Avatar: The Last Airbender (2010)

I'm generally not the biggest fan of taking animation to live action. However, I was never really an Avatar (James Cameron cost Disney millions by swiping that name) fan, so seeing this movie won't ruin a classic like GI Joe did. 'The Last Airbender' (the official title) follows the first season of the show, where Aang (the last airbender; hence the title) tries to restore balance to the earth. Yeah, it's a bit of a trippy premise if you're not into fantasy, but visually it looks pretty cool. Not sure if it's going to compare to the real other Avatar, but with a bunch of bad buddy comedies slated for this summer, there might not be much more to watch...

The Mailing List: December 2009 (#5)

5. Avatar



Good. GOD. This looks like a maelstrom of visual ecstasy. When I went to go see 2012 a few weeks ago. My eyes were blessed with a preview of epic proportions in the James Cameron film, Avatar. When I first heard of this movie, I thought they were talking about the anime cartoon on Nickelodeon. Boy was I mistaken. This Avatar is based around the existence of some amazing substance growing on a foreign planet that we humans (gasp) want to take by force. That's all I'm going to give you for a blog post. Keep it locked to Dear Whoever, and be on the lookout for Avatar, which comes out in theaters nationwide on December 16th...