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(Teaser) Trailer Bulletin: The Last Airbender

by | June 23, 2009

Summary

Will M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" represent a return to form after recent disappointments? Watch the new teaser trailer for an early peek. Back to Article

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Mike B. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:14 AM

Wow. Now, that is a spectacle. I hope it has a good story.

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jacog writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:23 AM

Well, after MNS' last few movies, and his apparent bloated ego, my expectations are way low. But it was refreshing to see the kid do his little martial arts sequence without the use of quick-cut shaky closeups etc.

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Gilles writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:43 AM

You are very right with that. And I think that tilt and pan shot was pretty damm awesome!

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:43 AM

"and if I build this fortress, around your heart. . ."

Anybody else like videos by The Police?

Bleh, this film shall sucketh big time.

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gigaherc writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:50 AM

In reply to this comment (#2515736)
Basing on your prcognition skills I HATE THIS MOVIE!

It's the dumbest thing to rate the movie by the teaser. Even the one having the most ridiculous plot and Eddy Murphy on board.

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CFM writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:51 AM

I love MNS movies (except the last couple, not as much), but I must say...hearing the narrator in the first half of this teaser trailer, with the deep serious voice...I couldn't help thinking that it was a lead-in to a punchline, like it's a spoof movie or something. The narrator sounds oh so serious *shivers*.

I liked everything else with the trailer. Just lose the narrator.

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CFM writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:55 AM

I'd like to see that Lasat Airbender kid somke everybody's arse. He'll punk 'um good!

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Bloody Mathias writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:57 AM

I wonder what role Shyamalan has given himself in this new trilogy?

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CFM writes:
on Jun 23 2009 06:58 AM

omg I msut hvae been suffreing from dsylxeia.

I'd like to see that Last Airbender kid smoke everybody's arse. He'll punk 'um good!

...was what I meant to say.

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rodge d. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:14 AM

poop

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Greg_Arious writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:34 AM

i dont want to get excited but I really hope this turns out well. Love the show.

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Sundaysmile03 writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:42 AM

Just as long as there arent any actual Asians in it, im fine. Becasue who wants Asians played by actual Asians? Children dont need to see that, especially Asian children. But if you do have to have an Asian as a main character make him a villain that way the children won't be confused.

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JUDGE DREDD writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:43 AM

Well that trailer surprised me! Looks great from the teaser. Never saw the toon except clips its based on though, but looks like fun.

To the nay-sayers here dissing it based on that lil teaser, Pull your c**ks outa yer asses! Enjoy it for what its supposed to be, or why did you even bother to click on the trailer link at all if you knew from the title what it was gonna be about?

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Jun 23 2009 08:24 AM

Let's see: where to start...

'Little kid as chosent one' brought to you by* Phantom Menace

'Cloaked warrior wielding staff and doing magic' brought to you by the Wizards of the LOTR trilogy

'Limitless armada of boats advancing on fortress' produced by Troy

There wasn't a single thing in this trailer that bespoke originality or creativity, to me. NEXT.

...and to that wonderful, cogent little argument 'You can't judge a movie by its trailer' Exactly *what* is supposed to get me as a non-fan interested in a film if NOT the trailer? The whole F3cking point of doing a 'teaser' is to pique my interest and show me what I can hope to experience. In this case, I have been told that I will experience NOTHING that I have not already seen before, with the possible exception that I haven't seen a pint-size Asian boy doing hardcore martial arts since the heyday of Ernie Reyes Jr.

Look, maybe this movie will be worthwhile. I just have *NO* indication of that, so far. ...and insert trepidation about MNS's ego over-reaching his skills, here.

*Not the first movie to come up with premise, just most recent pop-culture example

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u1sart writes:
on Jun 23 2009 08:35 AM

In reply to this comment (#2515761)
Agree with you alot.. so sick of these cuck lickers....

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arendr writes:
on Jun 23 2009 08:48 AM

So this is a kid's movie? Sorry, I have no idea what it's based on.

If so, bravo MTV for showing a condom ad before the trailer.

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King Thor writes:
on Jun 23 2009 09:00 AM

Well people like tomwaitsjr are just trying to be the first people to call that this movie will be bad based on MNS' latest movies, so if it does suck, he looks so cool to the rest of the internet community.

I think the concept looks alright. Not sure how much damage someone will do to an army with air. But I hope MNS can pull this off and make a good movie, he definitely needs it.

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pughtastic writes:
on Jun 23 2009 09:21 AM

Star wars kid?

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Jun 23 2009 09:27 AM

Wake me up when M. Night makes a movie worth watching. Ever since the Village, and every atrocious film after that...no need to waste my time.

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knowingtoast85 writes:
on Jun 23 2009 09:40 AM

M. Night has a co-writer this time. That's something.

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dj Mark writes:
on Jun 23 2009 10:33 AM

I want to be optimistic, I really do. But the last 3 of his movies weren't just hit and misses, they were certifiable disasters - especially The Happening. I still haven't recovered from that one.

By insisting on writing, directing, and producing his own films, he has become creatively stagnant, not to mention out of touch with what makes a good film. He's also pretty eccentric, so for all I know, he wanted to make The Happening so laughably bad that Airbender would look like Citizen Kane by contrast. Who knows?

I'd be lying if I said that the teaser wasn't (visually) impressive. At least I know that James Newton Howard's score will be epic.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 23 2009 10:39 AM

In reply to this comment (#2515775)
Tombstone, at last the day has come that we find ourselves on opposite sides of the fence. I see no logic in what you said, only bias. How, pray tell, does the Airbender story, let alone this teaser trailer, bear any legitimate relationship to Star Wars beyond a loose comparison of archetypes? By your standard, there's no originality left in the world. Nothing to look forward to. Every story might as well be a copy of a copy of a copy, and you might as well have taken your words right out one of Shyamalan's own character's mouth. Ironically, the jaded movie critic in 'Lady in the Water'.

An onto George Lucas. His saga, while great, can claim no ownership of the prophetic child motif. And just because Tolkien did well with the portrayal of magic in his stories, it doesn't mean that every story after it that also employs magic is a rip off. And since magic is not even what the character (Aang) in the teaser is doing, its absolutely irrelevant anyway.

An armada of war ships? I'm not sure, but I don't think 'Troy' introduced that idea to the world. Add to that what was shown in this teaser looked nothing like what we saw in Troy, and was furthermore quite faithful to the cartoon on which this film franchise is being based. Have we devolved now into condemning adaptations FOR honoring the source material?

Look, everybody has a stick up their a$$es over Shyamalan and his work. I get it. I agree with none of it, but I get it. And I stand by my initial response all that time back when. This film is going to be Shyamalan's touchdown. And for anyone who knows this series, this teaser, if nothing else, should inspire a taste of faith.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 23 2009 10:41 AM

In reply to this comment (#2515791)
King Thor said: "Not sure how much damage someone will do to an army with air."

You'd be surprised.

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Bob S. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 10:45 AM

I think it's a sign of his ego that MNS saw fit to put his name above the title of a franchise that he has zero creative ownership of. It's an adaptation of someone else's work, not M. Night Shyamalan's creation. I agree with dj Mark - I want to be optimistic, but Shyamalan's recent track record is uninspiring at best. LADY IN THE WATER and THE HAPPENING were both cinematic abortions to me, but I'm hoping that adapting someone else's material will be a boon for M. Night. If this thing falls flat, his career is going to be on the ropes.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:04 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRoUpDON0_0

Sorry for previous wrong song!

"I'll be, wrapped around M Night Shymalan's finger. . ."

*dances around candles*

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dj Mark writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:12 AM

In reply to this comment (#2515852)
Bob S. I think his career could already be on the ropes. I know that he had to get funding from Indian sources to help finance The Happening because few in Hollywood were impressed with the script.

I don't enjoy adding my voice to the chorus of MNS haters. I was a huge fan of his in the beginning. I was a downright apologist. But I can't do it anymore. I still believe in his talent. I think with a healthy dose of humility, and the willingness to collaborate with others, he can hit another home run.

I guess we'll see.

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Zed'sDead writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:24 AM

In reply to this comment (#2515847)
Preach, Matanuki, Preach!

I'm amazed at how overly critical people are of honestly, like 60 seconds of footage. The Avatar cartoon is one of my favorite television shows of all time, and I'm pretty passionate about it, and I was impressed with what I saw.

I like many others, were concerned with what M. Night might do to this adaptation, but I'm willing to at least give the guy a chance.

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Chris B. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:28 AM

I think that, not only collaborating with others, but, the change in genre is going to help him out, too. he's no longer making the type of thriller movie where he has to come up with some big twist that makes us all go crazy. the fact that he is adapting this from another source material will help him out a lot. I hope this movie will be a good one.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:29 AM

Well, M Night is ripping off videos now. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRoUpDON0_0

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:35 AM

The fact he Shyamalan didn't write this gives me hope.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:42 AM

Mat'; had to happen, sooner or later.

All I can say is I honestly was looking at this little kid, listening to the 9,000th espousal of this sort of 'prophecy' and the first thing that popped into my head was 'This is almost precisely the description they recently used in Phantom Menace' (which, you'll notice, I indicated was not the first to use the premise).

Then, I started noticing the kid using the staff as a conduit for his abilities and I thought of Gandalf fighting the Balrog, using HIS staff as a conduit for HIS abilities. Perfect similarity? Not at all. But if you're going to show a staff being used as a mystical device, show me something I haven't seen yet. ...would you feel better if I said it also reminds me of the commercials for 'Forbidden Kingdom'?

Finally, I promise you, I REALLY did think of the movie 'Troy' when I saw the endless fleet of boats. It's not all that different. Take a look. Other than the boats being different sizes, it's even a similar screen-pan shot. Notice they even have a fire effect in the 'Troy' commercial before they cut to the land battles (and then the commercials significantly diverge).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC9oPseyKCE
Also, I indicated that the point of a teaser, so far as I'm defining it, is to DRAW people IN, fans and non-fans. Why should I, as a non-fan, CARE if this armada is faithful to the origin if I've seen this sort of thing, before?

I also stand by what I said, including the part about 'maybe this movie being worthwhile.' I just haven't seen anything yet to convince me of that.
I am not a Shyamalan hater and I cannot simply be dismissed as such. I don't care enough about him to hate him. I watched each of his first four movies in theaters and I personally detected a precipitous, sequential drop-off in quality to the point where I didn't even bother with his last two. I'll go again, should I learn that he is as good as he once was or better.

As I so often say on this site, no less sincerely to yourself, I would LOVE for you to be right about this movie. I lose NOTHING by having my first impression changed for the better. I continue to wait.

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rizzyh writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:45 AM

I fell in love with Avatar by the end of the 3rd episode i watched and as much as i love the tease of Aang trying to fight off that humongous fire nation army, i really detest what Shyamalan did with casting Dev Patel (aka Slumdog Millionaire) as Prince Zuko. If Zuko is being played by an indian, then so will Azula and Fire Lord Ozai, and that much racial deviation would be too much for me. Especially given the fact that they went through a lot of trouble to find a ringer to play Aang. I honestly though the voice actor for Zuko actually looked perfect with his head shaved. (He's fillipino i think, but way closer than Dev)

I'm getting the feeling that Shyamalan may feel like his american audiences have given up on him, and is now actively courting his South Asian audience. Bollywood films are loved all over the world because between the Indians, Pakistanis and South Asian populations that populate any given corner of the globe, most everyone will want to go see a film made in Mumbai by their favorite actors or directors. By positioning a large indian contingency in his films (which i'm assuming is going to be depicted throughout the trilogy, esp in the third season which takes place entirely within the fire nation)Shyamalan may be making sure that he will always have that same audience to draw on, regardless of how much his future movies suck.

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eastern2western writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:54 AM

this is the first time I have seen an american martial art movie where the whole sequence is performed without cuts, shaky cam, close ups, and matching music. if the whole film is done in this fashion, then it could be interesting. at this moment, I kind of do not give a monkeys bottom about a white kid in an asian world, hey buddy, this is an american film, if two of the biggest asian stars in the world (jackie chan and jet li) need a white kid to start in an american film(the lost kingdom), then there is no freaking way that hollywood is going to put up a load of cash to start some asian no body

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bacoby13 writes:
on Jun 23 2009 11:55 AM

I think anyone familiar with the television show can see how this teaser is mostly good news. I'm still cautious (I did see The Happening, after all), but not downright negative. Shyamalan has proven himself as a talented director; it's often his writing that flounders, so to have the source material and concept be completely out of his hands gives me hope. Still nervous, but hopeful.
And what's all this nonsense about unoriginality? Puh-lease. Must I remind you that Lucas borrowed half of Star Wars from Kurosawa, not to mention the structure of the monomyth from Joseph Campbell (which in itself was borrowed from countless cultural stories and myths)? We live in a post-modern world, and it is next to impossible for any material to not be a reflection of a previous work. Avatar managed to successfully make the tried and true "Kid with a destiny" story fresh, funny and exciting. Watch the series and you'll see. It's only three seasons, and entirely worth it, if only just to see the final two-hour episode, which really can only be accurately described as "Epic"...

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 23 2009 01:08 PM

In reply to this comment (#2515883)
Racial deviation? I thought it was common knowledge that there's a vast diversity of cultures represented in the Avatar world. It's not as pronounced in the cartoon, but I always thought it would be interesting to see how they could expand on that in the film series. Having the Earth Kingdom portrayed by, say, native, indigenous cultures; The Water Tribes represented by Eskimos on one end and Brazilians on the other; the Air Monks can be Tibetan (and other Asian cultures, a subtle metaphor for the argument of how Hollywood's exploitative traditions have hijacked and swallowed much of Asian culture) while the Fire Nation, with a melting pot of them all in the trickle down of their ranks and expanding regions, can be headed up by middle easterns. A perfect fit. Since we're talking about a culture that, amass and in truth is not evil, is being so notoriously smeared by the destructive deeds of powerful fanatics that an ugly shadow has been cast over the entire image of the culture itself.

This is not a sketch of what Shyamalan has done however, but it does seem like the inspiration behind the decision made regarding the Fire Nation. Either that or a welcome coincidence.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 23 2009 01:15 PM

In reply to this comment (#2515881)
Your motion is denied, Tombstone! ;-)

But Amen to the last part. Because I think you and many others are going to be won over by this thing. Take it from someone who knows the series. If Shyamalan gets it even half right, it's bound to be quite special.

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cAPTIANISaFAG l. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 01:32 PM

maybe hell redeam himself wit this one

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mrdanny writes:
on Jun 23 2009 01:39 PM

I think that by MNS putting his name at the VERY beginning of the trailor, and over the movies title may have already lost the movie tons of money. His name is like a VIRUS for movies now. He shouldn't have even mentioned it AT ALL!! So if it turns out being good... People will ask "who directed that?" ...
"Oh... It was that guy who directed all those crappy movies? M.Night Shyamalan?!!"... "Guess hes not so bad after all."

what a twist!...

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Logan A. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 01:48 PM

Idk if i could take that lil kid seriously.

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Armondoh S. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 03:06 PM

Nope..... I've given SHAMWOWALMAYAN or whatever his name is, too many chances... The village was real Bad, Lady in the water was not horrible but better than the village, and the Crappening was just Awful.... He isn't gettin my money amymore...

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David A. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 03:17 PM

Color me unexcited. No way will I be able to take pipsqueak seriously. Though, I was surprised The Sixth Sense didn't make its way into the trailer. Let's be honest, that's his only claim to fame- and yeah, it was made back in 1999. Glad to see the marketers didn't go down that road.

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steve s. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 03:19 PM

who was the first airbender ? king tut? i might watch that. the last air blender will blow. wont see that $hit

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 23 2009 03:50 PM

As a comedy, I was surprised how much I enjoyed "The Happening."

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Bigbrother writes:
on Jun 23 2009 04:39 PM

Too much of a teaser for me. With virtually no foreknowledge of this source material I can't tell enough about this film to say one way or another. Could have been about a kid with really good control of his flatulence from what this trailer showed. Although I suppose it'd be call the last wind breaker if that were the case. Ridiculous I know, but this is M. Night Shamaylan we're talking about.

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ZigBallistic writes:
on Jun 23 2009 04:59 PM

Dragonball Evolution anyone? I was a MNS apologist all the way up until The Happening, then I just couldn't do it anymore. I Have zero faith in his directing abilities now.

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ant h. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:18 PM

The kid is Avatar Aang. Only one Avatar is born on planet earth, and once the avatar dies he/she becomes born again in a new body/nation. The Avatar is the only being that can master all four elements- Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.
It's called the last AirBender because the Fire Nation wiped out the entire air nomad race in an attempt to kill the boy.

If you never heard of it just watch the show once, you'll love it.
And the kid is not weak...he can easily flip ships with his air bending, or toss people around.

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ColinTheCimmerian writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:26 PM

I'm not familiar with the property this is based on, but I may give it a shot. The teaser really doesn't tell us much, but the movie looks well produced at least. I've never thought Shyamalan was a particularly good writer or director, but he's not quite so piss-poor as to not give a fair chance. I think a big problem is his ego, and as has been stated, putting his name over the title probably isn't a good sign in that regard (though we don't know that was his idea; could have been a producer who thought it up). Nevertheless, since it is based on apparently a pretty good tv show, and therefore it's not relying totally on his own creative abilities (which I think are pretty darn marginal), I'll tentatively stay intrigued by this one. I'm curious to see what the full trailer will be like.

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Bob S. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 07:39 PM

@dj Mark:
Good point, but as far as being on the ropes, I mean something like not being able to make another movie again. I think THE LAST AIRBENDER is going to have a large enough built-in fanbase that this movie will do respectably well at the box office, but then again, DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION didn't manage to cash in on the legions of pre-teens that love that source material. I agree wholeheartedly that he has some talent. He knows how to frame a shot, knows how to create a mood, and compose a scene. He's fine as a technical director, but needs to stop writing.

@Chris B:
Good point - the genre change without the obligatory twist ending might do wonders for his filmmaking ability. I think he's so pre-occupied with twists that it interferes with good story progression and logical plot choices.

@bigbrother:
LMAO @ The Last Windbreaker.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 23 2009 08:23 PM

In reply to this comment (#2515881)
By the way, he's not using the staff as a conduit for his power. It's like any warrior's weapon, an extention of his innate power. How one wield the sword, for instance, depends of who he is. If Aang were a fire bender born with a more aggressive nature, I'm sure he'd do fire bending tricks with twin hooks or something like a hanwei dadao. The weapon itself has nothing to do with his power. Less than nothing. As a weapon, in fact, in this particular case is only the staff's secondary purpose.

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steve s. writes:
on Jun 23 2009 08:31 PM

the best thing night ever did was go on howard stern. artie and howard were merciless. i almost wrecked my car when artie called him
the little brown boy from bombay

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Evan_H writes:
on Jun 23 2009 08:52 PM

I just want more of the animated show! Why'd they have to go and make it live action with actors who don't match the characters that I grew to love. The movie should have been animated!

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Jun 23 2009 09:13 PM

This movie will be the worst big budget movie since Battlefield Earth! TRUST ME!!

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manugon writes:
on Jun 24 2009 06:05 AM

@ Sundaysmile03 hahahaha agreed

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 24 2009 08:56 AM

@ffamilyguy. Don't worry. We don't trust you. ;-)

@steve. To dismiss Unbreakable, Sixth Sense, and Signs is telling of how overboard and out of touch you are with your hate of this man's work. Even most of the haters I've talked to share an appreciation for his earlier work. Until he acquired this "ego" that everyone is talking about. Yeah, like that's never happened to anyone in Hollywood. lol. Condemning a Hollywood player for his ego, you might as well go bring a case against the zebra for its stripes.

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jymmymackiv writes:
on Jun 24 2009 09:55 AM

Tombstone-

I can understand your interpretation of the staff, if indeed it was a magical staff or a conduit. However, the staff is used as a weapon, for balance, but most importantly it is really the character's glider in a condensed form. As for the prophecy thing, there have always been child prophecies WAY before Episode 1. Remember (shudder) The Golden Child? Anyways, Avatar:The Last Airbender is one of the most creative cartoons on TV, simply because it embraces its roots in mythology and uses them in a variety of unexpected ways.

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ant h. writes:
on Jun 24 2009 10:16 AM

I'm sure the prophecy is about the Avatar itself since it vanished for a 100 years. The current generation of people have never seen one, and only hear old tales.
None of the nations know the Avatar is still a child, but they did know he was going to be born into the Air Nation.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on Jun 24 2009 01:18 PM

Why did they take out the Avatar title? Is it because they did not want to compete with the crap that Cameron is making?

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Patt B. writes:
on Jun 24 2009 02:06 PM

In reply to this comment (#2516008)
I have to agree, i took The Happening as a comedy and totally enjoyed it. I've seen it a couple times and i still enjoy it on that level. In fact, i can't say i haven't enjoyed all of m night's movies. the man is a genius in my opinion, and people totally under rate him. His movies are deceiving, The Village for example, you probably think it's supposed to be a suspense film or twilight zone-ish, but at it's heart, it is a love story. And that is what is so amazing about m night's films. the same goes for signs, and lady in the water, they both have much more to them then what people expect. I duno, maybe it's just me, but i totally dig anything m. night has to offer, and i expect The Last Airbender to be pretty awesome! especially considering that m night has a co-writer (THANK GOD!). Hopefully he won't have any cameos this time around :/..

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rottencapo writes:
on Jun 24 2009 10:38 PM

I know you can't judge a movie by it's trailer (although I often do), but I personally think that trailer was awesome. Yes...I'm a fan of the series, but they (I say they, because I hate it when the director or producer gets all of the credit) I think they're capturing the essence of the show.

SFX will play a heavy roll in the success of this film/ franchise. It's easy to do the air and fire bending, but the key will be how well they do the water and earth bending, without making it to CGI'esk.

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Patt B. writes:
on Jun 24 2009 10:49 PM

In reply to this comment (#2516900)
ITS GONNA BE AWESOOOOOME! and yes, that is based on the trailer ;D. I think M Night is the perfect guy to be doing this material, he will own it!!! And also, i think you can contribute a lot of the film to the director/producer(s)!!!

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rottencapo writes:
on Jun 25 2009 10:10 AM

In reply to this comment (#2516912)
I don't disagree that you can attribute ALOT to the director/ producers, but I guess my point is...for it to be a really good film, it'll be more of a collective effort. In alot of these bigger films...one person is getting so much credit. MNS didn't come up with the Avatar concept. He didn't write the storyline. He's not (hopefully) playing a lead character. He had nothing to do with the success of that series...which has been HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.

I mean, lets not forget about the writers. Without a good/great script...a storyline...you don't have a movie.
Without the right cast...you don't have believeable characters.

THINK Wolverine. I enjoyed the movie...but like most, I believe it could've/ should've been BETTER. Huge Jackman is BY FAR the best thing about the film, because of his ability to channel the Wolverine that comic book readers have come to know.
BUT...his great acting (in that roll), doesn't cover up the bad CGI effects. It doesn't cover up a weak storyline. NO ONE THING, should get the blame for the lack of... With most GREAT films, ALL of these things have to come together. Writing, Directing, Producing, Casting, and Acting.

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