James Cameron’s Avatar cruised to a strong start over the weekend, topping the box office with $73 million. Granted, the take was on the low end of the studio’s expectations, but considering much of the East Coast was hammered by a massive snowstorm, Cameron and crew are probably pretty happy this morning. In addition, the CGI-laden environmental fable has already made more than $230 million worldwide.
The film hasn’t gotten my eight bucks yet, though. Like you, I like to check out Plugged In before I run to the theater. And Adam’s review gave me pause: As visually appealing as the thing is, do I want to wade through all the peripheral stuff? The spirituality? The arguably anti-American subtext? The mostly naked aliens? Frankly, I got my fill of blue-tinged nudity in Watchmen.
Hey, I like CGI extravagance as much as the next guy, but right now, this film feels like something I should see (for my job), not something I want to see (just for fun). So maybe I’ll toss it out to y’all. For those of you who saw Avatar, did Cameron, as Adam suggest, out-Lucas (Star Wars creator George) Lucas? Did you walk away dabbing your eyes, gnashing your teeth or simply saying, “hmmmm … interesting”?
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