to see that!". We geeks can say what we want about any movie but it's the masses that make or break it. The masses are favorable.

It's like the moron floodgates from Marketsaw opened up right onto CHUD. Bunch of idiots and fanboys.

If you want a sci-fi film with impressive animation and an original, interesting story, District 9's already out, and it was made for a fraction of Avatar's budget.