Disconcerting

That title is probably spelt wrong but sound it out you'll know what I mean. I guess I'm expecting too much with only two posts up and now a third. I was hoping I'd have some hits and at least one comment. Oh well.
Recent events in my life...I went and saw this Avatar or as the Govenator called it "abadah" movie everyone seems to be seeing twice. Me? I don't think I'll watch it again except maybe to compare it on the home screen without 3D. So my opinion on it? Well the story was heavily borrowed from many sources. We all know the Ferngully and the Dances with Wolves references but what about other works of Cameron's? Like Aliens, via the character played by Michelle Rodriguez being very similar to the rough/tough marine-esque latino girl Vasquez? The big mechanical walkers used by Ripley in Aliens are reminiscient of the ones in Avatar, the list goes on. So I offer a question, is James Cameron that good of a director/film-maker.

Well I guess a definition of a good director is needed first. Well one can look at artistic directors who make a beautiful or well made movies such as Ang Lee, Stanley Kubrick, Kowerzawa (sp?) then there are the directors that give us what we want and make tons for it, like pablum companies selling pablum to babies....pablum. Like Steven Speilberg (ya he made Shindler's List which was good...but look at the over stuff), Micheal Bay (boom) and I'll dump him in there JAMES CAMERON.

James Cameron is a special effects whore., there I said it. To me special effects in a movie is like nudity. When used properly it can really make the movie by adding to the story, character and art development. However when used explicitly a fine movie can turn into a porn very quickly. Avatar in all account was an enjoyable movie, but I don't think it is deserving of all the hype. Strip away all the effects and the 3D and you get a very mediocre film that we've all seen before. The effects where good but for me nothing special, we've seen them before and with all of the CGI it was reminiscient of Star Wars episode 2 and 3 where the CGI got in the way of the movie.

I'm beginning to ramble and I apologise, to get to my point do I think Abadah should of made over 1 billion in box office? Sure its something everyone thinks looks cool and wants to see so who am I to argue? Do I think it should of won the Golden Globe for best drama?! HELL NO. It wasn't that good, give it all the tech awards and the best action movie at the MTV awards but not best Drama. I hope the academy has better sense. Anyway that's my abadah rant. Enjoy and please somebody comment and read my blog, I'm starting to get depreseed.

Ciao for now. (oh by the way I say that now)