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Not me.... I'm a huge fan of the cartoon series (Seasons 1 and 2 were flat out excellent... Season 3? Eh, not as much, but the finale was pretty damn awesome), but I really have no desire whatsoever to see these characters represented in live-action, nor sit through a 2-hour movie that's just a truncated version of the 8-hour Season 1 tv series.Redstar said:Other than that, early reviews hint that the writing is pretty bad and the acting is stiff and monotonous. Reason enough to not want to see this. However, anyone else intend to go for it anyways?
I've heard his Texan accent is really noticeable. The acting is also really stiff and monotonous, as indicated by this clip:JasonN said:(and is it just me or does the kid playing Aang in the movie sound rather off? The first time I heard his speaking voice, I couldn't help, but think "Is that a teenage drag queen?" :roll: )
If you choose to read the review linked in the above post you'll see how much the 3D effects aren't worth it. If anything, a 2D showing is far superior if only because the 3D effects are hardly effective.Pantsandshock said:Sadly, I am a total sucker for this new real3D crap, so I will be seeing it.
Oh yeah, that's not racist at all, Shyamalan.Considering all of the (understandable) outrage that came from casting four Caucasians in lead roles that were Asian in the original animated series, it is almost offensive that the lead actors are blank slates from beginning to end. This is clearly not a case of Shyamalan sacrificing the racial balance of his story for the sake of casting an irreplaceable young actor (there is no Haley Joel Osment-like discovery in the mix here). Frankly, the casting has an accidental (?) racial undertone, as the good guys of the Water Nation are all white and/or British while the villainous Fire Nation people generally all portrayed by Indian or Middle Eastern actors.
you can be any race and still be a racists. Apparently we're all built with the capacity to hate anything.TV's Frink said:I'm not passing judgment in either direction, as I know nothing about this series, movie, or casting issue (this thread is the first I've heard of this). But isn't M. Knight Indian?
media plays a big part in that. if you examine films and tv, they're mostly inhabited by successful, beautiful white people.TV's Frink said:Nigel Powers FTW.
Yes, of course you are right. It just would be odd that he would be racist against his own race...
TV's Frink said:Well, I believe in the superiority of yellow people.
Didn't know you were an asianophile, Frink.TV's Frink said:Well, I believe in the superiority of yellow people.
Nah. They have five fingers on each hand. :wink:JasonN said:Didn't know you were an asianophile, Frink.TV's Frink said:Well, I believe in the superiority of yellow people.