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The Last Airbender - M. Night Shyamalan

Discussion in 'Movies, Music and TV shows' started by Atomic Lightning-bug, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. Dark Syaoran

    Dark Syaoran No. 4 Admin

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    ...well these reviews have killed the brief desire I may have had to go see this movie.
     
  2. Rahkesh Asmodaeus

    Rahkesh Asmodaeus THUNDAH Bawd Admin DLP Supporter

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    Seriously. I really was looking forward to this. I guess I should've known it would be shit.
     
  3. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    As far as I know, there are no books. It was made specifically for TV.

    I might go see it anyway depending. Sounds like some of my extended family is going to try to have dinner and see a movie for the 4th of July. If we end up with a lot of under-12s in the group then this is probably what we'll end up watching.
     
  4. aaltwal

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    They should have done this with an Asian cast. This is as bad as Clash of the Titans, worst movie of 2010.
     
  5. silverlasso

    silverlasso Minister of Magic DLP Supporter

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    I'm going to have to chime in and agree that this was a complete clusterfuck. I want to shoot all of the actors, as well as M. Night.

    It was a disappointment in so many ways, especially considering how awesome the TV show was. I was hoping the superpower Aang scene at the end would redeem the movie somewhat, but then he just had to go and spare the Fire Nation ships. Ugh.
     
  6. Rainstorm

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    Damn and the trailers actually looked kinda interesting - should have known better than to let them get my hopes up.

    Think I'll save my money on this one.
     
  7. Aekiel

    Aekiel Angle of Mispeling ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    If you actually looked at this looked forward to it despite knowing who the director was you're a naive idiot and a hopeless optimist whose soul will continue to be shattered in new and never before seen ways each time M. Night Shyamalan brings out a new movie.

    His movies are all shit. Every single last one of them. What on Earth could make any of you think this would be any different?
     
  8. Mutt

    Mutt High Inquisitor DLP Supporter

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    It wasn't a thought, it was a fleeting, desperate hope that one of the greatest cartoons of all time would turn into a badass movie. A desperate hope that maybe it's ingrained awesomeness would make up for the fact that M. Night Shyamalan was directing it. :(
     
  9. Aekiel

    Aekiel Angle of Mispeling ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Sorry, just as any crap idea can be done well, any brilliant idea can be turned into crap. Unfortunately for us, M. Night is extremely talented at doing the latter and picking popular ideas to test his talent on.

    EDIT: I take it back, Unbreakable was half-decent.
     
    Last edited: Jul 4, 2010
  10. Alindrome

    Alindrome A bigger, darker mark DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    I think this video just about sums up everyone's reaction to this film.
     
  11. Nemrut

    Nemrut The Black Mage ~ Prestige ~

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    Lets look at the upside, this way the movie won't get a sequel and having a movie of a cartoon TV show that ended just one-two years earlier was just a cheap and hasty try to make money anyway. So this way, Shyamalan won't direct 3 movies about Avatar and maybe, 5-7 years later, they will make a good Avatar adaptation with a kick@ss director, good actors and great effects like it deserves.

    I know, naive, but it can happen.
     
  12. Skykes

    Skykes Minister of Magic DLP Supporter

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    Direct your rage to this guy.
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  13. Khazad-Dumb

    Khazad-Dumb Loves the Gay Porn DLP Supporter

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    Fucking Injuns....
     
  14. aaltwal

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    Damn Director. Fuck you. You ruined it.


    Avatar had so much potential. It could have been easily milked into three movies, with the proper cast and crew and a proper director.

    I wished the guys behind the animation had done this project, instead of some Moron who only did it because he was amused about the cartoons and his kids adored it.

    Asshole. The last films he directed were shit as well.
     
  15. Krogan

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    Why do you people all sound surprised? Aekiel is exactly dead on the money right, this is fucking M. Night here, I consider it a flat out miracle that he didn't throw it into hyper-douche and put in one of his usual shitty as fuck twists and have the whole thing turn out to be a boy in a coma's fantasy world or something like that.
     
  16. Halt

    Halt 1/3 of the Note Bros. Moderator

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    Watched the trailer and the only thing I can say is that it looks like the movie was white-washed.
     
  17. Hashasheen

    Hashasheen Half-Blood Prince

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    Right, a good friend of my dad is an Imam with some serious religious credentials, I think I'm going to ask him if he'd mind issuing a fatwa to take this guy out. Probably wouldn't go for it, since he's one of the moderate, let's talk about the issues, sort of priests.
     
  18. LittleChicago

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  19. Atomic Lightning-bug

    Atomic Lightning-bug Second Year DLP Supporter

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    Already posted, but different source.

    And so rage turns to hope.

    My only problem with this was that I shipped Taang. :(
     
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2010
  20. Koalas

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    This just made my day. Can I get an :awesome
     
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