Happy Thanksgiving

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

So, I'm in Lowell, MA for the weekend, and to continue the posts about movies, we move on to Avatar. Took two of my nephews, 8 and 6 years-old, to go see it this morning. I don't know yet how I feel about it... I really liked the Nickelodeon TV series, and the previews made it look very exciting - but I found myself having my mind wander during the movie. And I don't know why it needed to be in 3D. Let me tell you all, I really don't understand this 3D mania going on. The movie was beautiful visually, but really did not need to be in 3D. The little boy that plays Ang was great; my 8 year-old promptly let me know that the actor is from Houston and went to the same Martial Arts School that he attends. I really related to him, though. What I couldn't understand was why Katara and her brother were played by two white kids. The guy that played Sokka (the brother) in any case, was just beyond horrible. Katara was a bit better. But the dialogue was expository and boring, judging by the 6 year old next to me, and the kids in the row behind me that would start talking in the middle of the flick, which, considering that these movies were based in Cartoons that said kids watch over and over again, is a pretty clear sign that all is not good in movie world. Hmm. that was a very convoluted sentence that I don't feel like fixing.

The sad part would be if the movie does badly in the box office the other two parts will not be made, a la The Golden Compass. Yes, that movie sucked, but what sucked more was people not getting to know more about His Dark Materials because of the awfulness of The Golden Compass. Hopefully the movie will do OK, and the Studio will choose a different director for the next two films - I like the Earth and Fire chapters of Avatar the best!

In any case, my brother picked my nephews and I up. Stay tuned for BBQ's and Fireworks tomorrow, I'm sure.