I am very excited to finally hear the DiF crew's thoughts on Avatar. Since my postings back during its release I have had many opinions and thoughts on the movie (none of them ever really being a strong like for the film) from my initial hatred, which fueled me for several months to finally being at a place where I can go "eh, it's a nice visual spectacle".
it's still hard for me to accept, though i can understand now, how it gets such acclaim. to me it will always be like watching someone else play a really cool looking video game. that being said, my new found understanding of people's appreciation comes in part out of finding 3D to be mainly a gimmick but seeing how it can actually be used to create an alternate reality, as was the case with Avatar. in most cases, i refuse to pay the 10 extra dollars to see a film in 3D (except for the next Saw... what can I say, that franchise is my one guilty pleasure, give me that!)
oh and DING DING DING!! FIRE TRUCK!!!