James Cameron took more than a decade to dive back into the Avatar universe, spending that time fine-tuning the underwater filming tech for its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. The second and third sequels, Fire and Ash, were shot back-to-back, as part of a huge production effort to manage the actors' aging process throughout …
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Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) Review – visually even more glorious than the first film but not much improvement narratively
My first experience with the first AVATAR movie started with a free 15-minute sneak peek at the Rosedale IMAX on AVATAR DAY 13 years ago., four months before the movie actually opens on December 2009. It was the first time I saw a movie in 3D and I was in awe of the world of …
FlixChatter Review – Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Hollywood has pretty much given up on producing any kind of original ideas when it comes to big budget event films. Franchises are the big money makers these days and one of the franchises that never quite make the jump to the $1bil club is The Terminator series. Three high priced sequels were made after …
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FlixChatter Review – ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)
So apparently James Cameron has dreamed of making this movie, an adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's "Battle Angel Alita" manga, for over 20 years! It was before he made Titanic in 1997 and Avatar in 2009, and it’s his commitments to the latter that made him relinquish his directing duties to Robert Rodriguez. I have to …
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FlixChatter Review: Terminator Genisys (2015)
I initially had no desire to see this new Terminator flick; from the trailers that I saw I thought it lacked creativity and originality. But then a couple of weeks ago, James Cameron gave his blessings and said fans of the franchise will enjoy it. Being that I’m a fan of Cameron and love his …
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Music Break: Top 10 Favorite Scores by James Horner
On Monday night I heard that Mr. James Horner was unaccounted for when a plane registered to him crashed in St. Barbara, CA, I prayed he'd turn out ok. I started listening to his music all night long and was amazed at how many of them I love. Before I went to bed, I already picked my top …
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Question of the Week: Are you looking forward to AVATAR sequels?
It just dawned on me that it's been over four years since AVATAR was released. I remember it was quite a big deal back in 2009. I remember getting advanced screenings (this was before I was on the press list, mind you) and I was soooooo excited! I even had a countdown post like I …
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