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FS Reviews: Avatar / Nine

by Jon Cole in Movies769 days ago

In this review-only episode of Filmspotting, Adam and Matty risk a huge part of their listener base by coming out fairly negatively against James Cameron’s Avatar.  The main point they try to drive home is that despite the stunning cinematography and the revolutionary technical advancements, nothing can make up for the poor story.  They agree that most of the characters are far too prototypical, the red herrings are far too overt, and ultimately Avatar left them feeling it was unoriginal at best.  Matty points out a diamond in the rough, namely...

/Filmcast

/Filmcast Ep. 81 – Avatar

by Jon Cole in Movies779 days ago

Avatar is under /Filmcast’s microscope this week, with Dave appropriately kicking off the show announcing his recent interview with James Cameron.  He proceeds to talk about Nine, Rob Marshall’s musical-turned-movie which came under plenty of scrutiny in the film critic community.  Gratefully, Dave as well as guest Dan Trachtenberg didn’t think the movie was so bad, though it suffered from the music video style directing with too many quick cuts. The sad news of Brittany Murphy’s death starts of the news, largely dominating the segment. ...

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