AVATAR Early Reactions! Michael Is Watching It Right Now!
**SAME DAY UPDATE: Fox has lifted the embargo apparently! You will be soon be swarmed by AVATAR glowing reviews :-)
Jim here. WOW. The reactions to AVATAR are spilling in from all over the world and it is truly something to behold.
Here are some quotes from people who have just seen AVATAR:
@petershall: "The AVATAR buzz is an understatement. That movie was unbelievable."
@dmann11: "Holy effing crap!!! Avatar was FREAKING AWESOME KICK ASS SWEET!!!!!"
@TheGate: "For the record 'Avatar' was worth the $400 million, and no it is not even remotely "vomit inducing".
@gholson: "Spectacular. A visual feast and the new benchmark in cinematic world building."
@chasewhale: "Just finished AVATAR. Special effects were top notch. The movie ran a little long for my likings but I liked it!"
@comingsoonnet" "Okay, about Avatar?.... WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW! Unbelievable... amazing."
@MikePereira21: Was blown away by Avatar! For 150 minutes, I was a kid again. Thank you James Cameron! BTW, the groundbreaking 3D was mindblowing."
@markwalters74: "Just saw AVATAR. Not allowed to talk about it yet. Not allowed to say how it's an amazing visual feast, or that Jimmy C's still got the gift."
@massawyrm: "So I just got back from a movie. It was pretty great...if by pretty great I mean OMFGHOLYF**KINGSH*TOMGOMGOMG. Because that's what it was ... Oh, and if I hear one more "Dances with Wolves" joke I'm gonna throw up in my mouth. Has no one seen DUNE? Because this was DUNE. In a good way ...You have officially been to your last Con in which blue people, spoken Navi and the word "hometree" were absent."
@firstshowing: James Cameron is a freakin' genius! I can't say much but wow, I loved it. #Avatar was phenomenal, pretty much blew me away
@DrewAtHitFix: I think the most accurate way to say it would be OMFGOMFGOMFG. Or words that effect. #avatar
@EDouglasWW: I'll take my chances with Fox legal.... Avatar was amazing, I loved it!
@rejects It's impossible to say that something is a "gamechanger" or that it will "redefine" movies. But I can say that I've seen something I've never seen before. And that I've seen something that shows the potential for the craft of filmmaking in this new century.
@sizemore So *that* was James Cameron's AVATAR. Holy f**king f**k.
@JonTT Avatar = outstanding. Really. Truly. See it. Soon.
@slashfilm I'm not allowed to say anythng about what I thought of Avatar, but saw it in a screening room with neill blomkamp, who didn't sign an NDA. He loved it... I will say this, it's hard to disagree with Neil :)
@LarsenOnFilm First Impression: Avatar. Stronger story than I expected, amazing visuals. Still no need for 3-D though. Full review next week.
@simonpegg Avatar ........................ tweetless. Just tweetless in the best possible way.
@simonpegg Just left the party. The movie is a game changer. Still buzzing. Tweet over.
@johndollin Such a small word to describe a huge film 'EPIC', I entered a dream and didn't want to return. 3D just made it all the more real.
@chasewhale: “Just finished AVATAR. Special effects were top notch. The movie ran a little long for my likings but I liked it!”
@comingsoonnet” “Okay, about Avatar?…. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW! Unbelievable… amazing.”
@MikePereira21: Was blown away by Avatar! For 150 minutes, I was a kid again. Thank you James Cameron! BTW, the groundbreaking 3D was mindblowing.”
@rejects: “I’m not supposed to talk about Avatar… That said, it was a spectacular experience. Like nothing I’ve seen before.”
Steven Spielberg loved it and "flipped for it".
Here are some reviews that seem to be ignoring the NDA they signed fast off the mark!
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=133552
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/10/james-cameron-avatar-preview
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/2765598/We-get-first-look-at-3D-blockbuster-Avatar.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/avatar-film-review-1004052868.story
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941773.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
AVATAR is kicking some butt now. Can't wait for the general fans reaction on the 18th!!
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