comment #1

MAGGA says ...

I you discount the importance of visual invention you should re-read your own initial review of Children Of Men, and the subsequent coverage of those long takes, no?

comment #2

Midwest Doug says ...

I think Jeff would argue that the long takes are an artistic, not technical, consideration. Now, how he reconciles this view with his lust for the Todd AO version of Oklahoma, I'm not sure.

comment #3

cust71 says ...

Unless it's light years beyond the Cult-of-Santa Polar Express, what makes this any different than a cg version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? I dig Cameron's infatuation with new technology, but c'mon.

Then again, come 2008/9, I'll be there in the theater talking about how great it was and just knew it would kick ass.

comment #4

Me says ...

Come on - this is. As he hasn't had a misstep yet, I'll believe it's going to be great until proven otherwise.

comment #5

Craig Kennedy says ...

If Cameron wrote it, it doesn't matter if Avatar is filmed in such amazingly life like 3D that it jumps off the screen and gives me a lap dance. It will still suck.

Seriously Jim, step away from the word processor.

comment #6

Me says ...

Sorry, meant to say "this is Cameron."

comment #7

Eric says ...

Chip, meet shoulder.

comment #8

mightyizzie says ...

Sigh. I'm so sick of the frustrated wannabes who love to bash Cameron for "Titanic." I'll give you that there was some unfortunate dialogue in that film but how can you possibly deny that he's a masterful filmmaker overall. Yeah, that's right, you can't.

comment #9

jeffmcm says ...

Huh, an otherwise interesting post about Cameron turns into something written by a delusional post-hippie in its final sentence. How odd.

comment #10

Craig Kennedy says ...

Actually I can and do deny he's a masterful filmmaker. Rather than argue he hasn't made a good film since the studio cut of Aliens and have you respond that The Abyss was ruined by 20th Century Fox, that Terminator 2 was awesome and that True Lies was underrated and then I reply "no way!" and you come back with "yes way!" and we go around and around and neither of us actually changes our opinion, I'm just going to suggest that perhaps your definition of 'masterful filmmaker' is a lot different than mine and leave it at that.

comment #11

storymark says ...

I have yet to see a Cameron movie I didn't totally enjoy (including Titanic, I just got tired of the hype afterward). Though I havn't seen Pirahna 2. His cuts of Aliens and The Abyss are 2 of my favorites.

I'm lookig forward to this quite a bit.

comment #12

Craig Kennedy says ...

I admit a lot of my disgust with Titanic is because of all the hype and Oscars. It truly wasn't bad. Love Terminator 1. Love Aliens but I think his director's cut is an improvement in some areas (background) but a step backward in others (pacing). I left a screening of the director's cut of The Abyss kind of mad. I was hoping it would be great and I thought he took an OK movie and made it worse. Loved Terminator 2 when I saw it but subesequent viewings haven't been as successful. Take away the awe over the special effects and you're left with a pretty corny movie culminating in Arnold's 'thumbs up' as he descends into the vat of molten metal and me groaning loudly. Never saw True Lies.

My affection for Terminator and Aliens is high enough that I actually hope he has a return to form and I'll shut up now.