July 13, 2010 : What A Tweest…
M. Night Shyamalan made another critically panned movie. Wait a minute, that’s not a surprise.
Although it’s disappointing that the movie didn’t live up to its potential, there have been several funny comments made in its criticisms:
* And The Last Airbender is a lavish parody of big-budget fantasy epics. It’s got everything: the personality-free hero, the nonsensical plot twists, the CG clutter, the bland romance, the new-age pablum. No expense is spared — Shyamalan even makes sure to make fun of distractingly shitty 3-D, by featuring it in his movie.
* Burdened by a never-ending onslaught of expository dialogue awkwardly delivered by actors giving career-worst performances across the board, THE LAST AIRBENDER is so outrageously bad it’s a wonder it ever got before cameras.
* Where to start with this one? How about this: If any movie ever warranted a class-action lawsuit against the filmmakers, it’s The Last Airbender.
* After his breakthrough with The Sixth Sense in 1999, M. Night Shyamalan’s career has been painful to contemplate. Hailed as the new Spielberg, he has made five movies, ranging from the awkward-but-promising (Signs) to the ridiculous (Lady in the Water).
* “The Last Airbender” is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented. The laws of chance suggest that something should have gone right. Not here.
* This one looks like “The Karate Kid” got lost in a Nickelodeon cartoon.
* “The Last Airbender” is a pacifist’s action movie.
Ouch. Not sure if all the criticism is warranted, but at least it’s entertaining. The sad thing is… this is supposed to be a trilogy.
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January 29, 2010 : Missing The Boat
I heard about Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender when it first came out, and it definitely looked interesting. It was really successful for the network (both critically and commercially), and it has even lead to an upcoming film trilogy.
The first film is due out this summer, and the poster looks pretty bad ass.
Plus, M. Night Shyamalan is writing and directing, which I am optimistically taking as a good thing – as long as the main character doesn’t turn out to be dead the whole time.
But despite how cool everything looks, I have yet to watch a single episode of the series. There has been no good reason for this besides laziness. So with the movie coming out this summer and looking promising, I want to at least give the series a try.
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